This has been one that has stuck with me for a LONG time and it was a toss up between this and another but I think this one wins for now

I seriously dont think it was my fault though, I mean cmon I was born and raised in Southern California. We were IN So. California at the time this happened… WHO THE HECK KNOWS WHAT FIREWOOD IS?! GEESH LOL!

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Journaling:

{Ditz} noun slang
A scatterbrained or eccentric person
-See Leah (StarBright)

When I was around 9 or so my family was living in California. My father took us on our weekly yard sale hunts at a huge mile long neighborhood sale. I was so excited just to find some good deals with my father  anyhow but then I saw it, the sign I had been looking for.. So I rushed to the people in charge and asked where it was, they said “Around back so I rushed in back and started looking. I was back there oh about 15 minutes when one of the guys comes back and asks if im finding everything ok. I say ”no I can’t find any” he said “What do you mean you can’t find any, you’re standing right on it!” now instead of just looking down, understanding where the mistake was, me being the ditz I was and still am said “I don’t see any fireworks” He stared at me a moment, laughed then said “hun, the sign said ‘free firewood’ not fireworks..” then he walked up front laughing as I got down off the huge pile of firewood I was standing on and rushed to the front to find my parents and leave. Everyone was laughing at the time as he had told all the people running the sale and anyone nearby to hear. I just walked off briskly looking for my parents, with my head down and feeling jilted that I didn’t find the fireworks!

Not Fireworks…

Credits:
All papers - Fee Jardine’s Pippi kit
Pocket, String Fastener, Flower Bundle, Tag - Lauren Grier & Robin Carlton’s La-La-La-Leo kit
Sun sticker - Lauren Grier’s Itsy Bitsy Summer kit
Notepaper, Pen, Paperclip, Stitched Ribbon - Ronna Penner’s Express Yourself
Fonts - Dad’s Recipe, Enthuse Solid BRK & Type-Ra

You can also see it at my gallery on RAKscraps here!

Here are previews of both my layouts for the Challenges #7 & #8 in the ADSR.

 The first one was hosted by Blue Flombingo:

The Challenge:For this challenge each of you will be creating a multi-photo layout.  And not just 2 or 3 photos - you must use a minimum of TEN PHOTOS on your layout!!!!  NO TEMPLATES MAY BE USED!!!  You may, however, use photo clusters or negative frames, etc.  Just no pre-designed page templates.Now there’s a twist so pay close attention…   

You will choose your background paper(s), photos and title and will arrange them the way that you want them.  THEN you and your partner will TRADE your layouts and your partner will be responsible to embellish your layout for you!  On a sidenote, I’m not sure what the official policy is on trading layouts, but it is very important that we not go anywhere near file sharing.  If your partner owns the same products you used for your background paper and/or title, then you may share your .psd file.  If they do not own the same products, then you must send a flattened .jpg.  I hope this isn’t too confusing!

Please feel free to post your layout links here if you would like (note: we have this forum set up to require approval for all forum registrants to help curb the insane amount of spam that we get so it may be a few hours before you receive approval - I apologize about that!).

You may do either a one or two page layout.

You can preview the post here - Challenge #7

Here is my layout that my partner, Clare (MrsS) embellished for me. I plan on making a 2nd page once I catch up on a bunch of other stuff to go with it for Cody’s car album.

You can also see a preview of it here at Rakscraps.
Vroom

Here is my lqyout for the 8th Challenge in the ADSR. It was hosted by Designs by Dani - Dani’s Girls

Your Challenge: Each participant needs to create a layout using the theme “Girl Talk.” Some ideas of how to use the theme: Show us the person you are most likely to “girl talk” with… what is most often the topic of discussion in your “girl talk”? what about when you were a teen? what was the girl talk then? what is it now? how’s it changed? Just about anything goes as long as you incorporate the theme in some way.

You can view the actual post here: Challenge #8

Here is my layout:

You can also see a preview of it here at RAKscraps.

Shy Girl Social

Here is my 5th challenge for the ADSR. We were to do a journaling page about something someone in our life has taught us that means something to us. I chose my mother and her wonderful life lesson’s throughout my life. Thanks for looking!

Journaling:

All papers - Angela Barton’s Twenty Five kit
Font - Angelina
Template - Leah Forbes ‘(myself) Pretty in Pink kit

 You can also see it in my gallery at RAKscraps here:

Mother’s Lessons

 We also had a 6th challenge that was to have a minimum of 15 different elements and no more than two elements were to be by the same designer (so basically a minimum of 8 designers). Clare, my wonderful partner, decided she wanted to do this challenge since it was a 1 team member only challenge and I think she did a great job on it. Here are links to both of her layouts for the 5th and 6th challenge:

Clare’s 5th Challenge
Clare’s 6th Challenge

Here is my first layout for the Season 2 of The Amazing Digital Scrapbooking Race!

Here is Clare’s 1st layout. It is a great tribute to Disney’s Living Museum at Animal Kingdom!

This is my 2nd entry in the Amazing Digital Scrapbooking Race Season 2. It was a collaboration project that was completed by my partner, Clare (Check out her blog ‘Molly Moo’s ‘) and myself.

We had to scrap friendship - with two photos, a doodle, a flower and the colour red.What better friendship to scrap than a pair of newly weds - (Clare and her husband)

Credits:

Doodle flower and butterfly - Angie Briggs
Font French Script MT
Photos - My ADSR partner Clare and her hubby (Arent they adorable?!)
Papers and Starburst doodle flowers - Leah Forbes

This is my entry for the Amazing Digital Scrapbooking Race Season 2’s third Challenge. It was supposed to be in the theme of a ’storybook’ so naturally I picked my son for the inspiration of this layout. These were photos taken at his 1 year photo shoot (ugh it’s really been 5 months since then hasn’t it?)

Journaling:

Once upon a time there was a young prince named Wesley who loved to play with his trains and trucks most days. He also loved to drive his fancy car to town where he would pick up his dearly beloved cake. He loved being a prince and wearing his crown proudly atop of his head but the thing he loved the most was getting tons of hugs and kisses from his mommy and daddy. Credits:Alphabet paper strip - Atomic CupcakeFont - CaribbeanPhotographs - Portrait Innovations of Winston-Salem, NC.

This is my 4th layout for the Amazing Digital Scrapbooking Race season 2 challenges! We were to scrap something with the letter ‘G’ for ‘GOAL’ and some kind of life goals in our layout. I think all mother’s have the same goals as I have shown in my layout.  

Journaling:
My goal in life is to ensure you are well fed, rested, entertained, challenged, loved and most importantly that the paths in your future are made easier to travel so you do not have to struggle to succeed in reaching your goals and achievements.

Credits:
Font - Anyway Light
INSPIRATION - See below!
Papers and elements - {Silly Boy CUDDLEBUG} by Shabby Princess
Tag and Torn note paper - Leah Forbes (myself)

Inspiration came by a dear friend of mine. I was completely at a blank for this page and was going crazy and the genius that she is just came up with the idea of my goals for my son instead of my personal goals for myself. She is an awesome designer and friend. Thank you Rhiannon! :hugs:

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You can also see it in my gallery at RAKscraps here:
Goal

Here is Clare’s 4th layout. I just love all pages with plenty of white space, her layout is so beautiful! White space goal