The Jamaican Bunch

Here is a wonderful layout of all the guests that attended my daughter's Jamaican wedding- The Jamaican Bunch is the title and I will be applying this over at Sketches in Thyme #81 .

I used several different papers that I have been using throughout all the layouts in this scrapbook- so it works out well with this 5 x 7 photo with everyone attending this event. I made my own rosette and cricut cut the title from Ashlyn's Alphabet, and the bird cage from Serenade, and added some silk flowers and stickers- flourishes to the page. Of course, some Stickles was added to the embellies/title.  I have not journaled on this page for a reason, I am waiting for my daughter to give me a list of everyone's name so I can write thiem in that area and spell everything correctly- just like the journal tag area say " Just so I never forget"

Things with Wings..

Here is my layout with Birds for the challenge over at Frosted Designs this week. Another page for one of my kids scrapbooks of their Great Grandmother who passed away when they were all very young under the age of 6- so they probably don't remember her to well if at all. So I thought I would do each of them a page of her to remember. And she liked the color yellow and loved her birds so this is fitting for this layout.

 I used my Gypsy and did several Cricut cuts from Serenade cartridge in black and grey cardstock and then used some of my handmade crocheted doiley flowers with rhinestones added to the centers. I made a banner with her name "FLO" and added a tri-color ribbon. All papers were from the Recollections value Stack

KISS xoxo

Here is my take for the sketch over at Creative Scrappers #154- which I just love how this page/layout turned out of my cousins wedding. The photo is a black and white which they sent out with their thank-yous.

I used papers from DCWV Lace and Linen stack, Cricut cuts are from Tie the Knot, Home accents and Serenade, cartridges. Doilies placed on background and pictures matted on distressed and inked paper. Lots of embellies were used here-ribbon, handmade crocheted lace on left border, 1/2 pearls, string of pearls, metal heart button, old buttons, cream thread, prism stickers, jewelry shell pieces, Stickles, and a floral branch from my stash, and many different silk, floral and hand made crocheted flowers.

I will be applying this layout also over at Fantabulous Cricut for the use of flowers on a project this week.
 And at Scrap Our Stash May challenge to use flowers on a project.

Grandmas are Special

 I did this layout at a Heart & Soul retreat this past weekend and I just love it and also won 1st place for a contest called Parade of Pages. It just so happens it will also works for the SOUS sketch-which I didn't plan that way- but it works-Great! I think I will put this page in a frame and put it on display in my home instead of in a scrapbook-in memory of my Grandma- since I don't have too many photo's of her-It will be nice to have out during the holidays.
    

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     Materials used: K&Company 2 sided designer papers, SpellBinders die cuts, Cuttlebug, rhinestones, Spray Glimmer mists, Stickles, buttons,  sewing thread for lace flowers, ribbons, epoxy glossy accents, Martha Stewart border punch, circle punch, stamps, chalks, pop dots, many inks, Cricut cartridges-Jasmine, Serenade, Home accents, and a few misc. embellishment sayings and bingo card.