First Day

Hey everyone. Here's my take on the October sketch challenge at Scrap Our Stash. The photo is of my niece and nephew on the first day of school. For this layout I rotated the sketch to the right. The pattern paper was from Echo Park Paper's 'Teacher's Pet' collection. For the background, I used as a mask, some maple leaves cut out from a die from Memory Box. Once the leaves were positioned I sprayed some distress stain over them, and added some splatters. I then added some more leaves that were cut out from pattern paper, and stitched them down. Very pleased with how this turned out!!

The other part of this challenge was to use metal on the layout. The metal I used was a large gold paper clip that I placed over my photo. I also cut out some of the little circles from the pattern paper and layered them to the left of my photo. I added some wood veneer pieces from Studio Calico and Teresa Collins.

Below is the sketch. Take a second to head over to Scrap Our Stash and see all the great inspiration. Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Summer Sunset

Hey everyone. It has been awhile but I am back and am hoping to post more regularly. This layout is based on My Creative Sketches September sketch. The photo was taken by a friend of my daughter's and is of her horse grazing after having a lesson. Love it!! I used Simple Stories' 'Summer Vibes' pattern paper. For the background I sprayed some ink around the upper edges and used a Tim Holtz stencil on the bottom. Using distress ink, I inked the edges and then added some splatters.

The wood veneer shapes and sequins are from Studio Calico. The hemp is from Lawn Fawn and the buttons came from a bottle of odd buttons on my shelf.

Thanks for stopping by!!        ~Michelle

Thankful

 Hey everyone.  Here's a layout I created of some ladies, I am very thankful to have met, through this wonderful hobby. A group of us attended a crop, and decided to get some shirts made. We had a blast!! Lots of laughs, and we even got some work done.  For this layout, I incorporated 3 different challenges. Scrap Our Stash's July stash challenge was to include an item from your stash for each letter in the word PHOTOS. I used the following:

P: Picked Raspberry Distress Spray, Paste (modelling)
H: Hemp, 'hello'
O: Orange
T: Ticket, 'Thankful'
O: October (when we attended the crop)
S: Stencil, Stitching, Splatters

For 123 Get Scrappy's July challenge I used, the word:hello, butterfly and lots of black. The Studio Challenges challenge was to make your own embellishment. I made the pink flower.

The pattern paper, flair button and ticket were all from Fancy Pants' 'Meology' collection.  The wood veneer butterfly and arrows were from Studio Calico.

For the background, I first covered the cardstock with a layer of gesso. Once dry I applied some modelling paste through a Prima stencil. I then brushed on some watered down distress stain and spray. Last but not least, I added some splatters and stitching.

Be sure to check out the challenge blogs. Lots of inspiration to be found.  Thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Scrap Our Stash Challenge #27

Hey everyone. Here's my take on Scrap Our Stash's June stash challenge. The challenge was to create a layout and use an item from your stash for each letter in the word brads. I used the following:

B- boys, brown and bow (hemp)
R- rose and rolled up paper edges
A- Antique Linen distress stain and ink
D- distressed paper edges and die (used to cut out title)
S- stitching, splatters and Shubenacadie (park where photo was taken)

The photo is of  my daughter's boyfriend and her friend's son. Graeme and Baby T hit it off immediately!! They had a ball at the wildlife park.  For the background I sprayed some water and distress stain and once dry added some splatters.

The pattern paper and diecuts used were from Crate Paper's 'Open Book' collection. Absolutely LOVE  this collection!!!! I think I bought 2 sheets of each pattern. Oops!!

Make sure to check out Scrap Our Stash's blog. Lots of daily inspiration can be found. The sketch used was from Sketchabilities. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Michelle

Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge #26

Hey everyone. Here's my take on Scrap Our Stash's sketch challenge #26.  The picture is of me and my best scrapping buddy, at this year's Crop and Create in Moncton. We had an amazing time!!! Part of this challenge was to make handmade flowers. A perfect challenge for me! Using dies from Spellbinders, I cut out some flowers, spritzed them with water and then crumpled them. Once dry I layered, shaped them and then added some bling to the center.  I also fussy cut some flowers from the pattern paper and popped a couple of them up.

For the background I splattered some distress paint around the page and using the cap from the paint, stamped some circles around as well.

The pattern paper I used was from My Mind's Eye 'Cut and Paste' collection. I finished the page with a fair amount of stitching and some bling.

Below is the sketch and be sure to check out Scrap Our Stash's blog. Hope you liked it and thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Sketchabilities #139/ Scrap Our Stash #26 Stash Challenge

 
Hey everyone. I've been away for abit but am back with a few layouts to share. I finished this layout at a crop I attended last weekend. It was hosted by My Stamping Studio in Windsor. What a weekend we had!!! Lots of fun and great ladies. Highly recommended for sure!!  This is a school photo of my daughter when she was in grade one. That evil little look sums her up pretty well!!  I used two challenges when creating this page.  The sketch was the #139 sketch from Sketchabilities. I also took part in Scrap Our Stash's #26 Stash Challenge. For this challenge you had to include an item from your stash for each letter in the word emboss.  I used the following:


E: evergreen bough distress paint
M: My Mind's Eye pattern paper
B: buttons, border punch
O: oval chipboard frame
S: stencil, stain (distress)
S: stitching, Sam

For the background, I applied some distress paint through a stencil. Once it was dry I spritzed it with water and applied some distress stain.  Once this was dry I splattered more distress stain.

The flowers were made from an EK Success punch. The little white ones were from Maya Road.  The greenery was cut from a Sizzix die.

The oval chipboard frame was also from Maya Road. I  painted the frame with distress paint and covered the oval part with paper.  The pattern paper was from My Mind's Eye 'Now and Then Milo' collection.

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

Michelle

Scrap Our Stash - Word Challenge #25

Hey everyone.  Here's my take on Scrap Our Stash's April word challenge.  The challenge was to include an item from your stash for each letter in the word stamp.  I used the following:

S - stitching
T - twine
A - "awesome"
M - My Mind's Eye (pattern paper)
P - Pony Club

The picture is a selfie my daughter took, while she was away at Pony Club's National Quiz. This is an event she has always wanted to take part in. In her final year, she made the provincial team and they came third overall!!!   Hope you liked it and thanks for stopping by.

Michelle