110117 November CKC Kit Reveal

And speaking of lovely, introducing Lisa's pick for CKC's November Guest Designer this month:

"This month, I'm thrilled and delighted to welcome Anne Keller (known online as Bunte Pinguin!) as Guest Designer. I got to know Anne when we were on the Scrapabilly Design Team together and was so happy to find her following along in our community. She has a beautiful style and makes beautiful pages."

Also lovely is the inspiration kit Lisa has chosen!

November 2016 "Emerson" Citrus Twist Scrapbook Kit

Let's see what I've got this month in the Magic Blue Box!

First the papers I chose:

Felicity Jane 2016 Sophie collection; Glitz Dezign 2013 Kaleidoscope: Crate Paper 2014 Maggie Holmes Confetti collection; American Crafts 2016 Shimelle go Nov GO collection; Felicity Jane 2016 Oh Deer! collection; American Crafts 2014 Amy Tan Rise & Shine collection.

Here's the full  I am Blessed  kit:

I also put together a toolkit this month plus there are a few more alphas, etc. lurking in the shadows!

Now it's your turn! But first follow the DT hop for more inspiration, and come back on the 4th to find out how to forge some of your favorite items from the inspiration kit.

• Guest Designer - Anne - http://bunterpinguin.blogspot.de
• Julene -http://julenebydesign.blogspot.au
• Kelly - http://www.honeysucklehillcrafts.com/
• Leslie - http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com
• Susanne - https://www.facebook.com/SnapsAndSnippets/
• Susan - https://littlethingsbigdays.blogspot.com
• Lynnette - http://sassyscrapper2010.blogspot.com
• Lisa - http://lisahausmann.blogspot.de

Scrap on!

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110117 Archi-scraps November Challenge

Archi-scraps November challenge inspiration:

Fruit

 Recently we took a quick little jaunt up to Michigan's "U.P." - the Upper Peninsula.
The lower portion of Michigan is informally known as "The Mitten", for obvious reasons!

You get to the U.P. over an engineering marvel - The Mackinac Bridge, "Big Mac" to the locals.
 Opened in 1957, the 26,372-foot (4.995 mi; 8.038 km) bridge is the world's 19th-longest main span and the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.
Because we live below the bridge, we are considered "trolls" :D

U.P. locals are nicknamed "Yoopers" & enjoy some unique benefits from living "Up North",
like a variety of locally smoked fish from Lake Michigan to the south & Lake Superior to the north.
This was at a gas station at 7:30 in the morning!

Another yummy comfort food that hearkens back to the U.P. mining days are pasties, the original hot pocket meal brought over from Wales  by Cornish miners back in the day. Impossibly thin pastry dough encases meat, gravy, potatoes, onions, & rutabaga and is served with brown gravy.

Something new to us this trip is thimbleberry jam. The flavor reminds me of an uber-sweet raspberry mixed with fig - very unusual & delicious.

All of that to get to the fruity point of my page, lol!

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100617 October CKC Mini- Kit Reveal

Oops! I forgot to post this on time...

But you would never know it from our CKC inspiration kit this month!

 I'm actually delighted with St. Tropez from Prima, chosen by Julene from Australia
where spring is in full swing,  as I have recently returned from another beachy vacation.

"Visit the French sands of St. Tropez in this beautiful collection by Frank Garcia. 
Featuring a beautiful blue, yellow, and vintage color palette, 
mixed with modern hand lettering and florals, this collection is sure to transport you out to sea. 
St. Tropez is perfect for summer vacations, lazy days, and sea-inspired projects!"

I think I may be warming up to the idea of the mini-kit!
If I decide beforehand on the story or photos it's a snap,
plus I know it will get used up on the project.

Here is my page:

I need to add some journaling + the date.
There is another story to be told here that may become a companion page.
 

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100117 Archi-scraps October Challenge

Archi-scraps October inspiration: knots

As if this wasn't interesting enough, there are those strange barbs sticking out of the bottom!

Knots. We will simply focus on knots...

I have settled on this sketch to follow:

September 15th Stuck!Sketches

And this cute photo from Grandparents Day!

Yes - I wore the tiara all day.

I decided to reorient the sketch to better suit my long skinny photo,

plus I liked the little banners being at the bottom!

(I removed the proprietary information as it was visually distracting.)

As I ruminated on the papers I might choose I remembered a 6 x 6" pad of Basic Grey's 2011 "Out of Print" collection. I needed something that would work with the whimsical photo plus all of the black & I knew it had the right colors. I grabbed a black & white diagonal stripe from Felicity Jane for that strip on the right, and an FJ journaling card for my title. My knots appear on the buttons in the flower centers & hold the dangling beads in place on the tag at the bottom. Much fussy-cutting later produced this:

I ended up with perhaps the most literal interpretation of a sketch that I've ever done!

I cannot WAIT to see where this Arch-scraps inspiration takes YOU.

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090817 Pre-Made Vacation Traveler's Notebook & Kit

Traveler's Notebook

I have a trip coming up soon & have really enjoyed scrapping on the road on other vacations. I decided at the last minute to throw a homemade book together. I am considering asking for an Instax camera for my birthday - any feedback? I would love to come home with a finished product! Otherwise I plan to have my photos curated, processed & ready to print when I get home.

I made a traditional size notebook using some papers from a collection pad. That gives me white B sides & alternated them with some plain white inserts about to be discarded from a new album. I then cut elements from the patterned papers to add some interest & give me a stash of embellishments.

Front cover

Back cover

I loved the scripty sentiments but thought I would go over them with a white pen. 

It was dried up so I grabbed a gold one - serendipity! 

I've packed up a kit for the road.

Stay tuned!

Oops - forgot to post this before we left... vacay brain!

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091217 CKC September Challenge #1

CKC Challenge#1: Love This Place

"The cards in the Lost River Documenter Kit have some fabulous 'starters' as journalling prompts or for use as titles. For example, Our Stories Matter; Let's Go Outside; Weekday Ventures; I Can't Go Because I Don't Want To; Go See Do; Let The Adventure Begin - and that's only a few of them! For this challenge, choose any one of the cards as inspiration - and create a layout, card, or ... well, anything, using one of the phrases as a prompt for your storytelling."

Two of my darling grandchildren started kindergarten this year & the card sentiments highlighted above are the perfect description for their photos!

It's okay to LOL

I found this adorable page to scraplift for my grandson - I can even use my forged pennant!

Link to process video HERE

The title includes his quote, "It was awesome!"

He wrote his name, which is fun to have preserved.

All of what was memorable in his eyes...

For my granddaughter's  layout I LOVED the Stuck Sketches September sketch.

When I saw both of these photos I teased my daughter about how My Little Pony shoes really must be magical, and her answer became  the title.

As always I had some splatter boo-boos to rehab, which always produces great little design elements!

I hope you are ready to take a try at the challenge! 

Make sure to share on the Facebook group, Instagram or the blog Linky.

Happy scrapping!

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