… Using up my Halloween supplies

I have done it! I used up all the halloween papers that I had stocked up on a few months ago.  These layouts are again of my godson Beau.  For his birthday, I told my best friend Heather I would do his first year album.  Her favorite holiday is halloween so I really tried to play up the halloween!! 

Scrap Jacked has an awesome challenge with amazing layouts this month.  I had not planned to scrap jack all of them but after I had done 4, I made it a goal to try to do a version of them all.  I have to say it has been so much fun!!!!

Here is my jack of Mel!  I left the journal block empty so that Heather can fill it out.  I have kinda become addicted to making the paper flowers.  It took me a while to figure it out but now that I have I want to put them on every layout. LOL

Below is my take on Sarah’s layout.  I tried to emulate the look of the frame with the thick black border. Instead of flowers and vines, I did the stitching like on frankensteins head. 

Last but not least is my jack of Vicki.  I liked the prominent circle and had this cute title die cut that fit it perfectly.  I also wanted to change up the color a little and add some purple.  All my other halloween layouts were just the green, orange, and black.  

Now my count is up to 19 layouts this month!!! Thanks Scrap Jacked for all the inspiration.  I can’t wait to see what you all come up with next month.  ALSO thanks for all the great comments and love shared my way!!!!!

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…. Smile 4-Ever

I am taking a stab at the BlueMoonScrapbooking.com January Sketch Challenge.  Here is the sketch:

Of course in true Faye fashion, I had to flip the sketch.  The background paper is American Crafts and I have had it for like forever.  It always seemed like a very random color scheme but I was trying to challenge myself to do something with it.  I think it turned out pretty good!!!

 

I think the quote is one of my new faves!!!

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.... thank goodness for auto post

... I have a confession... I have been MIA the last two weeks. Thanks goodness for auto posting cause I was able to keep my blog updated without being around. Work has been insane!!!!! I work at UC Davis and it was move in time and whenever the new students arrive it is hectic. But I am BACK!!!!! I got lots of sleep and even did a few layouts the last couple of days.

This first layout I call... I Carry Your Heart. It is for These Are a few of my favorite poems. I adore this poem and it always makes me think of my sister Sarah. If you have ever seen In Her Shoes this is the poem Cameron Diaz recites at Toni Collettes Wedding. This story of two sisters is like my sister and I's story minus the sister not knowing how to read and her sleeping with my boyfriend thing :) My sister is pretty smart and not slutty at all :) Lol Anyway... we have a great connection and sometimes I feel like I would not be whole without her. This is my favorite picture of the two of us when we were little in the bath tub together playing with the bubbles. The poem is by E. E. Cummings in case you wanted to know!! I also used a template for the strip of pictures for the Scrapbookers Anonymous challenge!!!!!

I also did another layout and this one used the Pagerize This challenge from Scrap Our Stash and Joni. I loved the layout she did so I turned it on it's side and changed up the colors a little!!

I promise to be more active now that the busyness is done... of course I am posting this blog at work cause I am still inundated with emails from my two days off!!!!!!! Here's to hoping I head home soon!!!!!! Pin It