Precious

Paper Secrets Sketch Challenge:Winter

This is one of those photos I could just scrap over and over again!

It is simple enough that all you see is her inherent beauty. I also love that it was taken by her sister. I DO find it amusing that this is the same photo I scrapped for the last Paper Secrets Challenge. Hope there's no rules agains THAT!!!

~ Precious ~

I'm enjoying the new twist Paper Secrets has added to there sketch challenges. Here are my items for WINTER:

W:White hand made paper for journaling card

I:Ink on the edges of the flower and various other items.

N:Navy Blue Ribbon

T:Twine

E:Ephemera from K and Company

R:Rub-Ons

 

Supplies:

Paper:7-Gypsies, Crate Paper

Flowers:Prima and Recollections

Gems:MME, K and Company, The Paper Studio

Rub-Ons, Liquid Pearls:Ranger

Ephemera, Die Cuts:Prima

Wood Leaves:Prima

Ink:Ranger, CTMH

Alpha:Basic Grey

Ribbon:Stash

Resin Heart:Webster's Pages

Border Punch:Kreaxions

 

Sketch:

(one turn to the left)

Kelly Hollifield

 

~charity~

Just Because

 Chalkboard ideas on Practical Scrappers today...stop by and check them out.
I love using pastel colors on black paper. It looks just like the colored chalk drawings we used to make on the blackboard at school!

 ~ Just Because ~

This card was published in Create, a new magazine by Scrapbook Generation!!!

Check it out HERE.

 

Supplies:

Paper:Recollections, Kaiser Craft

Ink:CTMH

Twine: Twinery

Grunge Board:Ranger

Sentiment:Teresa Collins

Staples:Making Memories

Shape punches:Kreaxions

 

~charity~

Search

My Scraps and More posted a delighful sketch for their sketch blog Design Team Call. I found it so inspiring I put together this layout. I recorded the process via photograph to show how easy it was to build this project.

~ search ~

To begin with I chose a neutral paper with a distressed look.

Step1: I layered rub-ons along the photo area. I put them on in more then one direction or upside down because I was going for added texture, not a specific wording.

Step 2: I misted the paper with white Chalkboard mist and then layered white pigment ink on top.

 Step 3: I attached jute with staples, applied modeling paste over a honeycomb mask, dipped the mask in mist and blotted it on the paper, then inked the mask and stamped it on the paper.

 Step 4: I misted the layout with brown and with pink.

 Step 5: I stamped images over the modeling paste and pigment ink.

Step 6: I attached a bottle of shells, added a craft paper shape, and then a few stickers.

 Step 7: I added a couple pieces of chipboard and then clear buttons to look like sea glass.

 

Supplies:

Paper:Riddersholm Design, CTMH, DCWV

Modeling Paster:Liquitex

Mist:Ranger, Tattered Angels

Glass Bottle, Jute:Dollar Store

Stickers:Simple Stories

ChipBoard:Stash

Rub-Ons:7 Gypsies

Buttons:Basic Grey

Stamps:Pink Paislee

Staples:Making Memories

Alpha:Jillibean Soup

Punch:Fiskars

Ink:CTMH

 

Sketch:

 

~charity~

 

 



Incredible You

 Special Ops day on the SWAT blog!
Stop by and see how I made the fun,
 ink splattered crowns for this card.

 ~ incredible YOU ~

 

Supplies:

Paper:DCWV and Recollections

Twine:The Twinery

Large Alpha:American Crafts

Sentiment Sticker:ADG

Punches:Kreaxions #611 and #901

Ink Spray:Ranger

Adhesive: Elmer's Craft Bond

Thread:Coats and Clark

Sewing Machine:White

 

~charity~



Celebrate New Life

Scrappy Friends Challenge is always fun to participate with.

I love that the ladies cooperate to offer different challenges and SO many opportunities to win a prize!!!

These photos are of my sister and I during my first pregnancy and her fourth. It was fun to be pregnant at the same time!

~ Celebrate New Life ~

This month the Scrappy Friends offered a color challenge from

Kelly:I chose burgundy, both blues, and the sage green.

A word challenge from Kristi:

I used Celebrate and New

A tic-tac-toe challenge from Rochelle:

I went with Flowers, Embossing (dry embossing on the craft leaves) and Buttons (centers for the blue flowers)

and a sketch challenge from Brenda:

Supplies:

Paper:Farmhous Paper Co, Echo Park, Carta Bella, DCWV

Alpha:Farmhouse Paper Co, American Crafts

Stickers, Tiny Type:Echo Park

Chipboard:Farmhous Paper Co

Ink, Liquid Pearls:Ranger

Buttons:Crate Paper

Flowers:Petaloo

Punches:Kreaxions

 

~charity~

 



Our Song

DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge:Card

Still playing with those fun cardstock stickers from the Vintage Collector line. I love the cassette tape and put quite a bit of thought into a catchy sentiment to match it.

~ Our Song ~

Supplies:

Paper, Stickers:DCWV

Twine:Twinery

Tiny Type:Glitz

Alpha:Prima

 

Sketch:

Page Maps

 

~charity~

 

Famous first word: HELLO

DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge

The kids and I checked out a few sales yesterday and I found the Vintage Collector  cardstock stickers on sale at Michael's. These fun shapes made this layout a SNAP to create!

~ Famous first word:

HELLO ~

When my oldest was 2 we lived on a dairy farm in Italy. She was fascinated with the cows and loved to visit them. Every friendship begins with "Hello" and she said it to the ladies often.

 

Supplies:

Ink:CTMH

Paper, Stickers:DCWV

Alpha:American Crafts, Prima

 

Sketch:

Pagemaps

 

~charity~

 



Dino Friend

Paper Girls Challenge #47

Pinecone Pizzazz

Stop by the blog and look for the earthy goodness of pinecones on each project!

~ Dino Friend ~

I have quite the stack of photos of Lori with this dinosaur.

I just couldn't resist all the greens!!!

 

Supplies:

Paper:Crate Paper, WeRMrk, Authentique

Journaling Card, Fabric Ticket:Webster's Pages

Twine:The Twinery

Buttons:Stash

Ink:Ranger

Punch:Kreaxions

Stickers, Tiny Type:Authentique

 

Sketch:

PageMaps

 

~charity~

 

 



Innocent?

I just love Karen's sketches! They give me so many ideas for adding layers to my projects! I took this photo of my son a few summers ago. It reminds me of the idea that all children look innocent when they are asleep.

~ Innocent? ~

Supplies:

Paper:Crate Paper, Recollections, Bazill

Transparencies:Little Yellow Bicycle

Alpha:Cosmo Cricket

Die-Cuts:CTMH

Rub-Ons:Daisy D's

Ink, Mist:Ranger

Paper Clips:7 Gypsies

Wood Shapes:Prima

Stickers:Crate Paper

Border Punch:Kreaxions

 

Sketch:

Karen Gerber:Sketchabilities #107

 

~charity~


Friends

SWAT 

Drill # 24

Sketch with Buttons 

Buttons always leave me wondering if I should:

1. Sew them on with floss

2. Tie them on with twine

3. Just use a dab of glue and call it good.

For this layout I decided that a glue would work best. I was going for colored bubbles and needed the transparent effect.

~ Friends ~

Be sure to stop by the SWAT blog and check out the interpretations of this sketch and how the DT decided to use buttons! Can't wait to see what YOU make!!!

 

Supplies:

Paper, Diecuts, Title, Trim:Glitz Design

Buttons:Basic Gray

Gems:MME

Punches:Kreaxions

Mist:Ranger

Ink:CTMH

 

Sketch:

PageMaps

 

~charity~

She is a GIFT

So excited to be participating with the Paper Secrets sketches again!!! And what better photo to use
 then one my eldest took of her sister?

Here is my interpretation of PARTY:Jan 1st Sketch.

~ She is a GIFT ~

These are the items I used to spell party:

P: Prima Gems

A: Alphas

R: Rub-Ons

T: Twine

Y: Yellow Paper

 

Supplies:

Paper:7 Gypsies, Farmhouse Paper Co

Alpha:American Crafts

Gems:Prima, The Paper Studio

Modeling Paste:Liquitex

Mask:Studio Calico

Rub-Ons:Ranger

Ink:CTMH

Twine:Twinery

Trim:Pink Paislee

Die Cuts:7 Gypsies

Chip Board:Farmhouse Paper Co.

Border Punch:Kreaxions

 

Sketch:

Kelly Holifield for Paper Secrets

 

~charity~

Tough Enough

Paper Girls Challenge #47

 

New Year's Resolutions

There are SO many things I plan to catch up with now that I have a substantial school break. But picking just one to illustrate is NOT hard. My goal is to spend more time with my kids, celebrating the wonderful young people they have become!

~ tough enough ~

I am so proud of my son for learning that a REAL MAN says "I am sorry!"

Supplies:

Paper:Echo Park, Carta Bella, Kaiser Craft

Rub Ons:American Crafts, 7 Gypsies

Alpha:American Crafts

Tiny Type:Authentique

Staples:Making Memories

Brads & Stickers:Echo Park

Honeycomb Mask:Studio Calico

Mist:Tattered Angels

Enamel Dots:MME

Twine:Twinery

Ink:Ranger

Circle Cutter, Punch:Kreaxions

~charity~



Fancy Frost

My favorite part of scrapping layouts is finding the right papers to accent the color combinations in my photos. I'd say that the sparkly paper from DCWV is just about perfect for this winter theme.

~ Fancy Frost ~

I decided to go for an all out glitz look to mirror the frost crystals in the photo.

To add to this theme I added dots of silver stickles to my chipboard. 

Sketch:

Karen Gerber for Sketchabilities

 

Supplies:

Paper, Brads:DCWV, Echo Park

Alpha:Making Memories

Mist:Tattered Andgels

Trim:May Arts

Gems:CTMH

Stickles:Ranger

Border Punch:Kreaxions

Laser Cut Chipboard:Blue Fern Studios

 

~charity~