Frozen Delight

There's a new sketch challenge at Sketches in Thyme, and this week it's a 2-pager! Here's my layout:

and here's the sketch:

A 2-page layout is not something I do very often these days, but it's a great way to showcase pics when you have a bunch instead of trying to squish them all or limit the ones you choose to scrap. For this layout I had 4 4x6 photos that I could have easily fit on one 12x12, but spreading them out across 2 pages allows for more embellishment!

My fun little tidbit to share on this layout? The scallops across the page are cupcake liners- these days they come in all sorts of fun patterns and colors, so I grab them whenever I can and love using them in the craft room! Who can beat 100 fun polka dot scallops for $1?

I hope you'll stop on over to Sketches in Thyme and see the rest of the DTs takes on the sketch, and link up your own take too! =) T

Challenges:
-Sketches in Thyme sketch #73
-Scrappy Frogs seeing spots
-Pile It On up in the air
-My Craft Spot spring scallops
-Color Q

Hello Sunshine!

Time for me to share this week's layout for The Crafting Family. I also used last week's sketch I designed for Sketches In Thyme to create this quick layout:

and here's the sketch:

As you can see, I didn't follow the sketch exactly...but that's what sketches are for. getting you inspired, but you don't have to follow every little teeny tiny bit! Thanks for stopping by today, =) T

"Hello Sunshine" challenges:

-Crafting Family weekly post

-Sketches in Thyme sketch

-Clear it Out use some thing not in your craft room- tickets from party supplies

-The Paper Girls use a stamp to create background

Futures at Fenway

This week's sketch at Sketches in Thyme is a 2-page layout, which is something outside the comfort zone for a lot of us, but so much fun to work with!! Here's the very quick and simple layout I put together:

and here's the sketch:

I hope you'll give this great 2-pager a try, and be sure to lik it up with us at Sketches in Thyme!! =) T

My Feb 12th Bday Girls

There's a new sketch up at Sketches in Thyme (another one of my designs, yahoo!) and here's my take on it:

Such a simple little LO- my daughter and sister last year on their shared birthday. Here's what my journaling says, "How nice of Auntie Sarah to share her birthday with you Eliza! 2 blondies, 2 lefties, 2 February 12th bdays!" I hope you'llhop on over to Sketches in Thyme to check out my sketch, the rest of the takes from the DT and link up your own take too!! =) T

Challenges:

-Sketches in Thyme sketch

-City Crafter Challenge Blog save the date

-Stamping Boutique the number 12

-Paper Issues we've got your number

-Critter Sketch Challenge celebration

Catch-Up Time

Hello and happy Friday! Time for me to play catch up again, and share all my most recent DT entries! First up I have this month's layout for the challenge at Black With Two. This month Eve has asked us to use Black+lime+cream. I love these challenges because it gets me to scrap out of my comfort zone. I would never think to use this color scheme, but it really works and I love what I came up with. Also, I incorporated  sketch #125 from Twisted Sketches, and used a fabulous posie from Precocious Papers.

Next up....there's a new song up at Scrap It With a Song, Adele's "Rolling in the Deep". I had a few pics of my kiddos at a local pool this summer, and decided to go with "off the deep end" as my title:

And finally I have this week's LO and sketch over at Sketches in Thyme. I am the proud designer of this week's sketch and think it's a pretty good one to work with.

I hope you'll have a chance to check out these fabulous challenge blogs and see all the great work from the Design Teams. Link up your own takes too, I'd love to see what you come up with!! =) T

Open Challenge at Sketches in Thyme

It's that time again, time for an Open Challenge at Sketches in Thyme. Here's the layout I created for the challenge:

I decided to use the sketch from Once Upon a Sketch, always love their sketches and their xtra journaling challenge that's included with it.

For this sketch you had to include 2 lines from a favorite song. I chose the line "hearts and thoughts they fade, fade away" from a Pearl Jam song. It fits well with the mood and the personal nature of this layout I created. For my color scheme, I incorporated the challenge from Black with Two and used only black and green.

I hope you'll have a chance to use a favorite sketch and link it up with us at Sketches in Thyme, we'd love to see what you create! =) T

Teachers Open Our Eyes to the World

It's Thursday....sketch day at Sketches in Thyme! Here's what I came up with for this week:

My little trick for this layout? The PP I used is double sided, light blue on one side, crazy pattern on the other. I used my Creative Memories to cut out a circle just where I wanted it, then flipped the circle over and used good old Scotch tape on the back to keep it in place. A cool way to use both sides of the double sided PP on one layout! I also stitched Xs all around the circle- just for fun, but it does strengthen it a bit too. See the strip of notebook edge on the top? That's just a sheet ripped out of my handy-dandy journaling notebook. I used the edge along the top, and the rest of the sheet was used for my journal strips and title.

I hope you'll go visit the rest of the Sketches in Thyme DT and see how they put the sketch to good use, oh and don't forget about my blog candy giveaway here. =) T

Challenges:
-Sketches in Thyme sketch

-Paper Variety threads

-Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge back to school
-Desert Island Crafts Challenge stitching, stickers, office stationery

-Flutterby Wednesday punches+butterfly
-Fab'n'Funky stitch in time
-For Fun Challenges scrapbook page

Ooops- I missed last week's sketch!

Just realized I forgot to post last week's sketch at Sketches in Thyme, and how could I possibly forget, it's MY sketch!?!?

Had a ton of fun putting this one together using nothing but scraps! See that orange strip with the punched circles? I just felt like it needed a little something more, and that scrap was sitting on the top of the recycle bin just begging to be used! So...even though I'm a week late in my post, you have till the end of August to link up your take on the sketch, so hop on over to Sketches in Thyme! =) T