April Flavors of the month kit

Happy Monday!! Today it's my turn to host another fun challenge in the monthly Facebook group for Sketch N Scrap!  For my challenge I am using the April Flavors of the month kit at The ScrapRoom and an oldie but goodie sketch from Sketch N Scrap!  This sketch was from August of 2018!  The challenge is to create a layout based on this sketch with the added fun OPTIONAL TWIST to use a SPRING color palette on your layout!  Here is the sketch created by yours truly:

Here is the Fancy Pants A Cherry On Top collection I used from the April Flavors of the Month kit:

Here is the layout I created from the kit using the sketch:

  Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Fancy Pants A Cherry on Top- from the kit; ephemera: Fancy Pants A Cherry on Top- from the kit; chipboard: Fancy Pants A Cherry On Top- from the embellishment kit; journal card- unknown source- from my stash; enamel dots: Fancy Pants A Cherry on Top- from the kit; date stamp: Heidi Swapp- from my stash; ink: Memento Tuxedo Black- from my stash

I LOVED this color palette! It's so soft and looks amazing with your ice cream pics, however the "B" sides are very neutral, so you could really use these papers with any type of pictures! I loved the paper I used for my background because it has the ink splats are already printed on the paper!! How easy is that?  Plus it gives that fun mixed media look without all the mess!  These are pictures of my niece and nephew way back when in 2014 eating ice cream after a fun hot day at the zoo!  I couldn't believe when I found this journal card in my stash, it totally matches the ink splats/color palette of this collection...what a great find! I hope you will join in our monthly Facebook challenges this month, you have until the end of April to play along!  Happy creating friends!

Good morning!  Today it was my turn to host the challenge in the Sketch N Scrap monthly Facebook challenge group!  My challenge for everyone today is to create a card based on card sketch #107.  For fun we always add an optional twist to our challenges, mine is to use brads or eyelets on your card! Here is the sketch by the very talented Heather Hall:

Here is my card created with the sketch:

Supplies Used: cardstock: Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight & whisper White from Stampin' Up; Patterned Paper: Photo Play Paper Tulla & Norbert; brads: We R Memory Keepers, die: stitched circle by Stampin' Up; ephemera: Photo Play Paper Tulla & Norbert

These brads are so old and I have a TON of them!  I guess I thought they were pretty great back in the day OR I accidentally forgot I had some and bought more lol!  It was great to find a way to use them up.  The colors of these "sugar coated" brads matched this paper line perfectly!! I hope you will find time to join us in the Facebook group as we have 4 fun challenges there each month!!  Happy creating!

Sketch N Scrap's monthly Facebook challenge group fun!

Happy weekend!! Today I am sharing a layout I created for the Sketch N Scrap monthly Facebook challenge group!  My challenge for the group is to create a layout based on Sketch #86 below and as an OPTIONAL TWIST use patterned paper instead of cardstock as the background of your layout.  Here is the sketch they are to use:

Here is my layout I created with the sketch and the optional twist:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Scenic Route (background), Photo Play Paper Be Mine & Pink Paislee (brown gingham); stickers: Photo Play Paper Be Mine; enamel dots: Recollections (gold) & Teresa Collins (heart); die: Stitched circle: Stampin' Up.

I love this sketch and have used it multiple times!  Do you have a favorite go to sketch you use over and over? I had a lot of stickers left over from the Photo Play Paper Be Mine kit that was in my February Flavors of the Month kit from The ScrapRoom so I was trying to use them up and this is the layout I came up with!  I hope you will find time to play along with us this month in our monthly Facebook challenges group.  To join the group click on "GROUPS" in the left side bar ON THIS PAGE and then click on the group name and request to join!  Easy Peasy!  Hope to see you there!

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!!  I am not Irish and never celebrate St. Patrick's Day but I was gifted this amazing line by Simple Stories and just had to play with it!  I created this card for Sketch N Scrap's monthly Facebook challenge group, it was my turn to host the challenge today and what better challenge then to use a fun sketch I created and the color green as the optional twist?!  I used this sketch:

Here is my card using the sketch and the optional twist to use GREEN! 

Supplies Used: card stock: Very Vanilla by Stampin' Up; patterned paper: Simple Stories St. Patrick's Day & Fancy Pants Trend Setter; stamp: CTMH; ink: Stampin' Up Old Olive; sticker (Shamrock): Simple Stories St. Patrick's Day

I love the color combo of green and navy and love how this card turned out!  This is my new favorite sentiment too!! I made a few of these to send to my friend's I can't see right now due to the pandemic.  I will include a few scrappy goodies in the card and hope they like them!  I think we can all use a little cheer and spirit lifting happy mail right now don't you?  If you want to check out the other challenges you can visit the Sketch N Scrap Facebook page and click on groups in the left side bar, then click on the group name and request to join!  We hope to see you there!

Sketch N Scrap card fun

Happy Sunday!  The weekend is winding down and it's been a very busy one for me!  Today I am hosting our second challenge of the month in the Sketch N Scrap monthly Facebook challenge group!  Today's challenge is to create a card using card sketch #92 below:

To make the challenge more fun we always add an OPTIONAL TWIST.  For this challenge the optional twist is to use hearts, words and polka dots on the card.  Here is my card using both the sketch & the optional twist:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Crate Paper LaLa Love, Simple Stories Kissing Booth and Stampin' Up (word paper); card stock: Stampin' Up Basic Black & Whisper White; stamp: Stampin' Up Really Good Greetings; sticker: Crate Paper All Heart; ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; die: Stampin' Up stitched square.

I made this card out of a bunch of left overs from last year.  I love how these lines all coordinated together.  I am slowly working my way through my scrap pile trying to make it a little smaller and more manageable!  I hate to admit it but this is the first time I have inked up this stamp...I really love it and am not sure why I haven't used it before, so you will be seeing more of it in the future!  For the optional twist I used papers with polka dots, words and hearts but you could use stickers, stamps or really anything that you can think of for this twist!  I hope you will join us this month.  You can request to join the group HERE.  I hope you will plan along with us this month!  Happy creating!

Sketch N Scrap monthly Facebook challenge layout

Happy Monday! I'm back today to share a layout I created for the Sketch N Scrap's monthly Facebook challenges group today!  Today's challenge is to create a layout based on Sketch #2 from Sketch N Scrap's 6th Birthday Bash created by yours truly:

 Here is my layout created based on the sketch using the OPTIONAL TWIST to use 5 patterned papers on your layout:

Supplies Used: Card stock: CTMH heart; Patterned Papers: CTMH; stickers: Echo Park; ephemera: Hip Kit Club; enamel dots: Recollections; letter stickers: American Crafts Thickers.
I have used this sketch a bunch of times, it's one of my favs.  It seems like I don't ever tire of it.  I had fun using these girly papers and stickers to create this layout of my friend's adorable granddaughter playing shopping!  Isn't she the cutest thing?  I hope you will join in the fun in Sketch N Scrap's monthly challenges group on Facebook.  You can request to join HERE.  We would love to see what you create!

Sketch N Scrap's Monthly Facebook Challenges

Did you weekend fly by?  Mine sure did!! It was a busy but yet creative one for sure! Today was my turn to host one of the Facebook monthly challenges in the Sketch N Scrap Facebook group.  We have 4 challenges each month and feature older sketches with optional twists!  Today my challenge was to create a card using card sketch #106 created by yours truly with the optional twist to use washi tape on your card.   Here is the sketch:

Here is my card using the sketch and the optional twist to use washi tape:

Supplies Used: Card stock: CTMH; Patterned Paper: Simple Stories Dream Big; washi tape: Heidi Swapp & Recollections (blue stripe); stickers: Simple Stories Dream Big; ephemera: Simple Stories Dream Big

I loved this fun and cheerful line by Simple Stories!! I had so much fun using up the scraps I have left of this line for this card!  I love that you can use washi tape for the two smaller strips on this sketch!  Who doesn't have a lot of washi?  I sure do and need to use it more!! 

I hope you will come join us in the Sketch N Scrap monthly Facebook challenge group this month!  We'd love to see what you create!  Happy creating!!

Sketch N Scrap Monthly challenge

Happy Sunday!  The week is winding down and there is so much to do to get ready for Christmas!  Today it's my turn to host the challenge over at the Sketch N Scrap monthly Facebook group.  My challenge for today is to create a card using card sketch #123 by Heather Hall.  Here is the sketch:

Here is my card using the sketch:

Supplies Used:  card base: CTMH; Cardstock: Stampin' Up : chocolate chip, red riding hood & crumb cake; Patterned Paper: Stampin' Up (blue) & Echo Park Winter Park (red); die: CTMH snowflake; stamp: CTMH Love with all the Trimmings; ink: Red Riding Hood by Stampin' Up & rhinestone: Queen & Co
This card was so fun to make.  I used up a bunch of scraps, most notably this last piece of Stampin' Up paper from a collection I cannot recall the name of and this red scrap which is one of my last scraps from the Echo Park Winter Park collection from way back in 2011!  I just love this sentiment and plan to send out these cards to friends in January to start the New decade and New Year off right by sending cheer in the form of a card!!  I hope you will find time to play along with us in our monthly challenges group on Facebook this month!  Make sure and ask to join our group so you can see all the wonderful cards created with this sketch!!  Happy creating!

Sketch N Scrap crop card

Today it's my turn to host our 4th and final challenge in the Sketch N Scrap monthly Facebook challenge group!!  My challenge is to use this sketch from World Card Making Day 2017 to create a card with the optional twist to repeat the icon in your pattern paper on the card!  So since I used snowflake patterned paper I repeated that them by using a snowflake as an embellishment on my card!  Here is the sketch I used:

Here is my card using the sketch and the optional twist:

Supplies Used: Card stock: White & Always Artichoke by Stampin' Up; embossing folder: Sizzix; die: stitches snowflakes by Lawn Fawn; stamp: CTMH; ink: Always Artichoke by Stampin' Up; Patterned Paper: Stampin' Up; rhinestones: Queen & Co
I FINALLY used up this pack of Stampin' Up Designer Paper!  It is very old and I don't even remember the name of it or how old it is, but I am sure it is well over 7 years old!!   I think the colors are so pretty and I guess that is why I have hoarded these last few pieces for so long lol!!  I love this sketch, it's so versatile!  I hope you will find time to join in the fun this month at Sketch N Scrap!! 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!

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!

Fun with Vicki Boutin Wildflowers & Honey

Today it's my turn to host a challenge in the Sketch N Scrap monthly Facebook challenge group!  My challenge is to create a layout based on this super fun sketch from October 2014 by Kelly Holifield.  Here is the sketch:

This challenge also has an optional twist which is to use banners on your layout in addition to the sketch.  Here is my layout created for this challenge:

Supplies: Cardstock: Black (Bazzill); Patterned Paper: Vicki Boutin Wildflowers & Honey; stickers: Vicki Boutin Wildflowers & Honey;  ephemera: Vicki Boutin Wildflowers & Honey; letter stickers: American Crafts Dear Lizzy Sparkle City; word strips: Simple Stories The Reset Girl

I had so much fun with this amazing new line by Vicki Boutin!  It's one of my all time favorite lines EVER!! This line was included in my September Flavors of the month kit at The ScrapRoom! Rochelle always packs her kits FULL of the latest and the greatest, I can't say that I have ever got a kit I don't just love!  Here is a picture of the full kit:

See how amazing it is?  Who wouldn't want this lovely goodness delivered to your home every month??!!  To order your kit visit The ScrapRoom store today!! Make sure and visit The Sketch N Scrap monthly Facebook challenge group as well we would love to  have you join in the fun! Happy creating!

Sketch N Scrap August Facebook Challenge #4!

Today I am hosting our fourth and final challenge in the Sketch N Scrap monthly Facebook challenge group.  Today our challenge is to create a card using an old sketch from August of 2013!!  Here is the card sketch #8 created by yours truly:

Here is my card I created using this fun but simple sketch:

Supplies Used: Card stock: Stampin' Up- whisper white, pretty in pink, daffodil delight & pumpkin pie; stickers: American Crafts (word sticker & butterfly sticker) & KI Memories (blue square sticker); patterned paper: American crafts; bling: Queen & Co.
This card was created using items in my "BASHKET" and from my scraps pile.  The blue square is a sticker from KI Memories and is MANY years old, more then 12 I would say.  I have had this sticker pack in my "BASHKET" for a while now and after using up this blue sticker have just 3 stickers left!  For those not familiar with my BASHKET, it is a little basket I keep on my desk filled with OLD stash that I am either going to use up or purge come the end of the year.  On January 1st all things left in my BASHKET will be given away or tossed and it will be replenished at that time! I will be doing a happy dance when I bash this sticker sheet, it is so old and I really don't care to much for it anymore but am determined to use it up and I think it looks spectacular on this card!!  It's always fun to bash some stash!  This challenge has an OPTIONAL TWIST to it as well which is to use BLING on your card somewhere.  This is a super easy twist and I usually do add bling to finish off my projects!!  You have until August 31st at midnight CST to play along with us in the monthly Facebook challenge group so make sure and join us and play along!! Our prize this month is an amazing Pinkfresh Studios prize package that I know you would love to win!!  Remember if you complete the optional twist you will get ONE extra entry into our random prize drawing so this is just a SUPER easy way to earn an extra entry!!  Happy creating!!

August Flavors of the Month kit ~ Echo Park Teen Spirit Girl

Happy Monday!! This has been a super busy month for me but I have somehow managed to squeeze in a lot of crafting none the less!! I have just returned from a little mini vacay and had such a relaxing time! I brought along some crafty supplies yet only managed to touch them once I was so busy and having such a great time!!  Today I am the hostess of our 3rd challenge over at the monthly challenge page on Facebook for Sketch N Scrap!!  Today's challenge was to create a layout using sketch #156 from July 2018.  Here is the sketch created by yours truly:

Here is my layout using the sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: white-from the kit; Patterned Paper: Echo Park Teen Spirit (Girl)- from the kit; doily: From the kit; letter stickers: Paper Trunk- from my stash; ephemera: Echo Park Teen Spirit Girl- from the kit (you make me smile & Everything today totally rocked!); punches: Circles by Stampin' Up.

Every challenge also has an optional twist with it each month to make things a bit more interesting and of course more challenging!  You receive one extra entry into the prize drawing if you complete the optional twist with the sketch!  The optional twist for this challenge was to use emoji's or smiley faces on your layout!  I ended up punching out my emoji's from one of the patterned papers included in the August Flavors of the month kit!  What an easy way to add embellishments!  I also tore some paper on this layout, this old tried and true technique gives such texture to your layouts and so every now and again I will do it, I really need to do it more often as I love the look!!  I created this layout using my August Flavors of the month kit at The ScrapRoom!  Here is close up of the mini kit I used for my layout:

I hope you will join us at Sketch N Scrap this month and play along with one or all of our challenges!!  And don't forget to hop on over to The ScrapRoom blog to see what the other DT members did with the amazing August Flavors of the month kit!!  Happy creating!

Sketch N Scrap's July monthly Facebook challenge #4

Good evening!! I hope your weekend has been productive and fun so far!! It's so hot here there is not much else to do but stay inside and craft!!  Today I am sharing with you my card I created for the July monthly Sketch N Scrap Facebook challenge.  It was my turn to host challenge #4 in our new closed group.  Here is the sketch I chose for my challenge:

Here is the card I created with this throwback sketch:

Supplies Used: Card base: CTMH; Cardstock: Black- CTMH; Patterned Paper: PhotoPlay Squeeze in Some Fun (July 2019 ScrapRoom kit); stickers: PhotoPlay Squeeze in Some Fun (July 2019 ScrapRoom kit), dies: Stampin' Up circle and scallop circle; enamel dot: My Mind's Eye
I had so much fun creating this card!  My challenge is for participants to create a card using card Sketch #49 from May 2015 by Kelly Holifield.   Participants may use the OPTIONAL TWIST of use food/drink on your card for an extra entry into the monthly random prize draw!!  I loved this fun Summer line that came in my July 2019 Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!!  This card is perfect for my BFF who loves pina coladas!!   I hope you will join in the fun this month in our Facebook challenge group, we would love to see what you create!  Happy crafting! 

Sketch N Scrap's July Monthly Facebook challenge #3

Happy weekend!! I am so excited to share my challenge that I am hosting over in Sketch N Scrap's closed monthly challenge Facebook group today!  Today I am hosting challenge #3 which is to create a layout using layout sketch #85. If you add the OPTIONAL TWIST to the challenge you get ONE extra entry into our random prize drawing!! The OPTIONAL TWIST for this challenge is to create a pet themed layout (stuffies, cats, dogs, any pet or pet themed products qualifies!)  Here is the sketch by Kelly Holifield from July 2015:

Here is my layout I created with this fabulous sketch:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Pebbles (background) & Echo Park Meow; dies: Stampin' Up stitched circle; stickers: Echo Park Meow; wood veneer- Studio Calico hearts & paw print; enamel dots: My Mind's Eye; letter stickers: Paper Trunk; card stock: Garden Green by Stampin' Up; tab- Jillibean Soup

I loved the way this layout turned out!  These cute fur babies are my friend's sweet Daisy (black & white) and Charley (orange).  Don't they look super adorable?  I love cats but don't have one of my own right now so I will settle for scrapbooking my friends' cat pictures, because I keep buying cat lines, I just can't resist!!  I hope you will join in our closed Facebook group's challenges!  They are lots of fun and there are some absolutely amazing layouts in this group!! I hope to see your creations there soon!  Happy creating!