Sketch and a layout

It's been a while since I posted a sketch on the blog, so I thought today was about time! Here's the sketch...



...and here's the layout I made.

Instead of circles, I cut butterflies out of the Pink Pailsee butterfly paper and stuck them over the cut edge with pop dots for dimension. (I added glitter to them as well. I also used a chipboard strip and gathered some ribbon into ruffles for the border strips. I added some chipboard and sticker word spots and some really cute tree brads I was so excited to use. It was a very fun and girly layout to do!

I'd love to see your take on the sketch, post a link here so we can all check it out! Have a great day!!!

Oh, and stop by my etsy shop, new stuff going in this week!

Get Sketching!

So here is a new sketch today and a layout to go with it. I'm trying to keep up with my goal to stay caught up on my scrapbooks for 2009. I love being able to journal when it's fresh in my memory. This is a layout I did of my surprise b-day party my kids and mom threw for me. (...remember I told the whole mushy story back in January... sigh, it still brings a happy tear to my eye :))

Here's the sketch I did...


...and here's the layout.

I used lots of stitching, reds, aquas, and vintagey goodies, some of my favorites.




I wanted to include the handmade birthday cards my children made, but there wasn't a lot of room for them (they were kinda large). So I cut a slit in my layered papers and made a pocket be hind the mat of the large photo. I also made one of the small photos a pocket and slipped a tag with my journaling into it. Great space savers when you have ephemera, souvenirs, cards, etc that you'd like to include on your layouts. Almost anything can become a pocket!



More new goodies going in today. Be sure to stop by my shop and check them out! Have a great day!

Monday's Sketch

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! We had a wonderful weekend. It was jam packed with activities- egg hunt, birthday party, the park, the carousel, friends, family, church, baseball- it was great. Today will probably be lots of housework and laundry since the kids really need some down time here at home today. (...or maybe it's just mom who needs the down time!:)) Anyway... I've got another sketch and a layout for you today!



My son Parker and his uncle had so much fun playing in the skiff of snow we had that day! I added an extra strip of torn paper at the bottom of the layout, but otherwise I followed this sketch pretty closely. You could easily flip this sketch and make it into a double 12x12 layout and use one of the photo spots for extra journaling.

I used a bingo card, one of my 5 w's Mini Journaling Cards, one of my Right Here Mini Journaling Cards, and some fun plastic arrows for embellishments. Go here to find my journaling cards.

I've been working on a really cute spring banner for my house. It's almost done, so I'll post some pictures of it later this week. I'm also working on some new flowers for the shop and I'm still working on getting all my journaling cards listed. Be sure to stop by and check them out!

A New Sketch!

It's been a while since I posted a sketch, so here is one I did recently:


....and here is the layout I made with it...

I fell in love with these papers the moment I saw them, Colorbok's Friendly Forest line. Love it! I was glad to finally put them to use! I added some chipboard stars, twine, buttons, and doodling to the layout. I decided to use the orange frame for a pop of color and to highlight my kids sweet faces.

The cute bracket is a new journaling card I made for my shop. I haven't listed them yet, but I couldn't wait to use them. They are big, fun, and perfect for layering too! I'll be listing them soon... you can contact me in the shop if you'd like some in the mean time.
I don't know about you, but I love graph and ledger type papers. I love anything that resembles and office supply for scrapbooking. They are marvelous and just go with everything. I guess you could say they are my crafty version of the "little black dress," when in doubt they always work!:)

Have a fabulous Monday! Be sure and stop by the shop this week, I'll be adding lots of new goodies! Go here to check them out!

Here's the Layout

Sorry! I know I said I'd post this yesterday....but I have a really good excuse! My hubby got back early yesterday (he had been out of town for the last week and a half) so the kids and I mobbed him with attention and we took off to have some fun family time. So here it is:

This layout was so quick and easy! LOVE THAT! I cut up a measuring tape to use as an embellishment, added some vintage seam binding, bakers twine, a button, and a few photo turns. I love using "rulers" on my projects. Amazing, I even found a way to use glitter on my baby boys layout (the chipboard flourish at the bottom is covered in silver glitter). Hopefully he won't harass me too much for that later... :) hahaha, I can't help it, I'm addicted to the stuff! Have a great day!

Here's a Sketch

Happy Monday! I thought I'd start out the week with a sketch I did! It's for a 1 page layout, but if you wanted to do a 2 page spread you could just flip the sketch and use that for the second page. It could also be "shrunk" for a cute color blocked card layout.



I'll be back later today with the layout I made using this sketch. I'd love to see any ideas you use it for too! So use it as little jump start and see what wonderfully creative things you come up with!

A Sample Layout!

Hello! Today I have a fun layout to share from one of my blog sketches. This super cute layout comes from the talented Jenn Stevens of My Creative Mess. I love that she turned the sketch into a 1 page layout. Sketches are such a great starting point to get those creative juices flowing.

Here is the sketch:


Now here is Jenn's fab interpretation of it:


I'm still playing catch up from the trip and being sick, but I promise to have some new goodies, more layout ideas, and my fabulous cruise class projects up really soon!
Have a great day everyone!

The Giveaway and a New Sketch!

It's day 3 for the giveaway, so be sure and leave a post after this entry to win 3 sweet as can be handmade fridge magnets. (see Mondays giveaway post for photos) You can enter all week and then I will announce a winner on Saturday. You will also get an extra entry for each purchase you make from the shop this week. And.... as if that weren't enough, if you send me a photo of a project you've made using Pink Owl goodies I will enter your name 2 more times for each project!

Now, just in case you need a little inspiration for those projects, I thought I'd throw out a new sketch today too. This is a pretty versatile sketch and it includes brackets, which I adore. Now you can take this sketch and make it fit your own needs. You could substitute the journaling block for another picture, make it a 1 page layout, or use a photo spot for more journaling/embellishments.



I plan to use this sketch for a layout while I'm on my cruise, so I'll post a photo when I return. Happy scrappin everyone!

Sketch and a Giveaway!

So here is another sketch for you to use! I haven't made a layout example from it yet, but when I sketched it I was thinking fall photos. So, I say we all get out our photos, supplies, grab a cup of coffee and get scrappin! Lets get those creative juices flowing!

I know sometimes it can seem so hard to get time to be creative, but give yourself at least a few minutes today! Even if all you do is just pick out a few photos to scrap, look through an inspiring magazine, or set out some paper/embellishments you've been dying to use, you'll be glad you did! And...those few minutes everyday start to add up and become finished projects! Yeah!

And here's another chance to enter the Labor Day Week giveaway I'm doing with my friend Jenn from My Creative Mess. She is soooo creative! I'm so happy to be giving away some of her Bitties and Journaling Stickers. (see Monday's post 9/1 for photo) She is giving away some of my Sparkled Felt Blossoms, so you might want to jump over to her blog and enter to win there too! SO... the low down on the giveaway is this: it is running all week Monday 9/1- Friday 9/5, and you will have a chance to enter by leaving a post on the blog daily. (so up to 5 blog entries) Also, for every purchase you make from the shop your name will be entered again! Lots of ways to win! YEAH!

So for today's post, tell me what creative things you've been up to or have been wanting to do!

I'll post a picture of a layout from this sketch when I get it finished!

A Sketch and a Layout!

So there's a new sketch. I made it for a 12x12 layout with 4 approx 4x6" photos. I used it for the Circus page below. I layered 2 patterned papers on top of card stock, and cut large scallops into the bottom one. I chose to mat only 2 of the photos instead of all four and I embellished with bright colored buttons, orange vintage rickrack, and orange pom pom trim. Everything is so bright and colorful I wanted to keep the page on the simple side so it wouldn't be too overwhelming. Of course, this sketch is just a starting point to jump your own creativity, so get scrapping and make your own version! I'd love to see your interpretations so send me a link or a photo!

Finally!

a little peek!

Ok, as promised, I finally have a few of the new goodies in the shop. "Sugared" felt strawberry embellishments and yummy ice cream cone journaling spot/embellishments. More to come still.... apples, cherries, carnival and fair inspired journaling spots and embellishments, artisan labels, sparkled felt blossoms.... and more. I'm off again, more to do! Oh, and watch for another sketch this week too.

New Sketch and a Layout

Here is a sketch and a layout I did this weekend:
It is designed to fit 7 4x6" photos, but you could always cut them down and mat them too. Remember a sketch is just a jumping off point to get those creative juices flowing!


A few detail shots:
I used Sparkled Felt Blossoms from the shop as accents. I love to add different textures and materials to my projects. So fun!

I also used tulle a lot on this layout. I added it to the felt blossoms, title, and even mixed it with some velvet ribbon, a vintage hat pin, and tied it around this photo. You might want to pick yourself up a little roll. It comes in all kinds of colors and is great for layering behind other embellishments for extra texture and depth.

A little doodling (or scribbling as I like to call it) can add so much to a page. I made a frame around the title and a photo too.


Well my scrapbook weekend was great, at least until I got some kind of food poisoning Saturday night and had to come home. I missed the last day! What a bummer! But on the up side, my friend Jami entered one of my layout in the page contest and I won! I got a nice gift certificate to The Scrapbook Hideaway! WooHoo!

I did get a few things done for the shop before I left, so watch for them. I'll be adding them over the next day or so. New button brads, a travel album, and some new embellishments. I don't know about you, but I get really frustrated trying to find a variety of masculine/boy embellishments. So, I have started to make my own. You will see a few of those going in the shop this week too. I'm also working on a black felt album and kit, 2 new kits, some more cards and tags. Keep your eye out!

A Sketch and a Layout!

Hi there! I thought we’d start this week out with a page sketch. I sketched this page to use 4x6 photos, but play around and get as creative as you want! Oh, and for some reason the photo mats are only showing up as dark lines, go figure, so where you see the thick lines I planned a photo mat. I'm posting a layout I did from this sketch and I’d love to see your pages too! I played around with the embellishments and used ribbon instead of arrows and instead of dots I used this really cool little rolling stamp. I got it from the Glitz Girls and it looks like stitching. I just love it! If you haven't checked out their stuff you should, http://www.glitzitnow.blogspot.com/. I still need to do my journaling, hense the blank white squares, but one thing at a time right?! Ok, tag, you're it! Make a layout using my sketch. Well have a great day, and happy scrappin!