A Card and a Layout

I got two projects done this weekend.  I was going to post the layout yesterday, but it was SO windy here that I couldn't get a picture of it today.  And since I have DT projects to post tomorrow and Tuesday,  I decided to just post them together today since they are for a couple of challenges.

Let's start with the card.  This is for my husband's grandmother's birthday.  I took inspiration from the Paper Girls Challenge for the colors on this one.  And the design is based off of the current Unscripted Sketches sketch.  I Used MME Fun day  paper along with some solid cardstock, a MLS stamp, some WP trim, and a Stampin' Up stamp.  I colored the flower with Stampin Up colored pencils.  I am also entering it into the ScrapbookSteals MCM #16 - Stamp It.

As for the layout, this is based off of the Amber 5b sketch over at ScrapbookSteals by guest sketcher Michelle.  I used Authentique Loyal and Echo Park For the Record 2 for this cute layout of my son meeting one of his great grandma's.  Other than the base piece of kraft, all of the paper is scraps (for the About a Boy Challenge).  The colors worked perfectly for Rochelle's color challenge too (although my greens are a little darker).

Keep Calm & Ski On

Yesterday a new MWM sketch was debuted over at ScrapbookSteals.  Well, actually there were two since Guest Sketcher Michelle King decided to wow us with an extra one.  I decided to work with 5a to begin with, and quickly realized I wanted to use the Crate Paper Lillian papers I had out for another project I had just finished up.  They were perfect for the S.W.A.T. color challenge, so I got to work planning the layout.  The only problem - I didn't have any 12x12 pieces left!  So, I did something I had considered for a long time.  I took the MWM sketch and made it part of another sketch!  This week's Unscripted Sketches was perfect to pair with the MWM layout.  I made the MWM part an 8.5x8.5 square (as that was about as large as I could with what I had), and then used other scraps to finish the layout off.

 I am really loving rosettes these days, and this one worked perfectly to hide a little punching mishap.

The title is inspired by Brenda's March challenge - using the works Keep Calm &... on your layout.  

Here are the two sketches and the color scheme:

Thank You Cards

I was "assigned" the task of making invitations for our MOPPETS caregivers for our MOPS group.  We have an appreciation lunch for them each spring, and we thought "real" invitations would be more fun.  So I pulled out some washi, scraps of paper, and buttons to make these cute "thank you" cards for them.  Each card is half of a normal greeting card, which makes them even cuter!

Here is the sketch they are based off of.  I think it worked great for these little cards with the washi tape :)

Materials used: Downtown Tape and Studio G washi tape

MME Miss Caroline and Indie Chic 6x6 papers

Recollections 6x6 papers

Stampin Up stamp and ink.

Let's Get Sketchy Birthday Blog Hop!

Let’s Get Sketchy is turning ONE and to celebrate we are having a Birthday Bash Blog hop.  As you make your way along our hop to visit each of our DT blogs you will find lots of birthday inspired projects.   If you have arrived here from Bev's blog welcome to the LGS blog hop!! If you have stumbled across this by chance and want to play along then you can head back to the Let's Get Sketchy site to start at the beginning and to start collecting your Birthday challenge words. These words should be bolded on each DT member’s pages.

This year a committed to making a birthday card for everyone in my family plus those needed for birthday parties, etc. So, for the blog hop, I got two more made!

KLD DTDoodle 8.3 using Spooky Lane 2B

 This first one is for my daughter's friend who will be 6 this month.  I decided to go with a mix of papers, as she loves to color in rainbow.  I made rosettes out of a piece of FP Little Sprout and a piece of MME Hip Hooray (boy).  I also used these same papers for the strips on the left side.  I then added a little blue solid paper, some washi, and a couple of buttons to finish of this easy card.

Unscripted Sketches #199

The second card I originally planned for my husband (whose birthday is this month), but I might save it for someone else, as it is slightly girly.  It will probably depend on if I get better inspiration for a card for him in the next few weeks or not!  I used some yellow Crate Paper and some orange and green Amy Tangerine paper as well as the solid blue cardstock for this one.  The sun shape is from a KLD template (Nature 5T), and I topped it off with some washi flags and some twine.  The washi isn't wanting to stay perfectly, so I might have to add a little glue to those...

Birthday Bash Challenge- To create any birthday inspired project from examples you see on the DT pages and upload here at LGS.  If their project is a layout then do a lift of that page, if it’s a project of sorts then do that project.  You can pick from ANY DT member’s blog project for the hop.  The upload it to the Let's Get Sketchy blog when you are done! 

Also as you hop along the way you will find clue words on each of the design team blogs.  Once you have gathered all the words (you might want to put them in your SATCHEL)they will form a quote related to our birthday. Tell us that quote by emailing letsgetsketchy@gmail.com and get your name in the pot for an extra drawing.

The winner of the hop will be randomly selected and will win a nice bag of scrap goodies from Let's Get Sketchy.  As always there are rules for playing!

Here are the rules for playing and winning:

1. You MUST be a follower of each LGS team members blog and leave a comment on each blog and;

2. You MUST also be a follower of the LGS blog.

Please make sure you visit the entire team today as some members are hosting additional blog challenges during the hop and offering their own extra goodies for you so the more you play the more chances you win!

All blog hop entries are due by midnight, March 8th, 2013. CST.   

Now hop on over to Stacey's blog to see what she has in store for you!

Here is the lineup in case you get lost!

Line up:

Brenshevia http://brensheviapapermemories.blogspot.ca/2013/03/birthday-bash.html

Debbie http://www.dpiercey.blogspot.com/2013/02/lets-get-sketchy-birthday-bash-blog-hop.html

Stacia http://happyandscrappytoo.blogspot.ca/2013/03/birthday-bash-blog-hop-lets-get-sketchy.html

Laurie http://laurielariviere.blogspot.ca/2013/03/lets-get-sketchy-turns-one.html

Carla http://www.carlacreates.ca/2013/03/lets-get-sketchy-birthday-blog-hop_1.html

Michelle http://chellesscrapola.blogspot.ca/2013/03/lets-get-sketchy-birthday-blog-hop.html

Lynn http://scrappyhappymom.blogspot.ca/2013/02/lets-get-sketchy-birthday-blog-hop.html

Alison http://adayinthelifeor5.blogspot.ca/2013/02/lets-get-sketchy-birthday-blog-hop-bash.html

Melinda http://www.melindagarner.blogspot.ca/2013/02/lets-get-sketchy-birthday-bash-blog-hop.html

Tracy http://scrappydaze2012.blogspot.ca/2013/03/lets-get-sketchy-birthday-blog-hop.html

Sherri http://www.faithandscraphappiness.blogspot.ca/2013/03/happy-birthday-lets-get-sketchy.html

Marit http://ettkreativtkaos.blogspot.se/2013/03/lets-get-sketchy-birthday-blog-hop.html

Lanette http://stacksofscraps.blogspot.ca/2013/03/lgs-blog-hops.html

Bev http://beeceecreativity.blogspot.ca/2013/03/lets-get-sketchy-birthday-blog-hop.html

Stephanie http://sucw.blogspot.com/2013/02/lets-get-sketchy-birthday-blog-hop.html 

Stacey http://spaceystaceyscrappygoodness.blogspot.ca/2013/03/lgs-birthday-bash-blog-hop.html <----------- You Are HERE!

LGS http://letsgetsketchy.blogspot.ca/2013/03/birthday-bash-hop.html

(I am entering my cards in the Unscripted Sketches, ScrapbookSteals MCM #15 - Rosettes, The Paper Girls Challenge #26 (washi) and KLD challenges)

Who will lose and cry UNCLE

So, I decided to try use two sketches for a 2 page layout.  And I think it might have turned out okay :)

The first page I worked on was the right page, using Unscripted Sketches #196.  I often use their sketches for cards, but I wanted to try one as a layout.  And those squares at the bottom I thought would work perfectly for the four smaller photos I had.  With all of the colors in the photos, I decided to use mostly MME FunDay for this layout.  I tried a few other color schemes, but I kept coming back to the primaries with kraft as my favorite.  To make the photos pop, I used some black cardstock for the matting.

When I had the bottom of the page done, I decided the top needed something.  Then I remember this stamp I had that I hadn't touched.  I got the idea from some of the other FunDay papers that have a similar pattern on them.  I stamped them on solid kraft and then colored them some with my Stampin Up water color pencils.

When I went to add something to the left side of the strip, I really liked the big medallion   But, it had something written on it that didn't fit the layout.  So, I covered it up with some more black cardstock and then stuck a star on top.

For the second (left) page, I used the February 1st Paper Secrets sketch.  Since it had a similar strip on it, I thought it would tie in with the right page well.  The "twist" for the sketch this month is chevrons, so I made sure I had enough of those in my layout :)  I decided to add in Kristi B's challenge of dry embossing (on the arrow), mustache (fussy cut from EP Times and Seasons), and pennants (which I already had for the banners).  

And here are both pages today.  I made sure to carry some of the banners across both pages to tie them together.  I think it turned out fairly well!

Here are the sketches:

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