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Hello! How is everyone doing with their sketch layouts? We have some fabulous creations already uploaded here....I love looking at them all...

I have finished mine as well..this last few weeks have been a bit crazy for me...my husband had surgery and the household load has been left up to me to manage....been interesting let me tell you :) we are getting there though...


I'm getting so excited about all the new product lines coming out this spring....I felt it was a slow start for boys but now....wow I am going crazy trying to figure out what I should order first! So many fabulous lines.....I can't wait to get them all and make up some fabulous kits for all of you!


I will be back soon with the February kit :)

Gaming Kit

Hi all! Abby here, sharing another layout I created using the January Gaming Kit. :)

Included with the kit's WRMK "Vintage T" papers is a camo sheet.. As soon as I saw it, I knew I'd be scrapping this photo of my nephew- the paper matches his coat perfectly! It was cloudy at the park that day, so that is where my theme inspiration came from :)

All items used are included in the January kit except for the orange and white cardstock. I love the denim smash pocket so I opened it up and used it as a paper layer :) The clouds are hand-drawn and cut with edges inked in midnight blue.

There's so much more I could've added to this page (doodles, stickers etc), but I chose to keep it cute and simple.. and I really love the result! :)

There is still time to enter your projects for the Boys Rule sketch challenges! You can find those sketches and links on the sidebar to the right ---->

Have a great evening!

Abby

more January Winter Kit layouts

Hey everyone!! Jenny back with a few more layouts using the January Winter Kit. 

First, I am going to show you my take on sketch 2 (January 20th sketch). This is probably one of my favorite sketches I made for Boys Rule...its so different with the circle photos, and I love that!!

Here is my layout:

This is my oldest son, Daniel, when he was 3 years old. Seems so long ago and just like yesterday at the same time! 

I decided to go a little different with the "normal" winter colors and use the black and green with a pop of the teal. I love this color combination!! All those cute little trees, and of course I had to add another peeking snowman, lol! Matted in black again for that extra pop and really love the look of the acrylic snowflakes! 

Here is another view:

 I did 3 layers with this snowflake, and love the dimension it gives! 

Okay, my last layout...

 This is the rest of the photos I have from my second layout (Snow Much Fun). The boys spent the afternoon playing/catching snowflakes, though it  never really stuck to the ground! Still a fun day and fun memories! I decided to throw in a little kraft cardstock this time...love these colors together...used up the rest of that cute, cute polka dot paper, and made a banner from some of my red paper scraps. I did add some twinery twine to my banner and tags. 

Here is another view:

 

 I took the Snow Cap Acrylic Paint Dabber and used the negative of one of the snowflake stickers and painted a snowflake on the layout. I then took my glossy accents and covered it to give it a shiny look. I also did some random circles with the glossy accents as well. I took my regular old hole punch and punched out some small snowflakes from one of the border strips and randomly placed them around the layout, too.

I hope you all break out your January Winter Kits and get to scrappin!! Enter one or both of the sketch challenges for a chance to win a RAK from Boys Rule...you have til the middle of February to enter!! 

Check out my blog for more details and pictures of the above layouts...here.

Thanks so much everyone and have a wonderful day!! :)

sneaky sneak...

of the February kit...

January 20 sketch...

OK my friends, here is our January 20th sketch for your creative minds :) I can't wait to see what you all will do with this one! The January 6th participants have done amazing work...you should check them all out....you can get to the post by clicking on the sketch image on the right.

I love Abby's take on the sketch, posted above, it's looks fab with it turned on it's side like that. Nice job Abby!! as ususal :)
My example is not quite ready yet...my hubby is in the hospital recovery from some surgery so it's just a little hectic around here :) it will be posted shortly...


So, below you will find Mr.Linky waiting for you to link up your awesome-ness!
Please see the January 6 sketch for the details about entering your creations :)

January Gaming Kit

Hi all.. Abby here sharing some layouts I created with the January Gaming Kit. This kit is loaded with WRMK's Vintage T collection and so much more.. it is awesome! I love all the papers, especially the stitched papers and the embellishments that Laura-Lee added are perfect! I've been having a great time creating with the kit. This kit is currently sold out (Woot!) so I hope you were able to get one! :)

My first layout follows Boys Rule's first January sketch. It's a great sketch and I hope you all will play along :)

This is my son from a few years back.. and one of my absolute favorite photos of him. It may be difficult to spot, but there's actually a Griffin emblem on his jacket so I knew right away that I would use the photo for this collection :)

Most all of the papers were distressed by inking the edges with the Midnight ColorBox ink included in the kit. I used the Smash pocket folder as a photo mat and also cut the product strip off of 2 of the paper sheets and used those as embellishments. I really like how this turned out :) I hope you do, too!

My next layout was a new challenge for me! I'm a self proclaimed over-embellisher. I like to add a lot to my pages. When in doubt if you have enough.. add more!! Right?! lol Well for this layout, I challenged myself to make it clean and simple and I'm so glad I did!

This page was created entirely out of paper and ink.. with one small sticker. Even the title was cut from the blue jeans paper. Although I LOVE all the great embellies included in the kit, I really wanted to let these photos take the stage. I love the grungy look it has.. all of the paper is distressed and slightly inked. And the quote is a new favorite shared with me by my bestie, Suz. I'm thinking I should go with simple pages more often :)

Thanks for visiting Boys Rule today! We hope you'll enter the sketch challenge here and be watching for the next January sketch that will be featured later this week! :)

Have a great evening!

Abby

January Winter Kit

Hi all! 

Jenny here today to show you a few layouts I made using the January Winter Kit!

It is one fabulous kit! Laura-Lee has added some great embellies to go with the EP Winter Park Collection, that enable you to make some amazing layouts!

If you haven't had a chance to play along with our first sketch, you still have plenty of time!! It runs thru mid February(the 14th). Here is a link back to the original post...Our First Sketch...it has all the rules and details about it! :)

Okay, on to my first layout, which happens to be my take on Sketch 1!! 

Gorgeous papers, huh?? I am in love with that polka dot...well any polka dot really!! I did add some black cardstock to the layout that is from my stash. I have a bit of an addiction to matting in black...just really love the look it gives!!

Here is a detailed photo:

Aren't those Maya Road wooden snowflakes adorable?!?! I added the white dabber paint and a bit of glitter glue(from my stash) to the snowflakes. To adhere the glass beads, I ran the snowflakes, face side down, thru my Xyron machine, and then dipped them in a loose pile of beads. I also took a title from the me&my BiG ideas chipboard stickers to layer in with my title. I added some red brads (also from my stash) to the frame on the title. I love the layered look of it!

Here is the next layout I did with the January Winter Kit:

I decided to go with the blues and tans on this layout....again, I added some black cardstock to mat in. :)

And a detailed photo:

I took full advantage of the sticker sheet in the EP Winter Park kit...adding little bits here and there. I made the banner from some of my scraps, and used some thin, black strips of cardstock to make it look like it was hanging there. I did add a few brads to this layout from my stash, just for finishing touches.

I hope you enjoyed my layouts, and that I have inspired you to make the most of your kits!! There are a few left, so you better snatch em up before they are gone!! Here is a link to help you get there... :)

I have more photos, details and tips/techniques on my blog for these layouts...head over and check it out!! :D

Thank you all so much for your time, and I will be back next week with a few more layouts!! :D

Jenny

January Guest Layout...

Hello friends....I wanted to share with you a layout our guest created this month. Sara Zenger is our guest this month and you can find her blog here. I loved how she used the record off to the side...looks great!

With CHA right around the corner I find myself stalking all the manufacture blogs to find out what kind of boy stuff they are going to create for us....I especially hope that Crate Paper has something good...gosh I love that company. Really liking the looks of My Minds Eye though, such fun stuff they have been releasing lately. I'm sure most of the manufacturers will be doing a big reveal soon....please soon....I need to see all the yummy eye candy!!

Introducing Abby Laubenstein

Hi everyone :)

I'm Abby Laubenstein from central Illinois. I live in the middle of a bunch of cornfields and pig farms.. mmm sweet country air! I'm a single mom, blessed with one awesome 12y/o son, Braydon.. he's really the best kid :) We share our home with our 2y/o beagle/bassett hound, Cooper, and our 5y/o diva kitty, Logan. I've worked for our school district for nearly 10 years, the past several years as a substitute. I love being a substitute as it allows me to work in a variety of classes, bringing new and different challenges every day.

I've been a creative gal as far back as I can remember. In elementary and high school, I won many awards for my pencil drawings and paintings. I've been scrapbooking since a few months into my pregnancy 13 yrs ago. I wanted to document as much as I could of my little miracle baby and thought scrapbooking was the most creative avenue to do so. :) 

I would consider my scrappy style as fun, trendy, colorful, layered, dimensional, whimsical and with many embellishments. I love to fussy cut, hand sew, and I often doodle, too. Most of my layouts include just one photo, but I have created many multi-photo projects as well. I also enjoy making cards and occasionally other types of paper projects.

It is so great to have found Boys Rule Scrapbook kits as 95% of my layouts feature my son or my (almost) 3 y/o nephew, Drake. If you're like me, you may have spent months/years searching for a kit club like Boys Rule. I was hooked as soon as I found it! I'm so excited to be working with these kits! I hope to inspire and be inspired as we all create and share together.

Laura-Lee asked me to share my favorite layout of 2011 and I had a really difficult time choosing just one. Like my fellow designer, Jenny, I have many favorites for different reasons.. like the photo was super cute or precious to me, or I used my favorite paper collection, or the journaling was written from my heart etc. But I somehow managed to narrow it down to one.

I chose this layout not because of the design or the warm Autumn colors.. but because of the friendship and peacefulness I feel the photo shares with the viewer and myself. I love this photo of Braydon and Drake. Two cousins who are often just regular boys: bothering each other, shoving, teasing, etc. But in this photo, they're the best of pals.. enjoying the river together. I love it! Moments like these are few and far between.

Well that's it from me.. for now! I want to again thank Laura-Lee for inviting me to the team :) I'm so thrilled to be a part of Boys Rule for the next several months and I'm looking forward to all of us sharing our Boys Rule kit creations :)

Abby

February Sneaks

I have another February sneak to share....it's so fun...I think you will like it :) Also for the very first time we will have an add-on....a really cool add-on! I can't wait to share the details with you.

Is everyone working on the sketch? There will be another one posted next Friday as well. I see we have a few girls that have already posted their creations and they are super! You should check them out.

In case you missed it you can now sign up for the newletter, it's on the side bar....you have not missed any yet, I'm working on it :)

Take care!!

Introducing Jenny Evans

Hello everyone!!
     My name is Jenny Evans from Ponca City, Oklahoma. I graduated from Oklahoma State University in December 2007, but have luckily been able to stay home with my family! I'm married to my amazing and supportive husband, who is also my high school sweetheart! We have 2 super sweet and adorable boys, Daniel (9) and Jacob (3) and one little yorkie puppy!
     I dabbled in scrapbooking on and off for a few years after my oldest was born, and re-fell in love with it in April/May 2011. I have been full force since then and haven't looked back! My boys are my sole inspiration, though I am branching out and learning to scrap myself and other family (my adorable niece and nephew). I feel that I am now slowly settling into my "style", and making my way through this scrapbook world while preserving all of these amazing memories in the process! 

    

I am so excited to be apart of Boys Rule Scrapbook Kits,  and I can't wait to share my layouts, my stories, my adorable, funny, silly little guys and my passion with you all!! 

   I am all about scrapping my boys (obvious, huh? lol), so when Laura-Lee asked me to share my favorite layout of 2011 with you guys, it was really hard to choose!! I have so, so, so many layouts of my boys that I just love for so many different reasons! Be it the photos, the design, the style, the story, I really struggled, lol.  But, I did finally choose one, and here it is, my favorite layout of 2011:

Those are my 2 little guys, and you all will be seeing alot of them in the future, lol! 

Thank you all for the warm welcome! I am truly honored to be here, and that you all get to share in this journey with me! Today is actually my birthday! I'm looking forward to spending the day with my boys, and having some yummy cake, too!! ;)

Have a great one everybody, and I will be talking to you all soon!! :)

(You can see more about me and my scrapbooking at my blog: My Little Scrap Corner)

Our first sketch :)

I'm proud to announce our very first sketch....Jenny, our talented DT member has created some fabulous sketches for Boys Rule. We are going to post one of her sketches every other week here on the blog. They will be posted on Fridays but I'm just a little excited so I'm posting it today :)

We want you to join us! Post your take on the sketch using mr. linky for a chance to win a RAK from Boys Rule!

The details:
Two sketches per month will be posted, which will be every other Friday.
You must do both layouts/sketches to be entered into the monthly draw.
Link your take on each sketch under the appropriate sketch blog post.
You will have until the following 14th of the month to have them linked. For example, the January sketches will need to be linked by February 14.
Winner will be chosen by random draw on the 15th.
You do not need to use Boys Rule Kits to create your layouts.

Please let me know if you have any other questions by either comment or email :)

Looking forward to seeing your creations!

Sold out!!

The January main kit has sold out!!

We do have just a handful of the winter kits left if you wish to purchase or subscribe.

If you are wishing to subscribe to Boys Rule starting with the February Kit send me and email and I will hook you up :)

Happy New Year!!

This is going to be a very exciting year! I am so looking forward to things to come.

Here is the January kit and a sneak peek of the February kit.

Stay tuned my friends :)