Fall In Love | Stuck?!Sketches November 1st Sketch Challenge

Hi My Scrapping Friends!

It's time for another sketch challenge at Stuck?!Sketches! Here's the fabulous November 1st sketch designed by Laura Whitaker. 

Here's my take on the Nov. 1st sketch...

We recently when to the County Fair and Max's were so surprised to see a camel and a Kangaroo  among the farm animals...so naturally he fell in love and wanted to take one home :)))

I bought a couple of Ashley Horton collections from Pretty Little Studio recently and I couldn't resist using the beautiful Oakley Avenue collection for this page. 

    

I started by selecting a few pieces of patterned papers to create a matt for my photos and then added some stamping along with some paint splatters to create my background. Next, I tucked a chipboard frame from my stash underneath the left photo, and to the bottom left hand corner of the photo I combined a few die-cuts from the Oakley Avenue and Goosebumps collection as well as a flair from Accent Scrapbooking.

   

I created a couple of tags using some of the Oakley Avenue pattern papers and tucked them underneath the lower right photo. I also created a cluster which included a few more die-cuts from the collection (one of them I used for my title) a heart acrylic shape also from the Oakley Avenue collection and my journaling. 

I added a strip of pattern paper to bottom of the page, along with a few more die-cuts and adhere those with some staples.  

To finish the layout off I added a few more die-cut hearts around the page, along with a few enamel dots.

Thanks for stopping by :) xx

We'd love for you to play along with us at Stuck?!Sketches all you have to do is create a layout based on this sketch and link up your layout on the Stuck?!Sketches blog by November 29th to be in the running to win a prize from one of our sponsors!

$25 Gift Certificate...

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I Love You A Bushel & A Peck | My Creative Scrapbook | October Main Kit

Hi My Scrapping Friends!

A quick stop in to share a page created with the fabulous October Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook used this month's sketch which was designed by the talented Laura Whitaker!

Here's the sketch...

Here's my take on the sketch!

In this layout I decided to document a couple of photos of Titan's first moment in our home.  Titan is such a sweet and affectionate dog, it was very easy for him to steal our hearts! 

     

I decided to flip the sketch, so that my title will be at the top of my page. 

I created a cluster on the top left hand corner of the photo which included a die-cut piece, a puffy flower sticker and then tucked a smaller die-cut flower underneath...I also added some of the Farmhouse Stew-Soup labels on the left hand side of the photo.

     

I added some of the stars from the coordination label stickers down the right hand corner of the photo and I also tucked a label sticker underneath the right side of the photo.

I decided to used the shaker wood veneers to create a butterflies border and love the added texture this created on my page. 

The coordinating label stickers had the perfect phase which I used as my title.

I finished the layout off with some stamping, paint splatters and a few puffy hearts stickers!

I hope you felt inspired today and if you're not a subscriber yet, give it a try. The kits are all so beautiful and you will not regret it!!!!

Thanks for stopping by :) xx

   

 

  

You & Me | Stuck?!Sketches - October 15th Sketch Challenge

Hi My Scrapping Friends!

It's time for a new sketch challenge at Stuck?!Sketches and Laura designed another fabulous sketch to get our creative juice flowing!

Here's the October, 15th sketch!

Here's my take...

My photo document Max at eighteen months and Grandpa enjoying a fun afternoon. I love how the camera captured that loving moment between a Grandfather and his Grandson.

I used Pink Paislee - Turn The Page collection on this layout...such an amazing selection of beautiful patterned papers!

I used a cut file from The Cut Shoppe to back my photo and created a cluster on the left hand side which included my title, a couple of tags and die cuts from the Turn The Page ephemera pack.

           
To the top of the page I added a strip of pattern paper, then I fussy cut the top part of paper 17 and adhere with some machine stitching. I also added some hand stitching to follow the design which created a bit more texture to my layout.

I created a cluster to the right of the photo that included some fussy cut stars from paper 11 and a flair.

I finished the layout off  with a few enamel dots and some paint splatters! 

Thanks for stoppin by :) xx

We'd love for you to play along with us at Stuck?!Sketches all you have to do is create a layout based on this sketch and link up your layout on the Stuck?!Sketches blog by October 31th to be in the running to win a prize from one of our sponsors!




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My Creative Scrapbook | Together | October Tutorial

Hi My Creative Scrapbook fans!  It's Yvette here with you today, sharing a step by step tutorial using this month's October Main kit!

The main kit this month features the gorgeous Jillibean Soup Farmhouse Stew Collection and I just couldn't resist creating a page with lots of flowers!     

First I selected the two patterned papers I wanted to use for my flowers and then pick a third to use for the center.   

Next, using a pencil I drew a bunch of petals and then cut each one out with a small scissors...this took me a little while to do :)))

    

To create the middle of my flowers I used the Reinforce Hole Punch from We R Memory Keepers, this went much faster than the petals. 

    

At this point I started playing around with the placement of the flowers, once I was happy with the arrangement I glued in place. 

Now, you cannot have a page of flowers without adding a few butterflies and this kit just happen to have these adorable small wood veneers butterflies from Jillibean Soup! 

I pierced holds in a few places around my layout to create a swirls design and just stitched with beige colored thread, I love the extra texture this added.   

Next, I added the wood veneers butterflies and using a few of the decorative brads (also in this month's main kit) to add extra dimension to the center of the flowers.  

I keep the embellishments to a minimum so as not to overload the page, and love how beautiful this page turn out!  

I hope you felt inspired today and if you're not a subscriber yet, give it a try. The kits are all so beautiful and you will not regret it!!!!

Thanks for stopping by :) xx Yvette 

The One | My Creative Scrapbook - October Main Kit

Hi My Scrapping Friends! 

I'm back today to share another layout for My Creative Scrapbook using the fabulous October Main Kit! 

I love everything Jillibean Soup and this kit is packed with the amazing Farmhouse Stew Collection and so it's was perfect to document this photo of Max looking for that special one pumpkin!    

I started by matting my photo with a few pieces of the farmhouse stew patterned paper and before adhere to my background paper, I added some machine stitching in a few places to create a bit more interest on my layout.

 I love all the beautiful embellishments included in this month's kit! Here you can see I created a cluster on the bottom left hand corner of the photo which included some die-cut pieces, a puffy sticker and a couple of stickers from Simple Stories-happy harvest collection. I also added some twine around the bottom of the photo and a stamp phrase.

To the top of my page I added several thin strips of pattern paper and also another strip to the bottom of the page. I created another small cluster on the top left hand corner of my layout using a paper punch and a puffer sticker.

    

I added my title in the top right hand side of the page using alphabet die cut pieces from the Farmhouse Stew collection along with a few coordination alphabet stickers.

I finish my layout by adding my journaling, a few enamel dots and some paint splatters! 

Thanks for stopping by :) xx

 If you not a subscriber yet, give it a try. The kits are all so beautiful and you will not regret it!