Creative Scrappers - Sketch 250!

Sort of happy and sort of sad to be here today...posting sketch #250 for Creative Scrappers!  This will be the last sketch for a little while, so that the fabulous Kristine Davidson can take a much deserved break!!!  She's taking a little vacation after 5 years of providing us with unlimited inspiration!  But don't fear...Creative Scrappers isn't going away...in fact, in case you haven't heard, there's a new sketch book coming out this month, Creating With Sketches Volume 2!!  I'm happy to say I'll be a part of it!  The last sketch book went like wildfire, so be sure to pre-order your copy today!  You can do that here.

Ok, enough moping on my part...Sketch 250 was a fabulous one... brought to us by Kristine.  Take a peek:

And here's my take on her sketch using Authentique's gorgeous Renew Collection:

This picture was taken in Key West a couple of years ago.  We were at the southernmost point in the Continental United States....only 90 miles to Cuba!  My husband is thrilled with me, as you can see from his expression...I made him walk a bit in the heat, then stand in line to get the picture...we do what we have to do for the shot, right??  Such a great trip, can't wait to go back!  I did change up the sketch a little....first I rotated the sketch left to accomodate my portrait oriented picture.  I also strayed from the "square" design a little,,, but kept with the "color blocking" affect.

I played with my Silhouette again...I really do love that machine....cutting the clouds and sun, and also cut some fun words from one of the blocks...and kept the negative space for my design.

Authentique's Renew collection comes with some great stickers and embellies....and I made sure to use the for my LO!  Well that's all for today...don't forget to order your Creating With Sketches Volume 2...you'll be so glad you did!  I'd also like to wish Kristine a wonderful and relaxing break...you've done such a FABULOUS job with the Creative Scrappers Blog and I'm so happy to be part of it now and hopefully in the future!!  Love to all my co-designers...I'm constantly inspired by all of you and look forward to working with you on other endeavors!!!

Pat's Fans

Just in time for the Patriots/SF game this weekend, I thought I'd show a little team spirit!!!  We have a lot of rabid Pats Fans in our neighborhood, so you know if there's a big game, there's a party!  This picture of all the neighborhood kiddo's sporting their Pat's gear is from one of those parties last year!

 

 

I used paper and stickers from Authentique's Original Collection and Sketch 225 from Creative Scrappers.  I added some red Bo Bunny Ledger paper to cover all the team's colors.

 

I love Authentique's stickers...they always have great words to go along with their papers.  The stars were cut using the Star Stax MFT Die namics.

I created a stick pin using a Maya Road Bingo number and added a little Twinery Twine to dress it up.   That's it for today...off to try to recreate my address list (sadly lost when my laptop died last May...)  so I can send out my Christmas cards!

A Twinery Layout

I'm back with a project I created for The Twinery.  Recently my daughter had a birthday party where all of her friends got dressed up.  I knew I'd want tons of pictures, so I made some mustache and lips photo props...they were a big hit and I got all the pictures I wanted!

I was searching for a good title and saw the perfect saying on the Sticker Sheet of the Authentique Lively collection..." Live Life with Flair and Laughter..."  by Maya Angelou.  I thought that would be a perfect title for my layout.   My layout is based on  Creative Scrappers Sketch 224,

 

I wanted to spice up my title, so I decided to make it from twine...specifically I used some Honeydew and Strawberry Twinery Twine...since they both coordinated perfectly with my papers!  For a tutorial on how to create a twine title, hop over to my post on the Twinery Blog. 

 

Thanks for stopping by today, and be sure to stop by The Twinery Blog for more inspiration!

Let's Capture These Sketches Reveal #134

Happy Memorial Day to everyone!  Just a quick post to showcase the reveal of Let's Capture These Sketches, Sketch #134.  The sketch was created by J.J. Sobey and was VERY fun to work with.  Here's her sketch.

And here's my take on her sketch.  These pictures were taken in Maine last fall.  It was such a gorgeous day!

I used Authentique's Delightful collection..the colors are just beautiful and beachy!

I also used MFT's Botanical Beauty Flower Die...it's my new favorite!  This layout is also going to be a make and take at Right at Home Scrapbooking soon!  I'll be back later with another layout I created for Right at Home.  Make sure to stop by Let's Capture These Sketches to see all of the gorgeous layouts the ladies have created!