A few layouts to share

I've gotten a few pages done in the mix of hybrid projects, too! These are for the Tuesday Template Challenge this week over on the SM Team Blog. There is a new FREE template to download each Tuesday! Here are 2 that I did with this week's template: Click on images for credits ... figured out how to do that!!

I have also participated in a few speed scraps over at ScrapMatters, too! These are crazy fun and totally addicting :) A lot of times they happen when I'm putting kiddos to bed so I can't fit it into the schedule but Steve came home to take over tonight so I could play ... what a guy! The idea behind a speed scrap is that you receive 7 instructions for your layout - types and numbers of papers to use, number or pictures, elements to use, etc. You receive 1 new instruction every 10 minutes for the first hour. After you have all 7 instructions you have and hour and 15 minutes to complete and post your layout! Reminds me I need to have my digi stuff more organized than I have it so I can find what I want! Oh, and I decided to make a quick shopping trip to buy some new goodies to use right in the middle of the speed scrap. I bought, downloaded, and used my goodies within the time frame ... I could never have run to a scrapbook or craft store and accomplished the same thing!!

I got to do one tonight. This one was really challenging for me! The rules for this one were:
1. one solid, dark paper, used as the background. One patterned paper used in any way on the page (other than background). No more, no less.

2. 3 photos: 2 must be the same size. The other one must be smaller than the 2.

3. One frame only, but that frame needs to have a cluster on or behind it. (I want to encourage you to use drop shadows—especially with the clusters)

4. Use a hanger anywhere on the page.

5. Must use something shiny on the page: can be metal, glitter, bling. I don’t care; I just want some shine!

6. Title: Use 2 alphas please.

7. Date your page. And, you can journal…BUT, you cannot journal any more than 2 sentences. It will work if you have no journaling at all!

And here is my layout for this one!
This was from the first speed scrap I did back on August 26th ... the directions were:
#1 - Pick one picture only and it has to take up at least 1/3 of your page

#2 - Use as many papers are you want - but the back ground paper needs to be solid

#3 - Now choose at least one frame - I want you to frame your picture, but (here's the catch) not the entire picture.

#4 - Attatch the frame to the picture of paper with two different methods - i.e. stitches, staples, buttons, hinges, etc

#5 - Now add flowers and something else found in nature

#6 - I am sure I will hear a lot of complaining about this one - but here we go anyway. Next find some word art for your title. It has to work alone to explain your picture because for this one I don't want to see any journaling. You can use premade word art or something you do by yourself.

#7 - Now date your LO and embellish to your hearts content.

Here is the layout I came up with!