9 '10: A Layout for Scrapping Everyday Miracles Sketch Challenge

Here is the original sketch from Scrapping Everyday Miracles:

I had a great time with this sketch and being challenged to use WASHI tape!  I used several short strips of a light blue Washi tape from SEI!  I used some old flowers, thickers from my stash, October Afternoon font stickers, and ribbons from my stash!

Game Day: A Layout for Week 2 at Let's Get Sketchy

Here is the original sketch from April Week 2 at Let's Get Sketchy:

 

I used papers from several collections to complete this layout, and I love to use my stash!  I used Me and My Big Ideas, Close To My Heart brads and arrow pic anchors, and Bo Bunny.

Authentic Boy: A Layout for Scrapping Everyday Miracles

 

March Sketch Challenge: And the twist - buttons!

 

I had a blast with this sketch - so many elements and so many photos!  I really need to use sketches like this with 4 photos because I take so many shots of my family, that even when I scrap a few of each event, I still have too many!  LOL! 
Be sure to visit Scrapping Everyday Miracles for challenges, tutorials and lots of Miracles!  

Lots of Gold! (10 Yellow Elements!)

5 Golden Rings.....  The 5th Day of Christmas celebration at Frosted Designs is to include 5 or more gold or yellow elements on your project!  I have included yellow printed cardstock, 2 types of yellow ribbon, yellow cardstock matte underneath my photo, yellow flowers, yellow brads, yellow jewels, a yellow BINGO card, yellow stitching, and yellow title foam stickers!  That's 10 yellow elements!!!

Merry Christmas!

Let's Get Sketchy: October Sketches 1 & 2

Let's Get Sketchy October Sketch Week 1

I really had fun using lots of my scraps for the long banners!

 

 

Let's Get Sketchy October Sketch Week 2
And for this one, I was able to use lots of scraps, too!  And I always enjoy using a unique piece of fiber, like the woven burlap strip! 

 

just like daddy



I love this layout!  I based it on the sketch at Fetch - A - Sketch, Challenge #33

and I loved the geometric elements, especially! I also took the opportunity to use 3 photos in these elements, and that always make me happy!  I cut the stars with my Cricut and the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge, and inked them with chalking ink and a brush!  The title is made with Me and My Big Ideas Alpha chips and then I brushed them with the same Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking ink in Baja Blue.  

New Pals



Oh how we love animals!  We saw this sweet horse tethered on the side of the road just grazing calmly, and we stopped to say hello while on vacation! 

I based my layout on a super-creative sketch at Let's Get Sketchy Challenge # 29.

I am always happy to incorporate more than 1 photo, because I have so many to scrap! 

Check out their challenge site! 

 

I used products from Simple Stories, Collage Press, American Crafts, CTMH, and Recollections, and Bazzill! 

 

the life: simple

I created this layout to feature one of the most important sons in my life, and the most important earthly man, my husband of 11+ years!  In these photos we are in Puerto Rico on vacation, just enjoying God's magnificent creation, and one of our favorites, the ocean!   

 

Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him. - Psalm 127:3  is truly one of my favorite Bible verses, because I have all sons, and none of them are fruit of my womb, so they are much more of a gift to me.

I designed this layout with Scrapping Everyday Miracles challenge #20 Let's Hear It For The Boys in mind!  The challenge was to feature the men/boys in your life, and the scrap twist was to use photos of at least 2 shapes!  This is right up my alley, as I love to use my punches for circle photos! 

 

For this layout, I used the Simple Stories Year-O-Graphy collection, Bazzill cardstock, Fiskars large circle punch, CTMH small circle punch, font stickers from October Afternoon and Adorn It, and Basic Grey brads. 



Happy Birthday Jesus Blog Hop - Day 1

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESUS!

Thanks for joining us for our Happy Birthday Jesus Blog Hop.

Today, we are worshiping the King & celebrating the TRUE REASON FOR THE SEASON!

This Hop is hosted by Tina from Crafty and Green !

If you've hopped along from Shelly at KC Croppers , then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to start at the beginning with Tina from Crafty and Green. (We wouldn't want you to miss a THING!!) *** Thank you for celebrating with us today! In the midst of all the hustle and bustle of the Holidays, we have to remember the One we really celebrate and love and who is the TRUE REASON FOR THE SEASON: Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. BLOG CANDY:

We have 7 Sponsors for this hop with FANTASTIC PRIZES!!! 1. Jen's Digi Stamps - http://www.jensdigistamps.com/ (Gift Certificate) 2. Michelle's Scrapbooking & More- http://michellescrap.com/ (Gift Certificate) 3. Heather Flaherty w/ {ippity} - http://www.iheartippity.com/ (Gift Certificate) 4. Papercrafting World - www.papercraftingworld.com (Gift Certificate) 5. Scraptastical Kreations- http://scraptasticalkreations.com/ (Gift Certificate) 6. K Andrews Designs- http://www.kandrewdesigns.com/ (Stamp Set) 7. My Family Keepsakes- http://myfamilykeepsakes.com/ (12x12 print/page) *** What Do You Have To Do?

What You Have to Do To Be in the Running for these Fabulous Prizes:

1. The Ladies have all worked hard on their projects, so please comment on every stop along the hop both days. (Separate Line ups for December 17th & 18th) 2. Please Become a Follower of CraftyAnd Green (http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com/) **I am giving away blog hop candy, too! SO.....become a follower of MY blog & leave a 2nd comment on this post telling me you became a follower!**

Here is the card I created to celebrate the wonderful night of our Savior's birth:

I used Close To My Heart cardstock, patterned paper, chipboard, twine, stamps, and ink. I also used products and tools from Martha Stewart, Fiskars, Marvy Uchida, Stickles, and Recollections.

To cover the white chipboard letters on the cover of my card, I first inked them, and later

layered 1 coat of silver Stickles with a fine paint brush. After drying overnight, I then painted on a layer of gold Stickles to tie in my gold and silver color scheme and add some depth.

I punched holes in one point of each star chipboard, in each letter, and next threaded waxy flax twine between them. I finished attaching the twine with a threaded sterling bead and a small knot. When I attached the stars and letters to the card, I wanted it to appear that these shiny stars were suspending the word "Starry" by golden threads, as if this came right down from the stars, right down from the Heavens.....

Inside my card, I continue the sentiment, which I wrote: "Starry Night...glorious night..." with lots of room left to pen a personal message to the recipient! Above that on the insie cover, is a stamped image of the Christ child and a paint embellished bright star, symbolizing the one that lead the 3 Kings to the stable where the newborn King could be found.

I then added gold glitter ribbon to extend the rich, celebratory theme of royalty throughout the card. I punched 1 side of the sentiment for added stars and detail.

This is a detail photo of the stamped image of baby Jesus lying in the manger, as found in the Close To My Heart stamp set: "Let Us Adore Him"

Now, Hippity Hop on over to Created 2 b Unique with Haidee to see her fabulous creation today! Don't forget to comment on my project & become a follower! :) Remember to come back tomorrow for my 2nd project that celebrates Christmas, and the most wonderful birthday since time began!

You & Me Friend

I created this layout based on a pagemaps sketch, however I missed the deadline to enter it in a contest. I'm very pleased with how it turned out, and I was able to use 4 of my too many photos of my son's first trip to our local theme park! LOL! So, here it is! I also loved entering the Bird is The Word challenge for "You & Me," because it fit what I was already working on! My recipe for this layout: 1. white cardstock, CTMH 2. bracket die-cut, Best Creations, Inc. 3. multicolor polka dot paper and yello embossed paper, Best Creations, Inc 4. large green tonal polkadot paper, My Mind's Eye 5. stars punched with Martha Stewart All Over the Page punch 6. hearts punched with Marvi Uchida punch 7. small bracket punched with Fiskars punch 8. jornaling with CTMH Sunflower ink marker 9. brads, CTMH 10. sentiment/title stamped with font stamps from CTMH and stamp pad in Garden Green I am entering this layout into these challenges: Bird is The Word You & Me Challenge Make It Monday #57 CropStop Challenge #39 Stamp Sentiment & Plus to Use "Friend" I hope you like my layout, and are able to read my terrible (LOL!) handwriting! Roberta

Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge 9-30-11 Fussy Cuts

I guess everyone can tell by the layouts on my blog, that I really love to photograph and then scrapbook my son, Ezra! And much of what he wears, and what we do involves bright colors! So here we are at our local amusement park, Tweetsie Railroad, on one of my favorite rides: The Merry Go Round! I am really not sure the difference between a carousel and merry go round, but we sure do love them!

As a very thankful member of the Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Design Team, I was challenged to do fussy cutting! For this layout, I cut out the 5 clouds from a piece of My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Out of The Blue "Smile" Float Paper, and the 2 carousel horses from a piece of Best Creations, Inc. Looops and Scoops paper. Boy, those carousel horses were very fussy!!! LOL!

I added Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Faded Jeans with a stiff bristle brush to the top edges of the clouds, and adhered them with foam circles! For the horses, I also adhered those with foam, and for a "Twist" of fun, I used Lime Twist baker's twine, 2 strands twisted, for the poles of the carousel! I hope you like it!

My best tip for fussy cutting -- use a pair of sharp, fine or microtip scissors! It will save you time and frustration! Keep an eye out for a new challenge each Friday at Frosted Designs!

Share, Fun Times

I love getting to SHARE memories and such fun times with my littlest son!

I love the big smile on my sweet son's face in this layout! We were riding on the "convertables," and Ezra, at the time only 1 year old, was "driving" on this local carnival ride!

Below is a detail photo showing many of the embellishments and elements I included for the various challenges I entered this layout in!

Last, is a closer shot of the photo of my son in the cars! This is always one of his favorite rides, and we visit on a weekly basis in the summers! My Recipe for This Layout:

• Cardstock, Desert Sand, Ocean CTMH
• Cardstock, dark ocean strip, Recollections
• Patterned paper, Plaid and flourish, Sarsparilla Paper Pack, CTMH
• Patterned Paper, turquoise bandana, Martha Stewart
• Patterned paper, brown gingham and turquoise grid, Fly A Kite, My Mind's Eye
• Patterned paper, turquoise micro-dot, Out of the Blue, My Mind's Eye
• Ric Rac, felt, Offray ribbon
• Stamps, Friendship Word Puzzle, CTMH
• Brown ink, Distressing Ink, Ranger Tim Holtz, Vintage Photo
• Brads, Twilight, CTMH
• Pen, American Crafts, .05
• Adhesives, Scotch ATG and Foam Dots
• Font Chipboard , hemp string, buttons and ticket - my stash ________

I am entering this layout into the following challenges:

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-158-l-is-for.html My Time To Craft: "L" is for (My Little Boy)

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2011/09/repeat-after-me.html Little Red Wagon: Repeat After Me, (Fun Times)

http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/2011/09/dysu-challenge-38-duo.html DYSU 38: Duo (2 sets of double matchng buttons, and 4 sets of double stamped phrase)

http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-28-anything-goes.html SouthernGirls Challenge: 28 Anything Goes

http://scrapbookers-anonymous.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-challenge-and-birthday-treats.html Scrapbookers Anonymous: September Challenge: Chipboard "Share"

http://birdisthewordchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/sunday-september-11th-new-challenge.html Bird is The Word:September 11: SHARE

http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-7.html Scrappin' Everyday Miracles: Capture the Moment and stamping (Fun Times & Memories)

http://www.papercreationsink.com/2011/09/challenge-9-buttons-or-bows.html Paper Creations Ink: Challenge #9 Buttons or Bows (I used both!)

http://bellichallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/belli-challenge-126-string.html Belli Challenge #126 String (Hemp)

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-117-time-to-get-cooking.html Moving Along WIth The Times Challlenge #117: 3 Design Papers, 2 Embellishments, 1 Photo (5 patterned papers by CTMH, MME & MS) (Buttons, Ric Rac, Brads & String) and 1 photo!

http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-58-gingham-or-plaid.html 2 Sisters Challenge 58: Gingham or Plaid (brown gingham paper and plaid paper)

http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.com/2011/09/challenge-49-anything-but-card.html LolliPop Crafts Challenge #49: Anything But a Card

http://www.scrappinmojo.com/forum/index.php Scrappin' Mojo: Stella's Theme Challenge: Combining The Old With The New: (Old chipboard from 2003? and My Mind's Eye Lime Twist papers from 2011)

http://scrappinchicschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-challenge-carnivalfair-theme.html Scrappin' Chics September Challenge: Carnival/Fair (My son is riding the track convertable cars at our local Tweetsie Railroad carnival!)

http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.com/ Sketches in Thyme Spetember Open Challenge (I used Sketch #53)

http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/2011/09/what-beautiful-entries-weve-had-so-far.html Craft Us Crazy: Challenge 17 Goodbye To Summer (Our summer weekly tradion is a trip to our local amusement carnival, Tweetsie Railroad! They Close in October, and Ezra is waving goodbye in the photo!)

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2011/09/make-it-monday-55.html Make it Monday Anything Goes #55 _____

I hope you like my layout, and I would love for you to become a follower of my blog! Please comment and leave me your blog address, too!

Roberta