Sketch N Scrap - WCMD Sketch #4

Hello, everyone! Happy Saturday to you! I hope your weekend is off to a good start!

Today I am here to share the card I made for Sketch N Scrap's WCMD Sketch #4. If you didn't know, Sketch N Scrap celebrates WCMD all month long with a brand new exclusive card sketch every Saturday through the month of October. Here is the fourth sketch:

And my card:

I am still working on getting my Christmas cards made for this year, and this sketch was a fun one to play around with!

For my card, I have used Simple Stories' Winter Cottage collection. I pulled out most of the reds and pinks in the collection for my card. The black matting really helps the layers to stand out. 

I hope you stop by Sketch N Scrap and check out all of the fun sketches for this month. I would love to see you playing along, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!

 

Sketch N Scrap October Mid-Month Throwback Sketch Challenge

Hello, hello! Happy Friday to you! Are you ready for the weekend? It's looking like it's going to be a beautiful fall weekend around here, and I am ready for it! We are finally feeling a little more like fall in these parts. A much-welcomed change after having a high of 93 just a few days ago.

Today I am sharing my take on Sketch N Scrap's mid-month throwback sketch challenge. Here are the sketches we have to choose from:

I chose Throwback Sketch #210 and shrunk it down to make a 6x8 layout.

I've been planning to make an album of Ada's Halloween costumes over the years for a while now. I have most of the photos printed and in an envelope, all ready and waiting to be scrapped. I figured there is no better time than now to get started.

Guys! I finally did it! I pulled out what little bit of the Scenic Route 'Salem' papers that I have and put them to use! I have been hanging onto these papers for so long, and I love that I used them on a layout. I didn't have any embellishments, so I fussy-cut some stars from one of the papers, and I found a couple of ephemera packs from different Echo Park collections that worked for what I needed. 

The photos I have are all portrait-oriented, so I omitted one of the photos that was on the sketch, and my big cluster of stars doesn't leave a lot of open space like is shown on the sketch, but I do think you can still see the sketch in my layout. Here are a couple of close-ups:

I am so glad to get this album started!

Be sure to check out Sketch N Scrap for more inspiration. We would love to see your take on one of the sketches, too.

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Sketch N Scrap WCMD Sketch #2

 Hello, hello! Happy Monday to you! I hope you had a good weekend and that you are ready for the new week. 

I'm popping in today to share the card I made for Sketch N Scrap's WCMD Sketch #2. Here is a look at the sketch:

I'm trying to get a head start on my Christmas cards, and this was a fun one to make! I pulled out my Simple Stories Make It Merry collection, one of my all-time favorite Christmas collections, and this card came together so quickly. That little Santa is so stinkin' cute!

Have you had a chance to check out Sketch N Scrap lately? We are celebrating WCMD all month long with new card sketches every Saturday this month. We would love to see you playing along!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a wonderful day!

Sketch N Scrap - WCMD Sketch #1

 

Happy Saturday and Happy World Card Making Day! Sketch N Scrap will be celebrating WCMD all month long with a new card sketch every Saturday this month!

Here is a look at the first sketch Lisa has created for us to try:

For my card, I actually used my kit for this month for Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash! I am off to a good start already! 

I saw this tag on the tag cut-apart sheet and thought it would work perfectly for this sketch. I fussy-cut out the wonky circle with the sentiment from the tag so I could add the paper strips underneath and pop it up with foam tape for a bit of dimension. I then cut three more circles from cardstock and patterned paper, using the sentiment circle as a guide to make it a bigger piece. I also fussy-cut the flower from one of the patterned papers for my embellishment.

Since the tag was not as long as the paper on the sketch, I omitted the strip at the bottom of the card. I probably could have cut the tag and moved the bottom portion down, but I think it looks fine just as it is. 

Be sure to stop by Sketch N Scrap for more inspiration all month long. I hope you join us in celebrating WCMD this month!

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Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash October Kit Challenge

Hello, hello! Happy Thursday and Happy October 1st! I can't believe it is already October! It still feels like the middle of summer around here. The high temperature on the day I am writing up this post is forecast to be 90 again. Ugh! I am ready for those cooler fall temps for sure! The forecast for next week is supposed to be a little more like fall, and I am keeping my fingers crossed.

It's time for another Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash Challenge! If you don't know what this challenge is all about, here's how it works: On the 1st of each month, we will post a challenge prompt and the stash kit we have created using that prompt. During the month, we will use as much of our stash kit as possible on different projects. This will be a just-for-fun challenge, so there is no monthly prize - but isn't the real prize using up our stash? We hope you will join us in our quest to bash our stash! If you play along, link up on either my blog or Lisa's blog (or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month.

Here is the recipe for this month's kit:

To create your kit, pull 3-5 patterned papers (any size - 12x12, 6x8, 6x6, etc.), 2-3 embellishments, 2-3 cardstock sheets, alphas (stamps, stickers, etc.), and our focus item for our stash bash for October is ephemera.

Here is my kit for October:

I am trying to pull in all the fall feels, so I went with a fall-themed kit. I will be using the Simple Stories Cider & Donuts collection for my kit. I simply could not decide on only 3-5 papers, and in my defense, it's going to be a busy month at Sketch N Scrap with WCMD coming up, so it will be good to have a bigger kit to play with!

Here are the papers:

These are the papers I see myself using, but the backsides of each of these are so pretty, I may have to use them, too. 

Here are the backsides to the above papers:

Oooh! They're so pretty, too! I may have a hard time deciding which paper to use!

I kept the cut-aparts separate since they can be used in so many ways - in my Project Life album, images fussy cut for embellishments, etc. Here they are all together:

And again, the backsides are so pretty I will have to do some creative cutting to use all that I want to use! Maybe I should have bought two of these collections! 

Here are the "b" sides of the cut-aparts:

Here are the cardstock papers I have pulled:

I used the "thankful" patterned paper to pull the colors of cardstock. It has all of the colors on it from the collection,and I tried to match each color as best I could. I didn't have a yellow that was a good match, so I left that one out for the time being, and I pulled a piece of kraft cardstock instead of brown, but I love these colors together.

Here are my embellishments:

I have the sticker sheet, foam stickers, and sentiment bits from the collection, alpha stickers, word/phrase stickers, wood veneer, and enamel dots.

Our focus item for October is ephemera, and I pulled lots!

I have the sentiment bits down the center of the photo, ephemera from Carta Bella's Harvest collection, are on the left, and they are a really good match to the colors, and an assortment of ephemera from old Simple Stories and Echo Park collections on the right. That should be plenty to play with, and I hope to put a dent in it this month!

Phew! That is it! If you've hung in there this long, thank you! I am looking forward to seeing what I get made this month.

Be sure to head over to Lisa's blog - My Creative Endeavors - to see the fun kit she has put together. Remember, this is a just-for-fun challenge, but if you do play along and put together your own stash bash kit, add it to the linky below, and we will be sure to check it out and cheer you on! 

Here are the rules: 

1. Follow the challenge prompt to create a kit to work with throughout the month. You may use other items, but please concentrate on using your kit and link it below. 

2. Create new, not previously posted projects using your stash kit. 

3. If you have a blog, please include the challenge graphic and a link to our challenge in your posts. 

4. You may link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you share on Instagram, please make sure to use #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2026

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Just Having Fun - Sketch N Scrap Sketch #332

 Hello, hello! Happy Thursday to you! I hope you are having a good week and are ready for the long holiday weekend coming up. 

Today I am sharing my take on the September 1st sketch at Sketch N Scrap. Here's a look at the sketch:

And my layout:

Guys! Remember these tags that I posted in my Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash kit for this month?

I used all four of the Simple Stories tags on this layout! I cannot even tell you how ecstatic I am to get those out of my stash and onto a layout! They have been hanging around in my bashket for years now, and I finally used them.

These photos are of my granddaughter and me testing out the camera on her new phone. I love that she wants to take fun, silly photos with her Nana, and we had so much fun doing it!

Everything on this layout is at least a few years old. The green flowered paper is from Jillibean Soup, the yellow dot and red dot were in my scraps bin, and the rest are all from different Simple Stories collections. The chipboard camera - I can't even remember how long I've had it floating around in my supplies, and I got a couple of clear stickers from an old Simple Stories collection on there, too. It feels so good to use my older supplies instead of grabbing things I just bought. 

Here are a few close-ups:

I actually got my little bit of journaling added to my layout! I am terrible at journaling at the time the layout is made. From here on out, I need to try to get it done instead of putting it off until "later."

I put my metal dies to use cutting out the title for my layout. Another supply that's not been used in a while!

I had so much fun doing a stash dive for this layout. That is something I need to do a little more often!

Be sure to check out Sketch N Scrap for more inspiration using the September 1st sketch.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day!

Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash September Kit Challenge

Hello, everyone! Happy Tuesday and Happy September 1st! It may be the first day of meteorological fall, but summer is still holding on tight! Our temps this week are forecast to be right around 100 all week long. Ugh! I love summer, but I am ready for some cooler temperatures! 

I have a new Lisa and Lori's Great Stash Bash Challenge for you today! I must admit that I have been struggling with my kits recently. Struggling with scrapping my own photos. I am finishing up the (what I hope will be) last album for a friend, and while I am doing fine scrapping her photos, it's not leaving much time or motivation to work on my own stuff. I am hoping that all that will change this month.

Let's get on with the challenge. If you don't know what this challenge is all about, here's how it works: On the 1st of each month, we will post a challenge prompt and the stash kit we have created using that prompt. During the month, we will use as much of our stash kit as possible on different projects. This will be a just-for-fun challenge, so there is no monthly prize - but isn't the real prize using up our stash? We hope you will join us in our quest to bash our stash! If you play along, link up on either my blog or Lisa's blog (or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month.

Here are the requirements for our September kit:

To create your kit, pull 3-5 patterned papers (any size - 12x12, 6x8, 6x6, etc.), 2-3 embellishments, 2-3 cardstock sheets, alphas (stamps, stickers, etc.), and our focus item for our stash bash for September is tags.

Here is my kit for September:

I decided to keep my kit on the smaller side this month. I have a box full of papers that are from past kits that I've never put away, papers from older kits from The ScrapRoom, and papers I pulled for layouts that didn't get used, etc., so I pulled my papers from there. 

Here is a look at the papers and cardstock:

All of these papers are from Carta Bella's Summer Market collection and were from an old kit from The ScrapRoom and a free layout kit from Scrapbook Generation.

Here are the embellishments and alphas:

Since the only embellishment I had that went with the papers is the 12x12 sticker sheet, I dug into my bashket that has been hanging around forever! I love to do this from time to time. It helps me to use things that have long been forgotten. I have sticker sheets from Simple Stories and My Mind's Eye, random ephemera, chipboard, cork pieces, wood veneer, and enamel shapes and dots. This should be plenty to embellish a few layouts!

Our focus item this month is tags, and I kept it minimal to see if I can be successful in using them!

Only one of these tags really matches my kit, so surely I can at least use that one! The other four tags are from Simple Stories and have been in my bashket for so long! I have an idea for those, now if I can just make it happen.

That's it for my kit this month. I'm always so excited about the possibilities that come with a new kit. Here's to using it up this month!

Be sure to head on over to Lisa's blog - My Creative Endeavors - to see the beautiful kit she has put together. Remember, this is a just-for-fun challenge, but if you do play along and put together your own stash bash kit, add it to the linky below, and we will be sure to check it out and cheer you on! 

Here are the rules: 

1. Follow the challenge prompt to create a kit to work with throughout the month. You may use other items, but please concentrate on using your kit, and link it below. 

2. Create new, not previously posted projects using your stash kit. 

3. If you have a blog, please include the challenge graphic and a link to our challenge in your posts. 

4. You may link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you share on Instagram, please make sure to use #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2026

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a wonderful day!

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Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash August 2026 Kit Challenge

Hello, hello! Happy Saturday and Happy August 1st! I can't believe it is the start of the new month already.  The summer is flying by, and it will be time for school to start before we know it. 

Since it's the start of a new month, that means it is time for a new Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash Kit Challenge. If you don't know what this challenge is all about, here's how it works: On the 1st of each month, we will post a challenge prompt and the stash kit we have created using that prompt. During the month, we will use as much of our stash kit as possible on different projects. This will be a just-for-fun challenge, so there is no monthly prize - but isn't the real prize using up our stash? We hope you will join us in our quest to bash our stash! If you play along, link up on either my blog or Lisa's blog (or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month.

Here are the requirements for our August kit:

To create your kit, pull 3-5 patterned papers (any size - 12x12, 6x8, 6x6, etc.), 2-3 embellishments, 2-3 cardstock sheets, alphas (stamps, stickers, etc.), and our focus item for our stash bash for August is washi tape.

Here is my kit for August:

I wanted to play with the Echo Park Sunkissed collection this month, but was having a hard time choosing just 5 papers, so I threw in the whole collection! I remembered my cardstock. I remembered my embellishments. I remembered my focus item, but I once again forgot to add alphas! One of these months I will remember them!

Here is a look at the papers in this collection:

I have the sides I plan on using shown in this photo, but there is a good chance I'll be using the back sides of most of these papers, so you can see the back sides here:

A few of those cut-aparts will be used in my Project Life album this year.

Here are the cardstock papers I have pulled:

I used the rainbow striped paper to match my cardstock and came up with some pretty good matches.

Here are the embellishments:

I had the sticker sheet, sticker book, ephemera pieces, frames and tags pack, enamel dots, and the 6x6 from the collection. I also had a few random sticker sheets thrown in with this collection, so I left them in there, too.

Our focus item is washi tape. I pulled a few rolls to keep on my desk to hopefully remind myself to use it. I do reserve the right to pull other rolls if need be this month!

That is it for my kit! I have gone through all of the papers and embellishments and made a list of layouts I want to make with this collection. I always do better when I have some sort of plan for my kit before the month starts. I am excited to see how much I can get used up this month!

Be sure to head on over to Lisa's blog - My Creative Endeavors - to see the beautiful kit she has put together. Remember, this is a just-for-fun challenge, but if you do play along and put together your own stash bash kit, add it to the linky below, and we will be sure to check it out and cheer you on! 

Here are the rules: 1. Follow the challenge prompt to create a kit to work with throughout the month. You may use other items, but please concentrate on using your kit, and link it below. 2. Create new, not previously posted projects using your stash kit. 3. If you have a blog, please include the challenge graphic and a link to our challenge in your posts. 4. You may link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you share on Instagram, please make sure to use #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2026

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Hello Summer - Sketch N Scrap's July 15th Throwback Sketch Challenge

Hello, hello! Happy Friday to you! I hope you have had a good week. 

Today I am here to share my take on Sketch N Scrap's July Throwback Sketch Challenge. Here's a look at the three sketches we have to choose from:

All fun sketches, right?! I went with Throwback Sketch #61 for my layout:

I put my July kit for Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash to use for this layout. I even pulled out some stamps to use, too! 

These photos are of Ada making her first "official" jump into the pool this summer. I say the first official jump because she did jump in really quickly - fully clothed - the week before. We had a fairly wet and cool late spring, which means we were a little later getting the pool all ready to go this year, and it took a little longer to warm up to a bearable temperature! This girl loves her pool time!

Here are a couple of close-ups:

I pulled out my Elle's Studio Summertime Label stamp set for the stamped phrases around my layout. I also used a stamp from Echo Park for the "dive on in" here. I love putting my stamps to use!

For the title, I die-cut the word "hello" from an Echo Park metal die set, and used the chipboard banner I included in my kit. To help the "hello" stand out a bit more, I went around the edges with some ink.

I am so happy to say that I used up a lot of the chipboard that was in my kit this month. I feel like I succeeded in using our focus item for a change! I used more stamps from Elle's Studio and Echo Park here, as well. 

I also made some splatters around my layout. I wish I had been a bit more careful where I was adding it, as it smeared some of my stamping. Not bad enough to bother me, but I will be more mindful of that in the future. Or do my stamping after I do the splatters and they dry.

Be sure to stop by Sketch N Scrap for more sketches and more inspiration! We would love it if you played along with us

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a fantastic day!

Let's Go Have Some Fun at The Fair - Sketch N Scrap #330

Happy Monday! I hope you had a good weekend and are ready for the new week. We had a nice, quiet weekend around the house.

Today I am sharing the layout I made for Sketch N Scrap's July 1st sketch - Sketch #330. Here's a look at the fun sketch Lisa created for us to use:

And my layout:

This layout is of Abby and Ada at the county fair. Ada had never been to this particular fair, and Abby probably hadn't been since she was a teenager, and they both had so much fun! They loved the rides and the overall atmosphere, being on a much smaller scale than they are used to. I think it's safe to say they will check it out again next year when it comes to town!

For this layout, I used Simple Stories' Fun Times collection. It is perfect for their fun fair photos!

Here are a couple of close-ups:

I made good use of my little star punch on this layout. I don't know what I'll do if it ever wears out! 

For the title, I knew I wanted to use "The Fair" foam sticker that was in the collection, but I felt it needed something more. When I came across the die-cut piece that said, "Let's Go Have Some Fun," I knew it was just what I was looking for. I added in some alpha stickers for the word "at" and my title was complete.

I was very happy to see the pretzel die-cut piece. It was perfect since Abby got a picture of Ada with a big pretzel. They both agreed the pretzel wasn't that great, but the cheese dip made up for it!

Be sure to stop by Sketch N Scrap for more inspiration using this sketch. I hope you find some time to play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a wonderful day!