Santa's Lap

This week, we were challenged by the Counterfeit Kit Challenge:

Challenge #3: Confetti Challenge - use confetti on a project!

So, I used sketch#192 from Creative Scrappers:

To make this page: 

A closer look at my "confetti", circles,and bits from the chipboard and stickers in my January Kits:

Papers are Basic Grey and Lily Bee, journaling spot from Master Forgers swap, vellum envelope, chipboard Thickers, black Maya Road rub-ons, printed journaling strips,Fancy Pants stickers, a Basic Grey Little Black Dress canvas circle, a tag that I inked, and a red gem Recollections brad.

Christmas Joy ( And Farewell to Another Sketch Site)

I was saddened to read that another of my favorite sketch blogs would be saying farewell-PencilLines has been a favorite of mine for several years now. But I do understand how life moves on and takes you in different directions. They will be missed, however!

Here is the sketch that I chose, #264:

My Layout:

I have gotten several older Christmas pictures scrapped with that huge Christmas kit I put together, YAY!
Background and die cut papers are from the Lily Bee Christmas Town collection, sheer ribbon, candy cane and presents layered stickers from WM clearance, green ribbon and journaling spot from our Master Forger's swap, Christmas tree and "Joy" rub-ons by Facy Pants, and Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type alphas.

Sparkle and Shine

I love using sparkly scrapbook supplies, it suits my girly side very much!! So, when The Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog gave us this challenge,
Challenge #2: Glitter Challenge: Find some fun ways to add some sparkle to your project. Or just blow some glitter around your room and call it a day.
I had no problem!
I used this sketch from Creative Craft World:

And here is what I came up with:

For the sparkly bits-the flower is edged with Stickles, it has a gem center, and the letter stickers for the title "Beauty" are nice and sparkly in real life. You can see the kits these goodies came from here:
http://www.scrappinmargie.blogspot.com/2012/01/its-time-to-counterfeit-again.html.
Love these pictures of my mom and little sis!

Winter Wonderland

I made a layout for the current Elle's Studio Sketch:

My Layout:

A close-up of the adorable little Maya Road Velvet Posie, twine, and chipboard bit:

All the supplies I used were from my January kits:
Lily Bee paper, black/gray paisley print, stamped canvas piece from our Master Forger's swap, Fancy Pants Rub-ons, Pink Paislee Mistables trim, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type, twine, chipboard, Maya Road Velvet Posie, Pebbles Aqua Glitter Candy Dots, and an Elle's Studio jounaling card that I included in my Digi Add-on from this set:

Sketchy Fun

As you may or may not have noticed, I love sketches!! It takes alot of the "work" and thinking out of scrapping for me, and just allows me to focus on the pictures, the memories,and having fun!  Here are a few more layouts that I made this week using sketches:

Sketch 173 for Creative Scrappers:

My Layout, "Take Time To Smell The Daisies":



Supplies Used (mostly from September Counterfeit Kit):
DCWV yellow grid print from Lemon Flower Stack, scrap of kraft cardstock, Fancy Pants Its The Little Things Border Strips, Sassafrass Lass star sticker,American Crafts Thickers, Cosmo Cricker Tiny Type Letter Stickers

Sketch from Stuck Sketches:

My Layout, "Treasures Of The Heart":

 Close Up Of My Embellishment Cluster:

Supplies Used:
Fores green cardstock, hand punched peach paper lace, Colorbok rose print paper, brown crochet lace ribon, peachy pink Prima flowers, Bazzill button blooms, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, die cut kraft swirl, K&Co rub on

Journaling reads:
"It's hard to believe it's been two years that she's been gone now- and I still miss just calling her with a question, or seeing the way her face lit up when she saw her "Precious", Evan. Photos-September 2010, journaled September 2011."

Sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches:

My Layout, "Signs Of Spring"

Close Up of the flower cluster:

Supplies Used:
Pink Paislee Vintage Moon patterned cardstock, yellow polka dot leftover scrap from DCWV Lemon Flower Stack, scrap of Teresa Collins black damask, Lily Bee stickers and banner, "Registered" label from Counterfeit Digi Kit (Echo Park For The Record), American Crafts Thickers, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type, yellow Primas

A Sketch And Inspiration from Stuck On You Sketches (use die cut flowers-the 2 bigger flowers were die cut, the smaller ones were Primas that I layered):

 My Layout, "Blue Eyed Beauty"

Die Cut Flowers:

 Primas:

Supplies Used:
Teresa Collins black and cream damask print, Lily Bee This & That "Milk Bottle"-reverse side, cream shimmer cardstock, American Crafts Thickers, cream Primas, Making Memories rhinestone brad, Echo Park little letter stickers, patterned paper flower, black felt and tulle glittered flower, a tag for journaling tucked away behind the photo, tied with black and white baker's twine, and fastened with a Making Memories vintage brad.

If you made it this far, I commend you!!  Thanks for visiting me today!

Family...

I love my family more than anything else!And I rarely get to scrap photos that I am in, so it was so much fun to scrap this one of my brother,sisters, and me. I was inspired by a couple of challenges for this page: A sketch (#172) from Creative Scrappers, and the challenge from The Paper Variety to "make a monochromatic creation using your favorite color"- my favorite color is blue of all shades (aqua, navy, sea blue, periwinkle (my wedding colors were periwinkle and white), teal, sky....I could go on and on...

This is the way I do monochromatic-a few different shades of the color I am using, mixed in and tempered with a good bit of neutrals (kraft, cream, and black in this case):

Supplies used for this layout:

Lily Bee Designs This&That "Milk Bottle" patterned cardstock,Lily Bee This&That banner stickers, ZVA cream pearl flourish, handmade blue houndstooth (made with Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Uptown Houndstooth digi paper) flower, a sky blue glittered cardstock punchout border from Colorbok's Flea Market Punchout pad, American Crafts puffy black Thickers, scraps of cream shimmer and kraft cardstock, pale aqua pearls from the wedding section at Hobby Lobby, and an ANCIENT quote from one of those DCWV vellum quote stacks (this was one of my earlier scrapbooking obsessions-I loved those stacks-not that I used them much ;-p  ). I mounted the quote on another scrap of the cream shimmer cardstock and inked the edges with Tim Holtz Sapphire Distress Ink, and attached it with pop dots to make it stand out.

Handmade Flower Mini Tutorial:

Here is a closer look at my handmade flower:

For this flower, I first printed out this paper from my Counterfeit digi kit:

I printed it out on 8 1/2 by 11 white cardstock first, then I cut out the 6 pt flower on the Mother's Day Bouquet Cricut Cartridge (last flower on the right, third row down) in several different sizes, starting at 2 3/4, and then stepping down a quarter inch at a time, with the exception of the last one, which is 1/2 to 3/4 smaller than the previous layer. I misted each layer of petals with Sea Glass and Turquoise Glimmer Mist, and then dried with my heat embossing tool. I scrunched and shaped the petals with my fingers (another idea would be to use an icepick or pencil), then glued them on top of one another, offsetting the petals, with my trusty hot glue gun. I put Crystal Stickles on a paintbrush and dabbed it on the edges of the petals and left the flowers alone to dry over night. I really do have to say, this is such a fun way to use those digi papers that you are hoarding!! Try it out-you can even flip the paper over and print on the other side for your own double sided paper!