Sketch #41

Since February is a short month, the Sketchabilities reveal is being posted one day early. I think we are all just anxious to get this month over with so we can dive into spring! It has been awfully cold in these parts the past few weeks so I know I am certainly anxious for some warmer weather!

I love when Karan releases a sketch that is a bit out of my comfort zone. I don't know why but this layout challenged me a bit. It is linear enough, which blends with my tendencies but I rarely ever create in the middle of a page...is that odd? Once I sat down and started working on this sketch, it actually started to flow rather nicely I think. The pictures aren't great....they were taken with my phone with my arm extended out trying to capture the shot. LOL. Oh well, the tender moment was captured even if we had to recreate it like 6 times to even get these shots!!







Supplies: Studio Calico kit, Bo Bunny Chipboard, Lily Bee rub-on, Cosmo doily sticker, SC white mist.

Together

Two posts in one day ... wow!! Don't get too used to it, I certainly can't keep up this pace!

A friend of mine recently told about a kit club that she adores ... Sweet Peach Crop Shop. I went over and checked it out this weekend. They have some really amazing kits over there. They also run some fun challenges, so I thought I would play along. The latest challenge is to create a monochromatic layout with a splash of color. I didn't do so hot with my splash of color, I guess I will say the dark brown is my "splash" --- oh well, at least a few more pictures have been scrapped and a few supplies used.

Scrapping the Old

I found a bit of time last night to whip together a quick layout...and when say quick, this layout took all of 30 minutes, seriously!! Of course I had sketched it out in my mind so I knew where I wanted to go with it in advance. It took longer to get the picture files from my dh than it did to put the whole layout together.




These pictures are from my DH and DS's annual baseball trip. Each year, they head to a new stadium. So far, they have been able to arrange their trips based on the Phillies schedule and towns in which we know people so it keeps the cost down. In 2008, they headed to Chicago and stayed with a childhood friend of DH. I think they were able to catch 2 of the 4 games of the Cubs series that year. Go Phillies!

While in Chicago, they also hit the Sears tower but the sun was so bright that day, all of the pictures that included DS were of a dark silhouette. Oh well, I think this layout really says it all anyway. There are city shots from the tower and plenty of pictures from Wrigley.

Supplies: Basic Grey pp, Bazzill Kraft cs, Maya Road tickets & chipboard, Sassafras alpha stickers, colorbox chalk ink, SC mist, twine.

Guest Designer Contest

Have you ever wanted to be a designer for a scrapbook kit club? Well, here's your chance. 3 Scrappy Boys is hosting a Guest Designer Contest for March.

What do you need to do?? Create a Spring themed layout or project -- anything goes...spring theme, spring colors, basically anything to get us out of the winter doldrums!! Upload the layout or project HERE by February 18th. The current design team will then vote on who gets to be the 3 Scrappy Boys guest designer.

Benefits and Duties? If selected as the Guest Designer, you will be sent a March kit, free of charge. You will need to create layouts or projects with that kit which should be posted onto the 3 Scrappy Boys site. You will also be featured in the newsletter and forum throughout the month!

This contest is open to everyone. With all of the new products coming out of CHA, the March kit is sure to be packed with all kinds of new stuff!! So, what are you waiting for??? Get creating!!

Good Luck --

Aubree