MDSM #15

I really wanted to play along at MDS Monday this week with the sketch challenge.  Man, it was definitely a challenge for me.  Here's the sketch that was posted, and the challenge to go along with it was to find some fun ways to attach my photos.  

                              

First of all, I really struggled with that big picture... not because I don't like big pictures... (I knew right away which pictures I wanted to use) but it just wouldn't center it within my bleed area enough when I stretched it the full 12".  (I've had a bad experience with that bleed area before, and have since learned my lesson!)  So I settled for a 10"x6" photo with nothing other than a Downtown Grunge frame around it!  I 'attached' it with stitching that I recolored to Brilliant Blue to match the slide.  I messed around FOREVER with how to attach those smaller pictures.  Nothing looked right, I wanted something different... and I was starting to try too hard... and that NEVER works!  Usually gets worse!  

Then I thought of BRADS!  I haven't used brads (the real or the digital version) in ages!  So I plopped a few of those babies in and called it good!  I actually like them!  Now all I have to do is save this in Carlye's album... then change the bottom three pictures to apply to my other two daughters, Gemma and SarahLynn, change the journalling a bit, save 'em, and it's THREE layouts done, just like that!  Gotta love that!

Thanks for looking!  Have a fabulous weekend!

Happy Birthday Cupcake!

   

This is a cute girlie card!  I love it!  I haven't used my cupcake punch in way too long.  As soon as school is out and things settle down for the summer I am going to get down to my scrap room again and make something with this punch.  A little punch trick on this card is the scalloped edge, which I made with my corner rounder punch.

Hello!

I got the inspiration for this card off of the Stampin' Up! website.  It uses the adorable Funky Four stamp set.  I loved using the thin strip of cardstock instead of the ribbon... it was just that little something different.  (As well as the fact that at the time I had no Daffodil Delight ribbon!)  Anyway... cute, no?

Birthday Wishes

 I made this card a long time ago... I still really like it.  It's a pretty simple card if you need one in a hurry.  I'd try it again... with maybe a different colour combo.

MDS Monday 14

Happy Monday!  It's a holiday here, Victoria Day, so I'm just going to quickly post my layout here and go have fun for the day!

I played along at MDS Monday with the sketch challenge MSDM14.  You could either make a card or a scrapbook layout, and that is what I chose to do.

Here's the awesome sketch...

And here's my layout.  These are pictures of my youngest that we took last October in the backyard.  I've been wanting to scrapbook them using the Wonderfall leaf punches.  This was the first time that I've even used them!

I actually made a double layout, as there were something like 75 hilarious pictures to choose from, but I didn't post the other one here.  This is the one I used for the challenge.  

Thanks for looking!  Have a fabulous day!

SCIC #66 Mid-Month Sketch

I quickly whipped up a page in my MDS this morning.  Honestly it came together so quick... I sort of feel like I never really got to scrapbook at all!  I used the mid-month sketch inspiration on the Stampin Celebration blog.  I'm not sure about these sketches... they make me take a total departure from my normal... but that's okay, this can be the new normal!  It's really not a style that I come up with on my own... but I like the Love Letter DSP and the Attic Boutique embellishments go with it so well I couldn't resist.  And what would one of my pages be without one of the frames from the Downtown Grunge set, right?

Here's the sketch inspiration...

 And here's what I made...

My youngest is such a fun little thing... seriously.... the problem is she knows it too!  With two older sisters encouraging all her shenanigans (and sometimes taking part!) I am kept busy running after her.

Anyway...  thanks for looking.  Ladies at the SCIC blog thanks again for wonderful inspiration!  I think I might become a regular... it's SO addicting!

SCIC #66

I was working on this page in my oldest daughters album... and was pretty uninspired.  It didn't look too great really, but sometimes I really struggle with doing more than one or two pictures on a page, so whenever that happens I always console myself and say that not every layout has to be a work of art.... and I call it good and stop beating myself up!  But then I came across the Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge blog and decided a redo of this page was in order!  I am so happy with the end result!

Here's the challenge picture I used...

And here is what I designed using the colours as inspiration.  I love the combo of Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie... and I was inspired to use the bright blooms because there is a very small vase of flowers on that table, and it reminded me of one of the bright blooms!  Hey... inspired is inspired.... whichever way you look at it!

Here's my layout...

Thank you ladies at the SCIC blog for fabulous inspiration.  Have a fantastic day!

Lovely As A Tree Reflection

I love this technique.  It has such a huge impact in person.  I must do this more often.  I used glossy paper (photo paper) and an acetate sheet.  There's a tutorial on SCS that tells you how to do this technique.  For the moon I used my circle punch on a post it note.  This is a fabulous card.

From Me To You

 This is a really fun card to make.  I used the (VERY old) So Many Sayings stamp set, which I had carefully cut all the sayings apart on, and had my husband cut the wood blocks into separate strips as well, and, the Good Neighbour stamp set from Sale-a-bration a few years ago!  A little sponging for the grass and the sky and you're good to go!

A Friend!

This card is a simple but beautiful card for your secret sister, or even for a different occasion, simply by changing the sentiment.  By changing the colour scheme you could also make it look masculine!

I used the Bliss stamp set to create the subtle background with Versamark ink.  The ribbon is non Stampin Up!  The sentiment is from the Simply Said stamp set and the focal image is from yet another stamp set, Pocket Silhouettes.