Everything is better with COFFEE - as long as it's Starbucks!

 Hi Scrappy Peeps - I decided to play along with my good friends at the Scrap Our Stash Blog - and enter their "April Wheel of Challenges - Tick Tac Toe"  I was on the DT for this awesome group for a few years and am so happy I had a chance to play along with them this month!!
I decided to follow the top row of the board - selecting Stripped Paper / Fussy Cutting/ Any Page Maps Sketch - 

and here is my take on the challenge: 

I just LOVE this Coffee and Friends Collection from Echo Park! I thought it would work great for this photo I took looking outside of my husband's hospital room at New York Presbyterian Hospital this past December, overlooking the George Washington Bridge!

There is a Starbucks in the lobby of the hospital and let me tell you - it was a great treat to help get me through the last 8 months as we have been in and out of there, while battling his heart failure after a massive heart attack last August. I am so thankful he is doing well now, and we treat every day as a blessing!

Here are some close ups for you:

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a peek! I had lots of fun creating this layout and I hope you like it!

Take care and ((HUG)) your loved ones every single day!

((HUGS)) to you too! ~ Sherri

Make it Sparkle - Challenge #17 - "Do All the Things!"

 I can't tell you how much I LOVE Vicki Boutin's Color Study Collection!!  I used it to create this layout for the My Little Scrapbook Store's Online Crop this month, and took on Challenge #17, "Make it Sparkle"

You can check out the replay of my process video from my Facebook Live by clicking HERE.  I also share a few other mixed media layouts using lots of sequins for your inspiration! ( please bear with me at the beginning of the video - I hope I don't make you dizzy! LOL!)

Here are some close ups for you - don't be afraid to use up those sequins!! You've probably got a bunch and new ones are coming out every day!!  You can find some here at the My Little Scrapbook Store too!

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope I've inspired you to play along and use those SEQUINS!!!

Stay Safe and Be Well

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

Happy Birthday Sugar!

Our white Portuguese Waterdog turned 3 this week!  Her name is Turnabout Sugar Magnolia - Our Sugar! She is just as sweet as her name and gives the best Hugs and Kisses.

I'm entering this layout in the Lasting Memories Challenge #581 - New Year - New Beginnings - using LOTS OF LAYERS

I used the stencils from Vicki Boutin's Color Study collection and added dimension and texture with Picket Fence Glimmer Paste and Ranger Textured Paste Matte. I used lots of different papers with different textures and even used a die-cut!

I printed the photo 3 times and fussy cut Sugar out of 2 of them, and then popped the 2 with foam in between the layers to give it and her more dimension.

Here are a few close ups for you:

Thanks for stopping by! 

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

Back in the Day!

Hello Scrappy Friends - this is my Design Team Layout for the My Little Scrapbook Stores "Camp Scrap-a-lot" Online Crop - Challenge #17 - "Off Roading" - You have to use BROWN for your layout - Kraft or Brown Papers, Embellishments, anything brown on your project!

I couldn't wait to use the AWESOME Ciao Bella "The Seventies" Collection from My Little Scrapbook Store - and I thought it went perfectly for this BROWN Challenge and with these photos of my Mom, Brother and I from 1971! My Dad and his friends purchased this BROWN very "vintage" trailer in New York State, that we all used as a vacation get-a-way, and the Dads used it as a hunting "cabin." It was one of those metal trailers with the rounded ends. I'm not sure if it was an Airstream - but I do know it was really small! We made lots of fun memories there - that's for sure!

I started with a piece of Kraft paper for my base, and used 2 Vicki Boutin stencils and some Ranger Distress Vintage Photo Ink, and Ranger Distress Oxide Inks in Mustard Seed and Wild Honey.

I am also entering this into the Dotty About Flair Facebook Page Challenge #20 - Collaboration with the Scrap Squad Facebook Page,

and their DAF Scraplift Collaboration Challenge using this layout as inspiration - 

I used an awesome Dotty About Flair on my layout too!

Here are a few close ups for you:

Here is the base page after I finished stenciling, and where I started to add layers and build my layout.

Here is a close up of all the "FUN" stuff - can you spot the avocados? And how cute is that camera charm - and don't forget about that COOL orange DAF Flair with the hearts!

I loved the little Avocados in the Picket Fence Sequin Mix, and I fussy cut that Retro Toaster and popped it on the page!

No "70's" Layout would be complete without a PEACE sign -Right!?!
And can I just say - How COOL was I with that animal print coat, with the big buckle and those ponytails!! - I was 10 yrs old in this photo, and my little brother was 8.  My Beautiful Mom was just 28, with that cool wig and those big sunglasses!!

Thanks so much for stopping by - I hope I've encouraged you to play along with any of these challenges!

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri
Take Care and Be Safe!
I'd LOVE for you to leave me a comment and follow along with my Blog!

Items Used:

Ciao Bella  - The Seventies Collection

Kraft Paper

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Adage Tickets

Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Stickers

Vicki Boutin Color Study Bubble Stencils

7 Gypsies Tag 

Washi Tape

Little Birdie Beaded Micro Petals - Vintage and Burlap Beaded Fancies -Natural

Ranger Distress Ink - Vintage Photo

Ranger Distress Oxide Inks - Mustard Seed, Wild Honey

Ranger Distress Oxide Spray - Vintage Photo

Ranger Distress Spray - Tarnished Brass

Dotty About Flair - Orange Flair

Nuvo Crystal Drops - Dirty Bronze

Picket Fence - Sands of Time Gem Mix

Picket Fence - Avocado Toast Sequin Mix

Sequins and Twine

Challenge YOUrself #84 -Anything Goes! "#BlissedOut "

Hi everyone - Happy December!!!! 

Can you believe this CRAZY year is coming to an end??  I want to wish you and your families the happiest and healthiest Holiday Season - and send prayers that we will all get safely through the upcoming months until we can all be safely vaccinated.

To help you escape a bit, we the Challenge YOUrself Blog is sending and "Anything Goes" Challenge your way!  You can make a page about anything you like, just as long as you include a photo with YOU in the frame!

I decided to use 2 photos that I took, and then played around with in an App - to give them a cool effect. I took them one chilly morning this fall, while enjoying coffee by the fire pit on our deck, under our gazebo, and one later that evening, while enjoying a glass of wine.

If you are looking for "me" in one of the photos - you can see my hand holding my wine glass in the bottom one - so if you are camera shy and want to play along - as long as some of "YOU" is in your photo - you can join in our challenge!

Here are some close ups for you:

I had lots of fun fussy cutting out the flowers on this beautiful paper! The collection is and old one from My Minds Eye, Market Street Collection "Nob Hill" - I just LOVE the colors!!

I added dimension to some of the flowers and leaves with Nuvo Crystal Drips, and threw in a few gold sequins here and there too!

I love to add a pocket behind one of my photos and include journaling on the back of it.

And sometimes you mess up on that journaling - so you have to add a little washi tape to "decorate" the tag! LOL!!

Thank you for stopping by!  I again wish you the Happiest of Holidays, and only GOOD things for all of us in 2021! It's gotta be better than 2020!!  Stay Safe, Be Well and PLEASE Wear a Mask!
((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

Items Used:

My Minds Eye -Market Street Collection "Nob Hill" 

Glimmer Paper, Streamer Paper, Stripes Paper, Fields and Stache Paper - Label Stickers, Chipboard Buttons

Ranger Distress Stains - Mustard Seed, Tarnished Brass, Ripe Persimmon, Black Soot, Mowed Lawn

Nuvo Crystal Drops - Ebony Black, Simply White, Autumn Red,

Nuvo Vintage Drops - Yellow Brick Rd, Regency Green

Thickers "Be Bright"

Sequins and Washi Tape

SOS March Challenge - "For Real!"

We have a really FUN challenge for you this month over at the Scrap Our Stash Blog! - 

It's an awesome COLOR challenge - PLUS use something from your stash that starts with the first letter of your first name!!

I used SEQUINS as my added stash item.

Here is my Design Team layout for your Inspiration:

Photos are from a day trip to NYC with my girlfriends!  We went to the pop-up Mickey Mouse Exhibit, and then to Black Tap for burgers and AMAZING Ice Cream Desserts!

I just had to use the "Llamalicious" Paprika Collection by PhotoPlay! I think all the colors work perfectly with the challenge, photos and happy memories!

Here are some close-ups for you-

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you find some time to play along with us at the 

Scrap Our Stash Blog this month - and that I've inspired you to go dig in your stash and create something beautiful!

Be sure to visit the Scrap Our Stash Blog for more inspiration from our great Design Team, along with Challenge Rules and Prize Info!

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

Challenge Yourself #71 - Let's Fla-mingle! Weekend Scrappy Crop with Friends

What an awesome theme for this month's inspiration from the Challenge YOUrself Blog!

We'd love for you to join us this month! 

Just be sure to include YOU in one of your photos! 

Rules, Prize Info and more inspiration can be found on the Challenge YOUrself Blog!

Here is my Design Team Inspiration layout for you:

Love all of these ladies and the friendships we have formed over the years while sharing our love of scrapbooking! This was at a weekend crop last July hosted by an awesome Mom and Daughter on-line Scrapbook store "The Doo" as we lovingly call it - Be sure to check out Scrap-a-Doodle Doo for all your scrapbooking needs.  The flamingo and custom title Die-cut were made by "Mama Doodle!" Check out her custom Die-cuts HERE too!

Happy November to you!  Wishing you a great Thanksgiving, and hoping you will find some time for YOU this month! Be sure to take some time and get scrappy with it and don't forget to stop by the Challenge YOUrself Blog for more inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!  ~ (((HUGS)) Sherri

Items Used:

American Craft - Dear Lizzy "Fine and Dandy" -Stay Wild

                          - The Color of Memories

Paper House - Colorways - Flamingo Collection

Sequins, Feathers

Ranger Distress Stains - Picket Fence, Picked Raspberries

Nuvo Crystal Drops - Ebony Black

Custom Die Cut by Scrap-a-Doodle Doo