Merry Christmas

Hello!  Welcome to December! 
At "Picture This" we are "Getting into shape"!  
You will need to create a layout using shapes of some sort, for example, squares, hexagons, triangles, circles, etc…  
Then over at "Let's Get Sketchy" Brenshevia designed another fun sketch to help get your juices following!  

    The shape I chose was "circles" in all sizes.  I started with a wreath (circle) and then added all different size circle embellishments.  Round Epoxy stickers, Jewels, Crystals, and Rhinestones.  I also took thread and put it around the whole wreath.  
I guess you can say I used another shape, "squares" on my layout because I added some presents and the photos of my sweet children are square!  
The photos are of my two children when they were very young in 1991. We went to the town library (one of our fun places to go every week) to bring Santa their Christmas Wish list.  As you can see in the photo below, my daughter, Ashley, was not very pleased to sit on Santa's lap.  But my son, Sky, was!
I really miss those days!

Merry Christmas By Lisa

Here is some close-ups

Thank you for dropping by and for all your lovely comments!  They are always appreciated!  I hope you have gotten some inspiration from my layout and will join in the fun at Picture This and Let's Get Sketchy!  

Halloween

Hello -Ween!  

This month over at "Picture This" we have for you this fun sketch by Brenshevia. 
You can use it as it is, flip it or use it's reflection! Just have fun with it.

Here is my DT interpretation of the sketch

Trick or Treat by Lisa

Here are some close-ups

If you're joining us for this "Picture This" challenge, make sure that you visit the Blinkies section and grab a badge for your blog to show everyone that you're playing with us. 

It would be great if you also link it back to "Picture This"! 

Thank you for your support!

Our new challenge rules include that the top two pics will receive a winner's badge and a chance to be a

 Guest Design for the January challenge.

The winner will also receive a surprise package of goodies from FabScraps - the lucky winner will have a week to claim it; otherwise, we'll offer it to the 2nd place winner.

Cannot wait to see what you come up with using our fun sketch!

Thank you for dropping by and for all your lovely comments!

Happy Halloween

Hello!  Happy Halloween! 
 Love this time of year.  Weather is great, trees are starting to change and Halloween is on its way.  My house is all decorated with Fall decor.  And it is time for the"Picture This" Halloween Moodboard Challenge.  So get out your favorite Halloween papers and embellishments and get scrapping following the fun mood board @ PT!
 For my layout I chose a photo of a shortbread Ghost cookie I made for my children some years ago. Using the mood board @PT and the fun sketch by Brenshevia over at Let's Get Sketchy I came up with my Booeautiful page!

Picture This Mood-Board

Brenshevia's Sketch

Happy Halloween by Lisa

Here are some close ups

I hope my layout has inspired you to go on over to Picture This to join in on all the Halloween Fun!
Thank you for stopping by and for all your lovely comments! 
 Happy Haunting!

Beary Special

Hello!  
Wow, it's October, the beginning of Autumn, my favorite time of year! The air is becoming so crisp and clean.  Time for all the trees to show off their inner beauty, to go pumpkin and apple picking, celebrate Halloween and to start another month of challenges! 
 Love it!!
Over at "Picture This" we are challenging you to create a LO using " Layers + fussy cutting + one photo".  
 My DTM layout  for this October 1st fun challenge is composed of  Brenshevia's  Let's Get Sketch and  Challenge YOUrself .  
This month, "Challenge YOUrself" would like to see sewing on your page.  It can be hand stitching, machine stitching, embroidery, ANY kind of sewing!!  The only other requirement is that you include a photo with YOU!

My LO started with one of my most treasured photo of my son, just a few days old, in my arms.

I was rocking him in the special chair that my husband and I had brought in town and carried many blocks home because we did not own a car at the time.   

I used one of my favorite paper collection, Kaisercraft - Teddy Bears Picnic.  I fussy cut a whole bunch of the teddy bears (they are so cute!) and layered many of the cut away journaling cards.  I added embroidery thread in the buttons, rickrack around the photo and embellished with some snaps. 

 It was a lot of fun putting together this layout and I hope you will enjoy looking at it as much as I enjoyed making it!

Brenshevia' Sketch                                              Challenge YOUrself

                                          



                                           

You & I by Lisa

Here are some close-ups

Here are some of the threaded buttons, fussy cut teddy bear, and the snaps.

Here are some teddy bears clustered together.

                       Here are some more clustered teddybears, threaded buttons, and a snap.

Thank you for dropping by and for all your lovely comments. 

 I truly appreciate all of them!

I am  looking forward to seeing what you create with our  "Layer + Fussy cutting + One photo" challenge over @PT and the Sewing Challenge @ Challenge YOUrself!

Always Remember

Hello again!
Today's layout is in remembrance of September 11th, 2001.   Fifteen years ago the USA experienced one of the most heartbreaking day in it's history.  I will never forget that morning on 911, when it felt like the world had stopped and that nothing would be the same!   All the airports were shut down and I remember most of the TV channels and shows were not on the air.  
It seemed like the whole country had a day of silent.  
But I rather reminisce more about the following day, September 12th, when Americans came together by pulling up our boot straps and tried to take back our country!  It was amazing how many American flags were everywhere to show pride for our country!  
Flags were flying on people's homes, in front yards, out of car windows, off buildings!  It was so inspiring!  
Our country was UNITED! 
 I really wish our citizens now would try to remember that day because we need to unite again for the good of the country.
Well, back to my layout.  My first inspiration came from looking through some photos of my family's trips to New York City.  
One photo is of the skyline of NYC and the other is of myself and (one of my stars) my daughter, Ashley in front of the skyline from Brooklyn Heights. 
 I also got inspiration from two other sources.
Picture This which is having a new challenge about anything to do with Stars.  "Wish upon a Star" 
and over at Let's Get Sketchy where Brenshevia has come up with another lovely sketch.  

Brenshevia's Sketch

Always Remember by Lisa

Here are some close-ups

Thank you for dropping by and for all your lovely comments. 

 I truly appreciate all of them!

I am so looking forward to seeing what you create with our Star challenge over @PT!

Boys Rock

 
Hello everyone!  
Goodbye August Hello September!  Summer has just flown by!  
Welcome to our first fun challenge of September over at Picture This.  Which is to create a layout featuring a male in your life.  
Father, brother, son, husband, friend, etc…..   
My layout was inspired by a photo of my son, Sky, rock climbing on one of  his Boy Scout adventures! 

He really gained so much experience belonging to the Boy Scouts.

Boys Rock by Lisa

Here are some close-ups

Since my layout is all about boys and rocks I decided to incorporate real rocks!

So I went into my backyard and collected some pebbles to frame Sky's photo.

I also included some twine to make a connection to the climbing rope in the photo.

I used rub-ons here.  They are so much fun to add!

I also entered my layout over at  Let's Get sketchy's Week 5 August Challenge.

I was inspired by the colors and the super star.

Thank you for dropping by and for all the lovely comments everyone has been leaving. 

 I truly appreciate all of them!

I am so looking forward to seeing what you come up with for our fun challenge over @PT!

Fourth August Challenges

Hello everybody!
Welcome to another week of my combined challenges.  
Up first for inspiration is Brenshevia's fun sketch over at Let's Get Sketchy!  
The next challenge is "Summer Nights" Photo Inspiration over at Lasting Memories 
and last but not least is Simon Says: Go Fish challenge!
In July of 2001 my family and I went on a carefree summer vacation to California! (Just before 911) 
We traveled to San Diego and all the way up the Coast to the Redwood Forest.  California has all kinds of weather and areas.   
The Pacific Ocean, beaches, lakes, deserts, mountains and of course, Disneyland!  We saw it all!  What an amazing State!   
The photos on my layout are of Ashley, my daughter, in a blowup boat on the Pacific Ocean where there  were seal lions swimming all around!  What fun we had with that boat! 
 (I think it was the best thing we brought in California. )   

Brenshevia's Sketch

Lasting Memories Layout Challenge

Use this photo for some color inspiration on your layout!

Go Fish

Fun Summer by Lisa

I used Graphic 45 "By The Sea" and "Children's Hour"

Background paper is Kaisercraft "Redwood" Base Coat Collection

Here are some close-ups

For embellishments I used a shell, twine, and scrabble word titles!

Thank you for dropping by and I really appreciate all your lovely comments!  

Looking forward to seeing what you create!