LM#748

I'm back with my last guest layout for Lasting Memories.  

I've enjoyed creating with the sketch challenges this month.  

For this sketch, I added an extra base layer as the light blue print didn't have enough contrast from the background paper to really pop.  I also replaced the shapes on the sides with banners and one photo for a mat that played up the actions of our kitties (Nova and Nebula)

Another adaptation is this "cute" speech bubble instead of the tab behind the photo.

Finally, this layout wouldn't be complete without this adorable mouse that I fussy cut from another photo mat.

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April tic-tac-toe and sketch challenge

I'm playing along with Stacey's tic-tac-toe challenge using the right-hand column:

mixed title, brads, and ink.  I also used Rochelle's sketch challenge for April

I replaced the circles in the layout with large fussy cut flowers, which I highlighted with a brown pen to get the details to pop more.  I also inked the edges of the photo mats

I didn't do any journaling as I don't know what to say.  I took my mom for a trip to the coast before she left for home, and we had a fight.  I might do a hidden card with how I felt tucked away but for now the layout is done

 

I posted this layout at the Sketches in Thyme Facebook group and neglected to share it with you.

I used the sketch as a jumping-off point as I flipped the photo placements off the 3x3's and used one less photo overall.  The large flowers are fussy cut from paper in the beach collection I have.  I'm trying to us all of my stash before I buy anything.  Hard to do with so many cute summer lines coming out.

I'm not one to use titles often, but did include a die-cut with Beach Day on it as it captures the essence of the graduation trip to Yachats

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LM #747

I took a small break between making guest design layouts for Lasting Memories to do some Spring Break traveling.  I drove to San Diego from Junction City, Oregon, to pick up my middle daughter.  We spent time at Imperial Beach, Balboa Park,  Santa Monica Pier, Golden Gate Bridge, and the Redwoods.  I'll have to make a post soon to share some of the photos, but now that I'm back, I have to crank out this sketch and the next.

  My daughter, Danielle, stayed true to herself with a casual graduation outfit, so I went big on everything as I didn't want to crop out a single detail. Not even her tired old converse.

I colored over the silver lettering on "Graduation day" to keep with the color scheme

The quote and stars are cut from two different borders as I wanted only bits of each to tie everything together

The overall layout is still based on the sketch, just bigger. As always, you can use the sketch as is, or it can be flipped, rotated, or even stretched into a two-page spread if you want.

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LM#746

 Welcome back for another sketch challenge with lasting memories.  This time around we are doing a single-page layout.  It can be flipped, rotated, or even stretched into a two-page spread if you want.  I kept the basic layout idea but altered the photo sizes.  Since I print almost all my photos as 4X6 I knew I had to go larger if I wanted the whole Trailhead sign to show.

My embellishments had to be adjusted to work with the larger photos.  Smaller clusters in slightly different locations but that's the great thing about sketches, they are a starting point and don't have to be replicated exactly.  I also moved my journal area to create a diagonal flow across my layout.

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LM#745

 

I'm back with my second sketch challenge for Lasting Memories

 I didn't have enough photos of my son's family celebration or his friends' party, so I combined both events.  I did a few substitutions for pictures with just colored blocks of card stock, especially since I didn't have a 6x4 horizontal photo.

 I picked the colors based on a stash of Creative Memories die-cut embellishments that I was gifted. These birthday-themed die-cuts work great with the photos and are not too hard to match with CM cardstock. The peacock blue block was bold and stood out too much before I framed it with freehand white inkwork.

I moved the journaling to the other page and added a die-cut cluster instead.  I backed the hollow circle with the same blue as the 6x4 block on the other page and popped the cake up with foam.    Also added rhinestones instead of a decorative edge to the shelf.

same layout configuration as the sketch minus two photos

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