Sketch 62

Happy Monday, time for more sketch fun! Isn't that the best way ever to chase away the Monday morning blues? I just adored this week's sketch at The Scrappiest! I had been wanting to use the ever popular banners on a page, but really had no creative ideas to do so, so when I saw this sketch, I was so excited to use my new Jenni Bowlin banner stickers that I recently purchased, as well as my new October Afternoon Fly a Kite papers that I won on the October Afternoon blog! These papers are just divine, they just SCREAM Spring don't they?! And since no stores I have visited have these papers yet, I really feel lucky! This is another layout completed towards my year long goal of finishing my Disney album...I think the reason I didn't finish it is because I was trying to use only Red, black and yellow papers for my pages...but yet, this picture just needed more springy colors, and these papers were perfect! Hope you can participate with us at The Scrappiest this week, because it is your last chance to enter to win the awesome Paper Poppy Kit company kit! So what are you waiting for you better get busy! LOL! Have a great week everyone, I will be busy completing my DT work for my debut on the Practical Scrappers blog next week, so check back soon for some fun stuff!

My Little Sketch Book

I was so honored to be a guest designer today on Liz Qualman's sketch blog, My Little Sketch Book. I almost couldn't believe how today's sketch fit my style! I even convinced myself she must of designed it specifically for me! LOL! I have wanted to scrap these pictures for awhile now but was having a hard time doing a one page layout with all 3 photos, and stretching it to a 2 pager didn't work either, so when I saw this sketch I knew that I could use them FINALLY! All papers are by October Afternoon and are from my September 2009 Personalscrapper kit. The stickers are also October Afternoon from the Cherry Hill collection, that I won on the October Afternoon blog recently. Those mini letters stickers are the new October Afternoon stickers that were also in my prize package (lucky me huh?) The red foam stickers are Thickers. I hope you can take a few minutes and drop by Liz's blog and see what the other two designers did with the sketch, they are AWESOME, leaving me wondering "why didn't I think of that", just goes to show you how one sketch in 3 different hands can turn into something totally different! Enjoy the last few hours of your weekend and tune in tomorrow for another fun layout!

Round and Round

This is a fun layout I created for several reasons, first being I set a goal to scrap all my Disney trip pictures in 2010 (just a mere 5 years after the trip), and secondly, Erica at Personalscrapper challenged us to scrap a page with at least 3 4x6pictures on it (and her prizes rock, keeping my fingers crossed I win)! This page uses the March Personalscrapper kit featuring My Minds Eye papers..the journal box is by Elles Studio, the sticker(laugh) by We R Memory Keepers (and donated to the cause of a balanced page by my great croppin' buddy Janelle) and the sticker letters are Thickers! Simple page, but I really loved these pics of my son taken on the teacup ride at Disney and thought these bright fun papers captured the mood! So go challenge yourself, try to add more pics to a page, you know you have enough! LOL! Enjoy your weekend everyone! Tune in tomorrow, because I am a guest designer tomorrow at My Little Sketch book and can't wait to share my layout with you!

Exciting News!

I am so excited to announce that I have been choosen to be a part of the Practical Scrappers Design Team! Practical Scrappers is a fun challenge site that encourages you to use your STASH! Each week a new challenge is issued and you are challenged to create a project using the featured item for that week. This week it is Floss, Fibers and Ribbons! Now, that is a challenge for me, I have a drawer full of these and yet rarely use them on a project! So hop on over to Practical Scrappers and try your hand at this week's challenge, get inpsired by all the lovely creations the current DT has created for this week's challenge and use that stash! I am so excited to be part of such a great site and even more excited to get to know the other DT members. I have listed links to their blogs on the sidebar, so go check out all their awesome work and join me in congratulating them on their newest challenge!

Sketch 61

Hope everyone had a relaxing weekend! It was rainy all weekend and even today here, so it was perfect scrapping weather! I have to say, this week's sketch from The Scrappiest, is just a blast to work with! I love circle sketches! For this sketch I added extra pics and a journaling block in the place of one picture. The circle paper I used had a scalloped edge around it, but since this was a masculine page I just cut it off and saved the outer border for another project! Yes, I save ALL my scraps! I used Bella Blvd's Camped Out line of papers and bits'n piece for the embellishments, this is a piece of 12x12 paper with a bunch of elements on it (the journal box and all the little words and circle in the upper left where from this sheet)...it is priced the same as a piece of paper, but you can get a BUNCH of embellishments for your project for under a $1 WOW! The circle paper is from Crate Paper's Lemongrass line. The stickers are of course, Thickers! These pics are from last Thanksgiving when we went to feed the ducks at a nearby lake and the boys decided to fish! Don't forget to play along with us at The Scrappiest for a chance to win a Paper Poppy Kit Company kit!! Happy Monday everyone!

Sketch Inspiration

I got a chance to play along again this week at Sketch Inspiration! I loved the sketch this week and was also inpsired on this page by Practical Scrappers' challenge to use bling. I must admit, I rarely use bling but was inspired to use just a wee bit on this page...I still have trouble using a lot of bling! LOL! The papers are from Basic Grey Green at Heart from this month's Personalscrapper kit, really loving these papers. The buttons are from Scenic Route (they matched perfectly), the photo accent from Making Memories and the letter stickers are from Making Memories and American Crafts. The felt flowers and butterflies are cut from a Queen and Company border from a past kit, that I only had scraps left and then I added Kaiser Craft bling...I took a Queen and Company class at CKC recently and learned a lot of tips for working with their felt products! I can't wait to finish up the pages we made and share them with you, they were really adorable! Hope you have a chance to play along at Sketch Inspiration, I'd love to see your interpretation of the sketch!

Sketch 60

I know I am sure ready for summer! These pictures get me excited about taking the boys to the waterpark again real soon! It will be opening on Memorial Day weekend and I plan to head there for opening weekend, but I most likely will spend little time in the water as it will be too cool for me, but the kids will love it, the cold water doesn't seem to bother them! LOL! Since I take so many of my pictures in the vertical position, this sketch was perfect for me! I didn't even have to rotate it! LOL! I used my August Personalscrapper kit featuring Scenic Route Garden Grove with a scrap or two from the July kit featuring Fancy Pants Summer Soiree thrown in! The stickers are from Scenic Route Garden Grove and the letters are fabric Thickers! The chipboard flower border is by Making Memories, I got this border pack for a Christmas gift, and it has been a great gift, almost used it up! I hope you will play along with us at The Scrappiest this week, this sketch is super easy to use, plus the Paper Poppy kit company is offering up a kit as this month's prize! WOW! Aphra's kits really are packed with fun stuff...so get your scrap on and post your link in Mr. Linky at The Scrappiest! Good luck!