Together Layout

Hello friends! Today I am sharing my design team layout over at Creative Embellishments.  I thought I would create a Valentine's Day layout, but to be honest, this photo was taken by my son on my 15th wedding anniversary from last September but hey, my husband is my valentine so I think it works well.

For this layout I used several different chipboard shapes and wood veneers to pull this layout together. The papers are from the We R Memory Keepers Love Notes Collection.

I really love the wood veneer Conversation Hearts with all the cute love sentiments. They remind me of the Sweetarts candy I would buy as a child.  The Valentine's Hashtag word #Love was painted with white acrylic paint, let it dry and then dabbed a bright pink acrylic paint with a makeup sponge.  The Valentine's Hashtag #Be Mine was painted with a very light shade of pink acrylic paint and then I used a makeup sponge and dabbed a medium shade of pink acrylic paint over it to achieve a gradient look.

The  wood veneer Hearts were painted with several different shades of acrylic paint and some I just used a dabber to paint the outside edges. 

The title word "Together " from the chipboard Celebrate Word Set was painted with some black acrylic paint to make it pop.

Finally, I added some paint splats and a flair button from A Flair For Buttons.  I was inspired by a sketch by Laura Whitaker for this layout.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the Creative Embellishments Store for these and many more chipboard and wood embellishments.

Our Everyday Life Layout

Hello friends! Happy Saturday! Today I wanted to share a layout of a special friend. She is an amazing mother, friend and photographer.  I scrapbook many layouts of her family and I think her two children are so adorable.  I created this layout with the Lucky Stars Collection of patterned papers by Bella Blvd.

Bella Blvd. has some fun collections and I wanted to give this layout some playfulness.  I cut some journaling cards and placed them behind the photos and used paper from the background of the days of the week.  I love the crocheted hearts from Bella Blvd. and I think I have every color that Bella Blvd.  make. I found some flair from A Flair For Buttons for the days of the week to add to the layout.

I used a sketch from Allison Davis for this three photo layout.  I hope you enjoyed your visit and enjoy your weekend. Hopefully you can do something you love! Thanks for stopping by!

Design Team Call!

Hi friends! Stuck?! Sketches is having a design team call! I have been on this team for over a year and I love it! Now is the time to apply! 

DESIGN TEAM  CALL

I am super excited to announce that Stuck?! Sketches is looking to add between 2 and 4 new design team members, to our incredible team!

If you are a loyal and committed scrapper that loves using sketches as a jumping off point for your layouts, read on.....

Design Team Requirements:

• create 2 layouts per month, using the sketches provided
• post our badge on your blog
• become a member of our private Facebook group (this is how we communicate as a team)
• post the Stuck?!  sketch and your layout, along with a link to the Stuck?! blog on your blog  on the day of our reveal (the 1st and 15th of each month)
• share your blog posts on your Facebook and any other social media forums you would like to
  
• comment on entries according to our team schedule
• you do not need to be exclusive to Stuck?!, you can belong to oneother sketch DT or unlimited other DT's, however you must be loyal and committed to promoting Stuck?! and our sponsors

This call is open to scrappers around the world, you do not need to have Design Team experience to apply, all applications will be considered.  The term will run for 6 months,from March 15th,  2015 until August 15th, 2015 - with an option to stay. No compensation is provided.

To apply, create a layout using either of our February sketches (as usual our second sketch will be revealed on the 15th).  Send a high quality photo of your layout along with the following information to Laura via email at stucksketches@gmail.com, before our February 28th, 2015 deadline.  Please put Stuck?! DT Call in the subject line.

Also include:

• 2 of your favourite layouts, we would love to see what you think best represents your style!!
• past or present DT experience (though none is necessary)
• a link to your blog
• your full name and address

Selected entrants will be notified via email, by March 3rd and will be announced on March 5th.  New team members will be expected to participate in the March 15th reveal.

Winter Smiles Layout

Hello friends! I hope your week is off to a good start.  Today I wanted to share a double page layout that I created from a sketch designed by Debbie Sanders.  I don't create enough double page layouts and I love the way I can get so many photos on a double page layout.

For this layout,  I added lots of photos and painted some of the white card stock squares and background with watercolour paints and also dabbed a water pen in some Tim Holtz Distress Inks.  There are some wood veneer embellishments that I kept natural because I liked the contrast it gave the layout.  I love blues and these two collections by Bo Bunny (Powder Mountain, Noteworthy) are perfect for winter layouts.  I also did some fussy cutting and machine stitching.

Left Page

Right Page

Do you like to create double page layouts?  They can be a little intimidating for me but sometimes I like to create something out of my comfort zone.  Have a wonderful day!

Stuck?! Sketches February 1, 2015 Sketch

Hello friends! If you are looking for the Scrapping Our Stash Blog Hop please go here.

Today is the new sketch reveal at Stuck?! Sketches and Laura Whitaker always has a sweet sketch to inspire us.

I thought I would scrap my granddog Elly and since Valentine's Day is only two weeks away, I thought I would make a Valentine's themed layout.  Here is my layout that I created with the February 1, 2015 Sketch.

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and here are some more closeups of my layout.

I used the the Bella Blvd. Scattered Sprinkles Collection for most of the papers, some Bella Blvd. stickers, washi tape, and a pink crochet heart. I also added some flair from A Flair For Buttons and some cute embellishments from Pink Fresh Studios. I saw these cute wood veneer dogs by Studio Calico and thought they would be perfect for this layout.  Instead of the circle on the sketch, I created a heart from twine. Here is the colour palette that inspired my layout.

Finally, here is the sketch. I think I stayed pretty true to the sketch except made a twine heart shape instead of a circle shape on the background.

Check out what the other design team members created with the sketch at Stuck? Sketches and link up your take on the sketch. There is lots of time to link up and as always, there are wonderful prizes to be won.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!