Stretch Your Sketches No. 10 (and more Amy Tangerine)

Last night, I had some time to whip up another page using Amy Tangerine goodies. Have I mentioned yet how much I love this collection?! Yes, I know I have. But it really is awesome. It makes creating so easy and fun. I also used the latest sketch from the Stretch Your Sketches challenge over on the Ella Publishing blog.

Here's the sketch.

And my page.

I stayed fairly close to the sketch, but changed the size and orientation of a couple of the photos. I cut a couple of half circles out of a few of the papers and used them to create a base for the photos and title to sit on. I also used a few of the stickers from the Good Times sticker book for the title, as well as the awesome Thickers. I added a few Elle's Studio tags and the journaling to balance it all out and called it done.

I've been enjoying using the Amy Tangerine papers as the base for my layout. I love the little people on this one. I usually use white cardstock, so it's been fun to change it up a bit.

Has anyone else been creating with Amy Tangerine? Link me up!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a relaxing weekend.

Stretch Your Sketches No. 9

This week, life has been very complicated and very busy. A good complicated. A good busy. But I haven't been able to do a lot of blogging, which I'm bummed about. I am happy though to have found time to write a quick post with my layout for the Stretch Your Sketches Challenge on the Ella Publishing blog.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my take on the sketch:

I moved everything to the center. I used two photos to make up the one 4x6 on the right. But the journaling and the title match the sketch. I used a bunch of scraps from the Life is Good line from Echo Park. I also used a couple of Elle's Studio tags. I am totally hoarding these. They are so cool. The little banner was scraps too from the Lime Twist line from My Mind's Eye. I really enjoy using up little bits from here and there. It's very satisfying.

You can find my other layouts based on these sketches here.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Here's to a relaxing weekend!

Stretch Your Sketches No. 6

I'm back today with sketch No. 6 from the Stretch Your Sketches challenge over on the Ella Publishing blog.

I stretched the sketch a bit by using three photos instead of two and I also added my journaling below the photos instead of to the side. I had fun using a bunch of little strips of Jillibean Soup paper. I love their paper so much that I use it a little bit at a time to keep it around longer. I added three buttons gradually moving to the top of the page to mimic growing up.

Here are a couple close-ups.

Thanks for stopping by. I'm off to soak up some sun that has finally decided to stick around for awhile.

Have a great Wednesday.

Stretch Your Sketches No. 5

I'm back today with Sketch No. 5 from the Stretch Your Sketches challenge over on the Ella Publishing blog.

The sketch is a two-pager, but I just don't do two-pagers. Not sure why, but everytime I try, I get a mental block. But, what's great about sketches, is you can adjust it to work for you. I made a one-pager instead. I added the journaling around the edge of the paper, which is a technique I use often. Love the look. I used several Echo Park lines and a bit of October Afternoon. I also finally snagged a Smash date stamp! I'm using it on everything. Love it.

The page is about attending my niece's school performance. We all asked for her autograph following the performance. She signs the program. A tradition we started last year. She loves it. On the way to the car, she was ahead of me a few steps, and I ran up to her asking if she was the famous Diana who just performed. She played along beautifully. Love these moments.

I'd love to see your take on the sketch. Leave me a link in the comments with your take.

Happy Scrapping!

Stretch Your Sketches No. 4

Today a quick post to show you a page I created for the Stretch Your Sketches challenge over on the Ella Publishing blog. I am addicted to sketches lately, so am loving the consistency of this challenge.

I stayed fairly close to the sketch, but used all the same size photos. I've wanted to scrap about "pancaking" for a long time, so I'm so glad to finally have it done. I enjoyed using a bunch of tags as part of the title. I picked these tags up the last time I was at Office Max. Who knew you could find scrapbook supplies there?!

JOURNALING| The kids love to pancake Stephan, since Megan was little. Essentially it means pouncing on him, pancaking him to the ground. Fun for the kids...not sure if it is for Stephan.

Ten on Tuesday will return next week. 

Stretch Your Sketches No. 3

Today I'm sharing my take on sketch No. 3 for the Stretch Your Sketches challenge on the Ella Publishing blog.

My page is exactly like the sketch, except I used four square blocks of patterned paper instead of photos on the right hand side. I used primarily product from the Walk in the Park collection from Echo Park. This is such a fun, colorful collection. Perfect for documenting the relationship between my two nieces, who are cousins.

My whole family spent the last two weekends together and it was so neat to watch their relationship grow and strengthen. My youngest niece, A, thinks D hung the moon. She wanted to be where D was, doing what D was doing. D loved every minute too. Very cute and fun to watch.

Stretch Your Sketches No. 2

I'm back today with my take on sketch #2 for the Stretch Your Sketches challenge on the Ella Publishing blog. I'm getting so many pages done with all of these fabulous sketches. Very satisfying.

I stayed close to the original sketch, but just moved my journaling to the left. This is one of my favorite layouts in a long time. My niece is already three, but better late than never, right?

JOURNALING| Darling Audrey, you turned ONE this month. We celebrated the entire week of Rick Fest. You opened, with help from your brother and cousins, a different gift everyday. What fun! During our time together, you enjoyed sitting in the grass, while playing with stacking toys. You liked to blow people kisses. You liked to cuddle. You were a super fast crawler. You are an awesome little girl, A. Happy Birthday. I love you.

Obsessed With Sketches

The Ella Publishing blog has a new challenge series, Stretch Your Sketches. When I saw this, I knew I had to play along. I am obsessed with sketches lately. I am also taking Kelly Purkey's Sketchbook 3 class. I find that I get tons of layouts done when I have a sketch to inspire my creating.

Here is my take on the sketch.

This layout is close to the original sketch. But I used two 4x6 photos instead of one 5x7. Sometimes, I use the sketch exactly and other times it takes me in a different direction. This is what I love about sketches. There are always so many possibilities and you can never go wrong.