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LET'S SCRAP SKETCH 1-30-13

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

With everything that has been going on lately, I just have not had the time to blog :-( It really makes me sad that there is not enough hours in a day. So the next few posts will be an some catching up on Let's Scrap sketches that I made, but not yet blogged about :-)

The sketch 1-30-13 over at Let's Scrap was designed by the talented Jennifer Russell. The best thing about this sketch is the fact that there is space for SOOOO many pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had so many pictures from Christmas Eve of our little one, that the sketch was just perfect. I could print out different pictures from that night and have them all in one layout :-)

All of the paper and embellishments that I used were from Kaisercraft, the Twig&Berry Collection.

I really enjoyed working with this sketch!

Happy Scrappin'

LET'S SCRAP DESIGN TEAM CHALLENGE #154

Back in January it was my turn to do a Design Team challenge over at Let's Scrap. Things have been so hectic, I never got round to blogging it. Well here was the challenge and the layout I made.

I was so excited about the challenge. I had so many ideas, the perfect pictures, brand new papers, but when I sat down to do the challenge, the creative juices and everything that goes along with it, went out the window..........................

But in the end I came up with a layout, which was based on the following sketch.

I really adore these pictures of our little boy and really wanted to make something special of his first Christmas. But in the end I decided to rather keep it simple, as less is more.

The challenge was to make a layout that HAD to be Christmas layout with the following rules and criteria:

Use some sort of distressing technique, whether it is sanding, inking or any other distressing technique you know of. I used sanding on my photos and papers.
In terms of paper"

you had to use 2 different coloured cardstock; and
5 different pieces of pattern paper.

You had to use at least one sticker, die-cut or rub-on.
And lastly, a small strip of paper. I am not really sure how to describe this, but it is that strip of paper that some of the suppliers add at the bottom of the pages. One I know that does this is Kaisercraft (I cannot think of other right off the top of my head). You will see that I used it at the bottom of my layout, it is the strip of paper with the stamps on. I do realise that not everyone might have these, so if you don't have one, you are allowed to use a border sticker or even a ribbon.

I must admit, that in the end, I really enjoyed making this layout and it really turned out lovely!

Hope you enjoyed it and Happy Scrappin'

Monday, March 18, 2013

A brand new challenge was posted on Frosted Designs on Friday. The challenge is to make a layout, card or any other project with anything that can go up. We want to see what you can do with the things you see in the sky........... hot air balloons, kites, planes, clouds, birds, butterflies..................... There are so many possibilities, cannot wait to see the projects.

Here is my take on the challenge.

We have an awesome sponsor for this two week challenge - Creative Chaos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is really awesome to have them back for this fortnight's sponsor.

The awesome prize for this fortnight is an altered box filled with various handmade flowers to the value of $25.00. This sounds like an awesome prize and would love to win it myself..............

So in order to take part in this awesome challenge and win this wonderful prize, here is what you have to do:

Create a layout or card using the things you see in the sky;
Visit the Frosted Designs Blog - http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/
Link your project on the right hand side bar!!!!!

Well ladies, you only have until noon (Central Time) Thursday, March 28th to link up your project. So that gives you just under 2 weeks!!!!!! Cannot wait to see what you create!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Scrappin'

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Exciting changes are happening at Frosted Designs! They recently switched to a bi-weekly challenge format to allow all of you a little more time to enter our challenge and have a chance to be entered to win our amazing prizes! Now, we are thrilled to not only introduce our new Design Team, but also our new format! We have a team of 25 Designers from all over the world that will be providing inspiration to you for each challenge. We want to help you enjoy this inspiration so we will provide 4 straight days of it!!

I got given the wonderful day of SATURDAY!!!!!!!!!!! So my Frosted Designs layout will posted on a Saturday.

We have a wonderful sponsor for this challenge - Leave a paper Trail - http://www.leaveapapertrail.com/zencart/

A little about our sponsor this week

I have been paper crafting for over 13 years now and really feel that it is an invaluable service to my family and generations to come. I love the creative outlet it provides me and seeing the pages come to life gives me great satisfaction. You may ask “Why the name The Paper Trail?” Well, for me, scrapbooking is all about leaving a paper trail of you for your family and future generations to come. Webster’s dictionary defines paper trail as: documents from which a person's actions may be traced. Doesn’t that just sum up exactly what we do when we create a scrapbook page? We leave a trail of us – what we have done, who we are, etc.

I have created this store so that you have options available to help you create the best trail that you can.

Now to win this in store voucher, simple link up your project for this challenge, and remember to have fun!!!

In order to take part in this awesome challenge and win this wonderful prize, here is what you have to do:

Create a layout or card using Chevrons;
Visit the Frosted Designs Blog - http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/
Link your project on the right hand side bar!!!!!

Well ladies, you only have until noon (Central Time) Thursday, March 14th to link up your project. So that gives you about 2 days, 7 hours and 30 minutes to go!!!!!! So get those projects finished and linked :-)

Happy Scrappin'

Friday, March 8, 2013

After a long while, and a lot of struggling with the layouts, I FINALLY completed a wedding album for a lady at my office.

I think I used Let's Scrap sketches for all the layouts that I made, which I why I really love their sketches :-) There are so many, and you will always find one to suite your photos :-)

Here are the sketches with the layouts :-)

SAVOR THESE MOMENTS - LS SKETCH 5-23-12

CHERISH - LS SKETCH 6-5-9

A MOMENT IN TIME - LEFT HAND SIDE OF LS SKETCH 2-3-10

TRUE BEAUTY - LS SKETCH 9-26-12

SAYING I DO - LS SKETCH 3-24-10

LOVE - LEFT HAND SIDE OF LS SKETCH 3-10-10

FAMILY PORTRAITS - LS SKETCH 2-24-10

NOTHING IS WORTH MORE - RIGHT HAND SIDE OF LS SKETCH 1-4-12

DREAM - RIGHT HAND SIDE OF LS SKETCH 9-9-10

There are still about 4 layouts worth of pictures that I need to do, but I hoped you enjoyed the post.

Happy Scrappin

DESIGN TEAM CALL: NUTS ABOUT SKETCHES (MARCH - AUGUST 2013)

A while back Shawn Eerie from Nuts About Sketches post a sketch team call for the period March to August 2013.

She was looking for dependable scrappers who are able to create at least 2 layouts a month, based on sketches that she provides. There are single and double page sketches, for which you can do only the one side if you wish to.

In order to apply, you had to choose one of the following sketches and submit a layout.

I really loved both of these sketches, but in the end I had to pick one and decided on the second sketch (the one of the right hand side).

Here is my take on the sketch.

The papers and embellishments are all from Kaisercraft! I unfortunately did not make the DT, but I really loved using the sketch and the way the layout turned out.

Happy Scrappin'