Horticultural Park 2018

 

We drive past this walled in Horticultural Park (in Strongsville, OH) every weekend, so we finally got the chance to see within the walls. What spectacular beauty! I guess we went at a great time as things were blooming all around us. The walkways are rugged, but we definitely enjoyed our outing. We'll stop by again!

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used:

My Memories Suite digital software

Background - May Blog Train (peach - MBDD)

Embellishments - Nature (flower - SJA), It's the Little Things (flower - SU), Paradise Found (leaves- SU)

Font - Bobo (black)

Big Island Hawaii

 

 

 

 

Continuing work on our 2015 photobook with our trip to the Big Island of Hawaii in October 2015. We always have such a fun time when we go to Hawaii.... and this trip was no different.  We try to go back each year on our anniversary -- and we celebrated 13 years of marriage this year!

On this trip we did many things offered at the hotel... like taking hula classes and lei-making classes. But, we also took a Mauna Kea (14,000 ft) sunset and stargazing tour!  HIGHLY recommend this -- so very beautiful!

We had a lot of fun... as we always do.

Thanks for looking at my scrapbook pages!

Supplies Used:

Background - SJA Papers

Punch - Square (filled w/ Island Oasis, Brown, Hawaiian Leaf Print); Tasteful Trim (white)

Embellishments - Paradise Found (flowers recolored yellow and white); Flower Brads (White); Grosgrain Ribbon (Brown)

Stamp Brush Set - Paradise Found (leaf and palm tree- brown); Love Story (words - brown)

Font - CK Cutie, Engravers MT and Lavanderia (Brown)

Sunsets

I created this page for the October Scraplift Challenge on the SplitCoastStampers website. You may view the challenge here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/monthly-scraplift-challenge-f408/scrap15oct-fall-scraplift-10-05-15-a-t603746.html With this challenge Sharon gave us a Fall Gallery to look through and choose something that worked for us. I have to tell you there were a few pages that I'd like to scraplift from this gallery. This is the page I scraplifted from (BonitaKat):http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1197031?&cat=3592&si=fall Here are the supplies I used: Background - Seasons (autumn) Punch - Square (filled w/brown,yellow,white, Hawaiian Leaf DSP, Island Oasis DSP) Embellishments - Paradise Found (flowers recolored yellow and white); Flower Brads (white) Stamp Brush Sets - Paradise Found (leaf - brown and white); School Days (boxed checkmark - brown) Font - Bernard MT Condensed and Franklin Gothic (brown)

Happy Paradise

I created this with My Digital Studio and printed it on Whisper White Cardstock.

The leaves are from the digital download 'Paradise Found'. I colored them Soft Sky and Pistachio Pudding. The fonts I used are Arial Bold and CK Dandy.

I used a rounded corner punch on two opposite corners before adhering to Pistachio Pudding and then on Soft Sky cardstock.

I added some Old Olive taffeta ribbon to finish the card.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Brush Set - Paradise Found
Paper - Pistachio Pudding, Soft Sky, Whisper White
Accessories - Old Olive taffeta ribbon, glue dot

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Maui 2014

I've been working on our 2014 photobook these past couple of days, with our trip to Maui in October 2014. We try to go to one Hawaiian Island each year around our anniversary (this was our 11th anniversary).

I decided to use one kit throughout my pages -- Paradise Found! <--- Lovely name, isn't it! 

Well, I did use other stamps too - Natural Composition Overlays - to get the 'sand' effect in the background piece.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Background - Crumb Cake

Stamp Brush Set - Natural Composition Overlays (Sahara Sand); Paradise Found (palm tree - Close to Cocoa and Old Olive)

Embellishments - Paradise Found (words, flowers, leaf, hula girls)

Punch - Starburst (Summer Sun); Square (filled w/Whisper White and Paradise Found DSP)

Font - Brisk (Close to Cocoa)

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Beach Fun - MDSM105

I'm playing with the sketch challenge on MDS Monday today. You may view the challenge here:

http://mdsmonday.blogspot.com/2015/03/mdsm-105-spring.html

Anita asked us to follow the sketch, as well as to make it a spring-like theme with flowers or plants. Well, my page is more summery than spring-like.... hope that's ok.  It does have flowers and plants! =)

I decided to group my photos together to create one great photo.  My husband and I love this photo... we were certainly not expecting the big wave when this photo was taken.  It almost took out our camera too, but luckily the camera was on a high enough rock -- everything was ok! lol

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Background - Crumb Cake
Embellishments - Paradise Found (flowers)
Stamp Brush Set - Paradise Found (leaves - Lucky Limeade; palm tree - Close to Cocoa and Lucky Limeade; words - Whisper White, Pool Party and Calypso Coral); Natural Compositions Overlay (Sahara Sand)
Punch - Square (filled w/Close to Cocoa and Paradise Found DSP #1)

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Kauai Trip

 

 

 

 

Continuing work on our 2013 photobook with our trip we took to Kauai Hawaii in October.  I decided to complete all the pages of our trip before posting any of them, so that you would be able to see the grouping all at once.

We really enjoyed our time on the island of Kauai.... although, we LOVE every time we get to see the Hawaiian islands!!! We stayed at the Courtyard Marriott at Coconut Beach this time.  We did enjoy a luau too, at the Sheraton hotel, but do not have photos of that event. =)

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Background - My Sweet Pea DSP #29

Embellishments - Grosgrain Ribbon (Tempting Turquoise and So Saffron); Paradise Found (flowers - recolored Tempting Turquoise and Pumpkin Pie); Flower Brads (So Saffron and Tempting Turquoise)

Stamp Brush Sets - Paradise Found (leaves - Old Olive)

Punch - Scallop Border (Pumpkin Pie); Scallop Square (Pumpkin Pie); Square (My Sweet Pea #25)

Font - Lucinda Calligraphy (So Saffron)

We {heart} Hawaii! - MDSM81

I saw this cute sketch on MDS Monday and wanted to play with it.  There are so many people, places and things "I Love" that it was very hard to narrow it down to just one! LOL!  Maybe when I get caught up with my photobooks I can create another one dedicated to "Things I Love".  What a great concept!  Thanks for the inspiration MDS Monday!

You may view the challenge here (as well as all the pages created with this sketch here:

http://mdsmonday.blogspot.com/2014/09/mdsm81-i-love.html

In creating my page, I chose our love of Hawaii!  We fell in love with the beauty of the islands on our honeymoon trip.  We try and go every year to explore different parts of each island, so every trip is different and memorable.  We go in October to celebrate our wedding anniversary.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Background - Summer Sun

Punch - Square (filled w/Paradise Found DSP #6, Textured Cardstock - Early Espresso, Early Espresso and Whisper White)

Stamp Brush Sets - Enjoy Every Moment (dotted circle - Whisper White); Paradise Found (leaf - Whisper White); Love Story (heart - Whisper White)

Embellishments - Paradise Found (flowers - recolored Summer Sun or Early Espresso)

Font - Market (Whisper White and Summer Sun)

The Buttes

 

I completed my two-page spread for the April Progressive Challenge on the Splicoaststampers website.  Each week different tasks are set for us to complete....thus, at the end of the week, you have a completed page(s).  Here is the final two pages from our trip to Arizona.... I wanted to include this very interesting resort -- so rugged and beautiful, as well as, the puzzles that we completed with Mike's parents.  (June 2012)

You may view the first steps of the April Progressive Challenge here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-tuesdays-f253/apr-2014-prog-chall-23-task-1-04-01-14-a-t585983.html

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies Used: My Digital Studio software, Stampin' Up!

Background paper - Well Worn DSP #9

Punch - Square (filled w/ Textured Cardstock - Cajun Craze; Very Vanilla); Modern Label (filled w/Very Vanilla)
Embellishments - Taffeta Ribbon (Early Espresso and Daffodil Delight); Staples, Hodgepodge Hardware (clip - cropped); Brad (Early Espresso); Paradise Found (flowers)
Stamp Brush Set - Paradise Found (leaf - Old Olive); Ink Splatter (Crumb Cake)
Font - Pristina (Very Vanilla); Boulder (Early Espresso)

Paradise Sail

I created this in My Digital Studio a while back ago.... yet haven't had the chance to print it out until now!  It was so surprisingly easy to create!

The sunset background piece is Designer Series Paper from the Paradise Found Photobook Template (Digital Download).  All I added was the sail boat and the sentiment. I then printed it out on Whisper White cardstock and adhered it to Sahara Sand cardstock.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used - My Digital Studio software; Stampin' Up! products

Paper - Sahara Sand, Whisper White

Background piece - Paradise Found DSP #1

Stamp Brush Sets - Sail Away (sailboat - Basic Black); Beautiful Birthday (sentiment - Basic Black)

Sammamish

This is a page I created for the February Progressive Digi-Scrap Challenge for the month of February. You may view the start of the challenge here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-tuesdays-f253/february-progressive-challenge-21-task1-02-04-14-a-t583970.html

These photos were taken in May 2012.  We love to take walks in our neighborhood.... this one is around Sammamish Lake. So calm and peaceful.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Background Paper - Urban Garden DSP #6
Embellishments - Staples and Stitching (Very Vanilla); Hodgepodge Hardware (Jumbo Brad); Dahlias (Not Quite Navy)
Punch- Square (filled w/Urban Garden DSP #7, Baja Breeze Textured Cardstock and Not Quite Navy Textured Cardstock); Circle (filled w/Textured Cardstock Baja Breeze and Urban Garden DSP #7); Tag (filled w/ Textured Cardstock Not Quite Navy)
Stamp Brush Set - Fabulous Florets (flower - Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy); Grad Party (string - Kiwi Kiss); Paradise Found (leaves - Kiwi Kiss); Inspired by Nature (grass - Kiwi Kiss)
Font - Dragon (Not Quite Navy)

Tropical - MDSM43

I started working on my inside pages for our 2012 photobook.  With the first page (after the cover).... I used a photo(s) from our 2012 Hawaiian Cruise in October, and really liked how it turned out. 

I like it so well, that I'm now thinking it needs to become a double page spread (so, not to be used as the first page of my photobook).  It's so wonderful to be working digitally, as I can rearrange pages with just the click of the mouse!!!!

Now with this page, I used a sketch that I found on the MDS Monday blog (MDSM43).  You may view the challenge here: http://mdsmonday.blogspot.com/2013/12/mdsm43-lots-of-layers.html

I will create the second page to this double page spread a bit later in my digital 2012 photobook plans.... I'll post it when I get chance.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:  My Digital Studio

Background paper - Coastal Cabana

Embellishments - Paradise Found (flower)

Stamp Brush Sets - Feast of Thanks (overlay - Pacific Point); Paradise Found (tree - Chocolate Chip and Gumball Green; leaves - Gumball Green; words - Chocolate Chip and Gumball Green); Oh! Whale (waves - Pacific Point and Coastal Cabana)

Punch - Square (Paradise Found DSP #10 and Textured Cardstock - Rose Red); Circle (Paradise Found DSP #6)

Font - Banner (Coastal Cabana)

Fall

Here is my completed scrapbook page for the October Digi-Scrap Progressive Challenge.  You may view the beginning of the challenge here: 

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-bi-weekly-f253/oct-progressive-challenge-17-task-1-10-01-13-a-t579043.html
(Each week, in the month of October, we were asked to complete a few tasks. After the 4th week, you will have completed a scrapbook page).

Currently, I am working on pages for our 2014 calendar.  Here's October.... our anniversary month!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:
Background Paper - My Sweet Pea DSP #29
Punch - Square (My Sweet Pea DSP #16,#25, #35); Scallop Square (Pumpkin Pie)
Stamp Brush Set - Paradise Found (leaves - Old Olive; banner - Pumpkin Pie and So Saffron; words - Chocolate Chip); Oh, Whale (water spray - Pumpkin Pie)
Embellishment - Flower Brad (So Saffron); Grosgrain Ribbon (Tempting Turquoise); Paradise Found (hibiscus - recolored Pumpkin Pie and Tempting Turquoise)
Font - Lucinda Calligraphy (So Saffron and Chocolate Chip)