Spring has arrived!

Spring has finally arrived here in Michigan! It's been kind of a gloomy spring overall so it's so nice to see the sunshine a few days in a row! It's also been a busy spring, I've been spending very little time in front of the computer.  I was starting to stress over not keeping up with my blogging but this is supposed to be fun right!?  I'm not going to stress about it!  I'm sure I'll be back to blogging like crazy in no time.

I haven't been doing a lot of scrapbooking either. I think the weekend long NSD crop I went to burned me out. But I do have a couple of layouts to post. This first layout is one that I started at the NSD crop and just couldn't finish. I ended up adding a few more embellies, some waves at the bottom and a whole bunch of twine.  The pp and most of the chip board pieces are Cosmo Cricket.  The frame and fish flash card are MME.  And I have no idea who makes the clears.  I got them in an old kit.

This next layout is for Once Upon a Sketch and Fave Things.  This is the 3rd time I've combined these 2 challenges.  It's just so convenient to do so since they both go live on the same days each month. The journaling requirement at Once Upon a Sketch is to type your journaling.  Well this is my least favorite way to journal but I really like how it looks here.  For Fave Things you had to scrapbook your favorite picture.  This is an old picture of my grandparents.  I would guess that this was taken in the late 30's or early 40's.  I love my Grandma's hat and boa and her hair looks just fabulous.

I've been trying to mix manufacturers lately and I exceeded my own expectations here.  The base paper is by Memory Box, the next layer is from an 8x8 pack of Graphic 45, the striped paper is by American Crafts, the bullseye looking piece is Glitz, the tickets are October Afternoon, the big alphas are by K and Company, the mini alphas by Cosmo Cricket and I believe the crocheted flowers are by Stamping Up!  Yikes!!!