August | 2011 | Distressed Scrapper

Love Bug layout – Paper Secrets and Scrapbook Challenges entry

09 Aug 2011 Comments Off on Love Bug layout – Paper Secrets and Scrapbook Challenges entry

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12 layout, Basic Grey, bling, boy, Challenge, diecut stickers, multi-photo, Oh Baby!, rhinestones, single page, sketch, Wisteria

Since I’m no longer on the dt for Paper Secrets, I get to play along with their challenges as a participant. This month, they have a layout sketch, a card sketch with a twist, a technique challenge and a manufacturer challenge. I decided to combine their manufacturer challenge (Basic Grey) with the Scrapbook Challenges sketch #260. Here’s what I came up with:

Materials:

Basic Grey Oh Baby! Boy papers
BG Wisteria diecut stickers
My Mind’s Eye rhinestones
Distress Ink

Adhesives:

Helmar adhesive runner
Helmar Acid Free Glue

Here’s the sketch I used for my layout:

TFL!

If you’d like to play along with the Paper Secrets Manufacturer challenge, CLICK HERE.

If you’d like to create your own layout with sketch #260, CLICK HERE.

Just Yawning Layout – Sketchy Thursdays and Get Picky entries

06 Aug 2011 10 Comments

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12 single page layout, alpha stickers, diecut, glitter alphas, in a stitch blossom, inspiration, layering, long title, Mix and Mend, multi-photo, Sassafras, sketch, twine

Wow! So many wonderful challenges available this month! There seems to be something for everyone! For this layout, I decided to combine some of them. I started with the awesome 8.4 sketch from Sketchy Thursdays, then added the inspiration challenge from Get Picky, then since I was going with Sassafras papers and embellies, I could also throw in their August challenge criteria…3 or more different alphas. Here’s what I came up with:

Materials: Sassafras Mix and Mend Handmade Hobnob paper
Sassafras Mix and Mend journaling Tags
Sassafras Mix and Mend Sweet Treats (diecut stickers)
Sassafras Kelly Green Glitter Alpha stickers
Sassafras Chocolate Glitter Alpha stickers
Sassafras Yellow Paper Alpha stickers
Sassafras Blue In a Stitch Blossom
Twine from the Twinery
Webster’s Pages storytellers alpha sticker (just the question mark)

This is the Sketchy Thursdays sketch:

This is the inspiration photo at Get Picky:

TFL!

If you’d like to submit your take on the 8.4 Sketchy Thursdays sketch, click HERE. Entries are due before 10 p.m. (EST) on Wed., Aug 10, 2011.

If you’d like to submit your multi-photo layout based on the inspiration image at Get Picky, click HERE. Entries are due by midnight (Australian Eastern Standard Time) on August 13, 2011.

To enter the Sassafras challenge, entries must be emailed to projectstoshare@sassafraslass.com and contain at least 90% Sassafras product.

In the Spotlight – DT Layout for Sketch #94

06 Aug 2011 4 Comments

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12, bling, butterflies, circles, diecut alpha stickers, fussy cutting, journaling, layout, netting, resin flowers, single page, single photo, stickers, trendsetter, Webster's Pages, whimsies

Charlotte created an amazing sketch for us to work with on the Let’s Capture These Sketches blog that was really fun to work with. It also happens that The Paper Variety is having a circle based challenge. To enter, your project must have at least 4 circles and be paper based. I’m pretty sure sketch #94 will make entering the Paper Variety challenge a snap! 😀

I decided to go with a photo of my daughter when she was just 1 1/2 years old. We were at one of Larry’s huge family’s summer reunions and some of the older family members were playing their guitars and singing. Well my little shoeless tot decided to start dancing right there in the middle of circle of spectators and quickly stole the show. The non-concentric circles made me think of a spotlight, so I figured the topic was perfect for the sketch. I also got to use the fab Webster’s Pages papers that Fia so kindly sent me during my dt term at Sketches4All. Here’s what I came up with for the example for the sketch and my entry in The Paper Variety challenge:

Materials:

Webster’s Pages Trendsetter papers
WP princess petal
WP cameo
WP whimsies (resin flowers)
WP vintage inspired netting
WP Vintage Sparkler
WP Storytellers Alpha stickers
Want 2 Scrap bling flourishes

Adhesives:

Helmar 450 Quick Dry
Helmar adhesive runner
Helmar acid free glue

Tools:

Martha Stewart Circle Cutter

Charlotte’s gorgeous sketch that I got to work with for the challenge:

TFL!

If you’d like to play along with the sketch #94 challenge on LCTS, link your entry to the post HERE.

If you’d like to play along with The Paper Variety’s circle challenge, link your entry HERE.

Last set of Layouts from the Scrapbook Challenges Event

05 Aug 2011 1 Comment

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12 single page layouts, 5 and Dime, border punch, brads, CAS, clean and simple, Crate Paper, Daily Junque, Destinations, distressed, fussy cutting, graphic, layering, Life Documented, misting, October Afternoon, pink paislee, Simple Stories, stickles

***Warning – This post is photo heavy*** In order to get the rest of the layouts from last month posted quickly so I can move onto this month’s reveal at Let’s Capture These Sketches, the last 4 layouts from last month are all in this one post.

I had a lot of fun working with this next sketch. I ended up rotating it 90 degrees and using 2 photos instead of 1. I also relocated the title to suit my layout. Here’s what I came up with for Sketch SS03:

I used the Pink Paislee Daily Junque line and used the patterned paper to create a nice scalloped border and the flower I pieced together. Fun line to work with. 😀 Here’s the fab sketch I got to use:

For the next one, I went CAS again. The sketch already was pretty clean, but I straightened out the wavy lines and added a bit flowers and glitter. Here’s my take on Sketch SS12:

For this one, I stuck with Crate Paper’s Emma’s Shoppe. The border punch is by Martha Stewart. I added stickles to my flowers. Here’s the sketch I worked with for this one:

Next up is a departure from my norm once again. One of my goals for this year is to scrap “real life” so not just the happy moments but real life stuff that happens. So, I scrapped about what happened this last Winter and how we found out Matthew had Lyme Disease. I used sketch SS07:

Simple Stories Destination papers and Life Documented stickers. G45 metal flower, paper flowers and brad. Maya Road trim and Pink Paislee green alphas. Here’s the sketch I used:

This last one I did for fun. The sketch looked really interesting and had a lot of possibilities, so I really liked working with it. I decided to go with Matthew being…well, Matthew! lol This super photogenic little guy poses for pics, but then when he’s had enough starts making funny faces. I guess he was quite distracted by the baby, cuz I managed to get tons of fab photos before he started sticking out his tongue and being goofy (normally it’s soon after the first pic). I scrapped most of the other photos, so I figured I might as well scrap this fun photo too. 😀 Here’s my take on Sketch SS14: