Scrapbooks etc. - Got Sketch Lucky #13

I was very fortunate to participate in Valerie Salmon's Lucky #13 sketch for Scrapbooks etc. You can find the blog post here.

This is the sketch -

Isn't it just darling? I thought so too and I was excited to scrap it the minute Valerie posted it for the team. This layout was posted on the Scrapbooks etc. blog.

Supplies:  Pink Paislee (pattern paper, rhinestone); Prima (gems, alphas "Just be"); American Crafts (pen for stitching, alphas for "natural"); WRMK (chomper)

A couple of close-ups...

Well, I loved the sketch so much I decided to make another version of it...so I rotated the sketch and created this...

Supplies:  Bazzill (cardstock); Simple Stories (pattern paper, die cut stickers, alphas); WRMK (chomper); stitching; Versamagic (liquid chalk)

Here is a close-up of the die cut stickers collage-

Thanks for dropping by and letting me share!

Got Sketch #137

It has been awhile since I have whipped up a 2-pager but this sketch from Valerie Salmon inspired me to step outside of my box!

Supplies:  Close to my Heart (white and royal blue cardstock); Echo Park (pattern paper, die cut stickers, alphas);  EK Success (border punch); stitching

And a couple of close-ups...

Please go to Valerie Salmon's blog to see what my Team Members created with her sketch!

Hollydaze with Got Sketch!

Have you started scrapping your Christmas vacation photos? Well, I haven't started either; these photos were taken 2 years ago - yikes! However I used a fabulous Scrap Shotz December monthly kit and a Valerie Salmon (Got Sketch?) sketch, specifically Sketch #104 and whipped this up in under an hour! Can you believe it? I could not either!

Supplies:  Bazzill (cardstock); Simple Stories (pattern paper, die cut stickers, alphas, mini alphas); May Arts (twine); Close to my Heart (red gems): Versamagic (chalk ink); Copic (black spica)

To add texture and dimension, I raised the photos and some of the pattern paper circles. As well, I "decorated" the die cut sticker trees.

Close-ups of the layout...

Thanks for letting me share!

Happy Birthday Madison!

Hard to believe that 12 years ago, Madison came into this world as a scrawny feisty babe! But she did and has kept me on my toes ever since!

Happy Birthday Madison - enjoy your final year before teen-dom (yikes!)

Lucky Me and Nikki Sivils!

 I am thrilled to share my Nikki Sivils Guest Designer projects with you! Nikki Sivils' collections are fabulously versatile, the colours are striking and each collection is filled to the brim.

Here are my projects using Get Well Soon.

A Get Well soon kit...

And here are my projects using Gingerbread Lane.

A gift bag with crackers....so fun!

 A layout of the traditional gingerbread house/train..

A mini December Daily for the girls...

Happy New Year!!!

Is it really true? That 2012 is literally just hours away??? Gosh, just as I am getting into my groove in 2011, the year changes!!!

Let me say thank you for dropping by - it makes my day! And that I wish you all a wonderful 2012!

I hope your Christmas was wonderful and that you all celebrate safely tonight!

Here is a picture of my girls just a few days before Christmas...I won't even tell you how many shots it took to get this shot...LOL!

Happy Happy New Year!!!

Got Sketch? #132

As you know, I love Valerie Salmon's sketches - their versatility cannot be beat! Here is my interpretation of Sketch #132.

Supplies:  Bazzill (cardstock); Authentique (pattern papers, brads); EK Success border punch; Heidi Swapp (black gem oval); Tattered Angels glimmer mist; Clearsnap Smooch Spritz; Goosebumps; American Crafts (alphas); stitching

Oh and I must share one of the newest products I am working with from Scrap Shotz - it is the Prima Printery Canvas Resist accents! They are fabulous - here is a quick tutorial on how I created a custom complementary look for my layout. 

To blend the canvas accent with the Authentique papers (September Scrap Shotz kit), I used Tattered Angels (denim, Irridescent gold, sand) and the Clear Snap Smooch (Navy Twinkle) Spritz to initially colour the floral bouquet. After it dried, I liberally sprayed it with Tattered Angels pearl mist and a touch of Goosebumps. Then I added some Kaiser pearls for dimension.

Thanks for dropping by!