June Pep Rally Featuring Dream Quest

Hey everyone!! I hope you're having fun along the blog hop! If you haven't been hopping along, you can start off at the Clique Kits blog and go from there! Trust me, you're not going to want to miss this one! We have a very talented group of subscribers and this kit is beautiful!!

So, the challenge this month was to use 3 or more photos on your layout, while I didn't do that with this layout, I still challenged myself by using a big photo. I have never scrapped such a big photo, but when I took this pic of the boys at the lake, I did it on purpose with the thoughts that I would make it really big and have a lot of white space to play with on a layout! So, that's what I did! I'm really happy with the way it turned out, although it is SOOOO out of my comfort zone!!

True to Sarah fashion, I actually made this layout at 1am this morning! I've decided that sleep is really overrated and we were watching the final Orange is the New Black episode, because you know you have to watch 5 episodes at once when watching a series on Netflix! lol Anyway, this morning I wanted to finish it off by adding some machine stitching around the edges, and I'm not gonna lie, that took me an hour! I was ready to throw my sewing machine out the window!! It kept jamming up on me and I don't know enough about sewing machines and tension and all that stuff to fix it, but it seemed like too much thread was coming up from the bobbin and making a big mess in the back! If anyone is a sewing guru and knows why my machine is doing that, I'd love to know!

I kept the layout really simple because obviously the giant photo is the main focal point of this layout and I didn't want a lot of extras on this page, so I cut random strips of paper from what was left of my papers in this kit, and layered them underneath my photo, and then just added some embellishments and the title on either corner of the photo.

I know a deer has nothing to do with swimming, but I just love that resin deer, so I don't care if it isn't part of my theme, I just wanted to put it there! lol I love the exclusive flair so much in this kit, I actually want to have like 3 more sets of them! They're sooooo amazing!!

 Once I figured out kind of what I wanted to do with this layout, it came together pretty quickly (with the exception of my possessed sewing machine). I definitely loved how it turned out with the giant photo and I think I will be doing it again!

Your next stop is the lovely Marcia! That girl is soooo talented!! I can't wait to see what everyone else has created! Off to hop!!


Thanks for stopping by!! Don't forget to leave some love as you hope for a chance to win this amazing kit!!

Clique Kits https://cliquekits.wordpress.com/
Lacey  http://laceybugcreations.blogspot.com/
Annelie http://www.swewi.wordpress.com/
Tyra* http://justtyra.com/
Brenda Smith http://lillylanephoto.blogspot.com/
Kim A. http://kimsscrappyblog.blogspot.com/
Aliza* http://peopleofthescrapbook.blogspot.com/
Sandy G.*  http://www.thepinkcamera.com/
Donna* http://scrappydonna.blogspot.com/
Sarah http://sarahmoore4.blogspot.com/
Marcia*   http://www.onescrapatatime-bymumsie.blogspot.com/
Mariah  www.fun2scrap.blogspot.com
Megan Blethen http://www.craftymeggy.com/
Charity Donaldson http://www.scrapfaire.blogspot.com/

Blessings

Wherever you go you will always have my heart

 Hey all my crafty peeps! I hope you're having a great weekend! I know it just started, but I'm looking forward to it! lol

I wanted to stop in today and share a layout I made a while ago using my June Clique Kit, Dream Quest. I know I say this every month, but this is seriously my favorite kit so far! The Journey collection by Crate Paper is the main focus this month, and I absolutely LOVE all the graphic papers and Aztec style! It's perfect for summer layouts, or everyday! I just love it!

I used this sketch from Paper Issues to create this layout. I loved the circle grid and the big title. It's not my usual style, so I really enjoyed getting out of my comfort zone for this layout!

I love all the gold bits and pieces in this ephemera pack and all the great bits and pieces! There's just so many in the kit! Those puffy feathers?! le sigh...lol 

I'm in love with the exclusive flair this month! I mean, how amazing are those gold feathers?!

The Maya Road wood tokens are the perfect fit for this layout with all the circle elements in it. I wanted to give it a little more dimension and I love what it adds to my page. 

Stay tuned for some more projects using this fabulous kit! I can't get enough of it! 

Have a great weekend!

Blessings, 

Saying By to Lizzy

Hello my Crafty Peeps!!

I'm trying really hard to get back into blogging lately! I have been so busy that I haven't had a ton of time for scrapbooking, but I have decided to MAKE time because it's what I love to do! It's so important to do what you love! Lately I've been loving my Cameo!! I'm addicted to cutting my backgrounds and backing them with fun patterned papers!!

I got this cut file FREE from Paper Issues and I just had to use it as soon as it finished downloading!! They have a ton of free cut files, so it's definitely worth it to check them out!

I used my June Clique Kits Kit "Dream Quest" for this layout and ooooh my, do I ever LOVE this kit!! I have been going a little crazy with this kit! I love the fun Aztec designs and the gold foil! *sigh* it's truly amazing! Did I mention it's full of Crate Paper goodies?! Yep...that's why I love it! I've always had a soft spot for Crate Paper!

Here's the story behind these pictures: Recently we were out in Big Lake at my husband's parent's house. They live out in the boonies and it's great for the boys! They just love going out there and exploring and finding all kinds of fun stuff! Well this time they found a salamander, that they promptly named Lizzy, which kind of cracks me up! I love the way their mind's think!

They put him in a container with some wet sand and some holes and played with him most of the day, but when it was time to go home, I made the executive decision to make them let him go. Ethan (our oldest wanted to the whole time because he didn't think it was fair to "take him away from his family") Caleb and Kieran were a little more selfish...lol...they wanted so badly to keep him and have him as a pet. In the end, I said no and they tearfully said their goodbyes. It was heartbreaking! I'm not sure if you can see it in this picture of my layout, but Kieran's face has a big tear dripping down his cheek as he gives him one last pet!

I told them that I would create a layout for Lizzy to remember him by, so, here it is!

I wanted to keep the layout pretty clean and simple, to showcase the pictures, so I did a fun embellishment cluster beside each of the pictures and left it at that. I am in love with those puffy gold stars! I love how Clique Kits always has some exclusive flair badges in their kits that coordinate so perfectly! The "explore" one was just right for this layout!

I painted the wood veneer camera with a bit of yellow paint that came in the May Clique Kit and added an enamel dot to the center to make it pop.

The "have more adventures" phrase is from the gold foil cut apart paper from Crate Paper. I can't get enough of these!! 

I really had a lot of fun with this layout! I love the XO cut file with those fun patterns backed behind them! The boys really liked that I documented Lizzy for them too!

I'm going to enter this into the challenge over at Scrapbook Challenges May Trend Challenge of Foil. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I promise you will be seeing more of me in the near future!

Blessings

Mother's Day Selfies

Hey there my Crafty Peeps!! I know what you're thinking...two posts in a row?! Holy! Maybe Sarah's back?! lol I sure hope so anyway! I've been so busy lately, but in a good way! I just haven't had a lot of time for scrapbooking, but I am making time these days because it's something I love to do and I think it's important to take time for you, so here I am! lol

I really wanted to scrapbook this picture from the Friday before Mother's Day. The boys' school did this amazing Photo Scavenger Hunt for Mother's Day! We had a list of 30 things and we had to do at least 21 of them. Now I didn't get all 21 done, but to be fair, I tried to take a pic of each of the boys and I doing each thing, so I think we took about 50 pics! It was such a great day, and I got my first sunburn of the year too! lol I didn't think it was time for sunscreen, but clearly it was!

I've had this cut file from The Cut Shoppe for a long time now, and I have been dying to use it, so last week, I finally cut it out and I'm so happy with the results! 

I knew I wanted to back each of my circles with patterned paper, so after I cut out the original, I found a cut file that had a circle in it, ungrouped it and made my circle just under 2 inches. Then I duplicated it 36 times so I had a full cutting mat full of circles in my Silhouette Studio. Then I cut out 36 2 inch squares from the Shimelle paper pad and placed them all on my cutting mat. You need to make sure that you're using a sticky mat for this because the smaller the paper, the easier they seem to want to come off while cutting.

Once it was all cut out, I backed my cut file with them with some foam adhesive to give it some more dimension! It was definitely a labor of love, but totally worth it!

I also had this 'hello" that I had cut out a long time ago from another Cut Shoppe file and I thought it went perfectly with this layout. 

I added some cute puffy stickers from Evalicious and one of the exclusive flair badges from a past Clique Kit's kit :)

 

 I also added some enamel dots, and some mist too for another bit of dimension and interest. I have a Kal Barteski roller stamp with some really fun phrases in that awesome brush script that I thought I would break out and add on the kraft cardstock too. I love those roller stamps! They are so great for adding some visual interest in small places!

I'm not sure where I got this arrow acetate paper from, but it's been sitting in my stash taunting me to use it for a while now, so I'm happy to report that it's sitting nicely under my photo here for another fun layer!

I have so many awesome pictures from this day and I can't wait to get them scrapped! 

I'm going to enter this into the Cut Shoppe's May Cut it Out Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Pep Rally with Clique Kits!!

Good Morning Everyone! It's time for another Pep Rally!! I look forward to these every month! I just love that Clique Kits hosts a blog hop for their members to share their projects! (They have some pretty talented subscribers too!)

Our challenge this month is ANYTHING GOES!! 

I haven't had a lot of time for crafting lately, sadly, but I did manage to get this layout done of Kieran's 4th birthday...and he just turned 5, so I'm not too dreadfully behind!!

I'm in love with the fun bright colours and quirky patterns in this kit! The watercolor effects in the Amy Tangerine line is beautiful and I love the exclusive journaling cards that just go perfectly with this line too! 

I have to admit that I was not a fan of pineapples as a scrapbooking trend, but this gorgeous stamp from Hero Arts (which is part of the add ons for this month), has converted me!! I want to put this pineapple stamp on EVERYTHING!!  I embossed this one with some bright pink embossing powder and fussy cut it to add it to my page.

The embellishments that are scattered from my title to the photo are from my stash...I desperately need to put a dent in it!!

Every month I'm excited to see the Exclusive flair from Clique Kits, and this month has definitely NOT disappointed!! I absolutely LOVE the fun watercolor flair this month!!

Well that's all for today!! Your next stop on the hop is my very talented friend Janet Zeppa!! Thanks so much for stopping by!! (Don't forget to leave some love along the way!! One lucky commenter will win a May Kit!! And yes, they are sold out!!)

Clique Kits https://cliquekits.wordpress.com/

Erica http://ericarosecreates.blogspot.com/
Lacey  http://laceybugcreations.blogspot.com/
Charity D. www.scrapfaire.blogspot.com
Tyra* http://justtyra.com/
Sarah Moore http://sarahmoore4.blogspot.com/ <-----you are here!
Janet Zeppa www.janetsjoy.blogspot.ca
Kim A. http://kimsscrappyblog.blogspot.com/
Rhonda Vanginkel www.snapwhiz.blogspot.com
Allie* http://www.magicalmesses.com/
Sandy G.*  http://www.thepinkcamera.com/
Kat B.* http://kraftykat9.blogspot.com
Mariah H.*  www.fun2scrap.blogspot.com

Blessings

Happy Everything Blog Share!!

Good Morning!! It's time for another fabulous Pep Rally with Clique Kits!! I love that they do this each month! The Clique Kits subscribers are a very talented bunch, so I really do love going and checking out what they've made with their kits! If you didn't start at Clique Kits, head over there now! This is their Anniversary Celebration Month and they're giving away TWO April kits to two lucky commenters on the blog hop, so you'll definitely want to check everything out!!

The challenge:  Celebration Month! This April, Clique Kits is celebrating our 1 year Anniversary. We are so excited that we have been able to share our passion for scrapbooking and build such a supportive international community. Show us a celebration of any kind. It could be a birthday, anniversary, wedding, reunion, or just an everyday party...you can either show us in a layout, make a card for any celebration, or  show us how you use your supplies for party decor-the sky's the limit! 

I decided with my Project Life I will do a monthly spread instead of weekly, because I find it way too hard to keep up otherwise. So this is January. We celebrated Caleb's 6th birthday in January. I can't believe my baby is already 6!

This picture is from years ago at the carnival...back when we only had 2 kids! I just love this picture though and I thought it went so perfectly with this line! I am in love with all the puffy stickers and gold in this kit!! I printed off the exclusive kit printables with vellum and used one of them just to the left of the photo as the base to my layers.

This layout I used a fun photo editing app called Rhonna Designs. You can see a little tutorial for how I did it here.  I've been on a thread kick lately...I just love using little balls of random thread placed here and there on my layouts for a little added texture!

My last layout I did with this kit is my fav! I had so much fun getting messy and creating this layout! That wood veneer piece that came in the kit is epic! I have really loved seeing how everyone creates something so different with it! 

I haven't quite killed this kit, but sadly I just haven't had much time for scrapping this month! I am definitely hoping to fix that this month!! I've already got some plans brewing for National Scrapbook Day in May!! What are your plans? I hope you're joining us at Clique Kits for a weekend of awesome challenges and prizes!! It's going to be awesome!!

Here's the line up for the blog share!

Thanks for stopping by!! Don't forget to leave me some love! Two random commenters are going to be winning an April Kit!!

Clique Kits https://cliquekits.wordpress.com/

Erica http://ericarosecreates.blogspot.com/
Lacey  http://laceybugcreations.blogspot.com/
Nicole M. www.nicolemartel.blogspot.com
Danielle* http://picsandcheesecake.blogspot.nl/
Kim A. http://kimsscrappyblog.blogspot.com/
 Sarah M* http://sarahmoore4.blogspot.com/ <-----YOU ARE HERE
Cassandra C.* http://www.thescrapperinme.blogspot.sg/<----GO HERE NEXT!!
Charity D. www.scrapfaire.blogspot.com
Carolina S. http://www.carolinaschulz.com/ 
Sophie* http://colorsgalore.wordpress.com/
Sandy G.*  http://www.thepinkcamera.com/
Kat B. http://kraftykat9.blogspot.com
Mariah H.  www.fun2scrap.blogspot.com

Blessings

Happy Everything With Clique Kits

Hey Bloggers! I've been having a lot of fun playing with Clique Kit's 1st Anniversary kit Happy Everything! It's jam packed with one of my favourite manufacturers, Pink Fresh Studios! I LOVE this line! It's just amazing! It's full of  gold embossed fabulousness and bright coloured and funky patterns and you can't forget the puffy stickers...right Wendy?! lol!! 

This first layout has such an old picture on it (it seems). It's from when Caleb (our 6 year old) was a baby! We took Ethan and Caleb to the carnival when it came to town, and Ethan went on the Ferris Wheel! I didn't get a good picture of him on it, but I really liked this picture, so I thought I would use it to tell the story!

You can check out my process with this layout on the Clique Kits blog here

I used a sketch from Stuck?! Sketches for the first layout, but I didn't get it linked up in time to play along...lol 

This next layout I had a lot of fun creating! You can see how I played with the background at the Clique Kits blog!

 I'm in love with those hearts and that wood veneer! Oh! Did you see the exclusive printables that I used here? I printed them on vellum to give them a soft feel to go with this paper :) I added one of the Pink Fresh rub ons to one of the tag printables in the top right corner. Those rub ons are amazing! They're the best ones I think I've ever used! 

Thanks for stopping by! I'm off to bed now...at 2 am...YIKES! 

Don't forget to use my coupon code SARAH10 at the Clique Kits Store for an extra 10% off your purchase (excluding kits)

Blessings