Sketch N Scrap #205

TGIF!! Can you believe it is the end of the month?  I can't!  July just flew by!! So today is the last day you can submit your projects using any of the 4 monthly sketches at Sketch N Scrap!   So I just had to make sure I played along with Heather's fun sketch for the July 15th challenge before the month ended!  Here is the sketch:

Here is my layout created using this super fun sketch!! 

 

Supplies Used:  Patterned Paper: Simple Stories Welcome Spring; Cardstock: Stampin' Up Blushing Bride; Stickers: Simple Stories Welcome Spring; die: Stampin' Up stitched circles; enamel dots: CTMH; epoxy word: American Crafts Thickers Circa

I had so much fun with this sketch!  I loved these pictures of my niece and nephew from a few years back but had been waiting for the "perfect" papers to use with them....well, I kept trying out Fall lines which these pictures were taken in the fall but I didn't like how the oranges looked with these pictures, so I tried this line and just loved how it looked!! So even though the pictures are from the Fall and the paper is called Welcome Spring it all worked out perfectly!!  Our challenges close at 9:55 pm CST tonight so you still have a few hours to get your craft one!  Make sure and head on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to see what the amazing DT did with this sketch!  Happy creating!

July 20th card sketch at Sketch N Scrap!

Happy  Hump Day!  July is flying by and it's almost time to welcome in August!! But I am back today to share another card I made with the amazing July 20th card sketch @ Sketch N Scrap!  I just loved this card sketch so much I made TWO cards with it!! Here is a reminder of this amazing sketch by Heather Hall:

Here is my second card made from this fun sketch:

Supplies Used: cardstock: Stampin' Up - Whisper White; ink: Stampin' Up Melon Mambo; stamp: CTMH Card Captions; patterned paper: Pink Paislee And Many More; foam sticker: Pink Paislee And Many More

I just loved the bright vibrant papers in this line by Pink Paislee called And Many More that was in my July Flavors of the Month kit at The Scraproom!! It is so pretty!! This large foam sticker was great to use in place of the flower in the sketch!!  I added a quick stamped greeting using the Melon Mambo ink from Stampin' Up and here you have a beautiful quick card!! This sketch made it so easy!!  I hope you find time to play along with us before the end of the month at Sketch N Scrap!  Happy creating!

Sketch N Scrap card sketch #174

Happy Monday! I hope you had an amazingly creative weekend!  I am doing some reorganizing in my craft room so I worked on that as well as my projects this weekend.  Today we have our last sketch of the month up at Sketch N Scrap! It's hard to believe this month is winding down, it went by so quickly!!  Here is the fun card sketch that sketch artist Heather created for us:

Here is my card using the sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Whisper White - Stampin' Up; Patterned Paper: Pebbles Girl Squad; flower: Pebbles Girl Squad; ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; stamp: CTMH  Life is a Journey

I have been hoarding this paper to long and when I was reorganizing I came across this big flower and knew it was perfect for this sketch so I dug out my Pebbles Girl Squad 6 x 6 paper pad and created this card in just a few minutes! I also had never used this stamp set called Life is a Journey by CTMH and I am not sure why because it is super cute!! So it was long overdue for me to ink it up!!! I love how fast this card came together using this sketch!  I plan to make another card or two with it before the month is up, it's super versatile!!  I hope you will find time to play along with us at Sketch N Scrap this month.  Make sure and head on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to see how the DT is using this awesome sketch!  Happy creating!

Double Page fun with the July Flavors of the Month kit!

Happy Saturday!!!  Today I am sharing my double page layout that I created with the July Flavors of the Month Kit at The ScrapRoom.  I just loved this layout it was SO fun to create!! Here is a reminder of the full kit:

Here is the Pebbles Live Life Happy kit I used on today's layout:

 Here is my layout created with this gorgeous kit:

Supplies Used: cardstock: blue- from the kit; Patterned Paper: Pebbles Live Life Happy- from the kit; ephemera: Pebbles Live Life Happy- from the kit; circle die: Stampin' Up- from my stash; letter stickers: American Crafts Thickers (HAPPY), Paper Trunk (BE) & Elle's Studio (ALWAYS)- from my stash

I just loved the bright bold colors and patterns in this kit!! I really could buy more of this awesome collection, but since I have so much I will try and refrain (but it is super hard!).  These papers were just perfect of these fun pictures of my sister and her family getting a sweet treat a month ago!!  Make sure and head over to The ScrapRoom blog to check out what the other DT members did with this fun kit!!  Happy creating!

Cookin' Up Creations White + Orange Challenge!

TGIF!  Today I am sharing another fun challenge that I am hosting over at Cookin' Up Creations!!  If you remember from earlier in the month we are focusing on the color WHITE plus one other color this month and the other color changes for each challenge!  My last challenge I had the color pink but for this challenge I have the color ORANGE!!  I don't know about you but when I think of orange I think of Fall!!  So I printed out a Fall picture of my sister-in-law, brother and nephew taken on their front porch a few Falls back when it was all decked out!!  Here is my layout for this fun challenge:

Supplies Used: cardstock: White & Black- Stampin' Up; Patterned Papers: Bella Blvd Hello Autumn (plaid); Elle's Studio Sweater Weather (words) & Pretty Little Studio Indian Summer (leaves); leaves: Pretty Little Studio Indian Summer; title/word strip: Hip Kit Club; chipboard: (Home is where the heart is)- Hip Kit Club; enamel dots: Echo Park

I love how this turned out! I used mainly scraps from my scraps pile for this layout.  The only non-scrap was the word paper from Elle's Studio which is a 6 x 6 piece from one of my 6 x 6 pads.  I had fun combining a variety of manufacturers products on this layout and I think it turned out so well and everyone worked well together despite being from different lines!  Make sure and head on over to Cookin' Up Creations to see what the other members did and see what other colors we have been challenged to use!  I hope you will find time to play along with us this month!  Happy creating! 

Pink Paislee And Many More~ Flavors of the Month kit

Happy Sunday!  Today I am sharing another layout I created with the fun July Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!  Here is a reminder of the full kit:

Here is the Pink Paislee And Many More mini kit I am using on today's layout:

Here is my layout created with this lovely kit:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: white- from the kit; patterned paper: Pink Paislee And Many More- from the kit; foam word (celebrate) & stars: Pink Paislee And Many More- from the kit; number stickers- American Crafts Thickers- from my stash; ephemera/tag: Pink Paislee And Many More- from the kit; enamel dots: My Mind's Eye- from my stash

These fun pictures are of my niece's 12th birthday!  Her parent's got her a giant Peppa the Pig balloon and she loved it! I just love this picture of her with the balloon!  This fun kit would be great for any gal's birthday photos but I think it would also be great for Mother's Day photos, bridal shower, baby shower or any other celebration for your favorite lady!  Make sure and check out what the other DT members did with this fun kit at The ScrapRoom blog, I know you will be inspired!  Happy creating! 

TN Time with Lisa & Lori ~ July edition

TGIF!  Are  you ready for the weekend???  I sure am!  Today we are kicking off the July edition of our TN Time with Lisa & Lori challenge and it's a fun one!!  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 (July 10th-August 9th):

So break out those circle punches & dies and let's see a few circles on those spreads!!!  Have fun with it ladies!   

Here is my layout using both the sketch and Lori's use at least one circular element on your spread challenge:  For my circular elements I used two fun piece of ephemera from Simple Stories Domestic Bliss & a fun chipboard circle that says Scenic View from Pink Fresh Studios! 

 Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Simple Stories Domestic Bliss & Crate Paper & American Crafts; letter stickers: Jillibean Soup; word strips: PhotoPlay Paper, Jillibean Soup & Simple Stories; ephemera: Simple Stories Domestic Bliss; chipboard circle (Scenic Route): PinkFresh Studios; enamel dots: Pebbles; ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; date stamp: Illustrated Faith

Now for a few close ups:

My son moved to his very first apartment in June after his college graduation!  He was really wanting a downtown skyline view which was a bit challenging to find in his price range, but luckily he was able to find this beautiful view and stay within his budget!! He is loving living downtown where he can walk everywhere.  This place is also close to his new job so it is just perfect for him!  I love to visit and take in the view when I can! 

I didn't have time to do my journaling yet, I am still planning what I want to say and plan to handwrite it on the layout, so I am wanting to make it a bit more concise.  I will post a picture with the journaling when I finish it!  Now it's your turn to play along!!

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 do a drawing every 3 months so since we did our drawing in for May we won't draw again until August, so keep entering, because the more you enter the great your chances of wining are!!  One randomly selected winner will win these fun Carta Bella Summer Market chipboard stickers & a few other random Summer embellishments!!

Now remember you can't win if you don't play so make sure and link up your entries by August 9th at midnight CST for this month's sketch!! Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Happy creating!! 

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Just hanging with My Crew ~ July Flavors of the month kit at The ScrapRoom

Happy Hump Day!! Today I am back to share another fun layout I created with the July Flavors of the month kit at The ScrapRoom!  Here is a reminder of the July kit:

Here is the PhotoPlay We Can Just Stay Home kit I used on today's layout:

Here is my layout created using the fun kit:

Supplies Used: cardstock: white- from the kit; Patterned Paper: PhotoPlay We can just Stay Home- from the kit; stickers: PhotoPlay We can Just Stay Home- from the kit

These brightly colored papers were perfect of these pictures of my sister and her kids doing "PE" online back in April!!  I loved the simplicity of this layout and the white background really makes the colors pop don't you think?  Make sure and head over to The ScrapRoom blog to see what other amazing layout the DT has created with this fun kit!! Happy creating!

Sketch N Scrap card sketch #173

Happy Monday!!  I had a very productive weekend and hope you did to, kind of sad it has to end!!  So today we have another amazing sketch up on the Sketch N Scrap blog!! This card sketch was designed by sketch artist Stacy!!  Here is her super fun sketch:

Here is the card I created with this fun sketch:

Supplies Used: Card base: CTMH; patterned Paper : PhotoPlay Red, White & Blue and Scenic Route; stickers: PhotoPlay Red, White & Blue; ink: Stampin' Up Night of Navy; stamps: CTMH; large die cut star: Scenic Route

When I first saw this sketch I immediately thought of this large star from my stash that was SOOOO old!!!  It is from Scenic Route, so it has to be over 10 years old!!  When I finally located the star it was to big for the card, so I opted to cut off the outer part to make it small enough for a card.  I then added some old scraps of Scenic Route paper as well as some from a July 2018 ScrapRoom kit by PhotoPlay Paper.  The sticker is from PhotoPlay and the stamp is one I use a lot from CTMH.  This card allowed me to bash some really old stash so that put a smile on my face!!  Make sure and head on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to check out what the other DT members did with this amazing sketch!  Happy creating! 

Cookin' Up Creations Color challenge fun!

Good evening friends!! Today I am so excited to be sharing my first ever challenge as a member of the Cookin' Up Creations Creative Challenge Team!!   For the month of July we are focusing on the color WHITE plus one additional color for every challenge!!  My assigned color for this challenge was PINK!!  Well, how easy is that?  I love pink!! The hardest part of this challenge for me was picking what pink paper to use!  You are only to use WHITE plus the one color of the day (in my case pink) and your layout must be 75% white plus 25% the challenge color!  Every Monday the challenge has the additional challenge to use a sketch.  I was able to pick the sketch and I chose this sketch created by Heather Hall for Sketch N Scrap:

Here is the layout I created based on the sketch and on the challenge to use WHITE + PINK

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Carta Bella It's a Girl; Cardstock: White- Baszill; Stickers: PhotoPlay Paper About a Little Girl & Carta Bella It's a Girl.

I had so much fun with the sketch! These photos of my friend's little granddaughter as a newborn are just so precious! They were perfect for a pink & white layout! I think the large amount of cardstock is perfect as it really makes these precious photos pop!  I hope you are able to join us at Cookin' Up Creations as we play with color this month!! Make sure and head on over to the forum to see what other colors we are playing with, I am sure you will find your favorite color featured one day soon!!!  Happy creating! 

July Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom

Happy Independence Day!!  Today I am sharing a layout I created using the July Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom and the July Jumpstart Sketch at The ScrapRoom!!  Here is the entire July kit:

Here is the mini Doodlebug Land That I Love kit that I used fro my layout:

Here is this month's Jumpstart Sketch my layout is based on:

Here is my layout using the kit and the sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: red- from the kit; Patterned Paper: Doodlebug Land that I Love- from the kit; ephemera: Doodlebug Land that I Love - from the kit; bling: Doodlebug Land that I Love - from the kit; Letter stickers: American Crafts Thickers- from my stash

I loved this sketch and as you can see I stuck true to the sketch for my layout! The super adorable embellishments were so fun to make into clusters!! I think this line was just perfect for these pictures of my sweet niece and my brother in law on the fourth a few years back!!  I hope you will find time to go check out all the other amazing layouts the DT created using this kit and the sketch!!  Why not play along?  You have until the end of the month to join in the fun on The ScrapRoom Facebook page!!! Happy creating!

Sketch N Scrap #204

Happy Hump Day! I for one am glad the week is half over!! I am looking forward to some scrappy time this weekend!  It's a new month so that means a new layout sketch is revealed today at Sketch N Scrap!  Today's sketch is brought to us by sketch artist Stacy.  Here is her amazing sketch:

Here is my layout I created with this fun sketch:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Elle's Studio (background), American Crafts, Simple Stories Oh Happy Day; stickers: Simple Stories Oh Happy Day; ephemera: Simple Stories Oh Happy Day; Letter stickers: PinkFresh Studios

I love how this layout turned out!  I used ephemera and some papers (pink/black and white) from my June Great Stash Bash kit.  The background paper is from a previous Stash Bash kit that I didn't use and the strawberry paper I pulled out because of course it was the perfect paper for this photo!!  Stacy's sketch is so fun and makes creating a layout super fast and easy.  Make sure and check out what the other DT members did with the sketch on the Sketch N Scrap blog!  I hope you will find time to join in the fun this month! Happy creating!

Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash 2020 ~ July Edition

Happy July!!  I can't believe we are in a new month already! The Summer is flying by!! I had so much fun with last month's kit but all good things must come to an end and it's time to launch the July edition of Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash 2020!!  

For those who are new to the challenge here is how it works:

On the 1st of each month we will post a challenge prompt and the stash kit we have created following that prompt. During the month we will try to use as much of our stash kits as possible on different projects. Then, on the last day of the month, we will do a recap post showing what stash we were able to bash!

This will be a just-for-fun challenge so no monthly prize - but isn't the real prize using up our stash? You never know - if we still have a few unused stash items after a few months, then those items may just go into a giveaway. We hope you will join us in our quest to bash some stash in 2020. If you accept the challenge to play along - link up on either my blog or Lori's blog (or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month!

Now for our July challenge:

Here are the rules:

This month we will create a kit with 10 papers (seven papers 3 years or older & three newer papers), 5-7 scrap papers, 4 embellishments (three that are 3 years or older & one newer one), and some Project Life style cards!!
1. Follow the challenge prompt to create a kit to work with throughout the month. You may use other items, but please concentrate on using your kit. 

2. Create new, not previously posted projects using your stash kit.

3. If you have a blog - please include the challenge graphic and a link to our challenge in your posts. 

4. You may link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you share on Instagram, please make sure to use - #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2020

Since this is a just for fun challenge the rules are not set in stone BUT we have them to help you focus on what really matters using your stash!  We also hope you will help spread the word of our fun challenge so others may join in!!  You know you have at least one friend who needs to use her stash!! 

Here is my kit using the July prompts:

Some close ups:

My 7 older papers:

These papers are all from Echo Park Splendid Sunshine's collection circa 2014!! The one navy with pink dots piece is from the Crate Paper Oasis line.  I think it's time to use up these papers don't you?

My 4 newer papers:

These papers are from the following lines: Left to right: Dear Lizzy It's all good; PhotoPlay Paper We Are Family, Simple Stories Posh & My Mind's Eye Tutti Fruitti.  I have just one or two papers left from these lines and since they coordinate fairly well with Echo Parks Splendid Sunshine and with each other I have included them in my kit so I can finally "kill" the kits they came in.

My scraps:

I am back to an overflowing scrap bin so I have picked out 9 scraps to use. These are from various manufacturers including PhotoPlay Paper, Echo Park, Fancy Pants, Scenic Route & Bella Blvd...although I can't recall the specific lines as the branding strips have been removed. Hoping to make my scrap bin more manageable this month!! 

My embellishments and Project Life type cards:

I am using 12 x 12 stickers sheets from the Simple Stories Posh and Echo Park Splendid Sunshine lines and ephemera from the Simple Stories Posh line for my 3 older embellishments.  My newer embellishment is ephemera from PhotoPlay's We Are Family line.  My Project Life type cards are from various sources including The Reset Girl, Elle's Studio, and cut apart cards from the Simple Stories Posh line!  I have others in the pile but have no earthly idea where I got them!  I have TOOOOOO many of these type cards and hope to find some fun ways to use them this month!  If you have any ideas let me know!

I am super excited to dig into my fun kit this month!! I hope you will join myself and Lori as we endeavor to bash some stash this month!  A big thank you and shout out to Becca who played along with us last month!!  Remember if you play along make sure and use the #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2020.  I can't wait to see your kit!  Happy creating!!  

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