Sketches In Thyme PL Style Sketch #99

Hello and Happy Friday! We have (almost) made it to the weekend and I am ready for a couple of lazy days at home. It's supposed to be super cold - so that will mean the perfect weather to stay in where it's warm and scrap! Although, I really wish it would warm up and feel more like spring.

Sketches In Thyme PL Style has the first sketch for April up today on the blog. Shawn has created a fun sketch for us:

I created a title card for Week 15 of 2017. That was the week of Easter last year and I really thought I had all of my photos printed and ready to go for that week, but when I got to looking I did not. So, one of the things on my to-do list this weekend is to get them printed.

I used papers from my Counterfeit Kit that I put together for this month and I also added a couple of the flowers that I had stamped for my forgeries, too. I can tell I am going to be making a lot more of those to use on my projects coming up.

 Head on over to Sketches In Thyme PL Style to see the samples from the rest of the design team. We would love to see your take on the sketch.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a great day!

HIMCR #326 - Super Scraps Saturday

Hello, again! I am back with my second post of the day. If you are looking for my Let's December Daily post, please scroll down or go here.

Today is Super Scraps Saturday at Hiding In My Craft Room! Pull out those scraps and use them on your project. Our sponsor this month is The Cutting Cafe and the prize is 3 sets from their online shop!

I got to work with the assorted banners templates. I don't have a die cutting machine, but these banners are easy to cut freehand - they just may look a little wonky, like mine!

Since I am knee deep in December Daily things, I decided to make a couple of cards to add to my album. The navy blue cardstock, the white cardstock, and the red paper all came from my scrap pile. I'm not sure just yet if I will use the 3x4 card as a journaling card or if I will add a photo to it...we will see once December rolls around!

Head on over to HIMCR to see the projects from the rest of the design team. I hope you have a chance to play along with us this week!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a great day!

Use Your Stuff #272 - Color Splash Challenge

Hello again! I am back with my second post of the day! If you are looking for my reveal for The Memory Nest, please scroll down or go here.

We have a fun new challenge posted at Use Your Stuff today. Majo is hosting this week and she is challenging us to a color splash challenge! You can only use black and white plus one other color of your choice.

I chose to make a set of black and white project life style cards - with a splash of teal!

I used a Becky Higgins Project Life 6x6 paper pad called - "Confetti Edition" for my cards. I've wanted to try this color combo, or at least the black and white plus one other color, for a while, so this was a good time to try it out! Now I have a set of cards ready and waiting to be used!

Along with the Confetti edition paper pad, I have used stamps from a couple of different Elle's Studio stamp sets. Here is a closer look at each of the cards:

I made this card for a photo. I left the bottom of the circle free of adhesive so a photo can easily slip up under it. I will add some word/phrase stickers or some journaling along the border strip once I know what photos I will use.

I plan on using this card as a title card.

The heart paper on this card was all black and white. I colored in a few of the hearts with my Stampin' Up blender pen and some lagoon ink from Close To My Heart.  I added a phrase sticker across the middle of this heart that says - don't put off your happy life - pretty good advice, I say, and it matches the card above it, which says, "evidence of a happy life".

Be sure to stop by Use Your Stuff to see what splash of color the rest of the design team used on their projects. We would love it if you played along with us this week!

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

Use Your Stuff #268 - Try Something New

Hello again! I am back with my second post of the day. If you are looking for my Stick It Down reveal, please scroll down or go here.

This week at Use Your Stuff, Renee is challenging us to try something new! A new technique or a new product that you haven't used before.

I decided to play around with my watercolors and see what I could create. I recently watched a project life process video and in the video the person used watercolors on one of her cards. I really liked the look of it and thought it was easy enough that I could surely do it! Here is what I came up with:

I tried out several different colors and then went through one of my die cut packs and my stamps to add some embellishments to each card.

I think this card is my favorite of the three! I love the colors and I just love the way it turned out!

I think I may go back and add some sequins or bling to this card...I'll have to see what I want to use when I use this in my album.

And I still have a few of these cards just waiting for embellishments! I am so glad that I tried out this new technique! I'm sure you'll be seeing it a little more often!

(I also used this technique on a greeting card in my previous post. Check it out here.)

Head on over to Use Your Stuff to see what new products or techniques that the rest of the design team created.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

Paper Play Sketches Color Challenge

Hello, everyone! Happy Wednesday to you! I hope that you are having a good week so far.

We have a new color challenge up at Paper Play Sketches today!

For my project, I have made a project life style card using Simple Stories Home Spun 6x6 paper pad. I love the colors in this collection, and I can't wait to put this card to use.

I based this card off of this older sketch from Paper Play Sketches. It is a perfect sketch for a greeting card or a project life style card.

Head on over to Paper Play Sketches to see the projects from the rest of the design team. I hope you get a chance to play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I will be back soon with another project to share with you!

Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style #65

Hello everyone! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!

I am up on the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog today with my take on Sketch #65, courtesy of Shawn. Here is a look at the sketch:

I'm finally able to share the second half of my Week 1 layout with you! I shared the first half of it last week in this post here. For my card I switched out the hearts for snowflakes, but otherwise stayed true to the sketch.

 Here is my layout for the second half of the week:

And a look at both sides together for the complete spread:

For the second half of the first week of the year, we had our first snow days of the season. We got a couple of inches of snow and were dealing with super cold temperatures. Not much else happened to finish out the week!

Here's some close ups of each set of cards:

Poor Clem! This isn't even our dog - she is our neighbor's dog, and we have no idea what here name is, so we call her Clementine, or Clem for short - but she stays at our house more than her own. After Scott had left for work, I looked out to see her sitting on this a clear patch on the sidewalk looking at the house all cold and miserable!

 I loved seeing the photos that Abby posted of Ada playing in the snow on Facebook! This was really the first chance she has had to get out and play in the snow, and she loved it!

Be sure to check out the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog to see more inspiration from the design team. We are offering up a prize this month, so come on over and join in the fun! We are also looking for a few guest designers for upcoming months. If you are interested, send me an email at loristroup@yahoo.com for more information!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a great day!

Sketches In Thyme PL Style Sketch #64

Hello everyone! Happy Friday! This first week after spring break has seemed like a long one! I am glad that we have made it to the weekend! The countdown to the last day of school has begun, and I think we only have 27 and a half school days left!

Today I am up on the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog with my take on sketch #64. Here's a look at the sketch:

I made a journaling card based on this fun sketch.

So, at the beginning of the year one of my goals was to stay somewhat caught up on my Project Life album - meaning I had planned to have January completed by the middle of  February. Yeah. That didn't happen. Here we are at the end of March and I am just getting my first week done - and it's not even completely done - only the first part of the week is done! What can I say? Life has just been busy! It doesn't bother me to not be where I wanted to be - summer vacation is right around the corner, and I hope to really catch up then. In the meantime I will continue to stay caught up on getting my photos printed and ready for my album, and I will grab a minute whenever I can to work on my album. Knowing that Sketches In Thyme PL Style is back up and going will help out immensely!

Here is a look at the first part of my first week of January using Echo Park's "Just Be You" collection!

And here are a few photos of each card up close:

I hope to be sharing the second half of my first week a little later on next week.

We will be posting a new sketch for you over at Sketches In Thyme PL Style tomorrow, and there will be a prize up for grabs next month as well, so be sure to stop by the blog and check it all out! We are also looking for a few guest designers for upcoming months, so if you're interested send me an email at loristroup@yahoo.com!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a fabulous Friday!

Paper Play Sketches #36

Hello and Happy Wednesday! Already the middle of the week. The weekend will be here before we know it!

We have a new sketch today at Paper Play Sketches. It's another great sketch to be used for greeting cards, or even a project life style card, which is what I have made for today. Here's a look at the sketch:

This card is going in my Week 1 layout for 2017. I hope to be sharing the full layout a little later this week.

I thought that  the lined paper would be a good place for a bit of journaling if I need some extra space.

I used Echo Park's "Just Be You" 6x6 paper pad, which I will be using throughout the Week 1 layout, and the sentiment is from Close To My Heart - It's Your Day (CC1020) and stamped in Outdoor Denim ink. The heart really does match better than it appears in the photo!

Head on over to Paper Play Sketches to see the cards from the rest of the design team. Remember, you don't have to use the sketch for just a card, it can be used for a layout or any paper crafting project, as long as we can see the sketch!

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

Paper Play Sketches #32

Hello, hello! Here we are at the middle of the week already! The weekend will be here before we know it!

We have a great new sketch posted over at Paper Play Sketches today.

I have made my Week 1 title card for my Project Life Style album using the sketch, and I love the way that it turned out!

I used Echo Park's "Just Be You" collection for this card. The colors in this collection are just so pretty - I love it!

Stay tuned - you will be seeing my completed layout a little later on!

Head on over to Paper Play Sketches and check out the design team creations using this sketch. We hope you play along with us - we would love to see your take on the sketch. Your project doesn't have to be a card - it can be any type of paper project - as long as we can see the sketch in it.

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

PDE Linky Party Ch #155 - Cards Or Project Life Cards

Hello everyone! Happy Friday to you! Due to the threat of an ice storm today, we are once again out of school. I could get used to these three and four day weekends - unless we are without power, then it wouldn't be so fun!

We have a new challenge up at PDE Linky Party today, and since it is the second Friday of the month our challenge is :

Ch# 155 - Cards or Project Life Cards

We have changed things up a bit for the new year and have added Project Life style cards to the second Friday challenge.

Since I am trying to stay caught up on my 2017 album, and finish 2015 and 2016, I decided to make a Project Life style card for this week.

All supplies on this card are from Simple Stories "Life In Color" collection, and the "picture perfect" stamp is from Simple Stories "DIY" clear stamp set.

A quick little card that is ready and waiting for a spot in my album!

Be sure to check out the PDE Linky Party blog to see the beautiful cards and Project Life style cards from the rest of the design team. I hope you get a chance to play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! If you are seeing some winter weather like we are, stay in and stay safe! Have a great day!