Scrapapalooza pages

Finally, here is the page I made during Scrapapalooza.  This is the LO from the sketch contest they have. I won 1st place with it.  I had such cute happy campers!

**(I have a few more pics to show, but it doesn't seem to want to load them..go figure! So I will try again soon.)** Urghh, I finally have a minute to "blog" and now the "blog" doesn't want to cooperate   : )

 This pic shows that there is a hidden journaling area that pulls out from behind the bottom area of the layout on the right side.

National Scrapbook Month and a blog hop!

Whoo hoo..it's National Scrapbooking Month and all of us at Sketchsupport are celebrating by having another blog hop!  So if you are just checking in, make sure you start at Sketchsupport and follow the blog list from there to get all the giveaway details!  For those already following, you probably got to me by way of Jennifer! We are doing a scavenger hunt this time around.  So be sure to leave comments on each blog and at sketchsupport to be eligible for the giveaways!

This is the sketch we used to make all our layouts:

And here is what I came up with:

I had a lot of fun making this one!  I followed the sketch but widened some of the papers to accommodate my photos.  Because I had more pictures than the sketch, I cropped them down to make them fit.  I liked the movement of the swirls on the sketch but wanted to make it fit my theme, so I made a bike frame and tire and then added stickers behind to show movement.  

I added several extra embellishments to help fill some of the blank space at the bottom.  I also decided to leave off the stitching around the edges because I thought it might be a little to much with everything else.

I ended up with 2 larger title areas because I really liked the "wheels" title but it wouldn't fit on the left page.                         

The question  I ask you is: "Why do you scrapbook?"
For me I first started scrapbooking as a hobby for me.  It is now 97% for my kids, 2% for others and 1% for me.  I love being able to leave something for my babies to have when they get older or even now when they want to remind themselves how much we love them.  It is a way for me to remember those sweet moments I may otherwise forget, it helps me relax, and is a great way to spend time with friends.  I truly don't know what I would do without this creative outlet.  Luckily for me, my boys are quite the little artists themselves and love to "create" with me.  I love seeing the pride they take in their work and being able to see them grow in other ways than just the physical aspect of life.

Thanks to Scrapbook Generation I am giving away a sketchbook to one lucky person who comments here before midnight Sunday May 8th! Volume choice is yours, so check back to see if you have won and then leave your contact info for me to find out how to get your goodies to you!  

Next up in the line-up is Melissa Elsner and you can find her here.

We are now a family.

This layout is made up of pictures from our first Christmas card as a family.  We had my mom take them at my grandparents house on Thanksgiving. 

The pics on the lower right corner are in a 4 x 6 interactive add-on from Close to My Heart.  I love them..you can add as many together as you want anywhere on your page.  It is great for those pages where you have a lot of pictures you want to include w/o taking away from the overall page design.  I just cut a slit in the protector to allow the flaps to work if I put it in the center of the page instead of the side as I have on this page.

Winter anyone??

Well it is kind of nice being snowed in right now..getting lots of things done.  Most of what I'm working on now I can't show anyone till it's up on the site first. so...here's a layout I did from one of Debbie's sketches.  I changed it up a little.  We had blast that day...bumper boats, go karts, sky coaster, and much more!  I miss that warm weather right now.  We are buried under LOTs of ice and snow in what is being called the BLIZZARD of 2011 in our part of the world. 

New layout pics and a winner

First off today I am going to share a few of my pages and then I will announce the giveaway winner at the end.  These are a few of my layouts I wanted to share and as you can see, I don't scrap in order anymore.  I used to but find I enjoy it much more to go with what I feel at that time..and work with pics/papers that I have at that time that work good together.  The first one is of my oldest son...I know, I know, it's pink and girly but when you have all boys, you get creative on ways to use pink,flowers,bling etc! Thankfully my hospital gown was pink and he just had that fresh newborn pink glow...oh how time flies.

Some of these pages look crooked, but trust me..if you know me you know they aren't.  It just the way I had to take some of the pics!  I am known for needing things "straight with the world" as my father says.  : )

I absolutely LOVE these little hat brads..I added them to the squirrel and title block

Last but not least, here's the giveaway winner....Christine Rantz
(Winner randomly picked by outside source)

Contact me by email..kroller@centurytel.net to set up prize info!
Be sure to check back in for more inspiration and giveaways...there may be a blog hop in the distant future and I am already putting together my next giveaway box!!( Yes, I did say box!)