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Good morning again.......3 days in a row on here - I think it may be a record!
Today, being Friday, happens to mark a fabulous new Sketch and Challenge for you over on the Scrapmuch? blog.
Team B is up, which means a layout from me.
Enjoy The Little Things.
Pretty simple today, mainly because once I'd put the 'heart' panel on there I didn't like anything else I layered over top.
The background is cut with my Silhouette.
This is the second page I've done so far using my Simple Stories winning package, so I made good use of lots of stickers.
More here too, together with a journalling tag and some wording I cut from a sheet of PP.
It's funny how the little memories stick with you.
These photo's captured an impromptu moment when my girls made friends with a polar bear statue, at one of the locks along the Welland Canal.
We had decided to explore this massive feat of engineering during our mini vacation in May to the Niagara Region, never having been before (even though we've visited Niagara for what feels like a thousand times!).
I don't remember much of the workings of the lock explained to us at the Visitors Center, but I do remember the fun my girls had after discovering this guy outside!!
If you feel like a challenge yourself, why not get creating and link up over on the Scrapmuch? blog. There's a prize involved as always.
Here is this weeks Sketch:
Have a great weekend......we'll be celebrating my youngest daughter's Birthday, so there will be food involved (yum!).
See you next week,
Jayne.x.
Well did you miss me?
Here I am for the second post of the day due to a slight mishap! You can check out why in my first post here.
So today is Friday and it's team B's turn up over on the Scrapmuch? blog for Sketch-y Friday.
We had another awesome little Sketch to work with from Laura, and here's my effort:
Those Moves.
I dug into the old photo's again - this one's my hubby way back in the day! It reminded me of a move from the TV show The Professionals (you might have to be British to know what the heck that is!) where the two tough guys from Scotland Yard or MI5 or something like that, are constantly sliding across the hood of the car to go catch the bad guys.
I have a feeling my DH was probably just catching some rays or trying to look good for the photo!
Anyhow, back to the relevant stuff........
Papers are oldies from Authentique and I started with the background - a little white acrylic paint, a stencil and then some fake tire tracks using ink and a patterned brayer from American Crafts.
There's also a few metal star studs dotted here and there.
My title is cut using my Silhouette and a font called 'Outright Televism'. I also cut a circled star to place behind.....sort of continues the theme of the patterned papers.
Finally, I covered a chipboard arrow with some of the PP's and added a metal paper clip from Maya Road to compliment the staples punched here and there.
Here is the Sketch for this week which you can also find over on the Scrapmuch? blog.
We would love to see your own interpretation of course.....just link up over there to be in with a chance of winning a prize!
OK that's definitely 'it' from me for today, so have a great weekend and I'll be seeing you Monday,
Jayne.x.
It's a beautiful day! The sun is shining, we're off for a little outdoor swimming fun, and my post for Sketch-y Friday over at Scrapmuch? is ahem, a few hours late.........I blame the joys of summertime sleeping in!
I'm not complaining at all really!
Laura came up with a great sketch for us to work with this week, so I had much fun with this one.
It started with the photo's which always make me laugh.
This Happened.
Oh Charlie!
Nothing like a full on doggie diving photo bomb to liven things up.
As far as scrapping goes........do you ever have things in you stash which come along and you absolutely love the look of every page you use them on? Hoard them maybe? Go out and buy a second pack cause you just can't face the day when you won't be able to get a hold of them anymore?
Well my little obsession right now are these...........
Foam phrases from the Plus One collection by Amy Tangerine.......LOVE em!!
Instead of using a third photo on this page I cut a journal tag using my Cameo.......
I played around with the background as usual, this time with a 'paint splatter' stencil, Prima chalk inks and some wooden sequins.
And finally, I really like those fancy paperclips you can get......these are Maya Road I believe, but I never really know how to get them to stick firmly on a page.
I decided on a needle and thread for this one and happily, it seems to be staying put!
Feel free to join this or any of the fabulous Sketch Challenges over on the Scrapmuch? blog during the month.
Here is this weeks Sketch for you.
Have a wonderful day and I'll see you next week,
Jayne.x.
Good morning.
It's time for a new Sketch over on the Scrapmuch?! Blog, and this week Team B are delivering a little inspiration.
That means I'm up, so I get to play.
Here's the wonderful Sketch drawn by Laura Whitaker:
And here's my take on it..........HeART This.
This is the second time I've used this collection of papers in as many months - 'Plus One' from Amy Tangerine......I think I have 'a thing' for the pink painted background.
I threw on some black sequins and splatters of Molding Paste using a stencil......I like my random paint splatters to be neat! Lol
I found a sheet of patterned paper, Teresa Collins I think, that was covered in Picture frames so I fussy cut a bunch of them to layer behind the photo's.
Finally I pierced a couple of hearts using a template then cheated faux stitched through them using a fineline marker.
I do love the title too.
So, you know what you need to do if you want to be in with a chance of winning a prize this month......link up your own creation over on the Scrapmuch?! blog.
I'll be back here Monday (I hope!) with a little 'Disney' goodness.
Have a great weekend,
Jayne.x.
Good morning.
I got another good night of sleep last night so I'm flying on Cloud 9 again today......we'll see how long it lasts!
I'm still having trouble with my hands right now, but today marks a new Sketch reveal and challenge over on the Scrapmuch? blog, so it's not all bad.
When my project was due at the beginning of this week, I really had to dig in and pull this one out of the hat.....in the midst of my Mono symptoms.
Oh well, it might not be my best but I actually enjoyed the fact that I didn't procrastinate too much.........just got everything on there as efficiently as I could.
My Father-In-Law will enjoy this one (hopefully!).
It's Only Rock n' Roll.
Look at that dude all the way back in 1962!
Hmmm I don't ever remember my FIL being able to play the guitar so me thinks I'll have to delve into this story a little more!
I created the large star in the background with my Silhouette and a Sketch pen, then rubbed my cardstock over a little watered down mist spritzed onto my craft mat. The final step was a little checkerboard stamping in black.
I picked up the perfect 50/60's style font, free over at Dafont......'Remachine Script', and then again used my Silhouette to cut the title.
The retro paper collection from my stash (Echo Park) also worked perfectly for this theme, and I was lucky enough to have the co-ordinating stickers too.
I put them to good use especially, for the banner which I popped with foam dots for a little more dimension.
I think that just about covers everything which is just as well cause my fingers are now numb again.
If you'd like to join in with our Sketch Challenge this week, just head on over to the Scrapmuch? blog and link up your creation there.
Before I go, I almost forgot to show you the wonderful Sketch I got to work with for this page.......
You can tell I 'flipped' it and changed up a few of the shapes/elements but that's the beauty of a sketch.........creative license and all that!
Have a great weekend and I'll see you on Monday for this months Inspiration Elevator creation,
Jayne.x.
Nope, the new Sketch-y Challenge over on the Scrapmuch? blog.......
is not really 'all about the mustache'.........however my page is!
If you hop on over there, you'll find Laura Whitaker has created another fabulous Sketch for you to work with, but just for your viewing pleasure, here it is:
I had the perfect photo's for this one, plus a generous helping of facial hair! (Not on me thankfully!!)
It's All About The Mustache.
I started by 'painting' a little black Dylusions mist through a stencil, to add a little interest to the background. Also, many months ago my scrapping bestie Carola gave me a roll of Washi when I said I had a 'tache' LO to do.
I couldn't believe my luck when I finally dug out the photo's and found the design on the Washi
matched that on the t-shirt perfectly!
Thanks Carola......it was meant to be!
Instead of using a scalloped border, I opted for chipboard circles (Creative Embellishments) cut into halves and coloured with a black Copic marker.
I created a chevron strip and mustache photobooth prop for embellishment, using my Cameo.......
The title is also created using my Cameo too.
Papers are last years Winter Wishes collection from Echo Park......I knew I would never use the themed mittens/penguins print (you know me and themes!!!!) but I LOVED the mauve/blue/grey colour scheme on the reverse!
I think that covers everything, but feel free to check out how the rest of the Team interpreted the Sketch over on the blog.
We would love for you to join in with this weeks challenge too......the final Sketch for this month!
Have a wonderful day/weekend and I'll be seeing you next week,
Jayne.x.
Today marks my first Design Team reveal for Scrapmuch?, which also means there is a brand new sketch waiting there on the blog for you to play along with!
Here is the fabulous sketch designed by the talented Laura Whitaker:
And here's my creation.......another page featuring some of my favourite photo's of my furry buddy!
Hello.......My Name Is Charlie.
I swear he is actually smiling for the camera!
I used another old fave collection........'Note To Self' by Echo Park - I think I'm down to the last scraps now.
I swapped out the third photo on the sketch in favour of a sentiment I found on the reverse of one of the patterned papers.
I also made use of some arrow stickers I had left over, and cut a couple of Viewfinder discs with my Cameo.
Another border sticker here and I also managed to sneak in a little stitching too.
Finally, lots of layers as the sketch suggests together with more Silhouette cuts.......stars and paw prints.
That just about covers it, so why not head over to Scrapmuch? and check out the rest of the DT creations? You might even grab yourself a little time to play along with this weeks Sketch Challenge.....fun to be had and of course there's a prize involved!
I'm off to get prepared for a busy weekend in our house, but I'll be back next week with something or other!
Have a great weekend,
Jayne.x.
Good afternoon......hope you are all enjoying a wonderful Easter break.
I am.
Sneaking a little of the kiddo's chocolate, snippets of time to scrap a page or two and everything was made just a little sweeter today with AN ANNOUNCEMENT! Dum dum daaaaaaaah!
A little while ago Scrapmuch?! posted a DT call for their inaugural Sketch Team, and as I'd been considering the idea of a sketch team for a while I decided to apply.
The stars must have aligned just perfectly because I'm happy to say I'm now officially a member of their brand spanking new Sketch Design Team!
Yay!
Having attended a few of their retreats and crops in the past, the gals over at Scrapmuch?! are always such fun to be around so I'm more than happy to be joining them in their new venture.
As part of the application process, we were given a sketch to work with, created by their talented designer Laura Whitaker.
So today I'm sharing the page I created, and a little background behind it.
First the Sketch......
and here's my page:
I had been wanting to get this page done for a couple of weeks prior to the DT call deadline, and as seems to happen quite often with a few of my pages I procrastinated with the outcome!
I placed pieces here and there, moved them around yet again, changed certain elements and each time, was still not really happy with the outcome.
Although I LOVE to scrapbook, I'm a bit of a perfectionist and sometimes I get so concerned about the final outcome that I forget to enjoy the process!
Eventually I was forced to create the page within an hour on the final day of applications.
My point is......lesson learned - less of the procrastination and more fun! This has actually turned out to be one of my favourite pages I've created recently, with only an hour allowed!
I played around with Molding Paste, a stencil, paint and stamps on the background.
The whole page was inspired by this one little word sticker by Heidi Swapp!
Lots of layers on there too.
And finally, one last confession.....the last day for applications to Scrapmuch?! happened to coincide with a new 'Selfie' challenge being launched over at Inspiration Elevator, so I decided to kill two birds with one stone.
Unfortunately though, I completely forgot that there was a second element to their challenge this week.......to include on your page an insight into your scrapbooking, so I admit I have added the journalling afterward!
Pretty much sums everything up perfectly.......me on a page surrounded by some of my favourite things!
Well that's all from me, but why not head over to Scrapmuch?! and check out the awesome talent I'll be keeping company with over the next 6 months? A new Sketch will be posted on their blog every week and it would be awesome if you joined us!
Have a wonderful final day of the long weekend and I'll be back on Wednesday.
Till then,
Jayne.x.
