Back from Summer -- and a Scrapbook Share!

We have had a busy summer, as I am sure you have too!  We started our homeschooling on August 5th, so we are slowly getting back into the regular routine.

For most of July I scrapped my heart out, working on my oldest son's birthday album with the RSVP collection from Basic Grey.   Some old pages that were done in the past on 8-1/2" x 11" were completely redone (since I had photo duplicates) so that the entire book looks cohesive.  The RSVP kit was purchased from The Memory Nest, and comes with a great collection of papers for a boy or girl, a sticker sheet and three different sets of letter stickers.

Here is the latest video where I do a quick share on what I have accomplished so far for the album.  For the teenage years, I will be transitioning to the new Celebrations collection from Carta Bella:

What have you done this summer for scrapping??

Friday Flashback: Lego Pages from 2012

Welcome to this week's Flashback Friday!  For Flashback Friday, I highlight past projects that although finished, I haven't blogged about, but I think are worth cataloging.  

This week I am showing off a couple pages finished in 2012, using Lego theme paper by Creative Imaginations.  We went to the big Lego Fest when it was held here in Austin, Texas, and it certainly didn't disappoint my 9 year old!  For the layout, I highlighted two of the best photos to journal about, and I added the map from the Fest brochure to show all that we were able to do: 

We had a great time and I took a lot of photos with my phone.  I decided to add a mini book on the page to post all the other photos that I was sure my son would want included:  

The brads I found at a Scrapbook Expo a couple years prior.  Aren't they cute??

What favorite hobby or past time of your child
do you need to get scrapbooked?

It Was a Card Making Party Weekend!

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This weekend, I participated in as many challenges as possible in the Operation Write Home Virtual Card Making Party.  My Priority Box of cards is almost filled and ready to send on to OWH!

Here are the cards I completed for some of the challenges!

Make a masculine card and a feminine card duo: 

Add "fireworks" to the card (like splatters and sprays):

 Make a red, white and blue card:

Add paper piecing:

(I have to say that I am quite happy with this one! Usually I do not have the patience for fussy cutting, but I was determined to do this challenge.  I even found apple brads in my stash to add to the tree!)

Use scraps (at least 5 different papers) for a card:

(This card has layering on black, which I know Sandy loves!) 

A card with at least one circle and two banners:

(The monochromatic look just happened.)

And lastly, a card including "wings":

Off to do my links and add these to the OWH box!  What did you accomplish this weekend??