Sketches! Challenge #114

Another week and another challenge on the Sketches! blog.  This week is a Layout Sketch using multiple photos.

I like using lots of photos cos I usually have plenty (I never take just one photo), but when I have to cut them or orientate them a certain way I have troubles... so I followed the main design but not exactly for the photos.

Materials:  SB Essentials Cardstock, Kaisercraft paper, Note Journal stamp (Kaszazz), Circle punch (Kaszazz), Colorbox fluid chalk ink - Dark Peony, Cuttlebug concentric hearts die, Cuttlebug Harmony alpha dies, Felt, Signo pen - gold, Staples.

I plan to do a second page with the same sketch to make it a double layout (with the rest of the photos!) so that it includes all of the family with Sophie as a newborn.  I thought the title could easily be expanded with a  "by all" on the second page - or even just left blank.

Check out the other DTers work on the Sketches! blog - there is a lot of variety there!

Sketches! Challenge #109

I'm a bit behind the times but this week at Sketches! it is a layout sketch. I totally love sketches - it gives you something to work from.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my layout:

Because the main photo in the sketch was larger than a standard 6x4" photo I went looking through my enlargements and came across this photo of Sophie. It is probably a bit too big but never mind. I am not one for taking small photos - I tend to fill the whole image, and because I don't print my own photos it makes it a bit hard to get the smaller sizes - so I changed the film strip on the bottom to be the butterflies. For the journalling around the photo I used the title and printed out the dictionary definition onto Bazzill and cut it into strips to frame the image. You can't tell in the image but the dots on the butterfly wings and on the title are Stickles - so the are all shiny and sparkly.

Please pop over to the Sketches! blog (if you haven't already) to check out the amazing layouts from the rest of the Design Team - just awesome!!!

Also, if you are a Facebooker, Sketches! now has a page on there with special challenges that will only be posted on Facebook.

Have a good one!

Sketches! Challenge #105

Hi all and welcome to another week. Here in Australia all of the kids have gone back to school after their 6 weeks of Summer Holidays. My oldest munchkin started kinder this year, although you could say she is old hat at it, because she attended 3 year old kinder last year, and turns 5 in May this year. No apprehension or fears from her - which is good :)

This week over at Sketches! it is a Layout Sketch:

And here is what I created with it:

As you can see it wasn't a direct translation, but I rotated bits, flipped some, and ended up with something that suited both the paper and the photos... well I think so - lol. Don't you just love those photos that maybe are not perfectly shot, but capture those fleeting moments? Emily (at not quite 2) decided to climb up onto the couch and immitate Matt reading the local newspaper.

And how cute is this paper? I've had it for probably a year or more, and in line with my goal for this year (use it or lose it) I decided it was time to take the scissors to it. The paper is by Kaisercraft, inked with Tim Holtz Distress Inks, the little acetate owl is stamped using Oscar Owl (Kaszazz), using Ancient Page ink in chocolate. The key to stamping on Acetate using Ancient Page is just to let it dry completely (this took about a day) - then no smudges! The title was cut with my cuttlebug, which has been very neglected (insert embarrassed face) and I think I need to pull it out more. When I first got it I used it ALL THE TIME, but now it seems to have a film of dust over it each time I remember I have it.

I think my aim for this month is to re-organise and sort all of my stash. There has to be a better way... but in my little corner of the lounge with a table and bookcase there is only so much you can do with it!

Please leave a comment and don't forget to share your creating using this sketch over at the Sketches! blog.

Sketches! Challenge #101

The first Sketches! challenge for 2010 is now up.

It is an awesome layout sketch that I fell in love with as soon as I saw it.

I'm not usually into stitching on layouts - well, I like it but mine never seem to turn out right, but this sketch really appealed to me so I set to work with my sewing machine. It's definitely not perfect but I like it that way - it suits the page.

I totally cheated with the Bazzil cardstock - the photo mat is cut from the cardstock under where the patterned paper is. I've done this a few times to make every piece go that bit further - and it always matches! No one will ever know what is or isn't behind there.

The title is a Kaszazz chipboard word that I inked with copper colorbox ink. It is such a quick and easy way to colour chipboard and it dries almost immediately.

So, this being the first DT project please leave a comment and let me know what you think!