SBC - Sketch 491

Two of the best people I know; living life to the fullest everyday. This is sketch #491 from Scrapbook Challenges.

SBC - Sketch 485

As a massive heat wave rolls into Southern California I thought this baseball picture of my brother and his family attending an afternoon ballgame in DC was appropriate.  This is Sketch #485 from Scrapbook Challenges.

SBC - Sketch 478

For last week's sketch from Scrapbook Challenges I thought I'd use another adorable picture of Liam.

SBC - Sketch 477

For this week's sketch from Scrapbook Challenges I wanted to scrapbook something wintry. Although we haven't had much of an El Nino winter, we did manage to get some Spring snow last week. I hope you're enjoying your Spring.

SBC - Sketch 476

Here is the last sketch of the month from Scrapbook Challenges. These photos were taken last weekend while hiking through our local ski resort.

SBC - Sketch 475

For this month's sketch from Scrapbook Challenges I used this photo of my husband's +90 year old Aunt Rita in Ireland. (I believe she may actually be 94 ???) Doesn't she look awesome? I found the cat png file on the internet.

SBC - Sketch 474

For this week's sketch from Scrapbook Challenges I thought it would be nice to celebrate Spring with some bright colors. Liam, my husband's great-nephew, is pictured here with one of his faithful companions...Charles. He celebrated his first birthday on March 14th.

SBC - Sketch #473

Here is this week's page for Sketch #473 from Scrapbook Challenges. The focus of this page is a construction photo from the California High-Speed Rail line just outside of Fresno, CA. The papers are mostly SU and the embellishments are png files found on the internet.

SBC - Sketch #472

Last week we participated in the 3rd Annual Emerald Necklace Grand Tour in Redlands. While it was a relatively easy ride I thought this sentiment went perfectly with the photo since I use this phrase incessantly when going up hills. This is Sketch #472 from Scrapbook Challenges.

SBC - Sketch #471

These photos were taken on Valentine's Day near our house.  It's a local mountain road that closes every winter so it's a great place to walk with the girls.  Unlike the rest of the country we've been having unseasonably warm weather so it was a perfect day. This is sketch #471 from Scrapbook Challenges.

SBC - Sketch #470

For this week's sketch from Scrapbook Challenges I thought these three vintage photos worked really well together. The papers and the embellishments are from SU.

SBC - Sketch #469

For this week's sketch from Scrapbook Challenges I'm sharing more biking photos. As you can see, this bike trail ends at a cul-de-sac.  How cool is that?  All the papers used are from SU's digital collection.

SBC - Sketch #468

Last week we rode in our first organized ride, the Tour de Palm Springs. The weather was absolutely spectacular at 70 degrees and we finished our 25 mile ride in 2 hours.

SBC - Sketch #467

When I first saw this sketch from Scrapbook Challenges I instantly thought of this photo and this background paper from SU called "Old School". I went through at least a dozen titles before settling on the very simplistic "run".

SBC - Sketch #466

This year I'm trying to do a better job of scrapbooking my photos and so far, so good.  Initially I had dismissed this sketch from Scrapbook Challenges as being too busy but ultimately it turned out to be a good way to use five photos on one page. The journal cards are SU Project Life, the cactus I found online and the quote at the top is courtesy of Ali Edwards.

SBC - Get Messy Challenge

Back in November we visited Tucson and had an opportunity to ride on The Loop.  For this challenge from Scrapbook Challenges I attempted to "get messy" digitally which wasn't easy.

SBC - Sketch #465

Here is my layout for Scrapbook Challenges' Sketch #465. All the products used are from SU's retired digital line of products and were assembled using their retired software, My Digital Studio.

SBC - Sketch #428

It's hard to believe that February is ending and we're just now expecting our first significant snowfall of the season. Here is a layout I did for Scrapbook Challenges sketch #428. ...boys will be boys. All products used are Stampin' Up!

SBC - Sketch #427

For this week's layout, I went back and used a Christmas photo for Scrapbook Challenges sketch #427. Although the color palette is somewhat untraditional, I think all the different elements work well together to compliment the photo.

SBC - Sketch #426

Happy Valentine's Day!!! Last week we were honored to attend a very special event. I thought this photo and sentiment from Ali Edwards worked perfectly for the sketch and the occasion.