TSR throwback

 This is for the November scrap room throwback sketch.  

I've had the American Crafts "Dear Lizzy" kits in my stash for a while as I put my membership on pause during the start of the pandemic when I was job sharing and uncertain as to what I could afford. (May 2020) so I know that the kits are at least a year old if not older.  

I did two photos in place of one 4 x6 and also changed up the visual triangle.

I used the birds as the three points nesting the smaller puffy sticker birds on the cut apart frames.

skipping using a title too as I want the words on the background paper to stand out.

Finished it all off with a bit of journaling on the bottom piece of paper

Stash bash with a sketch

I love pairing sketches with stash challenges.  It gives me the opportunity to dive into my stash while not having to overthink the creative process of the layout.  Lasting memories most recent stash bash challenge is to use wood veneer, flair and/ or buttons- LM #574

I don't have much in the way of flair so I grabbed the next best thing- oversized pearl brad.  I also used a wood title and a smattering of buttons to document this year's harvest.

The buttons, brad, and title are from my stash everything else that I used is from my Fancy pants "good old days" kit from the scraproom kit club.  I'm currently on a pause from the monthly kits as I'm trying to work through my current stash of kits, so this challenge is perfect to help me make a dent

as for the sketch, it's another from the CM November virtual crop #1

 

Bubble tea

Another two challenges in one layout.

Lasting memories stash bash- washi, stickers and punches and a sketch from sketches in thyme #493

I used a single piece of pink washi, a bunch of stickers that coordinate with the paper and various circle punches 

I made the center paper 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 so that I could use the salvage flip side for the circles.  Switched journal location and forgoing a title.  I tend to not use titles on layouts and let the photos and journaling tell the story.

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PTC relay

CM had a virtual crop this weekend so I snagged this sketch to use.  I don’t play along with the crop as I typically don’t use a lot of CM papers.  Anyway I flipped the sketch and then dropped the circle.  I love the heart background paper and didn’t want to cover it up. 

 

My photos are in reverse order of how my daughter ran her legs of the relay because I really wanted her last leg photo to be the featured photo.  6 plus miles in the dark and then sunrise leg.  I’ll have her journal on the notebook paper boarder down the side of the photos as I wasn’t there for the event 

 

November sketch challenge

 Back with another layout for 2021 using Rochelle Spears November sketch challenge.  For the last retreat I attended I worked on pairing photos with paper kits and I really wanted to use a pre made page that has been languishing in my stash but it was meant for 3 4x6 photos and I only had two.  The dilemma use the page or find a new pairing.  We’ll I deconstructed the original layout and salvaged the elements.

Here’s the sketch:

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Stash bash with a sketch

I’m  participating in two challenges with this layout. The first one is Stash bash with Lasting Memories.  Here’s the details for the challenge: November is "Stash Bash". You will be given a choice of three items to use on your layouts. You can use just one of the items, two of the items, or all three of the items, and you are welcome to use other things on your layout, as well. The first challenge of the month is: #572 - Ephemera, Chipboard, and/or Tag

I used two- Ephemera and chipboard.  The chipboard arrow and circle were white chipboard piece from close to my heart that go with a matching stamp set and circut cartridge so it’s old.  Covered them with even older mulberry paper that I sprayed with shimmez.

The ephemera is mostly stickers from a CM summer themed pack.  Even though the the picture are from August they aren’t overly  summerish, but the words are universal.  The dots are a dollar store score from a while back as well.

The other challenge I’m participating in is the sketch challenge at Sketches in Thyme #491

 Here’s my take.

I had this mixed media water color looking paper in my stash for over a year now and final breaking into the paper pad.  I tried to leave a bit of the edge exposed but also follow the sketch with the addition of  chipboard, ephemera and photo cut outs of the candy packaging to mimic the border edge in the sketch.

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Ultimook

 I’m trying to keep to my personal goal of scraping at least 15 minutes a day and know that if I didn’t sneak in some time this morning that it would not happen today.  Managed to finish the journaling for this layout this morning.  Thought about a title but not going to do one this time.

I used a Pam Winn sketch for the base but added an additional 4x6 on the right hand side.  All photos are ones that I grabbed from the camp FB post