August 20th throwback sketch challenge @ Sketch N Scrap

TGIF!!  The month is coming to a close but I was able to squeeze in one more challenge before the month ends!!  Sketch N Scrap is having a throwback card challenge for their August 20th challenge and I had to join in the fun!! 

 Here are the sketches you can choose from for the challenge:

Here is my layout using throwback sketch #86:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Bazzill white; Patterned Paper: Simple Stories Summer Snapshots (lemon & green), Echo Park Birthday Girl (pink circles & multi plaid); cut apart card: Simple Stories Summer Snapshots; stickers: Simple Stories Summer Snappshots; enamel dots: Simple Stories; alphas: Jillibean Soup (yellow) & Pretty Little Studio (blue); labels: unknown.

 I love how this layout turned out!  I how this color palette screams Summer!  Everything used for this layout is from my August Stash Bash kit except for two additional scraps I found in my scrap pile (the multi plaid and pink circles) that I thought matched back to my main papers perfectly! This is my granddaughter playing with sidewalk chalk one afternoon this past Summer.  I had the honor to watch her this Summer while her Mom worked and we had fun having Grammy camp!!  I hope you will find time to join us at Sketch N Scrap this month!!  We can't wait to see what you create!!

August 1st sketch @ Sketch N Scrap

Happy Tuesday!   Sketch N Scrap launched a new sketch on August 1st created by yours truly!!  I had fun creating a fun layout using the sketch and my August Stash Bash kit!

Here is the sketch:

Here is the layout I created with the sketch:

Supplies Used:  Patterned Papers:  Simple Stories Summer Snapshots & Simple Stories Sunny Days (orange dot); stickers:  Simple Stories Summer Snapshots; ephemera: Simple Stories (ice cream cone); enamel dots: Simple Stories; cardstock: Bazzill. 

 I love how this layout turned out!  Sometimes it is hard to convert the 12 x 12 sketches into a 6 x 8 layout but this one was relatively easy. This is a picture of my granddaughter sporting her cool shades!!  I was so glad to be able to create a layout early in the month using my Stash Bash Kit for August!  You can see my kit HERE.  I hope you will find time to join us at Sketch N Scrap this month!!  We can't wait to see what you create!!

Sketch N Scrap's 14th Birthday Bash sketch #1

Happy Saturday!!! It's a busy month at Sketch N Scrap as we celebrate 14 years of sharing inspiring sketches with you!  I can't believe I started on this sketch journey 14 years ago this month!! WOW!  What a fun ride it has been!  To celebrate Sketch N Scrap is offering an exclusive sketch each and every Saturday in May!!   So make sure and join us and play along!! 

Today we have our first 14th Birthday Bash sketch for you, created by yours truly!

Here is the sketch:

Here is the layout I created using this fun sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Bazzill White & Stampin' Up Always Artichoke; Patterned Paper:  Simple Stories Happily Ever After collection; Ephemera: Simple Stories Happily Ever After, chipboard: Simple Stories Happily Ever After.

I am still working on the wedding album I started a year and a half ago for my DIL's twin sister!  I am almost finished with it, but it has been a slow process for sure as I get tired of working on it and take long breaks!!  I do love how it turned out, and was pleasantly surprised I liked the end results as I normally do not like to use circles on my layouts, but it is fun to challenge yourself sometimes, don't you think??

Make sure and hop on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog and check out what the other DT members did with the sketch!!  

Happy creating!

Lisa

Janaury 15th throwback sketch challenge @ Sketch N Scrap!

TGIF!!  The month is coming to a close but I was able to squeeze in one more challenge before the month ends!!  Sketch N Scrap is having a throwback card challenge for the January 15th challenge and I thought I'd give it a go! 

 Here are the sketches you can choose from for the challenge:

Here is the layout I created using throwback sketch #300:

Supplies Used:  Patterned Paper: Vicki Boutin Color Study & April & Ivy;  stickers: Vicki Boutin Bold & Bright and Pebbles Homegrown; Dies: Stampin' Up stitched circle; Cardstock: Bazzill

 

 I love how this layout turned out!  I loved this patterned paper with all the squares but was having a hard time getting it to work on this small format layout, so I decided to cut out the squares and piece them together as faux patterned paper!  I love how it ended up looking! This is my granddaughter showing off her new strawberry sunglasses last Spring!  The pictures aren't the best but the main thing is capturing the memory, it's hard to snap a picture of a two year old!!  I hope you will find time to join us at Sketch N Scrap this month!!  We can't wait to see what you create!!