8-1-17 Let's Scrap Sketch!!!!

Wow... it's been awhile since I posted!!! I just wrapped up my 

July LOAD Challenge to so I will be adding a post with all the layouts I did for that

soon too....!!!

So here is my layout for the 8-1-17 for Let's Scrap Sketches

Here is my layout.... Our little Yummy Grandson was playing helping Daddo water in the backyard and telling me all about the Venus Fly Trap... it was a serious conversation, the reason for the finger pointing... lol Also a monumental occasion for the fact that My Adorable One was wearing flip flops!!! I imported this man 20 years ago and I finally got him in flip flops.... no shoes, no socks...just flip flops.. this country girl is finally rubbing off on him... finally! lol They are both just too cute and I'm crazy about these boys!!! 

 This is the sketch by our amazing sketch designer and my friend Mich, without her I would be lost and besides... I love her double page sketches!!!!

Thanks for checking out my page and I hope to see some of you playing along with our sketch challenge at Let's Scrap Sketches

Hugs,
Cathy

Blog Hop Pic

So to play along in the Summer Fun Blog Hop it is required as the final 

step to take a pic of your scrap area as is right now!!!

Ok... here it is...

So here we have 'some' of my paper behind me.. I buy packs of papers to do up my kits with so those are all in the racks behind my chair... my corner holds my tool bag and a stack of unfinished projects on the table wayyyy over in the corner... moving on to my Cricut cartridges, pens, inks.. rounding the corner for my computer, stack of pictures to try and work on in the Scrapbooking LOAD Challenge for July.. try and work on!! lol My glues, inks, eyelets and such that I was using when I was working on the layout for the Blog Hop and then, of course, the layout for the Blog Hop... I have wayyyy more stuff in my room but this is where I sit... chat... browse the internet... and create... my little piece of heaven and all within the same room as My Adorable One.. he has a 'corner' in the room too!! lol 

Can't wait to see what everyone has in there little space... :) 

Hugs,
Cathy

Summer Fun Blog Hop

Whoot whoot!! It's time for a BLOG HOP!!!

Winner of my Blog Hop part is Mary Steinemtz

Welcome to the Let's Scrap Sketches Summer Fun Blog Hop!!!

This Hop runs from July 1st to July 7th midnight so make sure you join in alllll the fun!!

If you are joining the Blog Hop here instead of the beginning go HERE to start at Let's Scrap Sketches and follow the instructions for the Blog Hop to get in for a chance on all the prizes!!

Be sure to comment on this blog and follow me for more great inspiring creations... you need to do both of these things to get in on the RAK for this blog and then please go on to the NEXT BLOG - Chriss's for more fun and chances to win more prizes!!!

So here is the sketch we played with by Mich:

Here is what I did with the sketch:

(bad pic will try and get a better one up)

This is our beautiful Grandson Preston aka Yummy!!! If you have seen my blog before you now that he is what I scrapbook most.. he is gorgeous... we are just crazy about this little guy...!! 

I didn't use tags.. on the far right side of the layout I have used 'magic mesh' (old school goodies) I also used alot of large eyelets ( I have a boxes filled with them so I used them alot) I love using eyelets because they can fill up those spaces that need a bit more... I have also used tire track washi tape. Did the dictionary description of Boy because it just fit with the layout, and I had an old Deluxe Cut laser cut laying around. And finished!! 

I love playing with Mich's sketches... she is so talented and creative. Sometimes she really makes me think out of the box trying to work with her sketches and I love that!! I also love how the Design Team is so inspired by them.. and all so differently!!

I have to say that this Blog Hop has amazing girls playing along... each and everyone of them has been on the Design Team at one point or another and I love that they were so willing to jump in and play along again... So have fun jumping to the next blog Chriss's and make sure that you start and end at Let's Scrap Sketches

Hugs,
Cathy

Backyard Adventure

Wow... well it has been a bit since I have had the time to play along with the sketches but I did manage it this weekend and just in time for this sketch reveal from Let's Scrap Sketches!!

So here is the sketch I used:

awesome sketch by Mich!!!

and here is what I came up with... 

being I have not been scrapbooking much it took me all day to get this layout done... all day.. can you believe that!!! Of course I HAD to use some Yummy pics!! This poor baby is not even 4 yrs old and I am soooooooo behind in getting his pics scrapbooked... mind you I have stacks of layouts done.. some in albums and most not.. stacks of them and I have equal stacks of pics waiting for me to get to them... good thing I only have 1 Grandson or I would be in big trouble!!!

Thanks for looking at my blog and I hope to be adding more to it very very soon...

Hugs,
Cathy

Let's Scrap Sketches 8-15-15

It's me again!! I don't get to scrapbook near as much as I would like too but I did

manage to get this double page layout done with the 8-15-15 sketch at Let's Scrap Sketches!!

You should check out the blog and play along with us!!! ;0) 

So here is the great sketch by Mich that I played with:

and here is what I did with it:

Raymond and Makayla took Yummy to the ocean for the first time... Fort Bragg is the place to go for our area...lol These are a few of the pics that Raym took of there trip and I thought this sketch was just perfect... I even have a bit of hidden journaling behind one of his pics. 

I used an old line of paper I had here from when we had our scrap store and some embelli's that I have had 'forever'.... dusted it with some inks and here it is!!! Great pics of a great trip... ;0)

Thanks for looking

Hugs,

Cathy

Guest Designer on Sketchy Boards Blog

Hey everyone.... I barely have time to play along with my own challenge blogs but I was recently asked to be Guest Designer for August on Sketchy Boards Challenge Blog by Heidi and how could I say no!! 

So she zapped me the sketch and color inspiration... my first thought when I saw it was... are you kidding me??? Obviously she doesn't 'know' me... lol Purple and white?? Well it could have been worse.. it could have been Pink!! lol So out of my comfort zone I started off with this challenge.. ;0) 

So here is the sketch and the color inspiration I was given:

Ok.. so then I start thinking of what pics I want to play with for this color inspiration.... thinking.. I'm thinking... lol  So I thought of one of the newest members of our family and one that I see alot of pics of on facebook.... so I go and swipe pics that my cousin Jammie took of her little niece Afton. Perfect... now I am inspired to get this going!! I zap the pics off to Walgreens and as soon as my daycare kids are gone I am in the car to pick them up and then my scrapbooking process begins.. ;0) Because, YES sometimes it is a process!! So this is what I came up with for this sketch challenge:

I choose to change the pics from circles on the sketch to 4x4's and one 4x3.. staggering a bit. The background I chose to take my white cardstock and ink it with Tim Holtz distress ink Dusty Concord and splashed with some Glimmer Mist (which I have tons of still!!). I dug thru my scraps and found the papers I wanted to use and pulled out some flowers and finished it off with some Lilac Liquid Pearls in my stash.... I'm happy with the way it turned out... 

I hope you enjoyed checking this out and hopefully you have the time to play along with Heidi's challenge blog Sketchy Boards Challenge Blog

Thanks for looking, 

Hugs,
Cathy

Call Me....

Yep.. Another one done... this makes 2 for the LOAD.. whoot whoot!!

So I did up this card for the Feeling Sketchy Blog with this weeks sketch... 

So here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

I got to use a Bugaboo digi image for this one... Love Bugaboo's digi's. If you haven't 

checked them out you should!!

So if you get the chance and you want to play along with this sketch go to Feeling Sketchy's 

Blog and play along with us!!

Thanks for looking, 

Hugs,
Cathy

Let's Scrap Sketch 7-1-15

Wow... it's been awhile since I did a blog post for my own blog, let alone get any scrapbooking done for myself...!! I feel like I am discovering new country here... lol 

So I am also playing along with the LOAD Challenge on Facebook ... so this is #1 layout for July!!

So I had the time to play with this new sketch from Mich one of our sketch designers at Let's Scrap Sketches and I love the way it turned out... of course, these are pics of our little Yummy Grandson aka Preston and his Daddo. He loves going to the part with Daddo and is always wanting to have him by his side to help him out.... I love it!!!

So here is the sketch:

 This is what I did with the sketch... I used some Simple Stories papers... 

I do love the way it turned out and a bit excited to get some more scrapbooking done over this month!!!

Come and play along with us at Let's Scrap Sketches and/or the LOAD Challenge on Facebook!!!

Thanks for looking

Hugs,
Cathy