Sketchz by Ingrid

I have found a fabulous website for fresh and funky sketches- Sketchez by Ingrid . The layout "Mr. Hobbes" was created from sketch # 022 and was an October challenge from 2 Scrappy Chicks.

In this layout, Scenic Route Capetown paper was used along with coordinating Bazzill cardstock. The Alpha stickers on the tags are American Crafts. I really love using green, brown and red together. It just makes the black and white photo really pop out of the page.

Simple Pleasures

Share at 2 Scrappy Chicks gave us a blog challenge to think about the Simple Pleasures in life.

Here is my list of my "Simple Pleasures":
1. Baby cooing
2. Hearing "Mommy" from your child
3. Finding more than 2 hours in a day to scrapbook
4. Feeling your hubby's hands in your hands
5. Cat purring
6. Playing in leaves
7. Pumpkins
8. Halloween
9. Having someone praise you for a job "well done!"
10. Hearing "you are pretty" from your child
11. The smell of freshly baked cookies

Accomplishments for the rest of 2006

The "Ralphie" layout was inspired by the Amazing Scrapping Race challenge on 2 Scrappy Chicks. We were challenged to create a layout using something that we don't normally use. So I decided to use fiber since I don't use it that often. I really like the softness that it adds to the circle.

I have been challenged by Share from 2ScrappyChicks
to list five accomplishment I was to achieve before the end of 2006. So here goes:

Scrap previous years Christmas events

Make Halloween costume

Make everyone Thanksgiving cards

Make my dh a card each week and hiding them in places that he will never expect.

Help Colton make Christmas gifts for everyone this year

Sweet Simple Love

The site Two Scrappy Chicks is having an Amazing Crop Race contest. It is really a lot of fun. The challenge for last week was to alter a photo and then use it in a layout. "Sweet Simple Love" was created for this challenge. In Photoshop, I changed the intensity of the various colors to make it appear black and white yet still bringing out the "Blue" in the photo. Next, I had to find the perfect paper for the photo. Deciding to use My Mind's Eye Blue Bird Bohemia was relatively easy because of the exact match of the blues in the paper to the blues in the photo. Journaling was done on blue vellum and secured with bronze brads. The title was created by using a tag from the Blue Bird collection along with Heidi Swapp She Letters. The letters were sanded and then inked brown to make them appear worn.

Cosmo Cricket...

This layout was inspired by two locations
2 Scrappy Chicks and The School of Scrap. For 2 Scrappy Chicks, it was the for the Amazing Scrap Race challenge. The challenge was to use a specific sketch from Sketchez by Ingrid. From The School of Scrap, I incorporated Donna's Economics assignment and Kerri's Definition assignment on Laughter. Don't you just LOVE multitasking? LOL!

I have just fallen in love with Cosmo Cricket...Love the paper..Just LOVE IT!! I especially like the Storytime collection. I thought the sketch lended itself to work fabulous with this collection.

I've been tagged!!
Have You Ever...

Worn braces? Yes but only for six months
Broken a bone? Yes, this past year.. my wrist
Had stitches? Yes...
Gone SCUBA diving? No but really want to learn
Been stung by a bee? Oh yes many times! EEK!
Thrown up in public? Unfortunately yes to this one too
Been to overnight camp? Absolutely!!
Written a letter to Santa Claus? As a child yes
Been sent to the principal's office? NO WAY!! I am too perfect ..HE HE

Who/What was the last...

Person to call you? my MIL
Last person you hugged? my oldest son
Thing you touched (before your keyboard!!)? my glasses
Thing you ate? chicken fingers (lunch)
Thing you said? Love you
Website you visited (before this one !!) School of Scrap / 2 Scrappy Chicks