More fun at Sketch N Scrap!

Welcome to week three of Sketch N Scrap!  So excited to have you join us for our third sketch, you have until this Sunday May 20th to create a layout based on this sketch for a chance to be entered into our monthly prize drawing.  The more you play the more chances you will get for the random draw so be sure to join us each week for another chance to win!  For my layout based on this sketch I used the Happy Days papers by Echo Park that I won on Facebook last year.  I LOVE the vibrant and happy colors in this collection!  I receieved my newest order of Bella Blvd designer tapes from Tammi at My Scraps and More just a FEW short days after placing my order!  What service!  I was so excited to see they matched this layout I was working on so I added them as the banners in the top left corner!  I can't wait to use them again real soon, they are all the rage right now!  These are the ONLY pics I got of my son, niece and nephew dyeing Easter egs this Easter!  These kids are so hard to get a good picture of together!  If one isn't messing around then the other is, or one's eye's are closed or something goofy!  I decided to go ahead and use these "not so good" pictures because they truly document how goofy these three goofballs are when they are together!  I can't wait to see your layouts based on my sketch!  Also, for more inspiration please visit Sketch N Scrap and see what awesome layouts the DT came up with using this same sketch!    Hope your week is filled with lots of scrappy time!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day !  I hope you are enjoying your day with some scrappy time!  I wanted to share my Mother's Day gifts with you today.  The first is a card I made my Mom using the May 2010 Personalscrapper kit featuring My Mind's Eye Stella Rose papers.  For my stamped images I used the flower from the BECAUSE I CARE set by Stampin Up,  FRENCH SCRIPT background stamp by Stampin UP to add  bit of texture  and the sentiment from ALL HOLIDAYS.  I used River Rock ink by Stampin up.  I think most of these things are discontinued but I am not sure.  It seems Stampin Up discontinues things fairly quickly and there are always new and better stamps/inks, which is fun but hard on your wallet! lol!   The second Mother's Day gift is an actual gift that I made for my sister for my son to give to her.  He wanted to get her a gift card and I thought it would be nice to make a little gift card holder to go on the hand soap we picked out for her from Bath and Body Works.  I used the same image as for my card and then mounted it on Basic Black cardstock by Stampin Up, scored it and then punched a 1.25 inch hole for the hanger and then scored it again to help it hang more evenly.  I just made up this template myself by using my gift card and the soap bottle and a piece of scrap paper to get my template. I saved the template in case I want to make these again for another occasion.  Wouldn't they make cute party favors?   As you can see I folded up the end of my cardstock and adhered the two sides leaving the top open so I could insert my gift card.  Now if you wanted these for party favors, you could just leave off the gift card!  Easy Peasy...I hope my sister likes it!  Thanks for looking and check back tomorrow for another fun sketch I have made for Sketch N Scrap!  Hope to see you playing along with us this next week at Sketch N Scrap! 

Another sketch for you!

Monday's can sometimes be downers right?  Well, here's a sketch to start your week off right!  I hope you will find some time to play along with us at Sketch and Scrap for this week's challenge.  Just create a layout based on today's sketch and then link it on the Sketch and Scrap blog for a chance to win a set of fun summer printable tags from Chic Tags!  You have until this Sunday to link up for a chance to enter the montly drawing!  For my layout I used Jillibean Soup papers from their Apple Cheddar and Sweet and Sour lines.   The journal spot is from the Watermelon Gazapacho line.  My letter stickers are a mix of some of my old stash by Scenic Route, October Afternoon and Heidi Swapp.  The flower is from Basic Grey.  This is a real simple sketch and I was able to finish my layout in less then one hour.  I hope you find it as easy to use as I did!  Even if you can't play along remember to stop by Sketch N Scrap to see what the DT did with this sketch!  Enjoy!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

Happy NSD to all my scrapbooking peeps!  Were you able to celebrate with a little scrappy time today?  I sure hope so!  I was able to get crafty today, and heck, the day's still not over, so I may have another layout or two still in me!  I wanted to take a minute to pop on and share a layout I created for Week 13's challenge for the 52 week challenge over at Personalscrapper.  This challenge called Speed Racer, was to create a layout in an hour or less!  This layout took me about 40 minutes total , I used the March Personalscrapper kit which features Simple STories Yearology papers.  I did purchase the Yearology stickers separately but otherwise everything was in the kit.  Simple Stories is so "simple" to work with, you can literally create a page in minutes, if you don't have any in your stash I would encourage you to take advantage of some of the awesome specials online today for NSD and add some to your stash!  I want to mention that I did a little retail therapy as well today, Tammi at My Scraps and More is having a 40% sale PLUS FREE SHIPPING today and tomorrow in honor of NSD.  I added a bit of Bella Blvd and even some of the NEW Authentique Glory to my stash all for under $35!  We are heading to Philly this summer for vacation and I think the Glory papers will be PERFECT for my vacation photos at the Liberty Bell etc!  Another awesome tidbit to share for NSD...Sketch and Scrap has decided to extend the deadlines for the challenges from Friday to Sunday, so you still have a day and half to get your challenge in based on THIS sketch!  Hope you will spend a bit of your NSD with us at Sketch and Scrap!  Happy Scrapping!

Sketch and Scrap's First Reveal!

Good evening!  Hope your Monday was awesome!  I am so excited to share with you the first sketch reveal at Sketch and Scrap!  I hope you will be able to play along with us!  I am sponsoring a very summery and fun prize for our first month at Sketch and Scrap!  To be eligible to win, all you need to do is play along with at least one sketch challenge this month and you will be entered into the drawing for the prize...the more week's you participate the more chances you will have to win, plus the more scrapping you will get done!  A win win right?  You have until this Friday to link up your entry for this week's sketch on the Sketch and Scrap blog.  For my layout using this sketch I used a combination of papers that I had in my stash, the yellow background is from My Mind's Eye, the blue/green very slight pattern is from KI Memories (its really old), the dark pink heart paper is from We R Memory Keepers, the light pink flower paper is by Echo Park and the border strip is from Fancy Pants' BE YOU line featured in the April Personalscrapper kit.  I used glitter Thickers for my title and then made my button flower with a circle punched from felt and black cardstock cut with my scallop circle punch, add a button and there you have a fun big flower handmade embellishment!  These pictures were taken at the Mall where my niece an I spent a fun girl's night out while her brother was having his birthday party and a sleep over a few weeks back...we got to have our own "girls" sleep over!  We had a blast as you can see, of course, her kitties were invited to the girls night out, because as she informed me "they are girls too!"  I am so excited to see you intrepretation of my sketch!  Have fun with it and see you at the Sketch and Scrap blog!

Summer Lovin'

Just wanted to share a fun layout I created in my Got Sketch 107 class.  This layout is inspired by a sketch from the class by Valerie Salmon.  The class is now over, but you can still purchase the download from the class and I will tell you it is worth every dollar!  Lots of tips, lots of techniques and of course, the sketches are AWESOME!  Just visit Valerie's blog and see for yourself, I really can't say enough about Valerie, she is gracious, kind, and of course, uber talented!  I also created this layout for week 16 of our 52 week challenges over at Personalscrapper.  The challenge was to mix papers from at least 2 different kits on your layout.  I used the July 2009 and July 2011 kits.  All papers are from Fancy Pants both the Summer Soiree line and the Beach Bum line, as featured in the July 2009 and July 2011 Personalscrapper kits.  I have just a few scraps left of the July 2009 kit, so I was glad to go ahead and combine them with my July 2011 kit and see that they will coordinate just fine.  The summer accent is from Jilliebean Soup's Watermelon Gazapacho line.  I couldn't find any letters that I liked for my title, plus I couldn't think of a fitting title and this cut out was a great fit for this picture.(Not to mention in doing so I save a bunch of time...titles are hard to think of sometimes!)  I hope you will join me again on Monday April 30th back here OR at Jewels blog as we launch our new sketch challenge Sketch 'n Scrap!  Hope you can play along!  Have a great weekend everyone!

New sketch challenge!

I am so excited to announce that my friend Jewels is starting her own weekly sketch challenge on her awesome blog JOY-N- JESUS and she has asked me to join in the fun as a sketch artist!   These weekly challenges will start on Monday April 30th.  Each week we will have a sketch for you to be inspired by and play along with and even better news, there will be a monthly prize give away as well!  What a better way to get inspired then a sketch and better yet, by participating you will have a chance to be a featured guest, win a button for your blog, or win a prize!  Right now Jewels is gathering a design team to offer weekly inspiration.  If you would like to be part of the first ever Sketch and Scrap DT then check out Jewels blog for more information or email her at jewelscprice@gmail.com.  I hope you will get a chance to play along with us starting next week!   Have a creative week friends!