Duke Duke Duke

Oh my goodness!!!  Has it really been a year since I posted ANYTHING?!?  Last year was such a crazy year for me that it's actually not surprising.  Hopefully 2020 will be better!

I'm trying to make more layouts this year, so I thought I would include one of our favorite kitty, Duke.  Unfortunately, Duke was hit by a car a couple of months ago and didn't make it. 😭  He was such a loving kitty and always wanted to be in your face, around you, or just part of whatever you were doing.

I used the January single page sketch from Stick It Down.

Stay tuned for more layouts this year!  Hope everyone has a great weekend!

It's Party Time!

Stick It Down has always been one of my favorite sites for sketches, and I was on their card Design Team for a while.  It was only natural, then, that I check them out to see what they have to offer for January.

Here's their January Card Sketch:

Since my youngest son turns ten next week (!), I decided to use the sketch to make a birthday card.

Challenges Entered

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' January Card Challenges--Birthday

~Stick It Down January Card Sketch

Supplies Used

~Patterned papers from stash

~Pop-up dots from stash

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy scrapping, everyone!

Stick It Down Guest Designer

Happy Friday, everyone!  I'm here today to share my card as Guest Designer at Stick It Down!  Just as a refresher, here's this month's card sketch:

Here's my take on the sketch:

I really love the way my card came out!  I had a new stamp and die set from The {Stamps} of Life that I hadn't had the chance to use yet, so I was SUPER excited to use it!  I colored each layer of the rainbow then used Stickles on those layers and on the clouds for some extra pop.

Thanks to the ladies at Stick It Down for having me back as a Guest Designer!  I had a great time working with this sketch!

Coffee Run

Happy Saturday, everyone!  I hope you're having a great weekend!  I decided that I need to use some of my stamp sets more, so today I'm sharing a card with you using a stamp set I've only used a couple of times.  I followed the current card sketch at Stick It Down:

Here's my take on the sketch:

Challenges Entered

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' April Monthly Card Challenge--Anything Goes

~Stick It Down April Card Challenge

Supplies Used

~Cardstock from stash

~iCraft 3D foam squares

~Memento Dew Drop Ink in Nautical Blue

~Teresa Collins Everyday Moments 6x6 Designer Paper Pad

~TPC Studio Coffe Cafe clear stamp set

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!

Stick It Down Guest Designer

I am fortunate enough to be the Guest Designer for the Stick It Down double page sketch this month!  As a reminder, here's the sketch:

Since I'm still working on getting pictures on pages from our trip to Disney in 2016, I thought this would be perfect!

It's been so much fun being back at Stick It Down!  Thanks for having me, ladies!!!  Happy scrapping, everyone!

THE ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #337--"NATURE"--9 OCTOBER 2016

Thanks for all the lovely projects that were submitted for our "Square Cards" theme at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog last week!  They were wonderful!!!  Our new challenge at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog is "Nature."  Our sponsor this week is Pickled Potpourri.  The winner this week will receive a $7 gift certificate to the Pickled Potpourri store.

The Robyn's Fetish DT was graciously provided with images to work with for this challenge; I chose the "Water Lily."

As much as we don't like to make them, we all need sympathy cards at one time or another.  I thought the October card sketch from Stick It Down was perfect.

Challenges Entered

~Jo's Scrap Shack--FFC #159--Anything Goes

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' October Monthly Card Challenges--Day of the Dead

~Stick It Down October Card Sketch

Supplies Used

~Bo Bunny It's My Party patterned paper
~Memento Dew Drop ink in Nautical Blue
~Pickled Potpourri "Water Lily" digital image
~Ranger Glossy Accents
~Spectrum Noir markers--CT3, JG3, PP1, PP3, PP5, and TB3
~Stick It Down card sketch--October 2016
~Stickles in Yellow
~Studio G "I'm So Sorry" sentiment clear stamp

We look forward to seeing your "Nature" creations this week!  Be sure to get them linked up at the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog before Saturday.  Good luck, and happy scrapping!

Magic

For my second Disney layout of the day, I used the August single page sketch from Stick It Down:

I thought this sketch was perfect for the photos of my youngest son meeting Mickey Mouse for the first time:

You can really see the excitement on his face, and he thought it was SUPER cool that he got to hug Mickey!

Challenges Entered

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' August Monthly Layout Challenges--Anything Goes

~Stick It Down August challenges

Supplies Used

~Simple Stories Say Cheese collection--Expression Cardstock Stickers, Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers, and Seeing Stars patterned paper

~Simple Stories Say Cheese II collection--Never Grow Up background paper

~Stick It Down August single page sketch

~ZIG Writer in Pure Red

Thanks for stopping by!  I'm hoping to get at least one more layout done before the night is out!

THE ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #310--"HAND MADE FLOWERS"--3 APRIL 2016

Thanks for all the lovely projects that were submitted for our "Add a Doily" theme at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog last week!  They were beautiful!!!  Our new challenge at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog is to use hand made flowers on your project.  Our sponsor this week is Ppinky Dolls Art, and the prize is three images of the winner's choice from the Ppinky Dolls Art store.  

The Robyn's Fetish DT was graciously provided with an image each to work with from Ppinky Dolls Art; my image was "Playing with Kittens on the Tree."

I used the new April card sketch at Stick It Down and will be entering my card there.

Challenges Entered

~CASology Week 191:  Washi

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' 52 Week Challenge Week #13

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' April Card Challenges--Anything Goes

~Stick It Down April Card Sketch Challenge

Supplies Used

~Cardstock from stash
~Close To My Heart ink in Sunflower
~Color Box Mini ink in Razzberry
~Colored pencils in blue, brown, green, lemon yellow, light blue, light brown, magenta, peach, pink, and taupe
~EK Success 1" scallop circle punch
~Me and My Big Ideas Mambi Stones stickers
~Ppinky Dolls Art "Playing with Kittens on the Tree" image
~Queen and Co. Rhinestones in Sunflower Yellow
~Recollections foam adhesive circles
~Sentiment from stash
~Stick It Down April card sketch
~Washi tape from stash
~Wink of Stella glitter clear brush pen

We look forward to seeing your projects with hand made flowers this week!  Be sure to get them linked up at the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog before Saturday.  Good luck, and happy scrapping!

Stick It Down February Guest Designer

I'm THRILLED to be the Guest Designer at Stick It Down for the February card sketch!  (Oops!  This was supposed to go live earlier today!)

Here's the sketch I was given to work with:

I decided to use the sketch to create a Valentine card:

I also decided to decorate the inside of my card for a more finished look:

Supplies Used

~My Mind's Eye State of the Heart paper collection

~Ranger Archival Ink Designer Series:  Wendy Vecchi in Red Geranium

~The {Stamps} of Life hearts2love image and sentiment set

~Sticko hearts stickers

~Studio G adhesive foam dots

Thanks for stopping by!  You've still got a couple of weeks to get your project linked up at Stick It Down.  It's been a pleasure Guest Designing for them this month!

Mona Lisa

I decided to participate in the Layout a Day Challenge this year.  Two days into it, I am SO GLAD I did!!!  The theme of this year's challenge is "Around the World in 29 Days," so I've vowed that all of my layouts for this month will be travel related.  I really want to scrap photos of my international travels, so I should have PLENTY of topics, as I've been out of the country several times.

For LOAD1 (Layout a Day--Day 1), the prompt was Colors, specifically the colors of red, white, and blue for the flag from The Netherlands.  You could use the colors in the prompt, or you could take inspiration from the sample layout.  I chose to focus on the color of blue and to scrap a photo of the Mona Lisa.  I used the February single page sketch from Stick It Down to get started.

After trying out a couple of different things, I turned to my WONDERFUL husband for assistance!  He has great ideas and many times sees things I don't.  Thanks to his idea, my layout turned out like this:

 

My husband had the idea of creating a pyramid where the diamonds are on the sketch, since there is a crystal pyramid in the courtyard of The Louvre.  I didn't want to cover up the background paper, as I really love the images that are on it, so I cut squares from transparency sheets and placed them together like a pyramid.  It's also a little hard to tell from these photos, but the main color in the background paper is a very light blue.

Challenges Entered

~Lasting Memories Layout Challenges--Challenge #278--"The Blues"

~Layout a Day LOAD1

~Scrappin' 'n' Chattin' February Monthly Layout Challenges--Anything Goes #1

~Stick It Down February Single Page Sketch

Supplies Used

~Cardstock from stash

~Making Memories Passport chipboard alpha stickers

~The Paper Studio transparency sheets

~Ribbon from stash

~Wubie Prints France 2

I'll be posting my layout each day for LOAD, so be sure to stop by to what part of the world I'm going to showcase next!  Thanks for stopping by!  Happy scrapping, everyone!

THE ROBYN'S FETISH CHALLENGE #300--"PINK, GREEN, YELLOW, AND BLUE"--24 JANUARY 2016

This week's challenge at The Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog is to use the colors of pink, green, yellow, and blue in your project!  You may include other colors as needed, but the main colors in your project should be pink, green, yellow, and blue.  Our sponsor this week is Oddball Art Co., and the prize is three digital stamps of the winner's choice from the Oddball Art Co. store.

The Design Team members were provided with an image from Oddball Art Co. for our projects, and my chosen image is "Sally & Charlie."  My husband and I are going on a (kid-free!) cruise this summer, and I always like to take handmade thank-you cards to give the cruise staff at the end of the trip along with their tips.  This will be perfect to use for that!

I used the January card sketch at Stick It Down

and will be entering my card there.

Supplies Used

~Basic Grey Nook & Pantry Placemats patterned paper
~Cardstock from stash
~Colored pencils in blue, golden yellow, light green, magenta, mahogany, peach, red, and slate
~Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls embossing folder
~Oddball Art Co. "Sally & Charlie" image
~Pop dots
~Ribbon from stash

~Stick It Down January card sketch

We look forward to seeing your colorful projects this week!  Be sure to get them linked up at the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog before Saturday.  Good luck, and happy scrapping!