My Joy LO

I seriously love this layout!!  Crystal's new kit "Tell Me Your Secrets" is so awesome and unique!  This free template from GingerScraps template challenge is so awesome!  Make sure you head over there and download it - maybe even participate in the challenge!!  

Credits: Tell Me Your Secrets by Inspired Designs; March 1-15 Template Challenge Template by Unforgettable Moments; Segoe Fonts: Script and 1942 Report

 

Be Transformed LO

I just love art journaling!  Only thing is I'm terrible at it and really have no idea where to start!  Anyways I was challenged to use some skyline brushes which let me to my attempt at art journaling.  I'm pretty happy with the results but most of all love how my word art of Romans 12:2 turned out!  

Credits: Tell Me Your Secrets by Inspired Designs; Skyline brushes by Diana's Creations; Font: Beyond Wonderland

Baby Love LO

Credits: Neverending Love kit from ViolaMoni; Stitches from Super Stash Stitches by Memory Clips; Template: 2013 Blog hop template from Scrapbook Challenges; Font: Traveling Typewriter; GingerScraps February Color challenge

Here's another amazing kit from ViolaMoni!!  I love the fact that she used the deep browns rather than the obvious black and you should totally check out the fun alpha that she created with this kit!!  I found this awesome template from Scrapbook Challenges and if you are a template fiend, then you totally need to check out their many templates!!  Here's a look at the kit and template...

 

January LO

This has been a pretty weird winter for us up in Anchorage, AK!  We really haven't had much snow and we keep having major swings in temperature.  But lately it's been pretty cold...so cold that when you go outside your nose hairs feel frozen and your face hurts!  The day I took the picture in this LO was one of those days!  As much as I wanted to just hop into our warm car, I just had to take a picture of the mountains reflecting the beautiful sunset (which happens way too early right now).  

The color challenge at GingerScraps totally inspired me to scrap this picture and I just knew that the kit "Be Yourself, Be Nature" by Matilda Scraps would work perfectly with both the challenge and the colors in my photo!  

Credits: Be Yourself, Be Nature by Matilda Designs; Defined: Months by Kathy Winters; Round 'n Round template by Moments Scrapped; GingerScraps January Color Challenge

 

I'm Amazed By You LO

Credits: Happy Fall Yall by Blue Heart Scraps; Rewind Vol. 1 Templates by Blue Heart Scraps; Fonts: Neato Handprint by Lisa Sisneros and Dysfunctional Family

 

Just 1 More LO

Credits: I Love To Read by Inspired Designs; Gingerscraps November Template Challenge Template by Kawouette; Font: Hall Pass by Lisa Sisneros

 

Amazing LO

I'll say it again, I am really liking the colors from this months GingerScraps buffet!  Here's another layout using the kits from Inspired Designs.  I was able to go to our church's Women's Retreat and decided that the blues and yellows could really highlight some of my scenic pictures.  I also used the freebie word art from this months Word Art Challenge at GingerScraps!  

Credits: Life Is Beautiful: Elements, Life Is Beautiful: Journal Tags and Fasteners, Life Is Beautiful: Solids, and Life Is Beautiful Paper Pack 2 by Inspired Designs by Crystal; I Love Templates: Pack 15 by Inspired Designs by Crystal; Word art: September Word Art Challenge (GingerScraps) {FREE}by Z Pink Boudoir Designs; Font: Typewriterhand and Cupcake by Lisa Sisneros

 

My Top 5

Here is a fun layout that was created for the "Mix It Up" challenge at GingerScraps.  I was challenged to do a layout documenting my top 5 life moments/events/choices.  I love the unique look of this page and the mix of colors!  

Credits: Once Upon A Time: Paper Pack 2 (black), Once Upon A Time: Paper Pack 2 (pink), Once Upon A Time: Element Pack 1 (black), Once Upon A Time: Element Pack 1 (pink), Once Upon A Time: Alpha Pack (pink), Once Upon A Time: Alpha Pack (black); Sketch 284 A From ScrapbookChallenges.com; font: Traveling Typewriter

(Tag and background paper have been altered) 

Ginger Scraps "Mix It Up" Challenge for July '12

Here's a look at the sketch that I used for this page and the double page version.  Scrapbook Challenges has some amazing sketches and lot's of inspiration!

 

This Chick Can Rock LO

I created this layout using the free template from GingerScraps March Template Challenge.  I love the way the torn paper turned out and how perfectly my little sister's shirt goes with Crystal's (Inspired Designs) kit! I just wish I had some pictures of my little sister and her guitar, it would have been a great match!  

Credits: This Chick Can Rock by Inspired Designs; Frame (recolored) and Leaf from Lucky Lucky Me: Facebook Fan Freebie kit by Inspired Designs; GingerScraps March Template Freebie by Twin Mom Scraps

So here is the FREE template that you can pick up over at GingerScraps!  And if you love working with templates make sure you check out the Template Challenge thread twice a month to pick up your freebie!!

 

Just Blessed LO

I did this layout for the word art challenge at GingerScraps.  I love the way it turned out!

Credits: Rainbows-n-Shamrocks by Pretty in Green; Lucky Lucky Me Facebook Freebie by Inspired Designs; Heartbreaker Templates by Sanko Studio; Alpha from Winter Woodland Kit by Lisa Sisneros; Font: Pea Lauren America

 

Mom LO

Credits: Love Struck by LDrag Designs; Font: Neato Handprint by Lisa Sisneros; Scraplifted from "Chocolate Kisses" by MsPeeler

 

 

We Cherish You LO

I created this layout on my son's first birthday!  All day on the 26th, I couldn't help but recall the events that had  occurred a year before.  I remembered waking up with the start of contractions all the way to the next 24 hours when I finally was able to hold my precious son in my arms!  I am so amazed by him and the things he can do each and every day and I just cannot believe that a year has already passed by!

Credits: Carefree Days by Blue Heart Scraps; Cluster from Carefree Days Stacked Papers by Blue Heart Scraps; Fonts: Neato Handprint by Lisa Sisneros

 

April Desktop Wallpaper

Here's my desktop wallpaper for next month!  I love the way it turned out!  I used the FREE template from Sugar Kissed Designs for the GingerScraps March Desktop Challenge.  In the template the calendar was really small but I like the calendar on my wallpaper to be fairly large, so I ended up putting my own spin on this freebie!  I also put the icons over on the left side so I left a large portion of that side empty.  

Credits: Work of He{ART} by Secret Stash; March Desktop Challenge Template by Sugar Kissed Designs; Colors Of My Life: Date Set by Inspired Designs; Font: Mary Jane's Shoes by Lisa Sisneros

 

Zen With Tangles LO

I did this layout for GingerScraps March Mystery Challenge.  This month we were asked to try something we've never tried before.  I decided to do last month's Mystery Challenge, which challenged us to try out zen tangles.  Zen tangles are kind of like doodles - if you're interested in the whole art of zen tangles or just want patterns then you have to check out Tangle Patterns!

I had so much fun creating this layout and adding coloring to my tangle!  I love that it looks like a large flower right in the center of the page!  I did my tangle by hand and then scanned it.  Once I had it in my scrapbook software, I filled sections with different papers from the kit I was using.

Credits: Zen Tangle by me (portions are filled with papers from the kit Love Struck by LDrag Designs); Love Struck by LDrag Desgins (some items recolored or altered); Leaves from Reading Room by Inspired Designs; Tangled Goodies-Feb. Mysteries Challenge Gift by Jill DZines; Sketchybet - Neutrals Alpha by Jen Yurko (outline recolored pink); Font: Traveling_Typewriter