Sketch N Scrap's August Crop Challenge #3

Hello, hello! Happy Saturday to you! I hope your weekend is off to a good start. We have had a good day so far with running errands this morning, some yard work this afternoon, and I plan on doing a little scrapping and stitching this evening.

Today I am sharing the layout that I created for Sketch N Scrap's August Crop Challenge #3 - which is posted over in their private Facebook group - which you can find here. For this challenge, I chose Sketch #206 from August 1, 2020, for us to use to create our layouts. Here is a look at the sketch:

And this is my layout:

I used Echo Park's - My Favorite Summer - which I chose for my Collection Obsession for August. This is my second layout with this collection - so I am right on track for getting one project a week done. You can read all of the details about the collection obsession collaboration in the post here.

I chose to use one vertical photo instead of two horizontal photos on my layout. I need to get better at taking more horizontal photos - and more than just one of any occasion, too!

This photo is of Abby and Ada on a Wednesday evening when they came over for supper after school. They were both looking so cute, I couldn't resist snapping a photo of them. 

I added navy paint to the edges of my white cardstock to give it a border. I like to do that sometimes instead of matting the layout for something a bit different.

This collection is heavy on the summer theme - hence the name "My Favorite Summer" - so I had to go in search of some embellishments that would work for my springtime photo. I did use any general die cuts from the collection that I could, and then I added a few pieces of wood veneer, some punched hearts, a label, and a stamped image.

I made the title with a mix of foam alpha stickers and a script alpha metal die set from Echo Park (Alisha lowercase). I really like the mix of the two fonts. 

Why don't you play along with us and give this sketch a try? Head on over to Sketch N Scrap's Monthly Challenges Facebook group and join the fun!

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

First Taste - Sketch N Scrap #206

Hello, everyone! Happy Saturday to you all! I hope that you are ready for the weekend. 

Today is the first day of August and we have a new sketch for you at Sketch N Scrap. Sketch Artist Lisa is getting us started with a fun 2-photo sketch:

And this is what I came up with:

I can't believe I have never scrapped Ada's - first taste of cereal - photos! I will add a bit of journaling once I talk with Abby about a few of the details. Depending on how much I have to say - I will either add it above the title by way of strips - or in the lower right hand corner of the layout.

The idea for this layout is all thanks to a Youtube video that I watched of someone's haul that had this cute Doodlebug Designs baby collection in it. I knew I didn't have anything in my stash that had to do with baby food and these little die cuts won me over! I had to go and order a few pieces of the paper and the die cuts so I could finally get these photos scrapped.

Here is a closer look:

I added doilies for the base of my embellishment clusters. For this cluster, I found this little image of a baby with "Yum Yum!" in the 6x6 paper pad. I thought it would be fun to mark out the "yum yum" and add "Yuck!"  instead. She definitely did not care for cereal the first time she tried it. She never really was a fan of it, but she did get to where she ate it pretty well, although I think she liked it best if it had a little bit of some sort of fruit mixed in with it!

I love going back and getting a few of these older photos of Ada scrapped!

Be sure to stop by Sketch N Scrap to see the beautiful layouts from the rest of the design team. I hope you find some time to play along with us. I would love to see your take on the sketch, too! 

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