Sister's Ever So Sweet

Can you believe I created this layout a few years ago and haven't shared it yet!!
I have a journal that I check which videos I have edited, finalized and uploaded...I had not uploaded this one and I recorded exactly a year ago.
I thought I may have posted it here as I had my photo's watermarked...but nope, couldn't find it, lol.
So here it is....

This layout is of my 3 beautiful, loving and funny daughters.
I used this gorgeous Recollections "Union Square" papers.
I did a bit of stamping on the papers just for a little bit of an extra touch.

My daughter Ashley was doing a photo shoot of her and her sisters and these were the out-takes....which I thought were so fun and so them!
I added a paper doily that I inked up with some distress ink as well as the tag I inked and stamped.

I stamped the letters for "LOVE" and then inked the papers as well as back them in the brown cardstock.

With this being a Winter layout, I love the added touch of these snowflake charms.

I added some twine as well as stamped the pink hearts on the tag.
I also added this oh so pretty "Sisters forever" chipboard piece on the tag.

Here is my video with a bit more detail on this layout.
If you would like to watch this video on my YouTube channel, just click on the link "Tracy's Treasures 24"


Thank you all for visiting me today and I hope you all have a very Creative Day.

Tracy 💗💗💗

Heather Beautiful Beauty

My middle daughter Heather hates getting her photo taken, so it is hard to scrapbook her, as there are not many photos of her.
While my girls were on a photo shoot, Ashley, my oldest, took these of just Heather.
I love them and needed to scrapbook them.

I used papers left over from a kit I was almost done with as well as some cardstock.
See that pretty tag...it was in our gift bag at a Crop for Heart event.

The floral card and the paper were from different kits, but I was happy at how well they went to together.
I still need to journal on this page....and here I thought this layout was complete until I did the video, teehee.

Talk about video, I did a video with a bit more information on this layout.
If you would like to watch it on my YouTube channel, just click on the link "Tracy's Treasures 24"


Thank you so much for visiting me today, I would love to hear from you :)
Have a very Creative Day

Tracy 💗💗💗

Embrace Life

Guess what I have been up to ........playing catch up again.

I have a note book where I post my YouTube, Blog, Facebook and Pinterest posts and if I posted to them all.
Well, I took a good look at it yesterday and noticed that I had a lot of unchecked boxes.
For the next week or so, I am going to check those boxes off...cause now that I know, I need to check them off, lol.
I noticed that this layout was checked off and I posted a video of it to my YouTube channel, but not here on my blog!?!?
I even checked back and couldn't find it...so here it is :)

I made this layout to document my friend and I in our 1st (and probably last) 1/2 marathon!!
I was so proud of myself and Deborah for not only doing this, but for completing it and for coming in 2nd and 3rd!!

Look at the medal we received for completing the marathon!!
We wanted to finish the race at the same time, so we put our arms around each other and crossed the finish line together.
It was a bit emotional.
When Debbie asked me if I would do this with her, there was no other answer except....yes!!!
I am game for almost anything.
And I am so happy that I was the one she thought to ask to join her on this journey 💗

Like I mentioned above, I have a video on this page.
If you would like to watch it on my YouTube channel, just click the link "Tracy's Treasures24"


Thank you all so much for joining me today and I hope you all have a very creative day.

Tracy 💗💗💗

January's layout from SCT planner sketch

I had mentioned in this post HERE, that to help me do more scrapbooking pages and to keep me motivated, I have been following the Scrapbook & Cards Today sketches in my creative planner.
Here is my layout for January.

I used my antique typewriter that my daughters and husband bought me for Mother's day a couple of years ago, check out this post if you would like to see it
I think I may need a new ribbon for it though.
I love these sparkle letters...so fun!!!!

And here is a closer look at the star of the layouts...my grandbaby.
I have a feeling there are going to be a lot of layouts on him this year and for all my years to follow :)

Here is the sketch that I used.
There is a sketch a month posted in their creative planner Scrapbook & Cards Today.

Again, the completed layout.
It has photos on it, so in my daughter's eyes.....it's complete, teehee.

I hope you all have a very Creative Day :)

Tracy :)

December's layout from SCT planner sketch

I have been making scrapbooking pages!!!
Mind you, all of them have been of my little cutie Sawyer.
One of my many goals for this year is to do more scrapbooking.
To help me with this goal, I have challenged myself to do all of the monthly sketches in my Planner from SCT creative planner.

We have a beautiful book filled with Christmas stories.
And every year my daughters and I would read a story a night, until Christmas.
So I have continued the tradition with my grandson Sawyer.
I read him "Twas the Night Before Christmas" on Christmas Eve.
I love the border as it is the last sentence in the story.

I used these very old rub-on I had in my Christmas stash.
The rub-on pulled apart....but I salvaged it :)
All of the papers are from a Recollections pack...I love the sparkle to the border.

I used this reindeer paper clip I bought last year from Stampin' up.

I used this sketch from the SCT Creative Planner.
I changed up the layout a bit to suit my photos.
I kept the border strip to the side, but turned the rest of the layout.

There is a second page to this one, but I used the layout for February for that one, so I will wait to share that one ;)

Here is the planner that I am using for my creative planner this year as well as where I found this sketch.

I hope you all have a very Creative Day :)

Tracy :)

International Scrapbooking Day

Who celebrated International Scrapbboking Day??

I did!!!

I gave an open invitation to all of friends to come and join me for a day of creating!! 

There were 5 of us busy working on our projects and of course chatting, laughing and snacking..... a lot :)

I completed a card and 2 layouts. 

I think that is pretty good for 10 hours. 

I am really happy with how this layout turned out.
I used a Crop & Create kit to make this layout.
The kit wasn't my style, but I loved the papers, so I used these beautiful papers to make this pretty layout :)

Lots of different punches were used for these vines/flourishes. 

I seem to hoard my flair badges...but thought this one was perfect for this layout. 

I also used some long hoarded glass flowers.

This is the sketch I followed. 

I tried to find out who's sketch this was, but couldn't find the original creator. 

Again, my completed layout...now to find the perfect photo. 

I hope you all had a very Creative International Scrapbooking Day :)

Tracy :)

You are my Fav….layout.

I should be packing up for the Crop & Create event that I am attending this weekend.
But instead, I am completing some layouts from their kits I purchased last year.
This layout is from last years Goody/Thank You kit :)

 These layouts were designed by Vicki Boutin.
I followed her design pretty much exact :)
I did add some spray mists to the yellow card stock for some added interest and well….yellow is not one of my first picks in colour ;)

I didn't have the envelop/bag that was supplied in the kit.
But I had one similar :)
I just added some wood veneer hearts that I had painted red and the heart shaped paper clip.
Don't you just love this layered embellishment under the envelope :)

As well as this fun cluster of embellishments :)
I may have shared this layout before, but I had just added photos to it.
That is one benefit of having some pre-made pages done :)

I hope you all have a very creative day :)

Tracy :)

You Are My FAV….layout.

I was debating on sharing these layouts.
For one, I don't have any photos for them yet.
And two, I made this page from a kit, designed by Vicki Boutin.
This detailed kit was the goodie bag, from the Crop & Create event…from 2013….told you I was a procrastinator, lol.
But I did do a few things differently.

These are not colours that I would normally choose.
I am not a big fan of the colour yellow, so I spritzed the card stock with some mists.
Like I mentioned in yesterday's post, I misplaced the envelope that came in the kit, so I used one I had on hand, then added some wood hearts I had painted.
I just love the banner embellishment that was included in the kit…love the stitching!!

Here is the second page to this 2 page layout.
The kit consisted of this 2 page layout, Two 1 page layouts and 3 cards.
I like to make 2 page layouts, so I find ways to cut down on my papers, so I can use them on both of the pages.
For example:
The black "Spread Your Wings" paper was to run the full length under the papers.
I cut two strips and put them on either side of the paper layers
I also cut the centres out of papers where photos or other papers will sit on.

For the black paper, the kit called to use chalkboard paper that was supplied in the kit…I wanted to save it, as I liked the other side of it.
So what I did was use black cardstock and chalked the paper with….chalk ;)

I am liking this embellishment layer here as well.

Here are both of the layouts side by side as they will be in my album…..when they get in an album.
Because I don't have photos for these layouts yet, I haven't done a title or journaling.
I may take some photos of my girls on Mother's Day for this layout…since the pocket lable is "You are my Fav."  I surely can't put only one of my daughters on this layout ;)

I hope you all have a very Creative Day :)

Tracy :)

Luna Love

I started this layout at Scrap for Heart back in February.
I was wanting to work on my layering and my friend Lesli (Vintage Scraps) came over to help me out.
She shared a layout/sketch with me…she has a ton of them saved on her iPad.
I didn't follow it exactly, but it gave me a good starting off point.

Lesli let me use her home made mist…it smelled soooo good, every time I look at this layout I can still remember the smell of her mists.
Sharon thought I was odd, as I kept smelling my layout…..it doesn't smell like the mists anymore, but I kept smelling it, lol.

I purchased these papers at a craft garage sale that someone had here in town..I really liked the ombre paper in the background….but as you can see, a lot of it is covered up….isn't that how it goes.

This "Love" tag was the finishing touches that I did the other day, I really like how I layered it on my hand cut banner.
Wow, this layout only took 3 months to complete, lol.

Isn't Luna adorable :)
I don't really need an answer….I know you agree ;)

These jumbo letters are so fun.
Not only are they humungous, but some of them have touches of velour on them.

I cut apart a doily here and layered a paper heart I cut out and a button and brad…..it seems like forever ago that I have used a brad.
And how purrrfect is that Love washi tape for this layout ;)

When I showed my layout to Heather, she said "It is nice…..but a lot of pink, don't you think".
Heather does not care for the colour pink, lol.

As much as I love this layout….the only problem I have with it, is that it is only a 1 page layout.
I am a 2 page layout kind of girl…..so we will see what goes on the other page once I put it in my album :)

I hope you all had a very Creative day :)

Tracy :)

Winter Crop Smash book page

I have another Smash book page to share with you.
I am on a roll.
My goal was to do a page a month….look at me, my second one ;)

I started this page at the Crop I put on the other Saturday.
I actually took these photos that same day (as I am in the photo, someone else actually took them ;)
I used my new Instax, instant camera my daughters bought me for Christmas :)
It is a fun little camera, I had an instant camera when I was a young girl and loved it :)

Let us take a closer look to this page.
Here are the cute photos :)
I popped them up with foam dots.
At the bottom of the layout I needed to cover up the manufacturers information.
I didn't realize when I did my first page (which is the back of this page), that this wasn't where the books pages actually started, lol.
So I used some pattern paper to make a pocket to cover it up, I then added a journal tag and popped it inside the pocket with my journaling on it.

I had fun making this little cluster :)
I used a journal card and added a overlay on top of it.
I added some washi tape, a flag that I cut out of the same paper as the pocket and lastly stapled this cute birch bark butterfly on top of it all.

This butterfly was given to me by Verna (she is in the bright pink shirt). She punched it out with a butterfly punch out of a thin layer of birch bark that was picked up on some trail…or in someone's back yard ;)
Pretty cool eh?

Using the same pattern paper as I did for the pocket, I cut out this banner.
I then adhered it to some twine and popped each banner up on a foam dot.

I sprayed this wood piece with some glimmer mist to better match the colour of the layout.
Orange would be one of the last colours I would use in a layout, but the page facing this one has pretty orange, I guess they are more of a peach colour, flowers on it.
I like the facing page, so wanted this one to blend nicely with that paper.

Here is a closer look at the overlay on the journal card.
"Enjoy This" is on the overlay.

One last look at the finished page :)
As you can see, I have added the journaling to the journal card.

 

I just started a new novel and I have a feeling it may be a late night for me ;)

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and a Creative Sunday :)

Tracy :)

Sisters Layout

Look at me go!!!
Another 2 page scrapbooking layout.
So easy to make with these beautiful photos of my daughters taken by my oldest daughter.

Here is the first page.
I didn't even know this photo was taken until I asked Ashley for the photos she took at this photo shoot.
I love this photo in this old abandon farm house.
I really love this hand made paper, it looks like leather to me.
I hoarded it for the perfect layout…..see its good to hoard ;)

Here is a closer look to this paper.
I really like this "beautiful" sticker. I like that it is a full 12" in length and the sparkly writing.

I love, love, love this cluster.
I wanted to add some metal embellishments to this layout and these seemed just perfect.
The "Know in your heart you are loved" charm was painted. I used a brass metallic paint and then wiped some away for a distressed look.

My second page to this layout.
Another photo I didn't know that she took. I had only seen the one the girls gave me for Mother's Day.
I felt like I hit the jackpot when Ashley gave me these photos.

I inked these frames as they were really light in colour.
I also added the dimensional stickers inside of these dimensional frames.

I really really like this bookplate.
I again added metallic paint to this piece.
I used some of the handmade paper to back the letters that spell "sisters".
The brads I used for the bookplate are so neat as they look like screw heads.

Here are both pages together.
I really like how this one turned out.

I did a video on this layout.
If you would rather watch it on my YouTube channel, just click on the link "Tracy's Treasures24"
I hope you all had a very Creative Wednesday :)

Tracy :)