CM crop 3 January

 I'm back with another CM virtual crop sketch from January.

I'm working my way through this year's online sketches.  In the past, I have not played along faithfully, as most of the layouts didn't suit my style. However, I've changed my attitude and outlook on sketches, using them as a starting point and inspiration.  Sometimes I stay true to the sketches, other times not so much.

For this sketch, I didn't use any slanted photo placement and actually replaced journal spots with photos.  I might go back and add journaling to the right-hand side, but for now, it's done.

 

CM Crop 2 and LM #786

February is almost over, and I'm still plugging my way through the January virtual crop photos.

Oh well, I'm happy to have another one done and in the album.

I added an additional photo, moved the journaling, and changed the cluster locations, but the foundational base is still discernible. That's what I love about using sketches.  I also like to incorporate other challenges as well.  This time, I chose to use word stickers for Lasting Memories #786 

 

Creative memoires virtual crop January

 

I'm finally back in my craft space, thanks to the long weekend and the end of swim season.  I'm playing catch-up with the CM virtual crop sketches.  I rotated the sketch to align with my photo orientation and took liberties with the placement of the embellishment cluster, as well as added journaling.

Lasting memories focus this month: the power of words.  I chose to use more than 50+ words on my layout for challenge #785

New Year goal and LM #779

I won a 101 CM scrapbooking ideas and sketches book, and have decided to start using it to create layouts and track the sketches I've used so far.  I am writing the date completed and the title or date of the subject, as I was dog-earing pages and am uncertain that  I completed the sketch or marked it to use later.  I did flip through my most current chronological albums to compare, but not my scout or school album, thus the new tracking system.  I'm excited to see how far I get.

Aside from the sketch, I'm also using up some of my stash for Lasting Memories' current challenge, which is  LM #779 - Create a layout using a favorite challenge from 2025 or a challenge you wanted to play along with but missed the deadline.

I missed the deadline for LM #763 - create your layout using one, two, or all of these items: Buttons, Brads, Eyelets

I used up 4 more brads on my layout