Paper Secrets Sept 1 Challenge. A sketch with the twist being embossing. Well I don't have any embossing systems so I left that part out. I stuck closely to the sketch because, well I thought it was awesome!

It was a birthday kind of evening in my scraproom last night...all 4 layouts were birthday related...using up scraps of 3 collections I'm done with now.

Scrapbook Steals  Aquamarine #9

This layout came together easily, using a coordinating kit does that and it is just a given that when I do a tool layout...the tool stamps come out. 

Let's Get Sketchy Sept week 1 sketch challenge:

My layout, a sweet one of my sleeping Reece at 8 months old.

One last one before I turn in.

ScrapMuch? sketch-y friday

My layout:

My Scraps and More sketch #41

I also combined it with Scrapbookin' Adventures challenge #18 "cardstock" to compliment the one I did last night. I started with the sketch...and ended...well ended elsewhere. But that is what a sketch is for.

We had a wicked thunder/lightning/rainstorm last night. We rarely get thunder and lightening. The rainstorm was so bad it caused a flash flood here. That never happens. The rain was coming down sideways. It was fun to watch...until we remembered our bedroom and bathroom windows were open. Yup...soaked floor...6ft in. Anyways after all this excitement, I sat down to scrap.

My scraps and more sketch #43

My layout, I used Scrapbookin' Adventures challenge "Cardstock only" for this one. So no patterned paper, but you could use embellishments, mists ect. 

And a picture of this morning...my oldest's first day of Grade 2!

Last day of SUMMER!

It is here, the last day of summer. And we are enjoying a quiet day puttering at home together as a family. I'm looking forward to a routine, kids in school (though Reece is only 3 mornings a week), gym time, walking my kids to school, and more scrap time. I've got the fall off waiting for my next surgery so lots of time to catch up on my scrapbooking.

Last night I got 2 layouts done while watching "The Listener" online. I really shouldn't do that, it really does slow me down ; )

My Scraps and More sketch #44

my layout:

I have had this My Mind's Eye "Lay-over layout"(a clear plastic with writing over the coloured paper) in my stash since Blake was born...so over 7 years. I always knew one day I would come across the perfect picture for it. Well last night I was actually going to start on a layout of Reece and forced myself to go through my 'old' baby paper stash and saw this one, happened to glance up at the picture sitting on the top of my pile, which was one of Blake at age 4 (he's showing you that with his fingers). Well there it was, the perfect picture!! The colours matched, the theme matched, and right down to the barefeet! Problem is trying to use a style of paper/lay-over from 7 years ago with my style today. With some washi tape, foam Thickers, and wood buttons and twine, I was happy with the end result. Another problem was I didn't write down any notes about Blake when he was 4, so my journalling is so so.