Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #194

 Hi everyone! I have a new card sketch to share with you that is up on the Sketch N Scrap blog today. I love creating slimline cards and designed this sketch:

And here is my take on it:

Close To My Heart has come out with a really neat slimline die that also has a stitched border look, I love the possibilities of backing it to get a different look every time.  For this card I used some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink and my Pink & Main blending brush.  It gave it a soft blue background to build my rainbow scene. I mimicked the rainbow from the CTMH catalog with some tone on tone fun stamping to jazz it up a little.  After adding the other elements and stamping my sentiment, I finished it off with a bit of Tumbled Glass splatters.

If you enjoy creating slimline cards I hope you come by Sketch n Scrap and show us what you can do with this sketch, hope to see you there!

Sketch N Scrap Layout Sketch #225

 Hi there! Thanks for stopping by today, I have our mid-month sketch to share with you that is up on the Sketch N Scrap blog today:

And here's my take on it:

This sweet baby boy with the Big Smiles is 20 years old now!  I've said it before, and I'll say it again, new Mom's these days don't realize how lucky they are to be able to take such fabulous baby pics with their phone!  These were taken on 35mm film.....sent off for printing.....and received a couple weeks later LOL  A few years back I had all of my 35mm pictures professionally stored on CD's, so I'm able to edit them with software and apps to get a much better quality print.  I had never scrapped these photos, they were sitting in a pocket page because I thought they were too dark. Glad I put a little extra effort in and scrapped them!

I used CTMH's Sweet Safari line. What a super cute line with the little safari animals and colorful elements! The wood grain background is also from CTMH.

For the cluster at the top of the page I used my Tim Holtz framelits tag dies....I seriously don't think I could scrap without them!  I also used a Catherine Pooler camera stamp and die and colored it in with my Spectrum Noir Triblend markers. I love that I can create a coordinated camera element of my own:

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you hop on over to Sketch N Scrap and play along with this challenge, and the others we have running until the end of the month. Hope to see you there!

Sketch N Scrap Card Challenge #191

 Hey there scrappy friends! Thanks so much for stopping by today, I have a new card sketch to share with you that is up on the Sketch N Scrap blog today:

And here is my take on it:

When I designed this card sketch, I really had a whole different color palette and direction in my head to create the card.  But....you know how it is....you start playing with stuff and before you know it, different direction!  I was playing with one of my favorite CTMH stamp and die sets, Simple Florals, and some Catherine Pooler inks.  I LOVE these colors...in case you're curious, they are Juniper Mist, Samba, Sauna and Garden Party.  After I cut out the flowers I searched for some coordinating paper and chose my Simple Stories 6x8 Summer Farmhouse paper pad.  

For the sentiment I wanted to do something a little more eye-catching than just a plain stamp, so I decided to layer my sentiment over a leafy vine using the Garden Party and Juniper Mist inks:

Now it's your turn! Hop on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog and show us what you can do with this sketch, hope to see you there!

Sketch N Scrap Layout Sketch #222

 Hi everyone! Thanks for stopping by today, I have a new sketch up on the Sketch N Scrap blog to share with you:

And here's my take on it:

I used lots of Vicki Boutin Let's Wander, and the grid background is from her Storyteller line (glad I stocked up on the grid in bulk LOL).  I also used one of the Storyteller stencils to add a little interest on the left upper corner, with a little dry art crayon and a stencil brush.

Photo taken in 2015 on a trip to Washington D.C. my son and I took together.  For the circle element on the right, I used my good old Tim Holtz Picture Wheel die, it's seen a lot of use from me over the years.  One of my fave uses for it is to use tiny pictures printed in contact sheet format. Here I chose some sight-seeing pics from our trip:

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you decide to jump on over to Sketch N Scrap and play along with this challenge! Hope to see you there!

Sketch N Scrap Layout Challenge #221

 Thanks for stopping by today! There is an awesome new layout sketch up on the Sketch N Scrap blog today I'd like to share that is sure to inspire you. This sketch was created by Lisa Hidy:

And here is my take on it:

I can't believe these photos were taken in 2017 and I am just now scrapping them!  This was a photo shoot I did of my son when he was 16 years old.  I feel like boy moms are the forgotten customer when it comes to scrapbooking sometimes, and even "boy lines" are often juvenile and geared toward little guys.  So these pictures patiently waited until Vicki Boutin's Storyteller came along, HANDS DOWN one of my all-time favorite, if not most favorite, product line.  The colors and designs are stunning, and the embellishments are incredible.  I used Storyteller ephemera, chipboard and cardstock stickers to create this embellishment cluster:

I've really gotten into dabbling with Vicki's Art Crayons, too.  On this layout I used an exclusive stencil she created, along with a stencil brush and gray and navy art crayons:

I hope you come by Sketch N Scrap to show us what you can do with this sketch and play along, hope to see you there!

Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #189

 Hi everyone! So glad you stopped by today, I have a new sketch to share with all of you that's up on the Sketch N Scrap blog today. It's sketch #189, designed by Heather Hall:

And here is my take on it:

I thought this color combo would be a great way to brighten someone's day, I just love the sun and clouds in my CTMH Beautiful Day stamp & die set!  The hot air balloon is from the same set, they all layer together so nicely with a little 3D foam.  The patterned papers are from an older Simple Stories 6x8 paper pad I have, and the wood grain is CTMH.  I love how the neutral wood grain lets all the bright colors just pop off of the card!

I hope this sketch inspires you as much as it did me, and that you'll come play along with us at Sketch N Scrap! Hope to see you there!

Sketch N Scrap Layout Sketch #219

 Hi everyone! Thanks for stopping by today, I have a new sketch and layout to share with you that is up on the Sketch N Scrap blog. Here is the layout sketch #219 I designed:

And here is my take on it:

I used almost all Simple Stories' Bro & Co on this and a really fun pie chart cut file for the circle element.  I love cut files like this because it allows you to use lots of fun patterns without it being too much for one page.  I used 3-D foam dots to pop up one of the wedges:

I love to cluster elements on my pages, especially with a tag:

I used a grunge grid stamp from Kaisercraft to back my cluster, just to add a little something.  I keep buying more stamps and try to find ways to incorporate them onto my pages more, not just on cards.

Now, it's your turn! Come on by Sketch N Scrap and show us what you create with this sketch. Hope to see you there!