Stuck?! Sketches and My Creative Scrapbook Blog Hop

Hello friends! Stuck?! Sketches and My Creative Scrapbook have joined together this month for a blog hop using the September 15 sketch from Stuck?! Sketches and the September kits from My Creative Scrapbook. You should have arrived here on my blog from Stuck?! Sketches.

You will earn one ballot for commenting on each hop link and one ballot for playing along with the sketch. The prize is the amazing September Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook.

September Main Kit

All the details on the prize are on the Stuck?! Sketches blog. Simply follow along in the order below commenting on each stop along the way.

http://stucksketches.blogspot.ca/  Stuck?! Sketches
http://lee-annelovethejourney.blogspot.ca/ Lee-Anne Thornton (YOU ARE HERE)
http://ashleysmith-scraps.blogspot.com/  Ashley Smith
https://wendyhousemckee.blogspot.ca/   Wendy McKee
http://debbitscraps.blogspot.com/  Debbi Tehrani
http://scrappingwithyvette.blogspot.ca/  Yvette Weber 
http://texturesandtales.blogspot.com.au/  Helen Wallace
https://scrappychickblog.wordpress.com/  Tracy McLennon
http://www.theconstantscrapper.com/  Janice Daquila-Pardo
http://scrappalace.blogspot.ca/  Angel LeBouef 
http://kaybeetoo.blogspot.com/  Kelly Barron
http://heldscraptive.blogspot.ca/ Jenifer Evans
http://lisasscrappyhideaway.blogspot.com/ Lisa Moen
http://aimeekidd.blogspot.com/ Aimee Kid
http://moniquesscrapbook.blogspot.ca/  Monique  (belongs to both teams!)
http://suchawonderfulmess.blogspot.ca/ Shona Keehn
http://natsukoslittlecraftroom.blogspot.jp/ Natsuko Suzuki
http://lamondedesandra.blogspot.com.au/ Sandra Brimelow 
http://lescrapdemarilou.blogspot.ca/  Marielle LaForge-LeBlanc
http://scrappinaroundtheclock.blogspot.ca/ Laura Whitaker (belongs to both teams!)
http://oliwiaen.blogspot.ca/ Maja Nowak
http://mycreativescrapbook.blogspot.ca/ My Creative Scrapbook

Laura Whitaker designs some amazing sketches. Here is the fabulous sketch I worked with:

and I was given the My Creative Scrapbook September Creative Kit. I love this kit so much. I love the colors and all the beautiful papers, stickers and embellishments that scream Fall.

September Creative Kit - My Creative Scrapbook

 I tried to be somewhat true to the sketch but flipped it a bit by placing the photo on the left side of the page. I matted my photo on some striped paper so it would stand out from the brown chevron background paper and added some paper strips and a border strip behind the photo.

I added some pieces from the ephemera pack that comes with the kit to the left hand side and added a foam dot to the "Fall Is In The Air" ephemera piece to add some dimension. Gold sequins were included in the kit so I sprinkled a few around the page in a visual triangle to lead the eyes around the page.

I also added the ephemera piece "falling for you" to the right side of the photo and popped it up with a foam dot for dimension as well.

The kit also included some really cute gold acetate words from Heidi Swapp so I added the word "fabulous" for part of the title as well as the cardstock sticker  "Fall".  The plaid tree and cute little pickup truck were also added in a cluster with some pop dots for dimension.

Next up on the hop is the talented Ashley Smith. I'm sure she will have something gorgeous to share with you. 

Be sure and check out Stuck?! Sketches for lots of sketch inspiration and also check out the monthly kits at My Creative Scrapbook.  Have a wonderful day!

Syd At 8 Weeks Old

Hello friends! Happy Thursday! I am honored that I was asked to contribute a layout for the June Page Maps along with a few design team members at Just Nick Digital Cut Files. If you are not familiar with Page Maps, it is a free sketch blog, by Becky Fleck, that has been around since 2006. Her free sketches for scrapbook layouts and cards are amazing and they can be seen here and also here at Scrapbook And Cards Today Magazine. 

Today I am excited to share this layout of my puppy Syd when he was 8 weeks old. He is technically still a puppy even though he just turned one years old about two weeks ago and now weighs a whopping 70 pounds.

Creating pet layouts is pure fun for me. My fur babies are dear to my heart and I love the Puppy Love Collection of papers and die cuts by Doodlebug Designs. 

I also added some the brown puppy flair button from the Good Dog Flair Set  and also the paw flair button from Cute Kitty Flair Set at A Flair For Buttons on my layout. Flair gives it the finishing touch. Don't you think?

Good Dog Flair Set

Cute Kitty Flair Set

It's always nice when I can put lots and lots of photos on a layout and Becky's sketches help me do just that. Here is the sketch that I was assigned

For my title "Syd" I used the Outline Alphas cut file from Just Nick, cut it out on white card stock with my Silhouette Cameo, and backed it with some patterned papers and added some mini alpha stickers as well to complete my title.

I also added some machine stitching with red thread to add some interest.

I hope you enjoyed your visit and I want to thank you for stopping by my blog. Have a great day!

Trim The Tree

Hello friends! I hope you are staying warm. It's very cold here these days and when it's like this I like to hunker down in my studio and scrapbook.  Not very often I have the time to play along with some challenges as my design team assignments keep me very busy but I was inspired so much by this sketch by Amy Coose for the Paper Issues Sketchy Saturday Challenge that I had to play along.

I love to add some Missy Whidden style watercolors to my layouts so I used some grey, lime green and aqua watercolors and the packaging technique for my background.

I used some random alpha stickers from various collections of Bella Blvd. as well as some wood veneer trees that have been in my stash forever.  The papers are from the Winter and also the Christmas Collection by Lawn Fawn.  I am really digging plaid this year and can't get enough of it.

To finish off my layout I added some machine stitching, thread, alpha stickers from Jillibean Soup as well as a felt bow from Bella Blvd. and of course some flair buttons from A Flair For Buttons.

It was so much fun to create just for the fun of it.

Have a great day and thanks for sharing your day with me.

December Sketch At My Creative Scrapbook!

Hello friends! I just wanted to share with you a scrapbooking sketch over at My Creative Sketches (The My Creative Scrapbook sketch blog)  that you can create with and also have a chance to win this prize from My Creative Scrapbook.

Lots of awesome goodies don't you think?  Isn't it a great sketch?.

Simply create a layout using this sketch and link it up at the My Creative Sketches website here by January 14, 2016 EST Midnight.  It is a random draw and the winner will be announced January 15, 2016.

Enjoy the sketch and looking forward to seeing what you create.  Have a creative day!

My Creative Scrapbook November Sketch

Hello friends! Do you enjoy creating with sketches? Every month at My Creative Scrapbook, there is a new sketch revealed on the 16th of the month.  Here is the one for November.

November Sketch At My Creative Scrapbook

Here is my layout that I created with the sketch:

I stayed true to the sketch.  I hand stitched the title "Thankful" in some brown embroidery floss for a little whimsy. 

I encourage you to play along.  There is a chance of winning this beautiful kit that Pam Rangel, the owner of My Creative Scrapbook has put together.

Here are the rules:

The Sketch Contest begins November 16 right here on our Sketch Blog.

The deadline for this contest is December 14 (midnight EST, USA)

The winner will be a random draw and announced on December 15.

Anyone, anywhere, may enter this contest using any desired products. You do not have to be a member of our kit club to be eligible for the prize. We do ship our prizes internationally!

You may enter this contest as many times as you'd like... multiple entries are welcome.

You may combine this sketch challenge with any other challenge or design team work that allows combining!  Just make sure we can see the sketch in your finished layout :)

To play along go here to link up your layout.  Can't wait to see what you create.

A Layout For The September Sketchy Challenge At Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine

Happy Saturday!  I hope you are having a great weekend so far.  I thought I would share a layout that I created today with the September 2014 Sketch over at Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine.

It's no secret that I am very passionate about animals and I love photographing wildlife and animals almost as much as landscapes.  At my local zoo, there is an annual photography walkabout for adult amateur photographers and I attended one and plan to attend more.  The zoo is open for two hours before the public are admitted and it's a perfect time to get some photos of the animals feeding.  My favorite animal to photograph was the wild cats, especially the tiger cubs.

  

Here is the sketch designed by Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine's Sue Sykes.

For the sketch, I reversed it and printed my small photos as a collage in Turbo Collage and then die cut the square background on my Silhouette Cameo and then adhered the photos to the back of the square background.  I added a die cut for my title and die cut a zoo border.  The paper collection I created with is Indian Summer by We R Memory Keepers.  I love that it can be used for different themes other than Fall.  The leather look patterned paper looks rustic and I thought it was appropriate for a "wildlife feel". 

I hope you enjoyed your visit.  Have a wonderful day!

Last Week For The August Challenge!

I hope you all had a good weekend.  I just wanted to let you know that this is the last week to play along for the Cut It Out August Challenge at The Cut Shoppe.  The details for playing along are easy, and this month The Cut Shoppe has a little something extra...a Sketch for you to use created by Ashley Horton!

*Create a layout using AT LEAST ONE of the Cut Files, that can be purchased from The Cut Shoppe Etsy store, based on the following Sketch:

Once you have created your layout, link it up by using the linky tool on The Cut Shoppe's blog 
*Make sure you leave your link, by midnight CST on Sunday, August 31st.

One random Winner will be chosen to receive a $10 Shopping Spree to The Cut Shoppe!

I hope you will play along! Have a great day!

You Are My World Layout

Hello friends!  Thanks for stopping by!  Today I would like to share a layout I created with a sketch by Jenny Evans and a cut file by Jess Mutty.

I used the As You Wish Collection by Fancy Pants for all the papers and stickers and also fussy cut the title and globe.  I cut out the circle background with my Silhouette Cameo and also used my sewing machine to add some machine stitching for more interest and texture.

This photo is a special photo to me because my only daughter was a year old in this photo and we are both survivors.  I won't go into a lot of details, but let's just say I just about lost her due to a horrible, freak accident when she was nine years old and she just about lost me due to an illness immediately after childbirth.  

This is the fifth layout I have made with this collection and I can't get enough of it.  Thanks for visiting and hope you get some time to do something you love.

Stuck?! Sketches January 15 Sketch

Hello friends!  I hope your week is going well so far.  Today I am sharing a layout I created for the January 15 sketch over at Stuck?! Sketches.  This is a photo of my three kids.  I don't have them all together very often because my two older ones are married and live a few hours away so I was grateful to capture this photo of them last Christmas.  I did a simple layout for the sketch and used my Silhouette Cameo a lot for for the title, the borders and the shapes.  The papers are part of the Fancy Pants "Be Loved" Collection.

Here is the sketch I used designed by Stuck?! Sketches owner Laura Whitaker.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the entire design team reveal and play along here.  There is a fabulous prize from Creative Embellishments and also one from May Arts.  The contest closes January 29.

Amazing Dad Layout

Happy first day of December!  Today I would like to share with you the December 1 Sketch at Stuck?! Sketches designed by the owner Laura Whitaker

Here was my take on the sketch.  I created a layout of my dad.

Amazing Dad by Lee-Anne Thornton
Cardstock - Recollections, Coredinations
Diecuts - Silhouette America
Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug (Woodgrain)
Distress Ink - Tim Holtz
Patterned Paper - Moxxie (Western Roundup Collection)
Pen - Marvy Uchida
Ribbon - Unkown
Sequins - Unknown
Twine - Karen Foster Design
Wood Embellishments - Basic Grey, Studio Calico

Now is your turn to participate in the sketch for some great prizes.  Paper Issues is giving away a generous $20 gift certificate from their online store this month and also Lawn Fawn is also giving away a stamp and a 6X6 paper pad so be sure and upload your link to the Stuck?! Sketches website here before December 29, 2013.   Thanks for stopping by!