Layouts to Share!

Good Morning! I thought I would share with you today a few layouts I just completed for the Sketch Support/Scrapbook Generations Creative Team Call.

The first layout is really special to me. As the journaling states, one day while Lily and I were mowing the lawn, we came across this Monarch Butterfly. It didn't move as we got closer to it, so we stopped and Lily picked it up. She brought it to the front of the house, where it stayed for several days. It didn't seem to be hurt as it as flying around a little. I told her that Great Grandma must have sent it to us, since she passed away less than 2 weeks prior. She agreed that Grandma must have, and she was so happy to be able to hold it.

Supply List: Patterned Paper: BasicGrey; Butterfly Punches: Martha Stewart Crafts; Chipboard Letters: American Crafts; Gems: Kaiser; Border Punch: EK Success; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, Glue Dots; Sketch: Allison Davis for Sketch Support

I used two sketches to complete the layout below. I used the Add-On Sketch along with the One-Page Sketch. As soon as I saw this Camera Add-On Sketch, I immediately knew I wanted to make a layout about the pictures Lily takes when she gets a hold of my camera.

Supply List: Patterned Paper: My Minds Eye; Gems: Kaiser, Little Yellow Bicycle; Chipboard Letters: American Crafts; Chipboard Heart: Unknown; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Sketch: Allison Davis for Sketch Support

To see all of the sketches I used to create these layouts, along with many more, please visit Sketch Support.

BasicGrey Projects

Well, I would like to share a few projects that I made for the BasicGrey Design Team Call. I'm totally bummed to say that I didn't make the team. :-( But, I am really proud of how all of these turned out. So here are the projects I made...

Supply List (for all): Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: BasicGrey; Flowers: Prima for Archivers; Punches: Martha Stewart Crafts; EK Success, Fiskars; Chipboard Letters: American Crafts; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, Glue Dots

Thanks for looking and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Cards As Promised...

Good Morning! Well the kids are off to school, so I have a few hours until I have to pick up Lily. As promised yesterday, I have a few cards I would like to share with you today.

First up is a card I made for my niece Allison, she turned ONE on Friday.

Supply List: Card base: Yours Truly by Archivers; Patterned Paper: Basic Grey (Sweet Threads Collection); Rub-Ons: Pebbles Inc.; Punch: Fiskars; Gems: Mark Richards; Adhesive: Glue Dots, Pop Dots by EK Success; Sketch: Allison Davis for Sketch Support

The next card is an Anniversary Card. I hand cut the pear out of patterned paper from the Kioshi Collection by Basic Grey...

Supply List: Card Base: Diecuts with a View; Patterned Paper: Basic Grey (Kioshi Collection); Gems: Mark Richards; Border Punch: EK Success; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Sketch: Allison Davis for Sketch Support

Next up is a birthday card I made my nephew Grant, his birthday was last month, but I'm just getting around to blogging it now. :-)

Supply List: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: American Crafts (Junior Collection); Punches: Marvy Uchida (circles and scalloped circle), Fiskars (Cupcake); Gems: Unknown; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, Pop Dots by EK Success; Sketch: Allison Davis for Sketch Support

And finally the Lunchbox Love Notes that I made the kids last week. Last weeks theme was fruit. I used the same pear for these cards as I did the Anniversary Card above. I couldn't help it, I thought they were so cute. This weeks theme is going to be animals. I'll post this weeks cards on Friday.

Supply List: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: Basic Grey (Oliver & Kioshi Collections); Gems: Mark Richards; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, Pop Dots by EK Success

Anyway, that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Play Ball

Good Morning! Just a quick post today, I wanted to share a layout that I've been working on for this new website I came across, it's called Sketchy Thursdays. Every Thursday they post a new sketch challenge to try. This is the layout I created based on their 8.25 Sketch Challenge...

Supply List: Patterned Paper, Letter Stickers: Basic Grey; Gems: Mark Richards (pink), Kaiser Crafts (yellow); Butterfly Punch: Martha Stewart Crafts; Circle Punch and Triangle Banner Punch (for sun): Marvy Uchida; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Sketch: Heidi Myers for Sketchy Thursdays

To see the sketch I used, click here. Thanks for looking!

A Productive Day

Today has been a very productive day for me. This morning I finished mowing the backyard while the kids played outside in the sandbox. And this afternoon while doing laundry, I finished two layouts. Pretty good, huh? 

I used this sketch for both layouts...

One-Page Sketch #11 by Allison Davis for Sketch Support 

Here is the first layout, the pictures are from a few years ago when Lily was playing outside.

Supply List: Patterned Paper, Element Stickers, Letter Stickers (yellow): Basic Grey (Origins Collection); Pearl: Little Yellow Bicycle; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, Pop Dots by EK Success;  Border Punch: EK Success; Chipboard Letters: American Crafts; Sketch: One-Page Sketch #11 by Allison Davis for Sketch Support

 Here's a detailed view of the element stickers I layered with pop dots.

The next layout is also for Lily's book. Last year we went to the Minnesota Zoo to see the Baby Farm Animals exhibit. We were able to pet and feed the goats. The kids loved it. Sorry for the crocked picture, I can't seem to take a straight picture these days.

Supply List: Patterned Paper: Basic Grey (Sweet Threads Collection); Chipboard Letters: American Crafts; Punches: Martha Stewart (butterfly), Marvy Uchida (banner); Gems: Mark Richards; Embroidery Floss: We R Memory Keepers; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, Glue Dots; Sketch: One-Page Sketch #11 by Allison Davis for Sketch Support

And a detailed view of the banner. I used the Marvy Uchida banner punch to make this banner.

 

Thanks for taking the time to look.

One More Layout

Well after I posted yesterday, I completed another layout. This layout is of Braiden when he has almost 10 months old. I've been holding on to these pictures for a long time, so I'm glad I was finally able to scrapbook them. In a way it's nice that I'm so far behind in scrapbooking, then I can look at those cute baby pictures again. Or at least that's what I'm going to tell myself to feel better about being behind. :-) Anyway, back to the layout...I love this paper line from Echo Park Paper Co. It's called Little Boy. Those airplanes are just so darn cute, aren't they? I also really love that cloud punch from Fiskars. They come in different sizes, I only have the smaller size right know, but I would love to get a bigger one so I can layer them together.

Supply List: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: Echo Park, BoBunny; Letter Stickers & Element Stickers: Echo Park Paper Co; Buttons: Basic Grey; Thread: We R Memory Keepers; Cloud Punch: Fiskars; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, Glue Dots; Sketch: Becky Fleck for Page Maps

Thank for looking! Hopefully I can post more soon!

More Banners!

Hello Again! Sorry it's been so long since I have posted anything. The truth is that I've been out of adhesive and didn't make it down the the scrapbook store until this past weekend. So finally this morning, I finished this layout of my family at the Crow-Hassan Park Reserve (the pictures are from last May). As a child my parents would always take my sister and me there, we would be all decked out with our binoculars to watch the birds and other wildlife. So I was so happy to be able to take my own kids. The park has changed a lot since I was a kid, but it was still nice to take them there anyway. And how could I resist using a sketch with banners. They are a little time consuming... but I just love, love, love them.

Here's a look at the sketch I used, it's One-Page Sketch #8 by Allison Davis at Sketch Support.

And here's a look at the layout...

Supply List: Patterned Paper: Basic Grey; Glitter Chipboard Letters: American Crafts; Gems: K & Company, Hero Arts, Kaiser; Butterfly Punch: Martha Stewart Crafts; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, Glue Dots; Sketch: One-Page Sketch #8 by Allison Davis for Sketch Support

Thanks for looking!

Same but different

Over the last few days I made four layouts based on the one sketch. I'm so far behind in the kids baby albums that I decided to use the same sketch for several layouts. Right now I have one album per year, per child, so the same layout won't end up being in the same album. Here's what I came up with...

The first layout is of Braiden when he was 4 months old. I have always loved these pictures of him. He's such a big boy drinking out of Daddy's water glass.

Supply List: Patterned Paper, Letter Stickers: Basic Grey; Chipboard Letters: American Crafts; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Sketch: Die Cutting Machine: Cricut by Provo Craft; One Page Sketch #9 by Allison Davis for Sketch Support

The next layout is of Lily when she was almost 2 months old. She's playing under her dragonfly baby gym, I remember how much she loved playing with it.

Supply List: Patterned Paper: Basic Grey, Chipboard Letters: American Crafts; Flowers: Prima; Pearls: Mark Richards, Kaiser; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Sketch: One-Page Sketch #9 by Allison Davis for Sketch Support

The next two layouts are from our visit with my Grandma. One for Braiden's book and one for Lily's. I just love these pictures of the kids with her. I'm so glad the kids were willing to do it.

Supply List: Patterned Paper, Chipboard Letters (orange), Letter Stickers (yellow), Element Stickers: Basic Grey; Foam Glitter Letters: Creative Imaginations; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, EK Success; Sketch: One-Page Sketch #9 by Allison Davis for Sketch Support

  Supply List: Patterned Paper: Basic Grey; Pearls: Mark Richards; Butterfly Punch: Martha Stewart Crafts: Border Punch: Fiskars; Foam Letters: American Crafts (blue & dark pink) and Creative Imaginations (light pink); Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, EK Success; Sketch: One-Page Sketch #9 by Allison Davis for Sketch Support 

And so there you have it, four different layouts based on the same sketch. I made a goal for myself to complete 3-5 layouts a week. So far so good for this week, but we'll see how next few weeks go. Thanks for looking!

Sweet Dreams Layout

I have another layout to share with you today. The pictures are of Lily when she was just one month old. What a little sweetheart. Remember how I said I was really into banners on layouts? I cut 3/4" x 2" strips of paper and cut the triangular shape off the bottom, folded the top edge around the thread and glue dotted it to make the banner.

Supply List: Patterned Paper, Letter Stickers (yellow): Basic Grey; Foam Glitter Letters: American Crafts, Thread: We R Memory Keepers; Butterfly Punch: Martha Stewart Crafts, Corner Punch: EK Success; Pearls: Kaiser Crafts; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Sketch: One Page Sketch #7 by Allison Davis for Sketch Support

Thanks for stopping by.

Adore You Layout

Hello, I wanted to share this layout I made this afternoon while the kids were playing outside. (Sorry for the crooked picture, I'm not sure what happened there.) I used some left-over patterned paper and embellishments I've had sitting around here for a few months. I love this paper collection so much, it's called Fine and Dandy by My Mind's Eye. It works really well for boy pages. Braiden was about 2 1/2 years old in the pictures. What a cutie pie. He's always been such a little ham when the camera comes out.

Supply List: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Chipboard Shapes and Gems: My Mind's Eye;Chipboard Letters: Basic Grey; Border Punch: Fiskars; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; Sketch: Anam Stubbington for My Mind's Eye

 

I love the banner chipboard stickers, I've been really into the banners lately. I even bought a banner paper punch, and I'm so excited to use it. I'm sure you're wondering why all of the layouts lately are from when the kids are so little, but I'm trying to get caught up little by little.

Any how, thanks for taking a look!

Another Layout

Hello, just thought I would share this layout of Lily from when she was a baby. I just finished it this morning. I love this collection from Basic Grey, it's called Sweet Threads. It works so well for girl layouts. I used One-Page Sketch #5 from http://www.sketchsupport.com/.

Supply List: Patterned Paper, Layered Stickers: Basic Grey; Chipboard Letters: American Crafts; Chipboard Shapes: Imaginisce; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, Glue Dots International

I layered the princess chipboard on top one of the layered wheel stickers from Basic Grey. I've had those princess chipboard stickers for a long time and I'm glad I finally got to use them. I have another layout almost completed, I just need to print some pictures for it. I'll post that one soon! 

Sketch Support Creative Team Call

Hello Everyone, I just wanted to share a few projects I have been working on for the Sketch Support/Scrapbook Generation Publishing Creative Team Call. A few weeks ago they announced they were looking for a few more designers to join their creative team. Each week they post a new sketch along with projects from the creative team. The sketches include one-page sketches, two-page sketches, card sketches and add-on sketches. You can check out the website and all of their sketches by clicking here. I was lucky enough to be chosen as the February Guest Designer on their website, and I'm hoping that I'll make the creative team. Here are the projects I created for the creative team call...

The first layout is from Lily's Birthday Party last weekend. I used Two-Page Sketch #10 for this layout. I used a punch to cut out the cupcakes, then used pop dots to give them dimension. And added the gems to resemble sprinkles on the top.

 

Supply List: Patterned Paper: Basic Grey; Punch: Fiskars; Chipboard Letters: American Crafts; Gems: Mark Richards; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, EK Success

 This layout is from St. Patrick's Day. I used One-Page Sketch #2 for this layout. I purchased the green wigs from a party supply store. As the journaling states, Lily was really excited about wearing her wig, Braiden was not quit as excited as Lily was (but he wore it anyway). I hand cut the shamrocks and added stitching around them, and I also pop dotted those.

Supply List: Patterned Paper: Basic Grey; Chipboard and Foam Letters: American Crafts; Gems: Kaiser; Thread: We R Memory Keepers; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, EK Success

I made this banner several weeks back in preparation for Lily's Birthday Party. I think it was a nice addition to her candy shoppe. I used Add-On Sketch #3 for this project.

Supply List: Patterned Paper and Buttons: Basic Grey; Ribbon: Bazzill; Chipboard Banner: Fancy Pants Designs; Chipboard Letters: American Crafts; Thread: We R Memory Keepers; Border Punch: Fiskars; Adhesive: Scrapbooks Adhesives by 3L, Glue Dots International

Thank you for taking the time to check out my projects.