Double page layout fun with the August Flavors of the Month kit !

Happy Hump Day!!  Today I am sharing a double page layout I created with the super fun August Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!!  Here is the whole kit:

Here is the Simple Stories Simple Vintage Great Escape mini kit I used for today's layout:

Here is my layout using the amazing kit:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Tan- from the kit; patterned paper: Simple Stories Simple Vintage Great Escape- from the kit; ephemera: Simple Stories Simple Vintage Great Escape- from the kit: stickers: Simple Stories Simple Vintage Great Escape- from the kit; brads: Simple Stories Simple Vintage Great Escape- from the embellishment kit; letter stickers: American Craft Thickers (Live), Making Memories (Story) & Basic Grey (Your)- from my stash; enamel dots: Recollections- from my stash

This kit is so perfect for outdoor pictures of any type! I used pictures of my brother and his family at their lake house earlier this year! I love the way this turned out!  The vintage feel to this collection is just amazing!  Make sure and check out what the other DT members did with this kit over at The ScrapRoom blog!  There are some amazing double page layouts there as well!  Happy creating! 

TN Time with Lisa & Lori ~ August Edition

Happy Monday!  It's time to kick off the next edition of TN Time with Lisa & Lori!! I am super excited about the challenge this month, I had a lot of fun creating this month's spread!  So let's get this party started!!

HERE IS HOW OUR CHALLENGE WORKS: This is a monthly challenge that launches on the 10th of each month  You will have until the 9th at midnight CST to link up your entries. If you complete my sketch challenge link your TN, bullet journal or planner spread below. If you combined my challenge with Lori's challenge link up your spread here on my blog AND on Lori's Blog (My Happy Life).  You will then have a chance to win my prize as well as Lori's prize!  That's a chance to win TWO times with ONE layout! WOW!

Now for my challenge!! Here is this month's sketch:

 Now for Lori's fun challenge (August 10th - September 9th):

So break out those patterned papers and let's see how many patterns you can use on one spread!!!  Have fun with it ladies!   

Here is my layout using both the sketch and Lori's challenge to use at least 3 different patterned papers: I used EIGHT patterned papers on my layout! I was able to use up a few scraps on this spread and was happy to see how well all the patterns coordinated since I used a variety of different manufacturers!

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee Auburn Lane(pink stripe), CTMH Boutique (green words and small floral strip), One Canoe 2 Willow (pink,doily paper and plum), Pink Paislee Indigo & Ivy (green under picture) & My Mind's Eye Sweetest Thing (white strip); Letter stickers: Scenic Route; butterflies: Maggie Holmes Sweet Story (green) & One Canoe Two; word strips: Crate Paper Willow and One Canoe Two; enamel dot: My Mind's Eye; punch- Stampin' Up notebook edger; die: unknown source

Here are a few close ups:

I thought the punched edge was a nice touch with the super cute butterfly!  I am loving these Sweet Story butterflies, so glad I was gifted them! The doily is so pretty and I wish I had more, this one is from my friend Kammi, I will have to check with her to see where she got this die as I love it!  It gives a nice subtle touch that I felt this layout called for, I tried using a tab as called for in the sketch but that seemed to look to harsh and I didn't like it on my layout!

I loved this ephemera piece from Maggie Holmes Sweet Story that I was gifted back in April and have been hoarding ever since!  Time to use it up!  I didn't really have any of the Sweet Story papers but the CTMH Boutique, Pink Paislee Auburn Lane and One Canoe Two Willow lines go beautifully with it! So glad since for those lines I don't have many embellishments!  I was really running out of things to document in my TN since during the pandemic I haven't been able to do the things I had planned for this Summer, all my travel plans got canceled, all the retreats I had signed up for were canceled and no one wants to get together which I totally understand so it's just me here in my little ole' house by myself trying to find things to keep me busy, so I decided to document a few of those and one of the biggest was trying my hand at some redecorating!

RULES FOR THE CHALLENGE (to be entered into the prize drawing):

1.Create a TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK, PLANNER, OR BULLET JOURNAL spread based on the CHALLENGE THEME and/or our sketch. 
2.Create a new, not previously posted project.
3.You are welcome to combine with other challenges.
4.If you have a blog please include the challenge graphic & a link to our challenge in your post.
5.You can link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you show your project on Instagram, please make sure to use #TNtimewithLisaandLori 
6.You can submit multiple projects but they must be posted to InLinkz or social media separately.
7.If there are less than 3 players for our challenge, no winners will be chosen. *see note below*
8. Must be a follower of my blog to enter.

9. We only ship within the US, international players are welcome but they will need to pay the shipping if they are chosen as our prize winner or forfeit the prize

10.Most importantly have FUN!

We have decided to do a drawing every 3 months so since we did our drawing in for May we will draw again next month, so keep entering, because the more you enter the great your chances of wining are!!  One randomly selected winner will win these fun Carta Bella Summer Market chipboard stickers & a few other random Summer embellishments!!

I got confused on when we were doing the prize draw so I closed the inklinkz, so please if you did a spread for last month re-enter it here if you missed out on doing so earlier! I will add in those of you who already submitted to get the linky up to date! Now remember you can't win if you don't play so make sure and link up your entries by September 9th at midnight CST for this month's sketch!! Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Happy creating!! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

School Rules ~ August Flavors of the Month kit!

Good morning!! Happy weekend! Today I am stopping by to share another layout I created using the August Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!  
Here is a reminder of the kit:

Here is the Echo Park School Rules collection I used on today's layout: 

Here is my layout created with this fun kit:

Supplies Used: cardstock: black- from the kit; Patterned Paper: Echo Park School Rules - from the kit; wood veneer apples- from the kit; ephemera: Echo Park School Rules- from the kit; white pen: SIgno - from my stash; letter stickers: Doodlebug Designs- from my stash

I love how this layout turned out! I have been saving this picture to scrap for a long while!  This is a great picture of my nephew and his favorite teacher and I love it!  Of course, it needed to be scrapped so that he can always remember one of his all time favorite teachers!  I knew when I saw this collection I just had to use it to scrap this photo!  My favorite part of this layout is the mini chalkboard I created by using one of the frames from the ephemera included in the kit and backing it with black cardstock and then using my white gel pen to write an "A+" and outline the cardstock.  I thought it added a nice touch to my layout!  The Apple flash card was fussy cut from one of the papers in the kit, I just loved both sides of this paper (hate it when that happens!) and these flash cards are so fun and make great embellishments!!  I hope you are inspired by my layout.  Make sure and head on over to The ScrapRoom blog to see what the DT has created with this fun kit!  Happy creating!

Card Sketch #175 at Sketch N Scrap

TGIF!!  Today I am sharing my card sketch for August 5th at Sketch N Scrap and a card I created using the sketch.  Here is the sketch:

Here is the card I created using this fun sketch:

Supplies Used: cardstock: Stampin' Up Night of Navy & Whisper White; Patterned Paper: Carta Bella Hello Again (pink) & October Afternoon (yellow); stamps: Stampin' Up Simply Sketched; journal card: Crate Paper Flourish; sticker (Flower): Echo Park I'd Rather Be Crafting; ink: Stampin' Up Night of Navy

I created this card for my Mom's birthday.  I loved the shabby chic/vintage feel to this card and figured she would to!  I used papers and embellishments from my June & August Great Stash Bash kit to create this card.  I think the papers blended so well together! I loved this sketch so much I know I will be using it again real soon so you may see another card with it soon!  I hope you will play along with us this month at Sketch N Scrap!  I can't wait to see what you create!!

August Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!

Good morning!  Today I am sharing my first layout of the month I created using the August Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!  I know I say this every month but this kit is SPECTACULAR!!  You might want to hop right on over to The ScrapRoom store and grab yours before they are gone!!  Here is a look at the full kit:

Here is the Simple Stories Bro & Co collection I am using on today's layout:

Here is my layout created with this awesome kit:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Kraft- from the kit; patterned paper: Simple Stories Bro & Co- from the kit; stickers: Simple Stories Bro & Co- from the kit; date stamp: Heidi Swapp- from my stash; ink: Memento Tuxedo Black- from my stash

I just love these pictures of my nephew that my sister in law took at their lake place!  He is growing up so fast and little boy lines just aren't as appropriate for him now!  This line is perfect for those tween or teen boys in your life and the colors are so vibrant!  I love how this layout turned out and hope my sister in law does as well!  Make sure and hop on over to The ScrapRoom blog to see what the other DT members did with the awesome kit!  Happy creating! 

Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?

I have always loved game shows!!  For the month of August at Cookin' Up Creations we are having a full month of game show challenges!  Sound fun?  I think so!!!!  Today it's my turn to host the challenge and so I picked my all time favorite game show: Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader!!  Today's challenge is to create a layout with a school theme while also using this fun sketch by Heather Hall for Sketch N Scrap:

Here is my layout I created using both the sketch (rotated) & the challenge:

Supplies Used: cardstock: Black- American Crafts; Patterned Paper: Echo Park School Rules; stickers: Echo Park School Rules; ephemera: Echo Park School Rules; letter stickers:  Jenni Bowlin; tag: The ScrapRoom August kit

As you can see I rotated the sketch to accommodate my one picture since I didn't have 2 photos. Since I used a black background I didn't use ink splats but rather filled up the space with some fun stickers!  I hope you will play along with us at Cookin' Up Creations this month, there are going to be a lot of fun challenges based on current and vintage game shows, so if you are a game show connoisseur make sure and check it out!!   Happy creating!

Sketch N Scrap #206

Happy Sunday!  I hope your weekend has been relaxing!  Today I am sharing a layout I created using the August 1st sketch at Sketch N Scrap created by yours truly!  Here is the sketch:

 Here is the layout I created with this sketch:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee Cedar Lane, Webster's Pages (woodgrain) & Carta Bella (pink); card stock: Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip; butterflies: Maggie Holmes/Crate Paper Sweet Story; Wood veneer: Elle's Studio (hearts & word strip) & CTMH (today); sticker: Maggie Holmes/Crate Paper Willow Lane

I just loved the way this turned out!  Most of the things I used on this layout are from my August Great Stash Bash kit!!  I did add in the pink and the blue from my stash but both are REALLY old and needed to be used up!  I haven't used wood veneers in so long, so it felt good to use these, I don't know why I don't use them, I like the look of the wood and these made a super fast and easy title!  If you want to learn more about Lisa and Lori's Great Stash Bash of 2020 go HERE!!  I hope you will play along with both challenges!!  Make sure and hop on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to see what lovely layouts the DT created using this sketch!  Happy creating!!