O'ahu Beach Summer Samba Scrapbook Layout

Created this O'ahu Beach Scrapbook Layout using mostly Quick Quotes Summer Samba scrapbook cardstock, photo of hubby & I and sketch from Stuck on Sketches.

Used Quick Quotes Summer Samba cardstock as 12' x 12" Base. Used Tim Holtz Paper Distresser & Quick Quotes powder puff Mango Mai Tai on the edges of 7" x 9 3/4" Summer Samba cardstock. Used 7" x 5 1/4" core'dinations Gem Quartz cardstock that has a peach color to it. Used 6 3/4" x 5" core'dinations Marine Blue cardstock. Used 6 1/2" x 4 3/4" photo that I created shell frame for on the computer. Used Stampin' Up Framelits Labels Collection to cut journal tag from white cardstock and core'dinations Gem Quartz. Fussy cut some flowers from the Summer Samba cardstock. Popped the flowers up using foam adhesive & added gems to the centers for bling.

Entering this into the following challenges: 

Crafty Sentiments Flowers lim3 3rd 8/21-27 

Craft Your Days Away Ch52 Anything Goes unlim 8/18-31
DLART Happy Birthday Linky Party Anything Goes unlim 8/2-31
Fresh Brewed Designs FBC110 Hot, Hot, Hot lim5 1st 8/22-27
Hiding in My Craft Room HIMCR60 Share a Ch unlim 8/25-31
Papercraft Star Ch109 Holiday or Vacation 8/22-26
Robyns Fetish Ch122 Anything But a Card 8/26-9/1
Stamped Blessings Amusing Ch Anything Goes 8/26-9/2
Stampin Sisters in Christ Ch154 Use punches, dies or shapes unlim 8/26-9/1

Stuck On U Sketches Sketch Ch 8/18-30

Wags & Whiskers Ch86 Fav Color Combo unlim my fav color combo are blues/peach 8/17-30

O'ahu Hawaiian Beach Scrapbook Layout

Created this O'ahu Hawaiian Beach Scrapbook Layout using a photo from when I enjoyed a visit to O'ahu this yr.

Used Destinations Cricut cartridge which to my delight had an O'ahu image that resembled the carving I was standing next to.

Cricut cartridge: Destinations 3" Oahu
paper:
8 1/2" x 11" Base Paper Pizazz Palm Tree
core'dinations cardstock -
blue, Burnt Sugar - brown, Gem red ruby - red, 
Imperial - yellow
photo: 4" x 6"


Entering this into the following challenges: 

Bearly Mine Ch49 Anything Goes lim2 1st 8/21-27
Bitten by the Bug 2 Vacation 8/20-26
Craft Spot by Kimberly Ch67 Splishy, Splashy Summer water paper 8/20-27
Craft Your Days Away Ch52 Anything Goes unlim 8/18-31
Creative Insp Paint - ABC (Anything But a Card) 8/19-25
DLART Happy Birthday Linky Party Anything Goes unlim 8/2-31
Go Fish Ch23 Summer Theme Photo Ch Beach Scene 8/15-28
Simon Says Stamp & Show Ch No Rules Anything Goes unlim 8/20-26
Tammy Scrapin Corner Wk24 Anything Goes lim2 2nd 8/20-26
Wags & Whiskers Ch86 Fav Color Combo unlim my fav color combo are brown/red/yellow 8/17-30 

Palm Trees and Pineapples Guest Designer Use It Tuesday

I'm happy to be a Guest Designer at Use It Tuesday. Theme is Use Your Uncut Paper.

Created this 12" x 12" layout using the Paper Studio Palm Trees scrapbook paper, photos from vacation in Maui Hawaii and green & yellow cardstock for matting of photos & Pineapple.

Used Sizzix die cut for Pineapple. Journaling done by hand calligraphy on the Pineapple die cut.

Entering this into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Ch59 Tag It unlim 7/18-31
Blog Quick Quotes Fri Ch17 Use punch or die cut unlim 7/6-25
Crafty Sentiments Food Ch lim3 1st 7/24
Crazy Ch125 Under the Sea/Beside the Sea lim4 1st 7/23-8/3
Getting Cricky Simply Sun Ch Summer Celebrations unlim 7/1-8/4
Jaihart Sundays are Lovely #11 7/1-31 
Paper Pretties Mon Ch PPMC49 CAS unlim 7/23-29
Paper Take Wkly Make Your Own unlim my journaling is hand calligraphy 7/24
The Pink Elephant Summer unlim 7/23-29

2nd Hawaiian Wedding Lei Scrapbook Layout

Created this Hawaiian Wedding Scrapbook Layout to complement the layout I created & posted Sun 4/29.

 Cricut cartridge: Fancy Frames 7.20" x 5.75" Frame17

gems: yellow for flower centers
 
misc: chopstick to curl the flower petals

paper:
12" x 12" Base DCWV cardstock yellow textured cardstock
11" x 11" Palm Tree scrapbook paper
1 1/2" x 7 3/4" core'dinations off-white cardstock
cardstock: green & yellow

punches:
Fiskars oval scallop
Martha Stewart flower

ribbon: His & Hers Wedding Ribbon

stamp: Inkadinkado Wedding

Tim Holtz Distress Edger 

Entering this into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Ch Anything Goes unlim 6th entry 4/25-5/8
Crafting for all Seasons Ch25 Anything But A Card unlim 5th entry 4/18-30
Craft Your Passion Texture lim 3 1st entry 4/30-5/6
Creative Inspirations Paint: Flowers unlim 2nd entry 4/29-5/5
Dream Valley Ch31 For a Special Lady lim 3 2nd entry 4/29-5/11 
Frosted Designs Fab Fri Ch Rolled Paper unlim 2nd entry 4/27-5/3
Hooked on Crafts Ch20 Flowers unlim 1st entry 4/30-5/26
Hot Shot Ch7 Young Love unlim 9th entry 4/14-5/4
Lexis Creations Ch64 Lace and/or Ribbon unlim 1st entry 4/30-5/11
Milk Coffee Ch Lots of Layers unlim 4th entry 4/26-5/9
Paper Playtime Ch73 Anything Goes unlim 1st entry 4/30-5/5 
Prairie Fairy Fri Ch77 Anything with Flowers unlim 5th entry 4/20-5/2
Raise the Bar 192 "Lei" Day unlim 2nd entry 4/27-5/3
Red Wagon At Least 3 Flowers unlim 4th entry 4/25-5/1 

Ribbon Carousel RCC50 Anything Goes unlim 7th entry 4/24-30 
Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes unlim 6th entry 4/25-5/1
Stampin Sisters in Christ image of something planted or color green unlim 2nd entry 4/29-5/5
The Pink Elephant TPE146 Spring Time unlim 1st entry Spring Wedding 4/30-5/6
Victorine Stamps Ch33 Flowers unlim 1st entry 4/30-

Hawaiian Wedding Lei Scrapbook Layout

Created this scrapbook layout of the Hawaiian wedding of my niece that was married on the beach in O'ahu Sat Mar 24.

Used wedding colors of citrus green & yellow. Used Tim Holtz distress edger on the Palm Tree paper. Used Fancy Frames Cricut cartridge Frame17. I thought Frame17 had a Seashell look to it thus complementing the beach wedding. Used a Martha Stewart punch for the flowers. Curled the flower petals with a chopstick. Added gems to center of flowers for some bling.

Cricut cartridge: Fancy Frames 7.20" x 5.75" Frame17

gems: yellow for flower centers
 
misc: chopstick to curl the flower petals

paper:
12" x 12" Base DCWV cardstock yellow textured cardstock
11" x 11" Palm Tree scrapbook paper
1 1/2" x 7 3/4" core'dinations off-white cardstock
cardstock: green & yellow

photo: 4" x 6"

punch: Martha Stewart flower

Tim Holtz Distress Edger 

Entering this into the following challenges:

A Muse Studio Dies! GLORIOUS Dies! lim3 1st entry 4/29
Crafting for all Seasons Ch25 Anything But A Card unlim 4th entry 4/18-30
Creative Inspirations Paint: Flowers 4/29-5/5
Creative Time For Me Throwback Thurs Frames 4/26-5/9
Dream Valley Ch31 For a Special Lady lim 3 1st entry 4/29-5/11 
Frosted Designs Fab Fri Ch Rolled Paper 4/27-5/3
Hot Shot Ch7 Young Love unlim 8th entry 4/14-5/4
Milk Coffee Ch Lots of Layers unlim 3rd entry 4/26-5/9
Pan Pastel UK 16 - Spring   Spring wedding  4/29-5/4
Prairie Fairy Fri Ch77 Anything with Flowers unlim 4th entry 4/20-5/2
Raise the Bar 192 "Lei" Day 4/27-5/3
Red Wagon At Least 3 Flowers unlim 3rd entry 4/25-5/1 
Stampin Sisters in Christ image of something planted or color green unlim 1st entry 4/29-5/5
The Pink Elephant TPE145 Hello Sunshine unlim 3rd entry 4/23-29 
The Stamp Man Show Shabby Chic or Distressed Style used Distressed Edger on Palm Tree paper unlim 3rd entry 4/20-5/3

Hawaii Wedding Scrapbook Layout 2

Created this 2nd scrapbook layout 
of my husband's niece's wedding 
(his youngest brother's next to
oldest daughter) beach wedding 
in O'ahu Hawaii that we attended 
Sat. Mar 24. This was a first for
us attending a beach wedding.

Used bride's wedding colors of
bright: green & yellow.

Chose to print a 5" x 7" of wedding 
photo. Added matting of her wedding 
colors bright yellow & bright green.
Corner cropped both the photo & 
matting. Added ribbon. Used a die 
cut & vellum that I did hand calligraphy 
on.  I like to calligraphy on vellum 
because I can use a lined index card 
under it to keep my writing in a straight 
line. Added 2 pearls to hold the vellum 
in place. Added flowers & gems inside
flowers.

Closeups:

5" x 7" photo
12" x 12" & 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" bright green cardstock
11 1/2" x 11 1/2" & 5 1/4" x 7 1/4" bright yellow textured cardstock
photo makes this cardstock look embossed

cardstock: bright yellow
8 1/2" x 11" the Paper Studio Palm Tree scrapbook paper
vellum

calligraphy done using a Sheaffer calligraphy fountain pen

Fiskars corner rounder

Flowers, Gems, Pearls, Ribbon

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Ribbon Tag Trio Two

Entering this into the following challenges:

2 Sisters unlim 2nd entry 4/7-12 

Challenge #86 ~ Sketch

Allsorts  lim 3 ent 2nd entry  4/7-12

Diagonal Green, Stripes (Ribbon has stripes), Blue

Week 149 - Colour Bingo

A Muse Studio 4/8-15

Anything But A Card!

Diagonal from left to Right Green Stripes Blue

Week 149 - Colour Bingo
Anything Goes unlim 8th ent 4/3-15 Challenge 64 - Anything Goes at Anything Goes

Catch the bug: April's Anything Goes lim 3 ent 3rd ent 4/7-14

C.R.A.F.T. Challenges - CRAFT Challenge 149 - Easter/Spring lim 5 4th entry 4/5-10 Spring Wedding Crazy amigo: free theme unlim 8th ent 4/3-9

Crop Stop unlim 4th ent 4/5-11 CropStop - Clean and Simple 

Dream Valley lim 3 2nd entry 4/1-14 Challenge 29 - Wedding/Love 

FairyTale Ch unlim 12th ent 3/30-4/11 Challenge #38, Alles Geht - Everything Goes 
Gingerloft unlim 4th ent 4/1-14 GL37 Anything but a card 
More Than Favors unlim ent 12th ent 3/28-4/10  Spring Wedding  Wacky Wednesday #68 - Easter/Spring Theme 
Papercraft Star unlim 6th ent 4/4-9

Challenge 91 - Anything Goes !!

Papertake: anything goes unlim 8th ent 4/3-

Anything Goes 

Party Time Tues lim 2 ent 2nd ent 4/3-9 PTT#62- Flowers

Prairie Fairy Fridays 76: anything goes unlim 4th ent 4/6-18
Ribbon Carousel unlim 3rd entry 4/3-9 Spring wedding  RCC47 Spring is in the Air with Sweet N Sassy Stamps 
Robyns Fetish lim 3 2nd entry 4/8-13 CHALLENGE 102 - "ANYTHING GOES!" - 4/8/2012 
Simon Says Stamps unlim 6th ent 4/4-10  My fav tools: Sizzix BIGkick for die cut image  Simon Says - use your FAVOURITE tool!!! 
That Craft Place unlim 4th ent 4/1-14 Spring Wedding  Challenge 8 All about Spring... 
The Stamp Man unlim 2nd entry 4/6-19  Vellum Challenge 
Totally Papercrafts unlim 2nd entry 4/6-12
1st Column down Flowers Die Cut Blue & Bottom Row across Blue Ribbon Pearls
Totally Papercrafts Challenge #111 - BINGO

Hawaii Wedding Scrapbook Layout 1

Created this scrapbook layout of 
my husband's niece's wedding 
(his youngest brother's next to
oldest daughter) beach wedding 
in O'ahu Hawaii that we attended 
Sat. Mar 24. This was a first for
us attending a beach wedding.

Used Summer Samba scrapbook 
paper that I had won from Quick 
Quotes blog. Liked the way the paper
had an Hawaiian feel to it.

Chose to print a 5" x 7" of wedding 
photo. Added matting of her wedding 
colors bright yellow & bright green. 
Added lace. Used a die cut & vellum 
that I did hand calligraphy on.  I like to
calligraphy on vellum because I can
use a lined index card under it to keep
my writing in a straight line. Added 2 
pearls to hold the vellum in place.

Closeups:

5" x 7" photo
12" x 12" Base Summer Samba scrapbook paper
5 1/4" x 7 1/4" bright yellow the Paper Company Citrus Color
5 1/2" x 7 1/2" & 2 1/2" x 3 3/4" bright green the Paper Company Citrus Color

calligraphy done using a Sheaffer calligraphy fountain pen
Fiskars corner rounder

Lace, Pearls

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Tags Three


Entering this into the following challenges:

2 Sisters unlim 1st entry 4/7-12 

Challenge #86 ~ Sketch

Anything Goes

Challenge 64 - Anything Goes at Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenges - CRAFT Challenge 149 - Easter/Spring lim 5 3rd entry 4/5-10 Spring Wedding

2. Crop Stop
CropStop - Clean and Simple 

3. Dream Valley

Challenge 29 - Wedding/Love

4. FairyTale Ch

Challenge #38, Alles Geht - Everything Goes

5. Gingerloft
GL37 Anything but a card 

6. Love to Crop
use quote, sentiment or title - I used title that I did hand calligraphy of on vellum

It's Challenge Time!! "Say WHAT??? Say Anything..."

7. More Than Favors
Spring theme wedding

Wacky Wednesday #68 - Easter/Spring Theme

8. Papercraft Star

Challenge 91 - Anything Goes !!

9. Ribbon Carousel
Spring wedding

RCC47 Spring is in the Air with Sweet N Sassy Stamps

10. Simon Says Stamps
My fav toosl: Sizzix BIGkick for die cut image

Simon Says - use your FAVOURITE tool!!!

That Craft Place unlim 3rd ent 4/1-14 Spring Wedding  Challenge 8 All about Spring...

11. The Stamp Man 4/6-19

Vellum Challenge

12. Totally Papercrafts 4/6-12
Flowers Die Cut Blue 

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #111 - BINGO

Crazy amigo: free theme
Papertake: anything goes
Prairie Fairy Fridays 76: anything goes
Catch the bug: April's anything goes

Hawaii Helicopter Scrapbook Layout

Created this Hawaii Helicopter scrapbook layout of what
was a highlight of our family vacation in Maui, Hawaii.
We took a helicopter ride from Maui to Molokai
where the first Jurassic Park movie was filmed.

No backpacks, no camera bags & no purses were allowed
since there is not much space. I took my camera & put the
300mm lens on it so I could get good distance photos. I put
the smaller lens in my pocket if I wanted to change out the lens
and figured I'd just hold the longer lens in my lap which I did
when I changed the lenses. Put the extra battery & memory cards
in my pocket along with a smaller camera. I was prepared. I had a
smaller camera which I handed to the pilot to take the family photo
which I'm glad I did.

This was first time for my family ever to ride in a helicopter.
There were 2 other people aboard the helicopter (a girl same age as
my daughter & her father). The mother stayed back at the helicopter place.

Enjoyed seeing Hawaii bee-utiful waterfalls, whales, the coastline &
the pilot made rainbows by cutting thru the clouds with the prop of the helicopter.














Entering this into the following challenge:

Cooking With Cricut

CWC#49 Family Fun

The Stamp Man Challenge Blog
Challenge #30 - Travel

Everyday Paper Dolls helicopter width 4" height 1 1/2"
used Gypsy to hide contour of first aid cross symbol on helicopter &
made the helicopter width long like the helicopter we rode in

Paper:
12" x 12" Base turquoise blue
scraps of sky paper & water paper
helicopter - dark blue & denim blue (liked the gray tint to this & since there was no shadow of image of the helicopter I cut both pieces same size & used denim blue as shadow)
white cardstock for photo matting