April Calendar Layout Callie’s matching clothes.

This is a very plain layout with scraps of cardstock and a little piece of Bo Bunny patterned paper. The embellishments are stickers from my stash. Thanks for looking.

1980 Easter Scrapbook Pocket Pages

This top part is short and sweet, rather to the point.

Whereas the bottom layout description is lengthy. You've been warned.

I used stamps by Lawn Fawn Harold's ABCs for name labels as usual 

I also used these Lawn Fawn stamps:

Violet's ABCs for the first card #1 and #5

Riley's ABCs for the word Easter

The arrow stamp is by Heidi Swapp. 

I would stamp the first time when the ink was its wettest on the outside

Then I'd huff on the stamp and stamp it again moving in toward the center

I think this technique is called generation stamping. 

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

These planner stamp sets are the perfect size for my pocket pages.

The diamonds, squares, and Ampere sign are stickers by Creative Memories

The gold number stickers, 1980, are by Stickabilities (7/8" Hand Drawn)

The cross sticker is by Recollections

Next.

The Brick background stamp is by Deep Red Stamps.

I stamped the above on off-white cardstock and then onto a Lawn Fawn die cut

I lined the bricks up on the paper and the die cut

I was trying to give it a dimensional feel.

My list of Lawn Fawn stamps for this page include:

Of course Harold for the labeling people

The word Easter and the egg are from one of their planner stamp sets

The word birthday is from the Everything stamp set.

The 1980 number stamps are by Stampin Up

I used some square brads in a few cards.

I labeled some of the photos with labels from the computer. 

When there are more people, the stamped labels are too big to fit on the cards. 

Plus I don't have their names already stamped out in different colors on different colored cardstock like I do with the intermediate family. 

When I make one name label for a family member, I make a ton of them.

Honestly, the names are relatively short-Joe, Dan, Paul, Oma, and Opa. 

When I do a Mike label, I switch out the last two letters and do Mimi.

Steve and David are the longest names and sometimes I switch out letters for their names since they both have a v in their names.

Moving on, the green border stickers in the middle row and center bottom row are from Creative Memories

I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to stamp the word birthday on the sticker.

The arrow sticker is by Becky Higgins Project Life.

So here's my WTH rant.

The brick sticker in the corner is by Forever in Time 

I bought at Dollar Tree

This one little pile of bricks sticker is the only one that I could find in my stash.

I have a folder of just "Tools"

I have a Creative memories 3" thick binder of just "Boy Stickers" 

I have a binder with a folder of die-cuts for the male gender

I have a folder for Manly Monday, more masculine crap 

Plus I can't forget all of the other folders and binders that

I went through looking for some damn bricks!

And this one cheapy dollar store sticker is the only one I found.

Thank you for looking and listening to my silly rant.

I looked for and did not find a wheel barrel sticker

This causes me to get more creative in the coming pages.

I'm not sure if I've ever mentioned this but Opa was a bricklayer. 

Hence, the more than usual bricklaying projects in these photos.  

Easter Layout from Jake’s book

I am making a scrapbook for my nephew and my sister has not been as organized as I would have liked her to be. So I have Easter pictures that are not dated however these ones were labeled and so I put them together in one layout. I decided that I don't have to go in chronological order. That's new to me and almost makes me break out in hives. I'm working through it and you will see that come out in the next few months. 

The patterned papers are by Making Memories and the cardstocks are by Studio G and Recollections. The title is a Cricut cut using the Cuttin Up cartridge. The center line of eggs is a bunch of different products. The orange and multiple colored small eggs were Cricut cuts but I'm not sure of the cartridge. It was a freebie on Cricut Craft Room. The pink stamped egg is a Close to My Heart stamp and the yellow and orange sparkle egg is a Studio G stamp. I colored it in with Clearsnap smooch ink and Ranger Stickles on the stars. The black stamped eggs are by Stamp N Plus stamps that I stamped with Hero Arts black ink. I colored them in with powdered chalk that I mixed with paint. Then I fussy cut the eggs out and added them to border. The eyelets are by Eyelet Outlet.

Thanks for looking.

Easter Blessings with a digital stamp

For my card today I have a digital stamp by Meljen's Designs. You can find the cross stamp HERE.

After I colored the image with Copic Markers I die cut it out using a Spellbinders die. Then I die cut the next size up with Creative Memories green cardstock. The patterned paper behind that is by My Mind's Eye.

The sentiment is heat embossed on vellum in a pleasant gold color. It didn't photo well but in real life the embossed color is a compliment to the green background. I used Versa Mark ink and the sentiment stamps and embossing powder are by Stamp N Plus. 

So just a couple little things left.The organza yellow ribbon is by Pebbles, the green grid paper is by Die Cuts with a View and the green patterned paper behind that is by K and Co. My vellum is by The Paper Studio {Hobby Lobby} and the card base is by Recollections. The Copic paper is by Cryogen.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:
http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com- Easter or Spring with a Simple Salutation

http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes with ribbon

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/ Easter

http://meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.com/ Easter

http://milkcoffeechallenge.blogspot.com/ Easter

http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.com/ Easter

http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.com/ Easter or Spring

http://hobbybookdesignerchallenge.blogspot.com/ Easter

http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/ Easter

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/ Easter Parade

http://miriamscraftingblog.com/challenge.html Texture {Embossing}

http://stampwithsarahkay.blogspot.com/ Easter

http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

Easter Calendar Layout with Chalk eggs

I have a calendar layout to share using a Stamp N Plus stamp, powdered chalk, and paint. When you mix the powdered chalk with paint it creates a new medium to color in your stamped images. It doesn't take that much mixture to cover in an average size image and when I am finished painting an image I can not waste the leftover mixture. What I do is take a large paintbrush, dip it into the mixture and paint a piece of white cardstock. I end up with a handful of pieces of paper like this in all different chalk colors. For this layout, I took the three colors you see below and punched them out with an oval punch. I added the letter stickers {old alphas by Creative Memories} and used them as a design piece and as my title for my layout.

The patterned paper for my layout is by DCWV. It's part of a zoo stack but it was the best I could do with the colors the kids wore. I think this year I will need to communicate the colors they can wear according to my Easter papers. I'm sure they'd love that- yeah probably not. 

The swirl is a canvas sticker by Little Yellow Bicycle and to finish I stamp the He is Risen stamp sentiment from Stamp N Plus, see below, in blue onto white cardstock. The blank calendars are from Current. 

Thanks for stopping by.

UPDATED 3-27-22 FONT AND PHOTO PLACEMENT AND SIZE. TITLES 

Happy Easter In Holland Calendar Layout

Each year for Christmas I make multiple calendars for family members. This year I made 13 calendars. For my husband's family, the layouts are similar because they are all the same photos. For my blended family each one is unique/a little bit different. 

For this page, I used patterned paper by Flair Designs (circa 2008) and then the grass paper is even older. The title is a die cut from my Cricut cartridge Phrases. It's four different layers-I love that. The egg stamps are by Stamp N Plus using ink by Colorbox.

Thanks for taking a look.

Challenges:

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/-Anything but a card

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/-Easter

http://www.bellichallenge.blogspot.com/-Easter

http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/-Easter or Spring

http://www.papercraftstar.blogspot.com/-Easter

http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/-Anything goes

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/-Anything goes

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/-Easter/Spring

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/-Anything goes**Even though the challenge has ended there are a lot of great cards to see on this blog.

Kids blowing bubbles on Easter Scrapbook Layout

I finally made a LO. These boys are my nephews at Easter 2009. The chipboard is by Making Memories. The frame around the title is ribbon that bunched up. I did sew on some seams and hand stamped some names. Thanks for looking.

Easter Moments double page Layout

Sketch by Nuts about Sketches. These pictures were taken at our Easter gathering last year. I just love how this two pager turned out:) TFL

Easter Blessings scrapbook layout

More details on the supplies later. I'm so tired so I must go to bed. Enjoy and TFL.

Love my Hat

I made this LO for a book I'm creating for a senior named Kaylin. You will see many more of her as we approach the end of her senior year. TFL

Easter Egg Hunt layout

This years Easter egg hunt was done at a park near my dad's house. I think the kids enjoy doing this each year. Stamps and ink by CTMH and SU, Eyelets by Scrap Art, CS by Cordinates, HL and Pioneer. TfL =)