awe: A lAyout for Sketch Inspiration & Scrapping Everyday Miracles



 

I think this may be the final layout about our vacation to Culebra Island, Puerto Rico!  Whew!  There was so much to see and do that I took a ton of photos!  One of our favorite activities is pictured here:  iguanan watching at Mamacitas Restaurant for lunch!  These iguanas are tree-dwellers, herbovores, diurnal (sleep at night like humans), curious, and yes, they can swim!!! 

 

I am just in AWE of the miracle of the infinite variety of God's creation, and that is the miracle many of us miss - especially when we are looking at lizards!  Most of us don't think they are beautiful, but I sure do! This layout was inspired by Challenge 21: Fall Miracles at Scrapping Everyday Miracles & a ScrapTwist to use paint!  I used the negative leftovers from a child's game to paint green acrylic polka dots, much like the tiny dots of color on the iguana skin - if you get really close! 

 

The layout was created around Sketch #344 at Sketch Inspiration!  I love using 2 photographs and all of the geometric elements! 

 

I used these products to create my layout:

Bazzill cardstock

Apple Barrel acrylic paint

American Crafts brads & photos corner brads

October Afternoon font stickers

American Crafts thickers title font stickers

Jillibean Soup green twine

recycled twill ribbon

We: A Layout for Let's Get Sketchy

I love this photo of my sweet husband and our youngest son holding hands and walking away from me.  I created this layout based on the October Week 4 Sketch (Sketch #34) at Let's Get Skletchy! I love all of the opportunities to use geometric shapes, and focus on 1 special photo!  I distressed heavily around the edges of the first 2 layers of paper, and added some whimsy with flax stitching!

 

I used these products & tools:

Bo Bunny paper

Bazzill cardstock

The Paper Studio chipboard font letters

Martha Stewart punch

Sew Easy Tool

October Afternoon font stickers

We R Memory Keepers XActo knife

Hawk: A Layout for Sketches in Thyme

I created this layout for the Sketches in Thyme Sketch #90 Challenge!  I loved the simplicity of this sketch, but I was still able to use 2 of the same photo of this beautiful thin-shinned hawk, a threatened species on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico! 

 

I used all papers from the Simple Stories Year O Graphy collection, as I am doing our whole Puerto Rican vacation in this line.  The brads are from CTMH, title by American Crafts thickers,  tiny font from Adorn It,  and I used a Martha Stewart punch.

Animal Encounters: A Layout for Scrapping Everyday Miracles

I created this layout of 3 animals based on the beautiful Pagemaps sjetch provided by Scrapping Everyday Miracles!  I used lots of green to complement the iguana and the foliage, and orange to accent the land crab!  I always love a sketch with several photos - you know me - I take too many! Below is the link to the challenge!

Scrapping Everyday Miracles October Sketch Challenge

 

For this layout I used Bazzill and CTMH cardstocks, Simple Stories Year O Graphy collection, October Afternoon font stickers and American Craft thickers.  I also recyled the natural ribbon twill strip from some bedding I purchased!  It came wrapped around the quilt with a tag attached, and it was silly to throw it away!  The green burlap netting was purchased at a convention, and I do not know the manufacturer!  Brads are from CTMH!

Moments: A Layout for Sketches in Thyme

 

Moments:  Yes they are truly what we remember!   I created this layout based on Sketch #89 from Sketches in Thyme!  I was fond of this layout because I was able to use 3 photos!  You guys know I take way too many of my Ezra, so a multiphoto sketch is my fave! I also liked the contrast of circular and rectangular elements!

 

I used October Afternoon font stickers, American Crafts thickers in vinyl, CTMH brads, Recollections circle die cut, Quick Quotes PowderPuff chalking ink, and everything else is Simple Stories!

2 Stars: A Layout for "Let's Get Sketchy October Week 3"

 

Let's Get Sketchy October Week #3 Sketch

 

I really enjoy usingseveral photos on a layout, and this sketch was just right for our starfish adventures in the Caribbean!

TO CREATE THIS LAYOUT I USED THESE SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:

My Minds Eye Lime Twist die cut

Simple Stories Year-O-Graphy cpollection

Bazzill cardstock

American Crafts thickers in vinyl

Close To My Heart white brads

"boy" layout for 4 Crafty Chicks & Quick Quotes

I created this layout using the Quick Quotes Friday Challenge 20 Sketch for inspiration!

I included a quote about boys by Robert Powell on the 3 tags in the top right corner.  I also used the Powder Puff Chalking Ink Mocha Mama around the whole edge of my gold cardstock, and brushed the ink all over the surface of the chipboard tags!



4 Crafty Chicks 4CCC-111 Tag You're It challenge

 

I used 3 identical chipboard tags, that I trimmed into banners and brushed with Quick Quotes Powder Puff Chalking Inks Mocha Mama. I was thrilled to participate in this challenge because I pulled out my little box of blank tags, and used these 3 that I have had for maybe 7 years?  Yay for using my stash!

 

To create this layout I used these supplies and tools:

•  Bazzill Cardstock
• Simple Stories Year-O-Graphy collection
• Jenni Bowlin calendar tags
• The Paper Studio chipboard alphas
• Jillibean Soup green burlap twine
• October Afternoon font stickers
• Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking ink
• American Crafts metal photo brads
• Prima distressing tool
• Spellbinders square scalloped die
• Sizzix Big Shot
• green ribbon and tags from my stash



Let's Get Sketchy: October Sketches 1 & 2

Let's Get Sketchy October Sketch Week 1

I really had fun using lots of my scraps for the long banners!

 

 

Let's Get Sketchy October Sketch Week 2
And for this one, I was able to use lots of scraps, too!  And I always enjoy using a unique piece of fiber, like the woven burlap strip! 

 

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I Won in The Top 3 at Sketches in Thyme!

I won in the Top 3 at Sketches in Thyme! 

 

 

 

 

Here is the layout I created and entered into their challenge:

 

 

Here is their original sketch that I worked from:

 

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