Splendor

The fall leaves were absolutely gorgeous and I just couldn't capture enough of all the beautiful colors in my many pictures! This LO was inspired by the the sketch at Stuck?! at http://stucksketches.blogspot.com/

 

Here is my interpretation!

 

 

Products used:

Patterned paper- Authentique

Flowers and Button- Prima

Metal embellie- Recollections

Chalk edge- Color Box

Ribbon and twine-stash



Summer Stories

My youngest daughter is a collegiate golfer and this past summer she played in a college tournament and she was  able to have a caddie! I was so excited when she asked me to come and caddie for her. She has had a very successful collegiate career and this was a special highlight for me, as her mom,  to be involved at this level of play. Of course, I had to get a picture of us to document the moment! The inspiration for this sketch came from the weekly sketch at Let's Get Sketchy at http://letsgetsketchy.blogspot.com/. It was  a terrific sketch that I turned sideways to use and it came together very quickly!

Products used:

Patterned paper- Teresa Collins- the Summer Stories Collection

Punch- Martha Stewart

Doilies- Wilton

Flowers and Butterfly- Prima

Spray mist- Shimmerz

Ink edge and Ticket- Tim Holtz

Wood embellishment- Little Yellow Bicycle

Fun

As the photographer of the family, it can be a real challenge to get any pictures of myself and when I do,  I realize no one can take a photo like me! But on this particular occasion,  I not only got in a picture but it was actually a 'scrapbook-worthy' picture! It was nice to have a good pic of my husband and me taken by my youngest daughter! The inspiration for this LO comes from My Creative Sketches at
http://mycreativesketches.blogspot.com/

This is my interpretation of the sketch.

Products used:

Patterned paper- Authentique- the Thankful Collection

Flowers- Prima

Ink edges- Color Box

Twine- stash

Title- Dear Lizzy- altered with Tim Holtz Distress Paint and Distress Ink and Recollections glitter

Sticker- Echo Park

Faith

One of my greatest passions in life is going on medical missions trips to provide medical care to the under served population in third world countries. This LO features pictures from my last trip to Robledales, Honduras, this past June. The inspiration for this LO comes from the Saturday Sketch from Kaisercraft  at  http://www.kaisercraft.com.au/blog/saturday-sketch-nov-4-with-hilde-geraldine-and-kaori/. 

Products used:

Patterned paper- Kaisercraft- the 75 Cents Collection

Punch- Martha Stewart

Ink Edges- Tim Holtz

Flowers- Prima

Fabulous

My love for flowers and all the beauty they hold is probably evident as you look through my work! The LO I am posting today is of my peonies as they bloomed this past spring. They are stunningly beautiful and I wished they bloomed year round! I can't get enough of their fragrance either as I cut a few and place them in vases throughout my house! This LO is based on the sketch from Let's Get Sketchy at  http://letsgetsketchy.blogspot.com/  and it came together so easily!

Here is my interpretation!

Products used:

Patterned paper-Prima- Divine Collection

Flowers and Button- Prima

Doilies- Wilton

Punches- Martha Stewart

Pearls- Want 2 Scrap

Ink Edge- Tim Holtz

Morning Dew

  I am making several posts today because I have been busy working on challenges but the weather has not been conducive to taking good photos until today! Even today is a cloudy and overcast but at least there was enough natural light to make it workable.
  This LO was created using the Saturday Sketch from Kaisercraft at http://www.kaisercraft.com.au/blog/.

Here is my interpretation of this weeks sketch!

This photo was taken one morning after I got home from work. It was a crisp spring morning and the dew was still on the flowers in my garden. The lighting was perfect to capture the beauty of the morning dew!

Products used:

Patterned Paper  and Rub-On- Kaisercraft- Chapter One Collection- one of my all-time favorites!

Ink mist- Shimmerz

Punch- Martha Stewart

Flowers- Spare Parts

Bling- Want 2 Scrap

Friend

I enjoy all the challenges the different online scrapbook sites offer. My goal for the year was to participate in as many as possible just to keep the mojo going! Today's LO is for the challenge at Sketchabilities.



Here is my take on sketch # 103!

This LO features my youngest daughter just prior to the start of the first golf match of her collegiate Senior year. These past few years have just flown by! We have been so blessed to have been able to travel to all of her golf matches. This match was in Marshall, MI., so it was only about a 4 hour drive from our home. 

Products used:

Patterned paper and diecuts-Adorn It- Bumble Collection

Punches- Martha Stewart

Metal Trinkets- Spare Parts

Pearl Pen- Viva

Butterfly- Bo Bunny

Ribbon/twine- stash

Ink edge- Tim Holtz

Tag-altered with Shimmerz and Pearl Ex

So Happy Together...

The November challenge at My Mind's Eye at http://mymindseye.typepad.com/blog/challenges/  was quite simple this month...document your gratitude. I have so much to be grateful for...where do I begin! My LO features a picture of me and my husband. We celebrated 31 years of marriage this past June!!!  So grateful to be married to a wonderful man of God, a tremendous provider and a terrific father of four incredible daughters! We have entered our empty nesting years...as indicated by the title of my blog...and we enjoy traveling together to all parts of the US visiting our children!

Golfer

My Creative Sketches at http://mycreativesketches.blogspot.com/ always provide great sketches for their monthly challenge and fabulous inspirations from their Design Team! This month was no exception! I love double page LO's so I was thrilled when I saw this sketch!



Here is my take on this month's sketch. The pictures feature my youngest daughter at the first collegiate golf match of her Senior year. It is hard to believe this is the first of the many 'lasts' we experience over the next 9 months.

Products used:

Patterned paper- Carta Bella- Beautiful Moments collection

Flowers- Prima, Paper Studio, Recollections

Crystals- Prima

Ink edge- Tim Holtz

Our Adventure...

The layout created here is based on the Mojo Monday Challenge sketch at Flying Unicorn at http://flyingunicornforums.com/forum/topic/2465#2465

Products used:

Patterned Paper-My Mind's Eye

Flowers, Button, Birdcage- Prima

Ticket, clock, edge ink- Tim Holtz

Doiles- Wilton

Frame- Fab Scraps- altered with Tattered Angels Ink Mist, Studio Acrylic Paint, Recollections glitter and Shimmerz Paint

Turquiose Ink-Dylusions

This picture was taken in July while we were vacationing in  Pawleys Island, SC. 

Love Life

The LO I made today is inspired by the Saturday Sketch from Kaisercraft. The picture was taken at The Brookgreens Botanical Garden in Pawleys Island, SC, this past July. There was a gentle rain falling and I love that I was able to capture the raindrops on this beautiful water lily! I used the True Romance from Kaisercraft to showcase this picture.

Products used:

Patterned paper- Kaisercraft- True Romance Collection

Brads- Spare Parts

Flower- Prima

Die cut- Cricut

Doily- Darice

Pearls- stash

Ink Edges- Dew Drop