Twisted Sketches #141

Twisted Sketch #141 is posted and it is the end of team special.  The twist is "leap".  For this layout, I got messy and used a stencil, some gold acrylic paint, modelling paste, a black paint dabber, an old book page, buttons, a transparency and had some fun.  I wanted to create a layout of my husband so I wanted to keep it rugged and masculine.

He Is Not Afraid To Leap

Yes, he wasn't afraid to leap because he became a journeyman electrician at 40 years of age and got his high school diploma at 40 years of age also.

You can find the sketch here.

Have fun and challenge yourself!

Scrapbook Challenges Sketch #284

Scrapbook Challenges has Sketch #284 and all I can say is wow! This is one of the most unique sketches I have ever worked with and it was a challenge.  My layout is quite different than anything I have ever created, but I thought I would give it a try.

When my son was four years old he was into superheroes in a huge way.  Spiderman and Superman was his obsession.  I thought I would create a little boy layout with the new Echo Park Collection A Boy's Life.  I thought it would be perfect for this layout.  I used my Martha Stewart Fringe Scissors to create the border and I also inked the Maya Road Gear Chipboard with a variety of Tim Holtz Distress Inks.  I finished off this far out page with buttons and doodled circles all around the border and to separate coloured sections of the circle.

If you like to be challenged in your scrapbooking, you have to try this sketch.  There is also other variations to this sketch to make it a another single page layout or a double page layout.  Find the sketch at
http://scrapbookchallenges.com/forum/showthread.php?491-Sketch-284

Have a great day!

Donna Downey Rocks!

Last weekend I went to Cropaganza in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.  It was great to have a weekend away having fun with some ladies that share the same passion.

I took a class with Donna Downey.  This is the second time I have taken a  Donna Downey class.  The last time was in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada when I went to the Urban Scrapbook Scrapbook Convention back in 2004.  At that convention, she taught a chipboard mini album class and I enjoyed that one too.  She gave us a ton of product and autographed my canvas bag that I still have!   I love her simple style of scrapbooking and I love taking a class when I don't feel overwhelmed and stressed and her class was all that.  Here is the inspiration journal that I created in her class:

Front Page

Side View

One of several inside pages

Canvas ruffle on back page

Layers and texture

Vintage book page ruffles

Title 

Prima flowers and branches

I love working with canvas and I love all the layers and texture and the old book pages.  A product that I have never worked with until now is Liquid Glue Dots. Let me tell you that I am in love with this Australian product!  I applied it to the canvas letter "R".  I can see using this product a lot instead of pop dots for dimension.  Shimmerz was another product that I have never used before.  I love this mica goodness and loved the sheen it gave to my canvas butterfly!  Now to complete the album, I just have to add some  photos, more embellishments and some rubons.  What a fun class!

If you get a chance, be sure and take a Donna Downey class.  She is not only talented, but a lot of fun too!

Get Messy Challenge

Today is my turn on Scrapbook Challenges to share the February "Get Messy Challenge".

I love using different mediums on my pages to give my layout texture, dimension and interest.  Below is a layout I created on my son when he was five years old.

Five & Alive

On this layout, I used Liquitex Modelling Paste, Claudine Helmuth Acrylic Paints, a 6" X 6" Chevron Stencil by Balzer Designs, Americana White Acrylic Paint and Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Black Soot.  I also added some Jillibean Soup Kraft Corrugated Letters and doctored them up with various colours of Claudine Helmuth Acrylic Paints.  To complete the layout, I used some ruler ribbon and some Jenni Bowlin Black Vintage Buttons embellished with My Mind's Eye "Lime Twist" Twine and a Maya Road Kraft Journaling Tag.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope I have inspired you to try some different mediums on your projects and to get messy!

Oh, and because February is the month of love, my challenge to you is to use the following song that was my wedding song back in September 1999 and create a project with the title "All My Life".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXvMT_mVbqw

Have fun!

Be sure and check out Scrapbook Challenges for more inspiration and challenges.  Have a wonderful, scrappy day!

A Quick Layout To Share

This is a layout of my youngest son when he was five years of age when we went on a ferry to Vancouver Island.

I made this layout last weekend at a crop.  I used the new Teresa Collin's Everyday Moments papers.  At the moment, I am loving the yellow and navy blue colour combination in this collection.  I also added some Maya Road Chipboard that I stained with Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Faded Denim.  The edges are distressed and inked with Tim Holtz Distress ink in Stormy Sky.  Finally I inked the edges of the kraft background paper with Ranger Adirondack Lights Acrylic Paint Dabber in Lemonade, added some assorted buttons and yellow ribbon and a journal tag from Maya Road.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Wednesday!