Kiwi Lane Design by Number Challenge & Mid Week Mojo

This week I decided to participate in a whole new challege set by a Paper Crafting company Kiwi Lane Designs. This company creates "frames" they are stencils that can be used to create different designs and make scrapping quick and easy. Each month they hold two challenges, I entered into the Numbers Challenge, use only ODD numbered templates for a layout.  I used the sketch from this weeks Mid Weeks Mojo (see it here) and took out both challenges at once. I have had this picture of me and my mom cooking authentic mexican food for Cinco de Mayo since well May 5, 2012. I was just itching to scrap them and this layout was perfect. I got a little, okay complete help with the title from my great on-line crafty friends.

Cocinando la Comida Mexicana con Mama

Transparencies

Here is my go at a layout using a transparency, I have several from kits that I have always been to scared to use. I had these pictures of my son ripping his christmas presents open from two years ago. I used the overlay that looked like snow flakes on the left side. Thanks for looking, please excuse the horrid picture.



Coral layouts.

Time for another 10 layouts to add to the already huge photo albums. I have been trying to scrap some older pictures of my oldest son from the many visits we had prior to getting full custody in 2007. It is crazy to think he is 11, I really don't know where the years went.

Coral 2



Coral 3a -

Coarl 4

Coral 5 - I took about 10 pictures of this one and this was the best, although it is blurry.

Coral 6

 

A Little Dabble...

On very few occasions I have to make a card. Now I am not a card maker by any means but I like to give a homemade card for any occasion I can. One of my very good friends got married yesterday, and I whipped up this card to give to him and his lovely bride. Having all boys I do not get to use pink very often and when I do I feel like I go a bit over board. I think for having such a short time frame to complete it, because I procrastinate, it came out very nice.

Thanks for stopping by, and checking out my dabbles.

Perfectly Pearl.. YAY!!

Another series down and another 10 sketches complete. Here are my Pearl layouts... Lots of fun stuff in these pictures, visits from family, days on the lake, a few birthdays, pregnancy photos, and really old photos of my now husband and his son from when he was 3 or 4... Just great photos all around

Pearl #1

  Pearl #2

Pearl #3

Pearl #4

Pearl #5

Pearl #6

Pearl #7

Pearl #8

Pearl #9

Pearl # 10

Getting Crafty with ATCs

Time for another round of ATCs, this swap was a Fall theme. Always getting to take creative liberty with the theme, I choose to do a campfire under a full moon hidden by some clouds. I stepped out of my comfort zone and used some chalk for the wisps of smoke, and was that an interesting time figuring out just how to get them light enough to bring across what I wanted. I eat lunch with my friend at a park every week and found some sticks that would work perfectly for my roasted marshmallow to sit on. I have never used a real life element on any kind of page. I think they came out pretty well definitely a step up from the last two I completed.

Mid Week Mojo Series Pearl #1

Another week, Another Mojo sketch. I truly enjoy each Wednesday at 10 am when the new sketch is revealed. It just shows that no matter how long you do this craft you can always go a different direction. This weeks sketch is no different, just a simple layout with minimal elements really highlights the picture. I chose to use this wonderful picture of my sister and brother in law walking hand in hand with Andru during their visit in May. Andru was so happy to see his Nina and Uncle Sean.