Pebbles Inc | October Sketch...

Hey Friends! There's a new challenge up on the Pebbles Inc blog. We have started to introduce a few sketch challenges! Have a look at our very first inspiration sketch..

My layout has stayed pretty true to the overall positioning of elements on the page. However, I simply replaced the hexagon shapes with fussy cut butterflies from the new Midnight Haunting collection.

supplies: cs - American Crafts; pp - Pebbles Inc Midnight Haunting; other - Simple Life Embossed Stickers.

Head on over to the blog and seek out the inspiration shared from the amazing DT. Two winners will be chosen from the submissions sent in. Good luck!

Page Maps & Bella Blvd | Hello Smile...

This month, Bella Blvd is sponsoring the challenge over at Becky Fleck's PageMaps.  The Bella Blvd design team had the awesome opportunity to play along. This is the sketch Becky asked me to create with..

 

 

I love the vertical lines and the added interest of enamel dots! So.. This is the layout I ended up creating.

 

"Hello Smile" 

 

products used: cs - American Crafts; pp - Bella Blvd (Color Chaos); other - Bella Blvd: enamel dots, stickers; paint; tools - machine stitching, typewriter.

I didn't want to go too crazy with the colour on this page, instead staying true to the hues found in the photo. The simplicity of the overall layout is what appeals to me the most.  And of course there's the story too. That look of pure tranquillity on my sons face, was soon abolished when his brothers decided they needed to jump on top of him in the pool!

 

 

sigh... boys.

 

 

Thanks for visiting.  I hope many of you got a chance to create last week end in celebration of (inter)National Scrapbooking Day!

 



Scraptastic Club | March Sketch...

Hello Friends!  I'm fresh back from THE most amazing scrapbooking retreat held in Australia - Escape2Create.  I was honoured to be teaching a class to 80 wonderful and already incredibly talented ladies and I had the. best. time!! But more about that later, after I've dug through all my photos from the weekend to share with you.

 

Today I want to let you know about the sketch challenge over at Scraptastic Club.  The ever fabulous Susan Stringfellow has designed a fun sketch.  It is so inspiring it had 14 of our team designers put their hand up to participate.  You really need to check it out.

 

 

 

Here's my take on the sketch...

 

"Hello"

 

products used: Scraptastic Club kit - Good Day Sunshine; Add on - Good Day Sunshine; other - embroidery thread, gesso; tools - watercolour paint, chevron punch, label punch.

 

 

So if you get the chance, head on over and play along. You could win $20 to spend in store.  Good luck and thanks for visiting..x

 

 

 



Scraptastic Club | December sketch...

 Hi Friends!  Last week Scraptastic Club shared their December sketch.

 

And I decided to create a non Christmas themed page with it!  *gasp!!*

 

 

"Grin"

products used: Scraptastic Club Kit - Heartbeats; Add On - Heartbeats; Stamp Set - Heartbeats; tools - machine stitching, typewriter.

I really enjoyed playing with the triangles and the fun pops of yellow!  Head on over to Scraptastic to enter your version of the sketch.  Thanks for visiting..x

 



Bella Blvd | Friday Sketch...

Hi Everyone!  Today I am sharing my layout created for the Friday Sketch over at Bella Blvd.  This sketch comes courtesy of Becky Fleck and is just divine! *grin*

 

This is how my layout looks, after I shrunk the sketch down to suit my preferred scrapping size...

 

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Bella Blvd; alphas - Bella Blvd; other - Bella Blvd: buttons, cardstock stickers, paper pieces, tags; mist; tools - machine stitching, black pen, foam tape.

 

This sketch was such a fun starting point for creating my layout and I didn't need to change it very much at all. To downsize the sketch to suit my 8.5" x 11" layout style, I minimized the number of elements placed on the right side of the photo. I then used this opportunity to create layers and dimension on top of the square elements.

 

I also love the little details that can already be found in the Alpha+Bits negative spaces. The stars reminded me of the little bits that float about inside snow globes when you shake them. Adding details to the circle punched paper pieces, also reminded me of these shaken features inside "round" snow globes.

Don't forget to check out what the other designers did with this sketch as well. Lot's of Christmassy creations being put together!  Thanks for visiting..x
 

The Scrapbook Store | November Sketch...

Hello Friends.  I back today to share with you, my layout for this month's sketch for The Scrapbook Store.  Once again it has been designed by my lovely friend Melinda Spinks.  This lady has no end to her scrapping talents! :)

 

 

 

 "Family Update"

 

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Carta Bella, Teresa Collins; other - Jillibean Soup: twine; Greatest View badges/flair; shimmerz mist; tools - foam tape, arrow stencil.

 

My take on the sketch is a little more subtle.  The basics are there, with maybe a few extra layers.  *grin*

 

 

 

I hope you will join in with this challenge over at The Scrapbook Store.  There is already a huge amount of inspiration from the DT in the gallery and there is always an awesome prize to be won.  You won't regret checking it out.  Thanks for visiting..x

 

 

Life.Paper.Scrapbook | November Sketch...

Wow!  Can you believe we are almost through another year?!  Life certainly gets busy and in the blink of an eye, time suddenly disappears.  Thankfully we have those scrapping moments where we can look back on the year and celebrate the life we are living.  Today I am sharing the November Sketch release over at Life.Paper.Scrapbook.

 

"Best Water Fight Ever"

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Jillibean Soup, Bella Blvd, American Crafts - Dear Lizzy; alpha - Scenic Route, Kaisercraft mini alphas, Jenni Bowlin, Simple Stories; other - staple, black paint, Lux stickers, vellum, October Afternoon cardstock labels, Jenni Bowlin banner stickers, Studio Calico: wood veneer heart, Crate Paper stickers, ink; tools - silhouette portrait.

Yep.  I've changed it up again.  But the main elements are still there.  I promise! *grin* 

There are so many elements on this page already, that I will go back and create a pocket just for journaling.  Normally I would write the story directly onto the back of the page but my dear friend Melinda Spinks, has just shared a really cool way to do this on the Jillibean Soup blog. 

 

 

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And now for the fun part!!  This month's prize for the Life.Paper.Scrapbook sketch challenge, has kindly been donated by...

...and the winner can chose any sketch ebook from the store, including the brand new ones!  How awesome is that!!!

Scrapbook Generation is a Springfield, Missouri retail store started in 2004 by two sets of sisters: Debbie Sanders and Karin Rush, and Debbie's daughters Stacey Atchley and Allison Davis. In 2010, the family business grew to include Scrapbook Generation Publishing, which sells and distributes a line of 15 sketch books for scrapbooking and cardmaking. In addition, a wide variety of sketch products ranging from single sketch to books can be purchased as downloads at scrapbookgeneration.com. Each month, SG also produces six kit clubs and Allison Davis hosts Sketch Week on her blog. At the start of 2014, SG will launch an expanded online store.

 

To be eligible to win this prize, please don't forget to mention LPS in your blog post and link back to the LPS blog.  I can't wait to see what you create.  Happy scrapping and thanks for visiting..x

 

 

The Scrapbook Store | October Sketch...

Hi Everyone!  Today I am sharing this month's sketch from The Scrapbook Store.  It is another gorgeous design created by my talented friend Melinda Spinks. 



I've added my own touches to it - like rotate it to the right and of course shrunk it down to 8.5" x 11".  *grin*

 

"Treasure Hunt"

 

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Carta Bella (Rough & Tumble); alpha - Dear Lizzy, Jillibean Soup; other - Carta Bella: cardstock stickers; Echo Park: Decorative Brads; Jenni Bowlin butterfly stickers, twine, mist (Mister Huey's, Glimmermist), Colorbox ink (pool); tools - black pen, hole punch, Amy Tangerine clear stamps.

 

I put this layout together using my The Scrapbook Store dt kit for October.  It is full of lovely Carta Bella collection featuring Rough & Tumble.  These soft blues/aquas/yellows were perfect for the beach scene in my photos.

 

 

The element stickers from Carta Bella are absolutely gorgeous and I have teamed them up with the decorative brads from Echo Park. I kind of went a little over board when using them together! *grin*

 

I hope you will join in with this challenge over at The Scrapbook Store.  There is already a huge amount of inspiration from the DT flooding the gallery.  Thanks for visiting..x

 





World Card Making Day...

Hi Everyone!  I just wanted to pop in here quickly to share the cards I created for WCMD.  I have two to share.  The first is for Bella Blvd..

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Bella Blvd; alpha - Bella Blvd; other - Bella Blvd: crochet heart, button, cardstock stickers, flag; twine, sequins.

..and the second one is for Jillibean Soup..

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Jillibean Soup; alpas - Jillibean Soup; other - Jillibean Soup: cardstock stickers, twine.

I hope you are indulging in a little crafting today to help celebrate! *grin*  Thanks for visiting..x



Life.Paper.Scrapbook | Sketch Challenge...

Hello friends.  Just sharing with you today the release of the new Life.Paper.Scrapbook sketch challenge.

"frog"

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Glitz Design, Bella Blvd; alpha - Bella Blvd; other - Greatest View badge/flair; paper clips, Crate Paper cardstock stickers, Echo Park stickers, Simple Stories stickers, mist, Bella Blvd designer tape; tools - black pen.

As you can see, I have stayed fairly true to the sketch.  I had considered turning it on its side but these photos and that gorgeous quote from Glitz Designs patterned paper, work for me in this orientation.  :)

 

This month's sponsor for our sketch challenge is Studio Fourteen40.  Here is a little more info about this new Aussie company.

Studio Fourteen40 is an exciting new business who made their debut into the paper-craft scene in September this year. Owner and designer, Sandra Allan is ecstatic that her 'baby' generated so much interest and excitement within such a short time.

Sandra, who lives with her husband Matt and their three children in Melbourne, Australia has a keen eye for detail and a love of design and colour. Having worked within the industry and alongside some amazing talent, Sandra had a deep seeded dream to launch her own collection of scrapbooking embellishments and make her own mark on the industry, eventually taking the plunge and giving birth to Studio Fourteen40. ...

Whilst it is early days at Studio Fourteen40 and Sandra has 13 collections of tin button flairs released, there are plenty more on the drawing board. Sandra has grand dreams for her business and cannot wait to share more of her designs and release other embellishments into her line.

Visit www.facebook.com/Studiofourteen40 to keep up with the latest releases and exciting announcements and view the entire range.

www.studiofourteen40.com - Store, will be opening shortly.

 

 

 

If you would like the chance to win, make sure you visit the Life.Paper.Scrapbook blog and link up your project with us.  You could also be chosen as one of our Top 3 featured projects!  And if you haven't had a chance to play along with our September Colour Challenge, there are still a few days left, to link up your layout!

Good luck.  And thanks for visiting..x

 

Beck Fleck & Greatest View...

Hi There.  Today I wanted to share with you all the wonderful opportunity the design team from Greatest View and a few of our Aussie friends, have had recently.  Beck Fleck's October PageMaps, was created just for us to play along with.  I was excited to be given this sketch...

This is what I created...

"The Good Stuff"

products used: cs - Kaisercraft, Core'dinations; pp - American Crafts (Dear Lizzy); Greatest View - seam binding, badges/flair, chevron ribbon, mini doily; other - Crate Paper cardstock stickers, SC journaling card, felt, twine, Tim Holtz paper clip, Bella Blvd designer tape, Jillibean Soup flashcard, mist; tools - FTD scallop flower, machine stitching, scallop scissors, typewriter.

These Greatest View badges/flair are now available in the shop.  If you want to own some of these yourself, you had better be quick! They will sell out fast! :)

I would so love it if you had the time to check out what the amazing girls created over at PageMaps.  It would be a pleasure to see you over there.  Thanks for visiting..x