run wild|ScrapMuch?!

Hey everyone! This is my last reveal for October on ScrapMuch?! It's hard to believe October is almost over! This week we had a really cool sketch. It was different for me, which was kind of fun. Here it is:

My layout is from our trip to FL back in April when I got my third tattoo. I had quite an audience (TJ, his sister, her two youngest, her oldest + his girlfriend). The tattoo artist wasn't very friendly but I've yet to meet one who is. He did a good job though, and that's what matters.Here's my page:

The girls on the ScrapMuch?! team have some gorgeous layouts this week - you can see them HERE. Also view our rules for Sketchy Friday and link up your own projects at the ScrapMuch?! blog. You have until October 29 to link up for any of October's challenges!

Supplies
ink: Stampin' UP!(poppy parade)
sequins: Studio Calico
labels, chipboard shapes: KBarteski + Studio Calico
stamps: Ormolu (Word Up); Paper Wings Productions (Art Textures); Hero Arts (cling dots);
gems: Say it in Crystals (Prima Marketing)
stencil: Simon Says Stamp (Moroccan stencil)
mist: Heidi Swapp Color Shine (black velvet; tinsel)
embossing powder: Tim Holtz distress powder (black soot)

going home [LCOM 94].

It's my week to share on the Let's Capture our Memories blog! We're releasing sketch #94 this week! This was a fun sketch and this layout came together easily. Here's what our sketch was:

Here's my page:

LCOM94

This is my little's cousin's baby. He finally got to go home from the hospital about a month after he was born. I used some stuff from my Studio Calico Freemont Glades add on kit. SC had a sale over Labor day weekend with several old kits on sale for $10. I picked up three :) I followed the sketch pretty closely on this one, aside from shrinking it down to 8.5x11 size and using only one photo.

Be sure to stop by the LCOM blog today and see what the other DT members did with the sketch. You always have a chance to play for the October Prize, which is a $20 gift certificate to the LCOM store! Here are the rules:

1. Make a newly created project using the provided sketch and upload it to your blog or online gallery.
2. Then leave a link to your project using the Inlinkz widget HERE. Please use a direct link to your LCOM Sketch post and not just your blog address.
3. If you upload to online galleries, please also use tag/keyword LCOM94. LCOM products are NOT required to participate, and you can enter as many times as you want. If you don't have a particular shape indicated in the sketch, feel free to substitute.
4. There is no time limit - you can always play any week at any time, but the linking form will close on the last day of the month at 11:55pm (Atlantic Standard Time) to allow us to find a prize winner.

supplies:
letter stickers: Sassafras
chipboard: Maya Road
paper clips: Two Peas in a Bucket
cork stickers: Freckled Fawn
stickers: SN@P! by Simple Stories
embossing powder: ZING! metallic finish blue

you're in my prayers [card]|Stick It Down.

It's October and today on the Stick It Down blog, we're revealing the card sketch for the month. 

October card sketch at Stick It Down

Stop by the SID blog and see what the other design team members have made. You can also submit your own card for the sketch challenge. Our rules are easy to follow:

1. Please no back linking. Your project may be combined with other challenge blogs, but must be created after our sketch is posted.
2.  Please link back to Stick it Down from your blog post.
3.  You can rotate, flip, or alter the sketch, but we hope to see how the sketch inspired your creation.
4.  Please follow the sketch format, single page layouts for single sketches, etc....traditional only, no digital!
5. Please combine our sketch with other challenges, the more the merrier!
6. Please have fun!

paper: Crate Paper Flea Market
stamp: Simon Says Stamp! Handwritten Greetings
cork: Studio Calico kit
puffy stickers: twine + ink

 

get outside|ScrapMuch?!

Hey ya'll! We're up on the blog at ScrapMuch?! with another Sketchy Friday. This was a great sketch - wait until you see all the interpretations from the design team. 

Here was our sketch:

I used a smaller scale version of the sketch - 8.5x11 layout size. I used one photo (a small Instagram photo) and some Crate Paper tags. This is how it looks:

 

This is a pretty simple layout. I used some Studio Calico stamps + VersaFine ink (onyx) and just added some chipboard stickers by Hello Forever + Studio Calico. I sprinkled some mist by Tattered Angels (chalkboard Mantis) and used a Crate Paper date stamp for the hearts (+ green American Crafts pigment ink).

Please check out the layouts by the other design team members! They rock! & you can also link up your entry for a chance at the prize!

•  link up your creations in our sidebar to be entered into a random draw for our monthly prize.
• you have until October 29 at midnight to participate in any of October's sketch challenges
• each linkup tool will remain open until that date!

If you are playing along with more than one challenge you will need to link each of them up via a separate blog post for the link up tool to work. (International participants may be required to pay some shipping fees.)  Good luck!! 

bushels of fun [LCOM 92].

Hey everyone! Can you believe it's October now?! It's Saturday which means it's also our sketch reveal on Let's Capture our Memories. Fittingly, I have an autumn layout to share today. Here was our sketch:

LCOM Sketch 92

I had some trouble getting started on this layout. Finally I decided to scale it down to 8.5x11 size and not use the sketch so literally. Here's what I came up with:

Last weekend we went to a local farmer's market where I got the pumpkins, bale of straw, and some mums. I don't have much outdoor autumn decor and I didn't decorate at all last year since I didn't move in until November. This didn't photograph very well but I promise it looks cute in real life. & I made the burlap wreath on my door too!

My paper, vellum, and chipboard piece are from Studio Calico kits. My wood veneer buttons & houses are Crate Paper; the wood leaves are Creative Embellishments chipboard. The little die cut pieces are from October Afternoon & then the two smaller pattern papers are 3x4 project life cards.

The October prize is a $20 gift certificate to Let's Capture Our Memories! Lots of great stuff in there to spend your money on! Here's how you can play along:

1. Make a newly created project using the provided sketch and upload it to your blog or online gallery.
2. Then leave a link to your project using the Inlinkz widget HERE. Please use a direct link to your LCOM Sketch post and not just your blog address.
3. If you upload to online galleries, please also use tag/keyword LCOM92. LCOM products are NOT required to participate, and you can enter as many times as you want. If you don't have a particular shape indicated in the sketch, feel free to substitute.
4. There is no time limit - you can always play any week at any time, but the linking form will close on the last day of the month at 11:55pm (Atlantic Standard Time) to allow us to find a prize winner.

supplies
washi: Glitz Design
cork: Studio Calico
paint: Time Holtz Distress Paint (wild honey)
ink: Hero Arts Shadow ink Mid-Tone (just rust)
stamps: Technique Tuesday (Memories of Home)

people we love|Stick It Down.

At Stick It Down, if there is a fifth Tuesday in the month we have a different kind of challenge. We use any of the past sketches to create something. That's kind of fun! So I chose this sketch:

 

I like the size of this page, the simplicity that draws your eye to the photo, and the use of white space. Here's what I came up with:

supplies
chipboard: Crate Paper (Notes & Things)
washi: Glitz Design; Studio Calico
stamp: Studio Calico
puffy stickers: twine + ink
rub ons: Hello Forever + Studio Calico
sticker: Teresa Collilns (Tell Your Story)

Get over to SID and check out some of the past sketches HERE.

summer lovin'|Scrap Much?!

Sketchy Friday is up on the Scrap Much?! blog today! Here's our sketch this week: 

ScrapMuch?! September sketch

I stayed close to the sketch except that I scaled down my page size to 8.5x11. I used two iphone photos of my raspberry harvest this summer. Spoiler Alert: The raspberries won't be joining us next summer. I dug them up Labor Day weekend.

I used two 4x6 project life cards on this spread. I also dug into my stash for some old Crate Paper chipboard stickers. The flair is by Kelly Purkey and my stamps are Studio Calico. I used raspberry pie Prima chalk ink. 

Here is a run down of our Sketch-y Friday rules. Just link up your creations in our sidebar HERE to be entered into a random draw for our monthly prize. You have until September 29, at midnight to participate in any of September's sketch challenges, each linkup tool will remain open until that date!

If you are playing along with more than one challenge you will need to link each of them up via a separate blog post for the link up tool to work. (International participants may be required to pay some shipping fees.)  Good luck, we cannot wait to see what you create!

Dick's Last Resort [LCOM 90].

Hi! Today we're up on the Let's Capture our Memories blog with sketch #90! This is an awesome sketch by Laura.

I printed off some photos from our vacation to FL back in April. One night we went out to dinner with TJ's nephew and his girlfriend. We went to Dick's Last Resort - we had never been before but they had. We thought it sounded fun. It was a good night for us to go because it was not appropriate for the little nephews.

I used some products from my August Studio Calico main scrapbooking kit (paper and washi tape). From my stash I added Fancy Pants photo frames which I cut up and used under the photos as a border. I used Basic Grey and SN@P! by Simple Stories alphabet stickers. Some label stickers were from SN@P! and from Elle's Studio. The puffy stickers are twine + ink and Skipping5. My stamps are Studio Calico, Hello Forever by Studio Calico, and Two Peas in a Bucket/Shimelle Laine.

 The September prize is the Summer AND the Fall edition of Scrapbook and Cards Today!! Here's how to play along:

1. Make a newly created project using the provided sketch and upload it to your blog or online gallery.
2. Then leave a link to your project using the Inlinkz widget HERE. Please use a direct link to your LCOM Sketch post and not just your blog address.
3. If you upload to online galleries, please also use tag/keyword LCOM90. LCOM products are NOT required to participate, and you can enter as many times as you want. If you don't have a particular shape indicated in the sketch, feel free to substitute.
4. There is no time limit - you can always play any week at any time, but the linking form will close on the last day of the month at 11:55pm (Atlantic Standard Time) to allow us to find a prize winner.

KP|Scrap Much?!

Sketchy Friday at Scrap Much?!? Here's our sketch that Laura made...

Sept 12 ScrapMuch?

Here's my page:

I converted this to the smaller scrap size and used two Instagram photos I had printed off. I also got to use a couple of new stamp sets I hadn't gotten a chance to use yet.

Design team call details here.

Rules: link up your creations in our sidebar (HERE) to be entered into a random draw for our monthly prize. You have until September 29th, at midnight to participate in any of September's sketch challenges, each linkup tool will remain open until that date!

If you are playing along with more than one challenge you will need to link each of them up via a separate blog post for the link up tool to work. (International participants may be required to pay some shipping fees.)  Good luck, we cannot wait to see what you create!

stamps: Two Peas in a Bucket designed by Shimelle Laine;Ormolu Word Up;
ink: StazOn jet black
stickers: SN@P1 by Simple Stories; Pink Paislee Switchboard; twine + ink (gold star puffy stickers);
die cut shapes: October Afternoon Daily Flash
wood pieces: Crate Paper Close Knit

you light up my life [card]|Stick It Down.

Another Tuesday brings another card sketch for Stick It Down. Here's our sketch this month: 

September card sketch at Stick It Down

Here's my card:

I hope you'll peek at the cards the other designers have made and you can also submit your own card for the challenge! Our rules are simple:

1. Please no back linking. Your project may be combined with other challenge blogs, but must be created after our sketch is posted.
2.  Please link back to Stick it Down from your blog post.
3.  You can rotate, flip, or alter the sketch, but we hope to see how the sketch inspired your creation.
4.  Please follow the sketch format, single page layouts for single sketches, etc....traditional only, no digital!
5. Please combine our sketch with other challenges, the more the merrier!
6. Please have fun!


patterned paper: Pink Paislee (Luxe)
chipboard: Creative Embellishments
embossing powder: My Stamp Box (gold)
stamp: Unity Stamp Co (May 2009 kit of the month)

PWP Blog Hop Winner...

The random winner from my Rafflecopter giveaway was... Jean Bullock! Congratulations! 

Please send me your mailing address and I'll get your stamp set right out to you.

ScrapMuch?! design team call!

ScrapMuch?! is having a design team call.This has been an amazing team to be a part of and if you like working with sketches, you should consider applying. Here are the requirements and you can visit the ScrapMuch?! blog HERE for more information:

• create 2 layouts per month, using the sketches provided
• post our badge on your blog (yes you must be a blogger)
• become a member of our private Facebook group (this is how we communicate as a team)
• submit your layouts to us by the designated due dates
• post the ScrapMuch?! sketch and your layout, along with a link to the ScrapMuch?! blog on your blog  on the day of our reveal (Fridays)
• share your blog posts on your Facebook page
  
• comment on entries, as assigned
• you do not need to be exclusive to ScrapMuch?!, you can belong to one other sketch DT or unlimited other DT's, however you may not belong to any other scrapbook store DT's
• you must be loyal and committed to promoting ScrapMuch?!

This call is open to scrappers in Canada and the U.S., you do not need to have Design Team experience to apply, all applications will be considered.  The term will run for 6 months, from November 1st, 2014 until April 30, 2015.  No compensation is provided.

To apply, create a layout using one of our September 2014 sketches.  Link it up using our Inlinkz tool, adding DT call after your name.  Yes, you will also be entered into our monthly prize draw! We will be sure to visit your blog and leave you some love.  We will contact all those we are interested in during the first week of October, at which time we may ask for more information.

celebrate summer [LCOM 88].

Happy September! and happy sketch reveal #88 at Let's Capture our Memories.

I dug into my stash for this one and I really loved this sketch. I like the three small photos lined up and thought my lily photos from this summer would be great for this sketch. You can see the sketch at the LCOM blog and the inspiration from the other design team members.

LCOM88

I used some older Crate Paper and some Studio Calico stamps with Versafine onyx black ink. The washi is October Afternoon and the wood veneers are also Crate Paper.

My journaling will be on that project life card at the top of the page. I was so happy when these lillies popped up this June! Everything in my yard was new to me since I just moved in last November. Every plant was like a new surprise!

We hope you'll play along with us. The September prize is the summer & fall edition of Scrapbook & Cards Today. Here's how to join us:
 

1. Make a newly created project using the provided sketch and upload it to your blog or online gallery.
2. Then leave a link to your project using the Inlinkz widget HERE. Please use a direct link to your LCOM Sketch post and not just your blog address.
3. If you upload to online galleries, please also use tag/keyword LCOM88. LCOM products are NOT required to participate, and you can enter as many times as you want. If you don't have a particular shape indicated in the sketch, feel free to substitute.
4. There is no time limit - you can always play any week at any time, but the linking form will close on the last day of the month at 11:55pm (Atlantic Standard Time) to allow us to find a prize winner.

when God closes a door || September Blog Hop at Paper Wings Productions!

Welcome to the Paper Wings Productions monthly blog hop!  If you are here from Dana's blog, you're in the right place!  If you are just stopping in, please click HERE to start from the beginning.  This month we were given the theme "purple."  

One lucky winner will get a $25.00 gift certificate to the Paper Wings Productions online store. For a chance to win all you need to do is:

• be a follower of the Paper Wings Productions blog, The Aviary
• visit each of the participating designer's blogs and leave a comment
• go back to the Paper Wings blog and leave us a comment here telling us you completed the hop

To increase your chances of winning you can like our Facebook page and/or invite your friends to the hop.  Be sure to leave a separate comment for each of your additional entries. The winner will be announced on Tuesday September 9, 2014 here on this blog.


I'm thrilled to be back for the September blog hop! I made a card using the Scriptures clear stamp set. I can't say enough how much I love this stamp set. I used some Donna Salazar Mix'd Media Inx by Color Box for the majority of my card. The color was indigo and I don't have much purple in my stash so thank goodness I picked this up a while back!

With the Art Textures red rubber cling stamp set I created my background. I mixed some white gesso with some of my indigo Inx and started stamping onto white cardstock. I did not re-ink it - just kept stamping and stamping.

Then I used the large circle Art Textures stamp dipped straight onto the indigo Inx and plopped two large circles on my page. At this point, I used my heating tool to help all of the inks dry. Then I used another stamp from the Art Textures set and heat embossed some silver circles. I also dipped the edges of my background paper onto my embossing ink and heat embossed the edges with silver.

The sentiment is stamped with the indigo Inx and punched out with one of my EK Success punches. I added a few Freckled Fawn stars with glitter to top of my card.

purple: Paper Wings Productions September Blog Hop!

I have an extra PWP stamp set I'd like to give away.  I'm using this Rafflecopter to make it super easy - If you're hopping along with us, you're commenting along the way. That earns you one entry. You can earn an additional entry by becoming a follower of my blog. 

a Rafflecopter giveaway It's time to send you off to Erica's blog. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY!!

***Here is the complete line up just in case you get lost along the way***
Zoey
Amanda
Carmen
Dana
Ashley
Erica
Amber
Katie
Kristie

thanks for the memories||Scrapping Turtle skech reveal.

Today is our sketch reveal at Scrapping Turtle. Here's the sketch Bev provided: 

I used a lot of my July 'Studio Calico kits on this one + some SC printables from their website. I also grabbed some things from my stash like the Elle's Studio card and the Kelly Purkey label stickers. The washi are from Freckled Fawn (yellow) and SC (orange/pink/yellow). 

My photos are a couple I snapped while we were on Half Moon Cay on our cruise in January. It was SO beautiful that day - bright shining sun and soft sand. Hands down our best day on the trip. 

Visit the Turtle Soup forum to see the other design team projects and upload your project for a chance at the prize.