Siesta Key

 

In June 2017, Mike and I... along with my brother's family... flew to Siesta Key Florida and enjoyed a week long vacation in a rented home right on a canal with walking distance to the Siesta Key beach. It was a wonderful, relaxing time with them.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:

My Memories Suite

Background - Beige

Stamp Brush Set - Vintage Overlay (texture - SU)

Embellishments - Lemonade Stand (pearl - SU); Beach Time (starfish - Dillie)

Shape - Square (filled/w End of Summer - teal fabric - Valerie)

Font - Bradley Hand ITC (blue)

Siesta Key Album

My husband and I went on vacation to Siesta Key, Florida with my brother and his family. We rented a home for a week and had a fabulous time spending time with them. I created a photobook for my brother's family, as well as myself. It was created in My Memories Suite (my digital software program. I didn't print it through My Memories though.... as I had a Shutterfly coupon for half off the total cost of the books. The book came out beautifully! My brother's family was delighted to receive the album to highlight their trip too.

Here are the individual pages:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies Used:
My Memories Suite
Background - Beige with Stampin Up! Overlay (Vintage Overlay) - sand
Embellishments - Beach Time - starfish (Dillie); Lemonade Stand - pearls (Stampin' Up!)
Shapes - Rectangle (filled w/End of Summer Teal paper)
Font - LD Shelly Print


Thanks for stopping by!

Us -DGSCPR0028

I created this page for the October Progressive Digi-Scrap Challenge on the Splitcoaststampers website.  You may view the challenge here for Task#1:  http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-tuesdays-f253/oct-progressive-page-task-1-09-30-2014-a-t592538.html

What is a Progressive Challenge? Well, it's a challenge where you complete 3 to 4 tasks per week, so that at the end of 4 weeks.... you have a completed scrapbook page!  There's one each month, so come join in if you can.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Background paper - Lap of Luxury DSP #3

Punch - Square (Daffodil Delight DSP, Basic Black DSP, and Basic Gray DSP)

Stamp Brush Sets - Lemonade Stand (arrow - Whisper White); Love Story (hearts - Whisper White)

Embellishments - Dahlias (Basic Black); Taffeta Trimmings (Whisper White); Staples and Stitching (zigzag stitch - Whisper White); Rock-a-bye (Heart - recolored Basic Gray)

Font - Crescent (Whisper White)

Mike's Milestone

 

Upon seeing this sketch on the Sweet Shoppe website..... I wanted to see if I could recreate something similar for my husband's birthday scrapbook page.  The hardest part for me was to create the strips of paper with the angled tips.

In creating the angled strips, I used the flag punch.  I cropped the punch (lengthwise), to create the angled edge you see.  I copied and pasted another strip, so that it looked like it continued under the photo on the opposite side.  Aligning them was a challenge, but so worth it!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:

Background - Textured Cardstock (Night of Navy)

Stamp Brush Sets - Lemonade Stand (words Happy Birthday - Tempting Turquoise and Basic Black); A Cute Christmas (Tempting Turquoise)

Punch - Square (Basic Black and Textured Cardstock Whisper White); Flag (cropped lengthwise - Glimmer DSP Gold, Textured Cardstock Tempting Turquoise and Textured Cardstock Basic Black) 

Font - Cooper Black (Whisper White)

Harvest

Each month, the Splitcoaststampers website hosts a Progressive Challenge for scrapbooking.  Each Tuesday you add things to your scrapbook page, so at the end of that month.... you'll have completed a page.  The hosts for September were Wendy, Terri and myself! =)

Here is the link to Task#1 on September's Progressive Challenge:  http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/digital-scrapbooking-bi-weekly-f253/sept-progressive-challenge-16-task-1-09-03-13-a-t577932.html

I had a ton of fun completing this scrapbook page, as it highlights my parents grape vine in their backyard.  Each year, they make juice and jelly from the grapes....and this year is no different.  The jelly is scrumptious!

I'm looking forward to October's Progressive Challenge.... why not join in on the fun too! Everyone is welcome!  The challenges never end, so you are welcome to any of the past challenges at anytime too!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Brush Set - Sunset Serenade Overlays (Old Olive), Lemonade Stand (vine - Early Espresso and Rich Razzlebery)
Embellishments - Sycamore Street (buttons with twine), Taffeta Trimmings (Always Artichoke)
Freeform Tool - I colored the vine stamp underneath with Always Artichoke
Punch - Square (filled grid DSP - Perfect Plum; Textured Cardstock - Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White)
Font - Harrington (Whisper White), Heather (Rich Razzleberry)

Springtime

 

Continuing with my 2011 Photobook (I'm working on April now), here is a double-page spread on our trip to Kentucky in the springtime.  Spring flowers are my favorite, and getting to see our God-daughters was an extra blessing on this short visit there.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Background Paper - Textured Cadstock (Rich Razzleberry)

Embellishments - Razzleberry Splash (flowers and border pieces)

Stamp Brush Sets - Lemonade Stand (vine - Lucky Limeade)

Font - AtlastGreetings (Whisper White)

Maui - MDSM10

 

I'm back, after spending a week with my sister's family for Easter.  Had so much fun! =)

Finally getting started on my 2011 photo book.  Mike and I took a trip to Maui in January 2011.  Usually, we take our trips to Hawaii in October (around our anniversary), but this time.... we wanted to see the humpback whales, and to make up for the year we didn't go to Hawaii, and to celebrate my birthday early (my birthday is in March)!  We stayed at the Wailea Marriott this time....beautiful place.

I used a sketch from the MDS Monday blog.  You may view the blog here: MDS Monday Blog.

Here is the sketch:

Supplies used:

Background paper - Textured Cardstock (Pool Party)

Stamp Brush Set - Bunch of Backgrounds (Whisper White at 80% opacity), Lemonade Stand (frame - Whisper White)

Embellishments - Festive Blooms (Whisper White), Dahlias (Pacific Point)

Punch - Pennant Punch (Island Oasis II DSP #2), Scallop Pennant Punch (Melon Mambo)

Font - Chaucer (Pacific Point)

Sweet Things - DGSC102

I created this for the Splitcoaststampers Digi-Scrap Challenge (DGSC102 - Flags & Flowers). Add flowers and banner flags to your scrapbook pages.

Supplies Used:
Background - Pink Pirouette
Embellishments - Lemonade Stand (large pearl)
Stamp Brush Sets - Decorative Overlays (swirls - Rose Red), Happy Together (vines - Pear Pizzazz), Raspberry Splash (words - Pear Pizzazz; flowers - Rose Red and Pink Pirouette), Mixed Bunch (Raspberry Ripple)
Punch - Flag (Pear Pizzazz DSP)
Font - Freehand 951 (Pear Pizzazz)

Birthday Star

I wanted to create something using the 'Lemonade Stand' SAB 2013 disc that I received for free (after spending $50 on Stampin Up products, of course!).
I cropped the 'Happy Birthday' stamp, so that I could place them in line together. I grouped them together and copy and pasted to create the border you see here.
I printed this on Naturals White cardstock, matted with Night of Navy and placed it on Daffodil Delight cardstock.

Thanks for looking!

Stamp Brush Set - Lemonade Stand (words - Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, and Whisper White)
Punch - Star (Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy and Old Olive), Flag (Night of Navy)

Happiness

Today I wanted to try some techniques on my page "Grouped Photo Boxes", "Re-coloring Embellisments" and "Multi-Colored Stamps".

I incorporated the MDS Challenge (Valentine's Project), as well as the Splitcoaststampers Challenge - DGSC099 (Technique Challenge) for my page.

I used a photo taken in 2010, while vacationing in Hawaii! We so LOVE Hawaii! =)

For the "Grouped Photo Boxes" I created 6 photo boxes and grouped them together before adding my photo.
For "Re-coloring Embellishments", I chose the hearts border.  It originally had several different color hearts on it.  I selected "Pretty in Pink" and  it changed them to wonderful shades of pink.
For the "Multi-Colored Stamps", I chose the stamp "Happiness".  I colored each letter Whisper White, Early Espresso or Pretty in Pink".

Thanks for looking!

Background Paper - Crumb Cake
Embellishments - Strength and Hope (hearts border - recolored Pretty in Pink), Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Pretty in Pink, Lemonade Stand (large pearl)
Stamp Brush Sets - Natural Composition Overlays (Early Espresso), Decorative Overlays (Early Espresso), Lemonade Stand (title happiness - Whisper White, Early Espresso and Pretty in Pink), Lemonade Stand (heart - Pretty in Pink)
Punches - Dotted Scallop Ribbon (Pretty in Pink)
Font - Cerebral (Early Espresso)