Sketch N Scrap World Card Making Day sketch #4

Happy Halloween!  Today is the last day of the month and that means the last day of our World Card Making Day month long celebration!!  We have had so much with our celebration!  I have created over 30 cards this month alone, including quite a few Christmas cards!!  Our last sketch of the month is one created by yours truly:

Here is my card created using this sketch:

Supplies Used: Card stock: white: CTMH; Patterned Paper: American Crafts Dear Lizzy She's Magic, Scenic Route (grid) & Simple Stories Basics (pink dot); frame: Pretty Little Studios Indian Summer; Ink: Night of Navy by Stampin' Up; stamp: CTMH; epoxy sticker: Paige Taylor Evans- Pink Paislee Truly Grateful
I just love how this card turned out!! These are all scraps of paper from my scrap file, I love how well they coordinated! I love these frames by Pretty Little Studio and thought they were perfect for this card/sketch!!  I hope you will have time to play along with us this month, there are still a few hours left to join us, the challenges close at 9:55 pm CST over on the Sketch N Scrap blog!!!
Happy creating!!

Sketch N Scrap Card sketch #156

The month is flying by and it's time for our last regular card sketch of the month at Sketch N Scrap!  Here is the sketch by yours truly:

Here is my card using the sketch:

Supplies Used: card stock:  Rich Razzleberry, Vanilla & Old Olive- Stampin' Up Pattern Papers: Carta Bella Welcome Home & Fancy Pants The Yellow Door; ephemera: Carta Bella Fall Market; dies: scallop circle Stampin' Up & "hi" CTMH; sticker (love you): unknown

I used a pile of scraps and various stickers/ephemera I had in my "bashket" to make this fun card and I love the way it turned out!  Every now and again I will challenge myself to make a card just using things lying on my desk and it usually ends up being one of my favorite cards!!  I hope you will hop on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog and check out what the other DT members did with this sketch!!  Happy creating!

Double Page layout fun!

It's almost the weekend folks!  I have been having fun playing with my October Flavors of the Month kit and today's I am sharing my latest double page layout with you!  Here is a reminder of the kit for October:

Here is the Amy Tangerine Slice of Life kit I used for today's layout!

Here is my layout creat using this fun kit!

Supplies Used: Card stock: White- from the kit; Patterned Paper: Amy Tangerine Slice of Life- from the kit; ephemera: Amy Tangerine Slice of Life- from the kit; foam stickers: Amy Tangerine Slice of Life- from the kit; letter stickers (To Ride): Scenic Route- from my stash

What fun colorful papers this kit included! I really like the foam stickers as they give such great dimension!! I was lucky enough to get this large village ephemera piece in my kit and thought it was perfect for these picture of my friend and her hubby going on a bike ride in Germany!  Doesn't it just add so much to the page?   Make sure and check out The ScrapRoom blog to see what the other DT members did with this fun kit!!  Happy creating! 

Sketch N Scrap challenge fun!

This month is flying by isn't it?  Today is my turn to host challenge #4 in the Sketch N Scrap monthly Facebook challenge group.  The challenge is to create a card based on this card sketch and if you desire add in the OPTIONAL twist to use a sticker for your sentiment!  Here is the card sketch I used for my challenge:

Here is my card based on the sketch & using the OPTIONAL twist:

Supplies Used: Card base: CTMH; Patterned Paper: Pebbles Cozy & Bright; stickers: Pebbles Cozy & Bright (elf & candy) & Echo Park Celebrate Christmas (sentiment)
I love using stickers for sentiments it make it so fast and easy when putting a card together!!  I hope you will find time to play along with us in the Sketch N Scrap monthly challenges group this month, we have 4 challenges every month starting on the second Saturday of the month!  Plus there is always a fun prize involved!  So make sure and request to join our fun group today!!  Happy creating!

Card sketch #155 at Sketch N Scrap!

Good morning!! Today I am sharing my card using the October 5th card sketch at Sketch N Scrap!!  Here is the sketch by the very talented Heather Hall:

Here is my card using the sketch:

 Supplies Used: Card stock: CTMH; Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee & CTMH Hawthorn collection; Stamps/dies: CTMH Sunflower Sympathy & sentiment (September Stamp of the month- Random Act of Cardness); ink: Stampin Up Early Espresso

When I saw this beautiful sunflower stamp and die set I just KNEW I had to have it!!  I certainly did not need it but it was so pretty I couldn't pass it up!  I love it and plan to use it a lot!!  And of course I had to order the Hawthorn paper collection as well, it just screams FALL doesn't it??!!!  I hope you will find time to join in the fun at Sketch N Scrap this month as we celebrate World Card Making Day all month long!  Make sure and check out what the amazing DT did with this sketch HERE! Happy creating!!

October Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!

TGIF!!!  Today I am back with another fun layout created with the October Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom.  Here is the full October kit:

Here is the Echo Park My Favorite Fall kit I am using for today's layout:

Here is my layout using the super fun kit:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: ivory- from the kit; brown & plum from my stash; Patterned Paper:  Echo Park My Favorite Fall- from the kit; stickers: Echo Park My Favorite Fall- from the kit; dies: oval and scallop oval- Stampin' Up from my stash; die cut word (Thankful)- from my stash
I loved this plaid paper so much I just had to use it as the background!  The entire 12 x 12 sticker sheet gives you lots of choices for embellishments which I love!! Make sure and hop on over to The ScrapRoom blog to see what the other DT members did with this amazing Fall kit!  Happy creating!

October challenge and kit fun with Fancy Pants Howl!

Hello!!  Halloween is getting closer and I'm in the mood for all things spooky today!!  Today I am sharing my layout using the Fancy Pants Howl collection found in the October Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!  Here is a reminder of the full kit:

Here is a close up of the Fancy Pants Howl min kit:

I used an old sketch from Sketch N Scrap for the design of this layout.  Here is the sketch by yours truly:

Here is my layout created with this fun collection & Sketch N Scrap sketch #152:

Supplies Used: card stock: Black - from the kit; Patterned Papers: Fancy Pants Howl-from the kit; ephemera: Fancy Pants Howl-from the kit; stickers (pumpkin): Fancy Pants Howl-from the kit; 
This layout is one of the October challenges in the Sketch N Scrap Facebook monthly challenges group this month.  The challenge is to use Sketch #152 to create a layout with the OPTIONAL TWIST to add plaid to your layout! I adore plaid and always seem to gravitate towards collection that have some plaid papers or embellishments!  I had so much fun with this kit, I like Halloween collections that aren't so spooky but rather cute and this one fit the bill in that department for sure, just love that cute weenie dog!!  I hope you will join in the fun this month at the Sketch N Scrap Monthly Facebook challenges and make sure and check out what the other DT members did with this fun collection on the ScrapRoom blog!! Happy creating!

October TN Time with Lisa & Lori!

Happy October!! I hope Fall is in full swing where you are, it's my favorite time of the year!!  It's time to kick off our monthly TN Time with Lisa & Lori challenge!  Yay!! 

HERE IS HOW OUR CHALLENGE WORKS: This is a monthly challenge that launches on the 10th of each month  You will have until the 9th at midnight CST to link up your entries. If you complete my sketch challenge link your TN, bullet journal or planner spread below. If you combined my challenge with Lori's challenge link up your spread here on my blog AND on Lori's Blog (My Happy Life).  You will then have a chance to win my prize as well as Lori's prize!  That's a chance to win TWO times with ONE layout! WOW!

Now for my challenge!! Here is this month's sketch:

Lori's challenge for October is to use a selfie or a picture with you in it on your spread:

RULES FOR THE CHALLENGE (to be entered into the prize drawing):

1.Create a TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK, PLANNER, OR BULLET JOURNAL spread based on the CHALLENGE THEME and/or our sketch. 
2.Create a new, not previously posted project.
3.You are welcome to combine with other challenges.
4.If you have a blog please include the challenge graphic & a link to our challenge in your post.
5.You can link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you show your project on Instagram, please make sure to use #TNtimewithLisaandLori 
6.You can submit multiple projects but they must be posted to InLinkz or social media separately.
7.If there are less than 3 players for our challenge, no winners will be chosen.
8. Must be a follower of my blog to enter.

9. We only ship within the US, international players are welcome but they will need to pay the shipping if they are chosen as our prize winner or forfeit the prize

10.Most importantly have FUN!

Here is my TN spread based on the sketch AND Lori's October challenge!

*** layout coming soon***

Now it's your turn I can't wait to see what you create!  One randomly selected winner will win this fun set of Layered Heart stickers from Pinkfresh Studios!!!  They will make the perfect accents for your TN or scrapbook pages! 

We did not have our minimum of 3 players for our last challenge so there are no winner this month. Thank you to Becca for playing along with me this month!! THANKS for stopping by my blog, I hope you are inspired to play along with me this month!!!   Happy creating!!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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World Card Making Day sketch #1

Happy World Card Making Day!  This is my second post of the day as we celebrate World Card Making Day at Sketch N Scrap!  Here is the first of FOUR World Card Making Day sketches at Sketch N Scrap as we celebrate World Card Making Day all month long!  This is the first sketch I created:

Here is my card using the sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Whisper White- Stampin' Up; Patterned Paper: Pebbles Cozy & Bright; Stickers: Pebbles Cozy & Bright; label: Elle's Studio
I had just scraps left of this fun line by Pebbles called Cozy & Bright from my December 2018 Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom.  I was able to used up the scraps plus a few pieces from the 6 x 6 paper pad I recently found at Tuesday Morning to create this card.  I love how it turned out!!  I hope you will find time to celebrate with us at Sketch N Scrap as we launch an EXCLUSIVE card sketch each and every Saturday in October to celebrate World Card Making Day all month long!!  Make sure and hope on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to see what other amazing cards the DT has come up with! Happy World Card Making Day!!

World Card Making Day ~ Paper House Productions!

Good evening!  Today we starting our celebration of World Card Making Day at Paper House Productions!  World Card Making Day is this Saturday October 5th but we are getting a jump start on our festivities by hosting this fun card challenge!  I have made this fun card sketch for participants and the challenge is to create a card using this sketch by yours truly!  Here is the sketch:

Here is my card based on the sketch:

Supplies Used: Card stock: Whisper White & Night of Navy from Stampin' Up; Patterned Paper: Paper House Productions Discover USA & Explore Your World collections; Stickers:  Kawaii Not? sticker book; Tag:unknown source
I loved how all these papers and stickers from different lines coordinate so well together!  This yellow paper is one of my all time favorites from Paper House Productions, I think I have used like 5 sheets of it already on different projects!! It's super versatile and most of the time I have used it on non-travel themed projects! I hope you will join us over in the Paper House Creates Facebook group to play along with my World Card Making Day challenge!  Definitely stop by to see what the other group members have created and be inspired!  Happy creating!

October Jumpstart sketch at The ScrapRoom!

Good evening and Happy October!!  I have been creating up a storm and it feels so good!!  Today I am sharing the sketch I made for this month's JumpStart sketch at The ScrapRoom.  Here is the sketch:

The October Flavors of the Month kit is here and it is SPECTACULAR!!  Look at all this goodness!!

Today I am working with the lovely collection by American Crafts- Dear Lizzy She's Magic! The colors are so vibrant and gorgeous! 

Here is my layout using the kit and the October Jumpstart sketch:

Supplies Used: card stock: Navy- from the kit; Patterned Paper: Dear Lizzy She's Magic- from the kit; ephemera: Dear Lizzy She's Magic- from the kit; letter stickers: American Craft Thickers- from my stash; frame: Dear Lizzy She's Magic- from the kit

I loved the florals in the kit and the vibrant colors!  I followed the sketch very closely this time.  I also did a lot of fussy cutting for this layout, I fussy cut the larger flower and the leaves in the lower left corner near the photos and I also fussy cut all the phrase strips from one of the papers to use as embellishments!  How fun are these paper??!!!  These picture's of my friends adorable granddaughter were perfect for these papers!! Make sure and hop on over to the ScrapRoom blog to check out what the other DT members have done with this super fun kit!!  Happy creating!