retrosketches #196

A quick card made with PhotoPlay Family Ties and a Bella Blvd sticker from my stash using a fun sketch by retrosketches.

Happy Place, 2007

As I still had some remaining scraps left to the Simple Stories Snow Patrol collection that I had, I reviewed the Stuck?! Sketches challenge that Laura Whitaker put out:

 I used partial circles scraps, in the above layout, from a layout that I created previously, (backside of the blue circles):

The red dotted paper, (on the initially featured layout for this post), looked so Disney to me that I pulled some older photographs that sat in a poor quality photograph pile from a trip in 2007.  Oops, I need to correct my journaling date! Anywho, I wanted to use some dark papers underneath the photographs so that the darkness to the photographs would not stand out too much.  After exhausting the remaining Simple Stories stickers, I pulled a few Fancy Pants Happy Place Ephemera pieces to complete the page. Although I layered a little more than Laura's sketch, threw in the circles and reversed the header, I stayed close to the sketch otherwise.

Have a great day and stay warm!!

Share Joy

I found a cute sketch on the Share Joy Challenge Blogspot for another Christmas card using some older and recent stash.  The paper and snowflake are from Girl's Paperie and the "merry" sticker from Simple Stories Claus & Co.

December TSR Scraplifts

I haven't spent as much time online or in my scraproom lately.  But, I put together two quick pages by scraplifting myself.  You can read more about these pages on The ScrapRoom Blog today.

A Few More November 2015 TSR Pages

The ScrapRoom Peeks

Photo Play Paper Autumn Day (acorns and bling from stash)

Simple Stories We Are... Family (from DoubleShot Kit) (doilies from stash)

Bella Blvd. Family Frenzy

Pink Paislee Cedar Lane

While I'm waiting for The ScrapRoom Kits to go up, I thought that I would post a few projects from the November 2015 Kits.  Have a fantastic day!!

College Life

 The ScrapRoom Blog is continuing it's Patterned Paper Series with the layout above and tips from Brenda Carpenter.  The post includes instructions to complete the layout above. Easy to print for ideas or a quick page later. I saved all my notes from her class several years ago and applied her tips and designs with current products.

Back to School: Continuing the Patterned Paper series

Hi! I created this page lifting one of Brenda Carpenter's pages from her Patterned Paper series that we are revisiting at The ScrapRoom.  Today, I added an analysis of how my lift differs from Brenda's original and how it may affect your eye movement and the mood of the page at The ScrapRoom Blog.  Hope you like it!

My Crew

Everyday I'm toting these two around.  I created this layout from a revisited class at The ScrapRoom with papers from the October 2015 kits. The story and instructions went up on The ScrapRoom Blog today.  Hope that you have a wonderful day!

Halloween Cards

Hi!  I made these cards with The ScrapRoom October 2015 Doubleshot Kit.  Instructions are up on The ScrapRoom Blog, if you would like.

October Sketch at The ScrapRoom

We used at Pagemaps' sketch for the October Sketch at The ScrapRoom.  For details about my interpretation and to see the other designers takes, please see The ScrapRoom Blog.  I'm, also, posting this for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Going Batty.

Hope you have a marvelous day!!

Happy World Card Making Day!

I created these cards with the October 2015 Doubleshot Kit and Papertrey Ink's Fall Florals stamp set and die cut.  Good day to stay in.  It's in the forties and damp outside here. 

Freaky Fast Friday at The ScrapRoom

This layout was made with the October 2015 Freaky Fast pages recipe.  Basically, a list of sizes to cut sheets of paper is provided.  All you need to do is choose enough sheets of coordinating papers to cut for your recipe, move the papers around until you achieve the look that you like, adhere and embellish.  Viola, it's done!

My Freaky Fast Tips

1. I like to use a line that I have already cut into. So, my first tip is to make sure that I can cut the required dimensions from my scraps. If not, I go to another line from my kits.

2. Pick a favorite pattern to be the largest piece, or one that is a subtle pattern that goes especially well with your favorite piece.

3. Take advantage of having two sides to each pattern and check out your back sides for your winning combination.

The photograph was taken in Punta Cana at Dolphin Explorer, four - five years ago I think.  Two years ago, we went back and it was entirely different.  It had become much more popular and not nearly the same experience.  We would not do it again.  The photograph was taken by a photographer at the park/center.  Not sure why my hair looks so red but I like it!  :)

The ScrapRoom is running a random draw for those who take the challenge and leave a link in the comments on one of the Freaky Fast Blog posts.  Hope that you join in!!  Pop over to The ScrapRoom Blog for this month's Freaky Fast recipe. 

Happy Friday!

The ScrapRoom October 2015: Amy Tangerine, Finders Keepers

Two weeks ago, we adopted a bulldog.  His name is Gus, (short for Gustavo).  He was a breeder who was forfeited to a shelter once they had no more use for him.  He is beautiful, and the sweetest dog that I ever owned.  Maybe, he truly appreciates the tender loving care that my family is giving him. Gus is sure to be the subject of scrapbooking pages to come.  Not at all related to the rest of this post but it's a general update of what is going on around here.  :)

The ScrapRoom Kits are posted and available.   Since I have been on the TSR team, this month is my favorite grouping of scrapbooking line combinations.  While the pages came together rather effortlessly, I was, also, delighted with the results.  Fun papers, fantastic embellishments, a little bit of themes all made for an enjoyable time of creating my pages for the October Ideas page.  When I look at The ScrapRoom Ideas page, I'm reminded how great the kits really are.  The Doubleshot is a "must-have" and I expect it to sell out quickly!

The pictures above were taken in December of 2013 when we stopped in D.C. on our way to my parents in Georgia.  My boys are at an age and mindset where every photographic moment is a negotiation.  I think that I need to lay down the law -- photos are non-negotiable!

Anyway, Happy October!!

Sketches in Thyme

My layout is up on Sketches in Thyme Blog today using a Brenda Ragsdale Sketch:

Freaky Fast Formula

Another animal page from the Out of Africa Park in Arizona.  I used my TSR kit's Crate Paper Wonder line.  We are revisiting a past series at The ScrapRoom Blog called Freaky Fast to help TSR members Get More Pages Done.  It's wonderful how different the designer's pages turned out.  Hope you head over, check out the formula and Heather Robertson's result; and, give it a whirl!  Hope you have a great weekend!

P.S.  I'll never forget this date.  Hugs to all who lost loved ones.

A Couple New Pages With Sept TSR

Using Echo Park Papers Wild Life.  I love this line!

Crate Paper Wonder is wonderful too.  My favorite paper was that coral pink.  I only wish that I had more of it.  It's on the back of the flower print, Wild Spirit.  I pulled little bits and pieces from a few older kits to embellish this one.

Another Post at The ScrapRoom

I'm not sure how to do this.  Do I duplicate a post? Do I not post a layout here when I've posted it at The ScrapRoom?  The best thing that I can think of is to try to say something original here and point my readers, (however few), to The ScrapRoom post.  Any suggestions? I'd love to hear them to help me decide.  Today, I've posted the Story Behind the Page on The ScrapRoom Blog.

Thanks for visiting.  Your comments are always welcome, (and appreciated!).

The ScrapRoom September 2015: Jillibean Soup Sew Happy

This page was created from photographs taken at Old Sturbridge Village, a living museum in Massachusetts. We stopped there for a day on our way to Boston from New Haven, Connecticut last month. At this specific spot, a character was explaining how they dyed their yarns.  The Jillibean Soup Sew Happy is part of the Doubleshot Kit at The ScrapRoom.  The page was created as part of a class series being revisited at The ScrapRoom Blog.