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Gift of Gab – PageMaps sketch challenge entry

27 Feb 2011 5 Comments

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12×12, alpha stickers, brads, cardstock, frame, hand sewn, handstitching, layout, MME, My Mind’s Eye, patterned paper, ribbon, single page, single photo, stamp, stamped, Stella and Rose, tag, trim

PageMaps is well known for their fabulous sketches which are frequently used on challenge sites throughout the web. I recently stopped by to see what they’re all about and found this great sketch posted with a challenge. I’m also entering this layout into Sketches in Thymes’ Open Challenge #4. You can enter any layout you have created that is based on a sketch (up to 3 entries). Here’s what I came up with based on this sketch:

Well, I just received a fabulous package of My Mind’s Eye’s newest release, Stella and Rose, so I decided to create a layout for this sketch using that line (I will be posting a review of Stella and Rose on Monday). Based on the photo I selected, I decided to go with the Hazel range. Here’s what I came up with for the challenge:

TFL!

Materials:

My Mind’s Eye Stella and Rose Collection, Hazel papers in “Special”
Bazzill solid colored cardstock
MME Bohemia “Bella” twill ribbon trim
MME Stella and Rose “Special” frame
MME Stella and Rose “special” tag
Making Memories brads
The Paper Company brads
MME Stella and Rose Mabel stamp
Pink Paislee alpha stickers
Cosmo Cricket tiny type alphas
DMC embroidery floss

Adhesives:

Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro PermaTac
Helmar 450 Quick Dry
American Crafts This to That foam dots

If you’d like to take a peek at PageMaps other creatively inspiring sketches or enter their challenge, CLICK HERE.

If you have a project you created based on a sketch and would like to enter it in the Sketches in Thyme challenge, CLICK HERE.

Little Builder – Scrap Whispers challenge entry

26 Feb 2011 Comments Off on Little Builder – Scrap Whispers challenge entry

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12×12, alphabet stickers, boy, child, Creative Imaginations, diecut stickers, doily, gold, journaling, layout, multi-photo, single page

I created this layout for Challenge 88 on the Scrap Whispers site. It is a “Forgotten Treasures” challenge. Here’s what it says on the post: “This week is all about that forgotten stash you have hidden in the bottom of a dark drawer. Drag out something you’ve had for ages and just not managed to use despite maybe staring at it on a few occasions. Use it! Could be weird coloured ribbon, enormous stickers, ugly patterned die-cuts. Alter it if you like, just use it!”

Digging through my stash, I found this Creative Imaginations paper. I have no idea when it is from. All I know is that when I first started scrapping, I bought a huge lot of paper from someone who was getting rid of their stash since they were no longer into papercrafting. I figured it would be perfect for this challenge!

Here’s what I did with it:

Materials:

Creative Imaginations Marah Johnson paper
American Crafts green cardstock
Gold foil doily
Webster’s Pages Storytellers alphas
Sakura brush tip marker

Adhesive:

Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro PermaTac

If you’d like to enter a Scrap Whispers challenge, CLICK HERE.

First Day PreK – Sketches In Thyme challenge entry

23 Feb 2011 3 Comments

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12×12, bling, border punch, child, fussy cutting, girl, layout, multi-photo, school, single page, stickers

This was Madison’s first day of Pre-K (2008). She was so proud of her big girl princess backpack. The layout is based on a sketch for a challenge on Sketches in Thyme.

Materials:

Webster’s Pages Hollywood Vogue 12×12 papers
American Crafts black and white cardstock
WP Storytellers Alphas
Prima Say it in Pearls

Adhesive:

Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro PermaTac

Tools:

Martha Stewart Edge/Border punch

If you’d like to take a look at the sketch I used for this layout or would like to enter a challenge on Sketches in Thyme, CLICK HERE.

Baby Kiwi – Bo Bunny sketch challenge

23 Feb 2011 2 Comments

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12×12, Bo Bunny, border punch, cat, dimensional, edge punch, journaling, layout, Martha Stewart, multi-photo, pet, shape punch, single page

Baby Kiwi was only in our family for a short period of time, but the kids still talk about her a lot. We miss her dearly. When we got her, Madison was only 3 years old and we didn’t name her right away. In the meantime, Madison kept calling her Baby Kitty which sounded like Baby Kiwi. That’s how she got her name. 😀

I created this layout based on a sketch on the Bo Bunny blog for their sketch challenge:

Materials:

American Crafts white cardstock base
Bo Bunny Pet Shop Words cardstock
BB Pet Shop Cat-Atude cardstock
BB Pet Shop Stripe cardstock
BB Pet Shop Sweater cardstock
BB Pet Shop Spot cardstock
Ranger Distress Inks

Adhesives:

Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro PermaTac
Scotch Quick Dry Liquid
American Crafts This to That foam dots

Tools:

Martha Stewart Edge/Border punch
Making Memories large and Medium heart punches

To take a look at the sketch I used for this layout or to check out Bo Bunny’s blog, CLICK HERE. TFL!