Let there be Butterflies! Challenge YOUrself May Challenge #137

 Hello Scrappy Friends!!

I'm back!!  It's been a long while - a broken ankle ( in 3 places ) on Christmas Eve, then surgery on Dec 30th kept me out of my scrapbook room for a LONG while - plus the new puppy's crate for sleeping is in my scrapbook room - so it's kept me out of there for a while!  

I'm trying to "share" my scrapbook room with him and get a few hours in a week to scrapbook!

I want to share this month's challenge with you from the Challenge YOUrself Blog!  This month's theme is "Create a Project Using Butterflies On Your Page." For example, you can draw a butterfly, use a photo of a butterfly, use butterfly embellishments, etc. Whatever you like! (And don't forget to include a photo with you in the frame.)

Here is my layout for the Design Team and for your Inspiration!

I used the beautiful Happiness Collection from Cocoa Vanilla - the Die Cut and base paper with the triangle patter paper came like that - I used foam squares to raise the Die Cut up and give it depth.

This is a photo of my husband and I at a sunflower field a few years ago.  I fussy cut all of the butterflies out of a 12 x 12 piece of paper from the collection.  I love to fussy cut!!

Here are a few close ups for you:

I hope I've inspired you to play along with us this month over at the Challenge YOUrself Blog!  I can't wait to see what you create!!

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

PS - You can follow me on Instagram on my new Scrapbook Account 

caramicoscraps

also on my Scrappy Facebook Page "For the Love of Paper"

Cocoa Vanilla's Happy Days March Challenge

 Hi Scrappy Friends -  I'm entering this layout in the Cocoa Vanilla Studio Community's 

March 2021 Monthly Challenge, using this "Be Happy" mood board.  

 I used Cocoa Vanilla's DAYDREAM collection to capture this HAPPY memory, of our 3 Portuguese Water Dogs, Sugar, Tino and Maggie, all trying to cuddle with my husband while he was resting on the couch! They crack us up everyday!

I call this picture "Find Phil!"

I created the base page by using one of Vicki Boutin's mixed media pages from her Let's Wander Collection, and added some Distress Oxide Sprays and Nuvo Sparkle Sprays.

Here are some close ups for you:

  

I love this collection and am happy with how this layout came out.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Be Well, Stay Safe, and PLEASE WEAR A MASK

(( HUGS )) ~ Sherri

Items used:

Cocoa Vanilla Day Dream Collection -

Sun Shower, Garden Variety, Over the Rainbow, Die Cut Ephemera, Accessory Stickers, Flair Button, Flowers and Sequins

String

Embossing Powder

Nuvo Crystal Drops - Ebony Black 

Royalcoat Dimensional Magic

Distress Oxide - Speckled Egg

Nuvo Sparkle Spray - Blush Burst and Apple Spritzer

November Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge "Main Squeeze"

Hello everyone!  It is time for this month's Sketch Challenge from the Scrap Our Stash Blog!

This month we ask you to include CHIPBOARD 

and WATERCOLOR Patterned Paper in your layout too!

 This month I decided to use photos from our October 2019 37th Anniversary Cruise to Bermuda onboard the Norwegian "Escape" and just LOVED using the Cocoa Vanilla "Daydream" collection that I purchased from the My Little Scrapbook Store.

*I've also entered this layout in the My Little Scrapbook Store Oct/Nov Crop Challenge #5 "Mixed Media" Challenge.

For the Challenge - the base is a pre-printed watercolor design from the Vicki Boutin "Let's Wander" Paper pad. The chipboard pieces are from a 49 and Market "Happy Moments" Chipboard, by Dusty Attic -I used the circle and 2 sprays of leaves.  I inked them with 

Ranger Distress Oxide Ink - Speckled Egg 

Here are some close ups for you:

Here you can see the splatters I made using Glimmer Mist, Nuvo Sparkle Spray and
Ranger Distress Oxide Spray (colors below)

I love this title - and knew I wanted to use it when I saw 

the yellow in my wonderful hubby's shirt!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope I've inspired you to play along with me and the rest of the Amazing Design Team at the Scrap Our Stash Blog - Please check out all their wonderful layouts and find out the Prize Info and Contest Rules by Clicking on the LINK!

#StaySafe, #BeWell, #WearAMask

(((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

Items used:

Coco Vanilla "Daydream" Collection: Accessory Stickers, Puffy Hearts, Diecut Ephemera. Papers: All a Flutter, Garden Variety, Happy Place, Sun Shower, Stepping Stones

49 and Market Happy Moments Chipboard

Nuvo Crystal Drops: Bottle Green, Simply White, Auburn Pearl

Nuvo Vintage Drops: Yellow Brick Road

Ranger Distress Oxide Ink and Spray - Speckled Egg

Ranger Distress Stains - Weathered Wood, Victorian Velvet, Mustard Seed

Nuvo Sparkle Spray - Peacock Plume

Tattered Angles Glimmer Mist - Golden Orange

Thickers "Be Bright"

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

June Challenge YOUrself #54 "Party Girl"

Since June is my Birthday Month, I decided to use photos of me at Birthday Parties, for this month's challenge over at the Challenge YOUrself Blog.  Not only do you have to include a photo of YOU in your layout, this month's challenge is to use 2 photos of YOU 
- one as a child, and one as an adult!

I found some old photos that my Mom had given me from when I was little.  The photo on the left is from one of the many great birthday parties my Mom always had for me when growing up. I am not sure about the year or how old I was, but my guess is around 7 ?  

The other photo is of me and my husband and brothers and sister-in-laws, 
celebrating my brother in law's 60th birthday.

I will always be a "Party Girl!" LOL!

I have been dying to use this awesome new paper pack "Paprika" from PhotoPlay!  
I just think it is so much FUN!  I hope you like it!

Here are some close ups for you: 

I hope YOU will join us this month at the Challenge YOUrself Blog!  
I look forward to "then and now" photos of you!

Thanks for stopping by!

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

Items used:
Bazzill Cardstock: Kachina, Festive
We R Memory Keepers - Baby Mine Pink Cardstock
Photoplay - "Paprika" - Cardstock Diecuts, Element Stickers, Patchouli and Llama Drama 12 x 12 papers
Recollections - Neon Brights Enamel Dots
Simple Stories - Faith - Decorative Brads
Cocoa Vanilla - Make a Wish Flair
Craft Smart - Stickers, Washi Tape, Paperclips
Jillibean Soup - Alphabeans - Organic Orange
American Crafts - Thickers - Printshop and Sunny
Fiskers Edge Punch
Distress Stain - Picked Raspberry, Fossilized Amber, Peacock Feathers, Rusty Hinge