Um...No, Nana - Scrap Our Stash February Sketch Challenge

Hello again! I am back with my second post of the day. If you are looking for my reveal for The Studio Challenges, please scroll down.

Today I am sharing the layout that I created for the February sketch challenge at Scrap Our Stash. Along with the sketch you are to use a heart embellishment and/or heart patterned paper. Here's a look at the sketch:

Here is my layout:

I had taken this photo of Ada one day while we were shopping. Her Peppa Pig had been a big hit and was showing some wear and tear, so I thought we would look for a new hat. I tried this Hello Kitty hat on her and she was not impressed - at all. I'm not sure if it was because we tried it on in the store or if she just really does not like Hello Kitty, but it was a hard no for her!

I used papers from my February Great Stash Bash kit. The only full sheet of paper that I used from my kit is the pink paper that I matted my background - the rest are all scraps that I had included in my kit and I did a pretty good job at using all of the ones that I pulled out. I think the multi-colored striped paper is the only paper that I had enough leftover that I could put back in my kit. 

I stuck pretty true to the sketch - only changing up the triangle pieces with hearts. Try as I might, I just couldn't get the triangle pieces to work. I decided to replace them with hearts and I liked it so much better. 

Here are a few close-ups:

Since I have nothing "Hello Kitty" in my scrappy supplies, I found a free clip art image on the internet, resized it to a size that I wanted, and fussy cut it out. 

Every time I see this photo this phrase is the first thing that pops into my head. Her expression definitely says - I don't think so!

 

I liked the look of the doily on my layout but the white on white was just not showing up so I added a pink circle a little bigger than the doily for it to sit on. I added that minty green heart from Pink Fresh and then I didn't really care for it - it's not exactly the color I wanted but trying to get it off was not happening without ripping everything underneath it. Pink Fresh adhesive really sticks - so it will stay. It doesn't look as "off-color" in person as it does in this photo.

Be sure to stop by the Scrap Our Stash blog to see the beautiful creations from the rest of the design team. 

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

Scrap Our Stash November Sketch Challenge

Hello, everyone! Happy Saturday to you! I hope that your weekend is off to a great start. We are in full sleepover mode around here with Miss Ada and enjoying every minute of it!

Today I am sharing my layout for this month's sketch challenge at Scrap Our Stash. As an added challenge we were to use watercolor paper and chipboard on our layout. Here is a look at the sketch:

And my layout:

I have used Cocoa Vanilla's Happiness collection for my layout. The pink paper has a watercolor look to it and I also thought the paper I used for my circle has a watercolor look to it. I also added 3 chipboard sticker pieces around my layout - the little heart piece at the top of the page, the xoxo chipboard piece, and the "you are my happy" piece.

These photos are of Abby, Shawn, and Ada on the night of Ada's kindergarten graduation. Ada was holding a bright red graduation cap in the family photo so I turned that one to black and white, and then I ended up cutting the photo down small enough you probably wouldn't have seen it anyway!

Here are a couple of close-ups:

Be sure to stop by Scrap Our Stash to see how the rest of the design team took on the challenge. 

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

Dude - You're Totally Awesome - Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge

Hello, everyone! Happy Tuesday to you! I hope that your week is off to a good start. We have a small chance of rain today and I am hopeful that we get a little. With all of the heat we have been having things are starting to really dry up.

Today I am sharing my take on the July sketch challenge at Scrap Our Stash. Along with the sketch challenge there is an added challenge to use star patterned paper and star embellishments on your layout. Here's a look at this month's sketch:

And this is what I came up with:

I absolutely love this Bro & Co collection from Simple Stories! I knew when it first came out that I would have to be getting it and I have already used it for a couple of layouts and I have a few more ideas for layouts to come.

To satisfy the added challenge to use stars, I have used a star patterned paper for one of my layers and for a border at the top and bottom of my layout, and I have used a few of the foam stars and stars from the sticker sheet as my embellishments. 

 I plan to add a bit of journaling to the stacked labels in the upper left hand corner. 

This photo is a favorite of mine of Shane. We had been to town to do a little shopping and were on our way home. That hint of a smile on his face lets me know that he had had a fun day out shopping!

When I saw this die cut piece I knew it had to go on a Shane layout!  As long as he has food - tacos and pizza are preferred - wifi (he has to have his Youtube going all - the - time!) - and his bed...well, at least for the few hours that he does sleep - he is one happy camper!

 Be sure to stop by Scrap Our Stash to see the wonderful layouts from the rest of the design team. I would love to see your take on this sketch challenge, too!

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

July 4th - Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge

Hello, everyone! Happy Father's Day to all of the dads out there. I hope you all have a wonderful day! All of our kiddos should be over for a bbq, homemade ice cream, and fun today.

Today I am sharing my take on this mont's sketch challenge at Scrap Our Stash. Along with the sketch challenge we are to use kraft paper and at least one metal embellishment. Here's a look at the sketch:

 I have quite a few old metal embellishments - like from 2004 or so - that I need to use. I went through those and had some for the 4th of July and some for Christmas and I felt more like doing a summer layout, so the 4th of July it is! I also found a pack of paper frills. Anyone remember those from Doodlebug Designs? There are a variety of borders in a pack and they were from 2006. I uncovered these little gems in my stash a while back and set them out to try to use them. I think I have used a total of 11 borders out of the 32 that came in this pack...yeah, I've got a lot to still use! Here is a photo of the older stash that I used on this layout. As you can see, I still have a ways to go before I get them completely used up!

Here is my layout - our traditional 4th of July family photos:

I used the kraft paper for the middle section of my layout and the blue paper is from Close To  My Heart's Blue Skies paper pack. Along with the red paper frills, I used my big scallop punch to make a double border above and below the middle section. 

I really love these metal words from Making Memories. I think I bought about every theme that they had in these. Those little flag stickers are some of my favorite and I finished off what was left in the pack on this layout. I die cut and punched different sized stars to scatter around my layout.

These metal looking words/phrases are from Die Cuts With A View from the early 2000s, too. I am so happy that I had this challenge to make me get them out and put them to use!

Be sure to stop by Scrap Our Stash to see how the rest of the design team took on this challenge. I hope you have some time to play along with us!

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

Sweet Girl - Scrap Our Stash April Sketch Challenge

Hello, hello! Happy Tuesday to you! I am so happy that you have stopped by today!

Today I am sharing the layout that I created for this month's sketch challenge at Scrap Our Stash. Along with the fun sketch, we are to use floral patterned paper and add a butterfly. Here's a look at the sketch:

And this is my layout:

These papers are from Photo Play - Tulla & Norbert - and I received these in my March kits from The ScrapRoom. I loved these pretty papers and I was so excited to use them! Ada was wearing a bright pink shirt in the photos and it really clashed with the paper so I turned the photos to black and white. I have gone for such a long time not working with black and white photos and the past few weeks that seems to be all that I am using!

I haven't added any journaling - for one thing, I feel like it would need to be hidden, otherwise, it might throw off the overall design, and secondly, there's not a lot to say - Ada was "modeling" her new shirt. I will keep thinking about it and see how much it bothers me to not have something written on it!

Here are a couple of close-ups:

The title is made from a Thicker word sticker for "sweet" and "girl" is made using some alpha stickers from Simple Stories. I added a wood veneer butterfly to the title area - and a few other places around the layout. I only had these four wood pieces left and decided to try and get them all on the layout.

For the circular element on the sketch, I added a sticker to the inside of a doily and I think it looks cute - even if it looks like an egg from a distance!

Be sure to stop by the Scrap Our Stash blog to see how the rest of the design team took on the sketch challenge. 

I hope you have some time to play along with us! 

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

What An Artist - Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge

Hello, hello! Happy Tuesday to you! I hope that your week is off to a good start! We got a tiny bit of snow yesterday and have more wintery weather in the forecast for the end of the week. It looks like winter is really here.

Today I am sharing my take on the Scrap Our Stash sketch challenge for this month. Along with the awesome sketch, we are also challenged to use chevron patterned paper and something gold. Here is a look at the sketch:

And here is my layout:

The chevron pattern has always been a favorite of mine but I have noticed that it hasn't been in a lot of the newer collections. I guess I'd better enjoy what I've got stashed away until it comes back in style! I found this chevron piece in an old collection (2013) from Pebbles - From Me To You - and thought it paired well with these photos of Ada. I loved the bright, cheerful colors in the chevron paper and the greens went pretty well with Ada's Oogie Boogie creation.

I'm not generally a fan of adding my title straight on top of a busy patterned paper like this - I feel it kind of gets lost on there - and when I see this photo it makes me think I need to go do something different with it, but when looking at it in person, it really shows up better than it appears in the photos so I am letting go and leaving it alone!

About the photos - Ada loves to draw. She is constantly asking for paper and getting her markers and crayons and drawing a picture or two every time she is at our house. Over the summer she started watching "how to draw" videos on Youtube and would follow along with them. On this day she decided to draw Oogie Boogie from "The Nightmare Before Christmas" - maybe because he is in the Kingdom Hearts video games and she likes to watch Uncle Matt play those when he comes down. Maybe they had watched "The Nightmare Before Christmas"...who knows, but he was the chosen one on this day. I could not believe how well she had done! I think he's pretty much the cutest villain I have ever seen!

I did add my journaling to the tag that is tucked in behind the photos on the upper left side. It says - Ada had been watching "how to draw" videos & drawing along with them. She is becoming quite the artist & has drawn some really cute pictures. I think this drawing of Oogie Boogie is pretty much perfect! I hope she continues to draw because the girl's got talent! Oct. 14, 2019.

Here are a couple of close-ups:

I picked the "From Me To You" paper pad up at Tuesday Morning a few years ago and I did not have any embellishments that go with it. I'm not much of a themed scrapper - at least when it comes to things like art supplies or being crafty - I generally just tend to embellish with generic - go-with-everything embellishments, so my options were pretty limited for this page. I did find this watercolor set and the colored pencils in my Amy Tangerine sticker book, and #1 - I needed to add some gold to my layout, and #2 - I really don't know when I would really use these stickers again, so I went with them. I also added in a few puffy gold hearts. 

Head on over to Scrap Our Stash for more inspiration from the design team.

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