Sketch Stretch-HSS 178

It's sketch week over at Hand Stamped Sentiments and I took some liberties.  First, here's the sketch:




I'm a scrapbooker.  I try to make cards, but it's just such a small work space.  I made a card.  Hated it.  SO, I thought I'd make a layout. And thankfully, I love it!

I kept the circles and the speech bubbles...only I added a few more! Anybody else remember stickers that were in the shape of bubbles with sayings in them that you could add to your photos...guess I've been scrapping for quite some time!

These kitties were behind our flower box on our front step one morning before school.  Our kitty was  meowing like a beast at the door!  I took the girls to school and when I returned they were gone.  We saw them occasionally the next few weeks and tried in vain to catch them with no luck.

The layout is very messy, which isn't me, but I've seen so many doodling layouts that I love so I decided to give it a whirl.  It came together quickly!  I used the circle framelits to cut my photos.  I mixed up Summer Starfruit reinker/alcohol and gave it some good flicks across my DSP.  I added some gray floss to give it some more texture.

The girls just came by and gave the layout two thumbs up!, and couldn't stop talking about this day.  This is really why I love scrapping.  Thanks for letting me stretch the sketch!!

Love U-HSS 177

It's late, it's been quite a day, so I'll make this short and sweet!  This week's Hand Stamped Sentiments color challenge was one that made me scratch my brain.  Take a look:



Now individually...LOVE.  Together, I don't know (until I linked up my project!--be sure to go check out the others!)

I ended up making two (of the same) quite simple cards that will be given to my kiddos for Valentine's Day.

I made my own polaroid with a square framelit, because I forgot to put the new framelits on my order...insert big.fat.oops!

From there I made this little heart garland.  I was inspired by one of the Paper Pumpkins that had something like this with stars.  I used my alpha dies to make the U with some corrugated cardboard I saved from recycling and added a clip. 

The background was a bit blah so I took out my favorite stamp set, Gorgeous Grunge and embossed some "splattering."

Super quick and I can't wait to put them in their backpacks on the 14th! 

Lunch Note-HSS 176

It's an image inspiration week over at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  Take a look:



Super cute, but I own no birds, no feather stamps.  So I improvised, take a look:

I love making little cards for my girls' lunches.  This is a 4.25" square card.

The embossing with the wood grain was a no brainer.  Then I scratched my head.  The branch reminded me of a banner.  The print on the DSP reminded me of feathers, though I flagged on the wrong ends :/  oops!  Then I added this little heart with an owl inside.  My oldest is still owl crazy! 

I'd love to see what you can do with the photo!  Remember you have 2 weeks to play!, and be sure to check out what the rest of the team created.

Thank You-HSS 175

After some headaches with Google and Blogger, I think I'm all set to go with this blog again.  Why do people find the need to hack others?!?!?  It's sketch week at Hand Stamped Sentiments and I went the Holiday thank you route, can't have enough of those right?  Here's the sketch:



Here is my card:

I've been doing a lot of nontraditional colors lately on tags, so I thought I'd go back to some good 'ole red and green.  This frame had a different sentiment, this is why I love my markers!

Be sure to head over and see what the others have created, and have yourself a Merry little Christmas!

Thankful Bag-HSS 173

It's our sketch rotation over at Hand Stamped Sentiments, and I a bit of liberty.  Here's the sketch:



I spent some time this weekend trying to get my craft room back in order, as some items from our renovation lingered in there...and I found SU's chevron bags that I ordered (way back) that sadly hadn't been open.  It all started there!  Here is my project:

I decided to do some decorating of the bag, added a "Thankful For" note and tied it onto a bottle of wine for a hostess gift.

If you have questions, let me know.  I have a sick kiddo tonight and she would rather me snuggle then type on my laptop!

Be sure to head over and see what the rest of the talented ladies have created...I wasn't the only one with leaves on the brain!

Daddy's Girl

I'm not sure where my post went.  ugh.  Blogger and I are not friends lately!

Let's try again...

I'm back from a house renovation hiatus with Hand Stamped Sentiments this week and I really like what I cooked up!  Here is the challenge:



Yum, right?!?!  I found a black and white photo sitting on my desk and went for it.  Take a look:

Kendall is a complete Daddy's girl and I love these moments!  It's a fairly simple layout, but I wanted to draw you to the photo.

I started by "flicking" my Crumb Cake paper with some White Craft refill.  I also added some of those tiny pearls to the specks.  (I don't know about you, but those tiny ones are always the ones I have left over, I'm glad to have come up with an idea how to use them!)

Once that was dry, I added a piece of Blushing Bride chevron DSP from the Subtles collection.  I roughed up and sponged the edges.  Next was a piece of the Core Soft Sky paper that I ran through with a non SU emboss folder, again sanding and sponging.  I added a doily that I inked up with Calypso Coral ink.  Then I created my arrow-a sucker stick, some Brushed Gold pieces from the Chevron punch (that I trimmed a bit) and the smallest heart framelit.  Love it!  Next I added a piece of Brushed gold banner and heat embossed the letters using the gold paper and White Emboss Powder.

Again, super simple, but I love saving these memories!  Now head over and check out the rest of the team's projects!  You have two weeks to play along!

Thowback Saturday

I know it's supposed to be Thowback Thursday, but this week's layout for Simple Sketches is really a throwback!  First take a look at the sketch:



I loved it the minute I laid eyes on it!  But I couldn't get over the "tags" being upside down--have I mentioned my OCDness?!?!

Here is my layout:

This is my Linnea way back in 2005!

The tags on the layout reminded me of a cork board you might see in your message area.  I took a piece of 12 X 12 cork and went to work!

I made my own tags, just notching the corner and then used a framelit to get the center hole. 

I went embellishment crazy!  Here are a few of my favorites:

I love the middle lower tag--that was all hand stamped using some old SU calendar stamps.

The top right corner has a Candy "flair"--I stamped, punched and then layered with Crystal Effects to make it button like.  The trick or treat bag on the lower left is done the same.

I love, love how this turned out!!  Now head over and see what the rest of the design team has created.