Family Fun & Sun Layout

Kathy over at Scrapbook.com posted a fun challenge this month that requires the use of a single sketch of your choice to create five layouts. She also asked us to add 3 or more patterned papers, fussy cutting, something wet, and fiber to our layouts. I decided to use a double page sketch, even though a couple of my layouts only require a single page, so here is my first layout.

And here's the sketch I chose (left side only):

Recipe:
A Typeface & Surf's Up stamp sets
Surf's Up papers
Surf's Up Gold, Surf's Up Teal, Crystal Blue, Sorbet & White Daisy cardstock
Ocean & Toffee ink
White Daisy Bigger Brads
Lagoon baker's twine
White acrylic hearts
Beach Party PML card
Liquid Glass
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banner
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: fun & sun, sun
Challenges: Use Your Stuff #453 Sunshine; Heart 2 Heart technique challenge - Stamping (stamped and embossed the word family using alphabet stamps + stamped and fussy cut the direction sign and the wave).

Hot Fun in the Summertime Layout

I’m hosting the monthly Variety Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers and asked everyone to be inspired by s’mores in honor of my recent trip to Yosemite. Although there are a variety of ways you could be inspired (color scheme, family fun, sweet memories), I went literal and scrapbooked pictures of my family eating s’mores. Feel free to join us at SCS for this challenge!

Recipe:
Surf's Up, August Word Puzzle & Party Invitation stamp sets
Felicity & Twitterpated papers
Sorbet, Chocolate, Crystal Blue & Colonial White cardstock
Sorbet, Chocolate, Crystal Blue & Desert Sand ink
Colonial White ric-rac
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: chocolate, marshmallows
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: postage stamp frame
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: arrow frame
Pattern: Pagemaps April 2008 double page sketch
Challenges: Bitten By the Bug Frames challenge (I included two, one over a picture and one to frame the title); Scrap with Stacy song inspiration: Hot Fun in the Summertime

Chilling at the Beach Layout

I still have many challenges to play over at Splitcoast Stampers Virtual Scrapbook Night, but I posted one that will let me play even more challenges! This one involves going back and doing any of the incomplete challenges from the mini-VSBN that was held in August as a prelude to this weekend. I was really busy at the time of the Mini-VSBN, so I only completed my own challenge, so now I am going to try to go back and do them all! For my first one, I loved Wendy's Washi What??? challenge. She included several links for making faux washi tape, and I picked the one featuring a Xyron, since I own a Xyron! It wasn't quite as easy as the tutorial made it sound, but I liked being able to stamp on the tape and match it to the theme of my layout. I paired it up with the only roll of Washi tape I own, and I really like the result.

Recipe:
A Typeface & Surf's Up stamp sets
Surf's Up Level 2 papers
Kraft & Slate cardstock
Slate, Crystal Blue & Desert Sand ink
DE Monograms "B", "E", "A". "C" & "H"
Foundry Pin Clips
3-D foam tape
White tissue paper
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: banner
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge 48

EMS Sketch Challenge 46 - Wave Dancers

It's time for another sketch challenge! Who wants to play? You have the whole month to complete a layout based on the sketch, then post your layout online and link your post to this post. On the 5th of next month, I will post the "winner" of this month's sketch, and that layout will be featured on my blog. Can't wait to see what all you creative people do with the sketch!

The sketch:

My layout:

Recipe:
Swirl Stroke Caps, Swirl Stroke Lowercase & Surf's Up WOTG  stamp sets
Surf's Up Level 2 Papers & Assortment
Crystal Blue cardstock
Ponderosa Pine, Crystal Blue & Saddle ink
Ponderosa Pine marker
Sorbet ribbon

Please link your completed layout here by 7/31/13 at 11:59 pm PST!

EMS Sketch Challenge 45 - Playtime at the Aquarium

In the past, I've been rather erratic at posting my sketches, but here's my new schedule. I will be posting a new sketch and a link to post your interpretation of the sketch on the 1st of each month. You will have the whole month to complete a sketch, post it, and link it to this post. On the 5th of the month, I will post the "winner" of the previous month's sketch, and that layout will be featured on my blog. Sound fun? Let's get started with this month's sketch!

My layout:

Recipe:
Trinity Alphabet, Down By the Sea & Surf's Up WOTG stamp sets
Flirty Level 2 papers
Slate, Sky, Cranberry, Gypsy & White Daisy cardstock
Lagoon, Sky, Cranberry, Gypsy, Cocoa & Goldrush ink
Cocoa marker
Cranberry, Cocoa & Crystal Blue craft buttons
3-D foam tape

Please link your completed layout here by 6/30/13 at 11:59 pm PST!

EMS Sketch Challenge 43 - Family

I couldn't find exactly the right sketch for these fun family photos, so I created my own featuring five small photos and several strips of papers. A layout could easily be constructed using scraps from your stash. Have fun, change up what you need, and don't forget to let me know if you get a chance to use it!

The Sketch:

 

My Layout:

Recipe:
Vintage Type & Surf's Up stamp sets
Surf's Up level 2 papers
Chocolate and Colonial White cardstock
Sorbet, Crystal Blue, Chocolate & Creme Brulee ink
3-D foam tape