Shimelle: Scrapbooking Challenge: 2 Birds... 1 Page, Again?!?

The next challenge was the Crop Your Paper challenge - which I immediately thought of that Echo Park paper that I won from another 4x6 photo love layout I submitted (Well, I won a gift certificate and used it to buy the Echo Park papers). There are several papers that have lots of embelishments that you can cut out and use along with the paper (and of course, you can just flip it over and use the whole sheet on the other side as well).

But as I started looking at this paper, I remembered that I really wanted to use it for another wedding layout because the colors matched so well with our choices.

And as I looked at my photos... I also realized I had too many (as usual) to choose from. That's when it hit me - why not combine again and use the 4x6 Photo Love sketch from July so I can use all of the photos and my pretty paper!!!

So here's what I came up with:

~Jen

Winning!!

I have to admit, I love love love to win stuffs on the internet. As I've been posting, I'm participating in the 4x6 Photo Love from Shimelle's website. Well, I finally won a prize! :) I have commented on her site so many countless times (she has FAB giveaways!) and always hoped I get something and it finally paid off! :)

I just received a $25 TwoPeasInABucket gift certificate, which I believe took me about 15 seconds to cash in... I have been just DROOLING over this collection since it came out earlier this year:

Be Mine by Echo Park ~ my favorites colors all together with adorable embellishments, too. When I first saw it, I posted it on facebook and asked if anyone thought my husband would kill me if I used the paper to wallpaper our bedroom... so, I am ecstatic to say that it's on its way to my house!!

Thanks again, Shimelle!!

~Jen

4x6 Photo Love: May 2011

I am LOVIN' this class ~ and this month is no exception! Shimelle set up May's 5 4x6 layout on 2 pages this time, HERE.

As I am *still* working on my Document 2010 (I swear... I *will* get this project completed if it kills me) ~ I decided to scrap Ryan's July 4th bday that we spent at Colt & Cherry's house.

Sorry for the terrible picture... things have been crazy around here (a story for another post) so I just snapped these from the iPhone this go 'round.

~Jen

4x6 Photo Love: April 2011

I've skipped March... although, I do have my photos picked out finally for that layout! For some reason, this one was easier for me to put together. This is based on the sketch from Shimelle's class: 4x6 Photo Love for April. Thanks for checking it out!!

This will also be used in my Document 2010 book for May 2010 (two birds, one stone, right?). The hidden journaling reads: Ryan and I went to visit Mark and Lindsay over Memorial Day weekend and had a blast in the beautiful beachy So.Cal. sun and weather!

~Jen

4x6 Photo Love: February 2011

I missed out on the January assignment... although I may go back and try it here soon anyway. Because this was February's, we are up to *2* photos. :)

This has to be the *brightest* paper I've ever used, but it seemed like it worked. Paper is all from the $1 bin at Target, letters were on clearance at Archiver's, and the buttons came with a package I got for Christmas. So this is probably the 'cheapest' one I've done, too.

~Jen