May Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!

Good morning!  I hope your weekend has been filled with lots of creative time!  Today I am sharing another fun layout I created using the May Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!

Here is a reminder of the full kit:

Here is the Photo Play Paper collection Crafting with my Gnomies I used for today's layout:

Here is my layout created with this fun collection:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Black-from the kit; Patterned Paper: Photo Play Paper Crafting with my Gnomies- from the kit; stickers: Photo Play Paper Crafting with my Gnomies- from the kit; die: Stitched Circle- Stampin' Up

What a fun time this was at the Retro Hip Mama Glamping Event put on by Crafty Destinations in February 2020!  Who knew that right after this we would be locked down for a full year!! Sure glad I was able to attend this super amazing event!! This line was perfect for my photos of the event.  I used the May 1st sketch at Sketch N Scrap to create this layout.  Here is the May 1st sketch created by yours truly:

I hope you will join us at Sketch N Scrap!  It's our birthday month and we are celebrating 9 years of offering inspiring sketches for FREE!!  Make sure and check out what the other DT members did with this amazing sketch!  You have until May 31st at 9:55 pm CST to play along to win one of 4 prizes!!!  Happy creating! 

May Jumpstart Sketch at The ScrapRoom!

TGIF!!  I am super excited about this weekend!  My son is set to FINALLY after one year of waiting, walk the stage to receive his B.S.in Electrical Engineering!  I know it will be worth the wait!!  But now for some scrappy fun!  Today I am sharing my layout using the May Jumpstart Sketch at The ScrapRoom and the May Flavors of the Month kit!  

Here is the sketch:

Here is the My Mind's Eye Wild Asparagus collection I am using from the May Flavors of the Month kit to create today's layout:

Here is my layout using this beautiful collection and the fun sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: cream-from the kit; Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye Wild Asparagus-from the kit; ephemera: My Mind's Eye Wild Asparagus-from the kit; letter stickers: Paper Trunk-from my stash; enamel dots: from the kit

The colors in this collection are so stunning! I love the vintage feel to the papers and the ephemera included in this amazing kit!  This picture of my friend's 2 sweet granddaughters was perfect for this collection!  Make sure and hop on over to the ScrapRoom blog to check out the other layouts the DT created with this collection!  Happy creating! 

TN Time with Lisa & Lori ~ May edition!

 Happy Monday!! Are you ready for a new week????  I hope you find yourself enjoying some creative time this week!!  It's time to kick off our next edition of TN Time with Lisa & Lori!!  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). 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 challenge for May (May 10th-June 9th):

What a fun challenge!!  Purple is one of my favorite colors, yet I don't have a lot of purple paper!! I also find myself gravitating towards flowers when I buy scrappy supplies, I have floral stickers, ephemera flowers, floral papers, fabric flowers etc, truthfully I haven't met a flower I don't like!!! So this challenge is perfect for me!!  

Here is my spread using both the sketch and Lori's challenge:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: CTMH yellow; Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee Bloom Street, American Crafts, Hip Kit Club & CTMH; stickers: Pink Paislee Bloom Street; ephemera: Hip Kit Club; journal boxes: Elle's Studio; enamel dots: Hip Kit Club; Enamel Hearts: Pink Paislee; die: Stampin' Up stitched circle.

For the purple part of the challenge I used some purple strips of paper, some purple flowers, a purple journal spot and a purple enamel dot!  I love purple and although I wanted more yellow to bring out the yellow in my flowers I think the pops of the purple were perfect!  

Here are a few close ups:

I added a journal box not shown in the sketch behind my picture to put hidden journaling on, as I had a story about the day I wanted to tell and not enough room under the picture. 

I really loved this floral paper and I just pulled the pink and purple from the floral paper for my two paper strips called for in the sketch. 

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

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

Happy May!!  Gosh, it really seems like time is flying by at warp speed, I can't believe it's May already!!!  Today is also National Scrapbooking Day as well, so Happy NSD!!  If you are like me you are always looking to use up some stash so let's get this party started & kick off our May edition of the Lisa & Lori Great Stash Bash Challenge!

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 there is 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 May 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 Project Life cards!!!

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!! 

Here is my kit using this month's prompts:

This month I am using papers from primarily one collection: Simple Stories So Happy Together!  The embellishments are mainly from the same line as well.  I definitely won't have trouble matching things this go round!  I really loved this line, so much so that I bought it twice!  I got some of these papers/embellies in a monthly kit from The ScrapRoom & the other papers/embellies I got on a deal site called Peachy Cheap!  

Here is a close up of all the papers:

The one paper not from the Simple Stories So Happy Together line is the multi- colored polka dot paper which is from the Simple Stories Posh line.

Here is a close up of the scraps I chose:

All the scraps are from the Simple Stories So Happy Together line.

A close up of my embellishments:

Here I have chipboard, ephemera pieces and a 12 x 12 sticker sheet from the Simple Stories So Happy Together line but I have also included a few pieces of Jillibean Soup ephemera and a 12 x 12 sticker sheet from the PhotoPlay Paper Heart & Home line. I thought the colors from the Heart & Home line mesh well with my papers! 

A close up of the Project Life cards:

I have SOOO many Project Life cards so this was a hard choice to narrow it down but I am excited to use up a lot of Project Life cards this month!  I also have included one paper from the Simple Stories So Happy Together line that is cut apart cards that I can use as Project Life cards as well! 

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!  Remember if you play along make sure and use the #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2021.  I can't wait to see your kit!  If you create a kit link up below to share with us all!!  Happy creating!!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Happy weekend!  Today I am popping on to share a fun layout I created using this months "pop up" challenge in the Sketch N Scrap private Facebook group!  We are ramping up to celebrate NINE years of bringing you FREE sketches and inspiration at Sketch N Scrap in May so my good friend and Senior DT member Lori decided to have a "pop up" challenge this month to get the party started a bit early!!  She is challenging us to  create a layout based on Sketch N Scrap sketch #82 created by yours truly way back in 2015!! 

 Here is the sketch:

Here is my layout created with the sketch:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Crate Paper Garden Party & Cosmo Cricket (woodgrain); chipboard stickers: Hip Kit Club Bloom & Grow; Word stickers: Crate Paper Garden Party; puffy stickers: Crate Paper Garden Party; enamel dots: My Mind's Eye

I love the way this turned out!  This new line by Maggie Holmes for Crate Paper is just gorgeous and I thought was perfect for these pictures of my friend's granddaughters wearing matching outfits!  I hope you will join us over on Facebook!  You can play along with our pop up challenge now but you will definitely want to be a member of our group in May when we kick off our month long 9th birthday bash and NSD celebrations!  Hope to see you there!

Card sketch #191 at Sketch N Scrap!

Happy Monday!  Today I am sharing a card I created using the April 5th card sketch at Sketch N Scrap!  This amazing card sketch was created by sketch artist Stacy.  

Here is her amazing sketch:

Here is my card created with this fun sketch:

Supplies Used: Card stock: Stampin' Up Whisper White; Patterned Paper: Simple Stories Apron Strings, Simple Stories Hello Today & Simple Stories Vintage Botanicals; chipboard: (butterfly): Simple Stories Hello Today; Ink: Memento Black Tuxedo; Stamp: Stampin' Up Simply Sketched

I had so much fun creating this card using up some scraps from older kits from The ScrapRoom!  I love how all these lines from Simple Stories mixed so well together.  I hope you will find time to play along with us this month!  Make sure and check out the cards the other DT members created on the Sketch N Scrap blog! Happy creating! 

April 1st sketch at Sketch N Scrap!

Happy weekend!  Weekend time means creative time for me!! Yay!  Today I am playing along with the April 1st sketch at Sketch N Scrap!  Here is the sketch created by the super talented sketch artist Stacy:

Here is my layout created with this amazing sketch:

Supplies Used: Patterned Papers: Elle's Studio (woodgrain), Simple Stories Welcome Spring, Simple Stories So Happy Together, Simple Stories Apron Strings; tags: Simple Stories Apron Strings; journal card: Simple Stories Welcome Spring; doilies: small- Martha Stewart, large- Stampin' Up; chipboard: Simple Stories Hello Today; ephemera: PinkFresh Studios; enamel dots: My Mind's Eye; enamel hearts: Pink Paislee.

I absolutely love how this layout turned out!  This is my sweet friend and her husband, cat and granddaughter!  What an adorable picture it is, for sure it is scrapworthy!! I challenged myself to use only stuff on my scrap desk again for this project and I think it all meshed well!  The only thing that I dug out of my stash was the doilies!  The Simple Stories papers are from older ScrapRoom kits that I am trying to use up this month and the ephemera, chipboard and tags are from my April Great Stash Bash kit as well as the older ScrapRoom kits!  I am happy to say I am doing a lot better bashing some older stash this month!  Yay!  Make sure and head on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to check out all the amazing layouts the DT created with this fun sketch!  I hope you will join in the fun, you have until the end of the month to do so!  Happy creating!