water boy (310/365)

next up is a super fun layout of my mom, son, and husband swimming in Sylvan Lake a couple of years ago when we went on a family camping trip. It was my son's first time swimming in a lake (and since it was not a really hot day), the lake was quite cool.

The waves, arrow and splashes are all cut with my silhouette. The overlay is from fancy pants. Die cuts are from fancy pants and bo bunny. The tag and fish I have had in my stash for years!!! Papers are pebbles and dcwv. 

I was inspired by PaperCrafters Corner Magazine Monday week 111, by the colours and the swimsuit: http://papercrafterscorner.com/blog/papercrafting-challenge-magazine-mondays-week-111/

I used Let's Capture Our Memories sketch #129: http://letscaptureourmemories.blogspot.ca/2015/08/lcom-sketch-129-reveal.html

Thank you for stopping by and for your wonderful comments, hope you can play along with PCC and LCOM this month :)

music class (309/365)

next up is a fun layout of my son's first music class, it was a eight week class, once a week. He was the youngest child in the class, and his first "class" with a teacher. I stayed in the class and helped him focus, he did quite well, and loved playing the instruments - - listening to theory not so much. I took these pictures during one of his last classes, but did it when he wasn't paying attention so i wouldn't distract him:

the music notes and doily were done on my silhouette. i added a bit of mist just to give it some texture. I was inspired by Let's Get Sketchy Week 1 sketch: http://letsgetsketchy.blogspot.ca/2015/08/team-august-week-1.html

Thank you for stopping by, hope you can play along this month with Let's Get Sketchy :)

s'mores fun (308/365)

next up is another layout from our camping trip a couple of years back when we were in sylvan lake with family. This night while some family were playing cards, we were roasting marshmallows and being funny around the fire. Here are two of my wonderful cousins:

I love the campout collection from bella blvd!!! and the star paper was just too perfect for these pictures!!! 

I was inspired by Scrapbook challenges sketch 15: http://scrapbookchallenges.com/flashbackfriday-ss-2011-sketch-15/

Thank you for stopping by, hope you can play along this month with Scrapbook challenges :)

super cool (307/365)

next up tonight is my son's favorite layout (that's my  mcqueen mom):

My son has been obsessed with Cars for over a year now, he has most of the die-cast cars, pillow cases, clothing, flashlight, etc. So when I found Cars scrapbook papers i knew i needed to pick it up and eventually I would use it and I agree with my son, I love this layout because it is so fun and so Kyle!!!

I was inspired by Scrapbook challenges Summer Sizzlin #03: http://scrapbookchallenges.com/ss-15-sketch-03/

thank you for stopping by, hope you can play along this month with scrapbook challenges summer sizzlin :)

play games (306/365)

next up is a fun camping layout I created from a camping trip a couple of years ago when one night my husband, mom, aunt and cousin's son were playing cards:

We usually spend quite a bit of time outdoors in the summer (camping and what-not) so i usually have lots of camping embellishments; however, with this layout i used up two packages (bo bunny noteworthy campalot, and bo bunny trinkets). It's bittersweet using up supplies that i have had for a while but on the other hand, i am making room for new supplies!!! 

I was inspired by Sizzlin Summer #2 Scrapbook Challenges:

thank you for stopping by and hope you can play along this month at Scrapbook Challenges: http://scrapbookchallenges.com/ss-15-sketch-02/

Operation: pirate boat (305/365)

First up tonight is a fun layout I created for Sizzlin Summer challenges at Scrapbook challenges #001 and Picture This! August 1:

I based this layout on Scrapbook Challenges Sizzlin Summer challenge #001: http://scrapbookchallenges.com/time-to-start-sizzlin-ss-15-sketch-01/

And Picture This! August 1 challenge: http://picturethischallenges.blogspot.ca/2015/08/august-1st-picture-this-challenge.html

black background + 1 photo + 2 pattern papers

thank you for stopping by and hope you can play along this month :)

Play Zone - ScrapMuch? Sketch-y Friday (304/365)

Good morning everyone, hope you all had a great short week (monday was a holiday here in Alberta) and since Tuesday I was in the hospital for a procedure my husband only had a three day work week!!! This weekend is especially special since tomorrow is my birthday!!!

Sharing today is my take on this Friday's ScrapMuch? sketch-y friday reveal:

I am so happy with the way this layout turned out!!! It just came together so easily too (which never happens for me), the colours and and elements are so fabulous, I just love this one!!! I used a bunch of stamping (background behind photos and celebrate), the twine is only attached with the staples too (never tried that before but it works so yay). The title was cut with my silhouette but since I found it too bright, i took one of my tim holtz distress pads and went ouver it a couple of times (evergreen bough), which gave it some dimension as well as toned down the brightness a bit!!

Here is this weeks' sketch:

Hope you check out ScrapMuch? blog to see how the rest of Team B was inspired by this week's sketch and link up your inpiration by August 29th for your chance to win a prize!! http://shopscrapmuch.blogspot.ca/2015/08/august-7-2015-sketch-y-firday-with-team.html

Hope you have a great weekend and make some time for yourself to get creative!!