Good morning! Welcome to day two of my busy blogging week. Yay! That means I had time to make stuff. Anyway, lets talk board games today shall we?  Have you ever thought about using a board game as inspiration for a layout?  Neither had I, but what a fantastic idea!  That is today's topic on the Get It Scrapped blog.

I was inspired by the game Operation by Hasbro. This game was the perfect theme for these photos. The two page design and use of red and yellow mimics the full body and colors of the game board. The product choices are medically related, such as the blue bandage tape and actual medical labeling tape used in hospitals,. The comic strip tape and a pun for the title reminded me of the buzzing sound made when the tweezers hit the metal in the game. Hearts and heartbeat stitching used as embellishments are also one of the removable organs in the game. 

In 2009 my husband was diagnosed and survived cancer. His positive attitude and outlook kept him strong thought his recovery. I've had these photos printed for about 5 years, but couldn't bring myself to get them onto paper. I'm still not sure if this is how I envisioned the completed page, But for those most part, this is behind us now. My husband is healthy and cancer free. So maybe it was time to get these glued down and put them behind in an album too.

Thanks for stopping by my creative view today. I always have lots to share so come back again soon.

Supplies: Cardstock: American Crafts, Bazzill, Tape-Johnson & Johnson (blue bandage tape) medical labeling tape (courtesy of Seattle Children's Hospital), Queen & Co, stickers-Lilly Bee, Freckled Fawn, Simple Stories, Cosmo Cricket, Belle Blvd, enamel dots-My Minds Eye, Wood pieces-Studio Calico, Elle's Studio, stitch template-Bazzill, thread-DMC, mist-Tattered Angels, Studio Calico, pen-PaperMate, adhesive-EK Success, Recollections

November CREATE Magazine

Hey Hey! It's release day for the new Scrapbook Generation CREATE eMag! I'm pleased to share the two, yes TWO layouts that are in the Reader Gallery. 

This first one is a two page layout of my husband and I at a Cubs game in 2005. This was not just any Cubs game, it was Ryne Sandberg's jersey retirement game. He is my favorite Cubs player. One of my children's middle name is Ryne.  Really. 

I adjusted the sketch to suit my photos, but the original design is there. I used a combination of a Doodlebug 4th of July and a baseball product collection. 

Now for the single page layout. Every year that I have created a Halloween page,  I have always titled the page "X meets Y". I don't know why, it just seems to work for me. Maybe it's because the characters they were dressed as were so out of context form one another. Anyway, Buzz and Harry got together this year and allowed me to create this bright and colorful traditional Halloween page. Again, I stuck to the original design of the page, but added a few extra layers of paper as well as the web behind the photos.

Thanks for stopping by my creative view today. It's going to be a busy week around here. I'm very happy to day that. It's been a while. Come back and check out what's new.

Supplies:Baseball Idol: Cardstock-Bazzill, Patterned Paper, die cuts, washi tape, stickers, alphas, enamel pieces-Doodlebug Design, pen-EK Success

Supplies: Buzz Meets Harry: Cardstock-Bazzill, Patterned paper, Doily, stickers, die cuts, washi tape, alphas and enamel pieces-Doodlebug Design, Mist-Heidi Swapp, Tattered Angels, Pen-EK Success

July CREATE Magazine

Good morning. This week the new issue of CREATE magazine published by Scrapbook Generation was released.

I have 2 layouts published in this issue both based on the sketches provided. A single page and a 2 page layout.

The basis of the sketch were the circles. I used then as the foundation for my photos instead of a design element.  I love the modern vintage look of the Crate Paper Poolside collection to complement the photos of me as a child.

For this one, I used a single color matte across the 2 pages. I die cut the panels and used them as overlays. I used some of the negative cut pieces to create the sun. The Doodlebug Sunkissed collection caught my eye for these bright summer pool photos of my family. I love the fun and whimsy in this line.

Thanks for stopping by my creative view today. Come back again tomorrow. I've got more to share

Supplies-Sun n Fun: CS-American Crafts, PP, ephemera, chipboard-Crate paper, title-American Crafts. mist-Heidi Swapp, electronic die cut-Silhouette

Supplies-Boyz n the Hood-CS-Bazzill, PP, stickers-Doodlebug Designs, brads-Echo Park, alphas-October Afternoon, American Crafts, mist-Dylusions

#WITWIB

Hey there! It's going to be a busy week around here. The new issue of CREATE magazine, published  by Scrapbook Generation is out today. This magazine is always filled with tremendous creativity and inspiration. 

In each issue are opportunities for readers to be published in future issues by creating projects based on any of several sketches included in the magazine. 

I am fortunate to have my 2 page layout selected for publication in the May issue. The general foundation of the sketch is there, but I changed a few of the photo sizes and placements to suit my needs. 

I was playing with Instagram photos and hashtags while on vacation last year. I stole an idea from Matt Lauer and the TODAY show.  Using BeachGal,  my online alter ego, I  landed upon "Where in the World is BeachGal" or, #WITWIB for short.  The photos are snippets of some of my favorite things and places from our trip.

Thanks for taking a look at my creative view today. Stop back again soon, I always have more to share.

Supplies:Cardstock-Bazzill, Paper Accents, Patterned papers-My Minds Eye, October Afternoon, Echo Park, stickers-Lily Bee, die cuts-My Minds Eye, Paper Mania, wood pieces-American Crafts, Studio Calico, Queen & Co, Twine-The Twinery, Enamel Dots-My Minds Eye, Basic Grey, ink-VersaMagic, Pen-American Crafts

Academic Scholars

Hello there and happy Friday! It is time for a new challenge at Picture This. Here are the new challenge elements:

2 photos + dots + layers + stars

I decided these elements worked nicely with some photos I had of some school activities my son participated in. I grabbed a very old simple polka dot background paper, layered it over a dark navy paper. I cut some paper strips, layered them up too.  stamped on some white cardstock, stitched 2 stars, then cut them out. Yup. Made my own embellishments to add to the paper corners. But no school layout should be complete without a few gold stars! See how nicely these items work together? 

Wen my son was in 4th grade, he earned a spot on his school's Battle of the Books team. They prepared all school year to compete against other elementary schools. They did not win, but they did very well. Later that year, his art class had their work feature in the district art fair. Two great events for him. I now he was more proud of the book part than the art part though. Regardless of how he felt, we were proud of him and are always happy to see him do well.

Thanks for stopping by my creative view today. I've got a lot coming up, so stop back gain soon. 

Supplies: PP-Bella Blvd, Simple Stories, PrintWorks, washi-Queen & Co, brads-Simple Stories, gold stars & word strips-Freckled Fawn, stamp-Kaiserkraft, ink-colorbox, stitch template-American Crafts, thread-DMC, pen-EK Success

The Coldest 4th Of July

I have a new project to share, and am very late in writing this post. (Chalk it up to Holiday season gone wild)  I'm also sad to say this is the last reveal for Child's Play Challenges.  We will be closing the blog at the end of the month. Our last classic toy is 

I went with the idea of lighting, as in fireworks, to create this layout. I used a Scrapbook Generation sketch, some patriotic colors, the Silhouette and that was it. I was very easy to put this together. 

The photos aren't great, but neither was the day. It was the coldest, gloomiest 4th of July that I can remember. (note the long sleeves) For some reason, so one was around and we wound up lighting fireworks in our driveway by ourselves.  We made the best of it.

Thanks for taking a look at my creative view. Stop back again, I have more coming up to share

Supplies: CS-American Crafts, PP-Melissa Frances, Doodlebug Designs, Fancy Pants, Stamp-Stampology, Ink-Colorbox, Alphas-Authentique, American Crafts, Die cuts-Silhouette, Sketch-Scrapbook Generation

We All Live on the Disney Submarine

If you are looking for today's Child's Play Challenges reveal, please go here

Good morning and welcome to the Scrapbook Generation December Blog Hop. You should have arrived here from Steffanie's Blog   If this happens to be your first stop, it would be best to go to Scrapbook Generation and begin from there.

I have created this for your viewing pleasure today:

I used a sketch from the 2 page Travel Sketches book. This book happens to be a personal favorite. I find myself continuously using it.

These are photos of my younger son's first ride on the Submarine at Disneyland. It was another "what should we expect" moment, and another "he did ok" moment when it was over.  This paper collection is an all time favorite of mine; one I hoard and will be terribly sad when it is all gone. That being said, I think I was more excited to use the chipboard embellishments than anything else on this layout. Because there are so many photos and they are different sizes and range, I used only the chipboard and nothing else. The sketch helped me put this layout together quickly and easily. 

You can find this sketch and many more in the Scrapbook Generation store.  In fact, if you want to try one out before making a purchase, there is a free sketch available in the store each month.  Thank you for stopping by my creative view today.  From here, please go to TinaGale's blog.  Please leave a comment on each blog in the hop. one lucky commenter will receive a Sketch book bundle of their choice from the Scrapbook Generation store.  You have one week to complete the hop. The winner will be drawn Monday Dec 8.

Supplies: PP-Crate paper, Cosmo Cricket, chipboard-Cosmo Cricket, Alphas-Doodlebug Designs, Jillibean Soup

CPC Nov 1-Wild Child

It's reveal day for Child's Play Challenges. We are having a crossover challenge with Paper and Pixels this time. Paper and Pixels also used photos as inspiration so we thought it to be a good combination. To make it special, we added a recipe challenge to the mix. Here is the photo and recipe

Recipe:

gold

animal

something older than 1 year

3 patterned papers

bling

This is not what I had intended to create, but that's the fun about creativity. You can't always control the direction it goes in. As overall inspiration, I saw in the photo, toys that children play with. So, here are photos of my son playing with pretty much ALL of his toys in his room. At this time, animal photo books were his favorite and that is the book he is looking at.  Other recipe ingredients are gold brads and mist, green bling, Sew Easy is more that one year old, and you can see more than 3 patterned papers.

Thanks for stopping by my creative view today. Stop on over at both Child's Play Challenges. and Paper and Pixels  for more ideas and creative inspiration

Supplies: CS-AMerican Crafts, PP, die cuts & stickers-Fancy Pants, chipboard-Crate paper, bling & paperclips-Freckled Fawn, enamel dots-MME, Freckled Fawn & Doodlebug, Brads-Making Memories, mist-Heidi Swapp, sketch inspired by Scrapbook Generation

Happy Birthday

There is a new article on the Get it Scrapped blog. Today we are discussing 2 page layouts created with a simple grid on one side of the page.  This was an assignment right up my alley and I enjoyed working on my layout.

It's a fairly self explanatory layout. We are celebrating my son's birthday.  As I've mentioned before, I have a hard time editing photos. That's one of the reasons this was easy for me to do. I chose to feature the photo of him with his cousins and use the grid for the photos of him with his cake. Although the photos are of different parts of the event, the layout is united with the paper strips that traverse the two pages. I also created clusters of embellishments in a visual triangle that cross the two sides.

There are several other great examples on the Get it Scrapped blog. It's an active creative blog week for me. But that's the way I like it. More posting means I've had more scrappy time. Its a win win. Thanks for taking another look at my creative view.

Supplies: CS-American Crafts, PP-Bella Blvd, Stickers-Bella Blvd, Simple Stories, Wood chips-Basic Grey, Freckled Fawn, American Crafts, Sequins & Mist-Studio Calico, Enamel Dots-MME, Die Cut by Brenshevia Baker , Sew Easy by WRMK, Thread-DMC, Ink-Colorbox, Pen & Adhesive-EK Success, Sketch by Scrapbook Generation





Supplies: CS-American Crafts, PP-Bella Blvd, stickers-Bella Blvd, Simple Stories, Wood Chips-Freckled Dawn, Basic Grey, American Crafts, Sequins & Mist-Studio Calico, Enamel Dots-My Minds Eye, Die Cut by Brenshevia Baker-http://scrappingever...fe.blogspot.com, Sew Easy by WRMK, Thread-DMC, Ink-Colorbox, Pen & Adhesive-EK Success, Sketch by Scrapbook Generation

SG Fall Blog Hop

Good morning and welcome to the Scrapbook Generation September Blog Hop. You should have arrived here from Cassie's blog. If this happens to be your first stop, it would be best to go to Scrapbook Generation and begin from there.

I created this LO using a sketch from the 2 page sketch book, volume 5.

I was given these papers for a class I take at my local Ben Franklin Crafts and Frames. They are bright, cheerful and fun, and a nice compliment to these photos of my son in a fit of giggles with my sister.  

One thing I struggle with is selecting one or two photos to scrap from a group of photos.  I can never choose, so I choose them all. That is one of the things I love about SG sketches. They are great for someone like me, who likes telling a story in sequence with photos, as I've done here.

You can find this sketch and many more in the Scrapbook Generation store.  In fact, if you want to try one out before making a purchase, there is a free sketch available in the store each month.  Thank you for stopping by my creative view today.  From here, please go to TinaGale's blog.  Please leave a comment on each blog in the hop. one lucky commenter will receive a Sketch book bundle of their choice from the Scrapbook Generation store.  You have one week to complete the hop. The winner will be drawn Monday Sept 8.

Supplies: CS-Bazzill, PP-Theresa Collins, Alphas-Theresa Collins, American Crafts, mist-Heidi Swapp, wood chips-Recollections, Studio Calico, Epoxy hearts & washi-Freckled Fawn, stick pin-LYB, enamel dot-MME, ink-Colorbox 

ScrapbookGeneration Blog Hop

Welcome to the Scrapbook Generation Blog Hop for June. You should have come here from Steffanie's blog.  If this is your first stop, you might like to begin at the Scrapbook Generation blog and then hop through each link from there.

I have been working on a project the past few months. During the month of May, I committed myself to really putting the effort to get it completed. I am so happy I pushed myself to do this. As of today, I have about 5 LO's left to do and it will be completed. One, (and pretty much the only) reason I was so successful in my progress is because of Scrapbook Generation sketches. I used them for every 2 page LO in this project. There are at least 20 in this album, and I would not have been as close to finishing as I am without them.  

Oh, the project, some of you may have heard me mention it just once or twice...The Bar Mitzvah Album...

This LO is from the party. It is tradition that the guest of honor be raised in the chair during the dance called the Horah. Well, somehow my Grandmother and I were raised as well. I can tell you in no uncertain terms, that Nani enjoyed it much more than I did!

I used a sketch from the Feb 2013 Super Saver Kit. I changed the photo sizes and adjusted the photo design on the right side. The sketch called for 2 horizontal photos. I re-arranged them to fir the two vertical ones instead.  

What has been my lifesaver in this project, is the multitude of sketches for 4x6 photos. I thank you Scrapbook Generation  from the bottom of my heart.

You can find the SG sketches in their books and as downloads in the SG store, and there is a free one every month in case you wanted to try it out.

Please leave a comment on each blog and one lucky commenter will receive a free sketch bundle of their choice from the store. The winner will be drawn on Monday, June 9th which leaves you one week to leave a comment.

Next on the hop is Cassie. Thank you so much for stopping and taking a look at my creative view today. If you don't already follow me, it's easy to do.Just add your name to  the link on the right.  

In case you get lost at any point, here is the list all the blogs

Scrapbook Generation blog - http://scrapbookgeneration.blogspot.com/

Ruth - http://scrapmachine.com/

Steffanie - http://steffanies.blogspot.com/

Devra -  http://mycreativeview.blogspot.com/

Cassie - http://allsmilesandsunshine.blogspot.com/

Stephanie - http://craftyholidaygirl.blogspot.com

Michelle - http://ownerofchanel.blogspot.com

Katy - http://scrappinkaty.blogspot.com

Tina Gale - http://tiggersscrapplace.blogspot.com

Corrina - http://anotherthingoffthelist.blogspot.ca/

Casandra - http://casandra-scrappinbliss.blogspot.com/

Lori - http://loriannie670.blogspot.com

Tasha - http://tashascreativejuice.blogspot.com/

Lori - http://savingmine.blogspot.com/

Cicily - http://pinkdalmatianscrapper.com

Scrapbook Generation Quarterly Blog Hop

It's Blog Hop time!  Welcome to the Scrapbook Generation Blog Hop for March.  You should have arrived here from Steffanies's Blog.  If this is your first stop, you might like to go back to the Scrapbook Generation blog and then hop through each link from there.

I chose a sketch from the SG 2 page sketchbook  Volume 5.  I liked the simplicity of the sketch, but the ability to change it up as much or as little as I wanted.

For this page in particular, I liked the strips of paper. For me, they worked well with the photos of my son the day he got his braces.  I chose to use shades of grey in  a variety of geometric patterns. Again, it emphasizes the braces.  It needed some color so I chose to add red and turquoise. They were fun and contrast the grey nicely.  I moved the placement of the title and embellishments around. lastly I added some extra color by matting the LO on turquoise patterned paper.

You can find the SG sketches in their books and as downloads in the SG store, and there is a free one every month in case you wanted to try it out.

Next on the hop is Melissa. Please leave a comment on each blog and one lucky commenter will receive a free sketch bundle of their choice from the store. The winner will be drawn on Monday, March 10th, so you have one week to leave a comment.

In case you get lost at any point, here is the list all the blogs

Scrapbook Generation blog - http://scrapbookgeneration.blogspot.com/

Ruth - http://scrapmachine.com/

Louise- http://madeatnumber27.blogspot.com.au/

Tina Gale - http://tiggersscrapplace.blogspot.com

Steffanie - http://steffanies.blogspot.com/

Devra - http://mycreativeview.blogspot.com/

Melissa - http://www.scrappyjedi.com

Lori - http://savingmine.blogspot.com/

Mandi - http://www.mjskraze.blogspot.com/

Lori S - http://loriannie670.blogspot.com

Cassie - http://allsmilesandsunshine.blogspot.com/

Brenda - http://granddivasscrappyplace.blogspot.com/

Katy - http://www.scrappinkaty.blogspot.com

Stephanie - http://craftyholidaygirl.blogspot.com

Isbaha - http://isbahashome.blogspot.com

Corrina - http://anotherthingoffthelist.blogspot.ca

Days 8,9,and 10

Well, I got a little off on writing, but the page creating is still on track. That's what can happen when there is a sick child in the house.  Oh well, so catching up on the last few days of LOAD...

Day 8-Create a photo less page. This gave me the push I needed to begin working on a project I've been putting off.  This is such a special event, I want all the pages to be perfect. I don't want to make a mistake. I know that isn't possible, so I just began.

Day 9-Ask someone else for your staring point. The photo, story, supplies. I asked my son to choose what I should do and he chose this photo. Again, it is part of the event and an extraordinarily special photo of he and his Great Grandmother holding hands. The title represents the older and younger, 1st and 4th Generation. There will be some words written eventually, but I have to sort through my emotions first.

I scraplifted a LO I saw on the My Scrap & More blog. I wanted something simple. The meaning needed to remain on the photo. I'm happy with the results.

Day 10-Use black and white only. No prompt for me on this page. Yesterday was quite the busy day. I'm fortunate to have had the 15 mint to put this together at all. Thank goodness for those unfinished pages I have sitting in my bin! I grabbed a Scrapbook Generation page kit, a few new photos, a set of letters, and called it a day. As Lain says "Done is better than perfect"

So, now I'm caught up and have to finish today's project. Stay tuned. It may be a 2 post kind of day!

Supplies Day 8-

CS-Bazzill, PP-Fancy Pants, bling-Queen & Co, washi-Glitz designs, mist-Heidi Swapp

Supplies-Day9-

CS-Bazzill, PP & stickers-Fancy Pants, Washi-Recollections, stitich template-Bazzill, thread-DMC, bling-Queen & Co, mist-Heidi Swapp

Supplies-Day 10

CS- Bazzill, PP & Alphas-Americn Crafts, 

LOAD 3

If you are looking for Feb 3 Let's Get Sketchy reveal, please go HERE.

Hey there-Before I get to my LOAD page for day three, I've got some cool scrappy news to share.  123 Get Scrappy is having a DT Call.  Have you played over there? Totally fun! You should go check it out! I missed the January board because I was sick, but have played along since they began last fall.

Now on to my Day 3 of LOAD. A page with no title.  WHAT? No title? They are the best part of my pages! I punt all my humor into my titles!  ok, well I totally cheated on this oe, but a page done, is a page done.  I used a Scrapbook Generation page kit to complete this challenge. Most of the pages use the embellishments as the title. So that's what I did!

I probably should have retaken the photo, but that's ok.  I had designated these photos to this kit a while ago. We don't camp, so fishing at Papa's pond was as close as I was going to get. I used as many reverse sides of the papers as possible to make it look less campy, more outdoorsy. And you can see, no real title. Glad that's over....

Stay tuned to tomorrow for LOAD 4 & 5 and a new Child's Play Challenges reveal!

Supplies:

CS-Bazzill

PP-WRMK

Washi-Queen & Co

Scrapbook Generation Blog Hop

Please go here for Boy Meets Girl Dec 1 reveal

Hi there and welcome to the SG Blog Hop for September.  You should have arrived here from Stephanie's blog.  If this is your first stop, you might like to go back and begin at the Scrapbook Generation blog and then continue to hop through each link. 

This is my third time participating in this blog hop. Each time I am absolutely amazed at how versatile these sketches are and how each sketch can look so different, from person to person.

Today I used a sketch from the 2 Page Sketches Volume 5. 

I had these photos from my son's birthday. I liked that this particular sketch allowed me to separate the two parts of the event, the cake and the balloons, while keeping the page cohesive.  I chose primary colors to play off the colors in the photos. I used numbers in the paper and journal tag to play off the age. I played around with embellishments, but still kept it simple. Several word stickers, repetition of shape and colors.  The stamped arrows create movement around the page.  I really wanted to see the photos.

Thank you for taking a look today.  If you aren't a follow of my blog, please follow me along my creative view. I post regularly about the adventures of my family. 

You can find the SG sketches in their books and as downloads in the SG store. A free sketch is offered every month in case you are interested in trying one out.

Next on the hop is Tasha. Please leave a comment on each blog and one lucky commenter will receive a free sketch bundle of their choice from the store. The winner will be draw on December 9th, so you have one week to leave a comment.

Supplies:
CS- bazzill
PP-October Afternoon, Basic Grey, AC
Wood veneer-Recollections, Studio Calico
Stamps-Basic Grey
ink-Colorbox
alphas-AC, Cosmo Cricket, EchoPark
Brad, tag, enamel dots & phrase stickers-MME