Twelve in '12

Hey y'all!
So I know I am a few days behind, but that is because our computer crashed the day after Christmas and we just got it back! That was a real PITA!!
I want to do a "favorite layouts" post, so here are my favorite 12 layouts from 2012 (in no particular order):
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This was made using the November kit from Flying Unicorn. I loved this collection from Teresa Collins!  I had so much fun playing around with it.

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This was also made using Flying Unicorn's November kit. I mixed all the products up on this one. Love this picture of Leah from 2009!

3. This was made using a kit from My Scrapbook Nook featuring October Afternoon's collection Sassparilla. How cute is Ty?!

4. I like how simple and clean this layout is. The photo mat opens to reveal my journaling.

5. This one was inspired by Jen Jockish, one of scrappy crushes! I love how she makes such fun use of negative space & tried it out here.

6. I had so much fun here playing with different layers and textures. And this is an awesome photo, taken by one of my favorite people! Thanks Laura!

7. This was my first layout designed for Let's Capture These Sketches. I love the subtle, feminine feel to it.

8. This was a lot of fun to create and I used a lot of products that I had been hoarding for some time!

9. This was also fun to make and I used many Crate Paper chippies that I had been hoarding.

10.  I like the color scheme here and all of the fun elements on the page! And of course, Leah's sass!!

11. This was made for a color challenge at  the Flying Unicorn. Not colors I would usually scrap together, but I love the outcome. This is also a special picture taken by my good friend, Laura.

12. This is a recent one made with the January kit from Flying Unicorn. Love the corrugated cardboard, diecuts and grungy feel!

So, there you have them- my favorite layouts from 2012! It looks like I need to scrap more photos of Ty!!

Hope you all had a creative year and that this one will be filled with as much, or more, creativity too!   

'Night,

~Stephanie 

  

LCTS Reveal #164

Hey y'all and Happy New Year!! I hope everyone of you had a wonderful holiday. We spent the evening at my brother & sil's house with my family ringing in 2013. The kids made it to see the ball drop & didn't get to bed until extremely late!! It's a good thing they have another 5 days off to recuperate.
  Sorry I have been MIA-our p.c. got a terribly destructive virus the day after Christmas & we just got it back tonight!!!!!!!! I have felt like my right arm was missing!
There is so much I have missed in blogging during that week. First up was a reveal at Let's Capture These Sketches. The sketch was created by Isabelle Doucette, owner of the blog. Here's a peek at it:
  
And here is my layout:

Sadly, this is my last sketch on the design team with LCTS. My term is up. I want to say "thank you" to Isabelle, Rosemary & all the other girls at LCTS for including me there for the past 6 months! I had a great time & loved every skecth I created with!! I will be popping by still to play along, for sure!
I will be back tomorrow to catch up more. Right now, I need to hit the hay as my neck is killing me!
Good night all!
~Stephanie

LCTS Reveal #163

Hey everyone and happy Saturday! Are you ready for Christmas? I have one last gift card to buy then I need to wrap presents.
Tonight I am going to a cookie exchange party at a friend's house & am looking forward to a few hours to myself!
New York was loads of fun (more on that later), but 6 days striaght with the fam and we all deserve a little break!!

Yesterday was reveal day at Let's Capture These Sketches! Here is this week's sketch by Vicki Saulnier:

And here is my layout:

I used the December kit from the Flying Unicorn to create this layout. The birdcage is fussy cut from a piece of Ruby Rock-It pp. We hope you find a moment in this chaotically busy time of year to create with us! If you do, link up here!
Have a great day!!
~Stephanie

LCTS #161

Happy Saturday y'all!
It's going to be a busy one around here. We are still trying to finish the Christmas tree! There are lots of ornaments to adorn it. And I have quite a few scrappy projects to get done, along with laundry & then a Christmas party to go to tonight. I am taking sausage balls &  have never made them before. Wish me luck!

It's time for another sketch reveal at Let's Capture These Sketches. This week's sketch is provided by Vicki Saulnier:
 
And here is my layout:

The strips at  the bottom are a mix of washi tapes from K&Co and Freckled Fawn.

The "friends" diecut is from fancy Pants; the chipboard flower is from Cosmo Cricket; the diecut butterfly is also from K&Co.  

The pp & small alphas are from My Mind''s Eye. I have my journaling on a tag that is tucked under the photo.

We hope you get a chance to play along! We love to see your takes on the sketches!! Be sure to link up here.

Have a wonderful Saturday friends!!
~Stephanie

LCTS #159 & CSI

Happy Saturday  ya'll!
Today I want to share my latest layout for Let's Capture These Sketches. The sketch was provided by Jocelyne Roy & is another fun one!

Here is my layout using mostly all My Mind's Eye products:

The only product not from MME are the letter stickers from Simple Stories. I have adored MME for as long as I can remember & love how interchangeable all of their lines are!
If you get a chance to play along with the newest sketch from LCTS, be sure to link up here. We'd love to see your creations!!

This week I  had the chance to play along at CSI as a guest detective through the Flying Unicorn. What a fun pallette this was!
  
Here is my layout:

There are floral & stripes on the banner pp & hexagons; I used a flower & leaves; I documented a visit from Santa from Christmas of 2008. My journaling is on a tag behind the nutcracker photo & the tag has flourishes on it.
Thanks for stopping by! We are off to shop at some small businesses here!
~Stephanie

LCTS Reveal #157

Hey ya'll & happy Sunday!
Why do the weekends have  to fly by so quickly? After last week with the Book Fair  at school, I could use about 5 days to decompress & just relax! We had a nice weekend though. We went to dinner Friday night w/ my sister, bil & nephew. Then yesterday we went to lunch with friends that we hadn't seen in awhile. It was nice to catch up & hang with them! We ran a few errands and checked out a new fish for Ty. Sadly, he had 2 fish die within a few days of each other so he's now just got one, Jimmy. His heart was broken when the first fish died & he cried for hours. We'll see about adding a new one sometime. Last night we went to  my sister's & had pizza & hung out w/ the family. The kids always enjoy being w/ their cousins & the adults have a good time too!

Friday was the newest sketch reveal at Let's Capture These Sketches. Here is the sketch created by the fabulous Jocelyne Roy:

     
Don't you just love all the vertical strips? And the stars? This sketch is so much fun!!
Here is my layout:

I used the fantastic Novemebr kit again from Flying Unicorn. This kit just keeps on giving! I have made 6 layouts so far & still have product left! I am going to try to make another one today. See the paint splats? They were so fun to add (though a tad messy)! Tammy has a challenge up at FUL to add splats, drips & mists. So that is what I did here.

We'd love for you to play along with this sketch & link up over at LCTS!!
See ya'll later!
~Stephanie

LCTS #155!!

Hey everyone! I hope you're enjoying your Saturday! We are busy around here getting ready for "Frankenstorm". Nothing beats hurricane preparedness. We stocked up on ice, non-perishable foods, batteries, water-all the essentials. It is expected that we could be w/o power for days. And since we've been through that many times before, I want to be ready this time! They are saying that Sandy could come through here sometime b/t Monday early a.m. & Tuesday. We are preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best!! Hope you all are safe if you're in her path!
It's time for another reveal at Let's Capture These Sketches! This week's sketch comes from Natalie Roy & it's a great one!


Here is my layout:

The "family" & camera stamps are My Mind's Eye, as are the hexagon papers, crocheted flower, butterflies & word strips.

I started with the ink splatters & then placed my papers. From there I just started adding bits & pieces.

I hope you get a chance to play along! Please do & make sure to link up your creation!

Happy weekend y'all!

~Stephanie

LCTS Sketch Reveal!

Hey y'all and Happy Sunday!
The newest sketch is up at Let's Capture These Sketches -#153!! It's another fabulous sketch by Kimberly Figures! Check it out:

And here is my take:

Everything here is from the Flying Unicorn October kit, except for the kraft doilies, feathers & microbeads! You can check the kit out in the store here.  I used The Crafter's Workshop mask that came in the add-on kit & added some texture with paint. The gears were fun to play around with! The larger one is painted with white crackle paint from Tim Holtz.

The smaller one was covered in Mod Podge then I added glitter & the greeen microbeads.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope everyone has a fantastic day!! I know I am gonna take it easy! I am still recuperating from our Friday night! (Will explain that later.)
~Stephanie