Tuesday Morning Sketches #497

There's another fun card sketch up on the blog at Tuesday Morning Sketches:

At first glance it might seem simple, but I thought the sketch offered the possibility for some fun layering & details, here's my take on it:

I've really been trying to turn to my scraps and "leftovers" such as die cut packs and sticker sheets, at least to find something to incorporate into my projects & use up that stash!  On this card, all of the paper was from my scrap bin...the striped background is from Shimelle's Go Now Go line and the piece of green is from a Photoplay pet line. I don't know where that random piece of graph paper came from LOL!  The floral die cut is from Photoplay's The Daily Grind & the heart sticker is from Simple Stories' Life in Color.  With a CTMH sentiment stamp & a few gems this sketch really came to life, I'm sure I'll keep it to use again!

Sketch N Scrap Card Challenge #143

Hi everyone! There's a brand new card sketch challenge up on the Sketch N Scrap blog today!  Here's the fantastic sketch, designed by Heather Hall:

And here's my take on it:

The flower and sentiment are from a Fancy Pants die cut pack.  I used some random scraps out of my scrap bin for the patterned papers & my Wonky Stitched Circle die.  I even dug my corner rounder out for this one, haven't used it in ages.  Think I'll keep it out on my desk to remind me to use it more often LOL

Hope you find this sketch as inspirational as I did, and that you come on over to Sketch N Scrap to play along. Hope to see you there!

Sketch N Scrap Challenge #174

Hi everybody! The first of the month means there's a brand new sketch challenge up on the Sketch N Scrap blog, and it is a FUN one!  I used it to make a travel page with some random pics I took on our NYC vacay:

And here's the awesome sketch, designed by sketch designer Lisa Hidy:

Full disclosure....this is a redo of a page I already scrapped, that I was 100% hands down not happy with LOL.  I set it aside a while back and thought I'd work on it another day.  I knew I wanted to use some of the Simple Stories Travel Notes line (LOVE it!) because of the awesome skyscraper/cityscape paper in the collection.  When I saw this sketch, it ALL came together!

I decided to use my grid of photos in a portrait orientation, rather than landscape like I had on my original page.  What I enjoyed most about using this sketch is that it allowed me to use the large grid of photos, but still use so many fun embellishments because of their placement to each side.  I used a scrap of SS Scrap Basics notebook paper, with an EK Success notebook edge punch, and outlined it for definition.  I totally lifted the outlined notebook edge from Debbi Tehrani, I'm a big fan of her work.  The outlining gives the notebook edge such a pop off the page, don't you think?

The taxi cabs are from Shimelle's Go Now Go line, the flair from A Flair for Buttons on Etsy, and I cut the skyscrapers on the tag with a Poppystamps metal die.  

I hope you come play along with us at Sketch N Scrap this month! There's a great prize, and you can't win if you don't play. Come join us, hope to see you there!

Scrap Our Stash Pick Your Side Challenge March 2019

Hi everyone! Scrap Our Stash has a really fun challenge going where you get to pick what side of a two-page sketch to use.  Here's what I came up with:

And here's the challenge from Scrap Our Stash:

I started off copying the right side of the sketch almost exactly, but I hit a roadblock with my square pictures.  So I used the large base of patterned paper as shown, then situated my pictures in a different grid pattern and pushed my circle element, the view finder, to the right.  I added some touches of chipboard & cardstock stickers from Simple Stories & Echo Park to capture my "crafty" theme & added the required washi tape.  I used two different washi tapes, a pretty teal pattern from Fancy Pants & the black camera washi is from Simple Stories.

This was a really fun challenge!  I also used the Case File Clues from one of CSI's current challenges when picking my papers, colors & elements.  Combining the creative inspiration from both these challenges was SO much fun!  Thanks for stopping by!

Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge #495

Hi everyone!  I came across this fun challenge blog called Tuesday Morning Sketches.  Looks like they have weekly (as in every Tuesday morning) card sketch challenges.  This week's sketch really caught my eye so I decided to give it a try!  Here's the sketch:

What a perfect sketch for scraps, love it!  Here's what I came up with:

When I saw the sketch I immediately thought of the Fancy Pants die cut I knew I still had in my stash from their The Bright Side line.  I decided to use some pop dots with it to add dimension, then cut apart another leaf die cut from the same pack and tucked it under at the top and bottom.

 I picked some random scraps from my scrap bin to use along with my florals, outlined with my fave white gelly pen & added a CTMH stamped sentiment.  I don't think it looks like it came together as quickly as it did, I'll definitely be using this sketch again!  Thanks for stopping by!

Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #142

There's a new sketch up on the Sketch N Scrap blog that is sure to inspire the card makers out there:

This sketch, designed by Lisa Hidy, was so fun to use!  I needed a card for a friend who is buying her own home for the first time.  I plan to tuck a Home Goods gift card for her inside this:

As usual for me, this is a hodge podge of different manufacturers--Fancy Pants, Pebbles and Carta Bella.  I love the strip I used to stamp the sentiment, it looks like a blue print sketch of a house.  Do you ever have one of those moments when you're working on a project and you come across something like this that makes you go YES!!! LOL  I love it when that happens :)

Come on over to Sketch N Scrap and play along with us.  There are card and layout sketches, and a terrific prize!  You can't win if you don't play, though, so hope to see you there!

Sketches In Thyme Challenge #364

Hello everyone! I'm up on the blog today at Sketches In Thyme with my take on this week's sketch challenge:

I have had these Simple Stories papers set aside with these pictures for months and haven't gotten to it.  When I saw the Sketches In Thyme sketch I knew it was what I was waiting for! Here's the sketch, designed by Bev Code:

I love using square photos, especially multiple square photos, on my pages.  The pics I had printed were a little large to put all in a row and still leave room for a fun embellishment on the left, so I staggered them.  The strips at the top right and bottom left were the perfect opportunity for some fun clusters, too!  

Come on over to Sketches In Thyme & play along with us, hope to see you there!