Sketch N Scrap Layout Sketch #209

Hi everybody! Thanks for stopping by today, I have a fantastic new sketch to share with you that is up on the Sketch N Scrap blog today!  This sketch was designed by Lisa Hidy:

And here's my take on it:

What a fun sketch, I love the elements on the left, perfect to build a cluster!  If you stopped by at the beginning of the month you already know how much I'm loving the Simple Stories Bro & Co line.  Here, I paired the papers and elements with a Bella Blvd besties background paper.  I've really been trying to make an effort to get my stamps out more and use them on my layouts.  The Let's Wander star stamps & dies add a fun touch to this little boy layout. I also used one of my favorite new items, a Catherine Pooler camera stamp & die set!  These are so fun to color, I used a Spectrum Noir Ice Grey Triblend marker and an Altenew blender pen with a navy and yellow ink to create a color coordinated camera embellishment.

Come on over to Sketch N Scrap and show us what you can do with this sketch. There are other challenges running throughout the month, too. Hope to see you there!

Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #177

Hi everyone! Thanks for stopping by today!  I'd like to share with you the first card sketch for the month is up on the Sketch N Scrap Blog, designed by Heather Hall:

And here's my take on it:

In the place of the large flower element I decided to use a doily and layer this cute farm truck hauling florals.  I just love using up little elements from collections that I don't use on layouts for my cards.  This card was created using all scraps from Jillibean Soup and a scrap of light wood grain from Crate Paper for the doily. 

This sketch was fun to create with, come on over to Sketch N Scrap and show us what you can do with this sketch. Hope to see you there!

Sketch N Scrap Layout Sketch #208

Hi Everyone! Thanks for stopping by today, I have an awesome new sketch to share with you that is up on the Sketch N Scrap blog today!  The September 1st sketch was designed by Heather Hall:

And here's my take on it:

The slightly angled strip under the title of Heather's sketch inspired me to create a few more angles with her design.  I angled the center portion of the design and used my notebook edge border punch to create the stapled strips.  I also used some angles on the top and bottom borders.  I am loving Simple Stories' Bro & Co line, the warm colors are so vibrant!  Mixed in with the Bro & co is a random sheet of Pinkfresh Studios navy paper with little white circles from my stash.  Rather than use a large label edge on the right, I decided to create a cluster in it's place using a Kaisercraft grid texture stamp and layered elements on top of it.  For balance, I used the same stamp to the left, I think it gives the background a little somethin' somethin' LOL

Stop by at Sketch N Scrap and show us what you can do with this sketch! Hope to see you there!

Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #176

Hi everyone, what a great birthday present to me to have you stop by today LOL  Yep, that's right, I'm @? years old today :)  My gift to you is to share a card sketch I've designed for Sketch N Scrap for their final challenge in August:

And here's my take on it:

I made this card for a friend of mine who recently got a new golden retriever puppy, his name is Boomer.  Isn't that adorable?  Well, Boomer had to have a "welcome baby" gift and card so I pulled out my set of CTMH Operation Smile stamps and my golden brown Spectrum Noir triblend marker.  Along with some paper scraps, twine & a congratulations stamp I just love the end result.  The cutest thing is when we showed up to meet Boomer in person, the coloring on the card was just right :) :)

Come on over to Sketch N Scrap and play along, you have until the end of the month for all of the challenges we have posted this month. Hope to see you there!

Sketch N Scrap Layout Sketch #207

Hi everyone! Thanks for coming by today, I am so happy to share with you the sketch I designed for Sketch N Scrap's mid-month challenge:

And here's my take on it:

If I had to pick a favorite line in the last year, it would hands-down be Vicki Boutin's Let's Wander!  I used this gorgeous line in my June Sketch N Scrap layout sample and commented on the versatility, don't let the title fool you, it's not just for travel!  Here, I used it for pics of me and my sweet baby girl, Lola.  We adopted this 7-year old sweetheart from a Cocker Spaniel rescue last September and we all just love her so much!

Cutting apart the sunburst paper was so fun, I chose to distress the edges & use machine stitching on each piece:

The butterflies were fussy-cut from an older VB line 6x8 pad, Wildflower & Honey.  I pulled out an old pack of black foam word stickers to use with my title.  I got it on clearance at HL years ago, but that's one of those things you keep in your stash because.....someday.....it will be the perfect fit on a project. So glad I did!

Come on over to Sketch N Scrap and show us what you can do with this sketch, hope to see you there!

Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #173

Hi everyone! Thanks for stopping by today, I have our first Sketch N Scrap card challenge sketch for July to share with you:

I had fun designing this sketch and immediately knew I wanted to work with stars for July.  Here's my take on it, a masculine birthday card:

I pulled completely from my scrap bin for the papers on this and some leftover cardstock stickers from EP's Teen Spirit Boy line.  I sized and cut the star using my Cricut and used the negative space as my background. The backed piece is a piece of white cardstock embossed with a Kaisercraft embossing folder with a triangle design.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is stamped on the inside of the card. 

Come play along with us at Sketch N Scrap and show us what you can do with this sketch! Hope to see you there!

Sketch N Scrap Layout Sketch #204

Hi everyone! Can you believe we're halfway through 2020 already?  Hope this finds you all healthy, safe and doing well.  Today I'm excited to share another sketch I've designed for Sketch N Scrap! It's currently up on the blog and our first challenge for July:

And here's my take on it:

I recently got my long-awaited order from A Cherry On Top that had the new Simple Stories' Bro & Co line! I LOVE the patterns and colors in this line.  I'm a fan of patterns over picture icons in patterned papers and this line doesn't disappoint!  There are also plenty of embellishments for teens, which is a nice departure from so many lines that are more juvenile in appearance.  I pulled out an OLD SS wood background that had just the right hint of a grayish tone to coordinate.  I think it was from an old summer themed line that had multi colors of wood grains...not sure because I cut the strip off a long time ago LOL

This is a layout with a picture taken on my son's 8th birthday, back in 2008.  I am not embarrassed at all to say I often re-do pages and scrap pictures I've already scrapped before, especially during this time period.  I was churning out pages for a LSS to use for display samples and often not happy with the results, that's what happens when you don't scrap for yourself...lesson learned!  So when I go through my book and see a great picture....where I tried to convince customers how to use Sassafras Lass for their boy pages......you better believe that layout is going bye bye and I'm re-doing that layout! LOL  I do love and plan to keep many of my older layouts, but my style has definitely evolved & changed, and if I love the picture but not the page I have no qualms with a do-over :)

I have to confess, when designing this sketch I had a particular stamp in mind, one of my current favorites, a scribble circle from Impression Obsession:

I really like the added touch it gives with layering embellishments.  This look can be achieved by using any type of circle & a black pen, too.

Come on over and join us at Sketch N Scrap and show us what you can do with sketch!  Be sure to check back for our other challenges posted throughout the month, too, hope to see you there!