Remember July 2020 Pick your word

Since the experience of the pandemic this year, I'm sure I’m not the only one more determined than ever to finish documenting and organizing our family memories. I never scrapped chronologically, but instead went back and forth between current and historical events. However, this year's experiences has inspired me be more aggressive and complete my older albums. This event goes all the way back to one of my very early albums that start having holes chronologically, so this challenge gave me a sense of accomplishment!

This fun visit with friends in Pennsylvania included a classic fireman’s fair just before the July holiday, so everyone was feeling patriotic.

It’s so fun to look back and remember how little our babies were then!

I submitted this in a Scrap Our Stash July 2020 challenge, as well as in the My Little Scrapbook Store July sketch challenge.

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REMEMBER

R: Ribbon (HSN and Stampin’ Up!)

E: Enamel Dot Stickers (Dollar Tree)

M: Marker (Prismacolor Crimson red)

E: Ephemera (repurposed flag greeting card)

M: Metallic Stickers (Dollar Tree - Nicole)

B: Blue Ink (Rubber Stampede)

E: Eyelet Outlet grommet

R: Rubber Stamps (AlPhaBeT)

Purple seaweed July 2020 single

Still working on our New England summer vacation album from last year. The rainy, misty Sand Beach stop along Acadia National Park's loop road is one of the most popular sites in the park. The bright white sand and beautiful purple seaweed was so pretty.

 I based this layout on Stick It Down's July 2020 single page sketch layout. I layered 4 colors with a stencil to represent the large triangles in the sketch. I saved some mirrored confetti from some packaging that came with a gift in the mail a few years ago and used to represent the small arrows. I love recycling found items to use as embellishments.

I also submitted this into My Little Scrapbook Store's July 2020 White challenge. The warm, golden lights in the above mood board reminded me of the mirrored confetti I had been saving to use in my stash.

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UPDATE: This submission was chosen by the Stick it Down design team as the July 2020 single page winner.

Collection:

Simple Stories Happy Trails.

Stencil.

Patterned Paper.

Chipboard Stickers.

Packaging.

Ephemera. 

  

Mixed Media:

Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store West Orange, NJ

Vicki Boutin. Let's Wander. Stencil.

Nuvo Glitter Drops. Sugar Plum.

Tim Holtz. Distressed Oxide Ink. Speckled Egg. 

Nuvo Glitter Marker. Wild Blackberry. 

Catherine Pooler CPMinis Icing on the Cake Ink.  

powder puff Coconut Chalking Ink by Quick Quotes.

Acrylic Paint: Unknown. Purple, Magenta, White.

Artist's Loft 0.3 illustration pen. Supplier: Michaels.

Paper:

Craft Consortium. Dark Grunge. Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store West Orange, NJ

Close to My Heart. Urban. Representative: Kristine Teanse Easton, PA. Solid: LInen.

Recollections. Supplier: Michaels. Solid: Ultra Violet.

Solid Neutral: Unknown.

Polka-dot Vellum: Stampin' Up!

Title:

Boxer Scrapbook Productions. Palooza Transparency.

Fussy Cut:

Pink Paislee. Horizon.

Embellishments:

Scrapbook Customs. National Park Stickers. Acadia National Park.

DCWV Page Tabs. White. Supplier: HSN. Stickers.

Mirrored dots: Packaging. Unknown.

Sticky Back Jewels. Supplier: Eyelet Outlet.

pink & Main. Preppy Brights Enamel Shapes. Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store West Orange, NJ

Binder clip: Stampin' Up!

Washi Tape:

Stampin Up!

Stamp:

Date Stamp. Supplier: Staples.

Fibers:

Ribbon. Unknown.

Adhesive:

Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store West Orange, NJ

Tonic Studios double ended Glue Pen. 

Pop up dots. 

ATG: Unknown.

Acadia kayak July 2020 double

Continuing to work on my album documenting our New England vacation last summer. We rented an ideal house on Long Pond Lake, and couldn't wait to try out the kayaks and canoe. We knew rain was forecast for the remaining days of our visit, so in one day we biked biked a carriage road loop, lunched in Bar Harbor, took a nap on luxurious teak lounges, kayaked, and then my husband and son explored another carriage road loop with a run. Talk about a lot of exercise in one day!

I based this layout on the Stick it Down Double page sketch from July 2020 above. I found a great scrap booking and quilting store in Bar Harbor, ME called Fa*bri*cate which prints their own, unique and beautiful custom photograph paper specific to Maine scenery. I bought a bunch while planning this album, but regretted not buying more of the kayak paper included on this page. (They sell their paper double sided and I used the other side which was a nautical rope photo for our day trip to Portland, ME in the same album prior to doing this page!)

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Collection:

Simple Stories Happy Trails.

Stencil.

Patterned Paper.

Chipboard Stickers.

Packaging.

Ephemera. 

  

Mixed Media:

Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store West Orange, NJ

Vicki Boutin. Let's Wander. Prism Glaze.

Nuvo Pineapple Delight Glacier Paste.

gina k Glitz glitter gel. Gold. 

Tonic Palette Knife. 

Catherine Pooler CPMinis Icing on the Cake Ink. 

powder puff Jade Chalking Ink by Quick Quotes.

Artist's Loft 0.3 illustration pen. Supplier: Michaels.

Paper:

Photographic Image Paper. Fa*bri*cate Bar Harbor, ME

Collection:

Scrapbook Customs. Acadia National Park.

Stickers.

Patterned Paper. Acadia National Park Watercolor. 

Collection:

Close to My Heart. Urban. Representative: Kristine Teanse Easton, PA.

Solid Paper. Linen, Peacock, Sapphire.

Wood Arrows

Embellishments:

Creative Memories. Collection: Beneath the Pines. Die Cuts.

Stickers: DCWV Page Tabs. Supplier: HSN.

Stamp:

Date Stamp. Supplier: Staples.

Fibers:

Ribbon. Stampin' Up!

Adhesive:

Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store West Orange, NJ

Tonic Studios double ended Glue Pen. 

Pop up dots. 

ATG: Unknown.

Pigtail Party July 2020

Going back in time and documenting gaps in our chronological scrapbooks is always a fun and satisfying break from whatever larger album or project we are working on.

This two photo sketch from Sketch N Scrap was a quick way for me to design a page and remember a simple and cute day together when I got the rare opportunity to babysit my niece. She was almost two years old, and had the reputation of not permitting her mother to style her hair at all. Her hair was baby soft, long and wavy like her beautiful mother, and always hanging down in her face. Since I only have boys I was excited to have the opportunity to 'play' with her hair like I used to do to my little sister when we were kids. So, I styled her hair in both pony and pigtails as the day went on, and my son loved having a playmate an friend to enjoy lunch with, as you can see from his cheesy smile!

This is one of my favorite photographs of my niece and I especially liked the purple tones of her shirt, so I thought it would also be appropriate to also submit for the July 2020 Red Challenge from My Little Scrapbook Store. I thought the purple in her shirt would compliment the collection of red paper and elements featured on the page. The challenge was to be inspired by the following mood board:

I thought the grid of the board complimented the 'grid' of images on the patterned retro paper, and I also focused on the ladybug image and rotated it because it also reflected the sketch i was using for inspiration. I used the Vicki Boutin stencil because it reminded me of the ladybug spots and the splatters on the sketch.

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Mixed Media:

Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store West Orange, NJ

gina k Glitz glitter gel. Red Velvet.

Vicki Boutin Let's Wander Stencil. 

Tonic Palette Knife.

powder puff Coal Miner Chalking Ink by Quick Quotes.

Artist's Loft 0.3 illustration pen. Supplier: Michaels.

Prismacolor Marker. Broad tip. Crimson Red. PM-4

Paper:

Supplier: Michaels.

Solid: Recollections.

Patterned: Studio Calico.

Stamps:

AlPhaBeT. Wood stamps.

Alphas:

Thickers. Celebrate. Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store West Orange, NJ.

Alpha Brads: Unknown.

Embellishments:

Pop-Up Dot Stickers. Crafter's Square. Supplier: Dollar Tree. 

Washi Tape. Unknown.

Grommet. Supplier: Eyelet Outlet.

Shape Templates:

KiwiLane. Elements1. Brackets1.

Adhesive:

Tonic Studios double ended Glue Pen. Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store West Orange, NJ

Liquid Glue: Unknown. Supplier: Michaels.

ATG: Unknown.