Hello everyone! Today is my turn to share some scrap happiness with you. As usual, the weather was cold and snowy last weekend, so I sat down with the Canadian Scrapbooker Sketchy Challenge for February and came up with this layout: Here is Sue Sykes’ February 2015 sketch: This is the first winter in a very, very long time….since my kids were little and playing outdoors a lot…that I have gone outside. And it’s all because of our pup Finn, who is fanatical about snow and is always too hot inside. Finn takes me on walks at least twice a day, every single day. I still can’t believe it myself! I’m even enjoying it. I just LOVE the colours in this year’s winter collection from BoBunny. Altitude has fabulous patterns and stickers! I cut the title from a piece of patterned paper and made it into a banner: My journaling is…
Hello everyone! Can you believe that it’s already Feb 3rd? 2015 is flying by! A few days ago, I posted the February sketch in our Sketchy gallery. In case you aren’t familiar with our monthly sketch challenge, let me be the first to enlighten you! Each month, I create a sketch and post it in a new section in our challenge gallery. Each month has its’ own gallery which contains the monthly sketches, along with lots of inspiration from our talented team members and readers! Quick tip: If you want to see all of the sketches at once, you can find them HERE in my gallery. This month, the sketch features a single photo but you can easily adjust this sketch to suit multiple photos by simply enlarging the circle elements and adding more photos. In honour of Valentine’s Day and its’ theme of love, I created this layout using…
Check out Desiree’s take on the Dec sketch featuring FabScraps, Magenta and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. SUPPLIES: FabScraps patterned paper, American Crafts Thickers, Magenta lazer cut chipboard, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares, Be Creative Sookwang tape, staples transparency, unknown shoe lace. Desiree used laser cut chipboard gears from Magenta And some patterned paper from this wonderful collection of products from FabScraps The elements were adhered down using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares Desiree based her layout on this sketch. We would love to see your take on our monthly sketchy challenge! CLICK HERE to join the fun! Have a wonderful Monday!
Hello everyone! Kim Gowdy here!!!! It’s January and I’m already behind! Actually I was late getting my November 2014 Sketchy Challenged done, so really THAT doesn’t count! No worries I’ll get behind in 2015 too! My point is…it doesn’t matter! Scrapbooking is meant to be fun. It’s my time to escape the routine and sometimes chaos of daily life. Lucky for you, we keep our sketches in an online gallery that is ALWAYS available for you to browse and use! Just because we put a date on it, certainly doesn’t mean you need to create with it at that time! …so here I am to reveal my layout for November’s sketch. Our sketches are designed by the talented Sue Sykes. Play with them and share how they have inspired you! Remember…our Sketchy Gallery is open 24/7! Happy Sunday everyone!
Hello all! It’s the start of another month and the countdown is on to the holidays! Today, I’m sharing the December sketch for our Sketchy Challenge! Have you checked out our gallery yet? Lots of inspiration to be found, both in sketches AND our readers’ designs! You can view it HERE without signing up, but to upload your designs and to comment, you will need to register and log in. It’s easy – most of the information can be found in our Before You Begin and FAQs links on the left side of the page. Here’s the December sketch: So,… (*looks around, furtively*)… do you want to know a little secret?? 🙂 Usually, the monthly sketch comes from a sketchbook of ideas that I’ve created at random, but sometimes, just sometimes, the sketch is inspired by a layout that I’ve created on a whim! That was the case in this month’s…
Check out Desiree Saskiw’s take on our Nov sketch featuring May Arts Ribbon and Sizzix! SUPPLIES: DCWV patterned paper, Sizzix die, Me & My Big Ideas hockey embellishment, Faber-Castell Gelatoes, Sharpie marker, May Arts ribbon, Be Creative Sookwang tape, Tombow liquid glue, Google hockey board image. Okay – if you need the perfect Maple Leaf die – look no further than Sizzix! CLICK HERE We adore the 1 inch adhesive flag banner ribbon from May Arts Ribbon Desiree used on her page! – CLICK HERE Desiree based her layout on this sketch. Our December sketch is ready! Check this one out! Join our sketchy community to share your take on our Dec sketch – we want to see your work. CLICK HERE! Happy Scrappin!
by Connie Nichol Here’s my take on the September 2014 sketch from Canadian Scrapbooker’s It’s a Sketchy Challenge. Yes, there`s pink on here and it`s a boy layout. I used a great paper stack from DCWV, Vintage Collector and two of the supporting matching smaller stacks. I love the variety of colours and patterns in this stack. Here’s the September sketch. I actually followed it pretty closely this time around. Instead of eight squares, I put in eight paper bottle caps punched from a sheet of the DCWV paper. I found that a 1 ½” scallop punch was the perfect size and added a bottle cap like edge. I also cut the other embellishments out of the paper stacks and used my favourite brown Clearsnap Fluid Chalk ink, stylus and white foam tip for edging and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares to add a little dimension. These little touches…
Check out Desiree Saskiw’s take on our October Sketchy Challenge featuring Fancy Pants Designs SUPPLIES: Fancy Pants Designs patterned paper, alphabet, label stickers and ephemera pack, May Arts Ribbon moose garland, K &Company Smash stick pin, Tombow liquid adhesive Here is the sketch Desiree based her layout on. Join in our monthly challenge! CLICK HERE! We want to see your work!
Kim here to sneak in my take on October’s sketch, designed by Sue Sykes! A fun sketch to work with; one that I can see using again! Great way to add multiple photos or use up many of those pocket page style kits! I used LOTS of Stampin’ Up! goodness on this page! Paper is from the Flowerpot Designer Series and I used their new Sizzix Dies: Project Life & Word Bubbles. Other Stampin’ Up! products used were the buttons, stamps, ink & the pink, ruffled ribbon! My titles were cut using purchased SVG files from Wilna Furstenberg’s site and the wooden banner is from Studio Calico. Everything played together well to create this fun page celebrating a road trip to Phoenix with great friends! Here is the sketch I based my layout on. Join in our monthly challenge! CLICK HERE!
Hi Everyone…or should I say, “Happy Halloween!” It’s Kelly here to share a layout. Do you have you have your costumes ready and spooky décor around the house? I know I have some cobwebs here and there! ha ha ha Here is a Halloween layout I designed using Simple Stories’ fun “Frankie and Friends” collection, along with some awesome Sizzix dies. I based my design on Sue Sykes’ October Sketch. Have you been playing with her sketches and uploading your layouts to our Sketchy gallery? Here are the three Sizzix dies I used: I die cut them from American Crafts glitter paper… love the sparkle! Beacon Adhesives is great for adhering these pieces: I bent the bat wings for added dimension and just glued their heads down. With white and black markers, I added faux stitching around the title and other cut paper elements. It’s never too late to create a layout based on…
