bunny love: A Layout for Stuck?! Sketches

bunny love

 

 

I created this layout exclusively for this challenge! 

Here is the original sketch from Stuck?! Sketches: 

Stuck?! Sketches December 1st Sketch

 

I had loads of fun with this sketch, and knew I had to use this quirky photo of my son gingerly holding a bunny at the Apple Festival!  I pulled out lots of OLD supplies from my stash, including the printed mini tags, and that blue vellum tag, which is likely 10 years old!  Whew!  I made my "picture frame," from the negative spaces of a square punch, and used several buttons from my excessive collection.  Enjoy!

Giddy UP: A Layout for Let's Get Sketchy

Giddy Up!

 

I created this layout just for this sketch challenge!

Here is the original sketch from Let's Get Sketchy:

Let's Get Sketchy, December Week 1

I am 3 years behind in chronologically scrapbooking my youngest son's life, and this layout is proof!  These photos were taken in the fall of 2010, and I am just now working with them!  I also take TOO MANY photos, and even though I only scrap the best ones, there are still so many! I had fun with this sketch, and was able to incorporate several scraps of my favorite papers, crepe paper handmade rosettes and everything was from my stash!  Enjoy!

 

 

Scrapping Everyday Miracles August Main Challenge

Scrapping Everyday Miracles August Main Challenge...."I Can Do All Things Through Christ".
For I can do all things through Christ, who gives me strength. Phillipians 4:13


By Cara:
God created us to do great things and gives us the strength, courage and perseverance to do them!  He also delights in us and with us when we do---isn't that cool? So this month I want to you to create a project about an accomplishment...it can be your own or a loved ones.

The LORD your God is with you, 
He is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
He will quiet you with his love, 
He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17

I chose to create a layout about my daughter Ellie's Kindergarten graduation (back in spring 2012). She is in the Dual-Language program and many times felt overwhelmed not understanding very much of the Spanish language, but she has stuck with it despite her fears, and is on her way to becoming a fluent Spanish speaker (she will be going into the 2nd grade in the program this Fall). I know God is so very proud of her...just like I am!

So, you can choose anything that you consider an accomplishment---completing a degree, finishing a race, beating an illness, weight loss, etc. Can't wait to see what God is doing in your lives.

Oh, and don't forget the Scrap Twist...use metal or something metallic on your project!

Here is my layout for the August Main Challenge and my twist metal elements are the brads, and the metal pin holding the flowers and star above the tag!

 

Head on over to Scrapping Everyday Miracles and enter those layouts!

-Roberta

giggle & grin: A Layout for My Scraps and More Sketches #22

Oh how I love this layout!  I was able to step out of my comfort zone with this sketch from My Scraps and More Sketches #22 by using only 2 pieces of paper!  I typically use lots of patterned papers, lots of layers, and it was a challenge to limit myself to distressing the photo edges to add interest and depth!

Here is the original sketch:



 

6 photos!  I was able to use 6 photos!  Yahoo!  I also stuck to my goal of using my stash, including some Adorn It by Carolee!

So Sweet: A Layout for Let's Get Sketchy

I always appreciate the opportunity to scrap a layout with one or 2 photos of my sweet boy.  THis layout is for the March Week 4 sketch challenge at Let's Get Sketchy!

 

 

Here is the original sketch:

The challenge also included a color combination using red, greens, and white. Hop on over to Let's Get Sketchy and join in the fun!
 

 I'm still learning about my camera, so bear with me as I post not-so-perfect- pics of my work! Ha!
-Roberta

 

Brown-Eyed: A Layout for Sketches in Thyme

I created this 2-page layout for Sketch #106  at Sketches in Thyme! Here is the original sketch I worked from:

 

I ended up using 4 photos, and turning the first one into 2 pieces.  I hope you like all my brown-eyed babies!

 

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!  

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge # 122: Color Combo

It's me again!  This is my last challenge as a guest designer with 4 Crafty Chicks for the month of December!  Our challenge was to use the provided color combo in a project!  Can you guess the 4 colors?  (Black, gray, white, canary yellow!) 

 



To create this layout, I used these products & tools:

My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart Be Amazing Paper & brads

My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline paper

7 Gypsies Avignon paper

Bazzill Basics Lemon Garden embossed cardstock

thickers by American Crafts "rocketeer"

Mon Ami Gabby yellow Crepe Paper

XXL Glue Dots

Quick Quotes Powderpuff Lemonade Chalking ink

Stazon Jet Black ink

metal frame by Close To My Heart

CTMH Paper Shapes flutter butterflies

Apple Barrel Acrylic paint in white

Foam dots

embroidery floss

needle

We R Memory Keepers paper piercer

Prima handheld comfort distressing tool

Visit 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge blog and get crafty!



4+ Patterned Papers for Frosted Designs!

For the 4th Day of Christmas event at Frosted Designs, the challenge was to use at least 4 different patterned papers!  I love this and do it often, so I was able to use 6 patterned papers, all from My Mind's Eye! 

 

**I'm also doing a giveaway on my blog, so scroll until you find the Calendar Kit Giveaway!**

Merry cHRISTMAS!

Sketches in Thyme: Sketch # 96

I am so excited to be a Guest Designer this week with Sketches in Thyme for Sketch #96!

 

 

As much as I love to use as many photos as I can on a layout - because I have so many to scrap - I am equally thrilled to focus a layout around 1 favorite photo!

 

All of these papers are from the My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart Collection!

I created the 2 very different "rosettes" with an XXL Glue Dot for each, and torn strips of crepe paper twisted and stuck down for the larger, and strands of baker's twine and burlap twine twisted and coiled around and stuck down! 

 

I threw in a couple of random clock gears from Tim Holtz I picked up at a convention. I added in a cork tag I have had since 2007, and adhered patterned butterflies from Close To My Heart to it, along with a My Minds Eye bakers twine length or two!

 

 

 Next, I added a ticket from Jenni Bowlin and inked it all over.  Another butterfly to tie my clusters together, and a twine rosette I made with an XXL Glue Dot!   I added some simple journaling, a title with puffy thickers, a few brads, and I was done! 

Hop over to Sketches in Thyme and join in the fun!



2 Stars: A Layout for "Let's Get Sketchy October Week 3"

 

Let's Get Sketchy October Week #3 Sketch

 

I really enjoy usingseveral photos on a layout, and this sketch was just right for our starfish adventures in the Caribbean!

TO CREATE THIS LAYOUT I USED THESE SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:

My Minds Eye Lime Twist die cut

Simple Stories Year-O-Graphy cpollection

Bazzill cardstock

American Crafts thickers in vinyl

Close To My Heart white brads

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! 

 

Bo Bunny "On the Go" Mini Album, Part 2

Front Cover

 Pages 2-3

I knew I would have more photos that I wanted to include in my album than would fit on the included pages, so I came up with a very simple fix!

 

Pages 4-5

Pages 6-7

This album documents a big day in the life of our youngest son, and our lives, too!  These are just a few of the pages in the mini album, and there will be more to come later!  The album and most of the supplies are part of the Bo Bunny "On The Go" collection.   I really adore this collection because it basically fits so much about my littlest boy's life, personality, likes and activities!

 

 

Pages 8-9

You may be able to tell that several of the pages in my album are just rectangular in shape, and that is because I cut additional pages from large black sheets of chipboard with my kraft knife, matched the holes and punched!

 

Pages10-11

 

 

Pages 12-13

I added journaling where I could find a tiny spot!

 

Back Cover 



In addition to the collection, I have used some American Crafts thickers, some Jenny Bowlin journaling cards, Quick Quotes Powder Puff chalk inks, October Afternoon font stickers, Adorn It font stickers, a Marvy Uchida journaling marker, lots of Glue Dots, and lots of buttons.

 

I hope you enjoyed being "On the Go" with us! 

 <3 p="p" roberta="roberta">

 

Not A Cloud In The Sky

 

I created this layout of my happy boy with the sketch from Sketches in Thyme current challenge in mind!  I loved the simplicity of this sketch, which gave me a place to start, and some room for creative freedom!  

      Sketches in Thyme: Sketch September 1 Blast From The Past

http://www.sketchesinthyme.blogspot.com/2012/09/sketches-in-thyme-september-1.html

 

I created with these supplies:

Simple Stories Year-O-Graphy

American Crafts thickers

October Afternoon font stickers

Marvy Uchida journaling pen

CTMH paperclips

Our Story

 

What a fun sketch, challenge and word to use all together on one layout!  I created it for these 3 challenges, and had a lot of fun putting the pieces together!  Our adoption story, now 4 years old, is one of my favorites to scrapbook!

 

Bird is The Word: "Story"

Tuesday September 11, 2012

 

Sketch Inspiration

Sketch for Sept.9th-15th

 

Craft Your Passion: Challenge #127 Blast From The Past

I chose Challenge # 109 Distressing -  I love to distress everthing that has an edge!!!

 

I used these products:

Simple Stories Year-O-Graphy

Bazzill cardstocks

Close To My Heart paperclips

American Crafts thickers



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. 



What I Love At The Sea

 

I created this layout for these creative blog challenges:

 

My Scraps and More: Scrap Stash

http://myscrapsandmore.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=stash&action=display&thread=4041

I used LOTS of old plain flowers, and layered them, securing them with staples!  I was happy to use up some of these flowers from my stash!

 

4 Crafty Chicks: Metal

**I used metal colored staples, and metal paperclips.**

http://4craftychicks.blogspot.com/2012/09/challenge-106-metal-and-blog-hop-gdt.html

I frequently forget about using my stapler, although I love the result every time I do!  I also have had these paperclips for years,. and am so excited about using them!!!

 

Challenge Up Your Life: Patchwork

http://challengeupyourlife.blogspot.com/2012/09/challenge-up-yourlife-77-patchwork.html



 What a unique challenge!  I used a tiny square punch and lots of my favorite scraps of paper and created my mini patchwork!  I will certainly use this technique again!

 

I used these supplies, tools and products in my layout:

 

Simple Stories Year-O-Graphy paper collection

Fiskars tiny square punch

Prima flowers

Recollections flowers

Close To My Heart paperclips

Jenny Bowlin font stickers

American Crafts thickers

 Making Memories staples

Jenny Bowlin font stickers

Bazzill cardstock

 

This layout, and this photo, reflects one of my major personality traits - curiosity - especially about nature and even moreso about animals! One of my favorite activities when we go to any body of water is to search for animal life! And this layout reflects some of my favorite elements to use when I scrap - FLOWERS, pink, polka dots, layers and distressing!  What do you like about nature?

 

 

My New Favorite Tool!!!

I rarely publicly endorse one product over another, espacially within my hobby - papercrafting!  BUT,  I just got back from CKC-Charlotte (Creating Keepsakes Convention), where I purchased my new favorite tool - the Prima Comfort Craft Distressing Tool by Ingvild Bolme!  It does every kind of physical distressing you can think of!!!  Here's a pic:


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It distresses with a fine and rougher result, it gently distresses photos without putting holes in your photos, it scrapes, and it folds - all in comfort! 

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Soaking Up The Sun

Soaking Up The Sun.....I really love the color combionation of turquoise/aqua and red...  and the Psalms contain many of my favorite Bible verses.....in addition, my youngest son is my current favorite photo subject.....AND  I got to use gingham, stripes and polka dots on this layout!  So this would probably be a layout with lots of my favorites!

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the easter basket: A Layout for Stuck On U Sketches

 

Here is the sketch Stuck On U Sketches provided for the challenge:

And here is the link:
http://stuckonusketches.blogspot.fi/2012/07/sketch-challenge-july-6th-2012.html

For this layout I used these supplies, products, and tools:

My Mind's Eye Six By Six Everyday Flair paper pad (tiny golden dots)

Close To My Heart Just Blooms Paper Shapes Flutter, Bubblegum Ink pad, Smokey Plum and Pansy Purple brads

Stugio g glitter glue

Scenic Route Alphabet Stickers

Jillibean Soup Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup "Chicken Thighs" paper

Recollections Pink Gingham paper and Foam Adhesive Circles

American Crafts thickers Chit Chat Glitter Letter Stickers

Bo Bunny Country Garden "Country Garden Vines" paper

My Mind's Eye Penny Lane "Purple Flowers" paper

Glitz Clear Stamps "Vintage Blue" Stamps