A Ladies Diary ~Stuck On U Sketches~

Welcome back to my scrappy blog! I hope all my American friends had a great Thanks giving and if you are doing any Black Friday shopping, I hope you find some amazing deals!

 Its reveal day once again at Stuck on U Sketches, which means its Friday! I have been wanting to scrap this photo of my daughter getting ready on her wedding day for a very long time!  The right sketch and the right papers finally came along! I used Graphic 45 papers in the "A Ladies Diary" collection.

Most of my embellishments used on this layout are fussy cut from the papers.  I only had one paper of each, so in order to use both sides I made a photo copy of the pages that I wanted to fuzzy cut. Often when you photo copy a paper the color isn't as brilliant as the original, but my copy machine has a setting where I can intensify the color.  I certainly made use of that setting with this paper!

This weeks gorgeous sketch was brought to us by our own very talented Leah Schaeffer! Please check out her wonderful work on her blog!

 The feature flower in this cluster was originally all cream.  I wanted to add some more color to it so I lightly misted it with Glimmer Mist. If you look in the middle of the oval picture frame you will see the wedding date.

 the flower and stamp embellishment was covered with Glossy Accents, and when it was dry I bent it all over and crackled it, so it looks like a cracked mirror.

 With just my scissors I scalloped the edge of the rose background paper, and inked the edges and then I manipulated the edges with my fingers to bring it to life.

 For the bottom layer of doilies I changed the color with Glimmer Mist, and on the fussy cut pieces I covered them with  Rock Candy Distress Crackle paint.

In the top left hand corner I used a Prima mask with light moulding paste. Once it was dry I used a distress marker and outlined the inner edges to give it more depth.

This is what I have for you this week! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! I hope you will stop by Stuck on U Sketches so you can be even more inspired by the other designers. You have 2 wks to create your interpretation of the sketch and link it back to the blog! You could have your layout featured on the SOUS blog!

Be blessed!

~My Creative Sketches~ November Sketch Challenge

Well it time for My Creative Sketches November sketch reveal! This months sketch is truly gorgeous, and I knew exactly which photo and paper line I was going to use for it! The photo is of my cousin's daughter Madelyn,[don't you just LOVE this photo?] and Prima's Romance Novel collection was made for it!

 Here is the gorgeous sketch designed by Kim Keane!

I used a toilet paper roll dipped in gesso and made circles in different areas of the layout.

 I used a stencil and light molding paste. Once that was dry I outlined it and colored it with a wash of Distress Stains.

 I used a new EK Success punch for around the outside of the circle. I cut it up into pieces, making it look like individual flowers and inked them and scrunched them up and touched them with gesso here and there. 

I fussy cut some of the papers and tucked it in beside the photo, along with a Prima clock and some flowers.

 I love this flower cluster at the upper left hand corner of the photo. I touched these flowers with gesso as well.

 The photo its self chose the title of the layout for me, and I had to use the Prima wooden letters for part of it!

 I used gesso on the flowers and tips of the papers, and used Prima's black tassels. I used a Martha Stewart punch around the page punch for the light background paper, and distressed those edges with ink and by tearing some areas.

Close up of the clock and fussy cut flower.

Thanks so much for dropping by!  Please go to My Creative Sketches and see what the rest of the design team has created to showcase the sketch and to inspire you to give it a try and possibly win this fabulous prize!

Or you could have your layout featured on My Creative Sketches! Have a blessed weekend everyone and stay safe!

Skittles ~Stuck On U Sketches~

 Hello everyone! Happy reveal Friday! This is the first sketch reveal for the month of November!  My take on this weeks sketch is a Memorial canvas that I have done for a friend who had to put their sweet puppy down.  I decided to do it on a canvas so it was easy for her to just hang it up on the wall right away.  I used Bo Bunny papers from the Gabrielle line.

I used lots of Modge Podge on the bottom 2 layers, and once it was done then I sprayed a couple of coats of a matte spray protector over the who canvas.

 This weeks sketch is brought to us by our very own talented Leah Schaeffer !  I flipped the sketch a bit so it would work better with my photos.

 I fussy cut the title area out of the papers and used a bit of pink distress ink around the edges as well as some clear crackle paint.  I popped it up with pop dots and then framed it with a ruffled lace trim.

 I made the blue flowers in both pictures with 2 different dies and inked the edges.

 Time for more Dusty Attic Chippies!  I really love this flourishy circle!  I glimmer misted it with Dragonfly Glimmer Mist, distressed the edges with Vintage Photo distress ink and then lightly stamped on it with black Staz-on ink and a scripted stamp.

 I distressed the edges of the photos like I usually do.

 I added some faux stitching with a black sharpie pen, which was done over top of the Modge Podge.

Here is another Dusty Attic piece....a cute butterfly.  I embossed it with a dusty pink embossing powder and added 3 cream dots of Viva Decor Pearl Pen.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you enjoyed this layout which for me is a much more cleaner look than my "normal" style.  Please go to Stuck On U Sketches and see the work the other designers have done.  Trust me, you will not be disappointed!  Have a great weekend!

Altered sketch binder

Hello scrappy friends! Today I want to share with you a project I made this weekend at my local weekend crop!  Since I am on 2 sketch design teams I thought it would be a good idea to alter a cheap chipboard binder [$2] that I got at Wal-Mart. I already have been using a binder to store my sketches in figured altering my own would be much more inspiring to use!

 First off I painted the inside of the binder with Gesso and then with plain white acrylic paint.  For the outside I used Prima's Romance Novel collection.  To say I love Prima would be an understatement! I used Rangers matte medium to glue down the paper.

Decorating the cover was lots of fun, as I chose to use the other love of my scrappy life....Dusty Attic chippies!  I used some of their hinges and leaves and large corner flourish. Lots of painting and inking and crackling going on here!  I used Helmars Quick Dry glue.

Here is just a closer look at the decorating.  Thanks so much for dropping by and seeing my latest work! Hope you all have a great week and be Blessed!

Stuck on U Sketches Design Team Call!

Passing on the news!!!
Design Team Call!

We wanted to come by and let you know that we have some

challenges coming to our Design Team and will sadly

be loosing some friends...but with such changes brings

a newness as well and will open a chance to have some

new faces added onto our team!

That's always exciting!

And here is the B I G part....

We are looking at add 2 team members to all our teams!

Layout Sketch Team (every other Friday)

Die Cut Team (every other Friday)

Die Cut team is allowed to use any die cut, electronic or metal for use in Big Shot, Cuttlebug, etc.

Silhouette, Cricut, etc.

and Card Sketch Team(1st and 3rd Wednesday each month)

Here is a simple version of what we are looking for:

People that put their very best effort into their paper-crafting and have 

a desire to create exceptional detail! Our team is beyond talented

and are looking for more killer designers!

Everyone has a life to live outside of crafting but we are asking for those

who can make us a priority, can get projects in on time and will comment

on all participants (for your team only, not all 3 teams). 

This is an absolute must and if you feel you do not have time to check in

and keep motivated to comment, please do not submit for this call.

Our followers and those that participate are the upmost importance to us!

We ask for you to have an updated blog to post projects to as well.

No prior DT work required.

We would like our new team to join us 

in December so we will be announcing our new DT on November 16th.

You have until Monday November 12th to contact us!

Please send the following information to Leah at mrsbealash AT aol DOT com

~name

~current blog link and any links to online galleries

~which team you are applying to join

~and why you would like to join us

~please state in subject box this is for SOUS  DT  Call

We have always had such a great following that we would just LOVE for you to help

us get the word out, so if you know anyone, please send them our way! Thanks!

Tea Party ~Stuck on U Sketches~

Its my favorite day of the week! Reveal Friday at Stuck on U Sketches! Can you believe that it is almost the end of October already? Only 8 weeks left til Christmas! Oh My!!! I will think on  that a different day! lol Today's layout features one of my cousins daughter, Madelyn. She is having a tea party along with her teddy bear. How cute!

I used Bo Bunny's Little Miss paper collection for this layout since it featured lots of lovely tea cups and is just so girly!

Here is the awesome sketch by our very own talented Nanne Harry! Gotta love her sketches!

I did alot of distressing and inking on this layout, as well as some masking with moulding paste. Lots of fussy cutting and using gesso on the edges of the flowers and various parts through out the layout.

Please stop by the Stuck on U Sketches blog, and check out the other design team members work. I welcome you to give the sketch a try and link it back to the blog and your layout could be one of the top 3 chosen and shared with everyone on the blog!  I hope you all have a great weekend, and be blessed!

Just Be ~My Creative Sketches-October sketch~

Its time to reveal the October Sketch from My Creative Sketches! My favorite time of the month! This month I decided to do a Mixed Media layout on a canvas. This canvas features my great niece Lucia. Isn't she a little doll?  The papers that I used are from Tea Thyme by Prima. I just totally love all the colors in this collection and take great joy working with them!

Before I could add the elements I had to build up the background. I added paper doilies, tags,cheese cloth and tissue paper. Then I used a few different Prima masks with Light Moulding Paste. This all was the most fun....greating my hands all dirty! The light moulding paste dries pretty fast, especially if you use your heat gun on it.  Next came the glimmer mists! Oh Yeah! I used different shades of pinks, browns, silver and let them drip down the canvas.  I then took some water downed white paint and and let it run down the canvas.

 Here is the awesome sketch created by our very own talented Kim Keane!

TIP: This photo of Lucia is b/w, but I wanted to add the color back to her tutu and haven't mastered that yet in PSE, lol. SO, I got out my distress inks in Spun Sugar and Worn Lipstick and carefully "colored" the ink in starting from the lighted to darkest, with Q-Tipps! Not are they only good for make up but for crafting too!It isn't perfect, but thats not what I was aiming for anyways!  I also used some gorgeous Dusty Attic grass and flowers chippies that I painted white and added distress stickles to them.

I recently purchased a Crafters Clay Kit by Martha Stewart and decided to give it a try.  I made the pink daisy in the cneter of the floral cluster. I just used the white clay and then painted it with glimmer mist and some gesso.  

 I made the other flowers, other than the cream colored ones.

I used a paint brush and some gesso and touched everything with hits of gesso.

The white bird here is made from the Martha Stewart Crafters Clay kit as well, and the leaves surrounding the flowers.

 I did some fussy cutting of some of the flowers that were part of the pattern paper.

I had so much fun creating this mixed media canvas and can't wait to try again!  So I need you all to remember to go to My Creavtive Sketches blog and be inspired by the rest of the design team, and then try out this amazing sketch for yourselves!  Once your done creating, link your layout up on the MCS blog so we can all leave you some love AND you can get your name in the draw for the awesome give away that Pam always has!  We also choice the Top 3 of the layouts and you recieve a blinkie to put on your blog letting the whole world know that you where 1 of the chosen 3 and be proud of it!

Hope you all have a great week, and please leave me some love too!  Please feel free to ask me any questions pertaining to my work and I will gladly help you with anything you ask!