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Hey everyone. I have my take on the November challenge at Sketchy Boards Challenge to share with you today. The theme this month is blue. I used the 'You Rock' collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio. Below are some close ups and the challenge. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Stay Wild My Child

Hey everyone. I was asked to be a guest designer at the Sketchy Boards Challenge Facebook group this month!! Super excited to be asked by them!! I really love their challenges. For the October challenge you were to use gears and the sketch. I had this photo of my grandson on his balance bike which I thought would be perfect to use with gears. I used Jillibean Soup's '2 Cool for School' line, which has pattern paper with gears, so I of course fussy cut a bunch out. I also had some metal gears from Prima which I attached with brads. Below are some close ups and the challenge. Make sure to check them out on Facebook. You don't need a blog to enter, just message them your layout. There's lots of inspiration to be found. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Oh Happy Day

Hey everyone. I have my take on the August Sketchy Board Challenge on Facebook to share with you. I used the 'Oh Happy Day' line from Simple Stories. For the background I did some stencil stamping with Vicki Boutin's art crayons and added some splatters. I also entered this page in a tic tac toe challenge at the Scrapbook Your Joy Inspirational Group. I went with the vertical column on the right and used any shade of green, stencilling and stripes. Below are some close ups. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Making It Up As I Go

Hey everyone. Here's my take on the June challenge at Sketchy Boards Challenge. I used Crate Paper's 'All Heart' collection for this page. From the mood board I was inspired by the flowers and the colour pink. For the background I painted water colour markers on with a large flat brush. I then stitched around it a few times and splattered some watered down silver glaze. Below are some close ups and the challenge. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

King of Everything

Hey everyone. Wanted to share a layout that was inspired by the Sketchy Boards Challenge for May, on Facebook. I used the 'Boys Rule' line by Cocoa Vanilla Studio for this page of my grandson and his Dad, goofing around at home. I LOVE Cocoa Vanilla Studio!!! Everything, from the paper to embellishments, is to die for. For the background I applied some watered down distress ink with the packaging technique, then added some stamping and splatters. I was also inspired by a layout by Sue Plumb, who is on the DT for Cocoa Vanilla. Below are some close ups and the challenge. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Harper

Hey everyone. I have a layout to share with you today that's inspired by two Facebook challenges. The first is a sketch challenge from Sketchy Boards Challenge. You were to also use butterflies and add some journaling. The second was a moodboard challenge from the Scrapbook Nerd friends group. I used Jillibean Soup's 'Garden Harvest' collection for this page. This line is so beautiful. I debated for sometime on whether or not to purchase this collection. Am I ever glad I did!! For the background I added some watered down distress ink with the packaging technique. I also added some stencilling and stamping. Below are some closeups and the challenges. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle