Hard at Work

I have been VERY busy getting ready for the SKETCHABILITIES 1st Birthday Celebration! I have a stack of layouts here that I am just dying to share with you....but can't do, not until at least September 7 when the festivities get under way. So, get your scrap on and get ready to come party with us. There is sure to be lots of inspiration, sketches, and there may even be some prizes involved!

In the meantime, I will share another of the many, many layouts I created while I was at CKC in July. While I have used these Pink Paislee papers before, I had yet to actually use them for their intended July 4th purpose. They do work wonderfully for sports pixs as well!



Before you go, and I will post this again, if you have a moment, please stop by Helmar's Flip Video Contest and vote for my friend Jing-Jing's scrap video. She did an amazing clip for Helmar's and is in the running to win the grand prize. Be sure to check it out, and vote for #1 Jing-Jing Nickel. You can vote once a day until September 9th I believe.

Sketch #23

It is time for the Sketchabilities reveal!





I have a difficult time using flowers so instead of using those as the sketch suggested, I decided to try my hand at layering other embellishments. My papers and a number of the accents are from last month's WIP kit. Many of the stickers are from OA, JB butterflies. The journaling tag is also from WIP which I stitched and then hid behind the photo. I like being able to journaling special notes without them being out in the open for everyone to read -- here the picture and title really speak for itself so no need to write about the event "out in the open". Later when my daughter looks through her album, she will be able to pull out the page and read a little something special about who she was at that moment.

Sneak peak

The latest Sketchabilities reveal is only a few days away (Aug 30). Be sure to check it out!!

Follow My Lead

Two posts in one day, I am on a roll! Given the rainy weather, I was able to hole up for a few hours and scrap a bit. I just couldn't resist printing out a few of the pixs from our weekend back home. The new Togetherness papers from Cosmo Cricket were perfect. (These papers were also part of the latest WIP Kit.) I love the whimsy of the clouds and butterflies. I tried something a bit new and cut out a few clouds, misted a background sheet, embroidered the edges, and used the cut outs as my journaling spots. It took longer than I expected it to but I think the end result was worth it.



The journaling reads: You are ready to take on teh world now that you are five years old! It's funny, I notice a new confidence in you; a take charge approach in your actions...and how long since you turned five and are no longer a "baby"? Oh, less than a few hours :) No more following Noah and Hannah, it is time for you to fly -- lead the way darling!