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One of a Kind – dt Layout for Let’s Capture These Sketches #125

24 Mar 2012 1 Comment

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12 layout, Authentique, boy, cardboard, Genuine, multi-photo, paint, single page, son

This week at Let’s Capture These Sketches, we got to work with a wonderful sketch by JJ Sobey! For my take on it, I decided to rotate the sketch 90 degrees counter-clockwise.

Through the summer, we let the kids camp out in the living room on the hottest days since their bedroom turns into an oven. With so many kids spread out in the one room, it can be a challenge to find a spot where you won’t be disturbed. Matthew decided that the cabinet under the TV in the entertainment center (we’d removed the doors when M&M were toddlers) would be the perfect place to get cozy.

Here’s my take on Sketch #125:

Materials:

Authentique Genuine papers
Authentique Genuine stickers
Elle’s Studio tags
cardboard
acrylic paint
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist

Adhesives:

Helmar Premium Craft Glue
Helmar Zap Dots

Sketch #125:

Here’s the sketch the way I rotated it for my layout:

TFL!

First Day of School (Kindergarten) – Layout for Creative Scrappers sketch #197

01 Mar 2012 1 Comment

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12x12 layout, ABC Primer, boy, chipboard, dimension, Dusty Attic, first day of school, G45, Glimmer Mist, Graphic 45, single page, single photo, son, Tattered Angels

I absolutely love Creative Scrappers sketch #197! As soon as I saw it, I knew it was perfect for my dt layout for the Manufacturer/Brand challenge I’m hosting on Paper Secrets. This month’s featured manufacturer is Graphic 45, so I selected a pic of Matthew this last fall on his first day of school and the fabulous G45 ABC Primer. I was also thrilled to be able to incorporate some of the gorgeous Dusty Attic chippies I got from the STTG scrap store! Here’s my take on the sketch:

Materials:

Graphic 45 ABC Primer pp
American Crafts cardstock
Graphic 45 diecut alphas
G45 metal flowers
G45 brads
G45 paper flowers
G45 chipboard button
Dusty Attic chipboard alphas
Dusty Attic skeleton clock
DA chipboard gears
DA chipboard key
Tim Holtz pen nib
ZVA Creative flourish
LYB doily
Tattered Angels Glimmer mist
Ranger distress embossing powder
Folk Art acrylic paint

Adhesives:

Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner
Helmar Premium Craft Glue
Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots
Helmar Zap Dots

Tools:

Martha Stewart Doily Lace border punch

The fabulous CS sketch #197:

TFL!

Cowboy at Heart – My Creative Sketches/Webster’s Pages

28 Dec 2011 6 Comments

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: bling, boy, cowboy, Halloween, Push Pins, son, Webster's Pages, Western Romance

The third and final challenge of the sketch contest at My Creative Sketches is coming to a close. Today is the last day to enter, so I decided to combine the Webster’s Pages manu challenge with it (WP’s challenge is to use their Western Romance Collection and pins on your paper project). Keeping it simple, here’s what I came up with:

Materials:

Webster’s Page Western Romance pp
WP Western Romance Dazzle Me Gems
WP Western Romance Journaling Card
WP Storyteller Alphas
WP Western Romance Princess Petal
WP All About Me Push Pins

Adhesives:

Helmar Quick Fix Adhesive Runner
Helmar Premium Craft Glue
Helmar 450 Quick Dry

The fab MCS Sketch:

TFL!

Do What? layout – Sketchy Thursdays challenge entry

09 Mar 2011 1 Comment

by dlwidder in Scrapbook Layouts Tags: 12×12, alpha stickers, Bo Bunny, Bobunny, boy, brads, butterfly, child, diecut stickers, distressed, Gabrielle, layered, layout, matted, mini alphas, multi-photo, single page, sketch, son

Here’s Matthew up close and personal. 😀 These were taken when he was just 2 years old. This kiddo loves the camera (unlike Christian…I’m still trying to get shots of him where he isn’t staring at me like I’m an alien!).

I created this layout based on the 3.03 sketch provided on Sketchy Thursdays for their challenge. Everything you see, except the brown alphas and brown cardstock I used to mat the photos, is from Bo Bunny’s gorgeous Garbielle line. I love this beautiful, detailed line and enjoyed further challenging myself to use what seems at first to be a “girly” range on a boy page. This has been a goal of mine since 95% of my crafty goodies tend to be girly, but I have 4 boys and 1 girl! Here’s what I came up with:

Materials:

Bo Bunny Gabrielle 12×12 papers
American Crafts Brown cardstock
BB Gabrielle stickers
BB Pet Shop sticker alphas
BB Gabrielle “True Friend” cardstock stickers
BB Gabrielle brad
BB Gabrielle chipboard

Adhesives:

Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro PermaTac

To take a look at the sketch I used for this challenge or to enter a Sketchy Thursdays challenge yourself, CLICK HERE.