You Are My Happy

 

Hey everyone. Here's my take on this month's sketch challenge from The Studio Challenges. I used an older collection from Echo Park Paper called 'Grandson'. This line was perfect for this page of my two adorable grandsons. Lots of stars and some staples finished off the layout. Below are some close ups and the sketch. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

So Much Joy In This Little Boy

Hey everyone. I have my take on the November challenge from Scrap the Boys to share today. The challenge was to scrap a super hero in your life or use the graphic as inspiration. I decided to use the graphic as inspiration. I used the 'You Rock' line from Photoplay Paper and wood veneer stars from Jillibean Soup. For the background I applied watered down water colour markers from American Crafts. Below are some close ups and the challenge. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Don't Grow Up It's A Trap

Hey everyone. This month at The Studio Challenges there's a Now and Then/Before and After challenge. I decided to do a page of my grandson showing how he has grown in just a year. That little baby face has turned into a cute little boy. I used Simple Stories' 'Lil Dude' collection for this page. I applied gesso to the pattern paper first to soften the colours and then added watered down distress ink with the packaging technique. Below are some close ups. 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

Mr Fantastic

Hey everyone. I have my take on the August sketch challenge at The Studio Challenges to share with you today. I used the 'Boys Rule' collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio for this page of my grandson. He's growing up too fast!! For the background I only added some large drops and splatters of art crayons as the paper did all the work for me!! Gotta love mixed media looking pattern paper!! Below are some close ups and the sketch. Thanks for stopping by!!

Michelle

Say Cheese

Hey everyone. Hard to believe we are half way through July. I have the first July challenge from The Studio Challenges to share with you today. The challenge was to use stars and stripes on our layouts. I added some cute little wood veneer stars from Jillibean Soup and a striped piece of ephemera below my photo. Not sure if the ring above my photo and the border around the layout can be considered striped or not. I used Vicki Boutin's 'Color Kaleidoscope' collection for this page of us on Mother's Day. This layout was also inspired by the June Sketch from Jana McCarthy on VB's Mixed Media Community on Facebook. Below are some close ups. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

You Are My Happy

Hey everyone. Here's my take on this month's Saturday Cartoon Sketch Challenge at Scrap Our Stash. For the yellow part of the challenge I added yellow ink to the background and used yellow pattern paper as well as some yellow embellishments. For the square part I added 2 square stickers. This was truly a stash challenge as I used a collection from 2014!! It was a line from Teresa Collins called 'Daily Notes'. I added watered down yellow distress ink to the top part of my page and a light green water colour marker to the bottom portion. It's very faint but it's there. Below are some close ups and the challenge. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Quiet Time

Hey everyone. I have my take on the May Pick Your Side Sketch Challenge at Scrap Our Stash, to share with you today. This month I picked the left side of the sketch, and I added a tag to the top of the mat framing the photo. I love this photo of my grandson flipping through a book on his chair. So adorable!! The ' Hardy Hodgepodge' collection from Jillibean Soup matched perfectly!! For the background I applied some watered down distress oxide ink, and then flicked some water to make watermarks. I also added some ink through an alphabet stencil and then splatters in three colours. 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