TN Time with Lisa & Lori ~ February edition!!

Happy Hump Day!!  We are in an arctic cold front here in Texas!  I know many of you have been like this all Winter but it's rare for it to dip below 30 in Texas and much more rare for it to stay that way for a week!!  It can leave anytime as far as I am concerned lol!  It's a great day to stay inside and get creative!!  Today I am sharing our February TN Time with Lisa & Lori challenge!! 

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). For 2021 we are making this challenge a "just for fun" challenge with no prize, but isn't the real prize just documenting your memories and getting more pages done in 2021???!!!! 

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

Now for Lori's February challenge (February 10th-March 9th)

What an fun challenge!!  The color RED is perfect for Valentine's Day and so much more!!    

Here is my spread for this month- I used the sketch & Lori's challenge:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Simple Stories Simple Vintage Botanicals & Carta Bella Our House (red strip); alpha stickers: Simple Stories Carpe Diem; stickers: Carta Bella Our House (mushroom, flower, butterfly, black word strip) & Echo Park Everyday Eclectic (love this photo); heart: The Reset Girl Girl Friday; tag: Crate Paper & enamel dots: My Mind's Eye

I stuck true to the sketch but added in a tag instead of a paper strip on the second page and I love how that looks!  I opted to leave the tag hole empty for a change instead of adding twine....I though the twine covered up my journaling to much. As you can see I went for a softer color palette and added in pops of red with the top paper strip and the red in the center of the flower and a red mushroom...I love the pops of red and will doing this again soon!! 

Now for a few close ups:

I love the "outdoorsy" feel of this Simple Stories line!  Isn't this mushroom the cutest?  I found this cut out heart in one of my The Reset Girl printable collections and thought it was perfect for this spread...the wood grain texture in the heart adds to the nature feel I was trying to capture!  I could have punched out a heart but this heart was "fatter" and anchored my word strip better! 

I am working on using up 12 x 12 sticker sheets from collections I have used up all the paper for and so on this spread I accomplished that by using up a number of stickers from older 12 x 12 sheets!!  So glad I had stickers to match this Simple Stories line because I only have paper for that line and no stickers lol!!  How do I have so much stash but yet things like that still happen?  But instead of buying more I am determined to make things "work" together from here on out!!  

Now for the nitty gritty of how to play along:

                                            RULES FOR THE CHALLENGE:

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. Most importantly have FUN!

Be sure to stop by Lori's blog to see her awesome TN spread for this challenge!  I hope you will find time to join in the fun this month!  We can't wait to see what you create!!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

February Flavors of the Month kit @ The ScrapRoom!

Happy February!!  I hope your month is off to a good start!! Mine has been very creative and that makes my heart happy!  Today I am sharing my first layout of the month created with the Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!  

Here is the February kit:

Here is my layout created with the kit using the Echo Park Cupid & Co collection included in the February Flavors of the month kit:

Supplies Used: Cardstcok: Black- from the kit; Patterned Paper: Echo Park Cupid & Co- from the kit; letter stickers: Doodlebug Designs- from my stash; ephemera: Echo Park Cupid & Co- from the kit; enamel dot: Recollections- from my stash.

I loved the beautiful floral paper included in this kit and the classic black with red and pink is just a color combo you can't go wrong with!  This picture is of my friend's sweet son and his adorable family. Isn't this a precious picture?  I think this collection would be great with black and white photos too!  Really the possibilities are endless with what you could do with it!  Make sure and visit The ScrapRoom blog to check out what the other DT members did with this super fun kit!!  Happy creating! 

Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash 2021 ~ February edition!

Happy February!!  Wow, didn't January fly by???!!!  I just love February!!  For some reason pink, red, hearts, lace and all the related Valentine's Day icons just make my heart happy!!  I know many of you feel the same, and so it will be no big surprise when you will see a LOVE theme in my kit this month!!  So let's dive in and get this party started!!!

For those who are new to the challenge here is how it works:

On the 1st of each month we will post a challenge prompt and the stash kit we have created using that prompt. During the month we will try to use as much of our stash kits as possible on different projects. Then, on the last day of the month, we will do a recap post showing what stash we were able to bash!

This will be a just-for-fun challenge so no monthly prize - but isn't the real prize using up our stash? You never know - if we still have a few unused stash items after a few months, then those items may just go into a giveaway. We hope you will join us in our quest to bash some stash in 2021. If you accept the challenge to play along - link up on either my blog or Lori's Blog (or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month!

Now for our February challenge:

Here are the rules for 2021:

This month we will create a kit with 10 papers (dig into your stash for new or old papers it's up to  you!), 5-7 scrap papers (let's keep those scrap piles under control!), 3-4 embellishments (new or old- you decide), and some 12 x 12 sticker sheets!!!

1. Follow the challenge prompt to create a kit to work with throughout the month. You may use other items, but please concentrate on using your kit. 

2. Create new, not previously posted projects using your stash kit.

3. If you have a blog - please include the challenge graphic and a link to our challenge in your posts. 

4. You may link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you share on Instagram, please make sure to use - #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2021

Since this is a just for fun challenge the rules are not set in stone BUT we have them to help you focus on what really matters using your stash!  We also hope you will help spread the word of our fun challenge so others may join in!!  You know you have at least one friend who needs to use her stash!! 

This month I am making 2 "mini" kits instead of one "big" kit.

Here are my 2 "min" kits using the February prompts:

I  love the pops of blue in this kit, mixed with the red and pink to give it a bit of a nontraditional Valentine's Day tone! 

This kit is more traditional with red, pink & black but I love the fun whimsical stickers and ephemera included in this kit! 

Now for a break down of the two "mini" kits:

10 Patterned Papers:

These papers are from: Pebbles My Funny Valentine, Simple Stories My Valentine, Crate Paper La La Love, Simple Stories #whatever and Simple Stories Vintage Botanicals.

5-7 scrap papers:

These scraps are from PhotoPlay Paper Be Mine, Simple Stories My Valentine, and Simple Stories Kissing Booth. 

4 embellishments:

These embellishments are from Pebbles My Funny Valentine, Crate Paper La La Love, Paper House Productions and Simple Stories My Valentine.

Stash Bash Item:  12 x 12 sticker sheets:

My 12 x 12 sticker sheets are from PhotoPlay Paper Be Mine, Simple Stories Romance, Simple Stories My Valentine and PhotoPlay Paper Love Letters.

I am sticking with a Valentine's Day theme for February as you can see! I really want to use up these 12 x 12 stickers sheets!  They are so hard to store and it seems almost impossible to use them up!! Wish me luck!! 

I am super excited to dig into my fun kit this month!! I hope you will join Lori and myself as we endeavor to bash some stash this month!  Remember if you play along make sure and use the #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2021.  I can't wait to see your kit!  Happy creating!!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Rewind Card challenge at Sketch N Scrap!!

TGIF!!  Today I am participating in another Rewind challenge on the Sketch N Scrap Facebook page!  This is a new challenge for 2021 where we challenge our participants to create a layout or card based on an older sketch.  This month our Rewind card challenge is to create a card based on card sketch #110!!  Here is the card sketch from 2017 created by yours truly:

Here is my card created using the sketch:

Supplies Used: card stock: Whisper white & Basic Black- Stampin' Up; Patterned Paper: Carta Bella Winter Market; puffy stickers: Paper House Productions; ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; stamp: CTMH Love with all the Trimmings; Pen: Le Pen

I got these puffy stickers a while back but have been hoarding them, I think they are so adorable!  I decided to put them to good use (I can always buy more right??!!)  These papers were scraps I had left over from my January Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom.  The beautiful blues and blue green give such a nice Winter feel to this card!  I hope you can join in our fun challenge this month!!  You have until January 31st to play along!!  To enter visit the Sketch N Scrap Facebook group HERE!

Card fun with the January Flavors of the Month kit!

Happy Friday Eve!! Today I am sharing two cards I made using the January Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!  Here is a reminder of this amazing kit:

Here are the two cards I created with this amazing kit:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin' Up Basic Black & Whisper White- from my stash; Patterned Paper: PhotoPlay Paper Love Letters-from the kit; ephemera: PhotoPlay Paper Love Letters- from the kit; doily: unknown source-from my stash

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin' Up Pink Pirouette, Whisper White & Basic Black-from my stash; Patterned Paper: Echo Park Coffee & Friends- from the kit; sticker: Echo Park Coffee & Friends- from the kit; pens: American Crafts (white) & LePen (black)-from my stash

I had a lot of fun using some of my scraps left over from my layouts to make these cards!  I have a good friend who loves coffee and this card is for her and the Valentine's Day card is for a Valentine's Day swap I am!  Make sure and head on over to The ScrapRoom blog to see what the DT has done with this amazing kit and pick up one for yourself before they sell out!  Happy creating! 

January Jumpstart Sketch at The ScrapRoom

Happy Hump Day!  Today I am sharing another layout I created with the January Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!  Here is a reminder of the full kit:

Here is the Carta Bella Winter Market Kit I used for today's layout:

I also used the January Jumpstart sketch to create today's layout:

Here is my layout using the Flavors of the Month kit & the sketch:

Supplies Used: Card stock: Black- from the kit; Patterned Paper: Carta Bella Winter Market- from the kit; letter stickers: Paper Trunk (work) & American Craft Thickers (Play); enamel dots: Carta Bella Winter Market- from the kit: date stamp: Heidi Swapp- from my stash; chipboard: Carta Bella Winter Market- from the embellishment kit; ink: Memento Tuxedo Black- from my stash; ephemera: (word strip): Carta Bella Winter Market- from the kit; black pen: LePen

I stuck to the sketch pretty closely as you can see.  The only deviation was that I used one of the cute cut apart cards from the kit in place of one of the photos.  I love the Winter feel of these papers and to make them pop even more I outlined all of them in black pen!  This photo is of my brother and nephew clearing some snow from their drive way in 2019!  What a lot of snow!  Make sure and head over to The ScrapRoom blog to check out what the other DT members did with this kit and sketch!  Happy creating!

Double Page Fun with the January Flavors of the Month kit!

Happy weekend!! Today I am sharing a double page layout I created with the January Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!  Here is a reminder of the kit:

Here is the Echo Park Coffee & Friends mini kit I am using on today's layout:

Here is my layout using this fun kit:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: White- from the kit; Patterned Paper: Echo Park Coffee & Friends- from the kit; stickers: Echo Park Coffee & Friends- from the kit; letter stickers: PinkFresh Studio (TIMES) & American Craft Thickers (GOOD).

What a super fun kit this is!!  It was perfect for these photos we took one day in December when we made a fun run to Starbucks to grab some yummy coffee and refreshers!!  My niece and my son's girlfriend LOVE Starbucks and luckily they just built one at the entrance to my neighborhood so we don't have as far to go if we want to make a Starbucks run anymore...not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing lol!  It certainly is not good for my pocketbook!!!  Make sure and head on over to The ScrapRoom blog to check out all the creative double page layouts the DT created with this months' kit!!!  Happy creating!!