Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #464

Hope your Christmas holiday was fabulous!  I love spending so much time at home and with family.  We even had a bit of snow to give us a white Christmas, though we had a whiter Thanksgiving! :)

Sketch #464 is up on the blog at Scrapbook Challenges, isn't it a fantastic sketch?

Here is my layout - still rockin' the Christmas stash:

Check out the rest of the Design Team's layouts on the Scrapbook Challenges Blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Carolyn

DECEMBER PATTERN CHALLENGE

When I saw December's pattern challenge I was excited!!  I love wood grain papers!!

Here is my layout with an older photo and I just adore this photo and cannot believe I had not scrapped it before!!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas!!

~Carolyn

Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #463

Whooo whoo!  Christmas is almost here and that means I have another Christmas layout featuring Scrapbook Challenges Sketch # 463 to share today!  I am having so much fun digging though my Christmas stash and using up older items but sadly not making a dent in the stash! ;)

Here is today's sketch:

Here is my layout:

Please stop by the Scrapbook Challenges Blog to checkout all of the other wonderful layouts by the Design Team and upload your take on the sketches or challenges for a chance to win a prize!

Thanks for stopping by today!
~Carolyn

#FLASHBACKFRIDAY – SKETCH 329

It's Friday and that means it's Flashback Friday over at  Scrapbook Challenges!!


Here is the original sketch:

Here is the updated sketch:

Here is my layout, still on my Christmas kick, but I felt like I strayed from the sketch a lot on this one but I love how the layout turned out and I am happy to be scrapping! :)

Stop by the Scrapbook Challenges blog to see more layouts and for your chance to win a monthly prize for uploading your work!

Thanks for stopping by! 

~Carolyn

Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #462

Today I have a fun new sketch for you from Scrapbook Challenges!  Love love these multi-photo sketches, making it super easy for me to scrap Christmas photos!!  

Every December I go to Dallas - Ft. Worth, Texas for a work Christmas party and this year we brought Seth along and did some site-seeing :)  

Check on the inspiration from the rest of the design team on the Scrapbook Challenges blog!  You can also upload your creations for a chance to win a prize!

Thanks for stoppin' by!
~Carolyn

Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #461

This month I am rockin' the Christmas spirit by scrapping old Christmas photos!  I just adore all of the new Christmas products out there but I cannot purchase them until I use some of my LARGE Christmas stash of products!  

Here is today's sketch - love the four square photos!!

Here is my layout - family snapshots a few years ago :)

Stop by the Scrapbook Challenges blog to see the rest of the Design Team's layouts and to upload your take on this sketch (or any December challenge) for your chance to win! :)

Thanks for stoppin' by my blog today!

~Carolyn

#FLASHBACKFRIDAY – SKETCH 182

Today we have another FlashBack Sketch over at Scrapbook Challenges!

Here is my layout:

Be sure to stop by the Scrapbook Challenges blog to check out the fabulous layouts by the rest of the design team and upload yours for a chance to win a prize! 

Thanks for stoppin' by my blog today!

~Carolyn

Scrapbook Challenges December Mood Board

Typically I struggle with mood boards and pulling out the colors and elements but December's Mood Board at Scrapbook Challenges is just so awesome that I couldn't wait to play along!

Here is my layout, it is a photo of our house during our first snow storm in November.

This layout is # 22 of 50 that I am pushing myself to complete by the end of 2015!  I am also challenging myself to create most of my layouts using my Christmas or Winter stash!  There were so many cute Christmas and Winter lines this year that I wanted them, but knowing I have a HUGE stash of these themes already, I figured if I put a good dent in the stash then I wouldn't feel bad buying the new lines next year! :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

~Carolyn

Memory Nest Sketch

Today I have a layout to share that was inspired by The Memory Nest's Design Team Call Sketch. Best of luck to all that apply!

Here is the fabulous sketch:

Here is my layout - of course when I see circles on sketches I automatically think of a baseball layout! :)

I am also working on my round #3 of 50 projects, which I am hoping to compete by the end of 2015!  This makes layout #21 out of 50 so I am off to scrap! :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

~Carolyn

#FLASHBACKFRIDAY – SKETCH 184

It's another Flashback Friday over at Scrapbook Challenges! This week we are featuring Sketch #184.  Head on over to the Scrapbook Challenges Blog to check out the rest of the design team's work and for your chance to win a prize!

Here is the original sketch #184

Here is the updated sketch #184

And here is my layout, I really enjoyed working with this sketch since it was different than my usual style of scrapping.  These are photos from Seth's 14th birthday - Q-doba and Cold Stone were his choices of the day! 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your friends and family!
~Carolyn

Scrapbook Challenge November Pattern Challenge

Scrapbook Challenge November Pattern Challenge is to use Damask patterned papers.  You can play along with the sketches and challenges for your chance to win a prize!

I am a big fan of Teresa Collins' products so naturally as soon as I heard the challenge was using Damask pattern I knew I would use Teresa Collins' products.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

~Carolyn

Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #460

Today on the Scrapbook Challenge blog is Sketch #460.  Be sure to head on over to the blog to checkout all of the other fantastic Design Team layouts and play along for your chance to win!!

Here is my layout - I cheated a little bit with the background paper and rays in the sketch :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

~Carolyn

Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #225 - Flash Back Friday

Today's layout features Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #225 - Flash Back Friday!  Head on over to the Scrapbook Challenges blog to play along with the monthly sketches and challenges for your chance to win a prize!!

Here is the original Sketch #225

Here is the updated Sketch #225

And here is my layout!  We found out that Good Times sold a dog ice cream treat called a Paw Bender so we took Otto and Bentley there to try it - they loved it! 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #459

Look at this fantastic large photo sketch from Scrapbook Challenges!  Head on over to the blog to play along and a chance to win the monthly drawing!

As soon as I saw this sketch I knew I wanted to use the team photo of my son's Freshman Football Team!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

~Carolyn

Scrapbook Challenges Flash Back Friday!

Happy Friday the 13th! :)

Today's Scrapbook Challenge Flash Back is a two-page sketch; I love two page layouts but do not use them often!

My husband's friend had an extra ticket to the Mayhem Festival so they took my son ... He thought it was very cool for his first concert! 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

~Carolyn

Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #458

This week's Scrapbook Challenge Sketch is a great one - I love multi-photo sketches!  

My layout is of my son and his pals at their honor roll celebration during 8th grade.  So proud that my son made the honor roll for 7 of the 8 quarters of middle school!  AND love that he wears pink so I can break out the girly colors every now and then! 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

~Carolyn

Scrapbook Challenges Flash Back Friday!

Here today with a great Flashback Sketch from Scrapbook Challenges!

Here are both the original and updated sketch #232

Love when I break out super old products and love them!  Love this background paper by core'dinations!  It is perfect for my son's at home science experiment!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

~Carolyn

Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #457

HA!  When I was scrapbooking these photos I just kept thinking "I never thought I'd be using BIG PIMP for a title!"  Leave it to my husband and his halloween costume for work! 

I used Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #457

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

~Carolyn

Scrapbook Challenges FlashBack Friday!

Scrapbook Challenges is Flashin' Back with Sketch #303.  Check out the original sketch and the updated sketch:

My layout is of my son with his favorite meal - steak ... that's right no sides just steak!  He wasn't thrilled with me taking photos of him eating but I really wanted to capture him eating a steak on a fork! 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

~Carolyn

Scrapbook Challenges Oct. Journaling Challenge

Yes!  Scrapbook Challenges has other challenges than just sketches!  Head on over to the blog to be inspired and your chance to win!  

The October Journaling Challenge is Shhhhhh!

I let my 14 year old son drive my car in his school parking lot on a Sunday afternoon!  I was totally stressed but he was calm and cool!  I thought it would be a neat experience for him! :)

Thanks for stoppin' by my blog today! 

~Carolyn

Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #456

Ahhhh this photo just warms my heart!  These boys started playing football together in the first grade, some left the team for other teams but here they are back together for Freshman Football!  I included some photos of their first year together - I am a sucker for now & then photos!

I used Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #456

Thanks for stopping' by my blog today!

~Carolyn

Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #455

Today I have a fun layout of my husband and son playing corn hole at my husband's work BBQ this summer.  I used Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #455 for my layout - it was perfect for the photos!

Thanks for stopping' by my blog today!

~Carolyn