Nuts About Sketches - Week 349

Wow can you believe it... Christmas is on Thursday.  yikes the day we always look forward to with longing is now just around the corner. Technically I am on two weeks leave as of today, but I am actually still working on stuff, so hopefully will have it all done before Wednesday and then I can have a decent break.

I haven't stopped scrapping though!  Last week I edited and printed photos for a whole bunch of unfinished layouts... got about 18 done.  Feel like I accomplished a heck of a lot in a few days.  Must just do some journalling on a few and a couple needs titles.  I still have a pile to tackle and hope to have them done before 2015 hits.

This is my page for today's reveal at NAS.... I flipped the sketch left to right to make my title work better.  My title is a chipboard one that I lightly painted in white and then added some chalk accent colours.  I was chuffed with how it turned out in the end.

Do you need inspiration for scrapping?... Head over to the blog to see what the others on the DT did... there are lots of ideas this week.

Nuts About Sketches - Week 348

Phew... feeling a bit "deurmekaar" today.... I think the year has caught up and I am slowly shutting down.  BUT I still have to work this week and get tons done, so best I buck up and do something.

Anyways, in between dealing with Aaron burning himself this weekend (he is fine!), I have managed to get a bit of scrapping done too.... like my page for today's reveal.

I changed a few things to help me get the photos on that I wanted... plus I wanted to use the chipboard tree so replaced another photo with the sun ray background.

There are some more ideas with this sketch on the blog, so be sure to check them out too.

Nuts About Sketches - Week 347

Another week has flown past.... in this last week:
- Aaron had prizegiving at school and finished Grade 7... that's it now with primary school.  Onwards to highschool now and a whole new adventure.
- we've had to replace our fridge... last one died a slow death.
- we've had load shedding of note and been without power for hours on end - four days in a row (thankfully all during the day this time round!)

BUT none of that has stopped me from scrapping.... yip been able to carry on and get a few pages done, including this one for today:

I am super chuffed with this page... I used two different vellums on it, did some ripping, embossing, some splattering, even sewed and played with ink to change my letters from baby pink to brown.

To change my letters, I started just rubbing an inkpad over the letters but it didn't do the job very well. So then I found some spritz in brown and just sprayed them till they were the right colour.  Of course being slightly glossy the spriz didn't adhere too well and I ended up with spots... but you know what, I actually quite like that as it gave me a funky effect that I was trying for.  To end off once they were dry, I applied dimensional glaze to them.  I tried cracking it, but didn't make any difference.  I have seen that Tim Holtz now has a crackle dimension glaze on the market, so think I might get me a bottle and redo my letters at some stage.... but for now I am truly happy with them.

 This is the sketch that we got to play with this week:

Be sure to check out the blog for even more great ideas.

Nuts About Sketches - Week 346

Beginning of December already... boy oh boy the year has flown.  We had Aaron's birthday party on Sunday... he had fun with 8 friends.  Now we are in the last stretch of Grade 7... eeck end of primary school on Friday.  There have been some really special times over the last 7 years and I look forward to a few more in the next 5 of his school career.

Anyways, back to scrapping.... Here is this week's layout that I did... again changed a few things to make it work for me and my pics.

I added in a laser cut for some more animal detail and changed the circle photo for one popping out of a vellum envelope.  Also did some stensilling for added effect.

Check out the blog for some more great ideas.

Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch 421

Another page that I did this past Saturday... added a few extras to it to really make it mine!

I used a chipboard film strip which I inked for the backing of my title.  Added some vellum behind it to give the effect of a negative strip and then added bead lettering to each block for my title.  Also used a PL card for the journalling, with a fussy cut camera for extra embellishment.  I even managed to dig out some old gold photo corners for my main pic.

Check out the blog for some more ideas using this sketch.

Nuts About Sketches - Week 345

In amongst birthdays and power failures, I still managed to scrap this past weekend.

I had fun putting this page together... used my diecut circles and lettering, plus added funky stitching. I even managed to incorporate Aaron's actual hospital ID bracelet.

Here is the great sketch that we worked with:

There are some lovely layouts by the team this week, so be sure to check out the blog for more ideas.

Super duper exciting news...

When I got the "YES" email on Sunday 16 November it was sooooooooo good to read... for what? I hear you ask.... well that I have been accepted on a new DT team.

I will be working with the girls there from December to May next year... all about scrapping with the stash that I already own.... and yes there is a lot of it.  So keep your eyes open for lots more posts to come in the future.

Also, check out the blog for lots more fun ideas on using up your scraps.

Scrapbook Challenges - Sketch 420

I've been a bit stumped for scrapping layouts at Scrapbook Challenges... mainly as I haven't had photos to fit the last few sketches.  But this week's page came together so quickly once I decided on the photo to use... a day when our temperature reached 35 degrees C!!!

A fun page really about noting but the heat...but I love how it all came together.

Check out the blog for some more ideas.

Nuts About Sketches - Week 344

It's birthday week! Yippee... just two more sleeps till my birthday.  Why I am excited, who knows as it will be a rather low-key day I am sure... but I just feel like celebrating anyway.

Most of the week still involves Aaron having to study for his exams, plus me having to deal with work stress.... but thankfully I do get to scrap now and then too.  Like Friday, when I put this page in the late evening hours just before bed.

I did a bit of "retail therapy" this week too and bought myself this chicken wire die from Country Crafts. So I really did need to use it straight away to make sure it worked... hehehe.  Love how it came out and adds just a little bit of fun to the page.

I decided instead of adding a paper circle to the page, just to stitch it on.  Added some rub-on flowers, ladybirds and a butterfly for extra interest.

There are some really delightful pages to see on the blog this week, so go take a peak.

Nuts About Sketches - Week 343

This past week has been super hectic with work.  I simply had to take a few hours on Saturday and scrap before I loose my sanity.  So I turned to the next sketch for NAS and this is what I created

I definitely took a few liberties with creating this layout... I didn't have the right number of  pics but made those that I did have work.  I reduced the circle and made it into a life buoy onto which I put my title.  I then replaced the title section with the banner.  For the journaling strip I created a pocket and included the pamphlet from the boat showing the deck plan.

I must admit I am very chuffed with how my page turned out.

Pop over to the blog to see what other ideas the DT had this week.