Isabelle's First Day

Isabelle's First Day Layout

I used a sketch challenge from Stuck Sketches to put together the layout and a colour challenge from Colour Stories Inspiration. (see below)

This is the very first layout I have done of my brand new grandaughter Isabelle. I hope you'll all agree she is gorgeous (I know I'm biased of course) Isabelle weighed in at a whopping 9lb 8oz, so is truly a 'bouncing baby'. When my grandson was born I did a 'Jacob's first day' layout so it was only fitting I did the same for Isabelle.

This is the sketch that inspired the layout

 

Journalling on the back of the birth details tag reads:

Look at this Craftmanship - 10 perfect fingers, 10 perfect toes, beautiful eyes and a sweet little nose, cute as a button and as sweet as can be = one brand new girl in our family.

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Friends

Triple Challange

I challanged myself to take part in 3 challenges - each one focussing on a different area.

Colour Stories Inspiration - Colour challenge with 'case file' requirements to attain (see attached colour/case file below)

Sketchabilities - Sketch challange #122 (see below for Sketch)

Scrap it with a Song - (Pop Gals lyrics Challenge) - Jackson Browne – Running on Empty - used the word 'Friends' for the title.

I also challenged myself to only use paper I had already cut into (scrap) - so the four different papers are all scrap.

This is what I created 

Friends

Layout with journalling tag on show

Journaling reads: 06/07/14 – Jacob handling an owl when he, Paul and I went to a car rally on the way back from our weekend in Berwick upon Tweed. He loved it!!

 

 Colour Stories Inspiration Challenge 137

For the evidence I used:                                For the Testimony I used:

Stripes (paper)                                             Tuck your story in an envelope                

Envelope (for journaling tag)

Dry Embossing (on metal shapes)

Metal (shapes)

 Sketchabilities - #122

 I pretty much followed the sketch for the challenge on this one

 

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Products used:

Core’dinations Great White 12 x 12 paper

AC Thickers Alphas – Niki Riki – Yellow Glitter

Brilliance Ink Pad – Pearlescent Yellow

Staz On Ink Pad – Azure

Tattered Angels – Glimmer Mist – Slate

Adirondack Lights – Alcohol Ink – Aqua

Adirondack Brights – Alcohol Ink – Sunshine Yellow

AC Amy Tangerine – Ready Set Go – On The Clock – Scrap

Graphic 45 – A Ladies Diary Collection – Afternoon Tea - Scrap

Blue/Yellow spotted paper – unknown – Scrap

Core’dinations – Spotted paper - Scrap

Darkroom Door Background Stamp – Splatter

Andy Skinner Stamps – Tempting Textures – Rings

7 Gypsies – 97% complete journaling tag – General Instructions

100% boy tag -

Brads – pink

Bottle cap – unknown

Photo Anchors – blue

Metal Shapes – Stars/Tag (used embossing folders for texture)

Fancy Pants – Swagger – Banner Die cuts - 100% boy tag

Hebs 2014

Enjoying another challenge 

with Colour Stories Inspiration and Show us your stuff

This is what I created 

This photo is from our trip to the Outer Hebrides - We were just pulling up at Scuribhal Campsite when I looked out of the window when I saw our cyles (which were attached to the roof) casting shadows but with this lovely view in the background.  I could resist taking a quick snap.

I really enjoyed making this layout and it just sort of evolved as it went along as apposed to me know what I am going to do ahead of time.

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Colour Stories Inspiration case file that I used

 

Evidence: Text Print, Floral Pattern, Butterflies, Leaves, Wet Medium (Moulding Paste), Wings.

Testimony: Document a solitary pleasure

Scheme: All colours used

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Show us your Stuff prompt I used

 The shapes I needed to include on my layout were - a square, a rectangle, bunting, a circle, a banner, a splash of paint or ink and of course, a handmade item. (It's not as hard as it may sound!) Each one of these items must be used at least once, and must be clearly visible. 

Square = Photogrpah

Rectangle = Seaside and Wayside 

Bunting = Hebs (title)

Circle = centre of butterfly

Banner = Scuribhal (subtitle)

Paint = used on butterflies and flower detail in bottom left corner 

Handmade item = cut flower shape from tissue used to blot stencil

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Joy on Highway 49 - Show Us Your Stuff

The December challenge over at Show Us Your Stuff is to use the word 'Joy' in a layout.

 Rather than going for a Christmas theme I thought I would use the theme in connection with a photo of my grandson who loves my next door neighbours motorbike.

As the layout was motorbike related I decided to go with a distress, grungy, dirty sort of theme as you will see.

Here as some close up photos:

 I used the metal plate several times across the layout as I love it!

 I rubbed my inky fingers on the layout to add smudges.

 I love using masks

I also used ephemera on the layout

I used the following on the layout:
AC Thickers - Cinnamon - Silver
AC Thickers - Giggles - Blue and White
Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black
Creative Expressions - That Special Touch Mask - Chicken Wire
Bazzill Bling - Orange 12 x 12 cardstock
Visible Image - Metal Plate stamp
Tando Creative - Grab bag - Stars
Paper Artsy - Squiggly Ink - Swirls & Curls 3
Cosmo Cricket - Cogsmo - Black Chipboard
MAMBI - Sheets - Pad 229
White Gesso
Tyre track ribbon
Ephemera

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Generations - Creative Scrappers #257

Generations

This is the latest sketcth from Creative Scrappers and this is what I made of it.  I am normally a 'messy scrapper' and by this I mean I don't go for 'clean and simple' pages as a norm.  I thought I would challenge myself to do a 'clean and simple' page for a change.

I really love my layout as it is a bit different to what I normally put together.

The photo shows 3 generations of my family: myself, my son and my grandson.

I used the following to put this layout together:

Simple Stories Say Cheese - Magic

AC Thickers - Amy Tangerine - Hello - Brown

Tando Grab Bag - Stars

Sassafras Lass scraps

Buttons

Core'dination embossed spots

Tape - Check/Gingham

Distress Ink - Worn Lipstick.

Lynn

Hat Hilarity

I havent done much scrapbooking in the last 6 months or so, but I am back at it now.  As every my grandson is my favourite subject and I have a backlog of photos waiting to be scrapped.

I put this layout together using Sketchabilites sketch #104 below and Clear it Out challenge.

As you can see I rotated the sketch to left and used elements from the sketch such as the banner and creating my own background.

Here is what I made of it.

 I used the following to put the layout together:

Bazzill Basics Cardstock
Scraps of Sassafras Lass paper
AC Thickers Alphas - Delight Red
AC Thickers Alphas - Niki Riki Yellow glitter
Maya Road Mixed Triangle Banner
Glitz Designs - Purple Camo paper
Imaginisce - Snag 'Em stamp - Seed Packet
Prima - Artists stencils
Modelling Paste
Distress Inks - Worn Lipstick
                       Tea Dye
                       Brushed Corduroy
                       Faded Jeans


I hope you like it.

Lynn x

Time for Bed, Already?

I love the colours in the CSI #13 colour palette (see below) and I knew the perfect pictures to use with it.  I have had these photos of my grandson for a while and hadn't found the best way to scrap them so this was perfect.

This is the colour palette I used from Colour Stories Inspiration

EVIDENCE DETAILS
Choose two (or more) of the following elements to include on your layout:  My selections are highlighted is pink/blue.

• Make a pinwheel (here are two tutorials on how to make them: here and here ).
• hearts
• string/yarn/fiber/ twine
• map print
• jewels
• Make a spiral flower, like in the center of the pinwheel.
• Tuck a little surprising detail somewhere on your page.

JOURNALING DETAILS (TESTIMONY)
Choose one (or more)of the following to inspire your journaling:

• Document something related to play (child or adult play).
• Tuck your journaling into something so that it's partially hidden.
• Write your journaling so that it goes in a circle or spiral.
• Write one central idea and four supporting details/examples (as inspired by the center of the pinwheel and the 4 parts coming off of it.
• Inspiration words: play, surprise, delight -- Use these as a jumping-off point for your journaling (not just as a title).

This is the sketch I used from Lets Get Sketchy

As you will see from my layout I have move the main part of the sketch to the left as I thought it worked better with my photographs, but other than that I tried to stay true to the sketch.

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Life in Cartoon

This is a layout I have done for the True Xo Xo Scrapbooking design team submission.  I am sorry for the photos, but it seems that however I try to photograph them they come out too dark or two light and I cannot find any middle ground, grr.

For the DT submisson I had to show how I was inspired by or scraplifting any of the DT layouts used in challenge 27 on True Xo Xo Scrapbooking . So to I had to consider colour, design, subject or wording. 

 This is the layout I chose to scraplift which is by 

Tiffany Call   

The aspects of Tiffany's layout that inspired me where the bright, fun and funky colours she used and I tried to incorporate this is my own layout and the hand written title alongside shop bought alphas.   I also love the grid format and the random embellishments across the layout.

Take a look at her fantastic blog by clicking on her name above or her layout below!

I chose to scraplift this layout as it was a simple, interesting but graphic, which is not the style I normally go for.  I also chose to use Kraft cardstock (like Tiffany) as I knew I was going to using bright photographs.

I discovered a programme called Cartoonize which lets you import your photograph and converts it into a 'cartoon like' photograph.  I converted 3 photographs to use on this layout and chose to print them on canvas to give them a 'fabric like' look.    

I used new products from the Papermania Boofle range such as clear stamps and the self adhesive fabric.  I stamped the Boffle image but decided not to colour it in as I think it represents cartoons when they have 1st been drawn.

I used:

Sugarloaf Strokes Black Pen
Sakura Gelly Roll - Fl Green
Sakura Glaze - Black
Design Objectives- Boofle Stamp
Design Objectives - 12 x 12 Self Adhesive Fabric
American Crafts Foam Shapes
Making Memories - Just Chillin' Canvas Alphas
Ranger Liquid Pearls - Ruby Red
Papermania Kraft Cardstock

I really enjoyed putting this layout together.

Thanks for looking and remember .......

A day without scrapping is like a day without sunshine!

 Lynn