Hello BDAY | Jillibean Soup

Hi friends! Today I did some scrapping just for me and it just felt really good! I chose a sketch from the archives of PageMaps, the "Shades of Color" collection from Jillibean Soup and two photos of my oldest son and my hubby celebrating their combined birthdays and got started:

Here's what I made: 

And this is the PageMaps sketch I used, one from October 2018:

I really loved this design and the photos I wanted to scrap were the perfect size. So the choice was easy. Here are a few close-ups:

I adore the colors in this collection from Jillibean Soup! They made my photos really pop! 

Here are the links to the PageMaps site and to the October 2018 archives.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it!

xoxo

Doodlebug PageMaps layout

At Doodlebug we're using Becky Fleck's PageMaps sketches this week. We all got to choose a sketch to our own liking and create a layout with that.

Here's what I did, using Doodlebug's Take Note collection: 

A few close-ups:

Photos are of our youngest during our holiday in France last year. He's trying to solve his dad's Sudoku puzzle (almost managed it too!).

I used my typewriter to type my journaling straight onto the layout:

And this is the sketch I chose (one of the May sketches):

Supplies: Doodlebug "Take Note" collection (paper, cardstock stickers, envelope, borders) & "Simply Sweet" alpha stickers; cardstock: Bazzill Basics; pen: Smash K&Co; Brother typewriter; Aigger sewing machine. 

For even more Doodlebug PageMaps layouts check out Doodlebug's blog this whole week! 

Thanks for visiting my blog again today! I heart you!!

PageMaps layout!

Hi everyone! So happy you're here again!! Today I have another October Afternoon - Woodland Park - layout for you! This one is based on the latest PageMaps sketch from Becky Fleck.

It's possible you've seen the photo before as I've used this photo for another layout as well. But as I have 3 kids and they all have their own albums I'm supposed to scrap certain photos more times, LOL! 

Here's Becky's sketch: 

And here's my page: 

For the very first time I've used my "Sew Easy"!! Yay! And it worked! I've used it to create the banner in the top left corner and really love the result. 

And then a few close-ups: 

I've loved working with this sketch, as it forced me to use more than one photo! I love layouts with more photos than one, but when I'm not using a sketch I'm inclined to use only one... 

Btw, speaking of using this photo for another layout ... that same layout is being featured on "Aussie Scrap Source" blog for their Jenni Bowlin Studios Weekend Inspiration blogpost. Have a look HERE! Scroll down a bit to see my layout. 

Thanks for stopping by and see you back tomorrow for a fun Doodlebug project?

Hugs,

Another try...

Okay, I said I would try another layout with Prima , so here it is!! I love the papers, embellies and stamps (that's why I bought them of course) but I'm often not satisfied with the scrapped result. However, this time I think it turned out okay.

Photo is Manon with Jippie and the journaling is about how I find it important to have a pet in the household so kids grow up with pets, learning to respect them, and that Manon already learned this lesson.....

And some details:

Used Shimmerz on the flowers; love the result!

I used a PageMaps sketch (didn't see the challenge was for US residents only, duh!!!).

Thanks for your visit and see you soon!

Monique

Eskimo Kisses

Last year I bought lots of Christmas papers, but this line was definitely one of my favorites: BG Eskimo Kisses! Here's a layout I made with a sketch from PageMaps. I just love Becky Fleck's sketches!

And this is my layout. I used the same photo of Mats in the snow 3 times. Of course I used the sewing machine to sew the edges of the paper (although not as much as I wanted because it got stuck all the time and I honestly don't know why) and I inked them too. Furthermore I hand cut the flower on the left side of the page and used the woolies and chip stickers from BG Eskimo Kisses. I also used journaling clear cuts from LYB, Thickers from AC and mini shimmer alpha's from MM and some bling.

And here are some details:

This is it. Thanks for visiting and I hope you'll have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs, Monique