Marathon scrapping weekend

Both girls spent a majority of the weekend at Grandma's house so I had lots of quite time to scrap. It really was a marathon scrapping weekend. I made 4 personal pages and 9 pages for an order I have. I really should have taken more breaks because my shoulders are pretty tense from staring at the computer for so long. But, I can't help myself. I love doing this so much that most of my time is spent thinking about the next page. It's just too much fun!

Let me share the personal pages I made. These were of course for challenges. It's a new month so there was a whole new set of challenges at Color Line Design. I already shared one of the pages yesterday but here are the rest.

This was for a 12 x 12 template challenge:

Overlay by Paradise Scrap at mitiaassef.com.

Journaling: The best school project was a huge mural the whole class painted. They did it outside because they got really messy.

This was for a brag book challenge:

Papers all by The Scrappin Cop.

And, last but not least, this was for a Trends and Technique challenge. The challenge was to use black as a focus of the layout with splashes of color. I don't know if I like the layout but I do like using black as a base in my layouts.

Overlay by Sweetmade.net and frame by Gunhild. Flowers are from photos I took and the ribbons are my creation.

A very special first

The first August journaling challenge at Color Line Design is all about firsts. I couldn't think of a better first than Jazmine's first day of school. It was a pretty important first for Jazmine and I had lots of great pictures to choose from.

I did a little Photoshop fun on the main photo and did the journaling in a little different way. What is my favorite part of this page is that is uses Jazmine's actual handwriting. I had her help me with a project a while ago and she nicely wrote out the whole alphabet for me. She did it in black sharpie so it scanned very well. I just cut out the letters and put them together into the words I needed. I plan on doing this every year so we can see how her handwriting improves over the years.

Overlay by Digi Scrap by Coco, retro paper made with overlay by Creative Dreams and pattern by The Scrappin Cop.

The journaling reads: Jazmine’s first day of junior Kindergarten was perfect! She was excited to meet all kinds of new friends. She was the shortest person in class but definitely had the biggest personality. Her teacher Miss G. was pretty great. Jazmine was nervous to begin the day but by time she got home there was no stopping her from talking about it to anyone. At the end of the first day Miss G. gave everyone a kissing hand cookie as a very special treat.

Birthdays and flowers

I have come to the realization that I have so many photos that need to be digi scrapped. When I am participating in a challenge I am getting a great opportunity. I get the chance to go through some older photos and get the inspiration to scrap them. I just have to be careful that I don't re-scrap the same photos. Yesterday I was inspired to do a LO for one of my girls birthday and another page to showcase one of my favorite photos from when we visited the botanical garden last year.

Here's is Ali's 2nd birthday:

Star overlay by Kimberly Cameron, String, Stitches, tags and gummy bear frame by Gunhild & Svenning and buttons by I Love Yesenia.

Here is the botanical garden:

This was a simple design so there isn't much to share as far as resources. I am trying to figure out where the hearts came from. These are valentine brushes that I have but I must have misfiled them since I can't find the source. If you know where these came from please let me know. The flower is from Moo Two Designs and the eyelets are from Memories Made Easy.

Feasting with the Beasties

One of the best things about scrapbooking is getting the chance to go back and relive some of your favorite memories. Today I am revisiting a special day that I spent with Ali. We went to a local botanical garden and spent an afternoon. There were these "Beastie" characters all over the gardens and a few fun activities just for kids. These are two of my favorite photos of the day. This welcoming path and this beautiful girl feasting on a cookie she decorated herself.

This was a brag book template challenge for Color Line Design. Papers are PS patterns by Obsidian Dawn. The tree and grass have a paper overlay by The Scrappin Cop, the brogs are by Memories Made Easy and the Bow and Ring embellishment are by Carolina Girl Scrap Creations.

Emerson's birthday

My nephew Emerson is almost 3 years old. I remember the day he was born like it was yesterday. I love being present for the birth of a baby. There is something just so special about welcoming a new baby. Today I decided to use Kellie Puddy's template challenge at Color Line Design to create a LO about this special day.

The journaling says: It was a beautiful warm day. Mom, Dad, Big Brothers, Grandma and Auntie Kathi were all excited to meet you. The doctors thought you were going to be a big baby so they were all ready to bring you into the world by c- section. We all settled into our places. Mom got ready for surgery. Dad got into his scrubs. Grandma, Delano, Elijah and Auntie Kathi all settled into the waiting room. We were overwhelmed with joy when Dad came in to tell us that you were here. A few minutes later they brought you into a room for us to watch you get cleaned up and all your little tests done. Your brothers looked on in amazement. Elijah had told us earlier that he didn’t want a brother but when he saw you he didn’t want to leave your side for even a minute. Delano was soon distracted by a game book he had. Grandma and Auntie Kathi took your proud new brothers for a walk by the fountain across the street. This gave you r Mommy and Daddy some time to get to know you all by themselves. Your brothers were so happy to think of all the things they were going to do with you. When we returned we all spent some time watching your every cute little move. Yes, in the end it was a perfect beautiful warm day.

The background is a pattern by The Scrappin Cop with a Retro overlay by Creative Dreams, another overlay by Sonia Harvy (Saab) and scroll embellishment by Memories Made Easy.