Monday, December 21, 2015

Card sketch #64

Merry Christmas to all my scrappy friends!!!  I hope you are about ready for the holidays, I am getting closer but still have lots to do!  Today I am sharing our last sketch of the month and the year from Sketch N Scrap!  Here is the wonderfully fun and playful sketch by Heather:


And here is my take on the sketch:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Crate Paper, American Crafts & October Afternoon; flower: American Crafts;
Sentiment: Pebbles Inc; journal circle: Jillibean Soup; Card stock: Stampin' Up; Punch (scallop) Stampin' Up.
 
I received a lovely 6x6 paper pad by Crate Paper (plus other cool scrappy things) from my Secret Santa swap I participated in this year!  I of course had a dig right in and play with these amazing papers!!!  Out of all the paper I owned can you believe I didn't own this line?  I hope you will take some "me" time away from the hustle and bustle of the busy season and create something pretty!  Maybe even use one of our many awesome sketches at Sketch N Scrap!  I hope you all have a blessed holiday season with your loved ones and many wishes for a creative, healthy and blessed 2016 !!!! I can't wait to see what you create!


Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Sketch N Scrap #94

Happy December!!!  Hope all of my American friends had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  It's the first of the month so it's time to share a wonderful sketch by Heather with you!!! This is Heather's debut sketch with us at Sketch N Scrap!!! Isn't it just awesome?
Here is the sketch:


 
And here is the layout I created based on the sketch:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Webster's Pages; Stickers: snowflakes & quote- October Afternoon;
Bows: Jenni Bowlin; Bling: Queen & Co; Letter stickers: Webster's Pages & Doodlebug; card: Elle's Studio
 
I made this layout for my sister to frame and put in her office!  I love how it turned out.  Pictures are from the Fort Worth Parade of Lights this year which is a fun event that is a family tradition for us!
I know how busy the holiday season can get but I hope you will find some time to play along with us at Sketch N Scrap this month!  You have until December 31st at 7 pm CST to upload your layouts or cards based on our 5 sketches for a chance to win some fun Christmas stamps!!!  I can't wait to see what you create!
 

Friday, November 20, 2015

Card Sketch #62

Wow, November is fast coming to a close!!!  Hope everyone is getting ready for the upcoming holiday season, I know I am not ready.  The weather has been so warm here in this part of Texas it still feels like Summer or at least Spring most days!  Here is our last sketch of the month for you.
 
Here is my take on the sketch:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Stampin'Up; Die cuts: Stampin' Up; Stamps: Stampin' Up;
Ink: Stampin' Up; bling: Queen & Co; Card stock: Stampin' Up.
 

I was a the Scrapbook Convention this summer and one of the booths was letting you stamp and die cut these butterflies for free!!  Of course I jumped at the chance and finally decided to use them on this fun card!  I love butterflies!  I hope you will find time to play along with our sketches at Sketch N Scrap this month, besides this one there are 4 others to choose from either layouts or cards!  Heck why not use them all?!!!  I can't wait to see what you create!


Thursday, November 12, 2015

Twistback Thursday Time Again!

It's time for another sketch with a twist at Sketch N Scrap!  This month's Twistback Thursday challenge features a fun sketch by Sketch N Scrap co-owner Kelly!
Here is the sketch:

And here is my take on the sketch:


Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Bella Blvd, Echo Park, We R Memory Keepers; hearts: Heidi Swapp;
Stickers: Echo Park, My My Mind's Eye, Pebbles; Die Cut: (heart) Stampin Up';  Letter stickers: American
Crafts Thickers; Project Life type card: Bella Blvd.
 
I made this layout for a good friend, these pictures are so cute who could resist scrapbooking them? The twist to go with this sketch is to use BLUE, RED & YELLOW!!! I love bright colors, they just make me happy!  Plus I had fun playing with some older papers from my stash!  Make sure and stop by Sketch N Scrap to play along, we would love to see what you create!

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Sketch N Scrap card sketch #60


As October draws to a close and we get closer to the holidays I am here to share a fun card I created using a card sketch for Sketch N Scrap by Heather, one of our newest sketch artists!!!  Here is her amazing sketch:

And here is my take on it:
Supplies Used: Card stock: Stampin Up Basic Grey; Patterned Paper: Jillibean Soup Grandma's Lima Bean Soup;
Ink: Stamin Up Basic Gray; Stamp: Stampin Up; Sentiment (die cut) Jillibean Soup Grandma's Lima Bean Soup.
 
I absolutely had so much fun using this sketch and can see myself using it again and again! I hope you will find time to play along with us at Sketch N Scrap this month, you have until October 31st at 7 pm CST to link up your lovely work using any of our sketches for a chance to win our Halloween washi tape trio that we are giving away this month!!!  Make sure and visit Sketch N Scrap to see all the wonderful cards the DT created, they are FABULOUS!  I can't wait to see what you create!
 


Saturday, October 3, 2015

World Card Making Day!

Happy World Card Making Day to all my crafty friends!!! I hope you will be able to join us today at Sketch N Scrap to create at lease ONE card today in celebration of this yearly event!  In honor of this fun day we have a wonderful EXTRA card sketch for you this month by the talented sketch artist Mandy!!!  Here is her sketch:
 
And here is my take on her awesome sketch!!!!

Supplies Used: Card stock: Stampin Up Very Vanilla; Patterned Paper: Stampin Up; Stamps: Close to my Heart (sentiment) & Stampin Up (leaf from French Foliage); Ink: Stampin Up: Early Expresso & True Thyme; enamel dots: Teresa Collins.

I hope you will find time to play along with us today, but if you don't have time today you have until October 31st at 7 pm CST to link up your card based on Mandy's fabulous sketch for a chance to win our awesome prize this month!!!! Don't forget to stop by and check out all the amazing cards created by our talented DT!!!  Happy card crafting my friends!!
 

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Sketch N Scrap #90

Happy October friends!!!  I am so excited that we are suppose to have a cold front move in this weekend and hopefully that will make it feel more like Fall here in Texas!  I am so excited to share the sketch and my layout with you this month!  This is the debut sketch by our newest sketch artist at Sketch N Scrap, Heather!  I LOVED this sketch, it is a great one for getting TONS of photos on a single page layout!  I plan to use it again soon!  Here is Heather's awesome sketch:
 
And here is my layout based on the sketch:
Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Bella Blvd, Fancy Pants; Letter stickers: Simple Stories & American Crafts Thickers; stickers(leaves & journal box): Bella Blvd & Simple Stories; enamel dots: Recollections; washi: Stampin Up; card stock: Stampin Up (naturals).
 
I was so excited to make this layout for my nephew's book and be able to fit so many fun pictures onto it to show how fun their family day at the Pumpkin Patch was back in 2012! I purposefully left the journaling box blank so my sister in law can fill in her memories from that fun day!  I hope you will find time to join us this month at Sketch N Scrap!  We have LOTS of fun sketches, layouts and cards to share with you in October!  We also have a great set of washi tape up for grabs for one randomly chosen winner this month, so make sure and check out all the wonderful inspiration!  Be sure and upload your creations for a chance to win by October 31st at 7 pm!! 
Happy crafting friends!


Monday, September 21, 2015

Card sketch #58

The year is moving by SOOO fast, I can't believe we are at the end of September already!  I am really ready for Fall but it is still not showing itself here in Texas....but hopefully soon!  Here is my last sketch of the month at Sketch N Scrap:



And here is my take on the sketch:



Supplies Used: Card stock: Stampin Up; Patterned Paper: American Crafts; bird sticker: Echo Park;
Bling: KaiserCrafts; sticker letters: Scenic Route; die cut: Starburst by Stampin' Up.
 
I had so much fun with this card that I made to say hello to a friend!  I think it was well received too!  I hope you will find time to play along with any of our five sketches this month, there is still lots of time- you have until September 30th at 7 pm CST to link up your creations!!!  Make sure and stop by Sketch N Scrap to see what the other DT members did with this fun sketch!!  Happy crafting!


Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Twistback Thursday sketch for September!

It's time for Sketch N Scrap's Twistback Thursday challenge for September!!!  It's my turn to host the challenge this month and I picked this fabulous sketch by Kelly:

For this month's twist I decided to go with a back to school theme in honor of the start of my son's Senior year!  The twist for this month is to use items on your layout that start with each letter of the word APPLE!!!  So you must use one thing that starts with an "A", two things starting with a "P", one thing starting with an "L" and one thing starting with an "E" on your layout. You can use more things but you must at a minimum use one thing for each letter of the word "APPLE".  Here is what I came up with:
Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Authentique, Simple Stories, Scenic Route, Bella Blvd, & Ki Memories (lined); Flair: Scraptastic, Die cuts: Simple Stories; punch: Stampin Up; letter stickers: Paper Trunk & American Crafts; enamel dots: Queen & Co and Recollections; sticker: Bella Blvd.
For my items to represent each letter in the word APPLE I used: A- Authentique (striped paper), P- Pumpkin die cut, P- punch (star)/polka dots, L- letter stickers/lined paper, E- Enamel dots.   I loved these photos of my nephew as a train engineer from last Halloween and wanted to get them scrapper before this Halloween, it is so fun to look back and see what they were into each year as represented by their costumes!  I hope you will play along with us at Sketch N Scrap this month, just remember you must use the sketch PLUS the TWIST for this challenge!  You have until September 30th at 7 pm CST to play along!  I can't wait to see what you create!  Make sure and check out all the wonderfully creative and fun layouts the DT made with this sketch too!  Happy crafting!

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Card Sketch #56

Are you even a little bit sad to see August winding down?  I am excited for football season to get into full swing but yet I am a bit sad to that school is starting in less then week and my baby will be starting his last year of high school, which is pretty bittersweet! But as the month starts to come to a close we are ready to share our last sketch of the month with you at Sketch N Scrap! Here is the sketch by me:
 
And here is my take on the sketch:

Supplies Used: Card stock: Stampin Up- Pear Pizazz, Caribbean Blue, Whisper White & Strawberry Slush;
Stamps: Stampin Up- Gorgeous Grunge, Fabulous Four & You Make me Happy; Ink: Pear Pizazz &
Strawberry Slush; circle cutter: Creative Memories
 
This card is a bit different then my usual style without any patterned paper but I decided to play with my new favorite stamp set Gorgeous Grunge and my new favorite sentiment stamp Fabulous Four!  I love the way it turned out!  I hope you will find time to play along with us at Sketch N Scrap this month, you have until August 31st at 7 pm to link up your card based on this sketch!!!  Happy crafting, can't wait to see what you create with the sketch!

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Card Sketch #55

I was so excited when I saw this awesome sketch by my friend Kelly because I knew I had a cute little bee sticker that would go great with this sketch!!!  Here is Kelly's sketch:
 
And here is my take on it

Supplies Used: Card stock: Stampin Up; Patterned Paper: Stampin Up & We R Memory
Keepers; stickers: Echo Park & Doodlebug Designs; Stamp: Technique Tuesday; Ink:
Stampin Up; enamel dots: Queen & Co
 
I had so much fun playing along with the wonderful sketch!  I hope you will find some time to play along with it as well.  Make sure and check out all the creative cards the Sketch N Scrap DT created too!  You have until August 31st at 7 pm to link up your card based on this sketch!  Happy Crafting friends!!

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Sketch N Scrap #86

Am I the only one who feels like the Summer is zooming past and I am just standing here wondering where in the world did July go???  We are enjoying a wonderful Summer filled with college visits as my baby tries to make the best decision for his future, maybe that's why I feel like time is just passing me by, cuz I don't want to admit my little guy is now going to be a Senior in high school....WOW! Seems like yesterday he was starting kindergarten!  As we start a new month Sketch N Scrap launches a new sketch, this one is by me and here it is:
 And here is my take on the sketch:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Crate Paper: Hall Pass & School Spirit; Stickers: Crate Paper
 Letter stickers: Basic Grey & Jenni Bowlin; Buttons: Stampin Up; Star Punch- Stampin Up
 

These pictures were taken at my nephews graduation from Pre-K this past May!!  I can't believe he is going to be in Kindergarten this fall!  Isn't he adorable in his cap and gown?  Make sure and hop on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to see all the eye candy from the other DT members!! We hope to inspire you to play along with us this month!  You have until August 31st to link up a layout based on this sketch for a chance to win a fun set of Heidi Swapp circle stickers!  Happy crafting friends!


Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Card Sketch #54

July is almost over and so it's time for our last sketch of the month at Sketch N Scrap!  Here is the sketch by me:
 
And here is my card based on the sketch:
Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Stampin Up & We R Memory Keepers; Card stock: Stampin Up;
Stamps: Stampin Up- Lovely as a Tree & Simply the best; Ink: Stampin Up True Thyme; button: unknown.
 
I decided to go more shabby chic on my card. I also decided to make it one that could be used for either a male or female and one that is rather generic in theme as I didn't really have an immediate need for a card at the time I created this.  Feels kind of good to be building my stash of cards back up as it is always hard to find time to make one on the spur of the moment when you need one!  The DT at Sketch N Scrap did a wonderful variety of cards using this sketch so make sure and check them out!  You still have time to play along with the sketch, the link up closes on July 31st at 7 pm!!!
Happy Crafting friends!

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Twistback Thursday sketch

It's the second Thursday folks and that means we have a new Twistback Thursday sketch at Sketch N Scrap!!!!  This month Heather is hosting our challenge and is challenging us with this fun sketch I created all the way back in October 2013!!!  Take a peek at the sketch:
 
Besides using a sketch from our archives we also add a "TWIST" to the challenge and this month the twist is to USE VINTAGE/OLD PHOTOS on your layout you create using the sketch above!!!!  Here is my take on this fun challenge:

Supplies Used:  Patterned Paper: Fancy Pants Swagger; journaling spots: Crate Paper; Stickers: 
Fancy Pants Swagger; enamel dots: MME; chipboard car: Farmhouse Paper Company
 
I will tell you after doing this challenge I realized how FEW pictures I have of my childhood!!  Gosh, my family just never took pictures!  These are the only 3 pictures I have of my Gramps!! So sad really, I got a lot of pictures from family members and have scanned them all into my computer as I don't want to glue down the originals!  It feels good to know now I have them preserved digitally and now in my scrapbook!  My Gramps was quite a character as you can see in the bottom left picture!!  There he is wearing a handmade pot holder on his head to protect his head from the snow outside!!  He was always cold and wore layers upon layers of clothes and even had electric socks he wore in the winter!  He was funny, fun loving and an all around awesome guy! I miss him everyday!  He lived down the road from us when I was growing up so I was lucky enough to be able to see him practically everyday, wow, what a blessing that was!  Instead of writing all my stories on the front of the layout (there just wasn't enough room for them all!) I included a poem my cousin wrote about Gramps (he also wrote a song about him) which basically sums him up!! I will type up my personal memories and attach them to the back of the layout, I am also getting the song my cousin wrote from him and will be adding that to another layout I plan to do.  I know the poem is in small print on the photo so here it is:
Paint me a picture of your grandfather I was told, and so I chose the brown of dirty fingernails & the inky black of greasy hands, dusty tan for Nebraska grit, golden hues for the sun dripping heat on the restless fields.  I'd wash the canvas in milo green & dab my brush in Summer blue, red for the old barn & rusty hinges, white for simplicity & pebbles in the road. I'd remember the whiskers & early mornings, color the cuss words, the peanuts & the lightning pinching the horizon.  His portrait would smile & spit tobacco & tell tales of tramps & the big bad wolf.  He would start the tractor & feel the soil, love the land & weep in September & May.  Grandpa would jiggle his change & wind up his clocks, pull out the stickers & open his Bible.  He'd spoon up his cornflakes & hate to do dishes, he'd go shopping at Kmart & get sticks in his stocking.  Grandpa lives by the windmills, the storm cellars, the dirt roads.  I live by the stop lights, the traffic, the neon.  I'd reach out to his world & I'd finish the picture ~ by Gary Wann
 I hope you will take a stroll down memory lane like I did and dig through those old photos to find a few to use!  The funny thing is this layout only took an hour or less but the time I spent looking at all the old photos and reminiscing was MUCH longer but SOOOO worth it! I remembered things I hadn't thought of in a long time and shared those fun memories with my son, it is a great way to relive the "old days" with your kids and pass along some of your history to them!  Thanks Heather for an awesome challenge! You have until the end of the month at play along, make sure and check out all the inspiring layouts by the DT HERE.  This challenge was a great reminder to me why I scrapbook, prizes are fun and the papers are pretty but passing on your memories, your heritage to the generations to come is PRICELESS my friends!!

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Sketch N Scrap #84

Can you believe it is July 1st already?  Wow, the summer is flying by I need to get better organized and get moving on my Summer bucket list!  The first of the month always means a new sketch at Sketch N Scrap, here is our first sketch of the month by yours truly:
 
And here is my take on the sketch:

Supplies Used: Grid paper: Scenic Route; Patterned Paper: Echo Park & Bo Bunny; Stickers: Pink Paislee
 & Echo Park; letter stickers: Making Memories & American Craft Thickers; enamel dots: MME
 
I really dug into my stash for some of these things!! I bought like 200 sheets of this grid paper when Scenic Route went out of business, LOVE this paper my favorite background paper of ALL time but over the years I have used most of it, going to be so sad when it is all gone!!  I also used some REALLY old alphas, in fact they had lost their "stickiness" so I had to glue them down!! Love these pictures of my sweet nephew at the splash park!  I talked to him the other day on the phone and when we were ending the call I said "Goodbye sweetie" and he said "Goodbye Honey".  SOOO adorable that boy is!!!  Miss him so much!  I hope you will find time to join us at Sketch N Scrap this month, we love to see what our wonderfully creative readers are up to!!  You can check out the great eye candy our DT created and find out all the nitty gritty details of how to play along HERE! Stay cool my crafty friends!!!

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Card Sketch #52

I have the last card sketch of the month up at Sketch N Scrap today!  I can't believe June is almost gone wow!!!  Here is my sketch:
 
Here is my card inspired by the sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin Up; Patterned Paper: Jillibean Soup,
Scenic Route, American Crafts, journaling spot: Jillibean Soup; sticker:
Echo Park; stamp: Stampin Up; bling: Queen & Co; ink: Stampin Up
 
I hope you will find some time to play along with us this month, you still have until June 30th at 7 pm CST to link up with any of our sketches for a chance to win an awesome set of double sided journaling cards from We R Memory Keepers!  You can find out all the details on the Sketch N Scrap blog!


Monday, June 15, 2015

WINNERS!!!!

I hope you enjoyed our third birthday bash at Sketch N Scrap as much as I did!!!  All good things must come to end eventually but I have some really good news for two lucky ladies today!! So let's get to it!!  The winner of my birthday card challenge to use 3 colors & 3 punches is.....................
# 1  LESLI!!!!  Lesli has won the Basic Grey stamp set!!
Here is Lesli's lovely card!

 
Our second winner for the recipe layout challenge is..............................................................................
#1 Barbara!!!!!  Barbara has won the enamel dots!!!
Here is Barbara's lovely layout:

 
Ladies you can email me at sketchnscrap@gmail.com with your address to claim your prize!!!  Thanks to everyone who participated in my challenges!!! 


Saturday, June 6, 2015

Card Sketch #51

Kelly has an awesome card sketch up at Sketch N Scrap today!  I knew when I saw this sketch I would have to play along!  Here is the sketch:
 
And here is my take on the sketch: 
Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin Up; Patterned Paper: Pebbles, Inc; Project
Life type card: Pebbles Inc; Bling: Queen & Co; brad: Pebbles, Inc.
 
These papers and PL card have been in my stash for years, I recently had moved them to the top of my "use it or lose it stash" that I am trying to use up before purging at the end of this year!  So glad to have some more gone out of that drawer!  In January I started a drawer in my hall closet that I filled with things I hadn't used in years and really should have donated but I found myself unwilling to part with them as I still liked them.  So I placed them in a drawer and told myself next January everything still in this drawer HAS to be donated because obviously I haven't touched it all year I must not need or like it!  So far I have used up A LOT out of this drawer!!!  I don't think I will be giving hardly any of it away, the drawer that was so full I could barely close it, is now 1/2 full!  I will be doing this again each year to motivate myself to use things up, it's hard to use things when you have to dig to find them!   I hope you will find some time to play along with us this month, you still have until June 30th at 7 pm CST to link up with any of our sketches for a chance to win an awesome set of double sided journaling cards from We R Memory Keepers!  You can find out all the details on the Sketch N Scrap blog!