As some of you know, I have been working on last summers vacation pictures. I have about five more layouts to go before I am done. I may not finish before my next vacation. Which, by the way, happens at the end of the week. I had fun with this layout because I used my new favorite stamp set "Hot Diggity". These are pictures of a bird show that we watched at the Hyatt Regency in Kauai. After the show, they let us hold the birds. They were a little intimidating.
Something about this stamp set makes me happy. Maybe it's because it has birds on it and I love nature. When I am in a scrapbook store, I find myself gravitating towards stamps and paper that have birds, trees and woodland animals on them. They give me that peaceful, happy feeling. Oops. I think those are the lyrics to a song. lol. I used Mojo Monday sketch #143. My card doesn't completely fit the sketch. I had a hard time getting it all to fit. But, that's okay, because I am happy with the way it turned out. The bird cage is stamped twice and the second image is cut out and placed on a pop dot. The stamp set is called "Love Birds" and the paper is "Veranda". Both are from CTMH. 
Here are all the cards that we will make. The first one uses the "Passages" Workshop on the Go. The next card uses "Hot Diggity with Splendor", followed by "Live Inspired with Passages." The fourth card uses "Over the Rainbow with Splendor." All supplies used are from CTMH.
I love sketch challenges and when I saw this sketch at Let's Scrap, I new that it would be perfect for the pictures that I took of Lexi, my friend Julie and her daughter Stacey. Julie and I met in Lamaze Class 28 years ago. I was pregnant with Jennifer, Lexi's mother, and Julie with Katie. A couple of years later we were pregnant again. I had a boy and she had another girl, Stacey. Our kids used to play with each other when they were small and Julie and I were inseperable. As the kids grew up, we lost touch with each other. We reunited on Facebook after 10+ years and have picked up where we left off. Julie and Stacey have fallen for Lexi and she loves them too. The paper used is Sugar Rush from Basic Grey
It's graduation time and I am late in getting my cards out. I ordered this adorable stamp set from my SU friend, Debbie. When I saw it in the catalog, I knew it would be perfect. It's called "Go Graduate." I used my CTMH paper "Game On." When I first saw this paper in the catalog, I wasn't too crazy about it, but I am finding lots of uses for it. Last night, I went to the Splitcoast Stampers Gallery in search of cards using this set. I saw the card, below and loved the design. So I cased it.
Here is another layout of Lexi at the Art & Wind festival. I used the same Sugar Rush paper pack from Basic Grey.
I had so much fun taking these pictures of Ryan and his girlfriend, Katie. She calls me a stalker for sneaking up on them. lol. But, look at the great photos. I used rub-ons for the love birds and the paper is Veranda.
I love this photo of Lexi and wanted to make a special layout. I was inspired by the layout in the back of the Summer Catalog showcasing the August Stamp of the Month. The paper used is Veranda.
I started this layout Friday Evening at Jazzy Crafts and just added the finishing touches. The strips of paper read "I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, As long as I'm living, My baby you'll be". I just love this poem and found it perfect for this layout.
I had a peaceful afternoon scrapbooking my Mother's Day pictures of Carmel. I made this layout using the 5/26/10 Let's Scrap Sketch. The nice thing about this sketch is that it holds a lot of pictures and I was able to capture the feel of walking around downtown Carmel. 
