Silly Faces . . . for Scrap the Boys!

Hi everyone!

Welcome February!  It has been quite a year so far for my family, but I am happy to report that we are all fine and on the mend now.  Here's the story:

My husband and daughter, Katie were the first to get cold symptoms and a fever - around the 2nd week of January, then Anne, and finally me.  We all tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.  It started out being pretty scary,  because John was very sick with a nasty cough and shortness of breath.  His doctor was wonderful - he had many at home virtual visits and phone calls with her, took healing antibiotics, steroids, and an inhaler, and he finally turned to corner this past Thursday.  He is able to work from home and recuperate, which eases my mind a little.  The rest of us will be returning to the real world this week.  I have been depressed and exhausted, with my mom passing away on December 30, trying to care for and provide meals for my sick family, and taking care of cleaning and disinfecting everything in our home daily, and getting sick myself.  I have never been so happy to return back to work in my whole life! We received lots of prayers and support from our neighbors, coworkers, and family which helped bring us through.  I and sending a great big thank you to them from the bottom of my heart!❤

So . . . today marks a new month and with that comes a new challenge at Scrap the Boys!

This is the February Sketch Challenge:

And here is my design team take:

I used a favorite photo taken at Disney World during our family trip on 2007.  My husband and brother-in-law were trying on hats at the Norway Pavilion after we rode the Maelstrom flume - which we found to be a scary reverse flume ride with dark marshes, frightening trolls and demonic gods!  LOL!!!  Anyway, I love this photo of the 2 of them acting silly, so I had to use it here.  My supplies included watercolors and Echo Park "Magical Adventure" paper and stickers, all in my stash!!

And some close-ups:

I hope you get a chance to play along with the February challenge at Scrap the Boys!  

Please stay safe and healthy!  

Thank you very much for stopping by my blog today.  Hugs to one and all.

Everyone Say Cheese!

Hi everyone!

Today is the first day of the new Challenge YOUrself challenge.  Just in case you don't already know, it's a challenge blog that asks you to make scrapbook pages with photo of YOU in the frame.  A lot of us don't do this, so it's a great way to get YOU in front of the camera!!!

This month's challenge is all about using black and white PLUS red on your page:

And here is my take:

I scrapped a photo of me with my family back in 2016.  I LOVE this photo, which is bitter-sweet because we recently lost our dear dog, Kita!  I enjoyed using black and white plus red on the majority of my page, and sprinkled a bit of yellow and blue in there, too.  

I used Cocoa Vanilla Studio "Boys Rule" paper and title,

Echo Park "Magical Adventure" paper and stickers:

and the Stampin' Up "Balloon Celebration" punch and stamp set:

Here are 2 close-ups:

and a different view:

I hope all of you fellow scrappers out there get a chance to check out and participate in this month's color-themed challenge.  I know you will love scrapping those photos with YOU in the frame!! And I think your family will enjoy seeing these pages as much as mine does, too.   My daughters especially love seeing the photos with me in them.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today.  Have a wonderful month of March!  HUGS!!!

Be You!

Hi everyone!

It's June 7th and time to start a new Challenge YOUrself challenge:

I'd like to share the page I made for this challenge.  It was so much fun for me to work on and had a lot meaning for me, too.  

I decided to use an Echo Park "Magical Adventure" paper pack that I had in my stash:

The paper and stickers seem to be more about Disney, but I thought was fitting for my page design and photos.  

Here it is:

The first photo was taken when I was 3 years old, and the second one taken about 4 years ago.  

Here are some close-ups:

And a different view:

I hope you get a chance to check out Challenge YOUrself this month!  I know you will enjoy it if you do.

And thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!  ♥