Wednesday, September 15

IB Reveal !!

Hello Everyone !! Hope you all are having a nice week !! I wanted to hop on with a new sketch hot off the press from Inspired Blueprints!! It is a great multi-photo sketch and the DT had a blast with this one. I used a Studio Calico kit for this page. So here's the sketch and my take with a few close-ups !! TFL ! Have a great week !!


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Tuesday, September 14

Exciting News !!

I've been submitting my projects like crazy and it paid off !! I'm getting a layout pubbed in Scrapbook Trends Magazine for the February 2011 issue !! The news made my day, week , month and year !! I was jumping up and down at work (nobody saw that thank goodness LOL !! ) I'm also excited that the layout is of my Grandmother and I can't wait for her to see the layout in print !! Thanks for sharing my news !! Have a great week !!

Monday, September 13

Another Two-Pager ?!

I'm on a roll with two-pagers .... I typically do single pages but I do enjoy a double page layout, especially when a sketch is involved. I just posted a project I completed for my Design Team work at Right at Home. For close-ups please stop by the blog and make sure to visit the gallery for some FUN projects. TFL and have a great week !!!


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Saturday, September 11

Home Study ... not what you think !!

Last night I participated in my second Home Study Book Club Meeting at my FAV LSS Right at Home !! Here's the gist of the club ... we receive an idea book, choose an aspect of that book, create a project from it and meet monthly to share what inspired us and our resulting projects !! For September and October we received a sketchbook - right up my alley !!! We chose a sketch and created layouts based on the sketches !! The following sketch book by Debbie Sanders and Allison Davis contains all two-page sketches. The sketches include tips and dimensions and paper placement .... a great way to help plan a page if your in a creative rut.


The club starts with a hands-on project and then we share our projects. We also chat about ANYTHING, have snacks and LOTS of laughs ... the perfect way to unwind from work and start the weekend !! Please consider this class if you're local - you won't be disappointed.


Here's the sketchbook by Debbie and Allison.


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For my first layout I chose the left side only of a two-page sketch. We were given the gorgeous Delovely papers by Cosmo Cricket. This collection is girly to the MAX !! Here's my first project showcasing Kate ... once again !! I've used these pics repeatedly but they're so cute I can't resist !!


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The next layout is also a single page ... I combined the elements of a two-page sketch and "shrunk" them into a single page !! Here's the result ...


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TFL and have a GREAT weekend !!



Thursday, September 9

Vaca is over :((

Well, my 10 day break from the work grind is over but this week is going by pretty quickly and uneventfully (so far !!) I completely LOVED the time off and did NOT miss work AT ALL !!!!!!!!!! While on Staycation, I had a great Scrappy day with friends, a sleepover with my FAV little guy, a visit with my incredibly supportive family, did some projects around the house and caught up on my DT projects !! The weather was PERFECT -  even Hurricane Earl (LOL ... what hurricane !!!) didn't ruin anything !! Now, it's back to reality ...


I put the finishing touches on Sketch #55 - the latest sketch reveal from my favorite Sketch Site Inspired Blueprints. I chose to do an 8.5 x 11 landscaped layout for a change and instead of two photos I used one of Kate showing off her lovely dress. I used the GORGEOUS new collection from Basic Grey called OLIVIA ! The collection is perfect for those girlie pages and you will LOVE all the coordinating elements !! Here's my take on the sketch and a few close-ups. TFL and I'll see you soon with a few pages I did for Home Study - a FUN class at Right at Home !!


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