Challenge Yourself Blog #83 "Greatest Moments"

Hi everyone,

It is time for the November Challenge at the 

Challenge YOUrself Blog! 

This month's challenge prompt is "Home for the Holidays!" 

and it can be any Holiday that you celebrate 
- as long as YOU are in one of the photos!

We were cleaning out our basement a few weeks ago and 

I came across a box of photos and I knew I wanted to scrap this memory!

Christmas 1994! Our Nick was 5 1/2 yrs old and our Jake was an infant, just 3 months old and still sleeping.  Nick woke up that morning with 2 front teeth, and by the time all of those presents were unwrapped, he lost one!

When I saw his purple shirt, I knew that BoBunny's Altitude Collection would be perfect! I've been saving bits and pieces of what I have left in my "stash" and was so happy to be able to use it to scrap this special memory!  

I fussy cut some of the snowflakes from the papers in the collection

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope I've inspired you to play along with us at the 

Challenge YOUrself Blog!

Please stop by the blog and check out all the other inspiration from the rest of the Design Team, and see the Challenge Rules and PRIZE info too!

Stay safe and be well!

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

Items used:
BoBunny Altitude Collection - Cold Snap, Polar, Bundled, and Buttons
American Craft Wood Veneer "Bits" Snowflakes
Ranger Distress Stains - Picket Fence, Dusty Concord, Evergreen Bough
Fibers, Sequins, Brads
Wink of Stella - Clear glimmer brush
Picket Fence Paper Glaze "Snowdrop White" on the snowflakes

Challenge YOUrself #79 - Buckingham Palace

Hi everyone!!  Happy July!!!  I hope this post finds YOU and YOUr families doing well, and YOU are all keeping safe! I also hope YOU can find some time to play along with us this month, at the Challenge YOUrself Blog!!  We have this great sketch to inspire YOU!  Please use it to help YOU get YOUr "craft on!" I can't wait to see what YOU will come up with!!

Here is my take on the sketch - I used a photo of my husband and I from our trip to London in October of 2018.  Phil had a bright green Seahawks rain jacket on - so I decided to print it out in sepia tones, so it would work better with the papers I wanted to use!

I used papers from BoBunny's Weekend Market, and lots of STUFF that I had in my stash!
I have to admit, I did create my list all of the "ingredients" used, but we are having some work done on our house, and my "scrap-room" has become the "storage area" for a few days.  I can't access it, or my notebook with the list of all the items used.  Suffice it to say, I mixed up lots of paper lines, and embellishments, and I LOVE how it turned out - I hope you do too!
Here are some close ups for you:

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I really can't wait to see what YOU create! - Please check out PRIZE INFO and Challenge Rules - plus LOTS more INSPIRATION from the rest of the Design team at the Challenge YOUrself Blog!!

Be well and stay safe!

(HUGS)) ~ Sherri

April's Sketch Plus Challenge from the Scrap Our Stash Blog - "Unforgettable"

It's time for April's FUN Sketch Plus Challenge from the Scrap Our Stash Blog!  I hope you and your family are well and staying safe in these crazy times!  I also hope you had an enjoyable Easter or Passover, and pray that next year will be a better one, where we can be with all of our family and friends.

To keep you busy - we have a great Sketch for you this month - PLUS we ask that you use a FLORAL Pattern, and add a BUTTERFLY to your layout too!

Here is the challenge:

And here is my layout for the Design Team, and for your inspiration:

These photos were from an awesome day my hubby and I had together, at a Sunflower Maze about 1 hour from our home. I love sunflowers and we had such a great time!

I used the "French Country" Collection from Graphic 45 -one of my favorites, I am so glad I still have some in my stash!

Here are some close ups for you too!

I fussy cut out some of the sunflowers from the pattern paper, and pop-dotted the on the layout.

I've had this Prima Butterfly package for-ever!! There are still 2 left in the pack!

Thanks for stopping by - I hope you find some "you" time to escape and get creative - it is so important - now more than ever!

Check out more Design Team Inspiration, Prize Info and Contest Rules / Links over at the Scrap Our Stash Blog!  I can't wait to see what you create! 

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

Items used:

Graphic 45 -French Country Collection:

- Chipboard 2, Deja Vu, A La Carte, Bonjour, Montage, Abundance

BoBunny Double Dot -Orange Citrus Journal

Thickers - Right Here

TPC Studio - Bon Voyage -Bijoux Bling

Little Birdie - Handmade Flowers -Natalia Boho Vibes

Prima Flowers - Fantasy Broze Butterfly

Sequins

Nuvo Vintage Drops - Yellow Brick Rd

Ranger Distress Stains - Rusty Hinge, Salty Ocean, Barn Door, Mustard Seed, Ground Espresso

Scrap Our Stash Blog July Pick Your Side -Sketch - Happy Birthday!

Hello my scrappy friends - it is time for Scrap Our Stash Blog's 
August Pick Your Side Sketch Challenge! As an added challenge - please be sure to include wood or wood veneers on your layout!

Here is my Design Team Inspiration layout for this month's challenge.  I selected the RIGHT Side, and included wood veneer hearts and word embellishments:

 I can't believe these photos are from 11 years ago! - I know I will never be "caught up" in my scrapbooking and that is the way I like it.  I like to scrap photos that make me happy when I am creating and enjoy the memories they bring back to me.  

This was a SURPRISE Birthday party for my wonderful husband. His 50th Birthday was in January, and I decided to throw him a Surprise 49 1/2 party - since July was a much better month for an outdoor party.  It was Italian themed, and since he was a BIG FAN of the Soprano's - I even hired Tony and Carmela look-a-likes as entertainment!  
To say he was surprised was an understatement!

We all had a great time!

Here are a few close ups for you:

Thanks for stopping by! I hope I've inspired you to play along with us at the Scrap Our Stash Blog this month! Head on over there for more inspiration from our talented Design Team, and to check out prize info and rules.

(((HUGS)))~Sherri

Items Used:
Fancy Pants Designs - Turquoise Corrugated Sheet
We are Memory Keepers - Anthologie -Cherri
BoBunny -Hello Sunshine - Delight, Picinic, Dot
Kaisercraft -Wooden Flourish Pack -Little Words, and Brads
Wooden Hearts
Heidi Swapp - Word Stickers
Doodle O's by www.shopthedoo.com
Nuvo Crystal Dots - Ebony Black
Ranger Distress Stains - Peeled Paint, Peacock Feathers, Fossilized Amber, Barn Door

Challenge YOUrself July Steampunk Challenge #67

Hello everyone!  It's time for a super fun and different challenge from the Challenge YOUrself Blog!

Please be sure to head over to see all of the amazing layouts our Design Team has created for your inspiration along with info on challenge rules and prize info at the Challenge YOUrself Blog!

Here is my layout for your inspiration:

I used a photo from our trip to London last October, when we took a day trip to the city of Bath - it was soo very cool to tour the Ancient Roman Baths there - I thought it would be a great photo to use for this challenge.  I used lots of layers, paper tearing/distressing, a stencil with Nuvo Mousse and some chipboard gear elements for the Steampunk challenge.
Here are some close ups for you:

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope I've inspired you to play along with us at the Challenge YOUrself Blog this month and I can't wait to see what YOU create!

(((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

Items used:

BoBunny - Time Piece Gears

The Paper Loft - For the Record - Diary / Morning Rain - Sunshine

Fiskars - Flocked Cardstock - Cabana Blooms

Graphic 45 - Steampunk Debutant - Mechanical Mind

Viva Decor - Compass Stencil

Nuvo Mousse - Persian Red and Indian Gold

K and Co. Classic K Bailey Chipboard, Flower Brads Metal Art

Junkitz - Travel Button

Tim Holtz Ideaology - Mini Gears

EK Success - Stone Stickers

Dusty Attic and Creative Embellishments Chipboard Gears

Ranger Distress Stains - Tarnished Brass, Peeled Paint, Fired Brick

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Blackberry Cordial and Sugar Maple

May SOS Saturday Cartoon Sketch Challenge - Rainbow Bright - "Candytopia"

May is here already!!  That means it is time for a FUN challenge 
from the Scrap Our Stash Blog!

Here is my Layout for your inspiration - I had so much fun playing along with the rainbow theme, and making that big rainbow circle using lots of brads and embellishments that I have had in my stash forever!! I think the fun colors work great with the photo of my friends and I covered in confetti while visiting the FUN Candytopia Pop-Up in NYC last year!

This brad/embellishment circle was SO MUCH FUN to create!

Here are some close-ups for you:

I hope I've inspired you to play along with this very Colorful Challenge!  Start digging through and using up some of your stash, and show us what you come up with!  Looking forward to seeing your layout on the Scrap Our Stash May Cartoon Challenge!

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

Items used:
BoBunny - Believe - Marvelous and Violet Double Dot
G45 - Kaleidoscope Collection - Boldly Brilliant
Washi Tape
Queen and Co - Bling, Felt Flowers
American Crafts -Thickers - Colorful Puffy Stickers
Brads
Ranger Distress Stains - Dusty Concord, Picked Raspberry, Black Soot, Peacock Feathers, Ripe Persimmon

April SOS Sketch Plus Challenge - "Adventure"

It is time for April's Scrap Our Stash "Pick Your Side" Sketch Challenge!  

Along with using one of the sketches below for your inspiration 

- you must ALSO include Buttons, Brads or Enamel Dots.

I selected the Sketch on the RIGHT and just flipped some of the elements around a bit.  I used photos from our day trip to Bath, when we were in England last October.  I had so much fun creating the circle using Brads and a few other embellishments that I've had in my "Stash" forever!  I am going to use this idea again, for sure!

Here is my layout for your inspiration:

I used the AWESOME Kaisercraft "Let's Go!" Collection that I got from My Little Scrapbook Store!  LOVE the colors and patterns in this collection!

Here are some close ups for you-

I first drew a circle and after digging through my stash - started adding brads along the pencil line - along with some wooden hearts and that big glass element that I thought was pretty neat!

I love to add my journaling by creating a pocket behind one of the photos with 3M foam tape, and tucking a journaling tag behind it.
Above you can see where it is tucked in, and below is the front and back of the tag.

((YIKES - I just realized I spelled famous wrong!! - I'll have to go back and fix that! LOL!))

 Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope I've inspired you to dig into your Stash and play along with us at the Scrap Our Stash Blog!

I can't wait to see what you create!

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

Items used:

Kaisercraft - "Let's Go" Collection -

   Street Signs, Bag Tags, Flights, Collectables

BoBunny Double Dot - Decaf

Dusty Attic - Word Plays - chipboard elements

My Mind's Eye-Jubilee, Cut and Paste, The Sweetest Thing-Brads

Teresa Collins - Wanderlust Brads

American Crafts - Thickers - Let's Go

Fibers, Brads, Washi Tape

Ranger Distress Stains - Vintage Photo, Picket Fence, Salty Ocean

Challenge YOUrself Blog Challenge #64 “Thanksgiving”

This month’s Challenge at the Challenge YOUrself Blog is  all about your favorite holiday! Just create a Layout about your favorite holiday and make sure to include YOU in one of the photos!  I hope you have a chance to play along with us this month!

My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving- because it’s all about Family and Traditions- 2 very important things in my life! If there is a small gathering of 5, or a houseful of 16 or more
- it’s always a special day and a chance to make lasting memories 
and carry on time honored traditions.

Here is my layout for your inspiration along with some close-ups too!

Thanks so much for stopping by - I hope I've inspired you to play along with us at the Challenge YOUrself Blog this month - and I can't wait to find out about your favorite holiday!

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

Items Used:

BoBunny - Farmer's Market -Harvest & Thankful & Farmer's Market

Moxxie - Fall Harvest - Perfect Peck and Wind Blown

Ranger Distress Stains - Fired Brick, Tarnished Brass, Peeled Paint, Rusty Hinge

Twine - Sequins- Antique Doily - Wooden Heart, and Title

April SOS Saturday Cartoon and Sketch "CareBear" Challenge "#friends"

This months Saturday Cartoon / Sketch Challenge from the Scrap Our Stash Blog gives you LOTS of options!

You get to choose the Color and Symbol of the CareBear of your choice and include that color and an embellishment or patterned with the symbol on the bear's chest!  

I chose the PINK "Love-a-Lot" Bear, who's symbol is 2 Hearts!
I picked a photo of a Girl's Day Out in NYC to see the Mickey Exhibit - and kept the color palette to PINK, Black and White!

We are all BIG Mickey and Disney fans and had so much FUN!

Here are some close ups for you!

I used 2 + hearts 

The base page just had a bunch of plan intersecting circles and I doodled on all of them to match the doodling on the patterned paper I used.

I hope I've inspired you to play along with us this month at the Scrap Our Stash Blog!  
Give it a try - you'll have a blast!
((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

Items used:

BoBunny's Back to Basic - Zip-a-Dee Doodle and Double Dot Sugar

Luxe - Classic Black - Falling Stars

Coredinations - Black Small Dot

My Mind's Eye - Adorbs "Story" Recollect Paper

Paperhouse - Colorways - Flamingo Collection papers

Eyelet Outlet -Enamel and Bling

Cocoa Vanilla - More than words - Flair

Simple Stories - Enchanted Chipboard Stickers

Thickers - Foam Phrase Stickers

EK Success - Mickey Button

Freckled Fawn - Puffy Doodle Camera

Mambie Chipboard Embellishment

Ranger Distress Stains - Picket Fence, Black Soot, Picked Raspberries