Creative Scrappers: Sketch #236

The girls at Creative Scrappers have done it again: great layouts to inspire any scrapbooker out there. Woo!Hoo! This week, they had a sketch by Heather Leopard to play with:

Now, the layout I made doesn't really look anything the sketch now does it?  There is a method to my madness, I promise! Hee!Hee! Good thing it wasn't my week to be in the reveal!! Hee!Hee! You see, when I saw that cluster of patterned paper around the space for the photo, it reminded me of Janna Werner's work.  I have been keeping tabs on Janna's work for a few months now, and enjoying her knack of putting bits and pieces of paper together in, or at least from my perspective, what seems to be a split second (You can find amazing step-by-step videos Janna has posted online on You Tube including this one she made using a Creative Scrappers sketch!). I then found a Jen Kinkade layout whose style is quite similar to Janna's and was immediately inspired by one of her layouts. And here is what I came up with:

Mostly using Basic Grey's Little Black Dress collection, I also added some Studio Calico wood veneer stars, American Crafts brads, a Pink Paislee photo tab, Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze and stitching using Bazzill Basics' stitching templates. And the masculine feel to the layout? Inspired by Sherri's Members Online Crop challenge over at My Scraps & More. Check it out! You have until tomorrow night to load your creations!

Are you ready to be inpired once again by the CS girls? Head on over to this week's reveal at Creative Scrappers and see for yourselves how each design is great! Oh! And remember, you have another week until December 1, 2012, to please link your own creation using this sketch on this week's CS' reveal blog post for your chance to win a prize package from its November sponsor Peace, Love & Scrapbooking. Happy scrapping!

Creative Scrappers: Sketch #235

Another week, another reveal! Time really does fly when you're having fun... for me, that holds true especially when I'm scrapping!! This week at Creative Scrappers, we played with a sketch from the amazing Nicole Nowosad (if you want to see some great layouts, go take a peek on her blog... AWESOME!).  Here's her sketch:

Has it ever happened to you that you see a collection and it instantly reminds you of a person or an event? Echo Park's Time & Seasons collection did just that for me... the colour scheme is perfect for pictures of my oldest nephew, Renaud. He's so handsome! I've been blessed to have him in my life and am truly honoured to be his godmother. Here we see him in 2008 and in 2011... hello, change!

I also used some Prima washi tape, Close to My Heart hinges, American Crafts Thickers alphas, Bazzill Basics stitching template, and, but of course, Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze. Do you think that last one is a staple of mine? Hee!Hee! My layouts don't ever seem to be finished if I don't splat some of that paint on my pages. Hee!Hee!

Are you ready to be inspired by the CS girls? Head on over to this week's reveal at Creative Scrappers and be prepared to be amazed by all the different interpretations of the same sketch. Oh! And remember, you have until December 1, 2012, to please link your own creation using this sketch on this week's CS' reveal blog post for your chance to win a prize package from its November sponsor Peace, Love & Scrapbooking. Happy scrapping!

Creative Scrappers: Sketch #234

This week at Creative Scrappers, it was Team B's turn to reveal their designs using this Kiki Halbert sketch:

Never one to shy away from a great sketch, I made sure to pack it with my scrappy supplies as I headed to Cape Breton for the weekend to surprise my sister and some friends at a local crop in my hometown. It was a blast!! Here is what I did with the sketch:

I have always loved this photo! It's of me and my best man on my wedding day, being silly as ever. Lately, I've been having fun cutting right into my pictures. And that's exactly what I did with this one - yes, that originally was a 4X6 picture that I just cropped and cropped and cropped some more until I got the right sizes I was looking for. I used some Lily Bee Design and Stampin' Up patterned paper, Lily Bee Design and My Little Shoebox alphas, Prima flowers, American Crafts brads, the ever-so-faithful Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze, and a splash of buttons by Basic Grey, Close to My Heart and my Maman's vintage stash!!

Wanna see what the CS girls did with the sketch? Head on over to this week's reveal at Creative Scrappers and be prepared to be inspired once again... Oh! And remember, you have until December 1, 2012, to please link your own creation using this sketch on this week's CS' reveal blog post for your chance to win a prize package from its November sponsor Peace, Love & Scrapbooking. Happy scrapping!

Creative Scrappers: Sketch #233

I woke up this morning with butterflies in my stomach... Why, you may ask? It is my first reveal day as a Creative Scrappers designer!! Woo!Hoo! This week's CS sketch came to us from the talented Juliana Michaels.

Awesome, isn't it? Chevrons are so in right now in the scrapbooking world and this sketch made me see them in a new light!! As soon as I saw it, I thought of the great times we always have at my sister's pool each Summer when we head down to Cape Breton for our vacation. It made me think of waves and bubbles and fun!! Most importantly, it made me think of my nephew, Benoît, and how he loves all the fun that comes from playing in the water. And can you imagine? I had a great photo of him in the pool all ready to be scrapped!! Yahoo!

When I knew I was going to scrap this picture using Juliana's sketch, I instantly grabbed my leftovers of Echo Park's Splash collection. It's been a favourite of mine ever since it came out. It's just perfect for all things Summer - pool, beach, vacation, fun, you name it! I did my chevrons the old-fashioned way: grabbing a template a made for last year's Christmas cards, tracing it and cutting it, one chevron at a time. And although I had a great time doing it, fellow CS designer, Laura Whitaker, made hers using a Julia Stanton online tutorial. It's already saved in my favourites! Hee!Hee! My sister, Benoît's mother, and avid scrapbooker herself, called me up after lunch today to ask me if I could find out how Laura made her chevrons because of their dimension. Scrapbooking blogs and YouTube for the win!! Hee!Hee!

Now, when I was working on this layout, I was also drawn to the circular shapes on the sketch. I tried and tried to use embellishments that reminded me of bubbles, but it just wasn't working for me. So, I said to myself, "Aurélie, step away from the circles," and I grabbed some star shapes instead. Once I liked where those were, I then added buttons, metal embellishments and Tattered Angels Glimmer Glaze to create that splash of goodiness across the page. And yes! I couldn't not stitch on my layout, so I grabbed a Bazzill Basics stitching template and sewed those little lines under my title. Buttons and metal embellishments are from Stampin' Up and Close to My Heart, chipboard stars are from Magenta, and alphas from Prima, October Afternoon, American Crafts and My Little Shoebox. Do you think I like to mix and match alphas? Hee!Hee! Oh! And I almost forgot! I also used a good ol' piece of CTMH cardstock for my bacground which is pretty amazing in itself because I hardly ever use cardstock on anything.

So, are you ready to see amazing designs done with this sketch? Head on over to Creative Scrappers, and be prepared to lift your chin off the floor! The girls from Team A did a wicked job! Oh! And of course, you have until December 1, 2012, to please link your own creation using this sketch on this week's CS' reveal blog post for your chance to win a prize package from its November sponsor Peace, Love & Scrapbooking. Happy scrapping!