Tuesday, October 26

DT Layout for Right at Home !!

Happy Tuesday !! I'm still reflecting on how much fun I had at our scrapbook fall retreat weekend ... I need to reconnect with my friends more often - It really boosts the soul !! I just posted another layout I did for my October Right at Home DT projects. There are a few close-ups and a brief description ... here's the layout and please stop by the blog to check out all the fun projects !! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by !! I'll be back soon !


Joshua for RAH DT 



Sunday, October 24

Fun Fall Retreat !!!!

I'm just settling in after a FUN weekend at a Fall Crop sponsored by RAH - my favorite LSS !! I had a great time with everyone and was very productive !!  We participated in make and takes, we trick-or-treated,  played scrap bingo and had lots of laughs (and ate too much chocolate) !! It's always so great to catch up with everyone and just have fun scrapping !! We had the option of participating in a sketch challenge and I rarely turn down a good sketch !! I created two pages with the sketch - one was fall themed and the other totally summer !  The sketch was created by one of our design team members ... the very talented Frances Sylvia. Here's the sketch and my two interpretations ...


Fall retreat sketch (2) 


Ready for Picking


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Here is the summer themed version ...


Sunny Day


Sunny day
Sunny day close-up 
Sunny day close-up 2 
TFL and I'll be back in a few days with a new page I did for RAH Design Team using Fancy Pants "It's Your Day" Collection !!



Saturday, October 16

Sketch #58 Reveal at Inspired Blueprints !!

Sketch # 58 is up and ready for your interpretation ... just head on over to Inspired Blueprints and check out all the creativity ! Our sponsor for October is E.A.D.Designs and the design team was able to use their awesome products. I had a total blast with this sketch which showcases one of my FAV addictions .... COFFEE !! Here's the sketch and my take ...Sketch 58


Coffee resized
As you can see I shrunk the sketch and overlapped the four "sections" of the sketch. The heart rub-ons and the coffee words are all E.A.D.Design products !!


Coffee words and heart rub-ons close-up 
I replaced the flower strip in the sketch with coffee stirrers - right from the coffee store !! I tied some Baker's twine around the stirrers to keep them together ... I also incorporated a coffee club card into the layout ...


Club card and stirrers


 


Bakers twine close-up 
I added more red Baker's twine to a tag which I used to place my title on... I doubled  up on the twine which adds  more red to the page ... TFL and check out the sketch and all the great takes from the Design Team and our members here !


 



Monday, October 11

Happy Columbus Day and a Happy Birthday Layout !!

Happy Monday and Happy Columbus Day !!


Wanted to jump on and share a layout I completed for my October projects for RAH. I used "It's Your Day", a fun birthday collection from Fancy Pants Designs. These are a few pictures from Joshie's 5th Birthday. I did some misting, added some stickles here and there and a pom-pom for good measure. For more details please visit the RAH blog !! TFL and I'll be back with more fun projects and the end of the week !! Have a great Monday !! I


He's turning 5


Candles close-up 



Sunday, October 10

Home Study Projects with Echo Park !!

Yikes ... been a bit MIA from my blog ! I have been creating though and have LOTS in the works !! This past Friday was another totally fun Home Study class at the best LSS ever, Right at Home Scrapbooking !! If you are local please stop by ... Lisa and Sharon have TONS of new products pouring in and the displays are amazing !! Please come and visit - you will NOT be disappointed ! For Home Study we used a great sketch book and created two-page layouts from the sketches. Last class I did two single pages from the sketches and this time I created two double pages. The first one is of Simba, my yellow lab - the best dog in the world !! She certainly knows how to relax !! I didn't have enough photos so I used some Alpha blocks that went with the Echo Park collection and they tied into my title ... here's a peek ...


Abc's of chillin


Left Side


 Left side abc's of chillin
Right Side


Right side abc's of chillin 



Close-up printing text on photo I printed text directly on the photo which was a fun technique and a great way to fill-in white space on the photo. It's a bit smudgy because the photo was a glossy-finish ... this technique would be much better on a matte-finish photo. I started each sentence with "A", "B", or "C" to tie in with the title !


 
I used a bread-less tag and a monogram letter for Simba and hung this from the title which you can see better on the image above of the left side of the layout !!



Close-up breadless tag 
For my second two-pager I used more photos. The sketch called for several small square photos but I replaced them with small circle photos. I distressed, inked and trimmed the die-cut paper to span both sides of the layout. I cut off the bottom of the die-cut paper and used the opposite side under the two larger photos.


Having fun in the gardenI wasn't happy with the white space on the die-cut paper so I used some Smootch Spritz in "Pink Sprinkles" ... that made a huge difference (it would have been even better if I had thought of it BEFORE I adhered the photos,butterflies and scalloped paper LOL !!!)


 


Die-cut close-up 


I layered two clouds, one foam and a second one hand cut from the collection and anchored my title on them. 
  
 Title 

 
I popped up most of the photos and added a few butterflies for added dimension and interest.


Closeup 


Thanks for looking and I'll be back with another project from the latest sketch from Inspired Blueprints at the end of the week !! Have a great week !!



Friday, October 1

New News !!

Welcome October !! This is a month full of new things ... a new season, a new sketch reveal, and a new piece of exciting news !!


A new season: This is such a great time of year in New England. The Fall ... football, cooler, crisper weather, foliage, apple picking, apple cider, apple pie, Halloween ... great opportunities for photographs !!


A new sketch revealInspired Blueprints turns two today !! Happy Birthday !! Stop by and check out the gallery to see all the amazing inspiration !! The latest sketch has just been revealed ... it's a great multi-photo sketch and the DT incorporated awesome vinyl rub-ons from E.A.D. Designs!! Here's the sketch and my take ...


Sketch 57
Lynn



He has my heart close-up



He has my heart close-up 2


A new piece of exciting news:  Scrapbook Trends Magazine  picked up another project I did ... a two-pager !! It'll be in March 2011 issue ! This news made my day !! Thanks STM ! Have a great weekend and remember to take tons of photos to capture this amazing season !! TFL !!


 



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