On (and off) the Trail Layout

Ever have times when what you planned and what you ended up doing were two totally different things? Well, this layout is one of those things. I had a very different plan in mind, but two things intervened: 1. The Heart2Heart Challenge this week was to create a piece of artwork that includes a tag and 2. I saw a cool layout (p. 34 August 2010 Scrapbooks Etc. magazine) that included tags and had the same number and size of photos as I needed to scrap. So I decided to scraplift the layout and take the challenge at the same time. Hope you like the results.



Recipe:
It's a Guy Thing level 2 papers & My Stickease
Rustic Trail My Stickease
Desert Sand cardstock
Desert Sand ink
Barn Red & Cocoa marker
Cocoa grosgrain ribbon

Glacier Point Layout

I never got around to posting my layout for Sketch Challenge 16 yesterday, so here it is. I didn't have B&T paper that really went well with the pictures, so I created some (the Ponderosa Pine dot paper on the left), and then clear embossed the clouds on White Daisy cardstock before brayering over them in Crystal Blue ink. The finished product isn't fancy, but I wanted to let the pictures take center stage, and hopefully I accomplished that. Isn't my husband a great photographer? Click on the layout if you want to see his marvelous pictures up close!



Recipe:
Chocolate Alphabet Small, Spot On Backgrounds & True Happiness stamp sets
Twitterpated Level 2 papers
White Daisy cardstock
Ponderosa Pine, Crystal Blue, Desert Sand & Versamark ink
Desert Sand marker
Clear embossing powder
White Daisy embroidery floss

EMS Sketch Challenge 16

I missed last week's sketch challenge because I was out of town on Monday, so here's hoping I can get back on track. This sketch has a little flexibility to it. Although it features 2 12"x4" photos at the bottom (perfect for scrapping the panoramic shots my husband loves to take), you can easily convert them to 6"x4" prints, for a total of 9 4"x6" prints on this layout. That's right, 9! And no cropping required. Have fun, and let me see what you come up with. Happy scrapping.

The Sketch:

My Layout: To be posted later!

Blog Candy Winner!

I did a random drawing from the people who commented about my blog, and the winner is (drum roll please) Kathy. Kathy, please e-mail me using the contact button on the blog, and I will send some treats winging your way. Thanks for all the comments, ladies. I hope to continue to inspire you for a long time to come!

My high-tech selection process!

New Pool Layout

This layout is a little bit different from my usual style. I wanted to use some sketches from the Split Coast Stampers sketch challenge, and this one (#245) caught my eye because the wavy lines reminded me of the water in a pool. Once I figured out how to make my wavy lines, the rest was pretty simple! Enjoy, and I hope this inspires you to have some fun in the sun this summer.



Recipe:
Extreme Caps stamp set
Heavenly Blue, Star Spangled Blue & White Daisy cardstock
Desert Sand ink
Desert Sand marker

Fishing Layout

I feel like I have been MIA on my blog for a week! Aren't thing supposed to calm down so we can take it easy during the summer? Not a chance in our home. I have been doing some scrapping, though, so here's my latest layout. I have no idea where that water paper came from (Creative Memories, perhaps?), but the rest is from CTMH. I just realized that the stamped fish on the left hand page looks like it's flying. I was going to draw some movement lines so it looked like it had jumped into the air, but I forgot. Too lazy now to re-scan it, so I guess you get a flying fish. LOL! Don't forget, you have until July 31 to leave a comment regarding your favorite piece of artwork from my blog, and I'll be picking a winner for blog candy on August 1.



Recipe:
Dream Big, Family Ties Adults, Family Ties Children, True Happiness, Headline Alphabet Large & Tiny Typewriter stamp sets
Felicity papers
Water paper (unknown source)
Desert Sand, Bamboo, Cocoa, Chocolate, Brown Bag & Colonial White cardstock
Brown Bag, Cocoa & Crystal Blue ink
Twill ribbon
Crystal Blue brads
White gel pen (Marvy)

50 Followers!

I realized I have reached 50 followers, and I think that calls for a celebration, don't you? If you are a follower, please leave a comment on this post telling me what is your favorite piece of artwork on my blog and why. You can go back to the beginning of my blog or pick something as current as yesterday. I will have a drawing on August 1st from all the people who commented, and the person who wins will get some blog candy. Haven't decided what yet, but don't worry, it will be something good! Have fun.

EMS Sketch Challenge 15 - Spa Day Layout

Getting today's sketch posted has been a comedy of errors! I had a sketch ready and photos printed, but as I was trying to figure out what papers to use for the layout (a princess party for a friend's daughter), I realized that the Daydream paper pack from CTMH would be perfect for it. The only problem? I never thought I would need it, so I have to order it. Maybe you'll see what was today's sketch and layout next week. In the meantime, I whipped up a new sketch and created a layout. Unfortunately, I didn't have any pictures printed, so I had to fake it by adding them to the layout after I scanned it and cropping out the portions where the flowers should slightly overlap the photos. Not really fun, but at last it's done.

The Sketch:

My Layout:

Recipe:

Friendship Alphabet Large stamp set

Bella Level 2 papers

Olive cardstock

Vellum

Smokey Plum ink

Cocoa marker

Spring Blossom Just Blooms

Pink paper flower (American Crafts)

Clear craft button

Olive embroidery floss

Creme Brulee Bigger Brad

Scalloped scissors (Fiskars)

Too Cool Layout

Okay, I know my title makes it seems that the layout I created is too cool, but really, that's just the layout title! Whether the layout is cool or not, I leave to your judgement. I love these pictures of Adrian playing in the pool with his cousins, so I wanted to create a layout as cute as they are. Hopefully I succeeded. I got a jump start by using CTMH's digital design center, Studio J. I was able to pick out a paper pack and test drive it with my photos before cutting a single paper in real life. If you haven't tried out Studio J, take a peek. I'm sure you'll love it as much as I do. I decided to change things up a little from the digital layout I created, and I noticed that the Dimensional Elements In Color - Organic (wow, that's a mouthful), originally designed to coordinate with the Twitterpated paper pack, look pretty great with the Caboodle papers I had chosen. The pattern I used is Sweet Symphony from Jeanette Lynton's book Imagine.



Recipe:
Hodgepodge Alphabet stamp set
Caboodle Level 2 papers
Sweet Leaf, Buttercup & White Daisy cardstock
Sweet Leaf, Buttercup, Sorbet & Crystal Blue ink
Sorbet marker
Metal rimmed tag
Dimensional Elements In Color - Organic
Winter craft buttons
Sorbet Ribbon Rounds
Sweet Leaf embroidery floss

EMS Sketch Challenge 14 - Aquarium of the Pacific Layout

Another Monday, another sketch challenge. I'm posting this one rather late in the day, but I wanted to finish my layout to go with it yet I was having a hard time with it. Finally got it done to my satisfaction, and I took several liberties with the sketch, but I'm okay with that! In honor of two colors that are retiring from CTMH's lineup this fall, I used Ocean and Orange on the layout. I don't use these colors a lot, but I sure am going to miss having the option to use them! To create the background, I used a technique I saw earlier this week on Nona's blog. Thanks for the inspiration, Nona. As always, you can click on the pictures if you want to see a larger view of them.

The Sketch:

My Layout:

Recipe:

Hot Diggity, Dream Big, State of Mind, Building Block Alphabet & Felicity stamp sets

White Daisy Textured cardstock

Desert Sand cardstock

Desert Sand, Ocean & Orange ink

Ocean marker

White Daisy ricrac

3-D foam tape