Feeling Sketchy!

Hey there!
There's a new sketch up over at Feeling Sketchy today!
I used Fancy Pants Be You for this card along with the sketch:

 

I also used a cut file from the Silhouette Studio and used watercolors to add some color. The sentiment is from SRM.

 

Here is the fun sketch:

 

Hope you enjoy your day!

Be Awesome!

Hey there!
Today I am sharing a layout I created for Creative Embellishments July challenge. I love their chipboard and decided to use a cattail piece on this layout of Austin at the lake:

Here are some close ups:

I used Simple Stories So Rad for this page

I used a TCW Stencil, some ink, negative punched pieces and a Creative Embellishment wood veneer sun colored with a Gelato here:

 

I layered some bits and pieces of the So Rad papers from the 6x6 paper pad and added watercolors, stitching and stamping to my background:

 

I used a frame from the So Rad collection and the "Awesome" diecut is from that too:

 

Here you can see more of my background work:

 

This is the cattail piece I used from Creative Embellishments. I added texture paste to give lots of dimension and then colored with Gelatos and paint:

 

I love how it turned out! The other part of the challenge was to inspired by this photo:

 

 

I was inspired by the brown, white and greens in this photo.

 

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

 

 

 

Happy Easter!

Good morning and happy Easter! Hope everyone is spending time with their families today. We are having a quiet Easter with just the 4 of us at home this year. I am looking forward to it!

Today I am sharing a layout I created using Sketchabilities sketch #136 along with Scrap Our Stash word challenge. The challenge is to use something on your layout from each letter of the word: STAMP. Here is what I came up with:

 

Here are some close ups:

I used a stencil to apply texture paste. Once it was dry, I added some watercolors and mist to add texture to my background:

 

I stamped some leaves/acorns, fussy cut them and added them throughout my layout. I have had this leave and felt acorn in my stash and thought it was perfect for this fall page:

 

This butterfly has been in my stash for quite some time too:

 

Here you can see one of wood veneer leaves that I inked. I also added some enamel hearts and an arrow:

 

Here are the things I used:
S- stencil and stitching

T- texture paste

A- acorns

M- Martha Stewart stamps

P- Pink Paislee papers, photo turns and punch.

 

                                                                   Here is the sketch:

 

Thanks for stopping by and hope you enjoy your Easter!

WCMD!

Happy World Card Making Day to all my scrappy friends!
In honor of WCMD, Turtle Soup is having a crop!
I posted a challenge this morning- use watercolors or anything wet on your card.
I used watercolors and created a rainbow with them. I added a stamp, a clear sticker, an eyelet and twine for this easy and pretty card:

                                          Hope you will stop over on the forum and play along with us!

LGS Hello Fall Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Let's Get Sketchy "Hello Fall" blog hop!  If you have arrived here from Mayoori's blog welcome to the hop!! If you have stumbled across this by chance and want to play along then you can head back to the Let's Get Sketchy site to start at the beginning.  

The girls here at LGS are excited about the change in the season and thusly we are celebrating with a “Hello Fall” blog hop and giving away lots of daily prizes and a grand prize of a $25.00 gift voucher to Creative Embellishments.  To be eligible to win any of our hop prizes you will need to visit each designer’s blog, leave some love on each of our design team’s blog’s and follow their blogs. Each member of the DT will be sharing a Fall themed project for your inspiration.  To find out how to win our Grand Prize as well as lots of other giveaways, make sure you visit the LGS blog!

For your Fall inspiration I have created this layout for the hop:

I used a piece of Lily Bee for my background and Simple Stories Harvest Lane for the rest of the papers on my layout. The 2 pennants (one on each side of the blue plaid paper pennant are 4x6 journaling cards. I just cut them to make my pennants.

Here are a few close ups:

I used light modeling paste, watercolors and a stencil for my leaves. I also added 3 silk leaves to my page.

I used the "FALL" pennant stickers and added pop dots behind them to give some dimension to my title.

Here is the line up in case you get lost along the way:

Brenshevia

Nadine

Melinda G.

Mayoori 

Lisa

Shirley

Devra

Joefil

Melinda F.

Jenessa

Lynn G.

Michelle

Connie

Melissa

Wendi

Tone-Lill

Valerie

Danie

Now off you go to Shirley's Blog to see her wonderful fall project.
Thank you for joining our LGS blog hop!

These Moments

There is a new sketch up at LGS today. I love playing with these sketches!

I used a photo of Austin and my sister Connie taken on Christmas Eve along with Everyday Moments by Elle's Studio:

 

I added some watercolor to my background:

 

some splats and Recollection butterflies:

 

Here is the beautiful sketch by Bev Code:

 

 

 

Stop on over to the LGS Blog and see what the rest of the DT did with the sketch and play along.

Going Up? An Inspiration Elevator Challenge

Our main purpose here at IE is to challenge ourselves, each other and YOU to take the creative process to the next level;  to inspire growth and change in our scrapbooking; to stretch, sometimes uncomfortably, to create something fresh.
You can see all of Inspiration Elevator's previous challenges at our blog and catch us on Facebook  too.
We are thrilled to welcome back as guest designer, the delightful Denise Morrison. Denise's artsy style conveys layers of artistic and emotional significance, and we love her artful scribbles!
We are also honoured to welcome a guest challenger this month, team alumni, creative and busy Sue Sykes, a regular contributor to Canadian Scrapbooker magazine and manager of their sketch site. Here is her challenge for us, in her own words:
We all know that the contents of our bags, whether it's a handbag, a satchel, a clutch or a backpack, reveals a lot about ourselves. This month, create a layout about the contents of your bag on any given day. Be sure to include the stories behind any unconventional items.
As a further challenge, use one of the items on your page somehow!

I himed and hawed for a long time on this challenge. I mean, my purse just doesn't have anything exciting in it! LOL! Then it hit me the other day, how many people carry around  a candy bar, or on this day, a partially eaten candy bar in their purse? That was it, that's how this layout came to be, thank God, I saved that candy bar for this rainy day!

I used a stencil (it reminded me of the pattern in my purse) and modeling paste. Once dry, I added some watercolors and that wasn't quite enough OOMP, so I added some Mr. Huey Mist. I printed the candy bar off the internet and used a few patterned papers by American Crafts:

 

Here are a few close ups:

Here's a complete list of this month's participating designers!  We encourage you to check out each designer's creation this month, then come on back and give the challenge a try yourself!

Guest Challenger: Sue Sykes 

Jayne Morgan
Wendi Robinson

Katherine Sutton

Lisa Moen (You are here)
Ann Jobes
 Michelle Hernandez

Guest designer: Denise Morrison

 

Meantime, if you've wanted to participate as a guest designer with Inspiration Elevator, just contact team lead, Ann at ann jobes at bell dot net
Now it's your turn to get creating about what is in your bag, and share your blog link at the IE blog. We would love to see what you were inspired to make!

Dream & Wonder

Hey there scrappy friends!
I love reading the My Mind's Eye Blog and do it almost daily. When I saw their June sketch, I fell in love with it and had to play along! Well, I finally had time this morning, I put off the weeding, at least for a bit and created this layout using a Miss Caroline paper for my background and Collectables paper and embellies for the rest. I also snuck on a few stamps from the Sweetest Thing collection:

 

Here are a few close ups:

 

and here is the fabulous sketch I just couldn't resist:

 

 

 

Now off to do some weeding before it gets too hot.

Have a great day!

There Is Hope: Inspiration Elevator June Challenge

Welcome to another month of Inspiration Elevator!

Our main purpose here at IE is to challenge ourselves, each other and YOU to take the creative process to the next level;  to inspire growth and change in our scrapbooking beyond the mundane.
You can see all of Inspiration Elevator's previous challenges at our blog and catch us on Facebook and Instagram (soon!) too.

This month's challenge is issued by the innovative Michelle Hernandez. Michelle's style is about telling the story with a clean and simple, yet artsy approach, an awareness of current trends, and garnished with her use of chipboard and often neutral colours. Here is her challenge for us, in her own words:
The challenge for June 15th is- make a public scrapbook page. You are making a page to go up at work or to give away to a family member to put up in their space. In your blog post you will tell us how knowing this page isn't going in a book or in your home changed your style. Did you go all out and make something that is 3D? Did you suppress your love of a particular color or product? How do you feel about the page being public- outside your regular audience of scrapbook lovers who read your blog or open your books at home?


My sister, Connie, was diagnosed with breast cancer back in February and has been going through chemo. She felt good enough to come home over Memorial weekend, so my family got together. Some of us had our "Connie Strong" t-shirts on and decided to get some pics.
For the challenge, I decided to go shabby chic, which is something I have never done before, and create a layout for Connie to display in her home. I choose this route, because I feel shabby chic is hard to get into a page protector because of the bulky flowers and embellies and because I wanted to "create" something for Connie. Also because I have been dying to try the shabby chic look!
How do I feel about the page being public? I am actually very proud of this page! It took me forever to create and I love the outcome, but I have also realized, if I scrapped this way, it would take me forever to finish an album, LOL!

I used My Mind's Kate & Co.(papers), Me & My Big Ideas (breast cancer embellies), Recollection flowers, Heidi Swapp mask and miscellaneous bling.

 

I tried a new technique- wetting the paper, folding it, tearing it and then added ink to the folds:

 

I used light modeling paste with a mask  and then added watercolor to it:

A close up of the flowers:

And a few more close ups:

 

 

Thanks for the wonderful challenge this month Michelle! I love my page!

Here's a complete list of this month's participating designers!  We encourage you to check out each designer's creation this month, then come on back and give the challenge a try yourself!

Michelle Hernandez

Jayne Morgan
Wendi Robinson

Katherine Sutton

Lisa Moen You Are Here
Lisa Spiegel
Ann Jobes
Guest Designer: Christy Riopel

We have a couple of regular artists taking a summer hiatus and look forward to the return of Joanne Burton and Christa Uttley in the fall.
Meantime, if you've wanted to participate as a guest designer with Inspiration Elevator, just contact team lead, Ann at ann jobes at bell dot net
Now it's your turn to get creating about art you share publicly, and share your blog link at the IE blog. We would love to see what you were inspired to make! 

Another Monday

Good morning!
Where do the weekends go?  They go too fast, that's for sure.
Any way, it's Monday and that means a new sketch is up at LGS!
I used Fancy Pants Nautical line for this layout of the view we had at my friend Bev's cottage in Canada:

 

Here is the fun sketch by my friend Bev as well:

 

 

Hope you have a wonderful week!

 

After The Rain

Hello and Happy Friday!
Fridays mean a new scrappy sketch is up over at My Scraps & More Sketch Blog and that the weekend is almost here! Two things to be oh so happy about!

On my layout, I used a photo of Greg and the kids keeping warm by the fire after it had rained while camping last fall. I used Fancy Pants Nautical for this. I am a huge Fancy Pants fan and this collection does not disappoint :)

 

I am always a sucker for their frames, ephemera packs and their tags!

 

I added some watercolor to my background for more depth:

 

Here is this weeks sketch by Tammi Bennett:

 

 

There is a fabulous prize up for grabs this month, so if you play along, don't forget to add your link on the sketch blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by and sharing your day with me!