LM #685 Sketch with a twist- heart

 Lasting Memories has another sketch with a twist challenge for January. For this one use the sketch and the scrappy twist is to use hearts on your layout. The heart(s) can be a sticker, stamp, punch, die cut, or embellishment.

I have the same basic idea except that I used a giant geo tag instead of the circle element and I eliminated the string of hearts across the top of the layout.  I still have one heart on the layout as it was cut into the geo-marker.  I also only used one photo as that is all that I have of the boys as they used my phone as a handheld GPS unit.  I did however crop down the cache info and used it on the layout as well.

I added a couple of embellishments to hide the circle cut under the heart on the tag.  I might go back and add a few more lines of journaling about the search or just change the scattering as I'm not sure I like the clump that it became and maybe a title inside the heart. We'll see if I mess with it some more or not, but for now I need to finish my last GDT post for Lasting Memories for February.

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TSR January throw back

 I've been on a creative roll and it feels amazing.  
This time I'm back with inspiration from the throwback sketch from the Scraproom.  

I used a CM template that had a camera in the middle of the burst so I had to extend the rays.

First layout of the year that is pulled from my old stash (pre-kits).  I mixed and matched the papers then dug through my random bit and leftovers from kits for the embellishments. Not my favorite page but another one done

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LM #684 sketch with a twist- use tags

 At Lasting Memories for January they are doing Sketches but with a Scrappy Twist. This week is the sketch below from Page Maps, and the scrappy twist is to use tags on your layout.  I struggled with this one as I didn't have a tag punch large enough to work with my photos and I just couldn't seem to hand-make them without it looking wonky. Instead, I used PL cards that I extended/ trimmed and rounded for the main focal point and then tucked in two smaller punched tags to still have the twist.  Hope you like it as much as I do.

I also only had two photos so I popped in a top ten card for my son and husband to fill in.  I do have more photos of the event but they are already in pocket pages in a separate album.  This layout goes in his Road to Eagle album as I am chronologically scrapping his scout achievements/ events

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LM #683 - Sketch Challenge With a Scrappy Twist - Patterned Papers

 For the entire month of January Lasting Memories will be doing Sketches with a Scrappy Twist.   Challenge #683 is to use this sketch from Page Maps, and the scrappy twist is to use at least 4 different pieces of patterned paper from your stash. 

and here is my take on the sketch

I stretched the photos to four inches in height so I adjusted all of the other elements.  I also moved the circular element to the top of my layout and added a journal block instead of a third photo.  I did use 5 different patterns on my layout but only one is paper.  The others are pieced-together photo cards and journal mats. I hardly ever use photo mats as they were intended and thought it's a good way to get in more pattern as well as finish up some product  in my stash

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S.I.D January single page

Even though I'm on the double-page layout team  I couldn't resist creating a layout with this month's sketch.

I was going to save it for an upcoming guest spot next month over at Lasting Memories but have another idea in mind.  

I'll probably crank out a few more layouts as we got a nice layer of compacted graple (small ice pellets) that won't be melting any time soon.  

This photo is from yesterday.  We had another layer dump overnight and you can't see the grass.  Temperatures are forecasted to stay below freezing til Wednesday, so we'll see if I have to go to work on Tuesday.

In the meantime here's the sketch I used

 and here is my take 

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SID double page layout for January

 

Welcome to my first layout for the Stick It Down Double page team.

Every month I will be sharing my take on the double-page sketch and will be featured on the Facebook group every 24th of the month, however, we have been asked to share all of the sketches on our sites on the first of the month to give you plenty of time to create with us.  Make sure to drop on over to Stick it Down FB and share your take on the sketch in the media albums.

For my layout, I used CM Deep in the Woods paper collection and my brother's label maker to highlight my son and his troop as they worked on a service project at a local park.  I'm trying to get caught up on my son's scout album so I'm sure you'll be seeing more scouting photos in the next few projects I share

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