Graphic 45 Secret Garden on our back porch

 

Using this above sketch offered this "recipe" which is the March Double Layout challenge on A Cherry On Top. Just a note, it was not good for papers like mine that had writing or a certain direction. I made it work nonetheless. I hope you, too, will try it!! I actually made the photos AFTER making the layout because of the title. 

Challenges: 

Simon Says Wednesday: Bit O' Green 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge

It's better on the Strawberry farm

Entering this in the Scrappy Friends' Challenges:

Stacy's March 2025 Tic Tac Toe

Used Top Row horizontally: Ink splatter, stickers, and 2 Photos

Also, used: Twine, and tag.

Using Rochelle Spears' March 2025 Sketch below:

 I used Simple Stories Homespun, Simple Stories Homegrown Farmer' Market pattern papers and Bazzill Greenbriar Swiss dots. Also, the banner and strawberry are Simple Stories Homegrown Cardstock stickers popped up. The die cut Strawberries are from Pretty Pink Posh's Fruit Additions die set. The ink splatters were using the Smooches Red spray. 

Other Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge

Graphic 45 Nature Sketchbook Double Layout

 

Our visit to Key West's Butterfly Conservatory. This is a double page layout featuring Graphic 45 Nature's Sketchbook, using the Monarch Majesty sheet of paper. I also used, the sticker sheet for the orange tag; the blue journaling chipboard for the opposite tag and 2 glittery brads; Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide blended around the edges of the blue pattern paper and Hand (fussy) Cut butterflies and diamonds (my design); 2 Prima flowers were added as well. My sticker letters were died with the ink and added using the name of the paper as the title. Of course, I had to add some bling to it, so here is a close up. Enjoy!

Challenges: 

Word Art Wednesday challenge blog#685-686 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Bright and Cheerful

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Love is in the Air-Butterflies

Best Christmas Party Layout

 

Center row diagonally: 3 Photos, Circle, and Enamel Dots.

Extras: Gold sticker letters.

For my layout I used the following supplies: Carta Bella Christmas Time collection, and Decorative Brads; Recollections Gold Sticker letters, Echo Park Sticker letters, DCWV Dark Green #2, red and black cardstock, Sizzix Viewfinder thinlits die, Doodlebug Design Sprinkles red enamel dots, and Spellbinders Platinum 6. Oh, and I traced circles and free hand cut the larger red circle.

The funny part is that my friend's house has a ton of Christmas trees and we were doing an ornament exchange. So the joke is, "Too many ornaments? No such thing!" It was such a fun time! 

This is apart of the Scrappers Challenge:

January Scrap with Stacy's Tic Tac Toe  

Rochelle Spear's January 2025 Sketch

Other Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday challenge blog#685-686 

Budapest Matthias Church Layout

                               

                                     

This is a layout of our Viking Grand European Cruise back in June 2024. I dug out some older papers from7 Gypsies' Gypsy Market Sharne and Moe. I fussy cut the image from the Sharne pattern paper, and added black paper to the back to make it more sturdy as well as stand out. I had custom made leather copied paper I had purchased for junk journaling and used that for the mats. The tag is another previously handmade and used for this. Letters were added to the ThermoWeb weave ribbon at the bottom. Bling also.

Challenges:

Word of Art Wednesday Challenge blog #681-682

Carta Bella Christmas Time Layout

 

I used the diagonal from LL to the UR: Stripes, Stickers, Pre-made Title. Also, for extra points: 2 Photos, and Silver (ribbon on the bells).

December 2024 Scrappy Friends Tic Tac Toe challenge

Rochelle Spears Dec Sketch Challenge

Scrap with Stacy

Other Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Cold and Frosty-

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Use Craft Dies-Jingle bells

Word Art Wednesday Challenge: #679-680

Prima Marketing double page layout

 This was an act of love making this fun double page layout. I used everything I had laying around. 10 companies of products are on this page at least! It is of Passau, Germany where we just walked around the town and took in all of the fun shops and sites. The above pic is Cafe Simon and the heir to the company, Walter Simon. He was in the shop the day I returned. So on this day, I showed him my layout with his pic from my phone, of a previous layout and he was thrilled! So of course I then had another pic taken of him and myself. What a wonderful bakery and guy!! Hope to come back yet again. Delicious gingerbread!

This layout is one of an album from our Viking Grand European River Cruise.

Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #675-676

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Make it Sparkle

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Anything Goes

Graphic 45 Autumn Greetings Layout

                                                  Used Metallic Paint for splatters


Used the new Graphic 45 Autumn Greetings papers: Thanks & Giving, and Pumpkin Patch. Inked edges with Walnut ink and a blending tool. Lots of things from my stash: Prima Marketing flowers and leaves, and crochet piece, foil leaf, metal turkey drink stick, little pearls stitched onto layout, "Thanksgiving" die cut from Pinkfresh Studio Happy die set used with copper cardstock and silver vellum, Gold seam binding tied into bow, and little metal acrylic dots from Prima Marketing. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! 

Challenges:

Scrappy Friends Challenge

Rochelle Spears Nov 2024 Sketch Challenge

Scrap with Stacy: Nov 2024 Tic Tac Toe 

Vertical center row: Metal (turkey, paint), 3 photos, Banner in upper left corner.

Word Art Wednesday #675-676

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Anything Goes 

 

Graphic 45 Enchanted Forest with Die Cuts with a view Castle and Knight

 

We scrapbookers hang on to things!! I purchased these old Die Cuts with a View (DCWV) Castle and Silver Knight recently from a lady's garage sale. I knew that I had gone to the museum at the Bishop's Residence in Passau, Germany and thought that they would be great on my page for that. Unfortunately, I had ton more pics that didn't make the cut including the ones of the armor which was present in the museum. Great use to remind me of what we saw there though there weren't pics on the page. I used the Graphic 45 Enchanted Forest collection so as to keep the theme with most of the towns of Germany having that connection. 

Graphic 45 Enchanted Forest collection

Challenges I am entering:

Word Art Wednesday #673-674

Photoplay Our Friendship Double Layout

 

I loved using Photoplay Our Friendship through the Years collection and really used someone else's design idea from our Scraptique retreat group. Hope you enjoy it.

Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #671-672

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Anything Goes

Prima Marketing Urban Cosmos Hurricane Layout

 

Using Prima Urban Cosmos collection from 2007, I made this double layout about Hurricane Milton clean up in October 2024. The papers are Ethnic, Suburb, and Metro. I cut the Ethnic and Suburb into circles 1/2 inch different sizes with my Creative Memories Large circle maker using the blue blade and then tracing the inner circle and fussy cutting it out. I then ripped the edges and turned them up to add texture. I tore the remaining left over pieces to small slivers into strips to place where the other smaller pics were. I cut the title on my Cricut Explore using the Birthday Bash cartridge on Design Space. I glued it all together and very happy with it. Hoping to not have to do another hurricane layout for a while

Challenges I am entering:

Word Art Wednesday #671-672

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Anything Goes

49 and Market Alena

 I used the 49 and Market Alena Alluring moments papers with several of their film strips of various sizes to make this multi-photo layout! I couldn't save all of the shots from our day at Gellert Spa Baths in Budapest. 

Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #671-672

49 and Market Vintage Countryside Double Layout

 

The Bee Lazer cut is from Paper Wizard, and was given if you spent enough at the convention last year. I didn't put them together and liked them separate. The Papers are from 49 and Market called Vintage Countryside Sunset Bloom. The remaining items are from my stash and to go along with a challenge on another blog. These pics are from our recent cardmaking day. Here's their info: 

                                                     Scraporium

16518 N Florida Ave, Lutz FL 33549

(813) 269-7946

Denise is the owner and Jayne seen in the bottom right are both so kind and we just love them!! 

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Add some texture-My layout is layered, lace along the top, 3D butterflies, and bling brads and buttons.

Word Art Wednesday #669-670