Beauty and the Beast

Here's another layout I did for the Paper Secrets website. It was for the February Sketch Challenge. I got a little carried away with the black paint. I was going for a creepy vine effect, but I'm not sure it worked. Oh well. I love experimenting with paint, even when it doesn't quite work.

Here's the sketch:

And here's my LO:

Dinner at the Mandarin

We took Dad to the Mandarin when he visited in 2010. When he returned in 2011, he insisted on going again. For this layout, I tried out my new border punch. I might've gotten a little carried away with it. I also included some Chinese coins that my kids collected from the Mandarin years ago for Chinese New Year, and our fortunes.

Scrap Your Ass Off - Week 3

Here's the sketch:

And here's my layout. I used ribbon, buttons, bling (black rhinestones that didn't show up very well in the picture), photo corners, and stitching.

Wedding Day

I scrapped my parents' wedding day for the Paper Secrets vintage challenge. I know they aren't together anymore, and hope they don't mind. But I still enjoy looking back on these pictures. For the vintage requirements, I used lace, pearls, flowers, butterflies, buttons, and a timepiece.

Be Happy

Here's another beautiful picture of my niece. She's so photogenic! This is my first use of Webster's pages, I think. I love the paper, but I'm never sure what to do with it.

Cute Little Girl

I did a color challenge over at Paper Secrets that said to use black, white, red, and pink in a layout. Here's my adorable niece, Isabella. I was debating whether to make it a "pretty" layout, but in the end decided to have some fun with it.

Scrap Your Ass Off - Week 2

Here's the sketch:

And here's my layout. I scrapped this beautiful picture of my grandparents.