Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day friends!  I created a special NSD sketch for Sketch N Scrap for today!  Here it is:

 

And here is my layout based on the sketch:



Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Authentique, American Crafts; Stickers: Fancy Pants,

Authentique; Enamel Dots: Teresa Collins, Stampin Up; Punches: Martha Stewart,

Stampin Up; pearls: Kaiser Crafts.

 



I love this fun and bright paper I received as a crop prize when attending this year's Scrapbook Expo! It was perfect for these fun pictures of my BFF's daughter and her BFF!! I think this sketch is very versatile, I substituted this fun Project life card for the third picture but you could of course use 3 or more pictures!!  I plan to use it again soon for another layout I have planned.  I am hoping to spend the night cropping how about you? Any special plans for NSD?  If you need inspiration to get you started why not hop on over the Sketch N Scrap's blog and participate in one of our 30 challenges we will be hosting this month in honor of our THIRD birthday and NSD!!!!  We have lots of prizes, tons of inspiration and of course SKETCHES!!!  No better way to spend your NSD then online with your cyber besties getting inspired to finish up those layouts and get those pictures in your books! 

 

 Happy NSD friends!

Sketch N Scrap #80

Happy May crafty friends!  I am so excited to share my May 1st layout & sketch for Sketch N Scrap with you today!!!  Here is the sketch:

 

And here is my layout based on the sketch:



Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: American Crafts, Fancy Pants, MME; stickers: MAMBI,

Fancy Pants; cork: Elle's Studio; Die cuts: Fancy Pants; chipboard heart: recollections;

Alphabet: American Crafts Thickers; enamel dots: MME.

 

I love these fun pictures of my son and niece at the American Airlines Center watching my nephew play hockey!  Good times spent with family, now that's the life!  I hope you have some time to hop on over to Sketch N Scrap to see all the wonderful inspiration by the DT AND find out more about our NSD and third birthday bash celebration!  We will be celebrating all month long with challenges and prize, you won't want to miss a minute so hop on over and follow the blog to get the inside scoop on all the latest and the greatest!  Hope to see you there!

Card sketch #48

This month is flying by and here I am again with another card sketch, the last of the month for Sketch N Scrap!  Next month is going to be packed as we celebrate National Scrapbooking Day and Sketch N Scrap's third birthday with daily challenges!  I'm so excited to celebrate with you! Here is my last sketch up for April:

 

And here is my card based on the sketch:



Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Pebbles Seen & Noted; sticker (flower): Pebbles Inc;

Butterfly punch: Martha Stewart; Cardstock: Stampin Up; Ink: Stampin Up; stamp:

Stampin Up; pearls: Queen & Co; die cut journal box: KI Memories

 

I had so much fun making this card! I love the colors don't you?  I hope you find time to dig into your stash and make a card with this sketch!  Don't forget to link up by April 30th at 7pm CST for a chance to win our lovely Spring wood veneers!  To see what the other DT members created with this sketch make sure and check out Sketch N Scrap's blog!!! Have a craft week friends!

Sketch N Scrap is turning three!!!

Sketch N Scrap is so excited to announce our THIRD annual Birthday Bash beginning May 1st! It is hard to believe we will have been offering monthly sketches and challenges for 3 years this upcoming May!  We feel blessed to have such awesome followers and participants! To thank you our readers who inspire us each and every month with their awesome entries we are celebrating as we have in years past with DAILY challenges in May courtesy of our wonderful design team members!  We will have lot so fun, lots of inspiration and best of all LOTS of prizes!!!!  

So make sure and join us here everyday in May and be ready to be inspired!!!

Sketch N Scrap #78

Happy Spring!  April is going to be a great month so let's kick it off with a fun 4 photo sketch!

Here is the sketch by me:

And here is my take on the sketch:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee & Simple Stories; Letter stickers: Making Memories;

wood word: Heidi Swapp; Punches: Stampin Up; Journal tag: Echo Park: frame & die cut- unknown;

butterfly: Jillibean Soup; die(small butterfly): Stampin Up; Number: Heidi Swapp, pearls: Kaisercrafts

I received the frame and die cut in a recent swap where the envelope full of goodies traveled from East Coast to West Coast literally! It was so fun and I was excited to put one of my 3 goodies to use right away!  If you are interested in joining in some fun challenges and occasional swaps with some creative and super fun gals make sure and visit Inspired to Scrap!  These adorable pictures are of my friend's DD on her 9th birthday (isn't she adorable?) I love the larger picture which captures the lovely table set up and then the smaller pics of the birthday girl herself!  I have had these papers for literally YEARS in a folder paired up to make a layout and I was so happy when it all came together with this sketch and I was able to use up some older stash with my new embellies!!!  I  hope you will find time to play along with us this month at Sketch N Scrap, we have a great prize of Spring wood veneers for one lucky winner this month!  Make sure and hop over to check out what the DT has done with this sketch, LOADS of inspiration and ideas to get your April off to a good start!  Enjoy friends!

Twistback Thursday

Gosh, I can't believe I have not posted as I intended this month (blush)!  I have been super busy enjoying life I guess, I have done a lot of Spring cleaning and reorganizing as well a few DIY home projects that I have been putting off and of course, they took longer then I thought they would (I know gasp!!! lol!)  So without further ado let me share one fun challenge with you for our third Twistback Thursday feature where we share an oldie but a goodie sketch from Sketch N Scrap and add a little twist to spice it up!  Up this month was Heather and she not only added a twist she added a BIG twist, but first the sketch.  The sketch she choose was one from September 2013 by me:

Now for the TWIST: use ONLY WHITE cardstock to complete your layout using the above sketch!!! Wow!  What a challenge!  Time to dig out your inks, chalks, mist etc and get creative! Here is my layout:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin Up, Inks: Stampin Up- real red, green galore & 

tempting turquoise,  Stamps: Stampin Up- Fabulous Four, Gorgeous Grunge, &

Flower Shop, punch: Stampin Up; Embossing folder: Sizzix.

I used a sponge dauber to create the circles on my dotted cardstock on top and then under that I embossed the paper and sponged green galore ink onto it.  The flowers were stamped and punched out.  The scallop circles were punched out then inked red.  The splats and splatters are a stamp set.  I made a faux "hello badge" using a hello stamp and then handwrote the rest of my title!   I love the way this turned out, I surprised even myself, see you don't need to always use fancy embellishments, you can do a lot with white cardstock!  I hope you will find some time to play along with us at Sketch N Scrap this month, you have just a bit over a day to play along but hey, even after our deadline closes you can play along we would love to see your creations so if the link up is closed make sure and share on our Facebook page!  Be creative & enjoy the process friends!

Card sketch #46

Wow, has this month flown by?  Do I say that every month? I think I do and every month I vow to keep up but hey, sometimes you gotta just sit back and enjoy the ride right?  Time for the last sketch of the month at Sketch N Scrap!  Here is the sketch by me:

Here is my take on the sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin Up; Patterned Paper: American Crafts;

enamel dots: Queen & Co; ink: Stampin Up; Stamps: Technique Tuesdasy &

Stampin Up; flower: unknown (from my bff Kelly)

This card is simple and so easy to create, but has endless possibilities!  This is a great way to use up some of your scraps and get a few cards quickly built up for your stash like I did here (never know when you will need a get well card!).   Make sure and hop on over the check out what the DT did with this sketch, some really creative ideas can be found at the Sketch N Scrap blog!!! Make sure and link up to share you card with us for a chance to win our wonderful prize this month!