Grow some Yum! Just Nick Studios!

When I saw the Fancy Floral design in the Just Nick store, I thought it would look awesome done with Sketch Pens on the Silhouette!





I wanted to experiment a bit to see how the pens would do over layers of paper, and here is the result:



We added new garden beds to out yard last year and we had pretty good success with all the veggies that we grew!  The kids loved picking them when it was time!  These zucchini were HUGE!

I layered some papers on the background and made sure to measure where they were on the page.  In the Silhouette Design Studio, I added my file to the same area on the page and then ran the layout with the papers glued on through my machine with the pens.

I have to say that I am surprised at how well it came out!  One thing I noticed, however, is that on the third layer of paper, there are some spots where the pen dragged a bit because the layer was too thick.  But it is hard to notice with this particular design.




If you don't have sketch pens yet, you should really try them out!



Papers and embellies are from Echo Park "Homegrown" and Basic Grey "Sunkissed".


Stay scrappy my friends!

Feliz Cumpleanos!

As I was deciding which photos to use with this months Scrapbook Circle kit, Island Paradise, I remembered that last year I created a birthday page (or two!) with a Scrapbook Circle kit when Kyler turned 2!

SO, I decided to do a "Take 2" and lift myself to create another birthday page, this time of course, for birthday #3!  All he wanted for his birthday was a Dora cake, so that's what he got!  We had a Mexican themed party and it was so much fun!

   

 I started by printing a large photo and cutting out the Basic Grey paper to make the banner pieces.  I stitched them down with some black and white twine.  I had a banner in my photo, so I used the same piece of paper from the 6x6 pack in the add on to add smaller banner paper pieces to the actual banner in my photo. I added a title card and punched a circle from a journaling card to the left of my photo.

    

 For my title, the chipboard letters were a bit too long when layered side by side, so I stacked them in a staggered fashion and it worked out great, plus added some interest to the title!

    

 Finally, I added some of the wood sequins that I covered with some loose glitter!

   

Thanks for stopping by and stay scrappy my friends!  

At the Car Wash...

Want to know how to entertain a 2 year old and a 4 year old for 2 hours? Some dishsoap, water, and washcloths...then tell them it's a car wash! Works every time!

 I used some papers from Pebbles "Lakeside", Studio Calico, and Echo Park, too.  Also pulled out a ton of older things from my stash!

I love the layout of this page!  I was of course inspired by today's sketch on the My Scraps & More Sketch blog!  You can check it out HERE.

There's a Glitz rhinestone and a Basic Grey transparency with some machine stitching behind.

I cut a doily shape using my Cricut and the Art Anthology cartridge with the yellow Echo park paper and put a yellow doily transparency from Pebbles on top.  Then there are some Heidi Swapp alphas and Lily Bee alpha stickers, too.

Some OLD Sassafrass and October Afternoon stickers, and I think those are Basic Grey fabric brads.

And a few more bits, too!

Hope you have a great weekend and stay scrappy my friends!

More catching up...Boppy, Messy Hands, and Shades...

I thought I would do another quick post on some more recent pages I have done, but just haven't gotten around to blogging about yet!  These three pages are based off of sketch at the My Scraps & More Sketch blog over the past couple of months.  I didn't realize it until I posted them here, together, but they all use pretty much the same color scheme!  That wasn't intentional, and I did pages in between each of these....kind weird how that works out I guess!

This first page I made with Fancy Pants "Swagger" collection.  I had to get it just because I love the name!  :)    Just a quick shot of my kiddos with their "Boppy" whom they love to pieces!   I love that he has a mustache so that I could actually USE a paper one on a page since it seems to be so trendy!  :)

I cut apart the chevron pattern, distressed the edges, and layered them over one another.  The orange circles I cut out and stitched concentric circles around the edges.

I am not afraid to let my kiddos make a mess....just walk into my house and you'll see for yourself!  :)  The original sketch that this page was based off of is different, but this is what resulted!  I love the diagonal strips!

I simply added strips of paper, stitched over some, used washi tape for some, and a row of stamped arrows, too.  Papers from Echo Park and Fancy Pants.

How about those old canvas stars from Jillibean!  Bustin' out my STASH!


Last but not least, another page with a mix of Echo Park and Fancy Pants products.  What really makes these photos is the shirt that he is wearing when he decided he wanted to play with my glasses!  :)  What a ham.

I'm so proud of myself because I actually used things from my stash, like the buttons and the camera sticker (from an OLD Sassafrass Lass sticker sheet).

I think I am back into a good groove, now, scrappy wise!  Hope you are stayin' scrappy, too!

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And another for catch up week...

Hubby and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary on October 13th!  I loved getting married in the fall.

Anyways, both kids were sick, so we didn't have any big plans.  We just went out for dinner to a great Tapas bar.  On our way out of the restaurant, we walked past Tully's (a sports restaurant) and Keith started talking about their awesome desserts...so we went in and had, not one, but TWO!  :)  It was nice to have a night out without kids!

This page was based on a sketch by Kristine Davidson for My Scraps & More.  This was for a challenge I posted to use the colors of a TWIX wrapper for inspiration!  :)

I really enjoyed working on this page and decorating all the little circles!!!  It was fun to try and find different bits and pieces that would go with these colors and to try and balance them on the page.  There's twine, glitter paper, wood veneer, stickers, banners, washi tape, and more!

I like this idea of making small coordinating bits and then using them together on a page....I may play with this more on future pages...hhhmmmmmmm......