EMS Sketch Challenge #108 + But Wait, There's More Layout

Some months I don't get around to creating a scrapbook sketch at all, but this month I have created two! Don't forget to check out my other sketch, a double pager, as well as using the one I'm sharing today. If you use this sketch, feel free to adapt it to your photos, and please leave a link to the completed layout in the comments at the bottom of this post.

Here's the sketch:

And here's my layout. I was having a hard time figuring out a title for these miscellaneous photos from Christmas Day 2016 until I thought of the old informercial phrase, "But wait, there's more!"

Recipe:
Stacy's Hand Alphabet, Whooo's Your Valentine & Alphabet Solos E stamp sets
Four Season - Winter & October - December 2022 Mix-In papers
Pine, Toffee, Scarlet & White Daisy cardstock
Pine, Toffee, Ruby & Mink ink
Chocolate pigment ink
Burgundy marker (Zig)
Clear embossing powder
White Lacey Trims (49 & Market)
Green organdy ribbon (Offray)
Heart brads (from my stash, source unknown)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banner, tag
Cricut Artiste cartridge: hearts
Challenges: Cut It Up #271 Have a Heart (I included die cut and stamped hearts, heart brads, and the striped paper is actually lines of hearts as well)

Tower Brasserie Layout

I don't usually take many photos of food or eating, but dining in England was so different than in the USA that we ended up snapping lots of pictures of our experiences. This restaurant in Windsor offered big plates of food and a chance to sit and relax after a tiring day of walking. Unfortunately, we weren't able to get great pictures of the interior, but the photos of the food turned out nicely!

Recipe:
Bingo Alphabet (2011), Build a Picnic (2018), Alphabet Solo E (2009) stamp sets
Yesterday & Today, Caprice papers
Crystal Blue, Almond, Chocolate & Desert Sand cardstock
Vellum
Espresso, Toffee & Chocolate ink
Chocolate & Black pigment ink
Chocolate & Garnet markers
Sap Green ShinHan Touch Twin marker
Clear embossing powder
Mocha Opaques pearls
Jolee's Boutique flower stickers (Stickopotamus)
Let's Wander stickers (American Crafts)
Chocolate baker's twine
CRicut Art Philosophy cartridge: tag
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge 8a

Challenges: Lasting Memories #496 Three Things - polka dot paper, flowers, stickers (flowers and "Let's eat"); Retro Rubber Challenges #135 Tic-Tac-Toe (I chose the column with circles, embossing, and patterned paper. I stamped and embossed the title letters, vase, and wine cup.)

Father's Day 2012 Layout

Heart 2 Heart's challenge this week is Bows or Bow Ties. I dug out some Father's Day photos and combined them with a paper shirt cut out using my Artiste cartridge. The original design shows a regular tie with the shirt, but I replaced it with a little bow tie! I also combined a die-cut ticket with a coordinating stamp to create a fun accent piece, and I masked off the stars the first time I stamped so that I could stamp them in the bright Cranberry rather than Indian Corn Blue. My finishing touch was three large stitches tying the layout together!

Recipe:
Blue Ribbon & Alphabet Solos "E" stamp sets
Jubilee & Elemental Level 2 papers
Cashmere, Indian Corn Blue, Cranberry, Chocolate & Colonial White cardstock
Indian Corn Blue, Cranberry, Chocolate & Creme Brulee ink
Chocolate marker
Colonial White craft buttons
Colonial White & Cranberry embroidery floss
Creme Brulee paper clip
Cricut Artiste cartridge: shirt, bow-tie, parenthesis, title
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: ticket
Heart punch (EK Success)
Circle punch (CM)
Pattern: Enchantment from Magic
Challenges: Frosted Designs Bingo challenge (I used the line that included die cuts, masking, office supplies, 2 different punches & stitching)

Picnic Layout

I took another break today from scrapping Hawaii pictures in order to complete another of Helen Onulak's CTMH How-To books challenges (#21). This time, she asked us to use the pattern "Column Composition" from Cherish. It only features 3 pictures, and I am totally not a 3 pictures on a two-page layout kind of gal, so I revised the sketch. Instead of 1 4"x6" picture on the left page, I placed 3 5"x3.5" photos, plus I added a Flip-Flap to page 2, so I actually have a total of 7 pictures on here. Much more my style! I used 2 papers from the Magic Moments kit, but the paisley one was really busy, so I turned it over and used the monochromatic side. This allowed me to stamp my journaling and some captions on the little 2"x2" squares, which was a good thing because I placed my title where the journaling was supposed to go. Speaking of the title, I posted two versions of the layout because I couldn't decide whether I liked it better with the title facing left or right. Please leave me a comment and let me know which you think looks better, version 1 or version 2. It's not fastened down yet, so I'll do that when I get some feedback on which way you like it. I'm sure all you experienced scrappers will have an opinion! Thanks.

Version 1

Version 2


Recipe:
Hodge Podge Alphabet, Tiny Typewriter Alphabet, Friendship Alphabet Small, Atomic Numbers, Alphabet Solos "E", "F" & "H" & Dream Big stamp sets
Magic Moments Level 2 paper pack
Autumn Terracotta & Indian Corn Blue cardstock
Chocolate, Indian Corn Blue & Sunflower ink
Dimension Elements Monograms "P", "I", "C" & "N"

Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens Layout

What a crazy summer: VBS, swim lessons, visit from my MIL, vacation in Colorado - whew! After several weeks where I couldn't even catch my breath, much less do any scrapbooking, I finally have some completed layouts to share. I'm still working on our Hawaii 2006 vacation, but I gave up on completing it by the end of July. Now my goal is the end of August. I'm going to a crop / craft weekend at church this Friday night and Saturday, so hopefully I will crank out a few layouts there. Anyway, back to the layout. This was such a simple layout, yet I could not get it finished for a long time. I kept wanting to add more, but could not decide what, so I finally left it alone. It's based on a Becky Higgin's sketch, and I haven't done one of these for a while. It really made me miss the ease of completing a layout using Jeanette Lynton's How To books. They really are "faster, simpler, easier!" At least this is finally done, and the memories are preserved.



Recipe:
Alphabet Solos E, April Word Puzzle & Jungle Leaves (discontinued) stamp sets
Moon Doggie Level 2 paper pack
Sweet Leaf cardstock
Sweet Leaf ink
Cocoa Grosgrain ribbon
Cocoa marker