Opposites Attract.....

After a grueling last month of school, stress, stress, and more STRESS....I am finally back at it!!!! This week our challenge at Lasting Memories is to make a layout featuring 'opposites attract'. I choose to use two different shapes in my double page layout. I used curves and straight edges. I also used flowers and pinwheels. 

Can't wait to see your take on this challenge! 

Recipe: CTMH Surf's Up Workshop on the Go! 

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day! I have so many incredible women in my life that I love!!!  Today our challenge at Lasting Memories is to be inspired by a TV show. I had these photos of my Little Man and it jut fit the Sons of Guns reality show. Thus that inspired my title.

This was a very fun day for my Jon-Christopher and I, so I wanted the layout to be fun also! 

Recipe: papers- Victory (CTMH), brads, color ready alpha's, twine , and wooden flourishes- CTMH, Dessert Sand and Autumn Terracotta ink- CTMH, wooden shapes and canvas- EK Succes.

What inspiration will TV provide you this week? Can't wait to see.....

Lasting Memories....

Good Morning! Only three days more of state testing, YES!!!! As part of my stress break, I got to create this layout of my Ben from way back in the day. Lasting Memories challenge this week is to scrap using just one photo.  This is a photo of Ben as a third grader! How cool, I teach third grade!!! I loved this challenge. 

Recipe: Patterned papers Sassafras and Echo Park, cardstock- Honey and Sky blue, Thickers, Sassafras frame, buttons and twine from stash.
I can't wait to see how our 1 photo challenge inspires you!

Let's Scrap....

Today is a new sketch reveal at Let's Scrap! Check out this fun photo packed sketch.....

 I had originally planned on doing a baseball layout of this fabulous sketch. I chose to do this beach layout instead. I love that my little man and I are always the first up right after sunrise to see what the tide has left vehind for us.

Recipe: All papers are Surf's Up-CTMH, embellishments- are Surf's Up stickease and K and Co.

Check out all the NSD month long activies at Let's Scrap....Lots of fun and prizes, hope you can come check it out!!!!!

Inspired by....

Oh, I was so very inspired to create a card and play along over at Inspired by this week.....Here is the fabulous photo inspiration. A chalkboard....how appropriate for me this week! We begin our state assessments and I loved this challenge. 

 I chose to use some leftovers from my last layout to create a card for my teaching partner. I have been so blessed to have her as my partner and my friend! She is truly the best. I will give her this card and some yummy stress relieving chocolates on our first day of testing!

Recipe: scraps of For Always papers, some Honey scraps and that black "chalkboard" is a scrap also. I used some bitty pearls and the ever wonderful Artiste cartridge to create my roses. Just wrote my sentiment with a white jelly roll pen. 

Journal

This morning, I am sharing a little journal I made for one of my students. She just lost her Greatgradma. The two were very close. My little girl is such a writer and keeps a journal. I made this as a token for her to record her memories, thoughts, or her healing process. 

Recipe: papers-gcd, bling-Prima, flower-Recollections, ribbon stash, and the ink is Gypsy-CTMH

Us...

It is Sunday and that means we have a new challenge up at Lasting Memories....This week we want to see   your take on "Season's Change". I pulled out some photos that Ben and I took 3 years ago at Easter. We took a spring hike in for one mile to see the Beautiful Bad Branch Falls, located here in our home town. This was a fabulous spring day for us! 

Recipe: papers-Sassafras Lass, felt-stash, ink-CTMH
I can't wait to see how you interpret the season's change challenge this week!

My Day.....

 I have had such a busy week at school this week preparing for state assessments, that I didn't have any time to create at all.... :(  Stressful week.... So this morning, I got right to it and already feel some relaxation setting in! I created this layout of my beautiful Megan's wedding album. I challenged myself to use the card sketch from my last post to do a layout. Love how it came out. 

 I used some of the new For Always fabrics and rolled these flowers. Oh, there are so many ways to create using that wonderful fabric.

Recipe: All papers and fabrics are For Always, black ink, bling-Prima, Thickers alphas, and I used the Elegant Edges cartridge for the cuts.