Windows to the Soul

Scrapbooking from the Inside Out challenged its readers and members to scrapbook a page about your favorite alone time. Of course, my favorite escape is scrapbooking in my room! I had these old Piggy Tales windows and matching covers. They were perfect for this challenge.

3 to 5 Pics

This weekend was a sketchy weekend! I did layouts using these two sketches. They are courtesy of Scrapbook Olympics on Club CK and Studio Calico.

 This one from Studio Calico is turned on its side for my layout since my central photo is vertical.

The layouts:

My favorite was "Summer Art". Since it's an art theme, I used two different spray inks--Mr Huey green and a brown--to be arty.

From the Inside Out

Putting yourself into the scrapbooks can be very difficult sometimes. One thing I like about Scrapbooking from the Inside Out is that the prompts create unique pages about our thoughts and feelings. It can help create really insightful journaling or it can be light and funny. Here are pages that I created for the Communications kit.

This one was a prompt to use a picture of a body part used for communication:

This next one was about times when we have "foot in mouth" disease!

 Hand journaling, as always!

 A little bit of white spray mist to represent my "blurting".

Living the Dream Class

Every once in a while it's great to take a class at Big Picture Classes. I find the different challenges, journaling prompts, and sketches so inspiring! The first prompt of Living the Dream was My Life. This page is all about my life right now. I have hidden journaling behind the large photo of me. The diamond pattern came with the handout for the class. This was the most intricate cutting and matting I've completed in a very long time. This is a great way to include so many photos on one layout.

 

The second prompt was Family. The sketch had layers of trim, patterned paper, border punches, and bling. 

 Next up is Friends. Having the prompts for journaling ahead of the sketch was perfect for me. It made me approach my layouts differently. I usually put together the journaling after most of the design is complete. With this approach, the writing was done before I put it all together. I found that I wrote more this way, and it strengthened the layouts stories.

 Fourth in the series is Dreaming About Motherhood. On the sketch, Linda interspersed her journaling between strips of photos that show what motherhood means to her. I chose to put my journaling in a block at the bottom and use washi tape strips to separate my photos. I also used foam tape to lift some of the photos up for dimension. 

I still have six more Living the Dream prompts to complete the journey! Loving Living the Dream!

Mad for Manly Metals

Having no other girls in the house, I find that I need to create a lot of manly layouts. I really love this one I made yesterday. The photos were my inspiration. The title came to me as I was looking at the pictures, and I just had to scrap! My metal touches: a link chain, metal buttons, and studs on the title letters. I also grunged up the the pages by direct-inking everything! I like this one so much!

Focus on Family

My "One Little Word" for 2012 is FOCUS. When the stress gets out of control, I have to refocus myself on what matters most. Number one is my family. Even if things get busy, I can think back to a recent special time with them and feel better--more centered. Here's my June OLW layout for Club CK:

I used supplies from my June kit from Studio Calico, half of a die cut page (unknown designer--I know I bought a set on QVC years ago), and a soft embelli for my journaling tag. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.

Stitching Memories

Adding stitches onto layouts puts a little more of the creator on finished layouts. It is another way to put a personal stamp on the documented memories.

Here are a few examples:

 

some faux stitching too!