Layout Share: Sketch Challenge

Sharing a layout I worked on at our last Just Scrappin' weekend crop. This was a sketch challenge and although I'm not eligible for the contest, I like to participate and attempt all the challenges that I put out for the girls. Sketch used for the challenge was a Pagemaps.com sketch...my favorite sketches btw.

I followed it almost to the T except I used pictures instead embellishments. Love how I can showcase EIGHT photos of my mother-in-law's visit with us in Sacramento. Yes those little munchkins in the photo are my boys circa 2004.

Layout Share

Trying to play catch up with layout shares from my personal albums. Here is a one page layout that I pulled together for a sketch challenge at our September Just Scrappin crop.

I flipped the sketch to make it fit my photos. I tried to cut out Humpty Dumpty on my silhouette and was unsuccessful so I printed him out (way easier), fussy cut and colored him in.  And if you're wondering, I am working on our 14 months in California album, 2004-2005...way back when the boys were little!!!

Tuesday's Challenge: Use Your Scraps

Lesson #3 was on using up the bits and pieces of scrap paper in your stash. I dug out some strips of Christmas paper and threw this layout together using a Scrapbook Generation sketch. I even managed to dig up matching stickers and alphas. A few strokes of Clear Wink of Stella, white souffle pen and my favorite black journaling pen and I had myself a layout.

How do you use your scraps?

Tuesday's Challenge: Punches & Dies

We were asked in class #2, what about using your punches and dies with patterned paper? So I decided to use up my stash of patterned paper (and layer!) using punches and die. Looking through my stash of punches and dies, I don't have that many and this challenge was harder for me. I didn't quite make the challenge but I did use my circle punche, wood veneer pieces and even some washi tape.

I scrap chronological albums for my boys. As a time saver and not to waste a good layout design, I make a duplicate layout using different photos. I am looking for photos that tell "their" individual story. The layout above will go into Jori's scrapbook and tells of his favorite meal, lobster. The layout below will go into Darin's scrapbook and it has photos of him and his shenanigans in the aquarium.

Do share your take on using punches and dies with patterned papers!

Tuesday's Challenge: Letters

I signed up for an online class a month ago even though I knew I would have time to participate fully. But the content was good and I figured I could work on my own pace at a later time. The first lesson was on using up letters especially on how to use up your letters. I finished reading the lesson and watching the videos...and couldn't wait to put a layout together. I've been trying to scrap these pictures for a while now and it's done. What better way to use up letters than a quote title? Bonus...a Dr Seuss quote for a layout about a visit to the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden.

 

I did a mix-n-match style of letters including some of my super old Scenic Route letter stash. Love how it came out.

Your challenge - use a quote for a title and mix-n-match those alpha letters!

Tuesday's Challenge: Scraplift a layout

I came across this layout on pinterest and loved the use of circles on the layout. Nichol Magouirk does an awesome job with her layouts and this one is no exception. My challenge this week was to scraplift this layout.

Here's my take on it. I stretched it into a 2 page layout and copied the circles. And just as I did last week, I killed two birds with one stone. I got part of a layout kit designed AND a two page spread for my personal album with this challenge. Love how it came out using Echo Park's All About a Boy paper line.

Tuesday's Challenge: Use something from Nature

Another challenge I came across on the WWW - use something from nature in your layout. I know I'm supposed to be getting my own pages done with the challenges but when I'm right in the middle of a crazy season, I like to kill two birds with one stone. I get a layout kit designed AND a two page spread for my personal album with this challenge.

I have had the papers spread out on my desk for a few days while I absorbed the papers and decided the best way to use them. This challenge gave me a nudge in the right direction with leaves and burlap. I love how they add dimension to the layout.

Kit will be available at Cool Crops Hyannis.

Tuesday's Challege: Recipe challenge

Tuesday Challenge was started to push myself to scrap for myself at least once a week. I will be pulling challenges and sketches from blogs all over the www and will link to them as much as possible. If you would like to join in, I would love to see what you've done with the challenge. 

This challenge was one done at our Just Scrappin' crop 2 weekends ago. I've been designing classes and kits instead of scrapping for myself. But since I got a few pages done at the crop I'm going to count them and share them here. I found this recipe challenge on a blog (I'll have to look it up and update when I find it) and thought it would be a really fun challenge. 

Recipe - layout must have the following items...

1 large photo

3 patterned papers

a pinch of wood veneer

a dash of die-cuts

and anything else your heart desire's.

And here is my take on the challenge.

Tuesday's Challenge: Sketch

Tuesday Challenge was started to push myself to scrap for myself at least once a week. I will be pulling challenges and sketches from blogs all over the www and will link to them as much as possible. If you would like to join in, I would love to see what you've done with the challenge. 

This challenge was one done at our Just Scrappin' crop 2 weekends ago. I've been designing classes and kits instead of scrapping for myself. But since I got a few pages done at the crop I'm going to count them and share them here.Just to get a jump on layouts for those really busy weeks, you have them too, right? Sketch is from the Pagemaps website and a favorite source of mine for sketches.

Here is my take on the sketch. I used 2 photos instead of 3, buttons instead of sequins and pretty much followed the sketch. No creative license here and love how it came out. Looking at it now, I think it needs a title...on the tag.

Tuesday's Challenge: Positives AND Negatives

Tuesday's Challenge...bringing challenges back to the blog. Why? 1. there isn't much going on in the garden and those garden posts are getting boring ;) 2. I have not been getting pages done for my personal albums. I do make my class layouts and kits do double duty ie. they eventually end up in my albums but that still doesn't cut it. Back when Jean and I ran monthly day crops, I got a lot more pages done. So, it's back to challenges here on the blog where my goal is to share a challenge and a layout of mine every Tuesday. a layout a week is doable, right?

Found this layout on pinterest and thought it would be a good jumping off point for a layout challenge. The challenge is to use both the positive AND negative of a die-cut in a layout. It's a great way to use double sided paper. Here's my take on it...

I also used stars, both the positives and negatives for my layout of Jori and his ornament for 2010. Below is a pic of the faux stitching. I used my white souffle pen...it goes on wet and dries to a beautiful raised, almost an embossed look, white.

One layout down, many more to go. I think this is the best way to get my pages done. Won't you join me?

Up for the challenge!

Those of you that know me and/or have attended my crops know I love a good scrap challenge.  Recently, while checking my regular list of scrap challenge blogs, I came across a NEW challenge blog...Child's Play Challenges.  Love the idea of using toys and games as scrapping inspiration.  In fact, when I saw her first challenge, I knew right away which pictures I was going to use.  This particular set of pictures have been sitting on my desk for months and I was stumped.  Well not anymore!    This here is the inspiration...

and here is my layout...

Since it's a new blog, Tiffany the challenge coordinator is also having a Design Team (DT) call, open until Jan 27.  A new year, a new challenge, I am going to try out for the DT.  If you'd like to join me, here are the details. 
"If you'd like to play along with fun challenges, partipate in the blog and motivate others to take part in the fun, this might be the place for you! Your term would run February-August 2012, and you would be asked to complete 1 layout per month. If you would like to be considered, here's what you need to do:

1-Create a new layout just for this call based on the toy below.

2-Post about the DT call on your blog, along with your take on the challenge.

3-Leave a comment here telling us that you would like to be considered for the DT, along with a link to your blog post, and be sure to include your email address!
4-Become a new follower and spread the word about this playful new challenge blog!
The deadline for this call is January 27th, and the new Design Team will be announced on February 1st!"

Good Luck!!!

Hello Sunshine

 It's been a busy month here and I really really wanted to scrap.  When I saw the challenge up on the Scrap the Boys blog, I knew the exact picture to scrap and even the papers to use.  The whole thing came together in under an hour and I even have hidden journaling :)

Hide & Seek

An all day crop, wi-fi and a sketch challenge...I love to scrapbook with a sketch and a challenge in hand.  This past Saturday was no different.  I had brought minimal supplies with me to an all day crop and was stumped.  I decided to search for a sketch online...one of the blog's I visited was Tiffany's blog.  There I found this sketch challenge from the blog Sketches in Thyme.

Here's my interpretation of it...

No quite happy with the journaling...strips are fine, it's the story-telling I'm not happy with.  It's easily remedied so I'll work on it later.  Check out the websites and take the challenge.  Leave me a comment if you do ;)

Just Scrappin' 11.06.10 - Challenge #4

For this challenge you will create a layout using a countdown method of items. I will list five different kinds of things (eg. elements, papers, photos) for you to use in your layout.

5 – Numbers
4 - Cardstock or Solid Colored Papers
3 - Glitter Spots/Bling
2 - Photos
1 - Rub-on/Stamp

You can  use more than these items  just as long as you meet the required list and numbers asked for each.

I have had this "Spring Fever" rub-on in my stash forever and finally had the perfect pictures to go with it.  At their school as a fundraiser, the kids have a crazy hat or hair day :)  I didn't really have numbers so I added the month and year of the event to get the required numbers in.  Glitter is stickles around the journaling block and in the middle of the flowers.

Just Scrappin' 11.06.10 - Challenge #3

Technique challenge – bring out the sanding tools.  Use your sanding tool that’s been sitting and collecting dust in your tool kit.  Sand your paper, sand your embellishments or even sand your photos!

 This was an easy challenge...just broke out the Jenni Bowlin embossed coredinations paper.  Just a light sanding with my handy dandy Tim Holtz sander and I had a nice splash of color.  The flowers are handmade and the wrinkled trim misted with Glimmer Mist.

Just Scrappin 11.06.10 - Challenge #2

Use your stash challenge - There's no specific number of any item on this just use everything on the list and have fun.

• picture or pictures of food, having a family dinner or a birthday,
• something that has a picture of food on it- embellishment , pp or sticker
•  multiple colors of brown
• circles
• flowers

Wondering about my lack of circles?  Well the dotted paper counts ;)  And the flowers can be seen on the journaling spot.  And while working on this layout, a fellow scrapper introduced me to a fabulous product called "liquid applique".  I had never heard of it but it's magic.  It goes on like elmer's glue and when heated, puffs up to give a puffy paint look!!!  Check out my cupcake embellishments...

Interested?  Contact me to purchase your own stash of Liquid applique...available in all shades of the rainbow!

Just Scrappin' 11.06.10 - Challenge #1

We always have a sketch challenge.  This sketch is from the Sketch Savvy Blog. 

Using the sketch as a guide, I added an extra photo on the left page and used the 5x7 photo block to fit two 4x6 photos.  Instead of flowers, I used rub-ons and stars.

I'd love to see what you do with this sketch...do share!

Challenge #3 & Challenge #5

Challenge #3

Technique challenge –Mist it baby! I recently started playing with mists and I love it.  Make your own background paper with mist (smooch spritz, glimmer mist or maya mist).

Masked and misted the background cardstock, misted chipboard numbers and misted the ribbon as well.

Challenge #5

Create a background on a layout using your die-cutting machine! (Cricut, Sizzix, Slice etc...).  Theme of your layout is your choice! Have fun!

Baseball is a die-cut using the Cricut and Sports Mania cartridge

 

Challenge #4

Create a layout using a countdown method of items.  I will list five different kinds of things (elements, papers, photos, etc.) for you to use in your layout.  You can use more than these items just as long as you meet the required list and numbers asked for each.

5 - nature themed elements (branches, leaves, mushrooms, animals, etc)
4 - word title
3 - photos
2 - papers (one solid and one patterned)
1 - large shape (must be at least 8x8 in size).

Challenge adapted from one found on  A Cherry On Top.

Challenge #2 & Challenge #6

Challenge #2

Use your stash challenge –let your page be inspired by the five senses--plus, your sixth sense.

touch - use textured paper

sight - use your favorite patterned paper in your stash

smell - use something on your page that, if real, would have a smell (e.g, flowers, cupcake accents, etc.)

taste - use food-related embellishments or paper

sound - use song-title or song lyrics somewhere on your page

AND

Challenge #6

Use nine squares on your page layout, with at least three of them being photos.