Weekly Challenge #30

I love the way this week's Scrapbook Steals sketch turned out.  What a fun way to use some of my favorite paper from Bo Bunny's Roughin' It line.   Since I predominantly do boy pages, this paper compliments our many outdoor pictures.  I love doing "rugged" pages but struggle with embellishments.  Thanks to my scrappy friends I've learned that I can still include the occasional flower or "bling" on my boy stuff.  I stitched the denim flower myself and love the way it turned out.  This layout is a big deal, because it's the 30th weekly challenge from Scrapbook Steals.  At the end of each series of 10, scrappers who have completed all 10 have a chance at winning a great prize pack.  And if you've completed all 30 sketches, you get three chances to win.  I'm proud to say that I've completed all 30, with 25 of them being done the week they were due.  I didn't discover Scrapbook Steals until they were on week #5 and I've gone back and caught up with the layouts I missed at the beginning.   I can't tell you how much Scrapbook Steals has motivated me.  With the chance to win great prizes, show off our weekly creativity, and to learn from and inspire others, it has been nothing short of wonderful.  I've "met" sooo many new friends through Scrapbook Steals and love seeing what they create each week.  We're all so different, spread all over the United States and Canada, yet have so much in common.  Everyone gives great feedback and compliments and these girls have become near and dear to me!  Thanks for motivating me to find crafty time each week and helping me learn new techniques!