52 Week Photography Challenge- Books and Green

I am a week behind on posting photos for the From Moments to Memories 52 Week Photography Challenge. I just didn't have anything last week for the prompt books. This week a got a shot of my oldest daughter (who is a complete bookworm) reading a book.

This week's prompt was green. It's pretty brown around here, but we found some green at the zoo earlier this week and a white cheeked gibbon that was only too happy to pose. ;)

And the list again (honestly, it is so I don't have to go back very far on my blog to find the next prompt):

 

Birthday Girl

Hello! I have a layout to share today! I was inspired by the challenge this week at Bitten by the Bug: Birthday Bash. I used a couple of cuts on my layout. First, I used the flower background cut from "Edge to Edge". I layered that over a piece of white cardstock that I had colored with Gelatos and water. I used a few bits and pieces of patterned paper, but not a ton, because I had lots of photos to fit on the page. I also cut the title piece using the "Storybook" cartridge. I used the inner part of the black frame for my embellishment cluster on the right edge of my page. A few fussy cut polka dots, stickers and chipboard pieces finished off the layout.

Thanks for stopping by!

Materials:
Cardstock- American Crafts, Bazzill
Patterned Paper- Simple Stories, My Mind's Eye
Stickers, Chipboard- Simple Stories
Gelatos- Faber Castell
Journal spot- Maya Road
Pen- Zig, Sharpie
Die Cutter- Provo Craft
Cartridges- Edge to Edge, Storybook

School Time

Hello and Happy Friday! I have a layout to share today. I made this layout for my older son's scrapbook. I was inspired by this sketch from Stuck?! Sketches:

I loved the four circles and stuck with that, but put photos on all of them. I added captions to my photos as my journaling. For the background, I used a Heidi Swapp mask and some spray ink on cardstock. I used lots of OLD stuff on this layout. the stickers are from an old BoBunny school collection. The chipboard is from an old Fiskars set. The current challenge for Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge is to use chipboard and something old from your stash, I definitely did that here! It always feels good to use some of that stuff that has been sitting around for a while.

Materials-
Cardstock- My Mind's Eye
Patterned Paper- October Afternoon, We R Memory Keepers, Echo Park
Vellum- Crate Paper
Stickers- Bo Bunny, Basic Grey
Chipboard- Fiskars, My Mind's Eye
Brads- Basic Grey, Carta Bella
Enamel Dots- October Afternoon
Mask- Heidi Swapp
Ink- October Afternoon, Ranger
Pens- Sharpie, Gel Writer

52 Week Photography Challenge- From Below

I'm posting this a little late again this week. I had ideas for this prompt, but the opportunities didn't arise for me to take the shots I had in mind. So I started thinking about what I could take a picture of in my home. I've done the inside of my fridge. We have a couple of ceiling fans that I considered, and then I noticed the light fixture in our entry and decided to work with that.

Not too bad for last-minute, after the deadline...

Golden Birthday Party

Hello all! I have a new scrapbook layout to share today. There are so many great sketches out there these days, but most are single page sketches and I have lots of photos which requires two page layouts. I decided to use one of those sketches for one of my pages and making the second coordinate. 

For my layout today, I started with this sketch from Lasting Memories and the prompt that the page be about a birthday celebration:

I used the sketch for my left hand page.  I stuck fairly close to the sketch, but used larger, non square photos. I also moved the title because I wanted a longer title. 

I started my layout with cardstock and used a mask and Distress Ink to create the dots on the background. I then layered on some patterned paper and my photos. The current title challenge at Paper Issues is to use bling on your title, and since this is a page about my daughter's golden birthday party, I used some DIY Thickers and gold glitter. I then decided to add some gold ink splatters in a couple of areas of the page. I embellished my page with various pieces from several companies that I have had in my stash for quite some time.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my latest work!

Materials:
Cardstock- American Crafts
Patterned Paper- Echo Park
Mask- Ranger
Ink- Ranger, Heidi Swapp
Tape- My Mind's Eye
Stickers- American Crafts, October Afternoon, Bo Bunny, Michaels, Echo Park
Pen- Gel Writer
Stamps- Stampin Up, American Crafts
Glitter- American Crafts
Bow- American Crafts
Embossing Powder- Stampendous
Buttons- Oriental Trading, Daisy D's
Fonts- LD Flutter, Ruth Script
Die Cutter- Provo Craft
Software- Craft Edge

52 Week Photography Challenge- Depth of Field

I'm a little late posting this week because I had a couple of photos sessions over the weekend, so I have been busy editing those photos. My photo today is from one of those sessions, a newborn session of my newest nephew. My depth of field is pretty shallow here, with the eyelashes of his left eye in focus but his other eye and bum out of focus.

March Calendar Page

Hello! I have my March calendar page to share today! Once again, I was inspired by the two page sketch at Stick it Down:

I stuck pretty close to the sketch, but figured out a way to squeeze a few more pictures in: I used a photo behind my title, and divided the large photo into 5 photos. I used Echo Park Country Drive and lots of odds and ends for embellishing my page.

Materials:
Cardstock- American Crafts, Georgia Pacific
Patterned Paper and Stickers- Echo Park
Tags- K and Co.
Chipboard- Studio Calico, American Crafts
Gems- Michaels
Flowers- Bazzill
Wood Veneer- Basic Grey, American Crafts
Buttons- October Afternoon
Stamp- American Crafts
Ink- Stampin Up, Ranger
Pen- Sharpie
Tape- Pink Fresh Studio
Twine- Pink Paislee
Punch- EK Success
Liquid Pearls- Ranger