November Double Page Sketch from Stick It Down

Let the holiday season begin! Whooo! Welcome to November and a chance to refocus on the things that we are grateful for. Here’s our fun double page sketch from Stick It Down for the month:

I love scrapbooking fall-themed layouts and using autumn colors so when I saw this sketch I knew the color palette I’d be picking! Family is so important and November is always a month when we get together with our family to celebrate each other. Here’s some photos of some of the older generations of my family getting together for a family dinner. I love each and every one of them so much!

Thanks for swinging by and looking at my work! I hope you have a wonderful time celebrating God’s goodness with you and your family this month! God Bless!

-Bethany

October Double Page Sketch Challenge from Stick It Down

Welcome to the season of pumpkin-smelling candles, vibrant leaves, and hayrides. Oh and some scrapbooking fun too! Now that summer has come and gone, I find that I have a few more moments to scrapbook—and I’m grateful!

Here’s the fun sketch from Stick It Down that I used this month:

I absolutely LOVE how double-page sketches allow me to use so many different photos and elements on one cohesive layout! Today I’m showing you a layout that I created of Pearl Harbor. We were so blessed to visit this incredible memorial last year, and we learned so much about the brave men and women who lived there. It was a remarkable experience.

I’m so grateful that we were able to do this as a family and take photos of a place that we will forever remember. If you’re curious about some of the other adventures we went on while in Hawaii, please visit my Globetrotting section here! If you’d like to see more of my Hawaii scrapbook pages, check out this link!

Thanks for swinging by my blog! I hope you can find some time today to be scrappy! 🙂

September Double Page Sketch from Stick It Down

Welcome to the beginning of FALL! I’m excited to sip some pumpkin spice lattes and visit some pumpkin patches! But first, we need to officially wrap up summer right? I’m still scrapbooking summer-ish pages from my trip to Hawaii last year. So I need to finish that up so I can move on to other fun things!

Here’s our sketch from Stick It Down:

Here’s what I created with my photos! Another Hawaii page!

I had a few remaining Hawaii beach photos that I toyed with either skipping or scrapping. I ultimately decided to scrapbook them with this sketch and I’m glad I did! It turned out really great with the stitching and fun Hawaii-themed paper from Scrapbook Customs.

If you’re curious about my Hawaii trip you can find out more info here. Or if you’d like to see more photos of my Hawaii scrapbook pages check out this link.

Thanks so much for swinging by my blog! I hope this page inspired you to scrap something amazing!

August Double Page Sketch from Stick It Down

How have we already entered into the last month of summer?! Slow down summer! Haha! Well I guess the seasons keep moving despite my desire for summer to last longer 😉

Here’s our new August Double Page sketch from Stick It Down! ** Update! We’re now offering our challenges on Facebook! So make sure to look for the August Sketches album and upload your post there!

I liked this sketch because I’m so trained to have the title and focal picture on the left page of a layout BUT this fun little sketch reversed that idea. Always good to mix it up!

I’m working towards the end of my Hawaii album (Hallelujah! I’m ready to be done with it!) and this sketch helped me document a hike that I did on our final day! The Lanikai Pillbox Hike is a pretty well-known hike in Oahu and it gave us the most picture-perfect views of the ocean and some neighboring islands.

Maybe it looks a little crazy and chaotic with the amount of embellishments I piled on, but I kinda love it! Haha! This page was designed to be “loud” and “fun” so I think the extra embellishments helped!

If you would like to see more Hawaii scrapbook pages click here! I’ve got lots more inspiration for you! Or if you love reading about sites and travel tips click here! We visited two islands (Oahu and the Big Island) and I have all sorts of advice and things for you to see!

Thank you so much for swinging by my blog and I hope you get a chance to join in our challenge this month!

July Single Page Layout from Stick It Down

I hope you’ve been having a fantastic summer so far! Next up on the blog, we have a single-page sketch for you! Our fun team created a great sketch to use with multiple photos. You can see more ideas at Stick It Down.

I decided to create a title page for my Hawaii album:

Hawaii was such a magical place, I hope to go back again and again! If you’d like some travel tips, click here! Or if you’d like to see some more scrapbook pages about Hawaii, click here.

Thanks for swinging by my blog! I hope you get a chance to be creative this month!

July Double Page Sketch from Stick It Down!

Here we are halfway through summer already! Summer please slow down! But I’m VERY excited about the next sketch to show you from Stick IT Down because I think it is fabulous! To use the sketch for your own photos, feel free to modify it as needed! We love seeing your creativity!

I am still scrapbooking some photos from our trip to Hawaii (yep! It’s taking me a while!) but it’s so fun to look back and document those memories! This layout is showcasing our snorkeling/beach day at Hanauma Bay on the island of Oahu! Can you feel the warm Hawaiian sunshine and gentle breezes??

If you’d like to hear more of my Hawaii trip and get tips, click here! If you’d like to see more scrapbook pages about my Hawaii trip and gather some inspiration, click here!

If you would like to try and join our challenge, simply create your layout and upload your page to Stick It Down’s linky page! Thanks for swinging by my blog!

June Challenge from Challenge YOUrself

Back to scrapping! Whooo! For the last few months, I haven’t been scrapbooking much so it feels good to get a double-page layout done and feel like I’m making some progress in my Hawaii album. I want to finish it up soon so I can get to scrapping some of my other fun vacations.

I ran into Challenge YOUrself’s “Best Song Ever” challenge. While I can’t say “Baby Shark” is my favorite song—it is my daughters! She sings it all the time! So, once I got to scrapbooking my shark cage photos, this song continued to play in my head repeatedly. Haha!

It’s stuck in your head now too, isn’t it? That song is too darn catchy! Haha!

If you’re curious about my Hawaii trip or you would like to see some other scrapbook pages focused on Hawaii click here! For Hawaii trip info and tropical beautiful-ness click here!

Thanks for swinging by my blog!

June Single Page Sketch from Stick It Down

We are halfway through June! Oh my! I hope you’ve been enjoying this first month of summer and that you’ve been able to rest and relax in the beautiful weather.

This month from Stick It Down we have a fun single-page sketch that includes three photos!

I love creating layouts with multiple photos and for this layout I had three photos of my daughter that worked perfectly! These are photos from our first day in Hawaii last year–she was so exhausted but still ready to be the life of the party!

I hope you get a chance to join our sketch challenges this month! Scrapbooking is such a great way to document your family memories and fun events! Have a great rest of your June!

June Double Page Sketch from Stick It Down

Let’s get summer going! I’m so excited that our long awaited summer is finally upon us! Wahooo! I’m excited for long summer nights with bonfires, camping, hiking, swimming and all the outdoor things we long to do!

Is there a summer activity you’re most excited about? If so, comment below!

But no matter what the season, scrapbooking is always a hobby I look forward to. So here is Stick It Down’s double-page sketch for the month:

I loved the aquatic look of this sketch and instantly thought that the side elements could be turned into seaweed for my octopus layout! Last February we visited an octopus farm & research facility near Kona, Hawaii. It was such a unique and fun experience to touch and play with all the octopi! Did you know they are pretty playful creatures who love toys?

Here’s my layout documenting that special day:

Now, I’ll remember this day forever! That’s what I love about scrapbooking!

Thanks for swinging by my blog and looking at my work! I hope it inspires you to scrap your own memories!

May Single Page Sketch Challenge from Stick It Down

Whew, we’re already halfway through May! Summer is right around the corner! Here’s the Stick It Down single-page sketch challenge for the month! I hope you can use my example and create something magical!

While in Hawaii last year, we spent a fun day at the Panaewa Rainforest Zoo in Hilo. It had the most immaculate flora and fauna, capped off with some exotic zoo animals that can’t be seen in North America. It was a fantastic place for our little girl to run around and get out some pent-up energy too!

If you’d like to see more of my Hawaii-themed scrapbook pages click here or if you’d like to read my travel blog posts about planning a trip to the beautiful islands, click here!

Thanks so much for checking out my layout this month! I hope you get time to scrap this month!