Hiking At Devil's Lake

 Hey there!

Today I am sharing my take on sketch #544 at Sketches In Thyme. Brenda Ragsdale created this fun sketch!

I used Little Yellow Bicycle stash for this hiking page of Sierra and Greg:

I handstitched the circles with embroidery floss. I used Evalicious and Studio12 alphabets for my title. I added some acetate diecuts:

I added in a wood button. a white rubon from Cherry Art, acetate diecuts and stickers:

I used a punch to create my leaf border, then added the black clear sticker from my stash under it. I added the fox sticker, an acetate leaf and the wood veneer bird is from Studio Calico:

Here is the fabulous sketch:

I love how this page came out and that I used all stash! It fewels good to use some of it up!

Thanks for stopping by and havea great day!

Nashville

 Hey there friends!

I am sharing a layout I created for Sketches In Thyme using sketch #530 along with Little Yellow Bicycle from my stash. They were one of my favorite companies back in the day so I basically hoarded their stuff, lol. Here's my page:

I layered a few patterned papers under my photo and then added some machine stitching. I added in a few acetate diecuts along with the leaves diecut. I popped up the chipboard taxi on foam tape to add some dimension and also tucked in a stick pin here:

I added a few cork butterflies and some enamel dots from my stash:

I hand cut a few tags and added some Divine Twine bows to the top:

I used foam alphas for my title:

Here is the sketch:

I really enjoyed creating this page and using my stash.

Hope you find some time to play along with us this month.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Oopsy, Wrong Color

Hey there scrappy friends!

I am sharing my take on sketch #522 at Sketches In Thyme today. I used stash for this layout of Greg and I at the camper show in the camper we ordered back in February of 2018 (top photo)- Notice the colors. When it finally came in at the end of May, it was the wrong colors! Since we didn't want to wait another 3 months for the right color, we kept it (and they threw in the fireplace for free!)

I added watercolors to my background. I used Paper House In The Wild papers and added some stitching, leaving areas not stitched so I could tuck in a few tags from Simple Stories:

For my title, I used: 

"Oopsy"- Authentique

"Wrong"- Thickers

"Color"- Little Yellow Bicycle

I added a few diecuts, popping some up on foam to add some dimension. I used an Amy Tan stamp for the date:

The "Not A" alphas are from My Minds Eye. I fussy cut the "Happy Camper" from one of the Simple Stories papers. I added the lady diecut from Simple Stories:

Here is the sketch:

I love using a sketch to jump start a layout. How about you?

Hope you will play along with us this month!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Senior Photos

 Hello!

I am sharing a layout created for Sketches In Thyme using sketch #466 by Bev Code. I used lots of stash on this page of Austin most of it is Little Yellow Bicycle. I used a few of his senior pics:

I added lots of layers behind the photos to use up the bits and pieces I had. I tucked in the acetate and added a rub-on from Crate Paper:

I fussy cut the bird and added a balloon from Forever In Time, a burlap arrow from Simple Stories. The rub-ons are Crate Paper. I used a few different Thickers for my title:

Here I added a flower, leaf, chipboard leaf, stick pin, ticker, more rub-ons, a burlap heart from Simple Stories and the wood button is LYB with some Divine Twine:

I added a touch of green with this chipboard tree to make this photo pop. I added a cork butterfly which I wrapped thread around to add some color. I loved the rub-on from Daisy D and have been hoarding it. This layout was perfect for it!

Check out the sketch and play along with us!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Hard Working Award

Hey there!
I am back today to share a layout I created for the Paper Issues Crowning Achievement challenge and a sketch challenge from Sketch-N-Scrap. I used mostly LYB Fern & Forest for this page of Austin:

I added watercolor to my white cardstock and layered a few papers under my photos and added some machine stitching. I fussy cut the wood circles and ferns from one of the papers. The brown alphas are from PhotoPlay and the orange ones are Simple Stories. I also added a few more word stickers from Simple Stories:

I added a few fussy cut wood circles here along with a burlap sticker and an old rub-on frome Crate Paper:

I added a few more Crate rub-ons (A+, Date and Super), a few more Simple Stories stickers (*student and Ss school). I fussy cut the "Award" letters and orange stars from the papers:

Here's the sketch:

This was such a fun layout to create!

Thanks fors stopping by and have a great weekend!

I Love You...

Hey there friends!
I am sharing a layout I created using the March challenge at Scrap The Boys and a cut file from Paper Issues. I used an old Little Yellow Bicycle line for this layout of Austin and I:

I added a few layers of patterned paper under my photo. I found those fussy cut flowers on the floor in my scraproom, LOL! I added a stick pin, some star stickers and the chipboard "together" banner:

I added 3 chipboard stars from Creative Embellishments and backed them with patterned paper using the Best Glue Ever from ScraPerfect: 

I added a few punched stars and cut the words "Dream Big" from one of the papers. I backed the cut file with patterned paper and then traced around it with a brown Sharpie:

Here's the inspiration photo:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Boys

Hey there!
No work yesterday equalled a bit of scrappy time for me!
I used the blend- a-sketch challenge at Scrap Our Stash along with an old Little Yellow Bicycle line- Fern & Forest and came up with this page of Greg and Austin:

I added watercolor to my background. I tore a strip of the vellum with gold stars from Shimelle and stitched that onto my background. I fussy cut the word "Boys" from one of the papers. I added a textured diecut with some tangled thread underneath. I added the blue torn piece of patterned paper and stitched it with my sewing machine Finally I added a Creative Embellishment wood veneer heart:

I hand cut the tag and added a few more layers of patterned papers under my photo. I also added a few more diecuts and some tangled thread:

I hand cut the star, fussy cut the small green stars and added a few stickers:

Here is the sketch:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Baseball Season

Hey there Scrappy friends!
I am up on the ScraPerfect Blog today sharing a fun baseball page.
I used a sketch from Brenda Ragsdale, Paper House papers, some Little Yellow Bicycle embellies and my favorite, the Best Glue Ever. This glue really is the best and has taken the place of most of my other adhesives. Of course, I still use my foam tape for dimension.

I have been scrapping for over 20 years now and when I go back to look at some of the pages I did back then, things are falling off the pages, especially the chipboard and alphas. Now when I scrap, I always add the Best Glue Ever to my chipboard, stickers and alphas. It only takes a little bit of glue to hold things in place. I also love the No Clog Writing Cap and have it on my bottle all of the time. It's perfect for getting in those small spaces!

I added some to these chipboard phrases:

I added some more chipboard embellies and of course, I added some of the Best Glue Ever!

This is a bigger piece of chipboard from Little Yellow Bicycle, attached again with the glue.

This glue is stronger than the glue I used 20 years ago, so I think when I go and look at this layout 20 years from now, all the chipboard will be in it's place.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

Birthday Card

Hello!
I am sharing a card I created using a sketch at Sketch-N-Scrap along with Little Yellow Bicycle's Paradise collection:

Here is the sketch:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Sketch-N-Scrap

Hello!
Today I am sharing a page I created using sketch #92 at Sketch-N-Scrap.
I used LYB Fern & Forest for this family reunion layout I have been hoarding this line forever and thought I better use some of it.

 

Here are a few close ups:

 

I love that cute little guy on the mushroom sticker. I popped him up with foam tape. The alphas have been in my stash for quite some time. I added them for my title and stitched. The clear/black journaling spots I have had in my stash a long time.

 

The "time together" sticker was perfect for this page:

 

I love those little cloud stickers:

 

The burlap hearts and wood button are also LYB and have been in my stash. The stickers are from Simple Stories:

 

Here is the sketch:

 

 

 

Thanks for taking a peek today!

May Project 12

Happy Sunday!
I posted my Project 12 sketch over at Turtle Soup yesterday and want to share my page with you. Each month I create and post a double layout sketch for the previous month's photos. I would love to have you play along with me!
I used some Little Yellow Bicycle for this double layout:

 

Left side:

 

 

Right side:

 

 

and a few close ups:

 

Here is my sketch:

 

Have a great day!