Undecorating and a Challenge

 Here's a layout I created based on a sketch over at Let's Get Sketch: 

This was just fun.  Putting away Christmas isn't fun, but by the end of the holidays, I'm ready to.  

I still play along at variety of places -- like Paper Issues, Scrapbook Generation, Sketch and Scrap, Scrap and Chat. And I found a new place, Home & Scrapped on FB.  

 And coming up in March is Calvinball!  It has a new a host, as Get It Scrapped is shutting down pretty much.  It will be on Scrap Happy this year.  Looking forward to scrappy mayhem.

January 2019--First post

Now that fourth quarter is over, I've been spending more time scrapping.  Here is one for a challenge at Sketch -N- Scrap: 

David and I take advantage of the photo op at the Visitor Center and Frontier Homestead Park night of lights.  The lights were pretty and it was a fun evening.    And I love sketches a inspiration for my scrapping!

End of the Year 2018

My last blog post of the year -- and the last layout challenge of the year and a card!  For the Sketch and Scrap December 1 challenge : 

I love using sketches -- my layouts go together so much faster and easier.  And here's a card from a sketch at the Sketch and Scrap Merry and Bright crop:

Looking forward to another crafty year in 2019!

Just a quick post for a Sketch Challenge over on Let's Get Sketchy.  Loved this month's sketch and glad I got to play along.  Got to run -- 'tis the Season.

Calvinball 2 and more challenges

Calvinball continues -- and one of these Fridays I'm going to remember to upload my counts and actually get counted in the game!  hahahaha.  Fridays are busy.

So here are some layouts for other challenges:  Most of these photos are from Scott and Igrid's engagement trip to Antelope Canyon. 

This was for a challenge from Paper Issues  and an Old Stuff Challenge at Scrap N Chat:

 This one is some sorta "left over photos" from their engagement trip -- and again a mood board challenge at PI and a color challenge (purple, green, gold for Mardi Gras) at Scrap N Chat

I used a two page sketch from Scrap Squad for this layout:

And a one page sketch for this one (also Scrap Squad) which was for a black and white challenge at PI:

These two pages go together but were for separate challenges.  This one was for Put it on an Angle at PI and the Pi challenge at Scrap N Chat (there had to be 3 of one item, 1 of another, 4 of another, etc. out to 8 places of Pi:  3.1415926).  I also used a sketch from Stuck?! Sketches

this was for the Tell me a Story challenge at PI.

I haven't totalled all of these up yet for Calvinball -- that's my next stop.  Thanks for stopping by!

Calvinball 1 -- and several challenges

I've been sick with flu (thank you, dear husband) that morphed into a sinus infection and am now finally (3 weeks later) feeling better.  So, I'm late to the Calvinball party, missed the Scrapbook Generations online crop (but doing some of the challenges to squeak in before the deadline) and basically running behind on all things scrappy.  But I'm happy with these first three post-flu creations:

This is from a joint March challenge from Paper Issues and Stuck?! Sketches .   My layout is based on the sketch given in both groups.   Love these pics of Southpaw from Christmas -- he loves his rawhides.  (And if you're new to our family, yes, he only has 3 legs).

This is my first layout for the Scrapbook Generations online crop, based on their sketch.  Was a very fun day at Bryce with Ben and Lizi.

This is for a challenge from a group of friends (we originally met -- mainly -- on the old CK message boards).  It's based on a sketch by Brenda Ragsdale with the added challenge to use an old tool you haven't used in a while.  I used my paper crimper (on the photo mat paper)  From last Christmas.

Now, to add up Calvinball points:

I Knew:  8 pts
One Fine Day: 7 pts
Christmas Morn:   pts

And I'm off and running....

Only in Vegas -- a partner challenge from Paper Issues and CSI

This was fun -- we had gone to Vegas to pick up Ben and his girl, Lizi.  Their flight was delayed, we were tired, but they were hungry.  Ben wanted to go to Taco Bell.  Seriously?  Turns out the Taco Bell Cantina on the Strip has adult beverages.  Ah HA!

Here's my layout: 

From the CSI challenge:  I used all the colors in the inspiration picture:  sky blue, white, lime green, barbie pink and orange.  My evidence includes white background, floral backgrounds, flowers, leaves, birds and feathers.  for my testimony (journaling) this was a late summer memory, and the memory makes me laugh.