My Kind of Day

 

Hey everyone. I have my take on this month's sketch at The Studio Challenges to share with you today. Because it's February it features lots of hearts. I used Vicki Boutin's 'Color Kaleidoscope' collection for this page. All of the hearts and butterflies were fussy cut from pattern paper. Below is the sketch and some close ups. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

 

Happy Autumn Days

 

Hey everyone. Happy New Year!! I have the first challenge of the year from The Studio Challenges to share with you today. This first challenge is a pretty easy one. You are to use old and new products on your page. For the something new I used Simple Stories' latest fall collection called 'Cozy Days'. For the something old I used hemp, staples and a stamp I have had forever. For the background I applied watered down distress ink with the packaging technique. I then stamped some dots. I misted the stamp with water before stamping. I love the effect this creates. We are currently looking for some more design team members. A blog is not necessary. Check out The Studio Challenges blog for all the info. Below are some close ups. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Sweet Baby Boy

 

Hey everyone. I have a recipe challenge from The Studio Challenges to share with you. I was able to use all the items which were tags (behind the photo), a stamp (dots and alphabet), 3 or more patterned papers, a punch (scallop border), washi tape and puffy stickers (word and alphas). I used Echo Park Paper's 'Baby Boy' collection for this page of the first photo of my new grandson. So excited to have this little sweetie join the family. For the background I applied watered down distress ink with the packaging technique and then stamped with the ink. Below are some close ups. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Bless This House

Hey everyone. Here's my take on the floral challenge at The Studio Challenges where you were to use floral papers and flowers. I used Carta Bella's 'Home Again' collection for this page of me and my siblings. Not very often we get photos of the three of us. I did something a little different on the background this time. I painted some stripes as well as using the packaging technique with watered down distress ink. Really like how it turned out. Below are some close ups. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Fall Blessings

Hey everyone. I have this month's first challenge from The Studio Challenges to share with you today. It's a mood board challenge. I was inspired by the leaves, pumpkins and the gorgeous colours. I used Echo Park Paper's 'A Perfect Autumn' collection. For the background I applied some modelling paste through a stencil (it's hard to see) and then applied a few layers of colour with the packaging technique and a brush. I dried the ink between the layers. Below is the challenge and some close ups. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Hello Little Prince

Hey everyone. I’m back with another Blend-A-Sketch challenge from Scrap Our Stash. I love both sketches and wanted to use as much as possible from both, so I simply took the right sketch and added it to the background of the left sketch. I also added a cluster at the bottom for a bit of journaling. For the stash part of the challenge I used some diagonal striped paper as a layer under my photos. I used Echo Park Paper's 'Once Upon a Time' collection for this layout of my grandson overlooking his kingdom. Below are some close ups and the challenge. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

 

Your Vibe Your Tribe

Hey everyone. I have my take on the August Golden Globe Stash Challenge to share with you. The movie inspired me to create a page of my niece and her bestie. These two are pretty tight. I used Simple Stories' 'Good Vibes' collection for this layout. For the stash part of the challenge I used a journal card for the title and also fussy cut the flowers from another journal card. I included the word friend in my handwritten journalling. A friend cut the cutfile for me at a crop, so I'm not 100% sure where it came from. The background was created using distress ink, the packaging technique and some splatters. Below are some close ups and the challenge. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Dream Big

Hey everyone. Here's my take on the October sketch/word challenge at Scrap Our Stash. Fancy Pant's 'Dream Big' collection was perfect for this layout of my sweet little sleeping grandson. For the word challenge I used the following:

L : Lawn Fawn twine
E : enamel dots
A : arrow
F : Fancy Pants

Below is the challenge and some close ups. Make sure to check out the SOS blog for lots of inspiration. Thanks for stopping by!!

Michelle