Creative Memories Layout - We Are 3 Papers

Yikes! I've been avoiding Walmart and sending photos to be processed only 1-2 times a month. Hard to keep all these empty layouts straight! This layout is featuring artwork from neighborhood kids - drawings they made for us for birthdays and hospital stays and just because. I love their thoughtful artwork and especially their excited faces when they give us their handmade cards - I have such a hard time tossing them!  So decided instead they belong in my scrapbooks.  So here's just a tasted of my neighborhood art talent.

The papers are from We Are 3 - Best of Autumn.  Be sure to stop by the We Are 3 Facebook page to see all the gorgeous work from the design team.

 

Stick It Down Double-Layout Challenge

I just love the sketch challenges at Stick it Down. This layout is pretty simple - I just grabbed some glitter stickers from my stash for the embellishments...not really outside of the box. I still think it turned out pretty cute. 

The papers are from We Are 3's Best of Autumn collection.  The "journaling" on the left side is from We Are 3's Itty Bitty - Sweet set.

    

Stick It Down (Sketch Challenge)

Oh, what a challenge from Stick It Down this month! Simple scrapbook layouts - I love simple!!! I used Little Star papers to create this two-page layout. I flipped the sketch horizontally, added some Washi tape and borders from my stash, and used some alphabet die cuts that I think I purchased 15 years ago when I first started papercrafting!

Bonnie has loads of fabulous digital papers in the We Are 3 Shop that make scrapbooking and cardmaking a breeze!  Be sure to visit We Are 3's Facebook Page to find exciting designs from the design team.  Now check out Stick It Down for inspirational layout sketches.

We Are 3 Dragonflies in Flight

It's a simple layout (one of my faves to make) using Dragonflies in Flight from We Are 3 for the papers. 

The cute banner was made with scalloped circles folded in half.  The ric-rac border was in my stash from several years ago.  Go have a look see at lovely projects from the We Are 3 Design Team here.

 

We Are 3's Vintage Carnival

Can you believe it's the end of the month already? I can't! But I've just finished all my designs for the July release, so it must be true! Today I have a layout that uses Vintage Carnival for accents.

Forever Young

Here's a two-page layout I made for my 50th birthday. This is where all this papercrafting life began! As my hubby for some reason thought I wanted to scrapbook and gave me about $300 worth of scrapbooking supplies! WHAT WAS HE THINKING????? Since we were newlyweds, I indulged him and took a class.....or two.....or three....and the rest is history!!!!! I wish someone would have taken a picture of my face when I opened my gift - it had to be one of my best acting roles, as my hubby was so excited! There is a silver cloud to this story - since my hubby is responsible for my papercrafting addiction, he never once has complained about the amount of time or money I spend. :D My friends and family did get some fun pics of us enjoying my 50th birthday celebration - so 15 years later, it's finally been scrapped. 

My layout is inspired by the April double-page challenge at Stick It Down!  For my background, I used a pinwheel of paper patterns from Look Up from We Are 3.  My title (which does not show up well in the photo) is made from rub-ons I had in my stash.

We Are 3 Look Up Layout

To be honest, I wasn't all that excited about our first snowfall this year because I moved to Arizona to live in the desert!  I used We Are 3's Look Up paper collection for my backgrounds.

Well, I've got to say that once I heard the neighbor kids giggling as the played in the snow, my spirits lifted - and this also turned out to be a favorite layout.  Pretty simple.  I added some old distressed alphabet stickers in my stash.  I dug into my Christmas stash for a snowflake.  Cool, huh?  (No pun intended.)  Be sure to pop over to the We Are 3 shop to see all the fabulous and creative papers Bonnie creates.  

The We Are 3 Look Up Collection

I am back, using Look Up for a scrapbook layout. The border is Berry Branch by Beccy Muir.

Please be sure to stop by the We Are 3 Facebook Page to view fabulous projects from our design team - working with digital papers is so much fun!

Adrian's Project

Don't you just love scrapbooking? Again I'm using Vintage Carnival (We Are 3) for my patterned papers. I have loads of alphabet letters that I seldom use - I dug deep down and found the FUN banner letters. The tools are from Woodworkers (DAW Surface Design). I added a video with a Stkr.it. Finally I added a heart as I love seeing our son and grandson working on a project together. I love the way this turned out.

Pre-K Graduation Layout

Get ready for a new school year!

Let the Fun Begin

I made this layout with Vintage Carnival from We Are 3 for my grandson's scrapbook.  Can't share photos - but they are of Mommy and Son celebrating Valentine's Day with a day out bowling and McDonald's.

A Fun Layout with Boy and his Toys

Of course, no boy's scrapbook is would be complete without layouts with big-boy toys. Here is a layout for my grandson's book with him playing on a train, riding a tractor, and helping his grandfather repair a bike. (Sorry, no photos allowed)

It's All About the Gown

Sharing a layout using products from We Are 3.  These papers are so much fun to use.  This is my wedding day - my dress designer (TKO Designs) and seamstress came to help me get dressed and to make sure I looked my best in their very gorgeous gown.

The vertical strip on the side was inspired by the Challenge #117 at Creatalicious Challenges - Using a die or punch.  I used a border punch for the two narrow strips.

It's difficult to see the detail in my background - but I used Burlap Beach for my background and Nature Blends for the watercolored borders.

    

Please check out We Are 3's Facebook page to see more designs using digital papers - you can check out other beautiful papers and images at the We Are 3 Etsy shop.

For Old Time's Sake

While cleaning out my craft room a while back, I came across the very first scrapbook layout I made about 12 years ago.  My dear hubby was under the impression I wanted to scrapbook, so surprised me with about $300 of supplies....the surprise was that I thought that was a rather stupid hobby!  The big surprise came later....since we were newlyweds and in a way he was "listening" to me (i used to make a lot of sarcastic remarks about wanting to retire and scrapbook), I didn't want to hurt his feelings and decided to take some classes.  OMG - it didn't take long for my excitement level to rise during these introductory classes!

So I found my first layout - and since the aim of cleaning was to get rid of stuff, I pondered what to do with this first layout.  I decided to case the layout for each of my grandson's scrapbooks.  This is my first case.

Creativity with Digital Papers

Another layout for my wedding album - 12 years late!  I used two collections on this piece - Beach Burlap and Distress Burlap.  I played around a little with the Beach Burlap here - and will have to do more in the future.  I find that digital collections always have such vibrant colors when I see them online - yet when I print them, the colors often seem so faded - and any subtle prints nearly disappear.  When I photograph my work, the colors lose even more of their intensity.  So for my middle layer here, I darkened the digital paper in Photoshop - much more vibrant color...with the "crackle" design adding just enough colors to bring out my layout.  But, alas, another decision to make when printing my paper - when to darken....lol!

Layout Inspiration with Scrap Our Stash

Hi, Everyone!

Today I am sharing with you a layout inspired by the current challenge at Scrap Our Stash.  Today I am sharing a page that shows one of my grandson's favorite activities - sleeping! (You have to use your imagination as I'm not allowed to share photos of my grandkids.)  Scrap Our Stash has a great Bingo Challenge going on.  The diagonal line I chose is The Color Red (the die-cut background), Hearts, and Mixed Alpha Title (which worked out great since I didn't have enough letters of one kind to make the title).

Spongebob Layout

Head over to My Creative Sketches for the January Sketch!  I turned the sketch upside down.

Reflections

Who here joins sketch challenges?  I actually really like them - great for inspiration.  This layout is inspired by the February 1 challenge at Let's Get Sketchy - Sketch and Mood Board.

                   

Here is my layout.  I turned the sketch upside down - and the center focus is a bit different as I had to get these eight photos in.  (The colors on this are primarily pink and red - no idea why so much is looking beige - no beige included!)

Ball Pit

Give me smiles - especially grandson smiles....and lots of bright colors!  Unfortunately, I can't share my grandson's photo - but for this layout, he is all smiles as he's relaxing in the ball pit we gave him for his birthday.

Happy Birthday Scrapbook Layout

Today's layout is a little glimpse inside the family party we had for my grandson's second birthday.  He enjoyed opening presents and played all day with his new gifts, including a gas stations for his cars and his new ball pit.  (Sorry - no photos allowed online.)