Bath Time Layout

I am  loving scrapping these pics of my precious little boy! It's so fun to do baby pages again! I found this cute little svg of a bird in a bird bath that I had saved long ago. It was a freebie from Treasure Box Designs a while back. I thought it was perfect and unconventional for this type page!

This page qualifies for the challenge at ScrapRoom which was to use the following items on a layout...4 different patterned papers, buttons, ribbon, handmade embellishment, and stitching! I finally got brave enough to use my sewing machine on a scrapbook page and I stitched the big circle down. In hindsight I should have used thicker thread. Oh well.

I also used the sketch this week from Sketch Inspiration.

TNA Wrestling LO

My husband will be glad that I finally scrapped this photo. (That is him on the far right side of the pic). He went to the TNA Wrestling show they had in town last fall with a bunch of his friends (it's just not my thing).

I used this sketch from Sketch Inspiration.

A Layout + Bear Freebie

Welcome to Thursday's LSS project! This week I felt the need to get some scrappin' done. So I chose a couple of photos of my son and his PaPaw (my dad). They are inseparable. I just had to dedicate a page to them. And what better way to do it than to use Lindsay's Stick People Set? I mixed and matched the heads and bodies to create two cute little guys who look a lot like my son and my dad.

I paper pieced the clothing on by printing the image more than once onto different patterened papers and cutting out the clothes. This makes the LO qualify for the challenge at Scrap & Stamp which required a stamp and paper piecing. The LO also qualifies for the challenge at Practical Scrappers which required that you have either the word "One" or the number one on the LO.  And finally, I used the sketch this week at Sketch Inspiration.

Now for your freebie! A cute little bear. Below you can download the svg file and save the digi stamp version as well.

Bear SVG

Bear Digi Stamp

(click on bear to save larger image)

3 Baby Bumps Layout

Here is a quick page that I threw together. It is a pic of me and my best friend and my cousin, all three of us have been preggers this summer! My cousin (in white) had her baby at the end of May. My friend (in middle) is due any day now and that is me on the left. I am MUCH bigger than that now. haha. I need to take a picture and post for you guys. I feel huge. I still have a little less than 7 weeks left.

Anyways, I used this sketch from Sketch Inspiration.

Daddy Is Home & On the Boat -- Marine Corps Scrapbook

I got a couple more pages squeezed in yesterday. My husband was busy assembling some christmas toys, that way my son didn't have to wait for them to be put together after opening them. So while he was occupied, I was too!

This page was made using this week's sketch at Sketch Inspiration (a new site!). They are trying to reach 200 members by Christmas, so go join in the fun! The little newspaper article at the bottom was about a missle narrowly missing my husband's ship while at port in Jordan. It was pretty scary. One soldier was killed and it made CNN headline news back in June of 2005.

This one was made using last week's sketch from 52 Sketches, 52 Weeks. The font in the title is called "Captain Howdy" I love it! It cut really well at about 1" high.

Saying Goodbye -- Marine Corps Scrapbook

Horraaaay! This is my second page today! I used the sketch at Sketch Inspiration for this week. If you haven't checked this site out yet, you should! they are up to 100 members.

Anyways, this photo is the final one taken just before I had to kiss my hubby bye so he could leave for Iraq. My son was only 4 months old at the time. He's not very happy in this photo, although, who could blame him? I was putting on a brave face for the both of them. I can sigh with relief now though, as he's back home and out of the Corps. Even though he's joined the Guard. No deployments yet...keeping my fingers crossed.

Zig-Zaggin Across the Pond -- Marine Corps Scrapbook

Well my husband is out working in the yard, so I snuck in another opportunity to scrap! Here it is! I used another great sketch from Sketch Inspiration (the new site I was telling you about earlier). Right now, you can play along for fun, but in January they'll have prizes!

Golfin' in Dubai --- Marine Corps Scrapbook

I'm back with another one. While my husband was on a boat deployment in the mediterranian, he was able to stop in Dubai, Saudi Arabia for a little R&R. So he decided to participate in a little golf tourney with some of his fellow Marines. He got to play at the world famous golf resort there. He was in heaven. Here is the group shot.

I created the title and golf balls using inkscape and cut them using SCAL on my cricut. I just found a picture of a golf ball that I liked on google, then I created one very similar to it. If you'd like the files, they're free. Golf Ball & Tee.



For this layout, I used the sketch from Sketch Inspiration. It is a new scrapbooking sketch site that is just getting started. This week is their first sketch. They are going to have prizes from sponsors starting in January, so go sign up! Everyone is so friendly and nice!