SBC - Sketch 495

A few weeks ago we rode 25 miles in San Diego's Bike the Bay event.  The highlight of the ride was riding over the 2.1 mile long San Diego-Coronado Bridge. This is sketch #495 from Scrapbook Challenges.

SBC - Sketch 494

On July 25, 2016 my father-in-law passed away at the age of 92. Pictured below are his children, their spouses, his grandchildren and his great grandchildren. This is sketch #494 from Scrapbook Challenges.

SBC - Sketch 493

How about these three guys to brighten your day? These are my husband's grand-nephews from Oklahoma. This is sketch #493 from Scrapbook Challenge.

SBC - Sketch 492

Last month we saw Peter Gabriel and Sting in concert at the Hollywood Bowl.  Needless to say they were awesome and it was great hearing all of their classics.  While you can't see a whole lot in this photo I thought it would work well for sketch #492 from Scrapbook Challenges.  The background paper was a freebie from Katie Pertiet.

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 489

I'm definitely behind on my layouts but I wanted to get this one posted before I got too far behind. This is sketch #489 from Scrapbook Challenges.

SBC - Sketch 490

Lots of stuff going on this month including a short vacation to San Diego. For sketch #490 from Scrapbook Challenges I wanted to highlight this photo from Cabrillo National Monument. If you're ever in the area, it's just a short drive from downtown. Hope you're having a great summer!

SBC - Sketch 488

Here's to a lazy Sunday afternoon. Scrapbook Challenges sketch #488.

SBC - Sketch 487

This is the first summer in 11 years that we haven't vacationed with my niece and nephew from the East Coast. So I thought it would be nice to profile them in Sketch #487 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 484

Here is the last sketch of the month from Scrapbook Challenges. If you live anywhere in Southern California I would encourage you to check out the Aliso and Woods Canyon Wilderness Park in Orange County.  We went on a 26 mile bike ride over Memorial Day weekend and had a blast!

SBC - Sketch 483

For sketch 483 from Scrapbook Challenges I used photos from a recent air show and paired them with some png files of airplanes that I found online along with some clouds that I substituted for the paint splatters.

SBC - Sketch 482

For last week's sketch from Scrapbook Challenges I substituted a painted doily as the center focal point in lieu of the real thing. The background paper is a sewing pattern which just happened to match the color of the doily. Pictured is one of my BFFs from high school that I hadn't seen in 14 years.

SBC - Sketch 481

For this sketch from Scrapbook Challenges I wanted to feature these really cool jellyfish photos taken at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. I thought the title "Wanderlust" was perfect.

SBC - Sketch 479

As many of you know the weather across the country has been a little crazy lately and we've had our share as well. For sketch 479 from Scrapbook Challenges I wanted to feature this snowy photo taken earlier this week.

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 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.