Art Supply Challenge

This week the amazing and talented Team A over at Child's Play Challenges was asked to create a layout with the inspiration of art supplies!
I thought this was perfect since I made Ryan his own little "classroom" at home and I had some pics of him hard at work!

Inspiration:

My page:

I started to use a sketch from Creative Scrappers but it just wasn't working for me. So, I just improvised the sketch and made it my own!

My first time using Thickers! They are a little hard to lay straight because they are so flimsy, but I managed to make it work!

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Hungry Hippos

It's another week over at  Child's Play Challenges, which means a new inspiration! My team was asked to create a layout using the inspiration of the old school game Hungry Hungry Hippo.

Oh the memories I have with this game. Anyway, this was perfect timing because while we were visiting Memphis back in July, we decided to take a trip to the Memphis Zoo. (Best zoo on Earth!) Apparently it was feeding time for the hippos! I mean really, how lucky could I get?! So, of course we started snapping away to catch some awesome pictures of the hippo feeding time! This is my take on the Hungry Hungry Hippo inspiration. I used Creative Scrappers Sketch #218. I seriously love every one of their sketches!

I used Bo Bunny's Zoology collection for this one. I seriously just can't get enough of it and wished I bought more! I have so many zoo pics I want to use it on! 

A quick close up shot of some of the dimension. This was also my first time using my new Sew Easy tool and it was quite a task trying to figure out how to thread the holes! I think it turned out great!

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Batter Up!

A few months ago, we signed Ryan up for his first ever sport...t-ball. It was a blast! I may have enjoyed it a little more than he did, but it was fun nonetheless. This page is just a few of the pictures I snapped during the games. These are also my first Instagram photos to scrap! Love the size of the Instagram pics! I used a Creative Scrappers Sketch #219 for this one. (I know, HUGE surprise right?)

I used one of Echo Park's mini themes. LOVE the mini themes! 

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Beach Ballin'

First and foremost, I want to say that I am a proud member of the DESIGN TEAM over at Child's Play Challenges!!! *throws confetti and blows party horn* :D My first ever design team might I add! I am super excited and looking forward to some fun over the next 6 months! Well, my first assignment as a new design team member (never gets old saying that! :) ) was to use the inspiration: beach ball. I took this challenge quite literally and made my entire layout a beach ball. I hardly ever use the different 12X12 shapes as my background page because I find them really difficult to use. I like the boring ole square 12X12 pages! But, I  decided I was going to think outside of the box (err...ball?) on this one and just go for something outside of my comfort zone. I cut the beach ball parts(and the white background circle) with my Cameo since it will cut 12X12 size (squeal!).

Inspiration: Beach Ball

This page went together a lot better than I envisioned. Once I had the main pieces down, I just started embellishing away! I used Bo Bunny Barefoot and Bliss collection on this one. 

I pop dotted the photo to make sure it was the focus of the page. Also because I just love pop dotting everything. I also love chipboard embellishments! I mean L-O-V-E kinda love. :)

The Infamous Cozy Coupe

Over at Child's Play Challenges they are having a Classic Toy Challenge and the toy for inspiration was the Cozy Coupe! That is the absolute favorite toy in this house. Both of my kids have their very own coupe and they are different colors so they can't fight over them! Every time we are outside in the beautiful Carolina sunshine the coupes are out and rolling down the sidewalk. I am pretty sure "cozy coupe" was actually one of Kylee's first words! Not kidding.

If you don't know what a cozy coupe is, this is what one looks like:

Ours are slightly different, but they are mainly the same thing. Ours has a cute smiley face on the front with big eyes. I can't express the love my kids have for this one toy! I have TONS of pictures with them in their coupes!

I chose to scrap a pic of my baby girl Kylee in her pink and blue coupe. Her face is priceless in the photo!

I went a little simple on this one because I wanted the focus to be on the photo. I used Echo Park mixed collections for this one! How cute is my little hairless baby? She sure has a head full now!

I pop dotted the car and a few cameras that I fussy cut out of some patterned paper for a little dimension. I love dimension. I also did a little sewing on this one because I haven't sewn on a page in a while and I was starting to get the sewing twitch.

Thanks for stopping and looking at my page!

Slip and Slide

The super cool blog Child's Play Challenges is having a design team call and one of the requirements was to create layout using this toy as inspiration.

My children personally never owned one of these toys because the popping noise can drive one crazy! But, it is a cute toy and has been around for as long as I can remember. I chose to use the colors as the inspiration for my layout. As soon as I saw the red wheels, blue handle, and yellow balls, I knew I had the perfect pictures. I used Creative Scrappers sketch #205 for this layout.

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First Trick or Treat Experience

A few years ago Ryan had his very first trick or treating experience. It was amazing. For me. I guess him too. :) I didn't think I could enjoy a "creepy" and "scary" holiday as much as I do! Halloween has become one of my absolute favorite holidays and I have my children to thank. If it was not for them, I don't think I would decorate my house, think of cool costumes all year, and fight the crazies at Wal-Mart for all of the 50% decor the following day. But, I do. I love every minute of it. I love October and secretly wish one of my babies were born in that month. But, we can't choose those things in life and I will enjoy my spring/summer babies.

Ryan was 2 years old when we first attempted the trick or treating thing because I wanted him to actually talk to the neighbors and say "trick or treat." Well, Ryan was a late bloomer in the language department and chose to say all of 3 words by the time he was 2. (Thankfully his birthday was in June which left us a ton of time to teach him to say "trick or treat." He managed to learn it just in time and it was the absolute cutest thing to see my Buzz Lightyear say it! He was extremely, and I mean extremely obsessed with Toy Story at the time. So, he chose to be Buzz and I talked his little friend's mother in dressing him up as Woody. Perfect. It was a perfect Halloween.

It took me forever to find the perfect papers and the perfect sketch for these pictures. I actually went outside of my comfort zone and tried a new manufacturer! I used Oct.31 by Fancy Pants Designs and I am a fan! I think I will start purchasing more of their collections!

Okay, enough chit chat on with the pics!

I got the sketch over at Creative Scrappers because their sketches are amazinggg. (Sketch #212) Here is my take on it!

 The colors from this collection matched his little costume perfectly!

I attached the spider to some twine and let him just hang from his "web." It is cool that he can move around on the page and bring a sense of movement to the page; my son thought thought this was awesome!

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