The Scrapbook Cottage’s Challenge #4 "Young Love"

Here is the 4th layouts and card challenges I completed for the online event that the Scrapbook Cottage put on. 

If you read my past posts on these, you will know how much fun I had!! 

These photos are of my youngest daughter Kristy and her boyfriend, of  over 10 years, Blake. 

I fussy cut these beautiful butterflies from this gorgeous paper collection. 

I have to thank my friend/table mate (from a couple of years ago) Julie for this paper. She was going to discard it (I was flabbergasted when she told me that!) as these were her discarded pieces from a mini album she was working on. 

I also fussy cut this flower cluster from the papers. 

I was debating on adding journaling to this layout. 

The photos and papers are so beautiful and don’t want to take away from them. 

My oldest daughter, Ashley, is a photographer, so Kristy and Blake are used for her models quite a bit. Lol. 

There was a card sketch as well. 

Here is my take on the card! 

I used my stampinUp tag punch for the top of this handmade tag. 

This is an old paperback (go me for using my stash!). 

Here are the sketches we used for the challenges. 

Thank you again Sharon and Kathy for putting on such a fun filled, jam packed virtual event! 

I hope you are all safe and well and having a creative day. 

Tracy 💗💗💗

Scrapbook Cottage Challenge #3 "Chilled Boys"

 I had so much fun at The Scrapbook Cottage's virtual scrapbook crop.

I usually attend crops with my group of friends, but with us being in Lockdown/Stay at home order, that hasn't happened since a year ago.

I really enjoyed doing their challenges and working on the sketches they provided.

This was a 1 page spread and I really enjoyed playing with my own supplies...some really old supplies.

I had to turn the sketch sideways to accommodate my photos.

These photos just get to me, lol.

My oldest daughter Ashley is a photographer and has such great ideas on photoshoots.

Which this would have been such a great photo shoot of her boys, that is if it wasn't so cold out.
My husband, daughter and I put up the our old Christmas tree and decorated it, while my daughter staged the area. But my poor grandson's were freezing...Sawyer (the oldest of the two) tried so hard to help his mommy out with getting the perfect photos. He tried so hard to smile. Dawson my youngest grandson, wasn't having any of it, lol.

We also had a card challenge with every scrapbook challenge.

Here is my take on this challenge.

I used scraps of this beautiful paper my friend Julie was going to dispose at a crop a year or 2 ago.

Here are the sketches we followed for the 3rd challenges of the day.

Thank you again Sharon and Kathy for putting on such a fun event...and for helping us all with our online shopping ;)

I hoping you are all healthy and safe and have a wonderfully creative day.

Tracy❤️❤️❤️

Scrapbook Cottage Challenge #2 "Christmas Eve"

This past weekend I attended a free virtual scrapbooking crop. I had the best time scrapbooking solo...but still chatting with my friends through FaceTime. 

Sharon and Kathy put on classes (which you could purchase kits for) and challenges. It was so jam packed full of fun that I only had time to follow the challenges. 

Here is my layout for the second sketch challenge of the day. 

I’m still working on my Christmas pages. 

But you know what I’m proud of....that these are from last Christmas....go me!

Another thing I am proud of, is doing these sketches with my own supplies.
For this one I used my old Graphic45 papers that I have been hoarding for years.

As beautiful as they are in their paper pack....I think they look even more beautiful on a layout of my family❤️ 

The Scrapbook Cottage also had card sketch challenges.

Here is my take on that sketch.

Here are the sketches I followed. 

Thank you Sharon and Kathy for putting on such a fun event!

I hope you are all safe and well and have a very creative day.

Tracy ❤️❤️❤️

Scrapbook Cottage Challenge #1

 I attended a Free virtual event this weekend.

A local scrapbooking store from Manitoba called The Scrapbook Cottage put on an awesome event.

Before Covid they held the event in person but times are changing.....I have to say I was so thankful they did it virtually or else I couldn't have attended.

This event was spectacular!!!

If you were local to the store you could purchase the materials for the classes in kit form, if not local you could purchase the kits and have them shipped to you.

I am not local to them and it was to late to get them shipped to me...plus I have so much product I wanted to use my supplies.

They also put up sketches and we had a certain time line to get them completed.

If we completed our layout in time, posted it on sketch album on their Facebook album, then we were put in a draw to win a prize!

Here is my layout for the first sketch of the day!

The sketch they showed had strips of paper on a diagonal from the top corner of the first page and the bottom corner of the second page.

I decided to change it to strips of paper on the top of my 1st page and bottom of my 2 page layout 

I am trying to catch up on my past layouts. I'm started with 2020, so here are some of my Christmas photos.

They also had card sketches.

I actually used my scraps for the cards....well actually these gorgeous papers were from a friend named Julie. She was going to discard them at a crop (a few years ago) as they weren't big enough for the project she was working on. I kind of freaked out....so she gave them to me, lol.

Here are the sketches that they gave us to work with.

Thank you Scrapbook Cottage!!!

I was so excited to join this event and they did not disappoint...actually they went above and beyond what I expected.

I hope you all save and have a very creative day 

Tracy ❤️❤️❤️

Graphic 45 Elegance

I am not really an online shopper, but when I saw this paper collection, I just needed to have it!

I contacted The Scrapbook Cottage and they were going to order it in.

So I purchased it all...every paper, every embellishment...I had to have everything, lol

And I am so glad I did...its gorgeous and made me so happy to receive some happiness in the mail at this time as we are in Lockdown/stay at home order.

Now lets see how long it will take me to actually use it instead of hoarding it, lol.

I hope you are all safe and well and enjoy a creative day.

Tracy 💗💗💗

Week #3..Defunkifying my Journal/Pocket cards

I had a bit of a busy week, so thought I would tackle organizing my journal and pocket cards.

They weren't as organized as I had thought, lol. 

I had done these years ago....so they weren't as bad as they could have been either.

I cut the collections backs off, so I have easy reference to any cards that I own.

I put the names of the collections on the backs with my lable maker....I Love my lable maker

I picked up a few of these containers from Ikea (a few years ago) and they fit the pocket cards perfectly!!

I have my off brand cards organized in colours.

I had these files and just printed up the colour names on with my lable maker.

These files I made myself and again, added the collection names one with my lable maker.

These are the 4x6 cards.

Here are the 3x4 sized cards.

Now they are all nicely organized agaim.

Then I got to thinking...they nicely fit into my desk.....I love the look of them in my drawer.

Only thing is that these would take up 2 of my drawers and I'm not sure I use them enough to warrant using up valuable drawer space....but then I may use them more if I do?!?

My room is always a work in progress.

Another area down...and many more to go!

I hope you all have a very safe and creative day 💕

Tracy ❤️❤️❤️

Week #2...Defunkifying my paper scraps

 We all have them, we all love them and we can't part with them...yup, I'm taking about our paper scraps.

I have a few ways of dealing with my scraps and how I store them.

First off I share them!

When I have my Friday Night Scrapbooking nights...I would encourage my friends to use my scraps. I would even keep pieces of white and black cardstock on my large table for my friends to grab easily.

But sadly we haven't been able to get together since last March, so my scraps have been accumulating.

My scraps are actually spilling out of my holder.

I use coloured  hanging file folders, each colour of paper has its own file.

Once I took out the file folders the bottom of the holder was also full of papers.  

While I was on our virtual Friday Night Scrapbooking, I asked my friends if they wanted my scraps. My friend Lynne was up to taking them...so bonus, here comes a curbside drop off to you soon Lynne, teehee.

Now how pretty and organized does this look 💕

I have a few other ways I keep my scraps organized.

I like to keep the scraps with the paper pads if possible.

So I keep them in a bag with the paper pack...both 6x6 and 12x12 papers.

I have also added envelopes on the back of the paper pads to put the scraps in there.

I also do this with my 12x12 paper packs.

But now that I have a lot of the bigger clear bags, I like the bags even more so than the envelope method.

I just had to share my nicely organized files again...it just makes me happy.

I have been storing my scraps like this for many years and it works perfectly for me.

I do go through them at the beginning of each year and give away or recycle my older scraps.

But the best way to organize our scraps is by using them up 😁

I will post a video I did a few years ago on organizing my scraps for more detail...just click on the link.

Defunkifying my paper scraps.

I hope you all have a very safe and creative day.

Tracy

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