Card fun with the May Flavors of the month kit!

Happy weekend!  Today we are heading out furniture shopping but before we left I wanted to hop on and share some cards I made with the May Flavors of the month kit at The ScrapRoom!   Here is a reminder of the kit:

Here are 3 cards I created with my kit left overs:

Supplies Used: card base: Cardstock: whisper white by Stampin' Up- from my stash, embossing folder: Sizzix- from my stash; paterned paper: Pebbles Fun in the Sun- from the kit; ephemera: Pebbles Fun in the Sun- from the kit.

 Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin' Up- Whisper white, always artichoke & barely banana- from my stash; patterned paper: Simple Stories Going Places- from the kit; sticker: Simple Stories Going Places- embellishment kit; die:Stampin' Up- from my stash

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin' Up Whisper White & Basic Black- from my stash; patterned paper: Carta Bella Oh Happy Day- from the kit; stickers: Carta Bella Oh Happy Day-from the kit; black pen- Pentel- from my stash; enamel dot: My Mind's Eye- from my stash

I had so much fun creating these cards with the left overs from my kit!  Make sure and hop on over to the ScrapRoom blog to see what other fun cards the DT created with this kit!!  Happy creating!

Sketch N Scrap #184

Happy Monday!  It's a new week and that brings us a new round of fun challenges in the collaboration between Sketch N Scrap & Cookin' Up Creations!  Today it's my turn to offer up the challenge for the online 8th Birthday Bash crop at Sketch N Scrap! Here is the sketch we will be using for today's challenge:

Here is my layout based on Sketch #184:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin' Up- Pale Plum & Blackberry Bliss; Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye (background), Pink Paislee Truly Grateful by Paige Taylor Evans; chipboard: (fox & flowers) Cozy Up by the Hip Kit Club; ephemera: Pink Paislee Horizon (tag), Pretty Little Studio Indian Summer (wreath) & Pink Paislee Truly Grateful (Hello); epoxy word/shapes: American Crafts Thickers Truly Grateful.

I dug into some Fall goodness for this layout!  I have been hoarding some of the Paige Taylor Evans Truly Grateful things as they are so pretty!! However, I know if I keep hoarding stuff it will leave no room for new stuff so I'm committed to start using it!! I loved how this newer line went so well with this older piece of paper from My Mind's Eye!  This color scheme is just delightful don't you think?  I really do love Fall colors the best!!  I hope you will join us in our online crop at Sketch N Scrap or in the Mad About Sketches challenges at Cookin' Up Creations!  Have a blessed and creative day! 

My Favorite card sketch from Sketch N Scrap!

Happy Sunday friends!! It's another day in our month long 8th birthday bash celebration at Sketch N Scrap and this month we are revealing the design teams TOP 8 sketches over the past 8 years!! The design team has picked their top 4 card sketches and their top 4 layout sketches from the past 8 years and we are revealing them one by one this month in our online crop.  Today was my turn to reveal my favorite card sketch from the past 8 years of sketches.  I picked card sketch #144!!  I have used this sketch numerous times and know I will continue to do so!  Here is the sketch:

Here is the card I created based on this sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin' Up Whisper White; patterned papers: October Afternoon Cherry Hill, Simple Stories Domestic Bliss, & Carta Bella Oh Happy Day; doily: Unknown source; ephemera: Pebbles Along the Way; ink: Memento Black Tuxedo; stamp: Stampin' Up Simply Sketched

I just love doilies, so I think this is one of the reasons I love this sketch!! For this card I just dug into the scrap paper pile on my desk to find colors to match this ephemera piece I wanted to use on my card, it came together so fast and easy! Another reason I love this sketch is that you get a great look in very little time!!  Do you have an all time favorite go to sketch for layouts or for cards?  If you do share it with me, I'd love to give it a try!!  Make sure and head over to Sketch N Scrap's online crop to see what other sketches the DT chose as their favorites!!  We are cropping until May 31st so there is still plenty of time to join in the fun!!  Happy creating! 

Gone Fishing ~ Paper House Productions

Happy weekend! I hope the weather is pretty wherever you are! It's raining today in Texas so it gives me the perfect excuse to stay and in and get creative!! So today I am sharing a super fun layout I created with some of my Paper House Productions goodies!!  Of course, you know me and know that I almost always use a sketch to create my layouts and this layout is no different!!  Today I am using Sketch #60 from Sketch N Scrap.  This sketch is from 2014!

You might remember from my previous posts that Sketch N Scrap has teamed up with Cookin' Up Creations for the month of May for the their 4th Annual Mad About Sketches event!  Today's their challenges in their forum is to use Sketch #60!!

And here is my layout using Sketch #60:

Supplies Used: Stickers: Paper House Productions- Gone Fishing cardstock stickers & I'd Rather Be Fishing 3D stickers; patterned paper: Paper House Productions: Beneath the Stars, Into the Woods, Call of the Wild, Better when camping & discover USA map; enamel dots: My Mind's Eye

I just love Paper House's outdoors papers! The rich tones and outdoors prints are perfect for your fishing, camping, hiking or other outdoor fun photos! You might notice I added a strip of torn paper at the bottom of the layout that was not found in the sketch, but I just felt like it added some texture to my layout.  I hope you will be able to play along with us at Sketch N Scrap or Cookin' Up Creations!  And don't forget that Paper House is having a wonderfully crazy $1 sale right now!!  Plus don't forget to use my discount code PH20LISA to receive an extra 20% off your entire order!!  Happy shopping & happy creating!!

Double page layout fun

Today is my day to share my double page layout using the Flavors of the month kit at The ScrapRoom.  Here is a reminder of the full kit:

Here is the Fancy Pants Vitamin Sea mini kit I am using for today's layout:

Here is my layout created with this fun kit:

Supplies Used: cardstock: white- from the kit; Patterned Paper: Fancy Pants Vitamin Sea- from the kit; ephemera: Fancy Pants Vitamin Sea- from the kit; twine: source unknown- from the kit; Letter stickers: American Crafts Thickers- from my stash; puffy dots: Fancy Pants Vitamin Sea- from the kit.

I just love the bright color palette of this line! The patterns are fun as well.  The ephemera is cute and my favorite piece was this big swan floatie!  I layered a word strip on top of it and placed my title right above it! It made for a nice title embellishment!!  The tag worked great for making an embellishment cluster to balance out my title! Make sure and head over to The ScrapRoom blog to see what other amazing double page layouts the DT created with this amazing May kit!  Happy creating!

Happy Birthday Sketch N Scrap!!

Today we are celebrating Sketch N Scrap's 8th birthday with an exclusive birthday bash sketch designed by yours truly!!  Here is the sketch:

Here is my layout using the sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: White by Bazzill; Patterned Paper: Echo Park Petticoats & Pinstripes; stickers: Petticoat & Pintstripes & Birthday Wishes; Letter Stickers: Petticoats & Pinstripes, bling: Queen & Co 

I thought this sketch would work perfectly for these pictures of my friend's cute little granddaughter on her second birthday!! I loved this line mostly for the "vintage" vibe it has! This isn't a birthday collection but since it included this cute cake I knew I could make it work for my theme and for my photos! I have been using up a lot of old stash lately and have had a lot of fun "shopping" my stash.  It wasn't that I didn't still like these older things, it's that I just never had time to use it all! So far in 2020 I haven't bought anything new except for one PhotoPlay Quarantine collection, and that was even on sale and a very small paper collection, hopefully I will be using it soon in some projects!!  Make sure and head over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to see what the amazing DT has done with this sketch, it's sure to inspire you! Happy creating!! 

May Jumpstart Sketch @ The ScrapRoom

Happy Monday!! Today I am sharing another layout I created with the Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom.  Here is a the full kit for May:

Here is the Pebbles Sun & Fun kit I am using for today's layout:

And here is the Jumpstart Sketch for May that today's layout is based on:

Here is my layout created with the kit & the Jumpstart sketch:

Supplies Used: cardstock: Blue- from the kit & white- from my stash; patterned paper: Pebbles Sun & Fun- from the kit; ephemera: Pebbles Sun & Fun- from the kit; dots: Pebbles Sun & Fun- from the kit; doily: unknown- from my stash

I just loved the bright bold colors and patterns found in this kit! I love all the layers included in this sketch and it all came together so quickly and seamlessly!  I did mount the blue patterned paper on white cardstock to make it stand out against the blue background more.  I added outlining around the flags and triangles to give more definition to those patterns as well!  To see what the other DT members did with this sketch and this kit head on over to The ScrapRoom blog to be inspired!  Happy creating!

TN Time with Lisa & Lori ~ May edition

Happy Sunday and Happy Mother's Day to all you Mom's out there! I hope you are able to get some creative "ME" time on your special day today! Today we are launching another sketch and another fun TN challenge!  So let's get this party started!

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:

Now for Lori's fun challenge:

Since May brings such beautiful flowers this challenge is perfect for this month!! I know we have had such beautiful wildflowers this month and even last month here in Texas! So add some flowers to your layout, either in your picture, paper or embellishments!! 

 Here is my TN spread using BOTH the sketch and Lori's challenge:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin' Up Night of Navy & Watermelon Wonder; Patterned Paper: Simple Stories So Happy Together; ephemera & stickers: Simple Stories So Happy Together; enamel dots: source unknown

I was able to use up most of the remaining scraps from my November 2019 Flavors of the month kit at the ScrapRoom!  I still have a few very small scraps left and a lot of stickers....I loved this collection and since I had this large word "HOME" in the ephemera that came with my kit I decided to use it up on this spread!  I thought it worked well for this theme!

Here are a few close ups:

You can see for Lori's challenge I used a flower sticker as well as floral paper on my spread!  Can we every get enough flowers???!!! 

There was so much I want to say on this spread that I should have left a spot for hidden journaling but I did not...so I had to type it out to make it fit in this small space.  I think I will have to do a second page to include the rest of what I want to say as I ran out of room.  I don't know about you but gosh, what a wild ride the past month has been and although I kind of want to forget most of it, I do want to document this unprecedented time in my life for sure.  I will most likely do another spread about this subject next month as well.  My 2019 TN I documented one fun part of my month and did 12 spreads, one for each month.  I really don't lead to exciting of a life, I'm not a jet setter by any means but my life pre-COVID looks like I am a jet setter compared to my life now lol!  Are you planning to document this part of your journey?

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. *see note below*
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!

We have decided to carry over the linky for one more month. I know that here in Texas they are starting to lift some restrictions but things still are not back to normal.  We are going to give it another month before we draw a name for a prize - so just keep adding your projects to the linky and hopefully, we will draw a winner in June!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Happy creating!

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Click here to enter

NSD sketch challenge!!

Happy weekend!  I know NSD was last weekend but I am just getting around to posting this fun layout I created on NSD!  This layout was created for my friend Stacy's sketch challenge at A Cherry on Top.  This is Stacy's first sketch and I was so excited for her that I just HAD to participate by using this amazing sketch!  Here is her sketch:

Here is my layout using the sketch:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Bella Blvd Let's Go on an Adventure, Stampin' Up (yellow tag) & Shimelle Little by Little; carstock: CTMH- black; ephemera: Bella Blvd Let's Go on an Adventure & PhotoPlay Paper Stuck on You; PL card- Elle's Studios; twine- Stampin' Up, ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; stamp: Illustrated Faith; Tag: Bella Blvd Let's go on an Adventure.

I loved this collection, I didn't buy much of it because I had received some in my June 2019 Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom, so I am just now using it all up!  I still have a few small scraps left and 3 pieces of ephemera so not sure if I can get another layout out of it or not...but I will try.  I just loved the bright vibrant colors and floral prints in this collection, it was perfect for these pictures of my brother, sister- in- law and nephew out on the lake one day!! I also was excited that this PL card from Elle's studio matched this collection so well, I've been hoarding it for awhile now!!  Make sure and go check out the gallery at A Cherry on Top to see all the amazing layouts created with this sketch by Stacy!! Happy creating friends!

 

Road Trip- May Flavors of the Month kit!

Happy Friday Eve!!  Today I am sharing my second layout of the month using the Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!  Here is a reminder of the full kit:

Here is the Simple Stories Going Places mini collection kit today's layout is based on:

Here is my layout using this fun collection & kit: 

Supplies Used: Cardstock: navy- from the kit; patterned paper: Simple Stories Going Places- from the kit; foam word phrases: Simple Stories Going Places- from the kit; ephemera: Simple Stories Going Places- from the kit; stickers: Simple Stories Going Places- from the embellishment kit

This kit is SUPER cute!! I love the vintage feel to this line!  It was perfect for this picture my sister- in- law took of all of us venturing out for a fun day adventure last October when I visited them!!  I just also noticed we all wore red that day, which was NOT planned lol!  I know you will love this line for all your travel pictures!!  Make sure and check out all the amazing layouts created by the DT using the line at The ScrapRoom blog!!  Happy creating!

Sketch N Scrap & Cookin' Up Creations!

May is an exciting month over at Sketch N Scrap!!  Sketch N Scrap has teamed up with Cookin' Up Creations this month for their fourth annual Mad About Sketches event!  All the sketches for this event are created by yours truly and are past Sketch N Scrap sketches!!

We are also celebrating our 8th birthday this month at Sketch N Scrap & are celebrating with an online crop ALL month long!!

 

Today it's my turn to create a sample using for the online crop & collab with Cookin' Up Creations using this fun past sketch! 

This challenge is to create a layout using Sketch #172 above.  Here is my layout created using this sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Bazzill- white; Patterned Paper: Simple Stories So Rad, Echo Park Jack & Jill & Pink Paislee (star); cut apart card: Echo Park Jack & Jill; stickers: Echo Park Jack and Jill; die: circle- Stampin' Up; enamel dots: My Mind's Eye; ephemera: Simple Stories Vintage Botanicals. 

I loved these pictures of my sweet nephew and a butterfly that wouldn't leave him alone one October afternoon!!  Such cute pictures that I knew were perfect for this sketch and these papers! I love the way it turned out! This is really one of my all time favorite sketches and I have used it over and over again!  Make sure and go check out our online crop at Sketch N Scrap as well as Cookin' Up Creations' challenges and play along, we'd love to see what you create!! 

May Flavors of the month kit at The ScrapRoom!

Happy Monday friends!!  Today I am sharing my first layout created with the May Flavors of the month kit at The ScrapRoom!!  Here is the full kit:

Here is the Carta Bella Oh Happy Day mini kit I am working with today:

Here is my layout using the beautiful kit:

Supplies Used: cardstock: black-from the kit; patterned paper: Carta Bella Oh Happy Day- from the kit; stickers: Carta Bella Oh Happy Day- from the kit; doily- unknown- from my stash; enamel dot: Pebbles- from my stash; letter stickers: Carta Bella Oh Happy Day- from the embellishment kit.

I absolutely LOVE this line! It is so pretty and I love that you get the full 12 x 12 sheet of stickers in this kit!! So many beautiful stickers to chose from!! I also really love these letter stickers which are so unique and are found in the embellishment kit!!  These pictures were taken in the Fall of my sweet little niece many years ago picking berries off a bush, she loved and still loves to pick berries!! Of course these were not edible so we had to watch her closely to make sure they didn't go into her mouth lol!!  Here is the embellishment kit for those interested:

Make sure and stop by The ScrapRoom blog to see what other amazing layouts the DT created with this beautiful kit and stop by The ScrapRoom store to pick up your very own kit, you will love them!!!  Happy creating!