I Scrapped!

Holy cow - it's been forever!
I got three pages done - one a 2-page layout, (I missed out on the June kit from CMK - but I loved these papers so much that I tracked them down!)
Both are using photos from a road trip that we took about 3 years ago, when we moved my son to Seattle. Yup - I am soooo behind...
For this first one, I used one of those "Easy Patterns" from Creating Keepsakes. I've been looking at them for months, but never tried them - I like things all planned out for me!









This other one was for a fun "Menu Challenge" at Scrapbook Doodles. You selected some numbers of menu items, not knowing what they would be - then you had to do a layout using those items. The "apetizer" I chose turned out to be "use at least 3 4x6 photos - and don't crop them", my main course was "use only cardstock - no patterned papers," and my desert was "use 9 of the same type of embellishments." Fun, crazy challenge! ....I don't think I've ever done anything without patterned paper!

Blog Challenge Card

This one is for a challenge from lilybean's blog.
A friendship themed card with polka dots, ribbon, buttons, chipboard (the heart.)

I used BG papers, AMM buttons, SU ribbon and metal lable holder, Jenni Bowlin journaling tag.
Thanks for looking!

BG Toot ~

I'm so excited! BG picked up one of my layouts for their gallery!
I've had several cards accepted there before, but they've never accepted my layouts until now. Fun!
(it's this one:)

Father's Day

I borrowed some inspiration from CMK's lilybean for this card - I just love her cards!
I found these papers from Paper Salon at a place near here - and they were just perfect for this project. I added a Heidi Swapp label, and some jute cord (unknown maker)




This second one for my Father in law was lifted from my Stampinup rep. Karen:



MFS has a challenge going on to give a tribute for Father's Day - here's mine:

My dad has been gone for 17 years now. When I was first married, we moved about 2hrs north of here - hubby had a really good government job, and life seemed full of promise. My dad worked in SLC, which was only an hour from us, and once in a while he would come up after work - just him, and stay over with us.
After we had been married for about a year, we learned that we were expecting our firt baby. I started feeling so homesick - I never got to know my grandparents because they had lived in another state all my life, and I didn't want that for my kids!
We discussed it a lot, and decided that we wanted our family to grow up close to our families. (Hubby's parents live in the same town as mine.) So we moved home.
Hubby had to take a job with less pay, so life wasn't as comfortable as it might have been - but we have never regretted that decision.
My dad was pretty strict growing up, but after he retired he changed - he mellowed and softened. He was such a fun grandpa for our kids! I feel so blessed to have these memories, because we got to know him in a way that none of my other siblings did.
Happy Father's day dad.

I have a secret.....

...and this is a clue:



I made this card from scraps today - Making Memories travel papers, and a queen & company flower & brads.

Ding dong the kids are gone!

I'm a terrible mother, but my newlywed kids who have been "camping out" in my scrap-room all month, packed up and went home today....after I did the dance of joy, I started playing!
I had Becky Fleck's card sketches for June, so I decided to start there - all BG papers from the Romani 6x6 pad, sanded around the edges, and a Junkitz Feltz flower.
Thanks for looking!

Grad card...

I went to celebrate my nephew's graduation this past weekend. (More about that on my other blog) As I lay in bed the night before and went over the mental list of things I needed to do in the morning to get ready, I realized that I would never have time to make him a card - so I got up at 3 am to do it.
I put a $20. bill inside folded in the shape of a shirt. When he opened it, he was so excited to see that! He pulled a dollar bill out of his wallet, and carefully undoing mine - taught himself to do it right there in the pizza place where we were having lunch!
...nice to be appreciated.