SCRAP-A-THON!!!

OK...we'll just ignore the fact that it's been six months or so since I've posted on this blog.  It's OK.  I've been scrapping :).  I've been working on my oldest's first year book and have about 90 of the 125 pages done so I'm feeling good.  To add to that, I participated in ScrapMatters' Customer Appreciation Scrap-a-thon this past weekend and I scrapped THIRTEEN...yes you heard that right...13!! pages in three days.  I think about 6 has been the most I've ever done before and they're pages I'm not ashamed to print in a book, either.  I think switching to PSE and buying some shadow styles has really sped me up.  Anyway, I thought I'd share all thirteen of those pages here.  The challenges were all inspired by Dr. Seuss books so I'll let you know what those were, too.  So, here they are, in no particular order...

1. The Thinks You Can Think - A challenge to create a photo-less page and just use journalling.  I've been doing this more lately but had already used up TWO with these challenges :)

Kit: Cookbook by Boutique Cute Doll

Kit: Kitschy Kitchen by Boutique Cute Doll & Forever Joy Designs

Eggs: Sugar & Spice by Jennifer Labre Designs

Stitches: A Day to Play by Stolen Moments & BoyGirlBoy Designs

Tape: Narcisse des Pres by Ldrag Designs

Alpha: My Basics: Black Alpha by Crossbone Cuts Designs

Template: Stuff and Nonsense by Little Green Frog Designs

Font: smd Delightfully Ordinary by Stolen Moments

2. Mulberry Street - A template challenge.

Kit: Narcisse des Pres & Add-on by Ldrag Designs

Kit: Meant to Bee by Ldrag Designs

Alpha: Blackbird by Stolen Moments

Template: Mulberry Street Template by Tinci

Font: smd Delightfully Ordinary by Stolen Moments

3. Star-Bellied Sneetches - A challenge to scrap someone important to you.

Kit: Worn by One Little Bird & Sahlin Studio

Template: Brackety Templates V.1 by geniaBeana Scraps

Font: Remington Noiseless

4. The Grinch - Use art journalling to tell a "darker side" story.

Kit: Blackbird by Stolen Moments

Word Art: Grumpy WordART No. 1 by Anna Aspnes Designs

Template: Artsy Layered Template No 87 by Anna Aspnes Designs

Font: Riesling

5. The Places You'll Go - Scrap a travel based page.

Kit: Cheerio by Maya de Groot

Crown stamp: Crowns No. 1 by Anna Aspnes Designs

Map stamp: Travel Europe No. 1 by Anna Aspnes Designs

Font: smd Kimby by Stolen Moments

6. Fox in Socks - Use a quote on your page.  I did this one WITHOUT a template and am so happy with how it turned out!

Kit: Life's Journey by Stolen Moments & Forever Joy Designs

Book: Vintage Album Collection: Journalling Books by Joanne Brisbois

Background Paper: Narcisse des Pres by Ldrag Designs

Template (Modified): Strawberry Cream Templates by True Blue Studio

Font: AceBinghamSH

7. Hop on Pop - Another template challenge (love me some templates!)

Kit: Kitschy Kitchen by Boutique Cute Doll & Forever Joy Designs

Alpha: BW Alpha by Forever Joy Designs

Template: Hop on Pop Template by Kairyn Lisa

Font: smd Delightfully Ordinary by Stolen Moments

8, I Am the Lorax - Scrap a page about who you are (this was hard to do and still fit it into the baby book I'm working on!)

Kit: The Luckiest by Stolen Moments

Template: Fuss Free: You Spin Me by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs

Font: A Safe Place to Fall

9. Horton Hears a Who - Make one photo BIG!

Kit: Meant to Bee by Ldrag Designs

Template: Recyclables 9 by Scrapping with Liz

Font: Elephant Hiccups

10. The Cat - Create a "messy" page.

Kit: Buttercups & Bubbles by Clever Monkey Graphics

Paint strokes: ArtsyPaint No. 2 by Anna Aspnes Designs

Pacifier: Precious Beginnings (Boy) by Kim Brodelet

Stitches: This is Me by Captivated Visions

Template: Double Latte Template Pack by Little Green Frog Designs

Font: smd Delightfully Ordinary by Stolen Moments

11. Green Eggs and Ham - Use green in your background, at least one element and in your photo.

Kit: The Luckiest by Stolen Moments

Alpha: Morning Coffee Alpha by Stolen Moments

Template: Fuss Free: You Spin Me by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs

12. Wockets in my Pockets - Create a page using the hot pocket trend.

Kit: Fresh Squeezed Refills: 25c by Stolen Moments

Kit: ArtPlay Palette Sweet Pea by Anna Aspnes Designs

Pockets: Perfect Pockets No. 2 by Tracie Stroud

Font: smd Delightfully Ordinary by Stolen Moments

13. Hatching the Egg - Using a certain photo editing technique (which I have been looking for all my life!!)

Kit: My Happy Place by Studio 68 & Stolen Moments
Template: Forever and a Day Templates by Sabrina's Creations & Che Yang Designs
Font: smd Delightfully Ordinary by Stolen Moments

And that was my VERY successful scrapping weekend!

Until next time...