Showing posts with label sketch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sketch. Show all posts

Saturday, August 5, 2017

Sketchy Saturday: Ferris Wheel Fun

Today on the Paper Issues blog is a new Sketchy Saturday for August hosted by Amy!  Check out this fun sketch:
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I used Echo Park Summer Dreams for my take.  I loved the ferris wheel designs that were included in this collection. I just had to pull out my MN State Fair pictures from last summer to find one to work with.  I switched it up and used one photo, but added the 3x4 cards to my design.  I started with an acrylic painted background with the light teal/aqua color in this collection.


Brads, enamel dots, and chipboard stickers to get all of the circles! I added stitching in various layers to add texture. The Summer Dreams collection has the cutest ferris wheel paper in navy. I used both sides of this in the layering because-- rainbow polka dots!!!


The "so much fun" card was a square cut apart that I sized down to fit this LO design. Don't save these cards for pocket scrapping! Use them on your traditional scrapbook pages as well! Machine stitching and enamel dots sprinkled throughout.


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Saturday, July 1, 2017

SS July: Hashtag Happy

It's July!  Summer is seriously flying by!  Today there's a new sketch by Amy up on the PI blog.  It was such a fun sketch to create with!  I used Pebbles Girl Squad for my take on the sketch.


My daughter loves being a tween and getting gift cards to shop and go to Starbucks with me! She would love if we could go each day.  The Girl Squad papers are perfect for documenting this fun memories.  The foam Thickers from Girl Squad are definitely a fave of mine this summer.


 I mixed in some of Maggie Holmes Chasing Dreams and Simple Stories Whatever collection stickers to coordinate with the Girl Squad papers and sketch details.


Have a great weekend and we are excited to show you more July challenges in the next few days!
Don't forget you can still complete June challenges today too!
Get shopping at Paper Issues for 50% off everything in stock.  It is an amazing sale to stock up.  
I checked and you can still get lots of the same Pebbles Girl Squad papers that I used here.  The side B papers are perfect for layers and to mix with other collections you may have!
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Saturday, January 7, 2017

Sketchy Saturday January

I love starting off with a sketch.  This is so helpful when you are down on creative mojo!  This month's sketch from Amy Coose has so much to love.  Check out the PI blog to be inspired by design team members.
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I am in full stashbusting mode knowing that many amazing new paper collections are being shipped out in the next few weeks.  It was great to cut into several more Maggie Holmes papers.  I love the picture of my daughter and niece in the matching pink tulle dresses that their grandmother made them!  The pink On Point dance paper was a perfect fit for this layout.


I love the Blessed chipboard Thickers and chipboard that was included in the Maggie Holmes Gather collection.  The pieces worked so well as the sketch elements for layering clusters.

More close ups: 

Layers  of pink!


The new date stamp is included in Hazelwood collection by American Crafts designed by 1canoe2, the floral border around it makes it a perfect match for Maggie's papers and prints.  Love the pops of gold glitter on the chipboard pieces.










Saturday, October 8, 2016

Sketchy Saturday October

Today is Sketchy Saturday on the Paper Issues blog!  Amy has created a fabulous new sketch for us to use for the month of October!

I am always inspired to try out the sketch!  It is also fun to think of it flipped or rotated as another way to make the sketch your own.  This month, I kept the sketch as is and worked with Crate Paper Cute Girl.
I love the cute Cool Girl mermaid chipboard sticker and pink acetate ephemera heart!
My daughter took a summer vacation with her grandparents, and they sent me pictures of her swimming with the resort mermaids!  How cool is that?! That honestly became the inspiration for working with Crate Paper Cute Girl and this sketch!
 Also, they have the cutest ephemera bucket list with "swim with the mermaids" listed.  This piece was too cream colored, so I cut this version out of a pocket page card Sweetheart paper since it was white. For the sketch circle, I went with stitching multiple circles in the teal color to tie in the mist "water drops." For my title I used the accent sticker LOVE and Puffy Thickers.
I added the black chipboard scallop to the bottom where the sketch had a banner placed.  I also added the puffy Thickers sticker scallop under the title to define it more against the bright yellow "mermaid scale" Cheery paper.  The clear acetate pieces in the ephemera packs can be a bit trickier to use, but in this case, I loved how they showed the patterns through in the layers. I am crushing on these versatile little cardstock "washi tape" look text/phrase accent stickers. I used my fave paper from this collection--the gorgeous "Rainbows" stripe.  I used it across the yellow paper and as a photo mat layer.  The puffy hearts scattered throughout are from the Thicker pack and they help connect the LO from top to bottom.
     Thanks for taking a peek at the details. I can't wait to see how YOU use the sketch! Have fun shopping at Paper Issues for all of this cuteness and so.much.more.  You know you need it! Always a sale--- 20% with code Stacie

Saturday, September 3, 2016

September's Sketchy Saturday

The new sketch of the month has been posted at Paper Issues.  It is a fun one as it involves triangles, and I love when they are in designs!
Here's the sketch designed by Amy Coose:

Here's my version of the sketch using Elle's Studio Sunny Days line.
The wood veneer are no longer in the shop, but I love using my stamp ink pads to change their color to coordinate with the papers.
For the title, Awesome Little You, I also used Crate Paper Cool Kid chipboard.  I can't wait to see what you create this month with Paper Issues' sketch.  
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Thursday, August 11, 2016

Loved this: Flamingo Wall

Hello flamingos! I was all heart eyes when I spied this building painted in flamingos in Chicago. 
I mean how often do you just find the perfect building to match your Paper Issues order card and washi tape to??
For this layout, I used a sketch by Creative Scrappers to start my design.
I liked the natural paint blocking that was already done on the Fancy Free paper from Pink Paislee. It was an easy way to incorporate the sketch and color without having to do mixed media! I spent my time in Silhouette Studio  rotating the design in the circles for variety before welding them in a grid.
I layered Fancy Free paper strips and washi tape and added hand stitching. I use the Amy Tangerine stitching kit to poke the holes with the protector mat behind the paper.
The circles are from the Inner Circle cut file from The Cut Shoppe into two grids to make up the two sections cut out of Fancy Free paper. I added the title from Dear Lizzy Saturday Thickers and embellished it with my Fancy Free stash! This is my take on Go for the Gold at Paper Issues as it was a favorite travel pic from this summer!

Saturday, July 30, 2016

Digging the Beach

Playing along with the July sketch at Creative Scrappers.
The cut file I used is from Just Nick Studios called the chopsticks background. I selected just a section of it to work with the sketch.
I used several Crate Paper Maggie Holmes papers from Shine to coordinate with this sandy picture. The Thickers and cork embelishments played into the sand color vibe as well!
Always fun to document summer photos of family at the beach. They spent so much time digging and burying each other in the sand! This quote went well with this moment!

Saturday, July 16, 2016

Happy Dance

Looking for a project that uses your favorite scraps or cut away strips from papers? Concentric designs like a star, heart, diamond, or square can work with this idea! I went with the mega stars to play with the sketch for July at Paper Issues. 
I sketched the design on the Silhouette Cameo using sketch pens/pencil. Lightly adhere the center of each scrap on the line. You want to be able to lift up the edges after they are sewn down!
It's always hard to decide what to cover because I usually love how it all looks!
Get out your fave collection and embellish! In my case, I used Pink Paislee's Fancy Free which I love something huge! I use vellum to soften the layers and set the photo up on pop dots for dimension above the textured background! This idea originated from Paige Evan's "Paige's Pages" class at Big Picture Classes. I love having a springboard to prompt an idea when I'm stuck! I also did this idea with this LO:
Different look with this pencil pattern by Amy Tangerine! Try it out!

Sunday, July 3, 2016

Life is Better in Flip Flops

I used the sketch for June for Paper Issues. I had lots of FancyPants Designs papers to use from last summer and they paired with this cool Simple Stories woodgrain paper!
Little bits from Studio Calico and Michaels. 
  Love the little clear alpha from Imaginisce that I added to the letter A. The vellum helps to unify the word Beach and keeps it from getting lost on the woodgrain paper. Happy summer!

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Alligator Adventures

Fancy Pants Designs True Friend Collection was a fun fit with our Spring Break pictures from Florida.  We went on an airboat tour and got to hold small alligators as well as see them in their habitat on and next to the lake.
I paired the True Friend paper and Brag Cards with Evalicious alphabet and little bits stickers.  I inked the edges of the cards and used the sketch from the Paper Issues Online Crop.  Jen Chapin had challenged us to use up 3 x 4 cards to create this horizontal line up.
Take good care, and remember, never pet an alligator on the head.  My three year old remembers that tip best of all the things we learned that day!

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Oh, the Places You'll Go

The sketch 007 at Paper Issues blog was the perfect reason to use this world cut file from The Cut Shoppe.
Here's the sketch:Find it and lots of inspiration on the Paper Issues blog .
After sewing the cut file to the cardstock, I added white acrylic paint with Heidi Swapp Magic Medium to soften the layers and make it more cloudy/water-like on the globe. I used various bits to add to the travel theme.
The travel wood veneer are from Chic Tags. I used several Kelly Purkey stickers and labels to add to the Studio Calico geotag paper colors.

Monday, February 9, 2015

You are Here in my Heart Always

I was inspired scrolling through Instagram by all of the posts linking to Jot Magazine's February mood board. Using black and white stripes, red, pink, and mint. I also sewed the stack of hearts as pictured in the mood board. I love the pop of dimension it adds to the page. 

I also was inspired by Paper Issues Sketchy Saturday post as it used a circle element and stacked journaling.
I sewed the large circle in black thread multiple times for texture. I then watercolored the area to make the die cut title pop.
I blended watercolors and used some spray ink in a shimmery mint color.

For fun, here's the same picture enlarged and in color from our summer day trip to Minnehaha Falls in MN.
We had a random nice person take our photo. It was a bummer to look at them later to see the falls are only a slight splash on the right side!  Good times!