Prima BAP Challenge

It's time for Prima's October Challenges!  As always, there is a great Build a Page sketch and a beautiful Prima Product Picks combination!  If you haven't seen it yet, Prima has also added a Cards and Tags challenge, too!  So many fun ways to participate in Prima Challenges!!

There were a lot of thing to love about this month's BAP sketch.  I chose to use a few of the details of the sketch and then let my own style dictate where my layout ended up. 

 

I really loved the stripes and used embroidery floss as a nod to the stripes.  I also chose to stick with the basic placement, as well as, the 3 pictures.  Instead of using 3 separate poses, I chose a favorite, printed it in color, black and white and dialed down the saturation for the 3rd picture.  

Be sure to go to the Prima Blog to see all the challenges and beautiful design team inspiration samples!   

Prima June BAP

It's one of my favorite times of month at Prima!  It's time for the BAP and PPP challenges!

Rikka provided a beautiful sketch for us to work with this month!  (She always does!)  The sketch has options for 3 photos, but I have been wanting to scrapbook this photo of my daughter and I thought the sketch was perfect for it!  So, I took the placement of the 3 photos and just used one larger one.

 

I added the Prima Watercolor Confections to the background to start the background.  I was able to get the feel of water with them, which is exactly what I wanted.  I also used a Prima Stencil with Modeling Paste and the new Mini Art Stones to add some 'sandy' texture to compliment the photo, too.  These things together worked perfectly!

Finally, I embellished with lots of chipboard and the French Riviera Vine to complete the look of my layout.  I'm loving the French Riviera Collection for beach photos!  These colors are some of my all time favorites!

Supplies: 

French Riveria Collection Respirer l'air de La Mer 990763

French Riveria Collection Journees De Reves et Avenures 990787

French Riveria Collection Chipboards 990909

French Riveria Collection Ephemera 583668

French Riveria Collection Vine 586157

French Riveria Collection Flowers 586164

French Riveria Collection Flowers 586201

Watercolor Confections Tropicals 584269

Mini Art Stones 963712

12x12 Stencil 572211

3D Matte Gel 961398

Gesso Clear 961466

Memory Hardware Pearls 990381

Wax Cord Biscuit 576820

Be sure to go by the Prima Blog to see what the rest of the team created using this month's BAP sketch and PPP colors and products!

Mojo Monday at Flying Unicorn

As you probably know by now, every Monday at Flying Unicorn we host Mojo Monday.  If you don't know about it, let me tell you that it is a LOT of fun!  Alda furnishes a sketch for you to use and one of the creative team makes a layout for inspiration.  In addition, it's a challenge and you have one week to participate!  Best news of all... you can win!  Prizes are always fun!!

So this Monday, it was my turn to use the sketch.  What great timing!  I had just received my GORGEOUS new Prima Garden Fable in the mail! (It's in the Flying Unicorn Store) So, this is what I came up with...

I'm loving the beautiful colors that are in this collection.  They are so fun to work with!   So many beautiful parts and pieces, too!

I layered tags, chipboard and pearl flourishes on top of some stenciling that I did with modeling paste.  With these soft beautiful colors, I couldn't resist adding a few sprinkles of glitter to the paste while it was wet.

 

Flowers, flowers, flowers!  There are so many beautiful ones to chose from with all the Prima collections.  I used a mixture of solids, prints and sizes to build my flower clusters.

If you look closely, you will see that I added some tiny green sequins to finish off the page.  So easy to do!  Just use a touch of glossy accents and sprinkle them on!

So, want to see the sketch and play along?  Here is your link!  Mojo Monday Challenge Hope to see you there!

Sketch Challenge at Bo Bunny!

Bo Bunny is having a sketch challenge!

Samantha has provided a sketch for this month.  It is so versatile and the possibilities are endless!

 

Here is my take on her sketch.

 

Spring

I used the C'est La Vie Collection for this one.  Gorgeous Colors!!!  So perfect for scrapping these Easter Pictures.  The extended title pretty much says it all... You know it's Spring when you see all the little ones dressed in their Easter best. 

 

 

Don't forget that Bo Bunny does beautiful flowers now!  They are the perfect colors to compliment the Bo Bunny Collections and so much more!

 

 

I did lots of subtle inking on this one to accent the individual elements.  Adding a few of the Bo Bunny jewels seemed a great way to add a bit more detail. 

 

 

Be sure to check out the sketch and more examples from the design team at Bo Bunny's Blog!

Don't forget that you could even win a prize! 

 

Sketch Challenge at Little Yellow Bicycle

There's a New Sketch Challenge going on at Little Yellow Bicycle! 

I'm always so excited when I'm asked to play along at Little Yellow Bicycle!  The collections are so FABULOUS!  This time, I used the new  Saturday's Collection.  Blue is my favorite color, so you can imagine that this collection is right up my alley!  Not to mention, it's a wonderful denim colored blue that works perfectly for guy and girl pages.  Add in some red and cream and you can imagine that it's a perfect fit for any photo.

Happy Girls

This is Jade outside with the collies when she came for a visit. 

Be sure to take a closer look at the felt flowers that are included in the collection.  The also have these super cool burlap leaves!

Tip:  When you are using the clear cuts that have a lot of detail, you can actually use pop-up glue dots, as I did here, to give your page more dimension. 

More of those great felt flowers mixed with one of the Paper Flower Kit. 

I used some of the baker's twine from the Wonder and Wishes collection to add some detail to my banners.  To hold it in place, I added adhesive to the back.  This will help with keeping it in place, but still leave it looking like it's just wrapped.

Run by the Little Yellow Bicycle Blog to see the GREAT SKETCH by Liz Qualman! 

There are also more examples from the sketch at the blog to get you inspired to play along!

Good Luck!

Card Sketch Challenge at Bo Bunny

It's time for another Card Challenge at Bo Bunny!  Romy provided a great sketch for us to play with this time.  If you haven't seen Romy's cards, you should rush over to Bo Bunny to take a look!  She does beautiful cards!

Here is my take on Romy's sketch.

This was made with the new Snowfall Collection.  It is so beautiful and glittery!  I could play with it over and over again... and I will!  :)

The sentiment on the sticker is so perfect for a winter card.  I used a different jewel for each snowflake as a nod to the sentiment. 

Be sure to stop by the Bo Bunny blog and play along! 

There is also still time to play in the layout challenge!

Sketch Support One Page Sketch

Happy Thanksgiving!  No, I am not nuts!  I know that Thanksgiving was yesterday, but... we didn't celebrate until today.  My son didn't come home until today because he HAD to attend the Texas A&M vs. Texas game!  Although we are not thankful for the final outcome of the game, we are so thankful for the many blessings in our lives.  Mostly, we are thankful that we are able to be together for the holidays with those we love.

On that note, I came up with this layout for Sketch Support that features a picture of Jade that I took when she was home visiting for the holidays.

The sketch this month was another one that I really loved!  I changed it up a bit to make it work with my one photo.  You can see and download the sketch at Sketch Support. 

I used lots of layers on this page.  This collection from Bo Bunny is just gorgeous for winter photos. 

 It's called Snowfall. 

I decided to do some lacing on the page.  The sketch had two pieces of paper side by side, so lacing was a fun and pretty way to connect them and add interest.

Don't forget to check out Sketch Support to download the sketch I used for this page and many others!!  There are so many more inspiring layouts done with the sketch there, too!

Sketch Support Add- On Sketch

Did you know that Sketch Support has Add-on Sketches? 

These are little sketches that are great for embellishing, making shapes or even using for altered items. They are the perfect little extra to make you think outside of purchased pieces and inspire you to make some things of your own.

The add-on sketch this month was some terrific pieced together leaves.  I chose to incorporate them into a layout.  Take a peek in the bottom left corner.  What a great way to use an embellishment to pull several colors together for the entire page!  The picture and background being almost all green could have made for a pretty page, but using the leaves gave me an opportunity to pull in whatever other colors that I chose.

This is a picture that I took in the side yard right outside of my scrapbook room.  We have lots of fawns every spring in our yard.  We love seeing them, especially when there are twins.

 

 You can see the close-up of the leaves from the Sketch Support add-on sketch here.  To make them, I cut strips of several different patterned papers, stacked them on top of one another and cut the angles all at one time so they would match up in the centers.

 I am wild about all of the baker's twine on the market right now.  I love how you can add little details with it.  I chose three coordinated colors, pierced holes in the paper under the frames and at the edges, then finished it off with a bow.  I loved how it fit in the grooves of the corrugated frames.

Be sure to go by Sketch Support for more great ideas using the add-on sketch! You can print off this sketch there, as well as, two page sketches, one page sketches and even card sketches! There are lots of cards, altered items and more layouts there.  Don't forget to share your pages at the Sketch Support gallery, too!

Card Challenge Tuesday at Bo Bunny!

Hi Everyone!  It's Card Challenge Tuesday at the Bo Bunny Blog!  This time we have a terrific sketch that was provided by Juliana Michaels!!

I chose to make a super simple little card using the Welcome Home Collection.  Don't you just love how great products make creating so easy?  I thought a Congratulations card for a friend who is moving was a perfect fit for this collection.

  

Be sure to drop by the Bo Bunny Blog to see the sketch and for an opportunity to win a great prize!  While you are there, take a moment to stroll through the posts to see Bo Bunny's wonderful new collections!  You're going to love them!

Sketch Support

It's one page week at Sketch Support!  Allison has provided a terrific sketch for us to use!  It's my favorite one so far!!  Such a cute sketch with so lots of room to make it your own and use it over and over again! 

Here is the page that I came up with.

It's a Girl

This is the daughter of one of my daughter's co-workers.  As you can see, she is such a CUTIE! Not to mention, her mom dresses her so adorably!  

Her parents are expecting and I know that they are having another little girl.  Laynee is always has the most precious little bows and headbands, and on Mom's blog I saw that Laynee had agreed to share her bows.  I couldn't resist adding a bit about that to the journaling.

 I used some little My Mind's Eye banner stickers for the flags.

 Here is a peek at the sketch.  Please visit Sketch Support to download it for

your personal use and to get many more ideas. 

The team has done a fabulous job of showing the versitility of the sketch!

Sketch Support

It's Add-on Week at Sketch Support! 

This month, Allison has provided us with the cutest little birthday hat sketch.  This one is so adorable and it's perfect to use up some of your littlest scraps.  

It's perfect for cards, but it also makes a fun embellishment to add to your pages, tags or anything else you might come up with! 

Happy Birthday Card

In addition to making the colorful party hat, I used the pattern to make some white hats to add a bit of interest to my white space.

The fringed top of the hat was made by punching three different circles, cutting 3 tiny triangles out of each of them and adding a brad.

  

And... If you know me, you know that in addition to the paper strips, I HAD to add some ribbons! The little ruffle along the bottom was made by cutting some ribbon strips, glueing them in half and tucking them under the bottom of the party hat.

Be sure to stop by Sketch Support for more ideas and to download the sketch for your personal use!  There are LOTS of ideas for the sketch and since it's only Tuesday, there are LOTS more to come!

Thanks for dropping by!

Sketch Support One-Page Sketch and a Giveaway!

It's One-Page Sketch Week at Sketch Support!  I love the sketch that we worked with this week!  I am also wild about these adorable papers and stickers from Doodlebug!  This sketch is such a versatile one and I was easily able to make some little changes to suit these precious pictures!

Here is my layout.

Here is this week's sketch.  You can download and print the fabulous sketches by going to Sketch Support! 

Sketch Support

As you can see, I made some small changes.  I changed the stars to flowers.  I layered Sprites and Doodlebug flowers stickers, and added some Doodlebug leaf and butterfly stickers, too!

A few more layered stickers and flowers and I also added some of the Doodlebug Petite Prints punched for leaves along the bottom.   

AND... A Giveaway!!!

You can win your very own Sketch Book by becoming a follower on my blog!!!  Leave a comment to let me know and I'll choose a winner on Sunday!!  You WANT this book!!  It is packed with great ideas!! 

(edit:  Of course, if you are already a follower, you can win, too!!  Just leave a comment letting me know!)

Don't forget to drop by Sketch Support to be inspired!  There are so many wonderful designers and the ideas are endless!!

Here's a look at the book cover.

Thanks for dropping by!

Sketch Support Giveaway

I'm so happy to have done my first layout

 for the Sketch Support Team! 

 This week is 2 page sketch week and Allison provided us with a fantastic sketch!  You want to go over to Sketch Support to see what the rest of the designers have done with the sketch.  The different looks and ideas are endless!  All week long, you will get to see the sketch in action.  You won't want to miss it!

Now.... before I share the sketch and my layout with you, I have some SUPER GREAT news!!! 

Volume 8 of Sketches for Scrapbooking was just released and

you can win it!! 

You're going to love it and be so inspired!!  Here is a peek at the cover.

How do you win?

All you have to do is become a follower of my blog, then hop over to Sketch Support to become a follower there. 

Let me know by a comment here that you did that and I'll pick a random winner on Sunday to get their very own copy of the new book!  How easy is that?  Of course, if you are already a follower of my blog and at Sketch Support, just let me know by commenting and you will be entered to win, too! 

The Sketch for this week is a sketch that is included in the book. 

Here it is!  You can download this sketch and many more at Sketch Support.

Here is my take on the sketch.  I couldn't resist using the Bo Bunny Liberty Collection for this sketch that is loaded with stars.  Instead of doing a patriotic layout, I did a birthday layout.

My son's birthday is on July 3rd so he had a LOT of Red, White and Blue Birthdays! 

 TIP: Sometimes a picture that is a bit busy can have a tendency to disappear on patterned paper. Adding a white border can help highlight the pictures better. I also like to pop up pictures a bit in this instance. I added two layers of cardstock underneath the pictures to further highlight them.

Supplies Used: Bo Bunny Liberty Collection paper, stickers, die-cuts, chipboard, brads and alphabet. Jillibean soup alphabet (red) and October Afternoon alphabet (blue). DMC embroidery floss.

Don't forget  to take a peek at Sketch Support to see what the design team did with this sketch and to become a follower while you're there for your chance to WIN!!

Thanks for dropping by!



Sketch Support

I'm really excited to say that I made the Creative Team at Sketch Support!!!  I had such a great time with the sketches for the call!  I'm joining a really terrific team of designers and can't wait to get started!  Allison Davis does such great sketches and I'll be sharing more of them soon! 

This is the last project that I did for my submission. 

Color Me Thankful!

I couldn't resist doing another little Nifty Gifty!  I thought this would be a cute idea for a thank you card and gift idea.  Sometimes, I want to do a bit more than just send a card to say thank you.  

Here is a close-up of the card.  I made the little tag in Microsoft Word, cut it out and added a punched border around it.  I used an exacto knife to cut the slits in the card and ran some ribbon through it over the top of the crayons.

And a close-up of the little bucket.  Just use hot glue to attach the crayons and add a bow.  So SIMPLE and QUICK! 

Be sure to drop by Sketch Support to check out the fabulous sketches and to be inspired!  There are so many great ideas there!!!

Thanks for dropping by!