Scrappiness

I've fallen behind in posting my weekly challenges.  I've been too busy crafting and neglected the blogging.  Here is week #43, a page using one of my favorite Echo Park collections called Life is Good.  I actually had the papers before I had anything to use them with, so I snapped some pics of the house after we planted flowers.  Kind of like buying jewelry and then buying an outfit to match! 

I was so excited to use some of my new baker's twine, so I created a little pom-pom and added more twine along with buttons to make the border.  And I found the perfect quote to finish off my layout.  There really is something special about being "home" and making our house look pretty and inviting.  We've only been in this home 7 years, but we have made so many memories here!

For weekly challenge #44, I created a two page layout with some of my favorite pics from our Disney trip.  We were lucky enough to visit Epcot during the Home and Garden Festival and the park was full of beautiful topiaries shaped like Disney characters.  I wish I had taken time to photograph more of them. 

This layout uses more from a favorite Echo Park collection called A Walk in the Park.  One of my favorite things about the EP collections is their fun bright colors.  I thought these papers were a great way to highlight these beautiful pics.  This layout was especially special to me, since it wound up being picked by Creating Keepsakes blog as a gallery highlight. Check it out here.  I've always dreamed of being published in CK magazine, so this brings me one step closer.  

And for my #45 weekly challenge page, I created a fun bright layout based on a wonderful sketch by my scrappy friend (and Scrapbook Steals guest designer) Lisa Zubritsky.  This page features some of my new papers from My Mind's Eye from their new Lime Twist collection.

Lisa's sketch used lots of pretty girly flowery embellishments, which my darling son just doesn't appreciate on his layouts.  So I used some of the embellishments from the Lime Twist collection, glued on some flat washers from the hardware store, and made my own pennant using a toothpick and a scrap of paper.  I added a star sticker, drew some doodles, and tied on some twine.  It was such an easy addition.  You're probably going to be seeing more of these on my future projects.

In addition to my weekly challenges, I'm trying to complete a few extra pages for my Disney album.  I'm eager to get that one done so that I don't forget anything and can record our memories while they are still "fresh".    Thanks for looking!