Becky Fleck Sketch Challenge at A Cherry On Top

There's a fantastic sketch challenge at A Cherry On Top until February 28th.  Here's the sketch...

And here's what I did with it...

I decided to use a sheet of Shimelle's Go Now Go cloud paper for the top portion.  It provided a great background for those cute little puppy pilots from Echo Parks new Imagine That line!  I am loving the bold colors in this line, and know I'll have to get more of it now that I've seen it in person. The bottom grid is from an older Echo Park line, Jack and Jill.  The flair is from my favorite Etsy store, A Flair for Buttons.  I purchased a Silhouette .svg file to make the scribble circle with my Cricut Explore Air 2.  Thanks for looking!

February 15th Sketch at Stuck?! Sketches

This month, there are two fabulous sketches to choose from at Stuck?! Sketches mid-month challenge!  I decided to use the second one posted.....though I have plans for the first one, too.  Here is the sketch I worked with...

And here is what I came up with...

I was scurrying trying to get a picture of this as the natural light was quickly fading!  This layout has one of my favorite travel photos from our vacation to New York last summer, I took it with my phone on Ellis Island.  These coin-operated binoculars just scream "sightseeing" to me, I thought it made an interesting photo with the Manhattan skyline in the background.  I used Simple Stories new travel line, Travel Notes on this.  Lots of wonderful patterns and colors, and the little pack of die cuts is full of fun little pieces!  I chose to move the border to the bottom so it could "support" my stenciled skyline & used a 6x6 Crafter's Workshop stencil called Mini Urban Landscape.  I went back & forth on whether or not to include the circle element on my layout, with either stitching or pen work.  I finally opted to take the less is more approach....of course I'm still undecided if I should have added it!  LOL  Classic me, overthinking it ;)  Thanks for looking!

February 1 Challenge at Stuck?! Sketches

Another very inspirational sketch from Stuck?! Sketches!  I've had the pictures, stencil, and some paper sitting to the side for over a week.  All I needed was the time to work on it.  I'm glad I waited, though, because I hit an incredible sale at WhimSoDoodle, a LSS in St. Pete, FL, yesterday.  I got the background paper (EP's Summer Dreams) and the Amy Tangerine Oh So Lovely paper and rubber embellies on sale.  I tore into my new goodies last night, adding some Simple Stories scraps and the title cut with my Cricut.  I love the centered design of this sketch. Rather than using a circle element for the doily shown in the sketch, I used a stencil from Crafter's Workshop.  I love the plus signs....this stencil is going to get a lot of use from me in the future! I like how it helped tie everything together, with the plus signs in the tag and on the green heart embellishment.

February Cherry Lift Challenge

Have any of you checked out the challenges offered over in the message board at A Cherry on Top?  If not, click the link to the right and come join in the fun! There are some really talented hostesses there that come up with creative challenges every month.  I host the Cherry Lift challenge, which is a scraplift challenge.  I pick a layout from the ACOT gallery and lift it, then the challenge is for you to pick one and lift it, too.  It's lots of fun and you just might win a prize!

Here's my challenge sample.  I chose this one to lift because I just loved the design, and it worked perfectly for a 6x6 paper pad I've been wanting to use...Cool Kid from Crate Paper....and the background is Bazzill Eggshell.  I used my Cricut to cut the "Boy" for my title, and also to cut the snapshot frame at the top.  The frame is a free cut file from Scrapbooks and Cards.


Thanks for looking!

Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #114

I managed to get a card made today, I have some thank you notes to get out and this sketch at Sketch N Scrap was very inspiring!


I decided to pull out my big ArtBin of scraps and found several patterned papers to mix & match on my card.  The sentiment was cut from a Pebbles patterned paper sheet, I like how the colors rest on the gray woodgrain background, which is a scrap from Echo Park's Jack & Jill line.  Thanks for looking!

The ScrapRoom Blog Challenge

Hi Everyone! Today I'm sharing with you the layout I made using an incredible sketch from The ScrapRoom Blog.
 
When I saw this sketch, I immediately thought of the pictures I wanted to scrap of my son's 4th birthday.  I used Echo Park's recent Happy Birthday Boy line with an Eggshell Bazzill background.  I rarely use cardstock for my backgrounds, but I love this Eggshell because of the corrugated texture to it.  I used a Cricut image from their Design Space for the "Boy" of my title.  I wasn't thrilled with the picture I took of this, I promise you the layout isn't crooked, my picture is! ;)  Thanks for looking!

Stuck?! Sketches January 15 sketch

Helloooooo.....is anybody out there?  This is my very first blog post, we'll see how this goes ;)

I am in love with this sketch by Laura Whitaker, it's the January 15th sketch posted on Stuck?! 

Sketches blogspot. 





Fortunately for me, I had the day off yesterday and immediately began tackling this sketch!  With the recent purchase of a Cricut Explore Air 2 (gifted to me, by me at Christmas), I have been playing with different cut files.  I came across this Paper Issues free cut file recently called Starring You.  After converting it to an SVG with an app in Windows 10, I was able to cut it with my Cricut. When I saw this sketch, I immediately thought of this cut file, and the ball began rolling.  After hitting it with some ink, I decided to add texture using my sewing machine. I used some Boys Fort papers and cardstock die cuts from Pinkfresh Studios, background paper is old Simple Stories 24/7 notebook paper.