Dandelion- Journal cards

Over at The Paper Girls, they challenged followers to create a page with 3 or more journal cards. Well I'm a Journal card junkie and could easily do this one!
http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/07/challenge-35-journaling-cards.html
Buzz on by and give it a try yourself. 

I used a fancy shape from the Making Memories - Noteworthy Collection - Spiral Journaling book for journal on the right side. 

I then tore and used the bees from  Making Memories - Paper Reverie Collection - Spiral Journaling book - Brun Antique as an embellishment on the bottom left. Finally I used a brown chipboard journal card on the left for the date over the photo. 

Sleeping Boy

While "walking down memory lane" of my boys when they are babies, I ran across this sweet pic of my oldest son sleeping. They are such angels when they sleep.

One of the "tricks" I used here was to glue Baker's Twine around the center pic and patterned papers to frame it in a sweet, warm way...and without actually sewing! I like how the twine frame turned out.

My Precious One

I love challenges. They, well, challenge me to think outside of the norm and create something new.
I found 3 talented women who host blogs with challenges and each month, they have a group challenge. Each gives their own challenge and if you do all 3 on one page, you are entered for a bonus drawing.

Kristi B. challenge is to use clocks on a layout. http://devosmommy.blogspot.com/2013/07/scrappy-friends-july-challenges.html
Grand Diva offers up a sketch to inspire. http://granddivasscrappyplace.blogspot.com/
Rochelle asks us to be inspired with a title from a Celine Dion song.
http://rochellespears.blogspot.com/2013/07/july-inspired-by-challenge.html

Listening to Christian radio, I don't listen to much "main stream" music but in 2004 when I gave birth to my first son, I was given as a gift the "Miracle" CD by Celine Dion which is all about her love for her newborn son. I played that CD in my son's room while he slept so it looped over and over while I was in there in the wee hours of the night nursing or rocking him. Oh, what sweet memories.

Here is the page with the title "My Precious One" from the Miracle CD, as well as using clocks and the sketch.

Autumn Harvest

I love the warm colors of Autumn and scrapping with them somehow warms my soul.
Here are some Fall lovelies I've made this month.

Thankful

A page about being grateful. Here is hubby and I in SF.

I cut out circles and added pp and embellies behind and on top of the cut outs for a dimensional look. 

Dance Sketch

ScrapRoom Blog has a contests this month.
http://thescraproomblog.blogspot.com

The sketch challenge.
I used photos of my darling god-daughter who is obviously a dancer.

Challenges

I love to be in challenges because they, well, quite easily CHALLENGE me. They inspire me with new sketches, or remind me to use techniques I used to love and have forgotten OR they teach me a new technique. Here are some I completed recently. The theme is SCHOOL.  I like that I was able to mix old (those bright school themed pages and bus and pencil die cuts) with new (yellow crackle paint, brick template, and trendy tape). It makes for a cheerful page. I hope this helps my son remember school as a cheerful place.