Tying Up Some Loose Ends

Hello! It's been a busy week and weekend, but I was finally able to finish some things tonight. First off, I had a lo sitting on my desk since last Tuesday that just needed some finishing touches (done!). Then I made a little gift for someone special (shh...it's a secret!). Finally, I am posting my lo for last week's Sketch Inspiration challenge. I never got to uploading it in time for the awesome Noel Mignon prize, but I thought it was worth sharing here! I used a picture from Vancouver with my Mom and Grandma, and supplies from the brand new March Paper Poppy kit. It featured lots of goodies from Jenni Bowlin (so springy!), and other little doo-dads.

I cut my bird and his wing from some felt included with the kit on my Big Shot. I love that the Big Shot lets you create your own felt accents! Too cute!

Imaginisce Sketch Challenge for March

I made this fun lo yesterday for the March sketch challenge on the Imaginisce Blog. I loved that the sketch called for 3 photos, and I found these that matched this paper so well! These photos are from last June when my family helped me celebrate my birthday a few days early (we were in Key West on the actual day). The make the paper "ribbon curls" I cut a 1/4" piece of paper and then wrapped it around a pencil. I kind of smooshed down the curls so that they would lay flatter (I knew my album would really never close if I left them 3-D, and I already have a huge problem with that! LOL!). I used my I-top to make the cupcake brads.

Here is a close-up:

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Another Studio Calico!

I am in love with my Studio Calico kit (sorry, meant to say OUR Studio Calico kit, since I share it with my Mom, lol). I used the latest sketch from Creative Scrappers to make this lo yesterday, with supplies from the February Studio Calico "Baker's Dozen" and add-on kits. This is a photo from last March at my brother's engagement party. That BG lace paper is so pretty; this was the first time I used it. I cut it apart to conserve it, and to stretch it a bit so that I could use it on other los too!

Here is a close-up of the flowers I made with a SU! punch, which I rolled the edges of with a pencil to give some depth. I topped it with a cute BG chipboard heart from the "Sugar Rush" collection.

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Vancouver View

This sure has been a scrappy weekend for me! I made a few more los today for a some different challenges, but I've missed my daylight time frame to take pictures (nighttime picture-page taking just doesn't always come out great!), so I'll have to share them tomorrow. This is a lo I made Friday night following this month's sketch on Inspired Blueprints (#43). I flipped the sketch for the second page in order to stretch it to a 2 page lo. These photos are from Prospect Point in Stanley Park, where there is a gorgeous view of the mountains surrounding Vancouver. I used one of my all time favorite scrapping lines, "Early Bird" by Cosmo Cricket. I mixed in some Little Yellow Bicycle paper as well (the patterned yellow), and combined some flowers and twine with the Early Bird chipboard. The title letters are both new letter stickers and chipboard letter stickers from Cosmo Cricket. My Mom used this sketch for some Halloween photos, and she used the Making Memories word fetti stickers to add captions to her photos. I loved the idea, so I copied it, using the "Great Escape" word fetti line for my photos.

Here is close-up of the left side:

And here is the right side:

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Love Digs Deep Roots

Here's another lo I wanted to share, and I am sooooo excited about this one! I think it's one of my most favorite's that I've done in awhile! So let me start explaining things here...most supplies are from Jenni Bowlin, but also some Melody Ross by GCD Studios, and Jillibean Soup. For the fabulous medallion on the side, I used a Crafter's Workshop template, which I put down on the brown cardstock, and then glimmer misted over it with Candy Red Apple Glimmer Mist, and lifted the template up. I have NEVER had such a great impression before! Usually ink seeps under or I drop the template as I pick it up, and ruin a part, but this one came out so awesome! I loved it so much that I knew I couldn't cover it up, so I based most of the lo on the right side.

I came up with that cute title all by myself (am I proud or what?! lol). I thought with the tree roots and my g-parents have been together for like 55 years or so, and the title just popped in my head! I made that cute flower too following a tutorial from the Pink Paislee blog.

Here is a close-up of the left side:

Secret Garden

Here is another lo I made today using the Studio Calico February kit. These are some more pictures from the Vancouver gardens. This lo follows this week's sketch challenge on Let's Scrap as well. It's kind of hard to see, but between all the little photos I added stitching to make a grid-like pattern.

I used an adorable new Martha Stewart spring border punch with these little chickies for my accent here:

And here is a close-up of the fun tag, which I also punched with the Martha Stewart border punch:

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Sunny Patch

Hello! I made this lo today using a sketch from Creative Scrappers (#93). The photos are from our vacation last summer to Vancouver/Alaska. These pics were taken in Stanley Park in Vancouver, in their beautiful gardens. For the lo, I used the February kit (and add-ons) from Studio Calico called "Baker's Dozen". I loved this patterned paper with the doily banners, and luckily enough, the kit came with a matching stamp set, which I stamped and cut out to layer for my title. I made the turquoise ribbon flowers by punching a circle and then twisting ribbon and laying it down. I covered the inside seams with a Prima bauble.

Here is a close-up of the flower and banner:

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