monday...a Sketchy Thursday/Birds of a Feather challenge

Hi everyone! I hope that everyone is having a great Monday! Today I want to share a layout that I made last night. I combinedthis week's Sketchy Thursday Sketch with Birds of a Feather's August Color Challenge and came up with this layout:


I used pictures of my kitty Tigger from last year while he was cuddling with me till he figured out that my sweater was also a cat's toy! :)

I used simple embelies for this layout because I wanted the focus to be on the pictures. I double matted (kinda) all the pictures in black and pink and doodled with my white pen all around the edges. I printed out a scanned copy that I had of The Girl's Paperie Cabbage pattern rose paper that i scanned when I first got that paper and shrunk it just a bit so I could print it in a 4x6 photo paper. I then fuzzy cut it and added it to my layout. I finished it off by adding some stickles a a few tiny Prima flowers that I've had in my stash forever. The title I cut out with my Pazzles and the heart, believe or not, is a diecut that I made back when I had my baby Cricut (back in 2008!!!). I just ran it through the cuttlebug with the textile embossing folder and inked the edges.

Here are some close up of my layout:




Thanks for stopping by my blog today! :)


EDIT: This layout was chosen as a favorite and was featured in the Sketchy Thursdays blog! :)

monday...Happy 4th!

Good morning friend! I want to wish you all a happy 4th of July from Kissimmee, FL! I hope that you all have a wonderful day with your loved ones having a BBQ and watching the fireworks, or whatever it is that you do on the 4th.

Today I want to share with you a layout that I made:



I used the Sketchy Thursday Sketch 6.23 below for my design:



I had fun working on this one as I used pictures from 2008. I've had these pic for a while but really didn't have a clue on how to scrap them. I used a red/white/blue color palette but didn't use any of the 4th of July paper collections. Instead, I used Pink Paislee's Curriculum red paper for my background and made my own embellies. I also have to mention that I did not use any flowers or butterflies in this layout and I'm actually happy with the results!

I cut out a large star using my Pazzles Inspiration, misted it with Frost glimmer mist and then carefully machine stitched right inside it along the edges. I used it as a background die cut paper. For the title, i cut out a large number 4 out of a leftover polka dot blue MME paper and matted it on white. I then hand stitched the number to add some dimension. I made a pinwheel, a few die cut stars with coordinating glitter edges and added a few red buttons. I designed, printed and cut out my own journaling box (I mean, circle) and layered everything on top of the pictures.

I handmade a few of those die cut, glittery stars and added another one on the bottom right of the pictures to balance out the embellies on top. I added a handmade pearl bling firework on top for dimension.

These handmade pearl blings were so much fun to make! i cut out the basic pattern on acetate with my Pazzles and then added the 3D paint and let it dry. I also cut out small acetate stars and did the same thing to them. I arranged them throughout the layout.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a happy and safe 4th of July!

thursday...

Can you believe that it is the last Thursday of October which means that this is my last sketch as a guest DT for Sketchy Thursdays and I must say that I have enjoyed working with them this close and will definitely continue to play along their weekly sketches.

Here's the last sketch of October (10.28):


and here's my take on it:


I rotated the pictures clockwise to fit my pictures. These pictures were taken last Christmas and they are of my dog with his Christmas present-a new bed! I glimmer misted the red cardstock using a Pazzles die cut to get the flourish in the corners. I then went and outlined it with stickles to give it an embossed finish. I love how subtle but elegant this technique looks! I distressed this layer and machine stitched it unto the water distressed Anna Gliffin paper which I mounted on a black cardstock. The flowers are Prima's and the green holly felt under the pictures is by Recollections. I handmade both the black and white flourishes. For the journaling, I printed the words on white cardstock and then I cut them into strips which I then later distressed using the edge of my scissors. My dog's name, Cubby, I cut using my Pazzles and then I stickled in red to give it a Christmas feel. I do love how this layout turned out!

Here are some more close ups of the finished layout:


Don't forget to stop by Sketchy Thursdays and play along! Have a wonderful day!

thursday...

Happy Thursday! Today is reveal day over at Sketchy Thursdays and I'm very exited about this sketch and layout!

Here's this week's sketch:


and here's my take:

I loved working with this sketch by Heidi. Instead of the paper behind the pictures, I opted for hand-cutting 16 2 in. circles from scrap papers. I hand stitched them and water distressed them to give them so depth. I also water distressed the background layer which I double matted in green and dark brown cardstock. The vine is a Prima vine that I've had for a while. I hadnmade the butterflies, and their trail freehand using 3D paint. The pictures are of my husband and I at the park laying on the grass. It was a beautiful fall day here in Miami (we don't get Fall here often) so we went for a walk and stayed there for a while. We even watched the sunset! Finally, the corner bling I received from a RAK and is by Prima's new line.

Here are a few close ups of this layout:


If you like this sketch, don't forget to stop by Sketchy Thursdays and play along! There are RAKs involved! :)

Have a wonderful rest of the week!

thursday...

It's Thursday again and you know what that means? Yup! It's reveal day as a GDT over at Sketchy Thursdays! This week's wonderful sketch is by Diana and I just had so much fun with it!

Here's the sketch:


and here's my take:

I used pictures of me feeding the duckies at a park close by from earlier this year. I did my favorite technique, water distressing, on all the layers of paper that I used here. The hearts were cut with the cuttlebug, inked and glued over a piece of lace and everything was sewn together with my sewing machine. The brown flowers, as well as the small roses are handmade by me. I used one of Gabrielle's flower tutorials for the large brown flowers and the small roses I used a youTube tutorial, linked on my right sidebar. The white pearls are by Prima, which I've had for a while now.

Here are some close ups:


Thanks for stopping by!

thursday...

I'm so exited today as today is the first day as a guest Design Team member for Sketchy Thursdays! I've been following them since they started and their submissions every month were barely 20! I've watched them grown and spread the word about them and it has obviously paid off since their weekly submissions have since tripled!

Well, without further ado, here is this week awesome sketch by Heidi:


and my take on it:


As you can see, I'm still behind with my scrapping (scrapping Christmas 2009 in October 2010!?) but I absolutely love how this layout turned out! I combined the two squares on the left side to make it one big picture. Of course, I used red and green as the main colors with a little accent of white and black. I handmade my own poinsettias (working on a tutorial for them right now) and the title box is actually a digital journaling box that I printed and cut with my own title.



The corner flourish is a RAK and it's by Prima E line (Queens Crown) and the other green pearls in the other side are Keisercrafts Basics Pearls. The red and green paper is by Scenic Route. I greatly distressed this layer using water (the water distressing tutorial is on my sidebar) and inked it. I also water distressed and inked the green punched background layer. I love how punched and distressed paper looks! I matted all this with a darker green Bazzill Cardstock.

Here's another close up of the water distressing and Prima's Bling:


Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to check out Sketchy Thursdays and try out the sketch for a chance to win a RAK!

monday...again!

Thanks for coming back today!

The last 2 layouts are based on two Sketchy Thursdays sketches, which you all know that I absolutely love!




and here is the sketch:



I added the cluster in the right side of the layout because I needed a journaling spot for this page plus I feel that it balances the layout. The big black plant is a digi stamp that I printed on vellum and handcut. This process took forever but I think it looks great! I had a lot of fun water distressing this layout.

Here's my last layout:



and is based on Sketchy Tursdays weekly sketch:



For this one, I also did the water distressing technique. I cut the title and blue flourish with my Pazzles. The green fishy is a shaped brad (remember those?) taht I had in my stash. I hamdade the blue flower using Wendy's tutorial (linked in a few posts below). The journaling spot is actually a digital one that I re sized and printed out.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great week!

monday...

I have some exiting news to share with you!
I received an e-mail yesterday afternoon from Irene Swain who writes for The Examiner in Miami. Here's what she wrote: "Your "With This Ring I Thee Wed" layout has been chosen as one of two winners in the paper category of Examiner's week 5 wedding-themed scrapbook contest." I'm very exited about this! Here's her online article about my layout which happens to be one of my favorite.

On another note, I finished a digi double layout today.


The left page is based on Sketchy Thursdays' sketch for this week which I liked a lot. Of course, I added another page since I wanted to make a double layout for these pictures.


Left page


Right page


Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful week! :)

wednesday...

Hiya bloggers!
So today I have two more layouts to share with you, along with a sketch!

Here's the sketch:


and my take on it:

I used the sketch to make another wedding layouts and it went perfectly for my wedding party layout. We had 6 bridesmaid and groomsmen couples so fitting so many pictures in one or even a double layout was a little challenging. Of course, I handmade all the flourishes as wella s butterflies. The flowers are prima's (surprise, surprise!) and the background paper is from La Creme Colllection by DCWV. The doily is from the dollar store. I cut the title & black leaves with my pazzles.

Finally, here another 1 year anniversary layout of me!


It doesn't happen ofter but there I am in the picture instead of taking the picture! I love how this layout came out! I made the flowers (which I love!) and the flourishes using 3D paint. The little hummingbird in the top left corner is a stamp and this is actually my first time using a real stamp in a layout! I love how it cam out! It was also my first time cuting out the design and fitting my layout under it. I did this with the butterflies that overlapped teh strips of paper in the background. i hated that they would be covered by the strips so I decided to cut the out and place the over it! Hello, where have I been? I know that scrappers have been doing this for so long but I hated the idea of cutting the pretty paper. Of course, I also hated the idea of covering it so cutting won!

This layout is based on Sketchy Thursdays GDC for July. Here's the sketch:


Anyway, than you for stopping by! Have a great day!

friday...again!

I felt like doing a digital layout today. I haven't done those in a while and I ended up making two in under an hour!

The first one is based on Pages in Time's Thursday Sketch. Here's the sketch for this week, April 8th:


and here's my take:


The other one is based on a sketch by Sketch Thursdays.
Here's their sketch:


and here's my take:


Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

saturday...

I'm so exited about Pages in Time upcoming crop! We have great games and challenges prepared and most (if not all) will give out RAKs!
Remember that it's the weekend before Valentine's Day (5, 6, and 7) at Pages in Time.

On another note, I finished a LO about two days ago but haven't been able to upload it. I used Sketchy Thursdays sketch (no surprise there since I'm addicted to their sketches!) and I did it with a vintage style (or an attempt anyway).



Here's Sketchy Thursdays' sketch:


I distressed the Anna griffin PP with a pair of scissors. I inked the yellow PP from Basicgrey's recess collection and cut it into the die cut shape that I used. The black frame I cut with my pazzles and the flowers I made out of left over cardstock and pattern paper. I added a string of pearls and handmade the white swirls. The title I printed on my printer. Finally, I added the little butterflies that i made with the Martha Stewart butterfly punch.

Here are a few close ups:


List of Supplies
From Design Team Package:
Pattern Paper: Anna Griffin
Black lace

From my stash:
BasicGrey: Recces Collection
Cardstock: Bazzill Monochromatic brown cardstock
Glue: Diamond Glaze
Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch
3D white Paint: Shiny White
Inkadinkado: Brown ink (flower petals)
Staples
String of Pearls from Michaels (wedding section)
Cuttlebug punches (leaf and flower)
Cuttlebug Machine
and my handy dandy Pazzles Machine! (for the film roll)