Sharing My Homework...Paige's Pages

Today, I will be sharing for what I think will become a regular feature here on my blog. I am addicted to taking classes to improve my skills, and I was fortunate enough to win a 6 month membership to Big Picture Classes new monthly membership site. I have been looking over the content-rich new site, and I am so happy that I am getting the chance to learn from all of these uber-talented teachers, in so many different areas (the great thing about the new site-for a small monthly membership fee, you gain access to all of the classes and teachers, and they are all very talented and inspiring!) I also revisit class content from classes that I have taken from Shimelle, Wilna, etc. As I am inspired to make layouts from these classes, I will share my "homework" here on my blog. Today, I am sharing a layout that was inspired by Paige's Pages, a class taught by Paige Evans. There is no one as skilled as Paige at the use of patterned paper, which was one of the reasons why I chose Paige's class to focus on first. I had a 6x6 paper pad from My Mind's Eye included in my March kit, which was perfect for this design!

My page:

I love how my page turned out, messy stitching and all. And I love that I really got some use out of that 6x6 paper pad!

In Like A Lion...

Out like a lamb? I wonder if the old adage will hold true for us, as march has definitely come in like a lion, with the snow and ice last week, and the rain that is pouring down outside now!  Although I do think it is hard to get motivated to exercise or clean when the weather is bad outside, I do feel motivated to scrap! I started in to my March Counterfeit kit, and here is my first page:

I was inspired by this sketch from Stuck Sketches (I just rotated it to suit me):

It is not a page that requires a title or journaling, just pretty pictures from the beach that I wanted to include in my album. I used some of the cork pieces, some die cuts, some off cuts from the 6x6 pad, wood veneer that I colored by scribbling on them with the orange Gelato, then blended it/rubbed it in with my finger, a handful of the sequins, one of the doilies, and one of the flair badges.

A closer look at the details:

What are you working on today?

Supplies used:

Found One More!

I had one more page that I made from the May JBS kit, that I overlooked with my Kill the Kit the other day. Without further ado;

Just a page scrapping some our summer adventures at the World Of Coca Cola this year-I may add some Coke stickers over the banners/under the edge of the journaling spot, but right now they are packed away, so I will the page finished (for now).

Scrapbooking in Triplicate With a Bunch of Stickers (No Spend 5/50)

Today's page focuses on Shimelle's challenge to scrapbook in groups of three. This was actually a fairly easy one for me, because I tend to use groups of three on my scrapbook pages naturally. I used three embellishment clusters and three groupings of Heidi Swapp Color Shine mist splatters on this page, along with Shimelle's Sketch twenty-two.

My Page:

Shimelle's Sketch:

This also fits Shimelle's Sticker Sneeze challenge, so I am linking up to that, too.
One more page in the books, and I am that much closer to my goal of fifty pages! A tenth of the way there!

I used: papers by Elle's Studio, Studio Calico, My Mind's Eye, and an ancient one from the Paper Studio (polka dots), lots of stickers from the Echo Park Sticker sheet that was in my kit, Heidi Swapp Primrose Color Shine mist, Martha Stewart gems, and Jenni Bowlin washi, and my black/white diagonal pinstripe washi, and a few bits from the Jillibean Soup Pea Pod Parts.

Scrapbooking with 3 3x4 cards ...Or Not! (No Spend Challenge 4/50)

Well, I read the challenge on Shimelle's blog, went about and did some chores-and then I did it, but I did it the wrong way. Go figure! I promptly went, got 3 4x6 cards and put them on the page, and didn't realize I had done the challenge wrong until I went to blog about it! Oh well-happy accidents, right? This is my page:

 A closer look at some of the details:

I made this page for my son and his best friend, Trevor-photo was taken on his 5th grade graduation.
This was another page filled with yumminess from the last CHA: Glitz Color Me Happy (LOVE the Giant rhinestones), MME About a Boy, Jenni Bowlin whitewashed woodgrain washi, Jillibean Soup Wise Words, and all splattered with some yummy Heidi Swapp Sweet Cherry Color Shine.

Scrapbooking With A Choice of a Sketch (No Spend Challenge 3/50)

One of the challenges that Shimelle put to us this past weekend was to take one of the past Sketch To Scrapbook Page sketches (our choice), and make a page based on that sketch. My choice for this challenge is sketch 7 from this year:

 I used some of my favorite goodies from the Winter CHA show, these beautiful papers and embellishments from Cosmo Cricket's Sweet Disposition line:

 A closer look at my embellishment clusters:

 

Love this self portrait of the girls and me before we went to the ballet in March- a rare moment that I get to be in the photo, too-and even if it is imperfect, I still love that I got to be captured in that moment with them! I used the Cosmo Cricket Sweet Disposition line, and added in some of the other embellies from my kit-Jillibean Soup Wise Words, and the butterfly, heart, and sun are all from the Pea Pod pack, Jenni Bowlin whitewashed woodgrain paper tape, mist that I splattered across the page from Heidi Swapp and Perfect Pearls from Ranger, stickers from Glitz and MME, and gems from Glitz and Martha Stewart.

True Beauty

Today's project was a labor of love, a layout that I created for my oldest daughter. I am using a few current challenges that I wanted to play along with, and my "Hearts And Flowers" kit from February. I followed along with the sketch for this month from Artful Delight:

And played along with Tim Holtz's Tattered Florals challenge:

To be honest, I was a little intimidated by this contest-I have so many great ideas for projects swirling around in my brain, and the projects that have already been submitted are AH-MAZING! But, scrapbooking is what I love and do the most craft-wise, and the time is drawing down to enter. So, I cut some flowers out of paper scraps with this die (I am happy to report it worked quite well in my Cuttlebug with 2 "B" plates), and inked them up with Tattered Rose and Tumbled Glass Distress Inks, and scrunched and shaped them with my fingers.

 

I am also entering this layout in this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Easter/Spring, since the photo was taken in the spring, and nothing says "spring" to me more than flowers!

 

Here is what my finished layout looks like:

 

Supplies used: Basic Grey, Doodlebug, Graphic 45, DCWV,and My Mind's Eye patterned paper, bling by ZVA and Want 2 Scrap, Basic Grey letter stickers and Butterfly sticker, Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die, Tumbled Glass and Tattered Rose Distress Ink and Ranger ink blending tool and pads, MME brad, and Mr. Huey's mist.

Happy Tuesday!

I have lots to share with you today, so I will get started! Up first, I have a layout that I made for this sketch from ScrapFriends:

Here is the layout that I made for the challenge:

A closer look at the fun details:

The supplies I used were taken from a page kit that I made for next month's CKCB hop, so you'll get to see the kit with a supply list in a few days.
The second layout that I am sharing today is made for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge this week, which is Fall Leaves:

I used another kit which you will see on November 6th for this page, along with some yummy Jenni Bowlin die-cuts that I won and just had to try out. The photos were taken on one of my daily walks at the beginning of fall.

The last page I am sharing today is one that I made for the Glitter Girl Challenge this week, "A Manly Model".
I also based it on sketch #78 from ScrapFit challenges:

See It on 2Peas

 A closer look:

 Don't you love the gorgeous embossed quatrefoil cardstock? I used some new goodies that I won from the My Mind's Eye blog, from the Lost and Found 3: Ruby collection-the patterned papers are from the 6x6 pad (I just hid the seam under the layered border strip). I was excited at how well the Tin Pin from October Afternoon's Midway collection worked with the photo and theme-I have had this photo for 6 years, and just now was inspired to scrap it!!

Mixing It Up

This week I have been very inspired by the new class I am taking over at Shimelle's website, Scrapbook Remix:

Here are my pages inspired by the first 3 days of prompts:
Day 1 "Use a monochromatic color palette":

See It on 2Peas

Day 2 "Use the B-sides":

 See It On 2Peas

Day 3 (I was inspired by one of Shimelle's layouts in the prompt, so scraplifted it!):

See It on 2Peas

 

All of these layouts were made from my October CKCB kit, with the exception of some scraps (and it's always good to use up some of those, right?)

 

A couple more cards...

that I made for World Card Making Day (Weekend):
Card #1:

See It on 2Peas

 It was made for
WCMD 2012 Challenge 5: Trend Watch Challenge by Julia Stainton, using Kimber's Saturday Card Sketch on 2Peas

Card#2:

See It on 2Peas

This one was created for Just Lulu's WCMD Challenge on 2Peas: use a sticker, a brad, and a stamp. The stickers, brads, and papers are all from My Mind's Eye Sweetest Thing:Lavender collection. The doily stamps are from My Mind's Eye, the sentiment is from TPC Studios, twin is from Martha Stewart.

Chanelling My Inner Tim Gunn

We were given this challenge at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog:

Challenge #2: Character Inspiration: Pick your favorite character from books/movies/t.v. and let them inspire your project (style, color, type of project...).
And I immediately thought of Project Runway! I have loved that show since the beginning, and find it very inspiring (and a lot of fun to watch!) When I saw this challenge on the MME blog:

Welcome to our last September challenge! Today we are taking an idea from Project Runway. We want you to create a layout and then create a card that goes along with the layout.
In other words, your card must be clearly inspired by the layout. Whether you use the same design elements, or the same products...they must be a pair.
The name of this challenge? Make It Work. Yes. I'm channeling Tim Gunn. :)

I knew it was fate ;-) So, this is the Layout and Card combo that I made:

See It On 2Peas

Supplies used: (From my Kit) stamped polka dot kraft envie, stamped white on kraft journaling spots, maroon handmade paper flower, stamps from My Mind's Eye Sweetest Thing collection, and from SwissGirl Designs, Tim Holtz/Sizzix embossing folders, and white paper doilies. From my stash: My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing: Lavendar patterned paper (12x12, and 6x6), layered embellies, chipboard stickers, brads, Enamel Dots, and crocheted doily.
 In keeping with the Project Runway theme, I used the stitch embossing, stamping,and doilies. I came up with a set that I quite like! (I have to practice the "Keep Calm" part daily with these two, lol!)
Thanks for looking!

My Mind's Eye Challenge

When I saw the My Mind's Eye vendor challenge for this month over at Two Peas, I knew I had to grab some of The Sweetest Thing Collection from my new CHA Summer stash and play along!

I have this photo of my daughter that I have been holding onto, waiting for just the right papers and embellies to scrap it with, and I think this collection suits it perfectly!

Here is my layout:

See It On 2 Peas

 

A closer look at the die cut I used for the title (I added Enamel Dots, a chipboard sticker butterfly, and a glazed brad, all from the same collection):

 and the journaling spot (embellished with an Enamel Dot, a layered sticker, and a wooden button that I tied with pink baker's twine):

The journaling reads:
"Just one moment in time-a fun filled afternoon exploring downtown Nashville. You stopped chasing Evan and Cecilia, and smiled at me- and it took my breath away."

You can find My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing: Lavendar collection HERE at Two Peas.

My Snow Princess

Since it's supposed to get to 93 degrees today, and I am nursing a sunburn from working in the garden, I thought it would be fun to post a frosty cool page! I based this layout on a sketch from Creative Scrappers, #206:

My layout, "Snow Princess":

Supplies I used:(from my March and May Counterfeit kits)
patterned paper from My Mind's Eye and Crate paper, Up and Up paper tape (the aqua stripe), Dear Lizzy Mixtape, pink foam Thickers, Cream and Denim Mini Market letter stickers from October Afternoon, Martha Stewart border punch.

I am loving sketches this month!

The sketch I used today was for the March 1st Challenge over at Stuck Sketches:

I made this layout:

A closer look at my embellishment clusters:

Supplies I used:

From my March Counterfeit Kit:My Mind's Eye "Dolled Up" (the woodgrain/doily paper), Studio Calico (the teal pattern paper), brown Jillibean Soup letter stickers

From my February Counterfeit kit: white Pink Paislee letter stickers, journaling card, October Afternoon banner flag

From my January Counterfeit Kit:white paper doily, embellished snowflakes doily

From my stash: aqua Prima Gillian flowers

Be You..Be Unique

Tonight I am sharing a layout that I made for the March sketch for My Mind's Eye:

Here is my layout based on the sketch:

A Closer Look at the title treatment:

I used supplies from my March kit:
My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart Be Amazing Honey Blue (I cut out some of of the hexagons by hand for the banner, which I attached with a glitter brad, and punched butterflies from some of the end pieces), the background is My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart Be Amazing Kraft Unique, and I matted the photo with yellow and pale aqua cardstock,  and used a white paper doily to ground the title.

Inspired By Pagemaps

I guess it's no secret that I LOVE sketches!! They are such a time saver! And Becky Fleck's PageMaps have been a favorite of mine for a long time now.This layout was made using my March Counterfeit kit, "Country Sunshine", a pinwheel from my mid-march kit, "Catching Fireflies" and sketch that I found on her blog last month.
The sketch:

 My Layout:

The photo I used is my beautiful (almost) 13 year old daughter-gotta love that cheeseball grin!!  Supplies used:
sage green Bazzill Swiss Dots cs, Blush Blossom Stampin Up cs-distressed the edges w/ my TH distress tool, a strip of white rose embossed cs, a leftover piece of Echo Park grid patterned paper from February, MME Follow Your heart hexagons that I hand cut to make a banner, Sew Easy twine, Pebbles rose brad, Pink Paislee and Jillibean soup letter stickers, a journaling tag from the Scrapbook Circle printable in February's "Fifties Style Fun" kit, and a handmade pinwheel that I recieved from a swap.
Thanks for stopping by today-hope you are enjoying a beautiful first day of spring like me! Now, I have to get my butt off of the computer and get some more spring cleaning done!