LM,#752- Woodworking

So excited to be able to sneak in a last-minute layout for Lasting Memories Tic -tac-toe challenge #752

I used the center row of chipboard, circle, and rhinestones.  For the last retreat I attended, I only took scraps to use in building my layouts.  I've had these circles in my stash for a while and am glad to have been able to use them. I also used a stamp to create the flourishes and fussy cut them out. I thought about using my chip board for this, but it's too thick to cut that intricately.  Instead, I backed some of the circles with chipboard to give them dimension. Lastly, I  added a few rhinestones for some color.

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Tree Life

This past weekend I attend a retreat and went old school.  Just paper, embellishment and tools on hand.  I challenged my self to creating layouts with just scraps and ephemera not in kits.  Other than the Boy Scout specific paper.  I’ve had those pads in my collection since my son’s Cub Scout years and now he’s working on his Eagle Project.  Actually this whole weekend was dedicated to nothing but scout layouts. I’m almost up to 2024 and got the pocket pages done for the Switzerland trip.

No challenges or sketches on this one.  Thanks for stopping by to take a look.

 

Sketch and scrap

 

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It's Sketch-n-scrap's 13th Birthday, and I'm playing with the second challenge.

I used 4 photos as I cropped them smaller than the sketch.

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Good times

 So excited to have my first layout done with just scraps. I used the sketch from  April Sketch and Scrap challenge.

Love how it turned out.  Even managed to break out my stamps.  Thanks for stopping by.

Using scraps

 It’s been a while since I last shared and I’ll be honest scraping hasn’t been on the radar with the start of spring gardening.  I’ve been in major clean up mode as we have been culling the random remains of out buildings, farm implements and such.  So in the endeavor to clear things out I’ve only brought scraps and ephemera not in kits to the retreat.

LM#748

I'm back with my last guest layout for Lasting Memories.  

I've enjoyed creating with the sketch challenges this month.  

For this sketch, I added an extra base layer as the light blue print didn't have enough contrast from the background paper to really pop.  I also replaced the shapes on the sides with banners and one photo for a mat that played up the actions of our kitties (Nova and Nebula)

Another adaptation is this "cute" speech bubble instead of the tab behind the photo.

Finally, this layout wouldn't be complete without this adorable mouse that I fussy cut from another photo mat.

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April tic-tac-toe and sketch challenge

I'm playing along with Stacey's tic-tac-toe challenge using the right-hand column:

mixed title, brads, and ink.  I also used Rochelle's sketch challenge for April

I replaced the circles in the layout with large fussy cut flowers, which I highlighted with a brown pen to get the details to pop more.  I also inked the edges of the photo mats

I didn't do any journaling as I don't know what to say.  I took my mom for a trip to the coast before she left for home, and we had a fight.  I might do a hidden card with how I felt tucked away but for now the layout is done

 

I posted this layout at the Sketches in Thyme Facebook group and neglected to share it with you.

I used the sketch as a jumping-off point as I flipped the photo placements off the 3x3's and used one less photo overall.  The large flowers are fussy cut from paper in the beach collection I have.  I'm trying to us all of my stash before I buy anything.  Hard to do with so many cute summer lines coming out.

I'm not one to use titles often, but did include a die-cut with Beach Day on it as it captures the essence of the graduation trip to Yachats

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LM #747

I took a small break between making guest design layouts for Lasting Memories to do some Spring Break traveling.  I drove to San Diego from Junction City, Oregon, to pick up my middle daughter.  We spent time at Imperial Beach, Balboa Park,  Santa Monica Pier, Golden Gate Bridge, and the Redwoods.  I'll have to make a post soon to share some of the photos, but now that I'm back, I have to crank out this sketch and the next.

  My daughter, Danielle, stayed true to herself with a casual graduation outfit, so I went big on everything as I didn't want to crop out a single detail. Not even her tired old converse.

I colored over the silver lettering on "Graduation day" to keep with the color scheme

The quote and stars are cut from two different borders as I wanted only bits of each to tie everything together

The overall layout is still based on the sketch, just bigger. As always, you can use the sketch as is, or it can be flipped, rotated, or even stretched into a two-page spread if you want.

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LM#746

 Welcome back for another sketch challenge with lasting memories.  This time around we are doing a single-page layout.  It can be flipped, rotated, or even stretched into a two-page spread if you want.  I kept the basic layout idea but altered the photo sizes.  Since I print almost all my photos as 4X6 I knew I had to go larger if I wanted the whole Trailhead sign to show.

My embellishments had to be adjusted to work with the larger photos.  Smaller clusters in slightly different locations but that's the great thing about sketches, they are a starting point and don't have to be replicated exactly.  I also moved my journal area to create a diagonal flow across my layout.

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LM#745

 

I'm back with my second sketch challenge for Lasting Memories

 I didn't have enough photos of my son's family celebration or his friends' party, so I combined both events.  I did a few substitutions for pictures with just colored blocks of card stock, especially since I didn't have a 6x4 horizontal photo.

 I picked the colors based on a stash of Creative Memories die-cut embellishments that I was gifted. These birthday-themed die-cuts work great with the photos and are not too hard to match with CM cardstock. The peacock blue block was bold and stood out too much before I framed it with freehand white inkwork.

I moved the journaling to the other page and added a die-cut cluster instead.  I backed the hollow circle with the same blue as the 6x4 block on the other page and popped the cake up with foam.    Also added rhinestones instead of a decorative edge to the shelf.

same layout configuration as the sketch minus two photos

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LM#744-Lasting Memories sketch challenge

 

Hello all, I know it has been forever since I have shared anything with you all, lovely followers.  I'm happy to announce that I am guest designing for Lasting Memories this month.  We are doing a sketch challenge, one of my favorite challenges.  

"Feel free to change the sketch up a little to fit your photos (use more or fewer photos, flip the sketch, only use one side, etc.) as long as we can see the original sketch in your layout."

I love that sketches provide inspiration.  I sometimes follow the sketch done to the exact placement and sometimes use it as a jumping-off point.  For this Alison Davis sketch from July 2020, I kept the basic background structure and the main photo layout but changed the cluster location on the left-hand side and added several smaller photos to the right along with my journaling.

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3 in 1 March Challenges

I’m excited to have created a layout for Challenge Yourself (bling) using Rochelle’s sketch and Stacy’s tic tac toe for March.

I choose to do the diagonal with 2 photos,  a tag, and stars.

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If you look closely at the photo below you might see that I also used Ink splatters but they are hard to see because I used shimmer ink and a yellow similar to the star paper

Little sneak peak

I’m back crafting but can’t share too much just yet but I’ll have something for you each Sunday starting at the end of the month.  I was hoping to knock out a few March challenges too, but we’ll see if that happens.

I’m off to San Diego this coming weekend to pick up my daughter from Job Corps and have a road trip to plan so I’ll catch up with you all soon 

The trees have eyes

   The setting sun and the darkening forest trail caused me to jump when I saw this tree! Was it a tree sprite or a Fairy come to life? Can you see the face?   The thick eyebrows, a lumpy but petite nose, and big pouty lips.

 

Another beautiful hike documented using  Rochelle's January Challenge 

I changed the sizes of the photos and circles but kept the placement about the same.

I also combined the sketch with  Stacy's scrappy friend's tic-tac-toe

using the right-hand column of splatters, enamel dots, and twine

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