saturday...ScrapThat! July Kit-Layout #1 and Crop Info

Happy Saturday! I hope that you are enjoying your weekend! Today I want to let you all know about the sketch challenge that I'm running at the ScrapThat! Kit Summer Garden Party Crop! The rules are simple; use the sketch below as inspiration for your layout. The crop ends on July 8th 8pm CST and all challenge entries are due by Monday 10pm. You may use 1 project towards 2 challenges, as long as it's based on both challenges.

Below is the sketch:


and here's my sample layout:


Of course, I used the gorgeous July kit, "Summer in my Garden" for my layout! The pictures are of my hubby and I during our 3rd anniversary earlier this year. I wanted to make a romantic layout, given the topic so I achieved this by using my border punches and lots of flowers and flourishes!


Here's a close up of my butterflies and flourishes. I added some green stickles to highlight the flourishes and give them a pop of color!


I handmade the cream colored flowers using Heartfelt Creations stamps and matching dies. They are the Posy Patch Collection and one of my favorite collections as they are so versatile! I'll have a tutorial on how to make the large flower later this month so come back later to check it out!


Close up of my title area.


I just *love* the lace that's included in this kit! I ran a loose stitch through the center and then pulled on the thread to achieve this ruffle look. I thought it added to the romantic feel of my layout!

Thank you for stopping by my blog today! I really appreciate you taking your time to comment on my creations! It means a lot to me and this is why I keep doing it!

I hope you can stop by the ScrapThat! forum and play with us during the weekend crop and if you have a chance, try your hand at this sketch; it's an easy one! :)

tuesday...Scrap That! Crop RAK sneak peek!

Mark your calendars as Scrap That! Kit will be hosting a crop from July 6-July 8! There will be challenges, games and lots of RAKS given throughout the crop!

Here's a sneak peek of the wonderful RAKS:

Everything starts on July 6th right HERE! Hope to see you there!

friday...AWDML Birthday Crop!

In case you didn't know or forgot, today is the first day of the online crop over at A Walk Down Memory Lane! We have challenges, games, and of course, PRIZES!

All the girl from the DT are hosting two challenges and a game, so, to get you interested, I'm posting my challenges here on my blog but you still have to go to the forum, sign up if you haven't already done so, and upload your project into the right gallery.

Challenge #1: Use this sketch as inspiration for your layout! Pretty easy, right?


and here is my sample layout:


Supplies: cardstock: DCWV; patterned paper: Making Memories; chipboard: Thickers; flowers: Recollections; gems: Robin's Nest Dew Drops; ink: Tim Holtz; punch: Martha Stewart; other: buttons

I absolutely LOVE how this layout turned out! I wanted it to look more masculine since the pictures are of my brother-in-law's birthday at a bowling alley and there are 3 boys in the pictures. I water distressed the background and inked the edges to give it a distressed and grudgy feel to the layout. I used cardboard which I inked and distressed to mat the pictures.


I handmade the flowers out of an old pair of jeans that had too many wholes to wear anymore. I also love how these turned out! I also added a blingy flower by Recollections (I couldn't control myself and had to add something girly!).


I needed some bling so I made my own flourish using Robin's Nest Dew Drops, a transparency and Glossy Accents. I also made an arrow pointing at the journaling (to me arrows scream boys). For the first half of the title, I used the tile tutorial that Lisa posted on her blog. For the word game, I used Thickers and having run out of e's, I used the & symbol instead. I actually like it more than with a real e!


Finally, I made my own banner. This is the second time that I use a banner and I must admit that I love using them! I used all scraps for the banner. I distressed the individual pieces, matted them in white and left them pretty simple as I love the patterns on these scraps of papers!

Challenge #2:
AWDML is turning 8 therefore, in their honor, choose 8 items from the list below to complete a layout!

and here is my sample layout:

Supplies: cardstock: Bazzill, DCWV; patterned paper: Doodlebug Designs, Little Yellow Bicycle; chipboard: Colorbok; flowers: Prima; bling: Zva; ink: Tim Holtz; other: handmade flower, pearls from Joann

and from that list I used the following:


tag-I added a hidden tag behind the larger picture with the words remember this... on the tab


ribbon-I added a small piece of sheer white ribbon to the tag
inking-I inked (and distressed!) all of my edges using Tim Holtz paper distressor tool and Vintage Photo ink
new embellie-The Zva flourish is brand new, directly from Lisa's store!


insect-I added a blue butterfly to the top left side of the layout. I stickled her and added a pearl body
glitter-Stickles on the butterfly (above) and on my handmade flower (see below)!


handmade-I handmade the brown and blue flower using my Pazzles. these are my fav flowers to make, especially when I use double sided paper!


title-of course I added a title to my layout! The blue alphas are Colorbok chipboards that I got on sale at Joann and the white alphas are handmade Thickers using my cuttlebug, an alphabet set and white glittery foam from the craft department in Michaels

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I appreciate it! If you are free this weekend, stop by AWDML and crop with us as we celebrate their 8th birthday!

friday...AWDML Crop

I love crops and I hope you do too! I want to invite each and everyone of you to join us at A Walk Down Memory Lane Birthday Crop from Friday March 4-8th. AWDML is turning EIGHT!


The DT will be hosting games, challenges and many PRIZES will be given throughout the Crop weekend! Join us in the Birthday Crop forum for a weekend of fun and games!