Lasting Memories Challenge-Twos Company, Three's a Crowd

Welcome to another fun week at Lasting Memories! This week it is Two's Company and Three is a Crowd.  Use 2 or three of something. When I saw this challenge I instantly thought of when James was born.

My in-laws arrived at the hospital with Scott in tow a few minutes after James was born. When Scott entered the hospital room I was feeding James a bottle. (I couldn't breastfeed due to the medications I was on. I had a migraine that had lasted over 10 months. Yes, you read that right, 10 months! We didn't know I had Behcets at the time, but Behcets is well know for migraines that do not respond to pain killers. Now I know they need anti-inflammatories, instead of migraine meds.

Anyway, Scott walked across the room and grabbed the bottle out of my hands, said, "MINE" and popped it into his mouth. Thus sibling rivalry was born, LOL. Mind you Scott had been weaned from the bottle at 8 months due to his needing cleft palate surgery. Thankfully it was a one shot deal with the bottle, Scott just needed to assert his authority as the oldest.

So here are my two's-Two brothers, two parents, Two 3-D embellishments (flower and bottle), Two of the same label die-cut, Two Patterned papers

Three's- 3 Photos, Scott turned Three the day before.

Supplies: This layout is the result of cleaning my scrapbook room. So it's all stash. The only thing I know for sure is that it is Doodlebug Flock. The chevron was done with old ric-rack borders placed side by side.

Tip: Do you remember flocking? I found it when I was cleaning the other day.  I didn't have the right color of chipboard letters, so I covered an old set of purple chipboard with the red flock. Great way to use up old chipboard and an old embellishment. As a matter of fact everything on this layout was old stash!

I really had fun with this challenge.  Great memory and great way to use up old stash:)

Looking forward to seeing your creations!

Have a scrappy week!

Lasting Memories Challenge-Playful Pockets

What's in your pocket? This week at Lasting Memories we want to see your pocket layouts! I put a zoo in my pocket!

I made the animals out of mulberry paper except for the zebra and giraffe which were embellishments I found in the button section at Joanne's.


Here's the pocket:

And the tag inside the pocket (there's journaling on the back) :

Supplies:
Cardstock and Paper: Stash
Dies: Sizzix Train Set
Zebra and Giraffe Embellishment: Joanne's

So what are you putting in your pocket's this week?

Toddler Layout-Recharging and Child's Play DT call

Child's Play is a relatively new Challenge being just six months old. Two of my Lasting Memories DT sisters Karen and Haven are current DT's for Child's Play. The Challenge takes a different kind of approach using a child's game or book as the inspiration for two challenges a month.

Currently Child's Play is having a DT call. The requirements for trying out for the team are to post the DT Call and to do a layout based on the inspirational picture, which in this case is a corn popper. Boy did that bring back memories! LOL

So for my layout for the DT call I decided to focus on the colored balls in the corn popper.

Tip: To make the flags I used Flatback Diamond Toothpicks and folded a piece of washi tape around it. I then cut a flag notch. Very easy peasy!!!!

Journaling: To sit and do nothing is rare for you. You must be recharging your batteries!

Supplies:

Cardstock and Paper: Paper Studio Random Dots-Multi, Bazzill White, Scraps
Alphabet: Provocraft
 Washi Tape: Target
Toothpicks: Diamond

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Inspirational Picture:

I am also entering the layout in Pagemaps June Sketch:

Challenges:
Child Play's DT Call
The Lollipop Ladies: Jellie Bellies colors: Green Red, Yellow, Orange and Purple
Pagemaps June Sketch

Be sure to check out Child's Play DT call and check out the current challenges! It's a lot of fun:)

Have a day filled with the wonders of childhood!

Lasting Memories #84-"We're Hopping into Spring"

What a beautiful day, although quite windy and there are advisories out. However there are hundreds of birds outside my window as I type this. Our cats have two bird feeders. (Yes, I said our cats, lol.) They love to sit in the window and watch the birds. And the birds have become so comfortable that they come up and sit on the window sill and talk to the cats! LOL

As the birds welcome Spring, we are at Lasting Memories also!! Our theme is "We're Hopping into Spring."  We're "Hopping Into Spring!!!" Show us your spring layouts - Easter, flowers, sunshine, rain, hey - even some muddy fun pics!! Can't wait to see what you all create this week!! JENNASA is offering up a $15 gift certificate to Michaels or Joanne's for one lucky winner!!! Thank you Jenassa!!

My layout is a little different approach to Spring I will admit. But Scott was born in the South and he has always been fascinated with swamp life. So I thought it would be fun in honor of his heritage to do a Spring Swamp page. And the cat behind his head was part Ocelot (I kid you not. Sometime I will tell you that story.) So that's why the cat is up on the corner of the photo mat:)

Supplies I used on this one were from my stash. I mostly used thick mulberry paper. The embellishments are all mine, except for the drangonfly which I think is Jolee's.  I did use some Hero Arts gems and Prima flowers. I used glitter paper for the alligator's teeth and belly but they don't show up in the photo.

Here's a sketch if you need one:(optional)





Have a wonderful week! Can't wait to see what you create at Lasting Memories this week!