Thursday, June 27, 2019

Tuesday Morning Sketches #509

Hi everyone! I played along with Tuesday Morning Sketches again this week.  When I saw the sketch I immediately thought of a pretty oval die cut I had in my stash from Pebbles' Along the Way Line. I also used other die cuts and paper scraps from the same line:
And here's the sketch I used from Tuesday Morning Sketches:

This was a fun sketch to work with, and I love that I was able to use up some stash! It's also nice to always have a thank you card on hand when I need one quick! Thanks for stopping by!

Sunday, June 23, 2019

Scrap Our Stash June Cartoon Inspired Challenge

Hi everyone! I played with a fun challenge this weekend from Scrap Our Stash. It’s the June Cartoon Inspired challenge. I used their fun sketch, plus the required color yellow and a square embellishment using a yellow chipboard frame:


I had a lot of fun with this layout! My sweet puppy Malcolm had a little photo shoot on Cinco de Mayo, complete with a refreshing margarita glass (plastic) filled with ice water by the pool, wearing his new fedora, LOL. I decided to make my own stencil using my Cricut and some stencil film to add some clouds. After applying the opaque texture paste and letting it dry, I lightly brushed over them with a blending brush and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink:



Thanks for stopping by!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #508

Hi everyone! I’ve got a card to share with all of you using the current card sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches:
I used some scraps I had left over from a layout using Photoplay’s Best Mom Ever and a Paper Issues cut file. The sentiment is a Heidi Swapp enamel sticker. Here’s the fantastic sketch, I will definitely be using this one again and again:





Thursday, June 20, 2019

Sketch N Scrap Card Challenge #148

Hi everybody! Thanks for stopping by, I have a new card sketch to share with you designed by Lisa Hidy for Sketch N Scrap!
I really like the design of this sketch, especially the large layer that is split and decided to pull out an old Movers and Shapers large postage stamp die to use:
I cut two dies, one with patterned paper and the other white, then simply layered them on top of each other to achieve the split design.  I separated them with a piece of washi backed by white cardstock.  Papers and die cuts are from Jillibean Soup's Spoonful of Soul collection. The sentiment stamp is one of my favorites from Close to My Heart & I also used CTMH Juniper ink with it.
Hope you are as inspired by this sketch as I was and that you come by and play along with us at Sketch N Scrap!

Saturday, June 15, 2019

Sketch N Scrap Layout Sketch #179

Hi there scrappy friends! There's a brand new sketch up at Sketch N Scrap today and I had SO much fun creating with it:
And here's the fabulous sketch, designed by Heather Hall for Sketch N Scrap:
There's so much I love about this sketch, first the use of 3 photos.  For the large photo I decided to use a square because this particular picture just looked better as a square.  I just love these pics I took of my son in our back yard many years ago.  I'm feeling nostalgic now that he's just graduated from high school and scrapping some old pics LOL

I also love the use of the large element on the left. I immediately thought "CLUSTER" when I saw it & pulled out some of my favorite embellishments to create my cluster.  I'm really trying to challenge myself lately to do 2 things when I create a layout...1. pull out stash! The camera is from an old SS line and the chipboard is EP Pinstripes.  I initially planned to use enamel dots but pulled the Studio Calico tiny wood stars out & used them where I normally would put dots. #STASHBUSTING  The other thing I'm trying to challenge myself to do on each layout is to use something I just HAD to have and yet it sits in my craft room unused like a tool, die, stamp, etc.  On this layout I pulled out a set of CTMH border stamps and used the arrows on the tag.  I'm SO glad I did!

Yet another thing I love about this sketch is the use of patterned paper.  I had one full sheet from the Simple Stories Lil' Dude collection left and it was all I needed for this layout.  After cutting the large layer with the arrows side I was able to cut two strips of the polka dot side.  By tucking them in on each side it looks like another large layer.

I hope you find this sketch as inspiring to work with as I did and that you come on over to Sketch N Scrap and play along. Hope to see you there!


Saturday, June 1, 2019

Tuesday Morning Sketches #505

Hi there! Today I'm sharing a card with you that I made with this week's card sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches.
And here's the sketch, #505:
You can see that I turned the sketch on it's side. One of the TMS designers turned it this direction and I really liked how her card turned out, so I did the same. I also was able to use the Photoplay phrase ticket for my sentiment by turning the sketch.

This one was a challenge for sure, as evidenced by all of the containers of scrappy stuff opened and scattered throughout my room!   I was trying to find just the right item for the fun half circle pattern on the sketch, and settled on the two leaf die cuts from an old Fancy Pants die cut pack.  I also used two layered flower die cuts from the same pack, popping up the smaller one with a piece of foam.  I wanted to add some additional little touches by using my white pen on the leaves and a few Robin's Nest dew drops.
The patterned papers are from Photoplay's Belle Fleur line.  Glad I was able to take time on this rainy Saturday morning to play along with Tuesday Morning Sketches! Thanks for looking!