tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1599588184207584432024-03-17T22:02:20.515-05:00My Happy LifeLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.comBlogger1967125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-11847469668835971472024-03-17T10:16:00.001-05:002024-03-17T10:16:31.561-05:00Love Notes - Sketch N Scrap #293<p style="text-align: center;"> Hello, hello! Happy Sunday and Happy St. Patty's Day to you! I hope you are having a good weekend. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Today I am sharing the layout that I created using <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap's</a> March 15th sketch - designed by me! Here is a look at the sketch:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJl3HgWsO0C0cRPOA_S8bvcWZgxJN3dvlf0RL7_z11aY1f6FqTuMR7yqBvVV634847zDJy9Skrao0htyyBAspfxr5hXioiSTZnF0qQ04VWs7OHckTLS4_phMrCd3_vk3aLphiQb5R15cIKOMXk9Mpx2knKYQFC415Q-J9y9NhJLQinhpslqlmCDjdb6o/s600/SNS%20March%2020%202024%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJl3HgWsO0C0cRPOA_S8bvcWZgxJN3dvlf0RL7_z11aY1f6FqTuMR7yqBvVV634847zDJy9Skrao0htyyBAspfxr5hXioiSTZnF0qQ04VWs7OHckTLS4_phMrCd3_vk3aLphiQb5R15cIKOMXk9Mpx2knKYQFC415Q-J9y9NhJLQinhpslqlmCDjdb6o/w400-h400/SNS%20March%2020%202024%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is my layout:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRVcuCzaifAzv3GP2vTrGhQsTJIUpdsAE0zk4WQTZXTQiZw9kAJBQRn58L3n6S-1YHRnJ8Wpv2H-QamfRsvLUogmVmQK6GthuOZ02c7sm1AWsIQweXOm62KqRLQ8P0nif1ZbuAD7wbZjf5DKTgnGLdTzOrjjI73x-ucE8Tv98Xxzk4apYHgXajwYJLjA/s587/SNS%20March%2017%20layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="584" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRVcuCzaifAzv3GP2vTrGhQsTJIUpdsAE0zk4WQTZXTQiZw9kAJBQRn58L3n6S-1YHRnJ8Wpv2H-QamfRsvLUogmVmQK6GthuOZ02c7sm1AWsIQweXOm62KqRLQ8P0nif1ZbuAD7wbZjf5DKTgnGLdTzOrjjI73x-ucE8Tv98Xxzk4apYHgXajwYJLjA/w398-h400/SNS%20March%2017%20layout.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just recently purchased the Love Notes collection from Echo Park and couldn't wait to put it to use. I love the pink/red/light blue color combo in this collection, and there are only a few papers that are heavy on the love/Valentine's Day theme - the majority can be used for anything. Anyway, this collection was perfect for these photos of the most recent love notes that Ada has left for me on my desk in my craft room. These little notes <u>always</u> bring a smile to my face - no matter what kind of day I am having!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few close-ups:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrLtyCvGZJEpnKYWKHSbjWDnjmIECCd8bLFP5Bi2-k223S0kFMcwXMeFdXnC_CPNSNfj0D3lO7fXsvFjV4sDe-y1FYoZDcBJDzqo23jgAD2Zr2dU7M_YWNC0ADv4B9oPNbZjtwGmKWDKm1uP2v1g_coqKA_1OqNgTCWDPH7ZCMufn72fcVmKlX-nZXFs/s686/SNS%20March%2017%20close%20up%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="686" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrLtyCvGZJEpnKYWKHSbjWDnjmIECCd8bLFP5Bi2-k223S0kFMcwXMeFdXnC_CPNSNfj0D3lO7fXsvFjV4sDe-y1FYoZDcBJDzqo23jgAD2Zr2dU7M_YWNC0ADv4B9oPNbZjtwGmKWDKm1uP2v1g_coqKA_1OqNgTCWDPH7ZCMufn72fcVmKlX-nZXFs/w400-h343/SNS%20March%2017%20close%20up%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I die-cut a few different-sized hearts for this cluster base. I picked a few stickers all related to "notes" to use on this layout. I inked the edges of all of my papers, since the majority of them were on the lighter side, to help them stand out against the white background. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtguFlN3Ss0WP64TgQGLskQK7WYRiyhQRcX1hhwmvS83sM9p2Zx9GbBrWOO-IBJ1qh4CKu6KOT5_A9QBMd3cpwNrP3UA-88QVTZrhwftHPkNVsdj8eK9kaAfawzjcTrQCPaa8fyWZw2oq3VT-poGMLTw4_vpHKtU6BfQQ73qcLvgdJ15g3P8JluyVAdxg/s724/SNS%20March%2017%20close%20up%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="724" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtguFlN3Ss0WP64TgQGLskQK7WYRiyhQRcX1hhwmvS83sM9p2Zx9GbBrWOO-IBJ1qh4CKu6KOT5_A9QBMd3cpwNrP3UA-88QVTZrhwftHPkNVsdj8eK9kaAfawzjcTrQCPaa8fyWZw2oq3VT-poGMLTw4_vpHKtU6BfQQ73qcLvgdJ15g3P8JluyVAdxg/s320/SNS%20March%2017%20close%20up%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my title, I used the Lawn Fawn Henry's ABC metal dies and then inked around the edges. I tore my cardstock background in three places and added the red heart pattern paper behind it. I always like the effect of this but hardly ever remember to do it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFa7FHYogy0hQugWbPuOncJkrjQr_UY4XcnMn5I8B2KYh2VTS5GGnnJfVYome271UuNpX-ccL7AR65AwZHpa_gWlfVRXSJ4QTbkvwZqlCYEyQJ8SmJNG-Wxvc2kpjLpzrF12PbZVs_y0X78GEP9OkDP8p1dJhm0XfdcsDb3SFNBNR8PTRmgXnJa2bVU1Q/s713/SNS%20March%2017%20close%20up%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="713" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFa7FHYogy0hQugWbPuOncJkrjQr_UY4XcnMn5I8B2KYh2VTS5GGnnJfVYome271UuNpX-ccL7AR65AwZHpa_gWlfVRXSJ4QTbkvwZqlCYEyQJ8SmJNG-Wxvc2kpjLpzrF12PbZVs_y0X78GEP9OkDP8p1dJhm0XfdcsDb3SFNBNR8PTRmgXnJa2bVU1Q/s320/SNS%20March%2017%20close%20up%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my goals this year is to stamp on my projects - even if it is just one stamp. I pulled out my roller stamps and stamped the XOXO in each of the clusters. I really love the look that adding a stamp gives to my layouts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Head on over to <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap</a> to see the sketch and the lovely layouts from the design team. I would love to see your take on the sketch, too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!</div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-69669379344204747572024-03-07T09:56:00.003-06:002024-03-07T09:56:46.752-06:00Hello Sunshine - A Layout and a Card For Sketch N Scrap<p style="text-align: center;">Hello, everyone! Happy Thursday to you! It is almost the weekend and I am ready for it! We are finally getting some much-needed rain today, and I thought it was a good time to get a couple of projects posted that I have made this month. </p><p style="text-align: center;">First up is the layout that I made using the March 1st sketch from <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap</a>. Here is a look at the sketch:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlTZJYKSjbkVXl0xaDN6bx50Wz2EgOXLvXhc-1otBkMCBH0LNfO9jLgC6osDMOp4hz15BCe2hsgY2eTOr-5Em3ogZHJyDzJaTUPPisxZVCNL1ANkamWjLMsUOQ_1_njpnslVWfAbkYFTP_J3T3RE2juuG9BZg9Pf45IHITxIh_cSnV9V_XdDf3vKea7I/s400/SNS%20Sketch%20292%20March%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVlTZJYKSjbkVXl0xaDN6bx50Wz2EgOXLvXhc-1otBkMCBH0LNfO9jLgC6osDMOp4hz15BCe2hsgY2eTOr-5Em3ogZHJyDzJaTUPPisxZVCNL1ANkamWjLMsUOQ_1_njpnslVWfAbkYFTP_J3T3RE2juuG9BZg9Pf45IHITxIh_cSnV9V_XdDf3vKea7I/w400-h400/SNS%20Sketch%20292%20March%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is my layout:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_b8eDpZpCRYDLe1vK26Y9UFHtr_KCVWyn9ilmOQrkGu7rtK44S9pVJo6d8FQEThqLrcZeI6xp6TDvhLyk8WtDCBjhMO3To2LEw6hxbAg1oxpkPoBiPXs3WjIKO1keQf7gCCINwXpH8lxzNhp6fuFz2nthE-37Q3RKk-dLlzqmj_HcwMouFfgr36AwsQ/s587/SNS%20March%204%20layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="575" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_b8eDpZpCRYDLe1vK26Y9UFHtr_KCVWyn9ilmOQrkGu7rtK44S9pVJo6d8FQEThqLrcZeI6xp6TDvhLyk8WtDCBjhMO3To2LEw6hxbAg1oxpkPoBiPXs3WjIKO1keQf7gCCINwXpH8lxzNhp6fuFz2nthE-37Q3RKk-dLlzqmj_HcwMouFfgr36AwsQ/w391-h400/SNS%20March%204%20layout.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this layout, I finally got around to using the Cocoa Vanilla Happy Days mini-kit that I put together for my <a href="https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2024/01/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-january.html" target="_blank">January kit for Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash</a>! It just took me two months, but I finally used some of it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These pictures are of Ada from two years ago. I love that Google Photos will send you notifications like - "two years ago today" or "similar shots" - sometimes it reminds me of photos that I had forgotten about. That was the case with these photos, and, my goodness, how things have changed in two years for this girl! That may be a whole different layout - a comparison of then and now. Like, she no longer likes to have pictures or words on her shirts - with only a few exceptions. She likes mostly just plain, solid-colored shirts now. She used to wear those Ugg-like boots in the wintertime - now it's all about Vans and Converse. She is definitely finding her own style!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a couple of close-ups:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXN54eN137Uj_h894GpRMcg7mnHEuRuYkWjMKL9jz3yJnNZjGLAZXOhA0erdiN6QFbq4Knb6Ch-CQ2xJ0suMEH1ySBh_7IE_Gz2JD4LUfRdHslDhwBk7Z5aqL8hx4Zd3Jq0zRX1cIfkMoq4wZ8igQVdFhmJzWIyz-hZSbf5AfxqW-k6-vtLPiXcvgIX4/s862/SNS%20March%204%20close%20up%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="862" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXN54eN137Uj_h894GpRMcg7mnHEuRuYkWjMKL9jz3yJnNZjGLAZXOhA0erdiN6QFbq4Knb6Ch-CQ2xJ0suMEH1ySBh_7IE_Gz2JD4LUfRdHslDhwBk7Z5aqL8hx4Zd3Jq0zRX1cIfkMoq4wZ8igQVdFhmJzWIyz-hZSbf5AfxqW-k6-vtLPiXcvgIX4/w400-h272/SNS%20March%204%20close%20up%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I had to pull in some black alphas to stand out against the background. The ones included in my kit were white with a black outline and they just got lost on the white background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3a8jjZv9eVEEbGDTdkUHesq2odKa5YHhxiqe_Iymy1fMMdpTKn1tu79k1zwvRengJf_yReNuRiyeVigSvEq9LSW8Kq-WFmX_0dkuG8hcK5PlBE75hwTQ6JXu4pS7zQ7aISTmsajG99gvoYgkq_RmhKhpOFB3HF_vV1ImonY-WAosXX5JuyNnBfD-JhwU/s805/SNS%20March%204%20close%20up%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="805" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3a8jjZv9eVEEbGDTdkUHesq2odKa5YHhxiqe_Iymy1fMMdpTKn1tu79k1zwvRengJf_yReNuRiyeVigSvEq9LSW8Kq-WFmX_0dkuG8hcK5PlBE75hwTQ6JXu4pS7zQ7aISTmsajG99gvoYgkq_RmhKhpOFB3HF_vV1ImonY-WAosXX5JuyNnBfD-JhwU/w400-h291/SNS%20March%204%20close%20up%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't do too much in the way of embellishing. Having so many patterns on this layout makes it a bit busy for me and I didn't want it feeling even more busy and cluttered with a bunch of embellishments. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknfvki7_AbDtvV2AkwV2J_v7zokapZYpVRdBa-WR9OBjiIBR-2xNNQd4qmkUuLLgkAi25J_HRoG58OG5an8eK5wCfKeLx7e5bkL3pjq4jljqfhFuUUagTH1FuQkn8a4eCKFu9J5hppR-I-aO3jIIxtuc-1bqRo8-46OmCULOZAa5mxIhFW9xHsB2PGcI/s815/SNS%20March%204%20close%20up%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="815" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknfvki7_AbDtvV2AkwV2J_v7zokapZYpVRdBa-WR9OBjiIBR-2xNNQd4qmkUuLLgkAi25J_HRoG58OG5an8eK5wCfKeLx7e5bkL3pjq4jljqfhFuUUagTH1FuQkn8a4eCKFu9J5hppR-I-aO3jIIxtuc-1bqRo8-46OmCULOZAa5mxIhFW9xHsB2PGcI/w400-h288/SNS%20March%204%20close%20up%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was a bit limited with the puffy sticker shapes but went with what I had. I could have pulled in enamel dots but I really just wanted to stick with what was in my kit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next up is the card that I made using the March 5th card sketch from <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap</a>. Here is a look at the sketch:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-z1K4p7OJhDEYEwNm12f7ujIuHiNt8-KafS4-dUlzeWzOkf-IF2HEs-OA0HCcGa8ZpoF5O0VtnCj30_5dqNdv2UAfQJZZ4GmksZXGs1gkEKIgeAPG_EmEtRF0zrvdihKGEJk67uYHhu1eGI1fBPEHAMGhNAFuCV3eKIqBSwmRzuQ-TlcVT3lIzyB9GA/s400/card%20%23261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="312" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-z1K4p7OJhDEYEwNm12f7ujIuHiNt8-KafS4-dUlzeWzOkf-IF2HEs-OA0HCcGa8ZpoF5O0VtnCj30_5dqNdv2UAfQJZZ4GmksZXGs1gkEKIgeAPG_EmEtRF0zrvdihKGEJk67uYHhu1eGI1fBPEHAMGhNAFuCV3eKIqBSwmRzuQ-TlcVT3lIzyB9GA/w313-h400/card%20%23261.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is my card:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvv6Qlgd-1YPUMeLll8qrNgOK9ASYB8sNXgcjl3Yq0UO8gaVzcZqh4TrFpZqAoT9rDVJYLMH3AxOchnY9R0FOW9bHXNbJ0p0sMqprF5SqUY1to37pOUR9OZbdv3TlZ9df2_Mnh173VdZ6yepy3gFpzj9HMIyhz7J5YJbGdY4Wj4UTpsjUbEQmW0aiGBng/s587/SNS%20March%207%20FB%20post.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvv6Qlgd-1YPUMeLll8qrNgOK9ASYB8sNXgcjl3Yq0UO8gaVzcZqh4TrFpZqAoT9rDVJYLMH3AxOchnY9R0FOW9bHXNbJ0p0sMqprF5SqUY1to37pOUR9OZbdv3TlZ9df2_Mnh173VdZ6yepy3gFpzj9HMIyhz7J5YJbGdY4Wj4UTpsjUbEQmW0aiGBng/w328-h400/SNS%20March%207%20FB%20post.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Easter is just around the corner and I wanted to make an Easter card to send to someone special. For this card, I use Simple Stories' Hip Hop Hooray 6x8 paper pad and die cuts. I couldn't find a "Happy Easter" sentiment in my stamps so I found I font I liked on the computer and printed it off onto a label. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the rounded edges on the top layer on the sketch. I really need to remember to round the corners on both my cards and my layouts a little more often. It just adds a bit of interest and breaks up all of the sharp edges.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That is it for today! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-3613313979415642642024-03-01T09:00:00.045-06:002024-03-01T09:00:00.269-06:00Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash March Kit Reveal<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSfIRF10sGrH4itVRQs5Ho4D-ELsL7Cpjk0MHLtCb0Gf1C5MF_c08LlmrkC1bfI4X7AlgYk4TUEqsPH1SeB7T3QQO-AAggBwc7Yl27UoIR_ibTQ671DQHsnKEyNtOGsuk00xgda_rtjpDQ9ZDag8DCQnvxoCaL7UYieEC_MWqec1PnIZpU_OpQngedrc/s400/TGSB%202024%20graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSfIRF10sGrH4itVRQs5Ho4D-ELsL7Cpjk0MHLtCb0Gf1C5MF_c08LlmrkC1bfI4X7AlgYk4TUEqsPH1SeB7T3QQO-AAggBwc7Yl27UoIR_ibTQ671DQHsnKEyNtOGsuk00xgda_rtjpDQ9ZDag8DCQnvxoCaL7UYieEC_MWqec1PnIZpU_OpQngedrc/w400-h400/TGSB%202024%20graphic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello, everyone! Happy Friday and Happy March 1st! Yay for March - the month when there seem to be more warm days than cold! Since it is the first day of a new month, that means I have a new kit to share for Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before I get to my kit, I will let you know that I was not successful in using my February kit, but I did use up a bit more of my January kit! I am keeping my fingers crossed that you will see me using my March kit this month and maybe I'll even be able to dive into my February kit and see if I can't get something made with it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you don't kno<span style="font-family: inherit;">w <span style="background-color: white;">what this challenge is, here is a little about it:</span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 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 try to use as much of our stash kit as possible on different projects. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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<a href="http://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> <b>Lisa's blog</b> </a>(or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.2px;">.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;">Here is the recipe for March:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnk94MimlTJ95olTulmRIDWHv8clyQvzux8yGGOx9q2qlrsdNJ5_SZUdvxQdjb6dG6joD4GK2GFejvwax6wW8JvpttCF8Lq0Ui6hxijyQIIC1EiCn4u5J8YQxZbLfPYB4TMqruQf2wzTIKs4hOd9S8Su9OOwI1mijmge0eOFIMaDSBGRZJqb6G56ycLlY/s480/TGSB%20March%20graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnk94MimlTJ95olTulmRIDWHv8clyQvzux8yGGOx9q2qlrsdNJ5_SZUdvxQdjb6dG6joD4GK2GFejvwax6wW8JvpttCF8Lq0Ui6hxijyQIIC1EiCn4u5J8YQxZbLfPYB4TMqruQf2wzTIKs4hOd9S8Su9OOwI1mijmge0eOFIMaDSBGRZJqb6G56ycLlY/w400-h400/TGSB%20March%20graphic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To create your kit, pull 10 papers, 3-4 embellishments, 5-7 scrap papers. Our focus item for March is ephemera!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is my kit for March:</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeWztN0ssOHD26DEZiWfjeaU9WiNC5VCAKKZKs9pL238xga6Az5vwCweaKSTnSPr3_M4SDA8NcxV_9vOcUlxDva1CzX_LkZ9RoMmtLavHw2gfFrnCpnhSfKqCIT0E15lSnbCsfaP_z-HWcqPIq1Ggt3JVJxPYHc4l8It1VQCtCQwOYlfWNBiuU0j4SMk/s923/TGSB%20March%20kit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="923" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeWztN0ssOHD26DEZiWfjeaU9WiNC5VCAKKZKs9pL238xga6Az5vwCweaKSTnSPr3_M4SDA8NcxV_9vOcUlxDva1CzX_LkZ9RoMmtLavHw2gfFrnCpnhSfKqCIT0E15lSnbCsfaP_z-HWcqPIq1Ggt3JVJxPYHc4l8It1VQCtCQwOYlfWNBiuU0j4SMk/w400-h255/TGSB%20March%20kit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February was an unseasonably warm month for us and that has me feeling all of the spring vibes, and I think my kit reflects that! Let's take a close look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are my papers:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sAp2T6PLjsEWgHwl1mxUZwulV7i0bOUEndmd-V9LPRtbgdZm1HzP-0n34m_BWTQAQgDKAfCZIBQoD9NGPx4pDx9F2ToN5uvwUz_4H2qV3wO3zp3E8zrL5Q9FpW9Sulcy_m8FUO3gfimo-a2pNqiyy01FhqsVpNJ2nERb4Cj3iKUlaMOD54jhODYRkro/s780/TGSB%20March%202024%20paper.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="780" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sAp2T6PLjsEWgHwl1mxUZwulV7i0bOUEndmd-V9LPRtbgdZm1HzP-0n34m_BWTQAQgDKAfCZIBQoD9NGPx4pDx9F2ToN5uvwUz_4H2qV3wO3zp3E8zrL5Q9FpW9Sulcy_m8FUO3gfimo-a2pNqiyy01FhqsVpNJ2nERb4Cj3iKUlaMOD54jhODYRkro/w400-h301/TGSB%20March%202024%20paper.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a mix of papers from Echo Park's New Day collection and the Day in the Life collection. I am lovin' the color palette from these two collections and they work really well with each other. I included four cut-apart papers because I am determined to work on my Project Life albums more this year. I have been doing pretty decent with keeping (somewhat) up so far with this year. Now, if I can just get fast enough to not only work on the current stuff but maybe throw in a previous year or two along the way. That would make me really happy! So, you can expect to see more of those cut-apart papers in my kits this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the cut-apart papers from New Day. I have included them, too:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAktaLo3ZvoF9zJDEWDnm2V9szrR-qnGxpvyvRE28Wlgy9QJLRWi0cEMQd-Do_nVgisITllfytl1IUu4ZIdskR1-ngEHpYYDc9qP-7rU11HmMMjVYVZlCniyEuHBftJKG2Ekvm4ElITBu7DqtzoIkWbzkMgtY3jZf9fs4Pdrz1hwGaMvtzqM5j2QkhIww/s930/TGSB%20March%20cut%20aparts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="930" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAktaLo3ZvoF9zJDEWDnm2V9szrR-qnGxpvyvRE28Wlgy9QJLRWi0cEMQd-Do_nVgisITllfytl1IUu4ZIdskR1-ngEHpYYDc9qP-7rU11HmMMjVYVZlCniyEuHBftJKG2Ekvm4ElITBu7DqtzoIkWbzkMgtY3jZf9fs4Pdrz1hwGaMvtzqM5j2QkhIww/w400-h253/TGSB%20March%20cut%20aparts.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the embellishments:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzquj6vKPf5vewwXVq-dXmbxpBd4d0akvqPJSJzQe_o3uoiD78zdfzSPPE8JkhkB6DAaSzwJDD3xzxxz0WiDxG9uyNmt2i5MCMLEssV1QKhyphenhyphenxslhJ4rxjvsvaokhwSg_26pWtVz9deNtQsKTsRxeW345l7oBRGOphPWB0ZQTSwqemVgVKC_gGFgBLgdto/s910/TGSB%20March%20embellies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="910" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzquj6vKPf5vewwXVq-dXmbxpBd4d0akvqPJSJzQe_o3uoiD78zdfzSPPE8JkhkB6DAaSzwJDD3xzxxz0WiDxG9uyNmt2i5MCMLEssV1QKhyphenhyphenxslhJ4rxjvsvaokhwSg_26pWtVz9deNtQsKTsRxeW345l7oBRGOphPWB0ZQTSwqemVgVKC_gGFgBLgdto/w400-h258/TGSB%20March%20embellies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have included the 12x12 sticker sheets and enamel dots from both collections, the ephemera packs and sticker book, and puffy stickers from New Day, a few random enamel shapes and puffy dots, two packs of wood veneer - a set from Elles Studio and a pack from Recollections - and a pack of cork pieces from Elles Studio.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the scraps that I pulled:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimE4PWnXn-zu17VVC7L3dNL8lFjolgbxBLqUaM5-6_EFbe18ey1V3FMsvu4CDivyPUzsaFaH-BbfCy9jNOQPZqZQvV8PWpnz3Z9iPFPpJnD6wwZjqBzkRBLYqdI7_09IpwrrLuNxTyQ5oED4RwEN1RDMyS7zBGNWnnoseYUErSb-XEfK7N-fOHyAPLVDs/s898/TGSB%20March%20scraps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="898" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimE4PWnXn-zu17VVC7L3dNL8lFjolgbxBLqUaM5-6_EFbe18ey1V3FMsvu4CDivyPUzsaFaH-BbfCy9jNOQPZqZQvV8PWpnz3Z9iPFPpJnD6wwZjqBzkRBLYqdI7_09IpwrrLuNxTyQ5oED4RwEN1RDMyS7zBGNWnnoseYUErSb-XEfK7N-fOHyAPLVDs/w400-h261/TGSB%20March%20scraps.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I pulled a few more than the 5-7 scraps, but a lot of them are pretty small pieces and I thought they might be good to punch out shapes or to use my metal dies with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our focus piece for March is ephemera, so along with the ephemera from the collections, I pulled this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Lbf78UPl2cWZcww6QiuIBIgtKEh1X3mWylWB1wTfwsBQfno6uRcpRGNj6dnD5YvrlvpbAqdZh00vYBnkZ_kHgPWC0a-kv2ZG48RoJtceqkcmKfZS0kjQz1ILVado7t9jBTE8-IENjAmEJbenbuwcv5E6AIc0PkLXWCLYQYhSHC9Wk1qPDO3HkWu41Kk/s619/TGSB%20March%20focus%20ephemera.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="619" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Lbf78UPl2cWZcww6QiuIBIgtKEh1X3mWylWB1wTfwsBQfno6uRcpRGNj6dnD5YvrlvpbAqdZh00vYBnkZ_kHgPWC0a-kv2ZG48RoJtceqkcmKfZS0kjQz1ILVado7t9jBTE8-IENjAmEJbenbuwcv5E6AIc0PkLXWCLYQYhSHC9Wk1qPDO3HkWu41Kk/w400-h379/TGSB%20March%20focus%20ephemera.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have pulled a couple of packs of ephemera pieces that were in my bashket last year and one of my boxes of Vicki Boutin ephemera. It is overflowing and I can just barely get it to close! I think there are either five or six packs of ephemera in there! I think I bought a few packs from Tuesday Morning before they closed and then I found a deal from Peachy Cheap a while back that was all Vicki Boutin ephemera packs, so it added up pretty quickly. There are a lot of pieces that color match really well with my kit. Even if I only use a few pieces I will be happy with that. I least I got them out and familiarized myself with what is in the box.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my goals this year is to use my stamps more, so here are a few stamps that I pulled to use this month:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThY-0sevimfW5TOzNAbvbggbKQm1KnfhPYF_t9C1gBdL4Uhk29uMmcl2QXkUBwBCgoSd-NcZQTvNioGmMr1cqY-txLDARTzq4wr7NrEEwGNC1g_lhYsqCoSDPbcd-cDnUve69w0n574vOnNLbk81cufVYyntVvmfsBZcWFHUfmK3CYfgu-iwS4_ZIYsk/s917/TGSB%20March%20stamps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="917" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThY-0sevimfW5TOzNAbvbggbKQm1KnfhPYF_t9C1gBdL4Uhk29uMmcl2QXkUBwBCgoSd-NcZQTvNioGmMr1cqY-txLDARTzq4wr7NrEEwGNC1g_lhYsqCoSDPbcd-cDnUve69w0n574vOnNLbk81cufVYyntVvmfsBZcWFHUfmK3CYfgu-iwS4_ZIYsk/w400-h256/TGSB%20March%20stamps.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have pulled a variety of spring-themed stamps and everyday-type stamps for this month. I am hoping to put a few of these to use this month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That is it! I can't wait to dive in and create with my kit! My plan is to mostly use this kit on my PL layouts and for my traveler's notebook layouts, but we will see, a 12x12 layout may be with made it! Be sure to stop by Lisa's blog -<a href="https://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> My Creative Endeavors</a> - to see the beautiful kit that she has put together. I always love to see her kits!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't forget - 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:</span></div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">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.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Create new, not previously posted projects using your stash kit.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. If you have a blog - please include the challenge graphic and a link to our challenge in your posts. </span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. You may link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you share on Instagram, please make sure to use -<b> #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2024</b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><!--start InLinkz code-->
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-48523268983408308422024-02-17T14:05:00.000-06:002024-02-17T14:05:00.779-06:00Snowy Walk - Sketch N Scrap #191<p style="text-align: center;">Hello, hello! Happy Saturday to you! I hope that your weekend is off to a good start. It's back to feeling like winter today, but spring-like temps will be returning tomorrow and will stick around for most of next week. These warmer temperatures have really spoiled us here lately because today has seemed super cold again!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Today I am sharing the layout that I made using the February 15th sketch at <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap</a>. Here is a look at the sketch that I created for us to use:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCP-PV9L5fJ1PodzURaDBrZxYXSYd3ccLyQi1E2sp63qR5G09_jSSyhgQ3zYoXDr-NByuN70EsuPBvnIOsAIgYO5w4dgugBmFPSu6CcMgrMK8emrF1my2myn3Bw4M9I1tsKmdUnEfe5lXJJP6J7mchK0_4kmPwgrP2gr0Fv1iCWB4aV7aghc4W7-9VOlI/s600/SNS%20February%2020th%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCP-PV9L5fJ1PodzURaDBrZxYXSYd3ccLyQi1E2sp63qR5G09_jSSyhgQ3zYoXDr-NByuN70EsuPBvnIOsAIgYO5w4dgugBmFPSu6CcMgrMK8emrF1my2myn3Bw4M9I1tsKmdUnEfe5lXJJP6J7mchK0_4kmPwgrP2gr0Fv1iCWB4aV7aghc4W7-9VOlI/w400-h400/SNS%20February%2020th%202024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is my layout:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Brx17vF75dsRCmuUI7m3vXjqr_5uJKmXJV240O65_p6hjFDfsSGUPnzZf_mic31apEsyvh7NEUTRZZVfFBJsYFgSGCeKRvF-M3GzmhoBRtTLCu00AYxR0xB_pT01-cR_9ozanzkbgYp3OhsEjTDHuWH7B8OfC7I5Y2e72rnxlC2NvL4H1B4Jg2rPlsQ/s587/SNS%20Feb%2017%20layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="580" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Brx17vF75dsRCmuUI7m3vXjqr_5uJKmXJV240O65_p6hjFDfsSGUPnzZf_mic31apEsyvh7NEUTRZZVfFBJsYFgSGCeKRvF-M3GzmhoBRtTLCu00AYxR0xB_pT01-cR_9ozanzkbgYp3OhsEjTDHuWH7B8OfC7I5Y2e72rnxlC2NvL4H1B4Jg2rPlsQ/w395-h400/SNS%20Feb%2017%20layout.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a little bit of snow last Monday. We weren't even supposed to get more than a dusting to an inch of snow, but we wound up with about four inches. It was that really pretty - wet and heavy - snow that sticks to everything. The temps were right around thirty degrees, so the pups and I headed out on a walk to enjoy the beauty of it all. They came back to the house with tons of little snowballs in their fur, but we all enjoyed our walk immensely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this layout, I used Echo Park's I Love Winter (2016) collection. The colors were perfect to document this snowy day. Here are a few close-ups:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4ag9Pas7fZcTKXVfc4XhFbbcjGaLxfZskEcC9OPI1vPy3X03Pmeq5DykqFAcsMaW9chyphenhyphen7TfN2d5OeA9Ps023RGSUkxrLQP95VPGkQqQD96UGlmqWPO2XiX20b2GSnBfWSVO73d1mudgPdgLHEq-wRxuoIbPuGG2SeL0lhvCCq_DPgUvvlaevG4NhSbo/s587/SNS%20Feb%2017%20close%20up%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="572" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4ag9Pas7fZcTKXVfc4XhFbbcjGaLxfZskEcC9OPI1vPy3X03Pmeq5DykqFAcsMaW9chyphenhyphen7TfN2d5OeA9Ps023RGSUkxrLQP95VPGkQqQD96UGlmqWPO2XiX20b2GSnBfWSVO73d1mudgPdgLHEq-wRxuoIbPuGG2SeL0lhvCCq_DPgUvvlaevG4NhSbo/w390-h400/SNS%20Feb%2017%20close%20up%201.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added ink splatter by way of a stamp from Close To My Heart - Ink Blot (D1660) and Blue Belle ink. I love how much control this stamp gives me. The title was made with Lawn Fawn's Henry ABC metal dies. These dies are a new addition to my supplies and I love them already!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcSImyYMzs8ynDKszwxYSCT51LDuulJxpJjnn38x7n9x-JFfkdWSwril23pjHkQMrHTDxg57PkgGfILH0BLo-d6lQq3n0ml6ITOMhXo-hAofHxKQ3rEzlLeOSgwEucPvJsgGnGclvuPSsVYneKQGnavvQ_twHHrdSPsjOW4ivlLDYM7Mvz_CLA8ajb8Q/s1220/SNS%20Feb%2017%20close%20up%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="1220" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcSImyYMzs8ynDKszwxYSCT51LDuulJxpJjnn38x7n9x-JFfkdWSwril23pjHkQMrHTDxg57PkgGfILH0BLo-d6lQq3n0ml6ITOMhXo-hAofHxKQ3rEzlLeOSgwEucPvJsgGnGclvuPSsVYneKQGnavvQ_twHHrdSPsjOW4ivlLDYM7Mvz_CLA8ajb8Q/w400-h193/SNS%20Feb%2017%20close%20up%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the snowflakes, I used a snowflake punch from EK Success (for the large flakes) and an old snowflake punch from Marvy Uchida for the tiny flakes. I added a clear gem to the center of each snowflake on my layout. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBktdSSHz3EJSh4_rmoIpXIm-lvURKanGSrr-EXWefOdT3UgCJooX23fwv8XpetejQXzCyiT4VzwWJnaV52OKenN43MIDniVPdl-MPfCAGBFipcTeGRSKBxsIzD2wgKgcCUduRhtoWqYileX4nmPDgVu180my2zAVNHp7DUlkfhHQ-86RH9zOTDnwqao/s587/SNS%20Feb%2017%20close%20up%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="558" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBktdSSHz3EJSh4_rmoIpXIm-lvURKanGSrr-EXWefOdT3UgCJooX23fwv8XpetejQXzCyiT4VzwWJnaV52OKenN43MIDniVPdl-MPfCAGBFipcTeGRSKBxsIzD2wgKgcCUduRhtoWqYileX4nmPDgVu180my2zAVNHp7DUlkfhHQ-86RH9zOTDnwqao/w380-h400/SNS%20Feb%2017%20close%20up%203.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added my date to a label from Elle's Studio and a phrase sticker from the I Love Winter collection between my photos to help connect them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be sure to check out the <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap blog</a> and the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SketchNScrap" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap Facebook page</a> for more inspiration using this month's sketches. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!</div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-67904344245066005002024-02-14T09:33:00.003-06:002024-02-14T09:33:28.891-06:00Happy Valentine's Day - Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #259<p style="text-align: center;">Hello, everyone! Happy Valentine's Day to you! I hope that you are having a good week. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Today I am sharing the card that I created using <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap's</a> February 5th card sketch. Lisa has created a great sketch for us to work with, and you know it's going into my favorites file to be used later! Here's a look at the sketch:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1mKWH7WWuZBYkxwXPpzgSlr24tcGZ9iD7TnkhdCEOv5PLEq19HUlEHHs8nujXkP5PSJ_aW1oAYPBpyqSjKzZFWM6lMt6voahuXDFku_mnf99qA6JG5xjcIGwNCXZEWwBD0u1MLYrH5go3O-99OLfDYXL0KvZINp1v6pXWA2DkU0naRgZmT3i0kV8NaU/s400/SNS%20Feb%205%20card%20sketch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1mKWH7WWuZBYkxwXPpzgSlr24tcGZ9iD7TnkhdCEOv5PLEq19HUlEHHs8nujXkP5PSJ_aW1oAYPBpyqSjKzZFWM6lMt6voahuXDFku_mnf99qA6JG5xjcIGwNCXZEWwBD0u1MLYrH5go3O-99OLfDYXL0KvZINp1v6pXWA2DkU0naRgZmT3i0kV8NaU/w320-h400/SNS%20Feb%205%20card%20sketch.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXYfLFBFXAaN2hfO0RBK5x38p2lfu40ZZBuW6-D3xP8PMkPdHFkpIpAGfHFw4aiUrvjKaGDpsfqCnazVK7r0Ow8BxqeKwqNdCu2xdsMqRpAt1pkJZY-JM_UqGtj5xn7uIa9aqHA1i6e8lrxEF9cC2MLFmGUDSB_xO0xgDO_ktxsodWwV2gfLpi4TkLac/s587/SNS%20Feb%2014%20FB%20post.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="503" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXYfLFBFXAaN2hfO0RBK5x38p2lfu40ZZBuW6-D3xP8PMkPdHFkpIpAGfHFw4aiUrvjKaGDpsfqCnazVK7r0Ow8BxqeKwqNdCu2xdsMqRpAt1pkJZY-JM_UqGtj5xn7uIa9aqHA1i6e8lrxEF9cC2MLFmGUDSB_xO0xgDO_ktxsodWwV2gfLpi4TkLac/w343-h400/SNS%20Feb%2014%20FB%20post.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since today is Valentine's Day, you know I had to go with a Valentine's Day card!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I actually pulled out my stencils and inks and played a bit for this card. I used the Oh My Heart stencil from Simple Stories and Bamboo ink from Close to My Heart to create the background, and I loved playing around with it. I am really going to try to incorporate stenciling into more of my projects!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also used Echo Park's Hello Valentine collection for the rest of the card. Even with the stenciling, this card came together very quickly and now it is all ready to give to one of my Valentine's today!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Head on over to the <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap blog</a> or the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SketchNScrap" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap Facebook page</a> for more inspiration using our sketches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!</div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-38339682220986689512024-02-01T09:00:00.008-06:002024-02-01T09:00:00.154-06:00Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash February 2024 Kit Challenge<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheggs3LXwCxhdGCwymrg-4arC7cpYOL0NxvZjUU-q1MD4y6JvOlQ3qm3KQyBedcppbdUn6OnWzpBNFHsWKFJRzQ9gvhLH4BMAaSD02PlS2BCCfLejR6Seiq2QIPXaTMaTP_Lip7hGQQdLWB0tOewzCO2tc_YdKXzuFsbsznKcf9q4q-1B6ZFMxn0lza4E/s432/TGSB%202024%20graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheggs3LXwCxhdGCwymrg-4arC7cpYOL0NxvZjUU-q1MD4y6JvOlQ3qm3KQyBedcppbdUn6OnWzpBNFHsWKFJRzQ9gvhLH4BMAaSD02PlS2BCCfLejR6Seiq2QIPXaTMaTP_Lip7hGQQdLWB0tOewzCO2tc_YdKXzuFsbsznKcf9q4q-1B6ZFMxn0lza4E/w400-h400/TGSB%202024%20graphic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Hello, everyone! Happy February 1st! The new month means a new Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash kit challenge. If you don't know what this challenge is, here is a little about it:</p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 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 try to use as much of our stash kit as possible on different projects. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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<a href="http://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> <b>Lisa's blog</b> </a>(or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;">Here is the recipe for February:</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFyblLCVtU8u8H96WR1B95JVSxC2vEzDGDBqR5pEMD_t_zElOYUFQQOKyaeR605aRokNBlksN1BuA0ucRRD4ULIkjPUi6-yb5bTKVr744PIhN-p6UJzM5JqO6ftNBMOIogLCWB3rohTTeewolsiH3K9kN6EOIUK45c6Y51S-VVA_7LL0NGQ7vklk5IKA/s480/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFyblLCVtU8u8H96WR1B95JVSxC2vEzDGDBqR5pEMD_t_zElOYUFQQOKyaeR605aRokNBlksN1BuA0ucRRD4ULIkjPUi6-yb5bTKVr744PIhN-p6UJzM5JqO6ftNBMOIogLCWB3rohTTeewolsiH3K9kN6EOIUK45c6Y51S-VVA_7LL0NGQ7vklk5IKA/w400-h400/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20graphic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To create your kit, pull 10 papers, 3-4 embellishments, 5-7 scrap papers. Our focus item for February is doilies!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I generally try to pre-plan a bit before I pull my kit for the month - pick out photos I want to use or at least have an idea of what I want to scrap. The end of January was way too busy for me to get that done, so I am flying by the seat of my pants this month!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is my kit for February:</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH42LaOB7s5PtfNGTMQsfBMAuol8aaVqH8AQbfpnzYVlQbh8nZP0uoiRGAz2qP6_uJLpncGgu6e4P0SGghWqHgPmO4AO5eEfIORCywTVdWJHRiNv8_FOfDOTCdykBh5V57OB-oXwHrYD1Z80vAyYzfeo_xkiiIqbL7_zaIVZtfRyDYJTyW_-R92u5DS5A/s832/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20kit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="832" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH42LaOB7s5PtfNGTMQsfBMAuol8aaVqH8AQbfpnzYVlQbh8nZP0uoiRGAz2qP6_uJLpncGgu6e4P0SGghWqHgPmO4AO5eEfIORCywTVdWJHRiNv8_FOfDOTCdykBh5V57OB-oXwHrYD1Z80vAyYzfeo_xkiiIqbL7_zaIVZtfRyDYJTyW_-R92u5DS5A/w400-h283/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20kit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots and lots of Elle's Studio goodies! I was going through some of my older collections and came across my Elle's Studio section. I don't have very many 12x12 papers left from Elle's Studio, so I decided to pull 10 for my kit this month, and I pulled out all of the chipboard and puffy stickers that I have from them and created my kit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a look at the papers:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGyVSiGR_YBWt43vB1TCfJERHDUocawIFyuhv6jZd_dq69MVZDsJGXQzRotxnE9w1Wsv_NT4-_eS4GQ0GheCSy6ouyhoyuj9nxg4fxDyLd2ARnTFy-sFG4srCzEEYPAUs9tVA1bik48nEyHNtPIun0wzsuw-FWs4WayCEoIDnsZLPqkeb-6XsjrX6IWc/s1012/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20papers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="1012" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGyVSiGR_YBWt43vB1TCfJERHDUocawIFyuhv6jZd_dq69MVZDsJGXQzRotxnE9w1Wsv_NT4-_eS4GQ0GheCSy6ouyhoyuj9nxg4fxDyLd2ARnTFy-sFG4srCzEEYPAUs9tVA1bik48nEyHNtPIun0wzsuw-FWs4WayCEoIDnsZLPqkeb-6XsjrX6IWc/w400-h233/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20papers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So many fun papers here! I tried to pull a variety, and I kept in mind that I wanted to make a few layouts in my traveler's notebooks as well as a couple of 12x12 layouts. These papers are from the Family Fun (2017) collection, Live, Laugh, Love (2017) collection, and the Noteworthy (2018) collection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since I like both sides of all of these papers and will probably use both sides if at all possible, here is a look at the "B" sides:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5a9xpaiO0w01F9VrbVi4Xmwb3Z1R4S7w3Qaw3-zWLVVX-OhZjhhA4xVnTOS-3Fiphim0Jg9aEwrlFwnZC0EO3pNzqO6kx_LbJku90pLaAuCQgwfT1-h2OzKKzirN9nFyrablKvhEGzGz6lT8LWJ03Pp3PLH1XdDMzWTm-pKyA53gPUEyhuIKkjEtLHQ/s1090/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20B%20side%20papers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="1090" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5a9xpaiO0w01F9VrbVi4Xmwb3Z1R4S7w3Qaw3-zWLVVX-OhZjhhA4xVnTOS-3Fiphim0Jg9aEwrlFwnZC0EO3pNzqO6kx_LbJku90pLaAuCQgwfT1-h2OzKKzirN9nFyrablKvhEGzGz6lT8LWJ03Pp3PLH1XdDMzWTm-pKyA53gPUEyhuIKkjEtLHQ/w400-h215/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20B%20side%20papers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a look at the embellishments:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyyyIfH84pEq-RkB9K2ybYo8l1xffpi5ZOaf4D1uaptcLhSo3UCChzXqGHWYiSDyN-qW-0mTY-DWu9QD_rSZj9pfxYGg2ENzQwhl1AXJdMWj2riOKalIfnvwOu_vUh_tzAYwzpK_05EdjIXR60akDE1EdrGukwuVJdmayqPolmrpzMQECE_cPmPgl29M/s865/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20Embellies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="865" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbyyyIfH84pEq-RkB9K2ybYo8l1xffpi5ZOaf4D1uaptcLhSo3UCChzXqGHWYiSDyN-qW-0mTY-DWu9QD_rSZj9pfxYGg2ENzQwhl1AXJdMWj2riOKalIfnvwOu_vUh_tzAYwzpK_05EdjIXR60akDE1EdrGukwuVJdmayqPolmrpzMQECE_cPmPgl29M/w400-h271/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20Embellies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wowzers, I had no idea I had that many packages of Elle's Studio stickers that have barely even been touched! I pulled almost everything that I have because I have no idea what I will be in the mood to scrap this month!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also added in a few wood veneer pieces, enamel shapes, and a stamp set that I would like to use this month. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46RYsagSAw52f-go-d1_LqpLXVeZYqR4tiSOcLoW6UY4Zbb5_FqHe0UBRfCJfgOFBktgsw2zqXuKWGr2SrQfZFJaIwKGb4Ydt4gmCrf_aM4dtQEUA-_xoxEZqv4WmhLMu0dhyphenhyphencf-uNmanNKNJ-L5Vq0mJaOWYa_1CxJv89D4O4v8D0IF5Sgzcyt7XVcE/s827/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20embellies%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="827" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46RYsagSAw52f-go-d1_LqpLXVeZYqR4tiSOcLoW6UY4Zbb5_FqHe0UBRfCJfgOFBktgsw2zqXuKWGr2SrQfZFJaIwKGb4Ydt4gmCrf_aM4dtQEUA-_xoxEZqv4WmhLMu0dhyphenhyphencf-uNmanNKNJ-L5Vq0mJaOWYa_1CxJv89D4O4v8D0IF5Sgzcyt7XVcE/w400-h284/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20embellies%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I pulled a few things from last year's bashket for a little more variety.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRD9S3-5vO2KkR3cUnLHTN0dUgyVm-f3eTFQ9dr89adZJv6WWH2d8vhtaRnCR32LrUfMmA-PQFBp0NP-MuRYE03_qN43L2xJY06JzIYpBa_STfpbbaOMFUeNzVhmzqXSu0EZQno6q6IuHQlt5pzs-OHcf6_XT0AUBIDL2wh_EJ_sRKiAWaXJtGdi709w/s1016/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20cut%20aparts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="1016" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRD9S3-5vO2KkR3cUnLHTN0dUgyVm-f3eTFQ9dr89adZJv6WWH2d8vhtaRnCR32LrUfMmA-PQFBp0NP-MuRYE03_qN43L2xJY06JzIYpBa_STfpbbaOMFUeNzVhmzqXSu0EZQno6q6IuHQlt5pzs-OHcf6_XT0AUBIDL2wh_EJ_sRKiAWaXJtGdi709w/w400-h231/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20cut%20aparts.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I pulled out these cut-apart papers to maybe do a little fussy cutting (text papers) and use the other paper for journaling or in my Project Life album.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the scraps:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwgyhXV7TAZOyjhcrphgx6KWU3a-rMXRqr6RNxI0CfJZh78O8R75IYtsDNDqbJl3USubNXe_WUYJtK1UatlvTI1CLgGyjurbrrkzQaHW1hY174pYbTLSOK6hFSsI-qiYgrZTmr2YfE0djMFWquW_p51Eu51zx2oJZ92Z-PTcNfVG-hbrkJX_MTGZvcjw/s859/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20Scraps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="859" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwgyhXV7TAZOyjhcrphgx6KWU3a-rMXRqr6RNxI0CfJZh78O8R75IYtsDNDqbJl3USubNXe_WUYJtK1UatlvTI1CLgGyjurbrrkzQaHW1hY174pYbTLSOK6hFSsI-qiYgrZTmr2YfE0djMFWquW_p51Eu51zx2oJZ92Z-PTcNfVG-hbrkJX_MTGZvcjw/w400-h274/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20Scraps.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a 12x12 page protector full of these scraps, so they are going into my kit and we will see if I can use some of them up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Our focus item this month is doilies and here is what I have pulled:</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bcaxOaigomPnG5Y11pbUaq4w917BWJfMe5ggDkF6ei2qPkM8c2BoLKxkv69xewd0Uz1OXr9CBrifCF1S4wcgvNsWE5KKj6ODVmhM-stvBgxvKhS5K9ZMcaSDRHL7xBimR70pI_Ph4XRt8hmvnnQfIOg9a3qbrbGPUby3GyB2L64AdSEC05PNte8obIU/s805/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20Doilies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="805" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bcaxOaigomPnG5Y11pbUaq4w917BWJfMe5ggDkF6ei2qPkM8c2BoLKxkv69xewd0Uz1OXr9CBrifCF1S4wcgvNsWE5KKj6ODVmhM-stvBgxvKhS5K9ZMcaSDRHL7xBimR70pI_Ph4XRt8hmvnnQfIOg9a3qbrbGPUby3GyB2L64AdSEC05PNte8obIU/w400-h291/TGSB%20Feb%202024%20Doilies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just found two colored doilies in my stash, but I have a lot of the 3.5 and 4.5 inch white doilies. I pulled a pretty good stack of each of those and I thought I might play around with adding some color to a few of them. I also have a few metal dies that are doilies, so I will be pulling those and hope to try a couple out this month. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That is my kit for February! I didn't do great with my January kit. I didn't even touch the Cocoa Vanilla kit that I put together, so I am pulling it into February to see if I can make at least one layout with it:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8uKAQnLPiQztQe4vDGaIHtQWvqOrp5K0EQ4BQwZpRfWUVCeeMk_BW5MxT9BnFRE50CS0nJ8fVuCM_83gI0MTXI2QO6D-cgowXZNtTjmSMqx-0OP_bydn8dB1Pxgbm-EE7avRXhp9rDy1tSNvfJsTDEkgHlRQl2a9iCeUNdwBavxe_ps4o2FY2jtjBDc/s863/TGSB%20Jan%20mini%20kit%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="863" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8uKAQnLPiQztQe4vDGaIHtQWvqOrp5K0EQ4BQwZpRfWUVCeeMk_BW5MxT9BnFRE50CS0nJ8fVuCM_83gI0MTXI2QO6D-cgowXZNtTjmSMqx-0OP_bydn8dB1Pxgbm-EE7avRXhp9rDy1tSNvfJsTDEkgHlRQl2a9iCeUNdwBavxe_ps4o2FY2jtjBDc/w400-h272/TGSB%20Jan%20mini%20kit%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I really want to play with these pretty papers and embellishments! I just need to make time to get it done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That is it! Be sure to check out <a href="https://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lisa's blog </a>to see the beautiful kit that she has put together and remember - - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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! 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<!--end InLinkz code-->Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-52534532559258466702024-01-22T14:31:00.000-06:002024-01-22T14:31:02.208-06:00Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #258<p style="text-align: center;"> Hello, hello! Happy Monday to you! I hope your week is off to a good start. Ours is starting out as a day off for everyone, thanks to freezing rain and slick roads. The temperatures are starting to creep to above freezing and it's starting to melt. I am so thankful that it didn't get any worse!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Today I am sharing the card that I created using the January 20th card sketch from <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap</a>. Here is a look at my sketch:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeGaGoMbQGmr7R5BS7tavsp1XzYjFLyaUj_V8ZTaDuOsv3SLlGkwD5R98WKrdv9j4cmhUUm_0eaMdu_nsa2Ow_BV1Wp-rKTyzLyE7SygG_mXzaqxzpE50a1Cm_iD1JiRS1hod3jcVecBrLD30v_jpM4uqOrd0hw2olUJlvSBiGBgPM1Pi2kfMxW9P8b0/s475/SNS%20%20Card%20Sketch%20January%2020%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="375" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeGaGoMbQGmr7R5BS7tavsp1XzYjFLyaUj_V8ZTaDuOsv3SLlGkwD5R98WKrdv9j4cmhUUm_0eaMdu_nsa2Ow_BV1Wp-rKTyzLyE7SygG_mXzaqxzpE50a1Cm_iD1JiRS1hod3jcVecBrLD30v_jpM4uqOrd0hw2olUJlvSBiGBgPM1Pi2kfMxW9P8b0/w316-h400/SNS%20%20Card%20Sketch%20January%2020%202024.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2wDZjalK0NDoK0I4RpbbNbRLxNQJ41DgkTv7QjLGMZx4lTg1PqxI8_3vRkyF6TCqSFBCw7VAhh6fKSqGATl3qhHOjGeiVTcSuyIX41QNQZftQOAEuM1ByQNCJIIcp3ysBBMfuGA-_xwUPkM7mXNlhaz2mFMK-MV1XsmRzaq461zrLyawHF_gqPAmk7s/s587/SNS%20Jan%2022%20FB%20post.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="503" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2wDZjalK0NDoK0I4RpbbNbRLxNQJ41DgkTv7QjLGMZx4lTg1PqxI8_3vRkyF6TCqSFBCw7VAhh6fKSqGATl3qhHOjGeiVTcSuyIX41QNQZftQOAEuM1ByQNCJIIcp3ysBBMfuGA-_xwUPkM7mXNlhaz2mFMK-MV1XsmRzaq461zrLyawHF_gqPAmk7s/w343-h400/SNS%20Jan%2022%20FB%20post.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I created this card using scraps from my last project that I shared here. I thought they would be perfect for a love/Valentine's Day card. The sentiment is a sticker from the Simple Stories Happy Hearts collection. I added a couple of white puffy heart stickers that have been out on my desk for a while.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This card came together so quickly and I love that I used things that were already out on my desk!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be sure to stop by <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap</a> for more inspiration for this month's sketches. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a great day!</div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-79629015860904864962024-01-17T13:26:00.000-06:002024-01-17T13:26:45.229-06:00You're So Cool - Sketch N Scrap's January Monthly Challenge #5<p style="text-align: center;">Hello, everyone! Happy Wednesday to you! I hope you are having a good week so far. The temperature is warming up today - we have hit 33 degrees! That's feeling downright warm after spending the last few days right around 0 with the wind chill in the negative 20s!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Did you know that <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap</a> is offering up a smaller format sketch starting this month? It has been posted over in the<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/SNSmonthlychallenges" target="_blank"> Sketch N Scrap's Monthly Challenges Facebook group</a> as Challenge #5. Lisa has created a great 6x8 double-page sketch to kick things off. Don't let the smaller size scare you! You can adapt it to any size that you would like. Today I am sharing a traveler's notebook layout that I created using the left side of the sketch.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Here is a look at the sketch:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXiOgWspi8m5GH8eTNowtRs88Xh20aK3-spiMLGvle8M8vUabbLzEtfNDDXop4w61pYwOLn1mjygoNPtxv2NEKRHxeHV_2FnjJ5kGUiRO8Ls-_wMaEkz-QnO4Ri3tmwqx4fwfyICRLoMPbjaI3NMRgQH5Vo5ps1_AMrjByD7eSS1yqH3dPCqMfU2wEJ8/s1152/SNS%20Jan%20Ch%20%235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1152" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXiOgWspi8m5GH8eTNowtRs88Xh20aK3-spiMLGvle8M8vUabbLzEtfNDDXop4w61pYwOLn1mjygoNPtxv2NEKRHxeHV_2FnjJ5kGUiRO8Ls-_wMaEkz-QnO4Ri3tmwqx4fwfyICRLoMPbjaI3NMRgQH5Vo5ps1_AMrjByD7eSS1yqH3dPCqMfU2wEJ8/w400-h266/SNS%20Jan%20Ch%20%235.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is my layout:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmoOTJZI4esqulkRGt1aVNrCkIQfdIdA-E52l9PRqUnB83KzJkbTnCUpjjYRdntEmwxdh22QoCPMVytXSQPxuvlpYTHN8khFiBGwOs9woQQXSbIz62McJj7iBlN0q2i4Oc8NXQ2q0cpsi3eTqvs9McdG9t-L-cmkqLxUB2_reMX1jBZ1GFMsS3GeEii-k/s612/SNS%20Jan%2017%20FB%20post.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="612" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmoOTJZI4esqulkRGt1aVNrCkIQfdIdA-E52l9PRqUnB83KzJkbTnCUpjjYRdntEmwxdh22QoCPMVytXSQPxuvlpYTHN8khFiBGwOs9woQQXSbIz62McJj7iBlN0q2i4Oc8NXQ2q0cpsi3eTqvs9McdG9t-L-cmkqLxUB2_reMX1jBZ1GFMsS3GeEii-k/w400-h384/SNS%20Jan%2017%20FB%20post.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used the left side of the sketch and added an extra photo and a place for my journaling. Other than that I kept to the sketch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The blue dot paper is one that I had included in my 100-patterned paper pile for this year. There is no information on the back and no manufacturer strip, and it is very lightweight, which means it's either from the early 2000s or from Hobby Lobby. I used less than half of it, so I won't count it as being used until I can use a little bit more of it - maybe on a card. The background paper is from the American Crafts Ready Set Go collection from 2012 and the heart paper is from Pink Paislee's Pen Pals collection and both were in my scraps. It feels so good to use up some of these older papers in my stash!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a couple of close-ups:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14EdMPFcdf05-U1E-G4ij4K7gIT-9E6AXhQ7EJAGoHDNncxR1dkQPh5VjQ8uRzujbv5ickr-eBECAHmoJMDNz2DTwze5IHhdIkrTPCMRUTYA4l8A1Yr9Aubr428KI8rpK3JZzQjKGsSk_EesMl8o_tMSXnUxPp-gb5WFqO3rzMZ3RcvSMUdPZ5wqCrQA/s630/SNS%20Jan%2017%20close%20up%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="630" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14EdMPFcdf05-U1E-G4ij4K7gIT-9E6AXhQ7EJAGoHDNncxR1dkQPh5VjQ8uRzujbv5ickr-eBECAHmoJMDNz2DTwze5IHhdIkrTPCMRUTYA4l8A1Yr9Aubr428KI8rpK3JZzQjKGsSk_EesMl8o_tMSXnUxPp-gb5WFqO3rzMZ3RcvSMUdPZ5wqCrQA/w400-h373/SNS%20Jan%2017%20close%20up%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xGCANLpEKSwtYm5Szk5Q9RDLM2M33esk1M1lEWR-fbn5kJLWQ0Jj8cTw9vsjRw8s_nF8vCQD8_xCudOa4qPLhGOB9bPSFmnqB5tM17UpEkEGn0OksZGmZm_GDdvPBPmqutsUcc1seg9A8m9Po52384kgJSN_nerOSABPsgKGgKiJwZK3l4KO1QVSskk/s740/SNS%20Jan17%20close%20up2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="740" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xGCANLpEKSwtYm5Szk5Q9RDLM2M33esk1M1lEWR-fbn5kJLWQ0Jj8cTw9vsjRw8s_nF8vCQD8_xCudOa4qPLhGOB9bPSFmnqB5tM17UpEkEGn0OksZGmZm_GDdvPBPmqutsUcc1seg9A8m9Po52384kgJSN_nerOSABPsgKGgKiJwZK3l4KO1QVSskk/w400-h318/SNS%20Jan17%20close%20up2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The title is from Cocoa Vanilla's No Limits collection and the stars are from Pretty Little Studio's Savannah Dreams collection. The sunglasses are from an Echo Park summer collection... I can't remember which one I pulled them from, and the camera and red circle label are stamps from Elle's Studio Here & Now stamp set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am so happy that I used so many manufacturers on this layout! If this isn't using up my stash, I don't know what is!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The photos are of Miss Ada showing off her new sunglasses. She found them at Target on our last girl's day shopping trip right after Christmas and spent some of her Christmas money on them. She's showing glimpses of the soon-to-be teenager that she will be before we know it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here it is in the traveler's notebook:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Zvkckg8MwiIFtzWsnUeKI_i75Im5RfOWCrRhHaE9k8uY_2a5l6ozAx0rYW4RtrnQzv-SfswrWzd7ILbO2m6ZwvaDpYDeWyu4D989Oz9Kh3jv4geipKZmWV-d4cLdq2CtecfsXW36nsIWWMsPCOIgFb3XhAp-3FJknB-LQKtkzo9PkcWsx7YcyLj8Y6Y/s631/SNS%20Jan%2017%20FB%20post%20in%20notebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="631" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Zvkckg8MwiIFtzWsnUeKI_i75Im5RfOWCrRhHaE9k8uY_2a5l6ozAx0rYW4RtrnQzv-SfswrWzd7ILbO2m6ZwvaDpYDeWyu4D989Oz9Kh3jv4geipKZmWV-d4cLdq2CtecfsXW36nsIWWMsPCOIgFb3XhAp-3FJknB-LQKtkzo9PkcWsx7YcyLj8Y6Y/w400-h373/SNS%20Jan%2017%20FB%20post%20in%20notebook.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has been a while since I made a traveler's notebook layout and I have missed it! I am so happy to be back working in them again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be sure to check out the new smaller format sketch at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/SNSmonthlychallenges" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap's Monthly Challenges Facebook group</a>. We would love to see how you interpret the sketch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-82360766936820026462024-01-14T11:36:00.001-06:002024-01-14T11:36:19.680-06:00Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #257<p style="text-align: center;"> Hello, everyone! Happy Sunday to you! I hope you are having a good weekend and if it is cold where you are - I hope you are staying warm! We are currently sitting at -2 degrees, which is really cold for us, and we have a chance of snow this afternoon. Our high for today is 4. Yikes! What a good day to stay in and get creative!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Today I am sharing the card that I created using <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap's</a> January 5th sketch. Here is a look at the fun sketch that Lisa has created for us:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNN3fn5A2IaszSlvXI8YBp1tXdIUxIAujP4aiT4iafVCE4xxaiSg20PZ5m9Cy8gmoOMIAix2DS3sHTMqNiFLmzLRrBswO6vqc_RsN-Z9wAUWVfI6DDwFEQigeT71_OdETdOiLC7d6e18Ps3a7c9cd6zdJ7_KmTw6T_I-djhIWmjtolqJJqbnJoPm61CI/s400/SNS%20card%20sketch%20%23257%20Jan%2052023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="400" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNN3fn5A2IaszSlvXI8YBp1tXdIUxIAujP4aiT4iafVCE4xxaiSg20PZ5m9Cy8gmoOMIAix2DS3sHTMqNiFLmzLRrBswO6vqc_RsN-Z9wAUWVfI6DDwFEQigeT71_OdETdOiLC7d6e18Ps3a7c9cd6zdJ7_KmTw6T_I-djhIWmjtolqJJqbnJoPm61CI/w400-h313/SNS%20card%20sketch%20%23257%20Jan%2052023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNOrU-AoIHpnnGfcNzCmQAj5tKJWQT4497YmCKk5CPlXsjOmiLUGQfqDceeEsM4FxFTCPb-ReTJ84yjLqKFm_NbOAQuaZHMyQHx8IiEOFh7Kqwbv2SUJ0kor1Ib9MAi_rPDG3R1kwq_qi-2ezeop-pyIAmG_5B-DhSrQ0MMzEQkJOyf-vu6AzBWzUjnw/s672/SNS%20Jan%2014%20FB%20post.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="672" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNOrU-AoIHpnnGfcNzCmQAj5tKJWQT4497YmCKk5CPlXsjOmiLUGQfqDceeEsM4FxFTCPb-ReTJ84yjLqKFm_NbOAQuaZHMyQHx8IiEOFh7Kqwbv2SUJ0kor1Ib9MAi_rPDG3R1kwq_qi-2ezeop-pyIAmG_5B-DhSrQ0MMzEQkJOyf-vu6AzBWzUjnw/w400-h350/SNS%20Jan%2014%20FB%20post.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my card, I used one of the 6x6 paper pads that I included in my Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash kit for January. It is the Amy Tangerine Plus One paper pad from 2013. Gosh, I wish I had another one of these paper pads in my stash! I love all the papers that are in it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I opted to change things up a bit from the sketch because I wanted to feature that pretty floral paper. I added my sentiment in place of the embellishment and I love how this one turned out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hello is from a metal die word set that has been lying loose on my desk for months now. It was the perfect size for what I wanted. I also added a few puffy dots around the sentiment area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be sure to check out the <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap blog</a> and the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SketchNScrap" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap Facebook page</a> for more inspiration for this month's sketches. I would love to see what you create, too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!</div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-89384738060089228252024-01-04T11:30:00.001-06:002024-01-04T11:30:37.673-06:00Flurry Friend - Sketch N Scrap #288<p style="text-align: center;">Hello, hello! Happy Thursday to you! Here we are at the 4th of the month and I am getting my second post up! I am hoping I can get back to posting more often here on my blog this year.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Today I am up on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SketchNScrap" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap Facebook page</a> sharing the layout that I made using <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch and Scrap's</a> January 1st sketch. Here is a look at the sketch, in case you haven't seen it yet:</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPhQ1un7hYU4rr_CJr5kOMUhOzf1bMqvRHTS5fLELkqxzxIVq5B8lIAnLt1uGtHoJuYqstFQYL7f6PGOd6uXFtYDJm0CgylWYI2f34iJps8XpOlWSPEyENRJ3JlPp3cziEQEP21rGAO8B-dpDFl7cQzUEsDQdkBOJwxaTDl6WjwLX9NUwWUkf0OwMJeE/s1152/SNS%20January%201%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPhQ1un7hYU4rr_CJr5kOMUhOzf1bMqvRHTS5fLELkqxzxIVq5B8lIAnLt1uGtHoJuYqstFQYL7f6PGOd6uXFtYDJm0CgylWYI2f34iJps8XpOlWSPEyENRJ3JlPp3cziEQEP21rGAO8B-dpDFl7cQzUEsDQdkBOJwxaTDl6WjwLX9NUwWUkf0OwMJeE/w400-h400/SNS%20January%201%202024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't that a fun sketch?! Here is my layout:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pNl0iyl0PzAoucVeqdUgshrW8OZU1E7mipqHINF87xnrj9Q2uAegIjzZqmjqXycIcNCNvNDCwXp2Quv_2_yIYtcRgz6sByMfAqrHFxNCs6GbUD5SlUkYVX1_HmPHr5T5vKSUWVdb1UpK5xFUvu59-GK-WE5gc24zXmwVUHcxoSky64B7QeijN6QyMsQ/s594/SNS%20Jan%204%20layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="594" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pNl0iyl0PzAoucVeqdUgshrW8OZU1E7mipqHINF87xnrj9Q2uAegIjzZqmjqXycIcNCNvNDCwXp2Quv_2_yIYtcRgz6sByMfAqrHFxNCs6GbUD5SlUkYVX1_HmPHr5T5vKSUWVdb1UpK5xFUvu59-GK-WE5gc24zXmwVUHcxoSky64B7QeijN6QyMsQ/w400-h395/SNS%20Jan%204%20layout.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the 29th of December, we got a little bit of snow, just barely enough to cover the ground, but it was a nice wet snow and perfect for building a snowman. The first thing Ada did when she woke up was to meet Pops outside to play in it! They built a snowman, that they named Bernard, and took the sled out for a few runs down our little hill. There wasn't a lot of snow but they sure made the most of it. I loved it when Ada said, "Winter in the country is so much fun!" If the weatherman is right, we might be seeing more snow the first of next week. I am looking forward to more days filled with building snowmen, having snowball fights, sledding, and finishing it off with a cup of hot cocoa!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this layout, I used my <a href="https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2024/01/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-january.html" target="_blank">winter-themed mini-kit from my stash bash kit</a>. I also used a piece of paper (the dark blue background) from my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/327897424240355" target="_blank">100 Patterned Paper Challenge</a> pile. (I'll be going into more detail about that in another post.) I managed to cut into three of the papers from my kit, and I even remembered to use a scrap on this layout! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few close-ups:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1T2T5FNevv_06LgT1AuUzKqsAlPpcR49tdPVC7MSC2uhRwFhnBI6e1KqJayGUsPqApy7ElR0zA9OJwgruoc6idVsvBKiNuIX5SBm8WJD4g5tYzaZxR8msHC8R4Ul6fuHVGBEN-_xNsrAE9IX8BLRYU3YraJdJ1lToBSKHusw6OtQMMG0o8a3grpuyQ_w/s714/SNS%20Jan%204%20close%20up%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="714" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1T2T5FNevv_06LgT1AuUzKqsAlPpcR49tdPVC7MSC2uhRwFhnBI6e1KqJayGUsPqApy7ElR0zA9OJwgruoc6idVsvBKiNuIX5SBm8WJD4g5tYzaZxR8msHC8R4Ul6fuHVGBEN-_xNsrAE9IX8BLRYU3YraJdJ1lToBSKHusw6OtQMMG0o8a3grpuyQ_w/w400-h329/SNS%20Jan%204%20close%20up%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I stuck really close to the sketch, only adding a tag to the top - mostly because I wanted to bring more red into the top of the layout. I had thought about journaling on it but decided to just add my journaling under the photos. The red puffy heart and blue puffy dot were part of the extra embellishments from last year's bashket that I added to this month's kit. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeT2fAmd7NM1XtMQiLH3s45BL_W4m6yo9clPcQD4ptE7Dh5e1Uc_lmt0Y_JHWJqXOg0kOf5VlMBMXokKqv1O5sPA5p4neO60x7Qj0VtLc9B_Vcy3vqPqJXsTCcLPSlcXrSHYc2lNOVBEs6_m18K0N9KrQa5qmxdhBKwyuWbS4X8fTQ8QvWYaUFcbYY_s/s643/SNS%20Jan%204%20close%20up%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="643" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeT2fAmd7NM1XtMQiLH3s45BL_W4m6yo9clPcQD4ptE7Dh5e1Uc_lmt0Y_JHWJqXOg0kOf5VlMBMXokKqv1O5sPA5p4neO60x7Qj0VtLc9B_Vcy3vqPqJXsTCcLPSlcXrSHYc2lNOVBEs6_m18K0N9KrQa5qmxdhBKwyuWbS4X8fTQ8QvWYaUFcbYY_s/w400-h365/SNS%20Jan%204%20close%20up%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added foam tape to the snowman and 'stay frosty' die-cut to add a little dimension. Another stamped phrase, puffy heart, puffy dot, and snowflake stickers finished out the cluster. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJMAR87KQvWhLnes_uoHQMi5Gq8e2qXI5ezR0jzfIF2sGwQy3Yp3LbHaoBsqyM-Y4NTqXItgH97lDqK0QX3L_yI2aotynM9BA5Xe1IOHxTVhY4z3sOoy-pXngOPxBETPlv73v0AobAo1tt-qsxudWJOdSR8GXLSjlZdvga6M5cj60XgdZXztfR1Ss29g/s967/SNS%20Jan%204%20close%20up%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="967" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJMAR87KQvWhLnes_uoHQMi5Gq8e2qXI5ezR0jzfIF2sGwQy3Yp3LbHaoBsqyM-Y4NTqXItgH97lDqK0QX3L_yI2aotynM9BA5Xe1IOHxTVhY4z3sOoy-pXngOPxBETPlv73v0AobAo1tt-qsxudWJOdSR8GXLSjlZdvga6M5cj60XgdZXztfR1Ss29g/w400-h243/SNS%20Jan%204%20close%20up%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Instead of my usual black ink, I printed my journaling out in navy blue. Trying to mix things up a bit more this year, and it's just fun to use a color sometimes for your journaling. Just like using a colored pen instead of always using blue or black!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be sure to check out the <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap blog</a> and the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SketchNScrap" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap Facebook page </a>for more inspiration using this sketch. I hope you find some time to play along!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And just for fun - here's a photo of me and Finnegan. He was being overly dramatic because I dropped my phone on the floor right next to him. Don't tell him, but he is kind of a big weenie!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4pGF-oIBRInpX56efUwgaxYWSg5ixdeA8FrotMgmYezSFhrU8QyuMtQhA0bdgrFpTdXZC5IRsvaUH4qXeIcsppz5OvybLKe3CArKfxv2QHEi4FzbZ0V7n0hJMbB1xBluF-PalhOXMTDlcHPAnU4F7tRlq4rm-A5VjVBaxSdr0chXsm0L5Z8pnjYse4o/s587/Finnegan%20&%20me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4pGF-oIBRInpX56efUwgaxYWSg5ixdeA8FrotMgmYezSFhrU8QyuMtQhA0bdgrFpTdXZC5IRsvaUH4qXeIcsppz5OvybLKe3CArKfxv2QHEi4FzbZ0V7n0hJMbB1xBluF-PalhOXMTDlcHPAnU4F7tRlq4rm-A5VjVBaxSdr0chXsm0L5Z8pnjYse4o/w300-h400/Finnegan%20&%20me.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a great day!<br /> </div><p></p>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-69844273645890058892024-01-01T09:00:00.001-06:002024-01-01T09:00:00.135-06:00Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash January 2024 Kit Challenge<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello, hello! Happy New Year to you! Ah, a brand new year. A clean slate, a fresh start, a whole new world of possibilities, and I am ready for it. Let's kick things off with a new Lisa and Lori's Great Stash Bash challenge!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbcehre3OZVvKbcyUj3Y-AK9YFlIE66VIsISKHQLpJMkp-gWErXrL6VNzyldxgnNYA4LLrR90rLuMjB5KWaXnewYQZjWaR7PjYZpYUz8XX9k1ycsvzqYoeEjpQiPvFKxDuchfj6tm61RdLr3rcP__Av6aJkK5K4WyE8TAgO-WgMgGDSg27tdAIVvqBa0/s432/TGSB%202024%20graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbcehre3OZVvKbcyUj3Y-AK9YFlIE66VIsISKHQLpJMkp-gWErXrL6VNzyldxgnNYA4LLrR90rLuMjB5KWaXnewYQZjWaR7PjYZpYUz8XX9k1ycsvzqYoeEjpQiPvFKxDuchfj6tm61RdLr3rcP__Av6aJkK5K4WyE8TAgO-WgMgGDSg27tdAIVvqBa0/w400-h400/TGSB%202024%20graphic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you believe this will be our 5th year doing this challenge?! It does not seem like it has been that long for me! Over the years some months I have done really well with using up my kit, and others, not so much, but I am so glad that we started this challenge. I know that I have used up more of my stash thanks to this challenge. Now if I could just quit adding more stuff to my stash, maybe I would make a dent in it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you don't know what this challenge is all about, here's how it works:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">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 try to use as much of our stash kit as possible on different projects. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">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</span><a href="http://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> <b>Lisa's blog</b> </a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">(or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">This year we have decided to drop the 10 bashket items each month. I still have my basket of items from last year that I will be pulling from every month to help supplement my kits and to try to get them used.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Here is the "recipe" for January:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13.2px;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sXkSwZDDGpYdaMyLkKI5h5K_vczY-gRMVrPZfWsDCODNn4m0XHoVHZ0jNQG0jlf-xAY9Q1mH7BZveuQPXeAQfQ6vzaQUlYIL5cN5gE5ZOnHWoXvTEwjh0HjwBZD26vl0L6LLEfgmm5nA8h1U1QzniFVZAF1wjGTtLmX3QJW2bd_gjLvEmFLcMk3H8B8/s480/TGSB%20Jan%20graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sXkSwZDDGpYdaMyLkKI5h5K_vczY-gRMVrPZfWsDCODNn4m0XHoVHZ0jNQG0jlf-xAY9Q1mH7BZveuQPXeAQfQ6vzaQUlYIL5cN5gE5ZOnHWoXvTEwjh0HjwBZD26vl0L6LLEfgmm5nA8h1U1QzniFVZAF1wjGTtLmX3QJW2bd_gjLvEmFLcMk3H8B8/w400-h400/TGSB%20Jan%20graphic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To create your kit, pull 10 papers, 3-4 embellishments, 5-7 scrap papers. Our focus item for January is a favorite of mine</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> - 6x8 or 6x6 paper pads.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">I am starting the year off with two mini-kits. There are a couple of reasons for this. One, I like to scrap in the season we are in so I am hoping for some snow this month, or I will scrap snow photos from previous years. Two, this is generally a gloomier time of year with winter in full swing. To help me combat the wintertime blues, I have pulled a second mini-kit full of bright colors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Here is a look at mini-kit #1:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcp3NSPYU3Su6VWwSkR329VMoq_ZvY8HyY1TESSjMaJ5GHKFf6CPiXekZhTM9KwpzQdSc_L7o1VeHimfj4rvcmNXaVeh6xj1xaYEygX6abLvZVsMv7Tl2MefJy7EqQbtomQF_Oj5Kis79-steV4a6U-QoLQe3yBQzTdOfQKAQnhfj0AogcSADJqmArQdY/s805/TGSB%20Jan%20mini%20kit%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="805" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcp3NSPYU3Su6VWwSkR329VMoq_ZvY8HyY1TESSjMaJ5GHKFf6CPiXekZhTM9KwpzQdSc_L7o1VeHimfj4rvcmNXaVeh6xj1xaYEygX6abLvZVsMv7Tl2MefJy7EqQbtomQF_Oj5Kis79-steV4a6U-QoLQe3yBQzTdOfQKAQnhfj0AogcSADJqmArQdY/w400-h291/TGSB%20Jan%20mini%20kit%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mini-kit #1 consists mostly of Echo Park's I Love Winter collection for those wintertime photos. Here is a look at the papers:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsbf9zjzimNnboQX2zi6-JKwTDu90uXbAm-A7BEhzLAxbWVmx7_FeApl5xep6WEQ6bW9Dcp6_ABV69F7kmDbdBXHrJVknsQWkbL5St85rkG4v6vgA-FXySI34tl9_-uLDxogD8OO86CL4YtfO7xc_B9FqijTi-o62qflS0yHcVJSzeR3EUoE4H-05lVM/s1025/TGSB%20Jan%20Kit%201%20papers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="1025" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsbf9zjzimNnboQX2zi6-JKwTDu90uXbAm-A7BEhzLAxbWVmx7_FeApl5xep6WEQ6bW9Dcp6_ABV69F7kmDbdBXHrJVknsQWkbL5St85rkG4v6vgA-FXySI34tl9_-uLDxogD8OO86CL4YtfO7xc_B9FqijTi-o62qflS0yHcVJSzeR3EUoE4H-05lVM/w400-h229/TGSB%20Jan%20Kit%201%20papers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did add a piece of paper from Simple Stories Feeling Frosty collection, too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIRrTdnKniIo5We_PDC8Opyy2fNStPELCmjo1DL-LJ6Iz-ADDxxAA9lOgQVgv7pzp4p4XfKf_VSe3PwoZ5CJY2lVSAbR0wT9DlwVFr41wYYWWbWRcfs1aLVSD-YNlTHszCDkrGotVR68fC-F40HWMgRI0W_524FTKLj4F3PsNvKbO-trorNgq8uzlxqY/s916/TGSB%20Jan%20mini%20kit%201%20embellies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="916" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIRrTdnKniIo5We_PDC8Opyy2fNStPELCmjo1DL-LJ6Iz-ADDxxAA9lOgQVgv7pzp4p4XfKf_VSe3PwoZ5CJY2lVSAbR0wT9DlwVFr41wYYWWbWRcfs1aLVSD-YNlTHszCDkrGotVR68fC-F40HWMgRI0W_524FTKLj4F3PsNvKbO-trorNgq8uzlxqY/w400-h256/TGSB%20Jan%20mini%20kit%201%20embellies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the embellishments, I have added the two cut-apart papers and the sticker sheet from the I Love Winter collection, and then I went through my bashket items from last year and pulled what I thought I could use with this kit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJw728zKXjkh3_eAZ0w-ga-8Gtis6FVEplklTjE_IR9Jr6FnyGOBldbmMFzSA_prDbkcuuzsD1Hq5g5zDnjMoaeAF6CCUApB-k_pjrWKkLmiHP-6UcEQ6b3LhWjyzYs7jom6CvCneGLgmnWfH2rC4dQ71QzLJF4Xp1qygWGMdhA7wSJx0gtGYvdGqgmdI/s587/TGSB%20Jan%20kit%20snowflake%20punches.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="485" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJw728zKXjkh3_eAZ0w-ga-8Gtis6FVEplklTjE_IR9Jr6FnyGOBldbmMFzSA_prDbkcuuzsD1Hq5g5zDnjMoaeAF6CCUApB-k_pjrWKkLmiHP-6UcEQ6b3LhWjyzYs7jom6CvCneGLgmnWfH2rC4dQ71QzLJF4Xp1qygWGMdhA7wSJx0gtGYvdGqgmdI/w330-h400/TGSB%20Jan%20kit%20snowflake%20punches.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also added a couple of snowflake punches. I have a few snowflake dies, too, if I should need them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the scraps for this mini-kit:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzkmuM4-oIS87oFazgpE80VJyiomiZ810vHWcctrP-w0frs03DN6A2pus7suSAIgOBHB2HGePJChmtTmIY37cN2At1_sTikxSVdk5DJ1FHWLcJCkb6HNl4VfaNAOW1TxFfiS5nzr2CElgIrqacmqLpXZnz62_Brxwlvu1TpGSF63zZ-QmICbRzvaXyfM/s593/TGSB%20Jan%20mini%20kit%201%20scraps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="593" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzkmuM4-oIS87oFazgpE80VJyiomiZ810vHWcctrP-w0frs03DN6A2pus7suSAIgOBHB2HGePJChmtTmIY37cN2At1_sTikxSVdk5DJ1FHWLcJCkb6HNl4VfaNAOW1TxFfiS5nzr2CElgIrqacmqLpXZnz62_Brxwlvu1TpGSF63zZ-QmICbRzvaXyfM/w400-h396/TGSB%20Jan%20mini%20kit%201%20scraps.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the much brighter mini-kit #2:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzAiJvyLZtEXuq_RALCYpk2ZqLnC_kRdIPWcOZpvs2F0GihhYB7nLxhjf8aBfq0GrPWcinmQU8RbXTgDXmRKQaT9qYIR8MVumo4qf6zJaNvCTxCVNxTlqxrOr2ry2arcIwEK0cGR15B74qFPzlAHPmbb2mh6kggYs2FilYeTc7Th1q3JjwJwmHPk3U4E/s863/TGSB%20Jan%20mini%20kit%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="863" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzAiJvyLZtEXuq_RALCYpk2ZqLnC_kRdIPWcOZpvs2F0GihhYB7nLxhjf8aBfq0GrPWcinmQU8RbXTgDXmRKQaT9qYIR8MVumo4qf6zJaNvCTxCVNxTlqxrOr2ry2arcIwEK0cGR15B74qFPzlAHPmbb2mh6kggYs2FilYeTc7Th1q3JjwJwmHPk3U4E/w400-h272/TGSB%20Jan%20mini%20kit%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the pretty, bright colors in the Cocoa Daisy Happy Days collection! Here is a better look at the papers:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXK2l45_fMb9yNdw-cmmUrlvM7gPCrKZ7cibkDa3J3zd3xtT_dWmvOKh0hOgENrVRlxEBKEZ3cjL_zKHVgPY9ATvJ_GpIQ_PGtGa1Gjrj6fbosLHE5FHt5RG58hmoMMFxmZ-VOREbby-YeHjCRNZm3ea_gJvGzrNoxES0BU84a3KE1tGzGh2O6e7yDdv8/s894/TGSB%20Jan%20Mini%20kit%202%20papers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="894" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXK2l45_fMb9yNdw-cmmUrlvM7gPCrKZ7cibkDa3J3zd3xtT_dWmvOKh0hOgENrVRlxEBKEZ3cjL_zKHVgPY9ATvJ_GpIQ_PGtGa1Gjrj6fbosLHE5FHt5RG58hmoMMFxmZ-VOREbby-YeHjCRNZm3ea_gJvGzrNoxES0BU84a3KE1tGzGh2O6e7yDdv8/w400-h263/TGSB%20Jan%20Mini%20kit%202%20papers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's a good chance I will use both sides of these papers, but I am more likely to use what is shown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the embellishments:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOE4HUiZPouoK5G8DZ2ROFQQPxjJ28Seg6JAMciuo2XhuHsorxkMso9x-TuDKqo9wp-DQy0aALGT_nXxdUxJvvN3LnWHHmag-hiD4uMWD2dHEZuTkFAqY9fZhd_Tjy7pGUxwnJlGPbRqdvo5nHxC_EH8_n0zUMLRyIxu5C9r_9Qq2qZ8ZbJvIpSCYyzAQ/s877/TGSB%20Jan%20mini%20kit%202%20embellies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="877" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOE4HUiZPouoK5G8DZ2ROFQQPxjJ28Seg6JAMciuo2XhuHsorxkMso9x-TuDKqo9wp-DQy0aALGT_nXxdUxJvvN3LnWHHmag-hiD4uMWD2dHEZuTkFAqY9fZhd_Tjy7pGUxwnJlGPbRqdvo5nHxC_EH8_n0zUMLRyIxu5C9r_9Qq2qZ8ZbJvIpSCYyzAQ/w400-h268/TGSB%20Jan%20mini%20kit%202%20embellies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I included the sticker sheet, the die-cut packs, cut-apart paper, chipboard stickers, and alpha stickers from the Happy Days collection, and then I once again went through my bashket from last year and added what would match.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the scraps for mini-kit #2:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CcRohSK4fN7yxcuqIpBrKoJ4ES4HBWtcsKPneLoJ16shqlkZ8IF86pabqolESWRtSUAAWpQQmYZrMfXFtYmmZoYAfqi9mc1mChNvCZg-zH4vN4G5qDTIAdhS62bAPzDrqbJf40kMxbHdIjBBcyxvEwaOZYnHYCON6dlCrzdjc8FVq22cRNPyGVDqigE/s763/TGSB%20Jan%20mini%20kit%202%20scraps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="763" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CcRohSK4fN7yxcuqIpBrKoJ4ES4HBWtcsKPneLoJ16shqlkZ8IF86pabqolESWRtSUAAWpQQmYZrMfXFtYmmZoYAfqi9mc1mChNvCZg-zH4vN4G5qDTIAdhS62bAPzDrqbJf40kMxbHdIjBBcyxvEwaOZYnHYCON6dlCrzdjc8FVq22cRNPyGVDqigE/w400-h308/TGSB%20Jan%20mini%20kit%202%20scraps.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Our focus item this month is 6x8 and 6x6 paper pads and here is what I pulled out:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWnwzKQbeteNAyUA3Eh748Z_UVe_-zGLcMFSTCsr0EGD4hRTcroM152uVs_-knWclcwzO2m808HZsJeWkYjtt0yDdXr_gQ5h-I1gYi9YR3uSMATtJODix0hleLGe8C4eEB4gW9oQVzacfQ7F-et11vawYq0woxCGdTzc4GDmKgC9BN3YklRyOkByQVkY/s869/TGSB%20focus%20paper%20pads.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="869" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWnwzKQbeteNAyUA3Eh748Z_UVe_-zGLcMFSTCsr0EGD4hRTcroM152uVs_-knWclcwzO2m808HZsJeWkYjtt0yDdXr_gQ5h-I1gYi9YR3uSMATtJODix0hleLGe8C4eEB4gW9oQVzacfQ7F-et11vawYq0woxCGdTzc4GDmKgC9BN3YklRyOkByQVkY/w400-h270/TGSB%20focus%20paper%20pads.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Happy Days 6x8 paper pad, Simple Stories Let's Get Crafty 6x8 paper pad (2022), Amy Tangerine's Plus One 6x6 paper pad (2013), and the 6x6 and 8x8 Document Life papers (2019) from Pretty Little Studio. All of these paper pads match mini-kit #2 really well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While going through my bashket, I went ahead and pulled whatever would match my kits this month. I am more apt to use it if I have it out and ready to go:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfHYhIsvtOZxBIFrulaCx-1dFwmJMSfkorcMh1QCWy1LL-cdu-cFT-YRHs-bJDTea4C3ufvfATrE_dcgHX1sJMLkknyZonU0PjlVGj8tjIQHWlYud__CiAhBU5Lrs1ryRs46smfVLm9Qq774DMXpDNb7uKbf6W2-3XyEzX5P26oKtBt4hXXSezrTzMik/s833/TGSB%20Jan%20extra%20embellies%20bashket%20items.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="833" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfHYhIsvtOZxBIFrulaCx-1dFwmJMSfkorcMh1QCWy1LL-cdu-cFT-YRHs-bJDTea4C3ufvfATrE_dcgHX1sJMLkknyZonU0PjlVGj8tjIQHWlYud__CiAhBU5Lrs1ryRs46smfVLm9Qq774DMXpDNb7uKbf6W2-3XyEzX5P26oKtBt4hXXSezrTzMik/w400-h281/TGSB%20Jan%20extra%20embellies%20bashket%20items.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year I will be adding a few stamp sets to each of my kits. I love my stamps, and I love to use them, but I don't use them nearly enough. So, every month I will add a few sets that I think I can use with my kit that month and challenge myself to stamp on (hopefully) every layout.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are my choices for January:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEydI08snkewr0zu2LKNBUeJ_gXaY7lX4H8Jo406BC-l5P7U0dt_5MF6wGLMoOKSA3t_WwSMZVn6ZpblRI-21-hQ9T0IoXc1pfptM7EO3XP4jlZOhysUcK61JU-YXmCrPpXCGXGDVualBjNIPg3JUG6IwNdSU0GG9UrrQNHm2JMeQ0dcXmsJRfG65RsvY/s809/TGSB%20Jan%20stamps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="809" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEydI08snkewr0zu2LKNBUeJ_gXaY7lX4H8Jo406BC-l5P7U0dt_5MF6wGLMoOKSA3t_WwSMZVn6ZpblRI-21-hQ9T0IoXc1pfptM7EO3XP4jlZOhysUcK61JU-YXmCrPpXCGXGDVualBjNIPg3JUG6IwNdSU0GG9UrrQNHm2JMeQ0dcXmsJRfG65RsvY/w400-h290/TGSB%20Jan%20stamps.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have all of my stamps and extra embellishments in this little bin and it will stay on the edge of my desk all month long.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-EbKCvx6bLYKn4_eanKWgdvN-ISCrkfGhmrfOn0Pg_UILQjVRnlOtOvc6G3xnqRy3FDDgq2a6MX9ewdfjcT01gghll44di6jhMhsDsqGfNAU1q9Q-ZJFA_ayD8lrUyeC1-Zaa-VcDGd-EUQoG1zL0atB-GGZIvSiMdWJIFwkUGZp_V8mG8hojUtzchs/s587/TGSB%20Jan%20embellies%20basket.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-EbKCvx6bLYKn4_eanKWgdvN-ISCrkfGhmrfOn0Pg_UILQjVRnlOtOvc6G3xnqRy3FDDgq2a6MX9ewdfjcT01gghll44di6jhMhsDsqGfNAU1q9Q-ZJFA_ayD8lrUyeC1-Zaa-VcDGd-EUQoG1zL0atB-GGZIvSiMdWJIFwkUGZp_V8mG8hojUtzchs/w300-h400/TGSB%20Jan%20embellies%20basket.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am ready to get this month started and I hope that it is a very productive scrappy month!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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:</span></div></span><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">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.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Create new, not previously posted projects using your stash kit.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. If you have a blog - please include the challenge graphic and a link to our challenge in your posts. </span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. You may link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you share on Instagram, please make sure to use -<b> #lisaandlorisgreatstashbash2024</b></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: black;">I hope to have a blog post up sometime this week going over my scrappy plans for 2024.</span></div><div><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black;">Be sure to stop by Lisa's blog - <a href="https://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Creative Endeavors </a>- to see her beautiful kit for January.</span></div><div><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><!--start InLinkz code-->
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-62774569321567129662023-12-07T00:00:00.051-06:002023-12-07T00:00:00.144-06:00FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge Blog - Guest Designer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphGtK1NP52F8cs_XV2aVXNOCo499ApKGHXq9EPa7iLRx7ubdoktL48dsUeicbNNR6Hzdf9iCbq2o8kmVzosIdGRwSFqNkp9S1DKMuRrcp5C3hPIbfRHOxcV7XQu8NuLOKZvTJ-99_B9ja2gqVU8lCRHqK6THNSvyiLRKY0ag-PPknh79meTB5BfRbyJM/s960/_FQCCCB%20main%20badge%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphGtK1NP52F8cs_XV2aVXNOCo499ApKGHXq9EPa7iLRx7ubdoktL48dsUeicbNNR6Hzdf9iCbq2o8kmVzosIdGRwSFqNkp9S1DKMuRrcp5C3hPIbfRHOxcV7XQu8NuLOKZvTJ-99_B9ja2gqVU8lCRHqK6THNSvyiLRKY0ag-PPknh79meTB5BfRbyJM/w400-h225/_FQCCCB%20main%20badge%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello, hello! Happy Thursday to you! I hope that you are having a good week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today I am so excited to share that I am the guest designer over at the <a href="https://farmquestcountrychrismaschallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge Blog</a>! This is a fairly new challenge blog run by my friend, Becca, and it's all about creating cards, tags, gift card holders, and package toppers for the holidays. The requirements for your project are to be Christmas/Winter Wishes related, and it also needs to have exterior/outside decorations and/or snowy/icy landscapes. You can find out all of the details on their blog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is what I came up with:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQH9lT1OM9AFaVYhBeqWi94NMak5PrxUY_DZM84WTTQ8dOkAeS6VZ5VPBXD3xZz2GRDiNFbwWSREtEgVXwYpNMcQMkrF3qieh5GeRXvsTdIp2Xb-hl3CD4P4forrM_Ijmz99C_9tZLApCWhg2ICsgCnRL_Jx_8AwoyQYEABW7142fFnSDjXYAd43vxIM/s587/FQCCCB%20GDT%20Dec%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQH9lT1OM9AFaVYhBeqWi94NMak5PrxUY_DZM84WTTQ8dOkAeS6VZ5VPBXD3xZz2GRDiNFbwWSREtEgVXwYpNMcQMkrF3qieh5GeRXvsTdIp2Xb-hl3CD4P4forrM_Ijmz99C_9tZLApCWhg2ICsgCnRL_Jx_8AwoyQYEABW7142fFnSDjXYAd43vxIM/w371-h400/FQCCCB%20GDT%20Dec%207.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a Farmhouse Christmas 6x6 paper pad from Echo Park that was perfect for this challenge. The barn and the sentiment were both on one of the cut-apart papers and since the barn is all decked out for the holidays, I just had to use it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I created my card using the December 5th sketch from <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrj0m5g3yRYX80KsaUnKzJSI7i-1yFWPDb02XMru8tnCF6FrwiQmoLsmapmGAEi9Pa4NRoCPtIytmWisNbeUIoyJ_9NFhTe7FieSFMXsQZFTEw6_QU8eLm_6vUJZpIINP1R5hS3Dyjand9Ngf0qwipQoda33ZEUy-tkPc-no8eBzUwVBB5LaI_ENM8sM/s528/Dec%205th%20card%20sketch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="413" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrj0m5g3yRYX80KsaUnKzJSI7i-1yFWPDb02XMru8tnCF6FrwiQmoLsmapmGAEi9Pa4NRoCPtIytmWisNbeUIoyJ_9NFhTe7FieSFMXsQZFTEw6_QU8eLm_6vUJZpIINP1R5hS3Dyjand9Ngf0qwipQoda33ZEUy-tkPc-no8eBzUwVBB5LaI_ENM8sM/w313-h400/Dec%205th%20card%20sketch.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a great sketch to work with and it is definitely going in my favorites folder to be used again soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Head on over and check out the <a href="https://farmquestcountrychrismaschallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">FarmQuest Country Christmas Challenge Blog</a>. Why don't you play along with us? The challenge runs from December 7th to January 5th.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!</div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-57436556690969695452023-12-01T09:00:00.001-06:002023-12-01T09:00:00.136-06:00Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash December Kit Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmE20Wh6ZrYEunBW9XNlLVlzpHzimNmsfUwPm1EHSWMo-yOPsG4lADTkfx2-xSCA2dKgGKRlYmoA93qKxgoE3knV3Wq7pTsvI4n9idgIdxH-hlYHubOHS6XCQEqK2Q5Fx74hfRtfPWTe9rlpoDV2FZx-i_XjWQm2l4jBlkECG5xyVMruvIKcS5A1iQ1YU/s480/TGSB%202023%20graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmE20Wh6ZrYEunBW9XNlLVlzpHzimNmsfUwPm1EHSWMo-yOPsG4lADTkfx2-xSCA2dKgGKRlYmoA93qKxgoE3knV3Wq7pTsvI4n9idgIdxH-hlYHubOHS6XCQEqK2Q5Fx74hfRtfPWTe9rlpoDV2FZx-i_XjWQm2l4jBlkECG5xyVMruvIKcS5A1iQ1YU/w400-h400/TGSB%202023%20graphic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Hello, everyone! Happy December 1st to you! It is hard to believe that it is already December and that 2023 is almost over. What a year it has been. I did not get nearly as much scrapping done as I had planned, but there is always next year, right?!</p><p style="text-align: center;">It is time for the Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash Challenge for December. This might be a longer post, so let's get to it! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Here's how this challenge works - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">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 try to use as much of our stash kit as possible on different projects. This year we have added a bashket challenge to our kit challenge. Every month we pick 10 items that we want to get used up this year in a basket. We try to use as many of those items as we can during the month. If we don't use them all then those items stay in the basket and at the beginning of the next month, 10 more items are added. The object of the challenge is to try to keep your basket from overflowing. My bashket has now overflowed into two baskets, but at least they are on the smaller side!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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<a href="http://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> <b>Lisa's blog</b> </a>(or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is the "recipe" for December:</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RPf2G6MCCfB1N5wgQ_ZHAj3F_G-8Arh6TAn5oRE4fIP0a3ZnBOeM05W2x1aXDsUw35FohcA5HnGDkGVOQ7SoIbGDFU2AWQMOi5lVidiRZ_0cbIXRrtdzm3rwKeW864iUiCMc2sOU37GN97O4xyWDZZASEUrrNtnJJKh_A2DnW1F8B303qX8aivF2bt8/s480/TGSB%20Dec%20graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RPf2G6MCCfB1N5wgQ_ZHAj3F_G-8Arh6TAn5oRE4fIP0a3ZnBOeM05W2x1aXDsUw35FohcA5HnGDkGVOQ7SoIbGDFU2AWQMOi5lVidiRZ_0cbIXRrtdzm3rwKeW864iUiCMc2sOU37GN97O4xyWDZZASEUrrNtnJJKh_A2DnW1F8B303qX8aivF2bt8/w400-h400/TGSB%20Dec%20graphic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To create your kit, pull 10 papers, 3-4 embellishments, 5-7 scrap papers, and our focus item for December, which is envelopes and file folders. Remember to pick your 10 items for your bashket!</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Apl2r6d_ta1BBUnpfGed_CIGg7mRxQ9ADKiY0pYI83I5PSbVoJPc65WCkxFN0kfEthwLoEhqH6LaJI2g2AbsDIdTHmDP4sw_fdv6JFVW434I8Yz3o3Dn2BuNFzkEJsxZ7IeeCU-ncgu9XNUzaZjzkBzmTUvSTekXMElk43RbUlh_KNwrV5JryvoxYPA/s400/TGSB%20Bashket%20graphic%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Apl2r6d_ta1BBUnpfGed_CIGg7mRxQ9ADKiY0pYI83I5PSbVoJPc65WCkxFN0kfEthwLoEhqH6LaJI2g2AbsDIdTHmDP4sw_fdv6JFVW434I8Yz3o3Dn2BuNFzkEJsxZ7IeeCU-ncgu9XNUzaZjzkBzmTUvSTekXMElk43RbUlh_KNwrV5JryvoxYPA/w400-h400/TGSB%20Bashket%20graphic%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I went a little crazy with my kit this month. But it is December Daily time, and for the first time in a long time, I am so excited to document this holiday season and I really am going to try to actually make a December Daily album this year. Will it get completed this month? Probably not, but I am going to make an effort to do as much as possible this month!</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;">Since I have such big plans, it was only fitting to have a big kit for this month! Let's just say it's a little extra! I doubled what is normally called for, so you will see 20 patterned papers, more than 3-4 embellishments, and my bashket items are all Christmas-related! Here is a look at my kit:</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgM96Zk5buQgA3AbtkC7ehPBg6oAziO7KZWLfZRrIgx7E-Fg4ya7yNPK2RuBcX4yjMWZmJ7ewwDm3mGs_vKp0wB5IAflv6XWV8-LlC5MTQwUcrr_UiaVdQUObCrvBaYHIqNgBA4wjobDCTFrr9tJMSg-TbWuWAggAVGDEP931RRiwHhfpPXCGljznJow/s895/TGSB%20Dec%20kit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="895" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgM96Zk5buQgA3AbtkC7ehPBg6oAziO7KZWLfZRrIgx7E-Fg4ya7yNPK2RuBcX4yjMWZmJ7ewwDm3mGs_vKp0wB5IAflv6XWV8-LlC5MTQwUcrr_UiaVdQUObCrvBaYHIqNgBA4wjobDCTFrr9tJMSg-TbWuWAggAVGDEP931RRiwHhfpPXCGljznJow/w400-h263/TGSB%20Dec%20kit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;">(I apologize for the not-so-great photos. I, of course, waited until the cloudiest, gloomiest day to take photos!)</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">This kit is made up of all Simple Stories Holly Days collection and a mix of Crate Papers Busy Sidewalks and Mittens and Mistletoe collections. Let's take a closer look at my kit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">First I will show you the papers from the Crate Paper collections. I chose only the ones that would coordinate with the Holly Days collection, too:</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFhmBb90uytSYV7JV2wDhs9xfrTXolQcqH2W0aKa_tonodVh0l6OGnI2q9xRIZ9lQ7mCcRLJuSqBDHINGFB8Ljc2LxQ1lTZuso2nb_cKUgIsAEJiXQHc7im9xxRUOk6kmWuFbB_GI7ZZdgv-szvDWlRXFtBjSd3wVXKppXjk64zDv5UB9gXT_NSDTJ2Y/s827/TGSB%20Crate%20paper%20papers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="827" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFhmBb90uytSYV7JV2wDhs9xfrTXolQcqH2W0aKa_tonodVh0l6OGnI2q9xRIZ9lQ7mCcRLJuSqBDHINGFB8Ljc2LxQ1lTZuso2nb_cKUgIsAEJiXQHc7im9xxRUOk6kmWuFbB_GI7ZZdgv-szvDWlRXFtBjSd3wVXKppXjk64zDv5UB9gXT_NSDTJ2Y/w400-h284/TGSB%20Crate%20paper%20papers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I went with a lot of the light blue-green color since it shows up in the Simple Stories collection.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here are the embellishments from those collections:</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nJ32kyOKg7jDytfW7OBzUIgidRvW8hUVUHz4tv7-EVijHXMHhRdp1epHpbt7y3pRbHO93XvY_6hSYwMGrfb2ibYuIkRsQtHUjB6Kp11RKumd_UQgOBisyo8otkHExUd79W6Bpdg5JxFVjvrA4poQV6vIulPZqcxU6mmB9zd57QJ4V4AP_p1Wgyus_jI/s883/TGSB%20Dec%20Crate%20paper%20embellies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="883" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nJ32kyOKg7jDytfW7OBzUIgidRvW8hUVUHz4tv7-EVijHXMHhRdp1epHpbt7y3pRbHO93XvY_6hSYwMGrfb2ibYuIkRsQtHUjB6Kp11RKumd_UQgOBisyo8otkHExUd79W6Bpdg5JxFVjvrA4poQV6vIulPZqcxU6mmB9zd57QJ4V4AP_p1Wgyus_jI/w400-h266/TGSB%20Dec%20Crate%20paper%20embellies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">So much goodness right here! I added in a couple of the cut-apart papers and a couple of papers that would be perfect for fussy cutting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here are the papers from the Simple Stories Holly Days collection:</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCczogcLNOFyw0TdifRWNVLOsH0YGGO4YPXD-2eWgpccm49pBeeWTzPKVIX0fbD6M7zWyjCIW3qHSG9gzwPW7eQyHJAnpPwmCuxAOb0H1yipGen3MKTWG3piJJp9W7V8gmmypFmkdinBp9i6HioqdpYKjAEkIl02cNHgOczhEhhHnTV6q6niBQwzaNT-E/s782/TGSB%20Dec%20SS%20paper%20A%20side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="782" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCczogcLNOFyw0TdifRWNVLOsH0YGGO4YPXD-2eWgpccm49pBeeWTzPKVIX0fbD6M7zWyjCIW3qHSG9gzwPW7eQyHJAnpPwmCuxAOb0H1yipGen3MKTWG3piJJp9W7V8gmmypFmkdinBp9i6HioqdpYKjAEkIl02cNHgOczhEhhHnTV6q6niBQwzaNT-E/w400-h300/TGSB%20Dec%20SS%20paper%20A%20side.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Guys, I have been hoarding this collection since it came out in 2021. Not only did I get part of this collection in a kit from The ScrapRoom, but I bought not one, but two of the collection kits because I loved it so much! Why have I been hoarding this for so long?! I have so much of it and it <u>needs</u> to be in albums - not sitting on my shelf.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although I have my favorite papers shown above, I will likely use the back side of those papers, as well:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOOgM3OMuxsLKImXP8iYu62c7Ajwrk1clSeGEm3NOIwzcU5b7wkEhD4a6nCHu6-IceBTYQbPLKfYJgjkSxJZ8tVa2wCDV8RlflFSUoy912NOhMMD0FvS2LtoFfKcq8l9zxwkzdC-Xcb6GnBz4IJ7u8braTvLps_9wH8eYCZEAj1vvpkGvRqLbOdJ7xGc/s847/TGSB%20Dec%20SS%20papers%20B%20side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="847" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOOgM3OMuxsLKImXP8iYu62c7Ajwrk1clSeGEm3NOIwzcU5b7wkEhD4a6nCHu6-IceBTYQbPLKfYJgjkSxJZ8tVa2wCDV8RlflFSUoy912NOhMMD0FvS2LtoFfKcq8l9zxwkzdC-Xcb6GnBz4IJ7u8braTvLps_9wH8eYCZEAj1vvpkGvRqLbOdJ7xGc/w400-h278/TGSB%20Dec%20SS%20papers%20B%20side.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also added the cut-apart papers and the 6x8 paper pad:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUI72IAhYEekcRSgA-RqPVMGt9IpM-7B-sp64TgxlUN23RLyL6-FhQhEIwFge3RqQWFfQnvH4miClZso5ZQ1PGojiVZktDAi6JTdoIfHRlm4zRKIPH2Geaqw15YS_MO56AaZUXNkgeF5ZQSN2wrL9d7Y2cZts3rx3B6W8QZ3VjNW9rpiix62yJq4VGZU/s824/TGSB%20Dec%20SS%20cut%20aparts%206x8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="824" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUI72IAhYEekcRSgA-RqPVMGt9IpM-7B-sp64TgxlUN23RLyL6-FhQhEIwFge3RqQWFfQnvH4miClZso5ZQ1PGojiVZktDAi6JTdoIfHRlm4zRKIPH2Geaqw15YS_MO56AaZUXNkgeF5ZQSN2wrL9d7Y2cZts3rx3B6W8QZ3VjNW9rpiix62yJq4VGZU/w400-h285/TGSB%20Dec%20SS%20cut%20aparts%206x8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the embellishments:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOygTkB7UMSXzIi-OaoPDj14Kliv3OQ918XXgvQWS08aoaLQ1DtnnRU4kYKReMTuMUkmT9eRXkJE8bjA1K0vAk4L3aW6tDnW8JHh4oIp7-77-4o9TfRWmEupw9_tRPZfKvyaJ2D3bJKhRbNO0Ul8cVkvFDgfPNRvP4LohDgKtl8awULCpPrTb8bTNJn8/s872/TGSB%20Dec%20SS%20embellies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="872" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOygTkB7UMSXzIi-OaoPDj14Kliv3OQ918XXgvQWS08aoaLQ1DtnnRU4kYKReMTuMUkmT9eRXkJE8bjA1K0vAk4L3aW6tDnW8JHh4oIp7-77-4o9TfRWmEupw9_tRPZfKvyaJ2D3bJKhRbNO0Ul8cVkvFDgfPNRvP4LohDgKtl8awULCpPrTb8bTNJn8/w400-h269/TGSB%20Dec%20SS%20embellies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the scraps for my kit:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3v-6DMIijfenOVaQjEA04cePOLX5s2v8KUiy3s3TJ3Ih6ouL0dk6_X4yT7Jw-7tqz9gNmqBpHK1sV7XIRNiKbAyER71LDtMnZnOqDDyAZTgw4h59aZNG6AqPR4FkHCcuYIzxAbekfjnEPm-HbGBz9g7cLDU7DV0-EY8V82iDcKLGaWfnDwYoJVuJL5Y/s782/TGSB%20Dec%20scraps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="782" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3v-6DMIijfenOVaQjEA04cePOLX5s2v8KUiy3s3TJ3Ih6ouL0dk6_X4yT7Jw-7tqz9gNmqBpHK1sV7XIRNiKbAyER71LDtMnZnOqDDyAZTgw4h59aZNG6AqPR4FkHCcuYIzxAbekfjnEPm-HbGBz9g7cLDU7DV0-EY8V82iDcKLGaWfnDwYoJVuJL5Y/w400-h300/TGSB%20Dec%20scraps.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I remembered to add a few rolls of washi tape:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeZYEy41NBbK7iG8CeOpG2zpkxZIYT_ATZXAu5gd5nHi6I2AmN2gSj_HWdFUVMSg8mWwlwflIOqRndmcipvrq5_NDSmiZEeRKtVzH7AGRNFJg2ciVFFfr-98N3Nw8TF4PBhNzrdhuDLpT-ACUOLvkQj3AKl1tEJBtKcBs4Kvs6oDZfMwH-OXfWEs6u5A/s587/TGSB%20Dec%20washi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeZYEy41NBbK7iG8CeOpG2zpkxZIYT_ATZXAu5gd5nHi6I2AmN2gSj_HWdFUVMSg8mWwlwflIOqRndmcipvrq5_NDSmiZEeRKtVzH7AGRNFJg2ciVFFfr-98N3Nw8TF4PBhNzrdhuDLpT-ACUOLvkQj3AKl1tEJBtKcBs4Kvs6oDZfMwH-OXfWEs6u5A/w300-h400/TGSB%20Dec%20washi.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have tons more Christmas washi, but this will stay right on my desk all month long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our focus item for December is envelopes/file folders. I don't have many of either of these things in my stash, but I did find a few envelopes that might work, and if all else fails, I will use them as a template to make some that will match my kit better. I also included a few bags here. I figure I can use them as a type of envelope:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoJxdE9jGO1TD-QsW6so6tyTC73G0Icc3LCgN8RbpGxAKw-M4JEJkD5pz87XTAAT1AHmO1BUxg5q-cba1BnZiXysKSLPPrKWfqWxkty17bkDdeaUehlAOzeZ6A4ZXyPIW9zLFykTMW-KqwS4PcfUxjPMffbI36veYBS_bnp_rZLNI3Csf96p613hnDYU/s774/TGSB%20Dec%20Focus%20envelopes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="774" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoJxdE9jGO1TD-QsW6so6tyTC73G0Icc3LCgN8RbpGxAKw-M4JEJkD5pz87XTAAT1AHmO1BUxg5q-cba1BnZiXysKSLPPrKWfqWxkty17bkDdeaUehlAOzeZ6A4ZXyPIW9zLFykTMW-KqwS4PcfUxjPMffbI36veYBS_bnp_rZLNI3Csf96p613hnDYU/w400-h304/TGSB%20Dec%20Focus%20envelopes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are my 10 bashket items for December - all Christmas-themed:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgel2CKXb9vUBBMWmaRsJr2DAEoWvHLPj9WDPnSpD23h7yGBEOEA7SCwZJBYAEK3kgLUTARXp00VYJhiHWcwjKWltcRk3a2ZQI1zLOSkM__7alEh-REQz7GeZ7lh_qw9CkbbijyFeeixR0aM0GrZlgaaucfIiAINLkd7JiH8UDYjUobPibXe5qBh3wm_rs/s782/TGSB%20Dec%20stash%20bash%20items.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="782" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgel2CKXb9vUBBMWmaRsJr2DAEoWvHLPj9WDPnSpD23h7yGBEOEA7SCwZJBYAEK3kgLUTARXp00VYJhiHWcwjKWltcRk3a2ZQI1zLOSkM__7alEh-REQz7GeZ7lh_qw9CkbbijyFeeixR0aM0GrZlgaaucfIiAINLkd7JiH8UDYjUobPibXe5qBh3wm_rs/w400-h300/TGSB%20Dec%20stash%20bash%20items.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 - washi tape book that my friend Willa sent to me a few years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 - a pack of die-cuts that I received in a swap several years ago. They aren't Christmas-themed, but they will definitely work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3 - wood veneer pieces from Pink Fresh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4 - gold jumbo paper clips</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5 - die-cuts from Pink Paislee</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6 - enamel pieces from Pink Paislee</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7 - metal embellishments from Making Memories from the early 2000s</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8 - random Christmas stickers from an RAK several years ago</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">9 - gold glitter heart stickers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10 - washi tape strips and stickers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And, if all of this is just not enough - I do have my DD cart all organized and ready to go!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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! 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<!--end InLinkz code-->Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-69549137095608806532023-11-22T12:35:00.000-06:002023-11-22T12:35:03.116-06:00Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #254<p style="text-align: center;"> Hello, hello! Happy day before Thanksgiving! I hope you are having a good week and that you are ready for the holiday. I know I am ready for it! It will be a nice quiet holiday with just us and the kids, but I am so ready to spend time with them and just relax.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Today I am sharing a card that I made using <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap's</a> November 20th card sketch. Here is a look at the sketch:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3AzGRNQbwgXoNSrmhJCE-P5ijsve4jPaQGxcp6MXkzjP5lOVKNotukwSBrDQYIm_jeWfmOaXVR-yIIkEz0jDK2z90DzPXsEeMhXsi06H0f33_1xUiz9YCMgZik90k8LjCzLVo_kjxyKjziLhtpi-KciMNdbQkV4okFvSV10fH5s8i0f8o5mlxwQZtmL8/s500/SNS%20Card%20Sketch%20%23254%20Nov%2020%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3AzGRNQbwgXoNSrmhJCE-P5ijsve4jPaQGxcp6MXkzjP5lOVKNotukwSBrDQYIm_jeWfmOaXVR-yIIkEz0jDK2z90DzPXsEeMhXsi06H0f33_1xUiz9YCMgZik90k8LjCzLVo_kjxyKjziLhtpi-KciMNdbQkV4okFvSV10fH5s8i0f8o5mlxwQZtmL8/w400-h300/SNS%20Card%20Sketch%20%23254%20Nov%2020%202023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAYQO_36AhJchdVvYQO4Qi8H3o15HinfXkXsYxwZBVtyyepHa7C9zn-fyMEMIH_B9J7NNLipsaTOQ576500vozt-vce8pmvNxaXHxt2lZKGo2q63v_8R7ZebK5bQzKEaj6y6-xhN0fkFTBx3gjYtdObp0g7K7aFoL1tE-OXJ8-433t9NLJnsJCnla-yo/s772/SNS%20Nov%2022%20FB%20post.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="772" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAYQO_36AhJchdVvYQO4Qi8H3o15HinfXkXsYxwZBVtyyepHa7C9zn-fyMEMIH_B9J7NNLipsaTOQ576500vozt-vce8pmvNxaXHxt2lZKGo2q63v_8R7ZebK5bQzKEaj6y6-xhN0fkFTBx3gjYtdObp0g7K7aFoL1tE-OXJ8-433t9NLJnsJCnla-yo/w400-h304/SNS%20Nov%2022%20FB%20post.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since tomorrow is Thanksgiving, I decided to make a card for the occasion. I used Simple Stories' - Cozy Days - 6x8 paper pad for this card. I die-cut the cute little squirrels from one of the cut-apart cards into a circle and since it already had a sentiment on it, I went with that instead of adding a sentiment to the card. I added a gold puffy heart to the circle to finish it off. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since I used a woodgrain for the background of my card, I felt like the other patterned papers were blending in too much, so I matted all of the patterned papers with an off-white cardstock to help them stand out a little better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This card came together so quickly and I really like the way it turned out. Since it's too late to send it out for the holiday, I think it will sit in the middle of the table tomorrow, maybe with a little note to each one of my family members telling them all how thankful I am for them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be sure to check out the <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap blog</a> or the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SketchNScrap" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap Facebook page </a>for more inspiration for this month's sketches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!</div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-65922912936025380462023-11-07T00:00:00.066-06:002023-11-07T00:00:00.160-06:00FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog Guest Designer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYbE-7j5zYJl9MBJOl4a9qdKe49_NmJjoOS54b_yqm6zQrM9WkzPoZc6luvt8d35428CDKiJJSaX9h_nRQPpWr2qhAtRsH_wFoRDU5LhFWNUfCiHKSHxuWDGhNg-fDc_VGL23HMDBsSy_R4ro0ZYy7RFuRA9yT6IBhsTEJtSnfwmhwyXp1vSFL_st7eM/s960/FarmQuest%20General%20Store%20Challenge%20Blog%20badge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYbE-7j5zYJl9MBJOl4a9qdKe49_NmJjoOS54b_yqm6zQrM9WkzPoZc6luvt8d35428CDKiJJSaX9h_nRQPpWr2qhAtRsH_wFoRDU5LhFWNUfCiHKSHxuWDGhNg-fDc_VGL23HMDBsSy_R4ro0ZYy7RFuRA9yT6IBhsTEJtSnfwmhwyXp1vSFL_st7eM/w400-h225/FarmQuest%20General%20Store%20Challenge%20Blog%20badge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Hello, hello! Happy Tuesday to you! I hope that your week is off to a good start. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so excited to be popping in today to let you know that I am the guest designer for <a href="https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">FarmQuest General Store Challenge blog</a>! If you don't know about FarmQuest General Store - it is a monthly challenge blog where all of the challenges are Anything Goes - with a farm/country theme. There is a huge range of possible topics - woods/forest, farm/ranch, mountains, meadows, orchards, produce stands, camping, fishing, boating on a lake or creek, frogs, mushrooms, wildlife, hiking, and much more. And, you can enter any type of paper craft - cards, tags, bookmarks, ATC cards, traveler's notebook layouts, planners, journals, or traditional scrapbook layouts. The challenges start on the 7th of every month and ends on the 5th of the next month, so you have lots of time to play along.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the card that I made for challenge #10:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGoyUe99VxqrdCVqIKHtOJIK2wR9UxyT_z8NCOxiLCWhESFL2dZQ2IPviRiJrn0hjgHPdoOVnjBcVaib_zSDbu-2kU96bnnj5-PBvKAj186d6w-BqBiLHoFXLNb0PaQMJylXNpqmwHGSBcCM7qZiAnyinScNrQ8P8QpBV1kyj1KyJN39XKfUVpxrDous/s587/FQGS%20GDT%20project.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="464" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSGoyUe99VxqrdCVqIKHtOJIK2wR9UxyT_z8NCOxiLCWhESFL2dZQ2IPviRiJrn0hjgHPdoOVnjBcVaib_zSDbu-2kU96bnnj5-PBvKAj186d6w-BqBiLHoFXLNb0PaQMJylXNpqmwHGSBcCM7qZiAnyinScNrQ8P8QpBV1kyj1KyJN39XKfUVpxrDous/w316-h400/FQGS%20GDT%20project.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am always in need of birthday cards and the cut-apart paper from Simple Stories Homegrown 6x8 paper pad worked perfectly for this challenge. Those cute little farm animals wishing the recipient a happy birthday are just too cute! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be sure to check out the <a href="https://farmquestgeneralstorechallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">FarmQuest General Store Challenge Blog</a> - to see the beautiful projects from their design team. Are you up to the challenge? It's always anything goes with a farm/country theme. Why don't you play along, too?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a great day!</div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-56821330791093631152023-11-01T09:00:00.001-05:002023-11-01T09:00:00.138-05:00Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash November Kit Challenge<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0Mg8XmdK2EVcHJ-uyb7BpNktsmaBmfKhDZZFkWXMb4fOKmfHTlEs5wFTQ_Y9lVedDVQTyPEr3fHVmG2B4ui8sldsWg_BrUXtLUsNwBDYDUfhQfjIiwYJ56nbj_wiXaTv3o8VAhln_bUq3Noall4oWbPvMO7ByoEMeVNSmSvIisFaqD2HtdwbAIPbo9M/s480/TGSB%202023%20graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0Mg8XmdK2EVcHJ-uyb7BpNktsmaBmfKhDZZFkWXMb4fOKmfHTlEs5wFTQ_Y9lVedDVQTyPEr3fHVmG2B4ui8sldsWg_BrUXtLUsNwBDYDUfhQfjIiwYJ56nbj_wiXaTv3o8VAhln_bUq3Noall4oWbPvMO7ByoEMeVNSmSvIisFaqD2HtdwbAIPbo9M/w400-h400/TGSB%202023%20graphic.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Hello, hello! Happy November 1st! I cannot believe that this year is almost over! It always seems like once Halloween is over the rest of the year just flies by. </p><p style="text-align: center;">It's time for a new kit for Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash Challenge! October was so busy for me, but I did get two layouts made with my October kit. I will keep it together for a while longer before I put it back into my stash. Hopefully, I will get a few more projects done this month.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Here's how this challenge works - <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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 try to use as much of our stash kit as possible on different projects. This year we have added a bashket challenge to our kit challenge. Every month we pick 10 items that we want to get used up this year in a basket. We try to use as many of those items as we can during the month. If we don't use them all then those items stay in the basket and at the beginning of the next month, 10 more items are added. The object of the challenge is to try to keep your basket from overflowing.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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<a href="http://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> <b>Lisa's blog</b> </a>(or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is the "recipe" for November:</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zmoR8LC4zxsaPuFjv_zUZ6gNPvMvREnh_AJFUsJDroHj9QgRip2TLix2dqJfVwR3C9Ct7aSe4w3mJ0zAhxaOEcV81P4CCxRPq95o1ltoHuCFZWpuy-miDXq9YvUwOrppzvL85JIGPyf9SLN4Jn7rqPxuDBm0mPPekJnBZfvdOU0WwJWCWUtgs9NpG2w/s480/TGSB%20Nov%20Graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zmoR8LC4zxsaPuFjv_zUZ6gNPvMvREnh_AJFUsJDroHj9QgRip2TLix2dqJfVwR3C9Ct7aSe4w3mJ0zAhxaOEcV81P4CCxRPq95o1ltoHuCFZWpuy-miDXq9YvUwOrppzvL85JIGPyf9SLN4Jn7rqPxuDBm0mPPekJnBZfvdOU0WwJWCWUtgs9NpG2w/w400-h400/TGSB%20Nov%20Graphic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To create your kit, pull 10 papers, 3-4 embellishments, 5-7 scrap papers, and our focus item for November, which is 12x12 sticker sheets. Remember to pick your 10 items for your bashket!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3qYSnh6wE1-bIYzuDWhqDo3jw8F_mO1T12lv-myWim5cIHji_9u5AIjjEoN2-S3K_6nWQCMaHkmaHe7T3JwcRy56gPlqJOZ0hzt3i2mbeETAv2bKquuqrnQrKeALfmJZWjBRhR3J3jNj6NfNwWQUGo0oFjNoEV28_0OISXalNYGFPkIWHexGxaQ5ffM/s480/TGSB%20Bashket%20graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3qYSnh6wE1-bIYzuDWhqDo3jw8F_mO1T12lv-myWim5cIHji_9u5AIjjEoN2-S3K_6nWQCMaHkmaHe7T3JwcRy56gPlqJOZ0hzt3i2mbeETAv2bKquuqrnQrKeALfmJZWjBRhR3J3jNj6NfNwWQUGo0oFjNoEV28_0OISXalNYGFPkIWHexGxaQ5ffM/w400-h400/TGSB%20Bashket%20graphic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to include in my kit this month. I'm kind of ready to start thinking about Christmas scrapping with all the talk of December Daily going strong right now, but I decided to wait on that until next month. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For November I am going with two mini-kits - the first one being a more everyday sort of kit, and the second being a fall-themed kit. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's a look at the first kit:</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUWhNXfjOtWHwFoClXvg3K2Jsq_f_6-DDZ-8okqKzyyw7juyO8k2jeyOUSJIFf-xyNKy6Bqh3tVwYi7HHZhuCdXXfDN_3UtiBqCyquAZSfC2WO_bzxmLTRq_KIVNs6OoUAe7k_nZNBAjM1BmxuVVVidSJOnvKlY6RwJrxSLY_xYghCrrBCb47k5xiigs/s931/TGSB%20Nov%20Kit%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="931" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUWhNXfjOtWHwFoClXvg3K2Jsq_f_6-DDZ-8okqKzyyw7juyO8k2jeyOUSJIFf-xyNKy6Bqh3tVwYi7HHZhuCdXXfDN_3UtiBqCyquAZSfC2WO_bzxmLTRq_KIVNs6OoUAe7k_nZNBAjM1BmxuVVVidSJOnvKlY6RwJrxSLY_xYghCrrBCb47k5xiigs/w400-h238/TGSB%20Nov%20Kit%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Miss Ada recently got a new bike, and even though I pulled a summer collection, I think the colors are going to be perfect for the photos of her with her new bike. Here's a look at the papers:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9J4jqc_Z4oY78GYRt4Xtb65MzmwPso57GnaOYeo3F2uLN-yRIelpHfBv5UUIKLbIhyW5-brkRzZjF3c3xLCg6OV_zq4HWO2NNzBUJa8Nek4zAsQI7tXqHKnpoNAPq-k7nEFqoQ1XHeqWZWZM_Dmcd1NEDxjyo6rzdkwBGhiH7Qr0cf4MRdQAxYxBSMe0/s889/TGSB%20Nov%20Kit%201%20papers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="889" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9J4jqc_Z4oY78GYRt4Xtb65MzmwPso57GnaOYeo3F2uLN-yRIelpHfBv5UUIKLbIhyW5-brkRzZjF3c3xLCg6OV_zq4HWO2NNzBUJa8Nek4zAsQI7tXqHKnpoNAPq-k7nEFqoQ1XHeqWZWZM_Dmcd1NEDxjyo6rzdkwBGhiH7Qr0cf4MRdQAxYxBSMe0/w400-h249/TGSB%20Nov%20Kit%201%20papers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the bright colors in this first mini-kit and<span> I know it will be easy to use whatever is left over after Ada's bike layout is made. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwZKeH5MX1lh2aPmn_POk9s-6vcP8yCxPMrOaBkdDTklCYX2cUY3sKDrqxJ7ulbM9Zqged1vvvOFs31uuSlAbn4ByYjvEQHF8_MpF5lWZbg9W9X3t-y1kHRui1KNdd0Sbi70AgD7TxPAOrLreDKnIbeyRnsLke-FCa20CopvTCCdUmbvppc8I4R59Yso/s793/TGSB%20Nov%20Kit%201%20embellies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="793" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwZKeH5MX1lh2aPmn_POk9s-6vcP8yCxPMrOaBkdDTklCYX2cUY3sKDrqxJ7ulbM9Zqged1vvvOFs31uuSlAbn4ByYjvEQHF8_MpF5lWZbg9W9X3t-y1kHRui1KNdd0Sbi70AgD7TxPAOrLreDKnIbeyRnsLke-FCa20CopvTCCdUmbvppc8I4R59Yso/w400-h280/TGSB%20Nov%20Kit%201%20embellies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the embellishments, I pulled the 12x12 sticker sheet (our focus item this month), some enamel dots, and wood veneer. I also have a few items in my bashket that I can pull to use with this kit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is my second mini-kit for November:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuVT62nEJ3p6ArvA7DrcmiQsa8CFInWHPvs02jyTWJtjsK3LzJW31sI5FvrDwCvKPRtYcMEcbJm0TNJorrrmYNQOtbGgr9HXr86fSAZHMD4FSK5UyL5IoLS4uLvq09am_oWq9c5m60-wuoMigaHUgbi1SG9xNdcfUw_ZgT35AD_MNqzkQ5qTLWJLEYUE/s918/TGSB%20Nov%20Kit%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="918" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuVT62nEJ3p6ArvA7DrcmiQsa8CFInWHPvs02jyTWJtjsK3LzJW31sI5FvrDwCvKPRtYcMEcbJm0TNJorrrmYNQOtbGgr9HXr86fSAZHMD4FSK5UyL5IoLS4uLvq09am_oWq9c5m60-wuoMigaHUgbi1SG9xNdcfUw_ZgT35AD_MNqzkQ5qTLWJLEYUE/w400-h241/TGSB%20Nov%20Kit%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This mini-kit is full of Echo Park's Fall Fever collection. I bought all of this collection last year and I think I've made one layout with it. it is time to get a little more of it used up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a look at the papers:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7WXZ9sRwSeJ8BLtfL9uosj8FldENnosXhwnA56_bOfaxvPxtMvvMbkaImBIP7q0cn8N68B_oVTbXRLJ49YABfdzB516BDHBalPy5E6gEuNp9Z2DnzezU7glC5GMK_RqdW9DUHXckC8W3lUsGBsGq65OeeX3wnVRENuily4IFukNhwO-Gg9onTC-_4Ug/s956/TGSB%20Nov%20Kit%202%20papers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="956" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7WXZ9sRwSeJ8BLtfL9uosj8FldENnosXhwnA56_bOfaxvPxtMvvMbkaImBIP7q0cn8N68B_oVTbXRLJ49YABfdzB516BDHBalPy5E6gEuNp9Z2DnzezU7glC5GMK_RqdW9DUHXckC8W3lUsGBsGq65OeeX3wnVRENuily4IFukNhwO-Gg9onTC-_4Ug/w400-h231/TGSB%20Nov%20Kit%202%20papers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the side of the papers that I plan on using, but I may use the other side, as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the embellishments:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEkl03JTl7H2iWvCU9rEJLLs3h-cKtUVHTKV8DuzERyGnFxLe5D8e53H81II6DaeV5kIXiR8dwubZax0lX1_fCs2PQUKP7f83bwU3a_3ceX75G1Zbo_Dt07O1qpj11dBGEwD6xOuNoqhZLAg1oEgGcavTANTtg6YlHlMQgQuohRpP6m1gWvRe5YUDqrk/s800/TGSB%20Nov%20Kit%202%20embellies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="800" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEkl03JTl7H2iWvCU9rEJLLs3h-cKtUVHTKV8DuzERyGnFxLe5D8e53H81II6DaeV5kIXiR8dwubZax0lX1_fCs2PQUKP7f83bwU3a_3ceX75G1Zbo_Dt07O1qpj11dBGEwD6xOuNoqhZLAg1oEgGcavTANTtg6YlHlMQgQuohRpP6m1gWvRe5YUDqrk/w400-h278/TGSB%20Nov%20Kit%202%20embellies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have included the 12x12 sticker sheet, the sticker book, a few die-cuts, and some wood veneer leaves. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also had some scraps from this collection that I included:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZ4E24gOzRD7oY4-Os9nnStMscCbvEuLh4yH4AMXv-wpe0eSrtNiwYBuXDCpiVvarRAhW6GpX0Pz0KQtf6ICJzHxNvQAOtHOsWsIpkzrQX4pry5dj_eMmr6IMWYONWZC2QP4DKpp9UHk0HU-Y6_9x9W71PznOg3k-5X6HtQTfClffy7AJQDyz8T5uPps/s911/TGSB%20Nov%20Kit%202%20scraps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="911" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZ4E24gOzRD7oY4-Os9nnStMscCbvEuLh4yH4AMXv-wpe0eSrtNiwYBuXDCpiVvarRAhW6GpX0Pz0KQtf6ICJzHxNvQAOtHOsWsIpkzrQX4pry5dj_eMmr6IMWYONWZC2QP4DKpp9UHk0HU-Y6_9x9W71PznOg3k-5X6HtQTfClffy7AJQDyz8T5uPps/w400-h244/TGSB%20Nov%20Kit%202%20scraps.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's hoping I can get a few fall photos scrapped this month!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the ten items I have pulled for my bashket:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXAXYDy0QXQkdui44-yiNsysU2YpnBAAXdYx9ly86h2VCXY9hJ2eedhcAjU6rX-W5gnQ8dp82Sqszzt4VPebhzDJD7DTD1RxdBydtTZdzTF8BH5ZJDpv8PjQeRid8zRNOCYRu2x6iz8aswPOsjIbYUhWbFnFIXDryddylHXsFOBLEc-C6IsXESN5BQCw/s888/TGSB%20Nov%20Bashket%20items.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="888" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXAXYDy0QXQkdui44-yiNsysU2YpnBAAXdYx9ly86h2VCXY9hJ2eedhcAjU6rX-W5gnQ8dp82Sqszzt4VPebhzDJD7DTD1RxdBydtTZdzTF8BH5ZJDpv8PjQeRid8zRNOCYRu2x6iz8aswPOsjIbYUhWbFnFIXDryddylHXsFOBLEc-C6IsXESN5BQCw/w400-h250/TGSB%20Nov%20Bashket%20items.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 - woodgrain chipboard Thickers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 - enamel word stickers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3 - Dear Lizzy Lovely Day washi tape book</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4 - puffy stickers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5 - My Minds Eye chipboard stickers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6 - random die-cuts that I am sure are from an old kit that never got put back in my stash</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7 - more chipboard stickers that I have no idea where they are from</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8 - more enamel word stickers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">9 - gold puffy hearts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10 - old Scenic Route label stickers - only 3 or 4 are left on the sheet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be sure to stop by <a href="http://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Lisa's blog</a> to see the beautiful kit that she has created for this month. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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! 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<!--end InLinkz code-->Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-80059672455165602722023-10-21T01:00:00.004-05:002023-10-21T01:00:00.136-05:00Sketch N Scrap WCMD Sketch #3<p style="text-align: center;"> Hello, hello, and Happy Saturday to you! I hope your weekend is off to a fantastic start.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Today I am sharing the card that I created using <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap's</a> WCMD Sketch #3. I think this is my favorite WCMD sketch so far! Here's a look at the fun sketch that Lisa has created for us to use:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYk6cZXMpod49XVfykr0drxU_VwWRdJRCgvjArl9DQUxtdht0bGqlHXDLJf-cY2_W77-YaxTR8ClHIEtiy_0XdNFKbJerR7AYm1bnl35-fXf43cjZ33XSs4rDVS8MVWl6brlrS3zNZtKid2o5WlLXkXpfIfxC0rg1hZ0O5-jyM3dbu_PFZXVyTsRZ_Jbg/s528/WCMD%20Sketch%20%233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="413" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYk6cZXMpod49XVfykr0drxU_VwWRdJRCgvjArl9DQUxtdht0bGqlHXDLJf-cY2_W77-YaxTR8ClHIEtiy_0XdNFKbJerR7AYm1bnl35-fXf43cjZ33XSs4rDVS8MVWl6brlrS3zNZtKid2o5WlLXkXpfIfxC0rg1hZ0O5-jyM3dbu_PFZXVyTsRZ_Jbg/w313-h400/WCMD%20Sketch%20%233.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have so many ideas for this sketch, now I just have to find the time to do them all! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is my card:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhif7kIGsvs2lfcQKqLa4SobzUKQmLtOGGqvgEZcgZRiQ99E2VuDYakjhjMED9TXXBgXKsPPXO5-kwc5oNcIwiPmj7fM1a3LLB8CdafgkQjEHBrmbar5dQtmmJ096m2uCWdPR6hQQBSSoyBgZZLQHSyBfM_O0MHeaavrHEJw1Dub9vYOSZePRxufHsfkic/s587/SNS%20WCMD%20Sketch%20%233%20card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="458" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhif7kIGsvs2lfcQKqLa4SobzUKQmLtOGGqvgEZcgZRiQ99E2VuDYakjhjMED9TXXBgXKsPPXO5-kwc5oNcIwiPmj7fM1a3LLB8CdafgkQjEHBrmbar5dQtmmJ096m2uCWdPR6hQQBSSoyBgZZLQHSyBfM_O0MHeaavrHEJw1Dub9vYOSZePRxufHsfkic/w313-h400/SNS%20WCMD%20Sketch%20%233%20card.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another Christmas card is done and ready to be sent out this holiday season!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this card, I have used Crate Papers' Busy Sidewalks collection. This is one of my favorite Crate Paper collections and I have been hoarding it since it came out in 2021. Time to put it to use this year! Once again, the hardest part of making this card was picking out the papers. Once I had that figured out, it all came together so quickly!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFIGpvutC8MC3BpMZN5D6GnbOIGWuihv6-DZpiH7LzetPOe2N9f-2ITCcNiW0LdLM4zlH76VYhgpoIyCBFECNr5l4eeRM2TvMbMOT8HUJFbQay2oBBKBkwt7_KNZ_loA6HSA4OND7MPEysws1CQZTGSE5IfJCXDQPmWhV74Kgx5zpwjKOe3rYhbNRHVY/s587/SNS%20WCMD%20Sketch%203%20close%20up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="544" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFIGpvutC8MC3BpMZN5D6GnbOIGWuihv6-DZpiH7LzetPOe2N9f-2ITCcNiW0LdLM4zlH76VYhgpoIyCBFECNr5l4eeRM2TvMbMOT8HUJFbQay2oBBKBkwt7_KNZ_loA6HSA4OND7MPEysws1CQZTGSE5IfJCXDQPmWhV74Kgx5zpwjKOe3rYhbNRHVY/s320/SNS%20WCMD%20Sketch%203%20close%20up.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added foam tape to the back of the poinsettia sticker and I added a bit of messy gold metallic thread. I just wanted a subtle effect with the gold thread, so I didn't go too messy with it, but it is just the right amount of zhuzh that I was looking for!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sentiment is from a Close To My Heart stamp set - CC72113 White Pines Cardmaking. Since the words were stacked on top of each other I moved the sentiment over to the other side of the panel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be sure to stop by the <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap blog</a> today to see how DT member Tina took on this sketch, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a wonderful day!</div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-43329173975109450822023-10-17T14:14:00.002-05:002023-10-17T14:14:20.152-05:00Sketch N Scrap WCMD Sketch #1<p style="text-align: center;"> Hello, everyone! Happy Tuesday to you! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Today I am popping in with a quick post to share the card that I created using <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap's</a> WCMD Sketch #1. I decided that this year I am going to use the WCMD sketches for Christmas cards. That way I will have a good start on my Christmas cards for the holiday season. Here's a look at the first sketch:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWWnKk9AAEqsFXqO49vsPZEWcLtIwTD4m04nSdGWVOYfX-ZnG0lycWFNa5AJt3Pjb34U3RrAd_NrzFz7I6eler9vPmlzWPuarfXJJBEwAAUtVS6OxqcLjnFg0Zhx2SZtiukW4dX_zpagMEr5sjb9sqfmhx9pLqHDxmwXrCdQY6_hNQ1s0f5DEXb2Eg-0/s400/WCMD%20Sketch%20%231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="312" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWWnKk9AAEqsFXqO49vsPZEWcLtIwTD4m04nSdGWVOYfX-ZnG0lycWFNa5AJt3Pjb34U3RrAd_NrzFz7I6eler9vPmlzWPuarfXJJBEwAAUtVS6OxqcLjnFg0Zhx2SZtiukW4dX_zpagMEr5sjb9sqfmhx9pLqHDxmwXrCdQY6_hNQ1s0f5DEXb2Eg-0/w313-h400/WCMD%20Sketch%20%231.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is my card:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_r17yF5jfhY0CKJnkzPOB58q1DbLUIhUGbTDaZbvfXxqaZ2Zl0k5ZU6yAZOrlKDqA4US9VqXhChwcgqrpL5zu8UrbGOGuSiRG4vrl-0Wxba0rK4mCAYBJG-WD7fUGtU2MD5oOidLQ3QowsS81fiB4DH3Z26I-yiO8UejlT-vDYvKyOKt5uwI5AO2lnCA/s587/SNS%20Oct%2017%20FB%20post%20card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="461" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_r17yF5jfhY0CKJnkzPOB58q1DbLUIhUGbTDaZbvfXxqaZ2Zl0k5ZU6yAZOrlKDqA4US9VqXhChwcgqrpL5zu8UrbGOGuSiRG4vrl-0Wxba0rK4mCAYBJG-WD7fUGtU2MD5oOidLQ3QowsS81fiB4DH3Z26I-yiO8UejlT-vDYvKyOKt5uwI5AO2lnCA/w314-h400/SNS%20Oct%2017%20FB%20post%20card.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQa5HhKGOP_8bUcEd0L0fxyv9SmZgo2UYZvQoODoB-TOOJgSomY5KRzhYgFtKdb4nz9mD_-qZRqi5vwZp3pbP0akSFtaAZA8nvxPp9J3g2SIknDceYGYLTHSHdZhNEvwBFWqafqL6_MGLeoOI0GRXbc9OYzheR9wfh4hcRLELbgPAHBJpDo57PBFihCE/s587/SNS%20Oct%2017%20close%20up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="518" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQa5HhKGOP_8bUcEd0L0fxyv9SmZgo2UYZvQoODoB-TOOJgSomY5KRzhYgFtKdb4nz9mD_-qZRqi5vwZp3pbP0akSFtaAZA8nvxPp9J3g2SIknDceYGYLTHSHdZhNEvwBFWqafqL6_MGLeoOI0GRXbc9OYzheR9wfh4hcRLELbgPAHBJpDo57PBFihCE/w353-h400/SNS%20Oct%2017%20close%20up.jpg" width="353" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used Simple Stories' Holly Days collection for this card. I did dig out a piece of solid green cardstock for the base and the strip, otherwise, it is all Holly Days. The ornament stickers are from the sticker book and I added a piece of gold thread behind each ornament to make it look like they were hanging. The gingham strip behind the sentiment is a piece of washi tape and the sentiment came from the sticker sheet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This card came together so quickly because of this great sketch and I am filing it away with my favorites to use again soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be sure to check out the <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap blog</a> for more inspiration for all of the sketches this month. I hope to see you playing along, too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. Have a wonderful day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-9852909528473591272023-10-15T01:00:00.001-05:002023-10-15T01:00:00.145-05:00Sweet But Fierce - Sketch N Scrap #283<p style="text-align: center;"> Hello, hello! Happy Sunday to you! I hope you are having a good weekend. </p><p style="text-align: center;">It is the middle of the month and that means we have a new sketch for you to try at <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap</a>! Here is a look at the sketch that I created:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIfCznDO7e3T76eSnSGYnMOPuOBY-pmrpvCThnVe-IqwLT3aAZvMIqDAk-S_rpfXzn7XzzTrgZklFyr1UG4cNRfFiVfKf0RQxcDVYkBj55FHIrBUWNhtXOQcB5p6qDuTwIEu1OpGlgtXnHoSC4Pc9jFRv5ADDx943mK5znTB1R7IoJboESz59beIX_uc/s600/SNS%20%23283%20Oct.%2015%202023%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIfCznDO7e3T76eSnSGYnMOPuOBY-pmrpvCThnVe-IqwLT3aAZvMIqDAk-S_rpfXzn7XzzTrgZklFyr1UG4cNRfFiVfKf0RQxcDVYkBj55FHIrBUWNhtXOQcB5p6qDuTwIEu1OpGlgtXnHoSC4Pc9jFRv5ADDx943mK5znTB1R7IoJboESz59beIX_uc/w400-h400/SNS%20%23283%20Oct.%2015%202023%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is my layout:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaE2KXNKIhoNFFyewDJAwX-B9q1HpZTmIopZWfrh9a3vOB6FwXsm6XDePRFNLaEb0YYRnkBPd-3jLIqykfv_JBlE5zTP7Qg0Rh6SsZHFJESRj86x64ugXHfIXUjfcTX5RD97X9SvEP_Iuz0JNKRItCluvV4AzXIfWsLOyQO5wuSgFPxvV_wcF5R8wdgvk/s587/SNS%20Oct%2015th%20layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="568" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaE2KXNKIhoNFFyewDJAwX-B9q1HpZTmIopZWfrh9a3vOB6FwXsm6XDePRFNLaEb0YYRnkBPd-3jLIqykfv_JBlE5zTP7Qg0Rh6SsZHFJESRj86x64ugXHfIXUjfcTX5RD97X9SvEP_Iuz0JNKRItCluvV4AzXIfWsLOyQO5wuSgFPxvV_wcF5R8wdgvk/w388-h400/SNS%20Oct%2015th%20layout.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this layout, I have used my October <a href="https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2023/10/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-october-kit.html" target="_blank">Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash kit</a> and photos of Abby and Ada's dog, Winnie. We had just picked her up from her grooming appointment and she looked so cute with the little flowers on the top of her head. Abby thought she looked like a goober, but I think she is super cute! Don't let that sweet little face fool you, she can be fierce! She has taken on the role of being the protector of Abby and Ada and she will let strangers (at least strangers to her) know that she means business!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used the Fern & Willard papers that I had included in my kit and the embellishments are from Simple Stories Pet Shoppe collection. I even added one of the crocheted flowers that I had put in my bashket to use on this layout! The only thing not from my kit is the alpha stickers and I typed up my phrase stickers on the computer and printed them off. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a couple of close-ups:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEX7rSdCWxuraqITJ8wZac8oVOm2_qt1WSCEqWKmTbEVKva28V6a4GS2qsfFA5b62STOK8qjb_FvG_XoZyFRFZyVtwMQrH5wJasxYBxVREzJqOQuahFyvO-dDnRT6Eb57xg4VnnLXzl-LeyTT_lANQmSJIjWa-3XAPagNlECec4wE_aVzL7gftS7VGNbE/s635/SNS%20Oct%2015th%20close%20up%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="635" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEX7rSdCWxuraqITJ8wZac8oVOm2_qt1WSCEqWKmTbEVKva28V6a4GS2qsfFA5b62STOK8qjb_FvG_XoZyFRFZyVtwMQrH5wJasxYBxVREzJqOQuahFyvO-dDnRT6Eb57xg4VnnLXzl-LeyTT_lANQmSJIjWa-3XAPagNlECec4wE_aVzL7gftS7VGNbE/w400-h370/SNS%20Oct%2015th%20close%20up%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yaxN-uD2Nqw2eu6oX_gS_Dt-jYp_PFEriMePXpWzLqhdQUY4_O3UDfhsGcxc8I2f2XXvd0RTfCVacVGsNrkK6Z6KsCVyROMdX7DSHc9Sk-ewR_HbsD5PIDM_zaNQwpK4yJWfGJMBIcWhwnDcxC_QaNt8IZBMihmRtWNAHjKG-0-6VCwjMMYP-2j64S8/s614/SNS%20Oct%201th%20close%20up%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="614" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yaxN-uD2Nqw2eu6oX_gS_Dt-jYp_PFEriMePXpWzLqhdQUY4_O3UDfhsGcxc8I2f2XXvd0RTfCVacVGsNrkK6Z6KsCVyROMdX7DSHc9Sk-ewR_HbsD5PIDM_zaNQwpK4yJWfGJMBIcWhwnDcxC_QaNt8IZBMihmRtWNAHjKG-0-6VCwjMMYP-2j64S8/w400-h383/SNS%20Oct%201th%20close%20up%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I always love it when a sketch features a big block of paper! They are my favorite kind of sketches. How about you? Will you give this sketch a try? I would love to see your take on it, too!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Be sure to stop by <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap</a> to see the lovely layouts from the design team.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!</p>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-74285681319059843432023-10-04T15:05:00.000-05:002023-10-04T15:05:28.052-05:00Puppy Wrangler - Sketch N Scrap #282<p style="text-align: center;">Hello, hello! Happy Wednesday to you! I hope that you are having a good week! It's a rainy day here in the middle of the US, and, dare I say, it's starting to feel a bit like fall! Along with the rain, the temperatures are getting a little closer to normal - at least for the next few days!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Today I am sharing the layout that I created for <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap's</a> October 1st sketch. I love the sketch that Lisa created to get us started this month, and if I can keep the scrapping going this month, I plan on using this sketch for a traveler's notebook layout, so stay tuned to see how I use it! Here is a look at the sketch:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMFEjRpjgIkiJMEbLkH0vS8qm5Pq07Ddo0G54VXPMB57fXEtzJdVMJL8EyrvD_UzJo5HqsgcssK5ADlJ76PharaNKqhqrsLWETTrxFLbo_TxeBE83FuBrNOJWJC8m0L1JpH4NZY-l-ELFpo0Wtq9oW6IJyDQpZPYx-fKeNaWxdMYiy4suaj510pvfg74/s400/Sketch%20%23282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMFEjRpjgIkiJMEbLkH0vS8qm5Pq07Ddo0G54VXPMB57fXEtzJdVMJL8EyrvD_UzJo5HqsgcssK5ADlJ76PharaNKqhqrsLWETTrxFLbo_TxeBE83FuBrNOJWJC8m0L1JpH4NZY-l-ELFpo0Wtq9oW6IJyDQpZPYx-fKeNaWxdMYiy4suaj510pvfg74/w400-h400/Sketch%20%23282.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And my layout:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtlfHK7rBH62fFnJTVDehOHnrfDdrayZ2jj6OF3Wm8yLD0RgYghdeOfo_Pne5jA6duxsOe-oClTXe4eTEC3_RtNg2Q3L6N0rEwc3KntrVjUYJYlqEGjMBw1t4oYa3vp3JuFyirCM5O4sIiyZ_rlzuDi4lDgvvs09ubxfoQsak8x7xeIyrYuCcIFytKuU/s590/SNS%20Oct%204%20FB%20post%20layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="590" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtlfHK7rBH62fFnJTVDehOHnrfDdrayZ2jj6OF3Wm8yLD0RgYghdeOfo_Pne5jA6duxsOe-oClTXe4eTEC3_RtNg2Q3L6N0rEwc3KntrVjUYJYlqEGjMBw1t4oYa3vp3JuFyirCM5O4sIiyZ_rlzuDi4lDgvvs09ubxfoQsak8x7xeIyrYuCcIFytKuU/w400-h398/SNS%20Oct%204%20FB%20post%20layout.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this layout, I stuck pretty close to the sketch, only adding an extra photo and extending the title across the top of both photos. I used my <a href="https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2023/10/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-october-kit.html" target="_blank">Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash kit</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> for October and a few items that have been in my bashket for a while.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This layout is about Ada needing a photo of her with Winnie and Finnegan to take to school for a "Five Things About Me" project. We decided to do a little photo shoot and the pups were not too excited about it! After a few minutes, they did settle down and I was able to get a good one of all three of them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a couple of close-ups:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vCcdnAyiovkPLdvAZtBbQ2Gx5zS3-bnskv7QUt5HPH6iAXx8_4bWDYwRJRin1bfbqIXFD6InXJHaJAqR9lJCaJ8KYADZQoijU_fHr7J7LTxSJSO7plzYMTMMwBvdhAyBnHCHTETlt9dH04v336EBB_CVipACHo0wEJWxp0-eBfLgWpFZi1kPin-gv0A/s709/20231004_141642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="709" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vCcdnAyiovkPLdvAZtBbQ2Gx5zS3-bnskv7QUt5HPH6iAXx8_4bWDYwRJRin1bfbqIXFD6InXJHaJAqR9lJCaJ8KYADZQoijU_fHr7J7LTxSJSO7plzYMTMMwBvdhAyBnHCHTETlt9dH04v336EBB_CVipACHo0wEJWxp0-eBfLgWpFZi1kPin-gv0A/w400-h331/20231004_141642.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The best friend ribbon, enamel dots, and phrase stickers are all from this month's kit. The metal pieces and journaling tag all came from my bashket.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgDkYuxzTplPMxVik2OqMO7BZvb4ab8nHUS7192dR8XUVp9QUh74SqOa4pDAtRyR8vEsxIiJMGaQtiNF7qPu29GhrmKLCZiu6AdnWFocObCC3yj5zWTsCOI3a7Fzk_7mnVATYTj8LZGiT-1ty1qD-VyQUwzW_hZn2Ua9UqrQELPIGicj7IJAzjLrLVSk/s623/SNS%20Oct%204%20FB%20layout%20close%20up1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="623" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgDkYuxzTplPMxVik2OqMO7BZvb4ab8nHUS7192dR8XUVp9QUh74SqOa4pDAtRyR8vEsxIiJMGaQtiNF7qPu29GhrmKLCZiu6AdnWFocObCC3yj5zWTsCOI3a7Fzk_7mnVATYTj8LZGiT-1ty1qD-VyQUwzW_hZn2Ua9UqrQELPIGicj7IJAzjLrLVSk/w400-h378/SNS%20Oct%204%20FB%20layout%20close%20up1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The label and phrase sticker came from my bashket, as well. I have really enjoyed having a bashket this year. Not only am I getting supplies used up - albeit slowly - but it is so nice to have a few items out and ready to be looked through instead of going through <u>all</u> of my stash. 9 times out of 10 I find something in my bashket that will be what I was looking for!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this embellishment cluster, I wanted something with a little bit of size but not as big as my other cluster. I couldn't find anything in the die-cuts and stickers that would work like I wanted it to, so I made my own ribbon with a sticker and some metal dies. It turned out just as I had hoped!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's it for today! Be sure to check out the <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap blog</a> for more inspiration using this month's sketch. I hope you have a chance to play along with us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!</div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-19289622597449054872023-10-01T12:00:00.000-05:002023-10-01T12:00:00.260-05:00Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash October Kit Challenge<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0kmX4TYS0-uuzky5Nr82bCNfHDq0d4vgSQ_ydBMmfMWNDnMmWoNwYj6lsTYTRsI3jxvjBaP91WE6otO5eqDewIUUQEjDi7-V69UAo-ClA-yPVyBh350JiBQ36YZINu_1GPlhO9xAAhhTIP4VMnyYnafJv-QdsXvE0MwgNJxkdvuADlWlRHFQqQWwO_I/s480/TGSB%202023%20graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0kmX4TYS0-uuzky5Nr82bCNfHDq0d4vgSQ_ydBMmfMWNDnMmWoNwYj6lsTYTRsI3jxvjBaP91WE6otO5eqDewIUUQEjDi7-V69UAo-ClA-yPVyBh350JiBQ36YZINu_1GPlhO9xAAhhTIP4VMnyYnafJv-QdsXvE0MwgNJxkdvuADlWlRHFQqQWwO_I/w400-h400/TGSB%202023%20graphic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello, everyone! Happy October 1st! October. Where in the world did September go? I swear it just started and here we are in October. And it doesn't help that the weather still feels like we are in the middle of August!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">Anyway, it is time for the Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash October Kit Challenge! </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">f you don't know what Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash is all about - here is 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 try to use as much of our stash kit as possible on different projects. This year we have added a bashket challenge to our kit challenge. Every month we pick 10 items that we want to get used up this year in a basket. We try to use as many of those items as we can during the month. If we don't use them all then those items stay in the basket and at the beginning of the next month, 10 more items are added. The object of the challenge is to try to keep your basket from overflowing - which I am doing terribly because my basket is pretty close to overflowing right now!</span></span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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<a href="http://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> <b>Lisa's blog</b> </a>(or both if you choose) so that we can see who is joining us each month. </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is the "recipe" for October:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxn1B6E6N3O0YEff5QHr4GneI6woc-01dPkt9wr5dW39euM9MHMx1zv-p4kKZGw8tTjAyHFzNNuXZcCx3PLwTElSjkOInM3ldjN2nLavr_vFnrqwQttdQMgJ2JzollVgmKAWq8rhqT-9u2PMzStY1yk65JCzcKmLNKYveFYvm352KCTmATu-T839C078/s480/TGSB%20Oct%20graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxn1B6E6N3O0YEff5QHr4GneI6woc-01dPkt9wr5dW39euM9MHMx1zv-p4kKZGw8tTjAyHFzNNuXZcCx3PLwTElSjkOInM3ldjN2nLavr_vFnrqwQttdQMgJ2JzollVgmKAWq8rhqT-9u2PMzStY1yk65JCzcKmLNKYveFYvm352KCTmATu-T839C078/w400-h400/TGSB%20Oct%20graphic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">To create your kit, pull 10 papers, 3-4 embellishments, 5-7 scrap papers, and our focus item for October which is ephemera. Remember to pick your 10 items for your bashket!</span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYkGOR9pvH5_h9QD0tP1GG2q5EAOWhGIxETAQE6590gcmbgSeeMWSOzBrn1-yDGsNqe65NB8wF1NjxhoSErIvjEpfkfl2ZknzPSiIJztHmosmP7oOxfihNCLX1VFRWiWh6I8xr04y7TSr10tsqDmkbyyGizTlEZM9wHxRAyRUZV4GRF2yNYvb6lpuiYA/s400/TGSB%20Bashket%20graphic%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYkGOR9pvH5_h9QD0tP1GG2q5EAOWhGIxETAQE6590gcmbgSeeMWSOzBrn1-yDGsNqe65NB8wF1NjxhoSErIvjEpfkfl2ZknzPSiIJztHmosmP7oOxfihNCLX1VFRWiWh6I8xr04y7TSr10tsqDmkbyyGizTlEZM9wHxRAyRUZV4GRF2yNYvb6lpuiYA/w400-h400/TGSB%20Bashket%20graphic%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Here is my kit for October:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjR7K7i_nhzbF5k7Pi44qJHy9xzIBanjWnqRVZ7HPQzm9iCmo8KEI685tDwrENmTGI1bhV68cIDzHiVRGm5nKGTyGHe9mnHPsq9RMTCUs5Gy4GUU3V85ELNVTR-y_YkPGsmTma040lFV3o8Ltf_LMqtRMw5LEqjRuY17el4eW2Djcaw67k7XFhcDvGRs/s780/TGSB%20October%20kit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="780" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjR7K7i_nhzbF5k7Pi44qJHy9xzIBanjWnqRVZ7HPQzm9iCmo8KEI685tDwrENmTGI1bhV68cIDzHiVRGm5nKGTyGHe9mnHPsq9RMTCUs5Gy4GUU3V85ELNVTR-y_YkPGsmTma040lFV3o8Ltf_LMqtRMw5LEqjRuY17el4eW2Djcaw67k7XFhcDvGRs/w400-h301/TGSB%20October%20kit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You would think with it being October that I would have gone with a fall-themed kit. I blame it on the weather still feeling like summer - I just wasn't in the mood to scrap fall when I was pulling my kit! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My kit consists of Simple Stories' Full Bloom and Photo Play's Fern & Willard collections. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a look at the papers:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgZ9uxSnlvGOO1098C2dCl150VMwdSXO2pPCZ73fJj8XirG-iYT7ElLpGhg8mVJZR2OyQfUixenQDNhNESvognSrnFpN46WGmBBGdGRpYnE1E_NhuBeD1H-OAkromcWgy0S69gtjsNHmJYLXD_JebjAfTKUNDmmHKqlTrzAKK6h4AGnNKppGkCD3Nxow/s811/TGSB%20Oct%20papers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="811" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgZ9uxSnlvGOO1098C2dCl150VMwdSXO2pPCZ73fJj8XirG-iYT7ElLpGhg8mVJZR2OyQfUixenQDNhNESvognSrnFpN46WGmBBGdGRpYnE1E_NhuBeD1H-OAkromcWgy0S69gtjsNHmJYLXD_JebjAfTKUNDmmHKqlTrzAKK6h4AGnNKppGkCD3Nxow/w400-h290/TGSB%20Oct%20papers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The back row is all Fern & Willard, except for the solid pink paper and the green paper, they are from Echo Park. The front row is all Full Bloom, except the for blue cardstock, which is from Close To My Heart. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8f8GillRn0IXO0n7urrp7xFSVYypnw_Pb18nmyPOpAP9UlJN_uu2Jnluxe8FtniFhE5TJ5EVoxbV4YQXPWdB9iwFTmp_ynx2_WsTaFCGnLrfcmS8ipskD7Wh2Ueub1ZQUiHCG_DRb0IMXO60H6FmSekxBgMYHEOlXi-DHahu8dMKjnsQ7x4KTsBSgOM/s763/TGSB%20Oct%20embellies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="763" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8f8GillRn0IXO0n7urrp7xFSVYypnw_Pb18nmyPOpAP9UlJN_uu2Jnluxe8FtniFhE5TJ5EVoxbV4YQXPWdB9iwFTmp_ynx2_WsTaFCGnLrfcmS8ipskD7Wh2Ueub1ZQUiHCG_DRb0IMXO60H6FmSekxBgMYHEOlXi-DHahu8dMKjnsQ7x4KTsBSgOM/w400-h308/TGSB%20Oct%20embellies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm planning on making some pages of the doggies this month, so I pulled embellishments from Simple Stories' Pet Shoppe collections. I also added the sticker sheet from Fern & Willard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the scraps that I pulled for this month:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7GeR9hbAk10dHG7pWxknk2ZMtyEYoTDAIBit1aFHL49LbTmu2ww4OcqCphkAS-NSsqgqYIMUGNxYcev0McfXjY1_Fb3GryWvIQBtp8Irig7ATMpJWVc2sUqU3RC7UvESBCN7vptUcDZ04wJK_xxRFg6kbKWQc96dGMEeLHvxZTYwCJwmR3GnFaPY-Qg/s779/TGSB%20Oct%20scraps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="779" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7GeR9hbAk10dHG7pWxknk2ZMtyEYoTDAIBit1aFHL49LbTmu2ww4OcqCphkAS-NSsqgqYIMUGNxYcev0McfXjY1_Fb3GryWvIQBtp8Irig7ATMpJWVc2sUqU3RC7UvESBCN7vptUcDZ04wJK_xxRFg6kbKWQc96dGMEeLHvxZTYwCJwmR3GnFaPY-Qg/w400-h301/TGSB%20Oct%20scraps.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our focus item for October is ephemera and this is what I added to my kit:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoVRiGSR2ZqxeFbpa23mkkHahCe_ihHWIGuqjwTlAmuc9I1_VAJq6t4pAzPLNQr1BJueImmgtM2pfRbMXI1HQC03iVXx7TxxRBUu7sBXknjGo8fQ6DoLYVmpO2uXcSNyHlKgJqd1YhEK0r9x60ianmLlDdopzi_pXlb36rnyU6ZKp8deAOrZ6Kg11cxk/s690/TGSB%20Oct%20focus%20ephemera.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="690" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoVRiGSR2ZqxeFbpa23mkkHahCe_ihHWIGuqjwTlAmuc9I1_VAJq6t4pAzPLNQr1BJueImmgtM2pfRbMXI1HQC03iVXx7TxxRBUu7sBXknjGo8fQ6DoLYVmpO2uXcSNyHlKgJqd1YhEK0r9x60ianmLlDdopzi_pXlb36rnyU6ZKp8deAOrZ6Kg11cxk/w400-h340/TGSB%20Oct%20focus%20ephemera.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was smart and instead of pulling all new ephemera, I pulled the ephemera pieces that I have added to my bashket over the last several months to see if I could get some more of it used up and the pieces to the right I came across while I was looking for bashket items. I have a couple of little candy dishes scattered about my room that are full of ephemera pieces, stickers, and cut apart pieces that were not used and not put away. I pulled out the pieces I thought I might use this month and added them to my kit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are my 10 bashket items for October:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYJIGpP4PupgyoxEqqFm1X4243z5ZpTRxgeCRNdKYknUi6bvF0nTD5fK8ewXGTiCkvHLha9NHOq_YRXImXH27wwuGODSZSx7yhrmdenqOFAYJG_ThZosqc4T7lkGUavBUg4DyXkykyrE_-HXMrGzVYidHbvvgLf9z8RZ_gaJCf_qcGvctoItnFeQpBrg/s730/TGSB%20Oct%20bashket%20items.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="730" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYJIGpP4PupgyoxEqqFm1X4243z5ZpTRxgeCRNdKYknUi6bvF0nTD5fK8ewXGTiCkvHLha9NHOq_YRXImXH27wwuGODSZSx7yhrmdenqOFAYJG_ThZosqc4T7lkGUavBUg4DyXkykyrE_-HXMrGzVYidHbvvgLf9z8RZ_gaJCf_qcGvctoItnFeQpBrg/w400-h321/TGSB%20Oct%20bashket%20items.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></p>1 - chipboard alphas from Studio G<p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">2 - crocheted flowers</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">3 - label stickers</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">4 - wood pieces from Elles Studio</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">5 - candy puffy stickers</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">6 - puffy heart stickers from My Mind's Eye</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">7 - Rub-ons from Deja Views from 2004. I have no idea if they will even work, but I'll give them a try!<br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">8 - Doodlebug Halloween stickers from an old kit from The ScrapRoom</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">9 - Puffy stickers from Amy Tangerine (I see that I really need to use puffy stickers more!)</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">10 - label stickers from Pink Paislee from 2014</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">A lot of these bashket items could be used with my kit this month - which I really hope to do! Maybe that will keep my bashket from overflowing.</p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That is it! Be sure to stop by <a href="http://createdbylisa.blogspot.com/" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Lisa's blog</a> to see the beautiful kit that she has created for this month. </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="color: #222222; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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:</span></div></span><p style="color: #222222;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">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.</span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Create new, not previously posted projects using your stash kit.</span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. If you have a blog - please include the challenge graphic and a link to our challenge in your posts. </span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. You may link to social media if you don't have a blog. 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<!--end InLinkz code-->Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-72206132900697500662023-09-26T10:24:00.000-05:002023-09-26T10:24:03.959-05:00Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #250<p style="text-align: center;"> Hello, hello! Happy Tuesday to you! I hope your week is off to a good start!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Today I am sharing the card that I created for<a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Sketch N Scrap's</a> September 20th card sketch. This sketch was created by me and here is a reminder of what it looks like:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HIBg8gyKqANoIlr3XmpDL130Yxd-7GRJ3tSO9QcUtoPFRdxccWCWkKvLuCJpKZ0KGAEgWpKAsMz8WAW_J-FT7c0LFnkGfFB7SCBwnEJzSnFXDthmI8miaG3Nv-0FBs5mMztRnNJ89o2FWkiLZsq9gIyGONlUwbixALlIPs6mf-uMf7hO5D8iQ7T8SzE/s500/SNS%20Card%20Sketch%20%23250%20September%2020%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="500" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HIBg8gyKqANoIlr3XmpDL130Yxd-7GRJ3tSO9QcUtoPFRdxccWCWkKvLuCJpKZ0KGAEgWpKAsMz8WAW_J-FT7c0LFnkGfFB7SCBwnEJzSnFXDthmI8miaG3Nv-0FBs5mMztRnNJ89o2FWkiLZsq9gIyGONlUwbixALlIPs6mf-uMf7hO5D8iQ7T8SzE/w400-h280/SNS%20Card%20Sketch%20%23250%20September%2020%202023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this is what I came up with:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aFhbFLqRLc6t4u1IlULOwZpbP24ac2MSYSSwM986L1__N1JfGxMxOY5IMgG7D0zbP4RDOpG4YSxxn1KtBuTNeiM8Bmyv35e755LTqvPwQo0Y8T7s7XKd-sBUTXX1weTYusm3D7QfsxZUL8xAr8LT_EmdBEGz-BEY-RRPgFVa8mHm_eUdBYghBQ0Voko/s726/SNS%20Sept%2026%20card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="726" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aFhbFLqRLc6t4u1IlULOwZpbP24ac2MSYSSwM986L1__N1JfGxMxOY5IMgG7D0zbP4RDOpG4YSxxn1KtBuTNeiM8Bmyv35e755LTqvPwQo0Y8T7s7XKd-sBUTXX1weTYusm3D7QfsxZUL8xAr8LT_EmdBEGz-BEY-RRPgFVa8mHm_eUdBYghBQ0Voko/w400-h324/SNS%20Sept%2026%20card.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am still working on getting a few Christmas cards made before the holiday season rolls around. For this card, I have used Simple Stories' Holly Days 6x8 paper pad and puffy stickers. I struggled to find a second accent color for the circle mat and sentiment mat. The same color of green would have been way too much and I had already used red. I tried to use the darker green - like the leaves - but didn't care for that, so I just settled on black. The sentiment is a piece of washi tape. I have a roll that was just loose in my Christmas container that is made up of Christmas sentiments, so I cut off the one that I wanted to use and called it done. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used an argyle-patterned embossing folder to dress up the white background a bit and I went around the edges of all of the papers with Tim Holtz Black Soot distress ink - just a little something to help the layers stand out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This card came together so quickly and I already have plans for another card or two using this sketch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Head on over to the <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap blog</a> to see more inspiration using this sketch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!</div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-59656889324329347692023-09-17T07:41:00.000-05:002023-09-17T07:41:59.018-05:00Good Times Together - Sketch N Scrap #281<p style="text-align: center;">Hello, everyone! Happy Sunday to you! I hope that you are all doing well. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Today I am sharing the layout that I made for the September 15th sketch at <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap</a>. Here is a look at the sketch:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_EiJE0ci4v8KO-SwPK3WEClJDhCcogGyGV-1Lvrc6nOAQ3Zv8aUtL9EkBDhWIS2gRpIsetBBiH4ktApD9CG7al-fcXl9mPH1z9CAmDjEQ4chiBlG5xfUN9M-sXTkor6UnWU7zQ5VKGKopeMZwlVKSIqcCcd-JEMBQn_k3NkjXotgJ2JqEbkjxDpHyY0/s400/SNS%20Sept%2015%20sketch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_EiJE0ci4v8KO-SwPK3WEClJDhCcogGyGV-1Lvrc6nOAQ3Zv8aUtL9EkBDhWIS2gRpIsetBBiH4ktApD9CG7al-fcXl9mPH1z9CAmDjEQ4chiBlG5xfUN9M-sXTkor6UnWU7zQ5VKGKopeMZwlVKSIqcCcd-JEMBQn_k3NkjXotgJ2JqEbkjxDpHyY0/w400-h400/SNS%20Sept%2015%20sketch.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCgLH6CKT8l2MkCUILgstRSqKjxYwCzd59p1dygnRnZpwik7gAvBXmZ7xII5HuoDL1B5osN6m82co5aHvrcEyJIE5PC1Lfk69uwGOISp24HgTqZdiKiQu13taCWafk7EyPmfNfqv6aA2Tj1orJju97xOoZgBfxfFCXdCyt2_XbPLjUa596UHNE98J8yQ/s589/SNS%20Sept17%20FB%20post.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="589" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCgLH6CKT8l2MkCUILgstRSqKjxYwCzd59p1dygnRnZpwik7gAvBXmZ7xII5HuoDL1B5osN6m82co5aHvrcEyJIE5PC1Lfk69uwGOISp24HgTqZdiKiQu13taCWafk7EyPmfNfqv6aA2Tj1orJju97xOoZgBfxfFCXdCyt2_XbPLjUa596UHNE98J8yQ/w400-h399/SNS%20Sept17%20FB%20post.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this layout, I used the oh-so-pretty Happy Days collection from Cocoa Vanilla. I snapped this photo of Abby and Ada on one of our girl's day outings in downtown Springfield. This flower garden that we found outside of The Discovery Center was too pretty to not get a photo of the two of them in front of it, and the Happy Days collection was just perfect for the photo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a couple of close-ups:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8oQ43-uRkfet1i8ZUC3iNWTa8FjOfw2R2WXMlCP7wszmhQIuh2XY_Qc_mFc-vNbQ6fP_U_k0S92bmmvVyK3NK-GwUycGQ1D1GPCPZHJf5p-Ptr-v3hArldYsijgmu5CSSZSQILivNWMnQclhVAk5GZlRoukPmJBFpqTb4UphAvAWDuCZbpiH77kuwQA/s622/SNS%20Sept%2017%20close%20up%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="622" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8oQ43-uRkfet1i8ZUC3iNWTa8FjOfw2R2WXMlCP7wszmhQIuh2XY_Qc_mFc-vNbQ6fP_U_k0S92bmmvVyK3NK-GwUycGQ1D1GPCPZHJf5p-Ptr-v3hArldYsijgmu5CSSZSQILivNWMnQclhVAk5GZlRoukPmJBFpqTb4UphAvAWDuCZbpiH77kuwQA/w400-h378/SNS%20Sept%2017%20close%20up%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I bought this collection, I made sure to purchase a package of the floral die-cuts. Cocoa Vanilla's floral pieces are always so pretty and there are a ton of flowers in die-cut pack. I did not skimp on using them on this layout and I still have a ton left. I fussy cut the butterflies from the back side of the purple dot paper and added a few puffy stickers to finish out my clusters. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0lf6A1tNn7MFtWrcjvWaA4ObE2BR23lJ-jyHdAhGywruCQ7rYoFcP-ccFotH3fRp4lKUfC5ICk4JpSWUhPb2RGkPh44XqbJDjivlp3JKY6PLKTJ9ovdm-dpOOeYEOz8obc0eiEbk_CleP1Yn--Xf5SoFhB59O2J-rudhgAn7CRSRgQKQwGGaA9BUBj0/s587/SNS%20Sept%2017%20close%20up%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="433" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0lf6A1tNn7MFtWrcjvWaA4ObE2BR23lJ-jyHdAhGywruCQ7rYoFcP-ccFotH3fRp4lKUfC5ICk4JpSWUhPb2RGkPh44XqbJDjivlp3JKY6PLKTJ9ovdm-dpOOeYEOz8obc0eiEbk_CleP1Yn--Xf5SoFhB59O2J-rudhgAn7CRSRgQKQwGGaA9BUBj0/w295-h400/SNS%20Sept%2017%20close%20up%202.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I popped a few of the flowers up on foam tape for some added dimension and the tiny floral bits were fussy cut from the back side of the purple dot paper. I stamped the journaling box and fussy cut it out and added what little bit of journaling I had on it. I also used a wavy border die on the bottom strip of paper for something a little different. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be sure to check out the <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap blog</a> for more inspiration. I would love to see your take on the sketch, too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!</div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-395700009267170812023-09-13T11:20:00.000-05:002023-09-13T11:20:05.948-05:00Sketch N Scrap Card Sketch #249<p style="text-align: center;"> Hello, hello! Happy Wednesday to you! I hope that you are having a good week so far. The weather the last few days has been absolutely beautiful with high temps in the 70s and lows in the 50s. Maybe, just maybe, we're done with the really hot weather!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Today I am sharing the card that I created for<a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Sketch N Scrap's</a> September 5th card sketch. Here is a look at the great sketch that Lisa created for us to use:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYme0IhthmLaybFM7vKwegp-qXpbINoYJPCZpBwVYb7fOGGc1V0r_4jaPFPdTOF0ZlKyptVEuKNtvbKs7tc7yl9TXblga8_IjMSGNLHToasj48MHrB1X8dAJgDrrWMcjY97i29br8Du9aSDJC7gQLeNxSrLpnWbc6FwhZSdj2pOdng_xmcvPCzC6Pjm-4/s400/SNS%20Card%20sketch%20%23249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="312" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYme0IhthmLaybFM7vKwegp-qXpbINoYJPCZpBwVYb7fOGGc1V0r_4jaPFPdTOF0ZlKyptVEuKNtvbKs7tc7yl9TXblga8_IjMSGNLHToasj48MHrB1X8dAJgDrrWMcjY97i29br8Du9aSDJC7gQLeNxSrLpnWbc6FwhZSdj2pOdng_xmcvPCzC6Pjm-4/w313-h400/SNS%20Card%20sketch%20%23249.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZTviW2uuu7b7JO_yB9tdcx_W09UT-5-qcLkBvwury93JPBw-NNhFpJwdQtRkUTitgjRDyOuTU7jvH4CaO8gkqk0mavT_JNN8n3gRzYxX24px_bOiSlU7r0EQc_f0EsUDeM2GA90zfFCJAyegjIT5LY14ca26BxkZeRXkhQOBQT9WfgJrgmdnxIgGqlI/s587/SNS%20Sept13%20card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="533" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZTviW2uuu7b7JO_yB9tdcx_W09UT-5-qcLkBvwury93JPBw-NNhFpJwdQtRkUTitgjRDyOuTU7jvH4CaO8gkqk0mavT_JNN8n3gRzYxX24px_bOiSlU7r0EQc_f0EsUDeM2GA90zfFCJAyegjIT5LY14ca26BxkZeRXkhQOBQT9WfgJrgmdnxIgGqlI/w364-h400/SNS%20Sept13%20card.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided that I had better get started on my Christmas cards for this year, so the next few cards that I share will probably be Christmas. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this card, I have used Crate Papers' Mittens & Mistletoe 6x8 paper pad and stickers. I loved this collection when it came out in 2021 and had to have most of it. Sadly, I think this may be the first time I have used any of it! For two years it has sat in my stash untouched! That is why, even though it was very hard, I told myself I could not buy any new Christmas collections this year. I have way too much sitting in my stash not getting used and it is time to change that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This card came together so quickly and I know this sketch will be one of my go-to sketches. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a closer look at the focal point of my card:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yoW0zhGSXZqbLZr0PT_TZGVuw02LmC0sKec2VSE-Pzcsei_sTMrLJ1luSQ212-C9XfFSZhlh53wZ5LphftyHpec9kjKO0LxpE_HPU_cis7Z3qWV_ZWIfYxBeR-vHwZLEk1HXUoiywKlwY0XrufEZIvsR10djkyv9OSyJmhln6p3-p56FeUiEY7Mrf3k/s678/SNS%20Sept%2013%20close%20up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="678" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yoW0zhGSXZqbLZr0PT_TZGVuw02LmC0sKec2VSE-Pzcsei_sTMrLJ1luSQ212-C9XfFSZhlh53wZ5LphftyHpec9kjKO0LxpE_HPU_cis7Z3qWV_ZWIfYxBeR-vHwZLEk1HXUoiywKlwY0XrufEZIvsR10djkyv9OSyJmhln6p3-p56FeUiEY7Mrf3k/w400-h346/SNS%20Sept%2013%20close%20up.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I added a few pine sprig stickers around my poinsettia sticker to fill in a bit of the empty space. I typed up my sentiment on the computer and printed it out because a small sentiment could not be found on the sticker sheet and I didn't take the time to get out my Christmas stamps!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you had a chance to play along with us at <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap</a>? We would love to see your take on our sketches this month!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I know posting has been sporadic as of late, but I am hoping that changes going forward. You can always follow me on Instagram, too. Sometimes I post my projects over there but don't write up a blog post. You can find me here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lori_670/" target="_blank"> <span style="text-align: left;">https://www.instagram.com/lori_670/</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a great day!</div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159958818420758443.post-81125717753433451902023-09-04T13:23:00.001-05:002023-09-04T13:23:50.112-05:00First Day - Sketch N Scrap #280<p style="text-align: center;">Hello, everyone! Happy Monday to you! I hope your week is off to a good start. We are enjoying the last day of our long holiday weekend. It's back to feeling like summertime today, so staying inside and doing a little scrapping in the air conditioning is definitely in order!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Today I am sharing my take on the September 1st sketch from <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap</a>. Here is a look at the great sketch that Lisa created for us to use:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEFVXlLp48UCGRwtEcYB3vpO33BPL5K0S4TasyRPQiGQqoOa-4hn9HrFgAnVrsmTXddMjChvU6XN8tvEcvpDaJibM0yk-u9C5GCUi_2ZGJxsMOlKLZiNFzsdZgJXYFuru6ZtK5dNSAyZldD5ipkkqk89LVaRyw1Jh3beORsVNNA8hfj0fQY2zdS4LhKM/s400/SNS%20Sketch%20%23280%20Sept%201%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEFVXlLp48UCGRwtEcYB3vpO33BPL5K0S4TasyRPQiGQqoOa-4hn9HrFgAnVrsmTXddMjChvU6XN8tvEcvpDaJibM0yk-u9C5GCUi_2ZGJxsMOlKLZiNFzsdZgJXYFuru6ZtK5dNSAyZldD5ipkkqk89LVaRyw1Jh3beORsVNNA8hfj0fQY2zdS4LhKM/w400-h400/SNS%20Sketch%20%23280%20Sept%201%202023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is my layout:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdxpV6OjFvF3W35Yql1Wiul6KE6zHzu3I6X5v9Un2P8dK1M81_EkkDrzZmOZeB6PVmoU7rZ4OxpS0P7rv2oDLOwvwwcnFOcWTb3lPxGVccfe8SUzjpVgegJKsp6dmzXo-_AI4hcSca7_6PwqhMQNi62ioejIUW3KGZbYZ2o2bsf3beeImLA70STDp1iw/s587/SNS%20Sept%204%20layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="572" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdxpV6OjFvF3W35Yql1Wiul6KE6zHzu3I6X5v9Un2P8dK1M81_EkkDrzZmOZeB6PVmoU7rZ4OxpS0P7rv2oDLOwvwwcnFOcWTb3lPxGVccfe8SUzjpVgegJKsp6dmzXo-_AI4hcSca7_6PwqhMQNi62ioejIUW3KGZbYZ2o2bsf3beeImLA70STDp1iw/w390-h400/SNS%20Sept%204%20layout.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> It is that time of year for back-to-school photos and I was so excited that I got to get pictures of my girls on their first day. Miss Ada is in 4th grade this year and Abby is starting her 11th year teaching. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used my <a href="https://loriannie670.blogspot.com/2023/09/lisa-loris-great-stash-bash-september.html" target="_blank">Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash September kit </a>for this layout. The school themed papers helped to make this layout come together quickly. I was able to use a few items from my bashket on this layout, too. I used the Jenni Bowlin chalkboard alpha stickers for the title and the Jillibean Soup journaling bit with the number 4 on it since Ada is in the fourth grade. The apple was in the pack of school-themed chipboard, although it looks like I fussy cut it from a piece of paper. The red scallped border sticker was in my bashket from a previous month. Since the majority of it is covered up and I love it, I cut just enough of the sticker to show and saved the rest for a traveler's notebook layout. The off cut should fit on a traveler's notebook layout perfectly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used up quite a few scraps that I had included in my kit, and of course, I made a few more scraps. I am hoping with working on Ada's school tn that I will make a good dent in my school themed mini-kit this month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a couple of close-ups:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWn1-feP_QAhsTkPjWCrq-r_tb8GTLkiQ0H-doP8sPsHuyE5wO9GktkchwAojGTQtqn9YFS7gAWaPZnWwsAj6xUXoec3_u51Xqsiw5q-ib8Z3RbmFoKp7FZ9CHIyb80xDKapVyDkKtSqtEAWZ99k7DV586bzcCQbxN20P5zyNkfm4B9AsqMg2NvfRN1WE/s887/SNS%20Sept%204%20close%20up%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="887" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWn1-feP_QAhsTkPjWCrq-r_tb8GTLkiQ0H-doP8sPsHuyE5wO9GktkchwAojGTQtqn9YFS7gAWaPZnWwsAj6xUXoec3_u51Xqsiw5q-ib8Z3RbmFoKp7FZ9CHIyb80xDKapVyDkKtSqtEAWZ99k7DV586bzcCQbxN20P5zyNkfm4B9AsqMg2NvfRN1WE/w400-h265/SNS%20Sept%204%20close%20up%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcieFDG2D3vI2heHTIUO5SrdaZVmSWpTwb6_BMPpwvQpt0hcOpTQDwtyP1UVra7zYWOAhvev1VYL9hD-Png2sgvlRdY1Vy0vLnfdltw2_jMBk7kC8lJnXxOYAwaVDoblLmiOJvfDQdBHm2NH08XTHvPDDP8gkq0_z50ZQhK4GZKiKTiXg1mu3VUor1nJ4/s632/SNS%20Sept%204%20close%20up%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="632" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcieFDG2D3vI2heHTIUO5SrdaZVmSWpTwb6_BMPpwvQpt0hcOpTQDwtyP1UVra7zYWOAhvev1VYL9hD-Png2sgvlRdY1Vy0vLnfdltw2_jMBk7kC8lJnXxOYAwaVDoblLmiOJvfDQdBHm2NH08XTHvPDDP8gkq0_z50ZQhK4GZKiKTiXg1mu3VUor1nJ4/w400-h371/SNS%20Sept%204%20close%20up%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be sure to check out the <a href="http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sketch N Scrap blog</a> for more inspiration using this sketch. I would love to see your take on the sketch, too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!</div>Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05716208502682839725noreply@blogger.com0