Baptism Layout- Sketches in Thyme

I finished a layout earlier this week using the Sketch #88 at Sketches in Thyme. I flipped the sketch horizontally, used two horizontal shots in the place of some of the vertical spots and reduced the number of vertical photos spots by one.

To add some texture and interest to the plain background cardstock, I sprayed the bottom section with some white mist.  (Sorry about the glare on this photo, I am still trying to figure out the place with the best lighting to photograph my layouts.)

I had some fun altering some grungeboard elements for this page.  I started by coloring them white with by white Distress Stain.  Then I sprayed them with turquoise Perfect Pearls Mist to give them some shimmer.  Finally I rubbed a Versamark inkpad over the raised areas and sprinkled on some maroon embossing powder.  I sprayed my flowers with the Perfect Pearls mist as well so there is quite a bit of shimmer on this page!

Materials-

Cardstock- Core-dinations, Bazzill

Patterned Paper- Bo Bunny, October Afternoon, Cosmo Cricket

Die Cut- Cosmo Cricket

Stickers- Me and My Big Ideas, Cosmo Cricket

Pen- Marvy

Rub Ons- Autumn Leaves

Flowers- Prima

Chipboard- Basic Grey, Advantus, Studio Calico

Ink- Studio Calico, Ranger, Tsukineko

Punch- EK Success

Dew Drops- Robin's Nest

Night Night

I got another layout done for the My Scraps Got Talent Contest which ends today.  I did this one for challenge #3 which was to use the sketch below and 5 manufacturers.

As I was making the layout, I was thinking that it meant AT LEAST 5 manufacturers, but now I am not so sure.  I think it may have been ONLY 5 manufacturers.  Oh well, I got another page done.  For the stars on the background I wanted a soft look so I used a Crafter's Workshop template and my white Distress Stain Dabber.  The die cut paper was a yellow color that didn't go with the rest of the layout so I sprayed it with some white Mister Huey's spray ink.  The vellum saying doesn't stand out much, but I decided to make that my title mostly because I couldn't find another place to put a title without making the page feel unbalanced.  :)

Materials:

Cardstock- Bazzill, American Crafts

Patterned Paper- Karen Foster Designs, My Mind's Eye, Pink Paislee

Die Cut Paper- KI Memories

Mask- Crafter's Workshop

Ink- Ranger

Vellum- K and Company

Felt- Fancy Pants Designs

Rubons- American Crafts

Brads- Basic Grey and Making Memories

Die Cutter- Provo Craft

Cartridge- Cindy Loo

Sticker- Little Yellow Bicycle

Glitter Glue- Ranger

Dakota County Wins

I completed another layout last week for the My Scraps Got Talent II contest. This time it was the first Pre-Contest Challenge. The challenge was to use the sketch below and also use some paints or mists on the layout.

 I did another layout with ribbons I won at the fair in 2010. I usually really struggle to make these layouts work, but the challenges at My Scraps have really helped me!  To make the rays on the background cardstock, I cut an old bag into strips to make the mask.  I sprayed that over the plain cardstock.  I dried that with my heat gun and then attached the white patterned paper.  Then I splattered some blue mist over that.  

I also played a bit with the Scor Pal board I bought a couple of months ago at a garage sale. I made both of the yellow medallion flowers. I am really happy with how they turned out and they were pretty easy to make with the Scor Pal so I think they will be appearing on more of my projects!

Materials:

Cardstock- Stampin Up

Patterned Paper- My Mind's Eye

Die Cuts- My Mind's Eye, K and Company

Brads- Doodlebug

Tape- Target

Rubons- We R Memory Keepers

Ink- Ranger, Studio Calico, Tattered Angels

Stickers- Basic Grey, other

Pen- Tsukineko

Nuts About Sketches #226

It's Monday so I am back with a new layout for Nuts About Sketches. This week we had a fun two page sketch to work with. I have been waiting to print these photos until I figured out the best way to display them and this sketch does so beautifully!

I used a mask and Sugar Maple Glimmer mist for the misting behind the title.  I fussy cut the balloon shapes from a sheet of Basic Grey paper.  For the three dimensional balloons I took three of them, folded each one in half length wise and the glued them together.  I played a bit with clustering and layering and used some more rub ons.

Materials:

Cardstock- Bazzill

Patterned Paper- Deja Views, October Afternoon, Die Cuts With a View, Basic Grey

Stamps- Autumn Leaves

Rub Ons- We R Memory Keepers

Ink- Clearsnap, Tattered Angels, Ranger

Chipboard- American Crafts

Corrugated Arrow- Jillibean Soup

Stickers- Little Yellow Bicycle

Pen- Tsukeniko

Paint- Pebbles

Punch- EK Success

Mask- The Crafter's Workshop

Happy Birthday!

I have a birthday card to share that I made for my nephew who turns 4 tomorrow. I used the current sketch at Mojo Monday for this one. I also took on the current challenge at Bitten by the Bug 2, which is to use a hot air balloon or airplane.

 I chose to use the airplane from the Boys Will Be Boys cartridge. I used a bunch of papers that I have collected for my "boy" pages. to give the airplane a finished look, I inked the edges of all the pieces before assembling it. I also decided to mat everything with white to make all of these busy patterns work together.

Ribbons!

I have been busy scrapping while watching the Olympics! I have layouts completed for 2 of the 3 remaining sketches for Nuts About Sketches for this month (which I can't share) and I got this one done for the My Scraps Got Talent Contest.

This one is for the first challenge which was to use the sketch below and the added challenge was to choose a row from the bingo board and use those elements on the page.

Yes, this is a scrapbook page about scrapbook pages.  :)  I entered a couple into a county fair in 2010 and won a couple of ribbons.  For this challenge, I used the items in the bottom horizontal row.  I did the misting on my chipboard flowers.  First I painted them with pink and then misted them with a couple of different masks.  I also misted the green fabric butterfly.

Materials

Cardstock- Bazzill

Patterned Paper- American Crafts

Chipboard- Oriental Trading Company

Pearls- K and Company

Paint- Plaid

Ink- Tattered Angels, Ranger, EK Success, Clearsnap

Mask- Crafter's Workshop

Stickers- Fiskars, American Crafts

Punch- Tonic

Pen- Sharpie

Nuts About Sketches #225

It's Monday which means a new sketch at Nuts About Sketches. This week it is a single page sketch. This sketch is a little different than my usual style, with the separated photo areas, but I had a lot of fun with it!

I used photos from our visit to an apple orchard/ pumpkin farm from a couple of years ago.  I've really been enjoying using rub ons lately, I like that they add texture to the page without bulk.  I also used a couple to dress up some chipboard buttons.

Materials

Cardstock- The Paper Company, American Crafts
Patterned Paper- Basic Grey, Bo Bunny
Rub Ons- Bo Bunny
Stickers- Bo Bunny, Target
Chipboard- Stodio Calico
Journal Spots- Making Memories, Michael's
Gems- Michael's
Ink- Clearsnap, Ranger
Pen- Sharpie
Twine- Pink Paislee
Die Cutter- Provo Craft
Software- Craft Edge
Font- Gorilla Milkshake