Chicago Field Museum

I had some older dinosaur papers and stickers in my stash left over from when my grandsons were younger that were just perfect for this layout. Although I regularly purge my stash, I am glad I never got rid of these. I used this PageMaps sketch :

I am entering this page in a cool challenge from Lasting Memories 

Once Loved Now Forgotten #483 Punches

I used a circle punch for the yellow scallops, a small banner punch and my favorite notebook border punch. Thanks Lasting Memories for encouraging me to pull out, dust off and use my punches. I had a blast!

Well that is it for now. I will be back tomorrow to share a card and a spread in my Traveler's Notebook. I have been a busy crafty gal.

~~Sandi~~

Happy 12th Birthday

My granddaughter is turning 12 and these last few months have been difficult for her. She transferred to a new school in December. She is having a difficult time adjusting....middle school is rough. I wanted to make her a special card and this one seemed appropriate. It was a bit time consuming but worth it as I think she will like it. Aqua is her favorite color. This is what it looks like with the belly band taken off and opened up: 

I am entering this card in the Inside and Out Challenge at Your Next Stamp

and 

the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Week #426 - #427 Challenge

That is it for right now....I will be back this afternoon to post the 12x12 scrapbook layout I mentioned yesterday.

~~Sandi~~

Inspired By Music

I made another card for the Inside and Out Challenge at Your Next Stamp. Here is the inside of my card: 

This was a fun card to make. I am also entering it in the Simon Says Stamp Monday 

Inspired By Music Challenge

and The Word Art Wednesday 

Anything Goes Challenge Weeks #426 - #427

That is it for today....I hope your Monday wasn't too bad and the good news is it is nearly over. Come back tomorrow when I share a 12x12 traditional layout.

~~Sandi~~

Gnomes For The Holidays Week 45

My home was full of holiday gnomes this past Christmas. I happened to be at TJ Maxx the day they were putting out all the new Christmas decorations (it was before Halloween!!) and got my pick of the litter. Needless to say several came home with me. This ceramic gnome is my favorite however. 

I am still plugging along, working hard to finish my 2019 Traveler's Notebook.....only a few more weeks to document. For this page I used this fun sketch from Lisa Hidy and am entering it at her blog My Creative Endeavors.

I am also entering this spread in the TN Time With Lisa and Lori Challenge at Lori Stroup's blog

My Happy Life  Lori's challenge was to pick and use three items from the following list:

The color pink

The color red
Hearts
Flowers
Tag(s)
Label(s)
Washi tape
Gold
Striped patterned paper

I used the color red, hearts, a tag, a label and striped paper. I guess I got a bit carried away because that is definitely more than three but I had fun with it.

That is about it for now....hope you had a wonderful weekend.

~~Sandi~~

Week 46 Photo Shoot

I am determined to finish my 2019 52 Week Favorites and with week 46 complete, the end is truly in sight. I took this awesome sketch #194 from Sketch-n-Scrap and made it work for my Traveler's Notebook:

I have been working this weekend on a number of different crafts so check in with me tomorrow for another bit of craftiness. In the meantime, thanks for stopping in and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

~~Sandi~~

Best Snow Day Ever

It snowed last week in the Midwest and my son Adam texted me that they were all at home with a snow day. I asked him to take some pictures since I had some snow themed scrapbook paper left over from scrapping our trip to Detroit this time last winter. I do not get a chance to scrap many winter weather pages since I live in Florida so I really enjoyed working with all the pictures Adam sent me. This is the second of two pages that I have made so far. I used this awesome sketch from 

Sketch-n-Scrap 

That is it for today, I hope you are enjoying your weekend as much as I am enjoying mine.

~~Sandi~~

Hello Sunshine

I made another friendship card and I know just who I want to send this to. I was inspired to make a friendship card and mail it out by the Meant To Be Sent Challenge at Sugar Pea Designs:

 I always send all the cards I make so this is an easy challenge for me. I am trying to build my stash so I have cards on hand to send out as needed. I have been sending a number of cards our recently for card drives....sick kids in the hospital, a newly diagnosed cancer patient, a 100 year veteran. I really love spending a little snail mail cheer.

I am also entering this card in the Make Your Own Background Challenge at Your Next Stamp
and
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Week #426 - #427

That is it for today....thanks for stopping by my blog. I have a traditional 12x12 scrapbook page to share tomorrow. 

~~Sandi~~