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Hello everyone,

Once again, long time no see! I hate it but I can't seem to reverse the trend! I'll try to do better though!

Today, I am sharing a page I created using a BG sketch!
I stayed pretty true to it :) I liked that it allowed me to incorporate 4 pictures :)
Since those are pictures from my brother's wedding, I used the Hello Luscious collection from BG.

So, here we go:

A double page, not so usual for me!

Left end side. Most of the space is taken up by the pictures.

Right end side.

Used my Big Shot and some SpellBinder die to create this banner. I added faux stitching with a white gel pen

A few cardboard shapes and again, my oh-so-loved Big Shot for the big circle

The top letters are DIY alphas by AC which I coated with Wow glitter in brown. The bottom letters are BG. Originally beige, I painted them in green with Maya Mist to fit my color scheme.

I punched the butterfly with some Martha Stewart punch.

Same SpellBinders die.

Stitching, Big Shot and Martha.

Hello everyone,

What a GREAT name, isn't it? I think "Gaston" is way cute! That name always makes me smile, I don't know why... I always imagine a cute grandpa... But in this case, it's my kitty cat... Or, rather, my cat the day he arrived in my life.

For this page, I haven't used any sketch, but I am sure you can recognize Shimelle's placement for the pics.

There you go:



I am really sorry for the bad pics. We had the choice between "not enough light" or "a huge glare"... So I put both and you can do a puzzle!

And here are a few close-ups:

Used DIY Thickers and Wow glitter in orange! Messy, but I LOOOVE the results!

A few gems, some paint on the cloth-pin, some brads and stamping and there we go! Tried to vary the textures here

Another cloth-pin, some layering and journaling! Love that Darice Hemp cord

More stamping, some brads and gems! And we cannot forget the SC mist of course!

STASH USED

* The pins
* The Mister Huey
* The gems
* The brads
* The ribbon

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* I really love when I like the result of a non-sketch LO
* I tried to vary the textures and I think it worked quite well, without it being too bulky
* How not to mention the Heyday collection by SC!


For my next LO, I stepped a bit out of my comfort zone, and I am quite happy with the result! Be sure to stop by and have a look :)

Have a great week!

Johanna

Hello everyone,

It's been a while... but here I am with a new page, created between some biking and room painting!

I started this page with an Imaginisce sketch. I can't participate in the challenge, but I am still sharing the love! :)

So, here is the sketch:


And here is what I came up with:

With a few close-ups:

Some cutting some brads...

Some layering, washi, etc.

Would a LO be complete without Mr. Huey?

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

Hello again,

How have you been? I hope your week is going well.

Today, I am sharing a page I created a week ago using the Pyrus collection from BG. Since I only have the 6x6 pad, I had to find a way to use it, and that's what I came up with. I am not sure I am entirely satisfied with it, but it will do for now.

So, there you go:


So, I used four small pages to create quite a busy background.

Here are a few close-ups:

A small cluster at the bottom

I created a small cluster similar to what Shimelle's doing. Used some liquid pearl.

A title using some old glittery Thickers

STASH USED

* The whole Pyrus collection, which I've had for a year at least
* The Thickers

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* First use of Liquid pearls
* I used fibers and chipboard and punches


If you have any ideas to improve this LO, do no hesitate!!!

Thanks and have a great day :)

Hello everyone,

So, as planned, I didn't post last week because my dad came to visit me, together with my step-mother and my sister. It was great, it felt good to see them and I already miss them a lot!

So, this week end, I tried to play along Shimelle's scrappy weekend! I used the page she first posted and scraplifted it, as asked.

So, here is my take on the challenge:


And here are a few close-ups:

You'll notice that I used the same card as in the original page!

A little "cluster" never hurts!

I don't know why this hand is so popular but I love it too!!!!

I have been wanting one of those bingo cards for a long while! *Happy Happy Happy*

STASH USED

* The buttons
* The little heats on the right from TPC Studio
* The stencil I used in the background
* The Distress stain

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* I used many brands in this LO: TPC Studio, BoBunny, Echo Park, Simple Stories, Cosmo Cricket, Crafter's workshop, Crate Paper
* I FINALLY used one of my 12x12 background stencils in the back AND some Distress Stain in Picket Fence!
* **Heart** **Heart** the bingo card and other cards I used!

Hello everyone,

Once again, let me thank you for all the amazing comments you leave on here! It's always a great joy for me to read them!!

I didn't manage to take pics of this LO with a great light but I thought I would share it anyway, otherwise, I am never going to post again.. And I want to stop waiting for two weeks between two posts!

So, Echo Park had a sketch inspiration post last week, and I thought I would hop in! I really liked the sketch and I loved the page the designer made out of it! It's funny because my finished page really doesn't look anything like hers! I'm amazed at the different results one can get with the exact same sketch!

Here is the sketch


And here is my take


I pretty much followed it! Once again, the white paint took forever to dry (I don't know why the Calico White Mister Huey ALWAYS does that... When I say forever, I mean forever... It takes more than a day sometimes... Does it do that to you???), so I smeared it a little bit... but I guess that's okay!

And here are a few close-ups:

Haven't added a rosette on a LO in a while! Used Tim Hotlz's die with my Big Shot

Love that felt "swirl", it gives texture and it just looks cool

Put the banner on not-so-thick pop dots. I used white cardstock, sprayed some Mr Huey in Calico Cream, some blue and pink mists.

I sprayed, put a flower and some brads. Oh and some baker's twine on top. Circle sticker is from AC.

I STAMMMPPPED! Used Jenni Bowlin's inks and some Artemio stamps :) And a ribbon for added texture

BoBunny breads :) The sticker underneath is from the "Upcycle" sticker sheet from Cosmo Cricket

STASH USED

* The flowers
* The rosette die :)
* The stickers
* The papers in general

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* The bling fell on it, and I really liked how it looked so I just decided to stick it on there! I really like the result :)
* I really like the difference between the two pages! (Mine and the one from the designer.)
* I stamped several times... And that's definitely a good thing!

Anyway, thanks for looking and have a great day or night!!!

Hello everyone,

How have you been? I hope well! In our house, it's been a nice week end :)

I got some time to scrap today, but I think I will take pictures of the LO tomorrow, the lighting is WAY TOO bad tonight.

In the meantime, since I haven't shared in quite a while (AGAIN), I decided to share a card I made for a friend of mine some time ago.

I was inspired by one of Kristina W.'s wonderful cards, but used my own stash to create it (and that feels good as well!).

So, here it is:


*I used a kraft card base and used a post-it note as a mask;
*I stamped the background with Jenni Bowlin's "Brown Sugar" ink;
*I cut four square out of the "Dots and Stripes" collection by Echo Park;
*I cut out four hearts that I put on foam squares;
*I put Glossy Accent on three of them and Stickles in Xmas red on the last one;
*I cut out part of the top layer and put some red cardstock on the right (I had previously used a EK Success border punch on it);
*I stuck one of the stickers of the same Dots and Stripes collection.


Cards are not my forte, but I was not displeased with the result, even if I know there is room for improvement.

STASH USED

* The "Dots and Stripes" collection
* The heart punch

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PROJECT

* The glitter :D
* Kraft in general!
* It made my friend happy

TFL and have a wonderful week!

Hello everyone,

New week, new LO!

I recently discovered "The Scrapbooking Haven" website and decided to play with this month sketch.



Not so long ago, I would have said: "Well, not my kind of sketch" and I would have looked for another one! But  that's not happening anymore! I am now trying to take the sketches and really make them my own!

So here is what I came up with:


With a few close-ups:

Used the Tim Holtz distressing tool. The border punch is the Fiskars postage stamp.

Love those Thickers!! Little letters on top are Lilly Bee Design. The scalloped piece is a Pinkpaislee Mistable. Misted it with some "Bubble gum" Maya Mist from MR.

Die cut the hearts with Sizzix dies and then embossed them! Love the result. I used washi tape to hold the paper on the die. Didn't peel it off the pinkish one because I liked the result! (At the top.)

The brad is BoBunny, the tab is AC :)

A mini clip from TH... A few buttons and there you go! :)

I'm really happy because I used a lot of the products I bought last week end, so I don't have to regret the purchases. Used the heart dies, the Pinkpaislee mistable, the Maya Mist, the little tiny alpha, the tab.

But I also used some stash..

STASH USED

* Bought the paper last summer, so they start to count as stash!
* The stamp was bought last June as well! It's Toga and I love this set, but we know I don't use my stamps enough, so I am trying to be better!
* The little heart at the top. I peeled it off a Martha Stewart embellishment. I figured that if I don't use the entire embellishment, at least, I should use part of it, right?!
* Washi taaaaaaaaaaaape!

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* I started off with a rather "old"/vintagy looking sketch and I came up with a totally different look and feel!
* The texture provided by the distressing of the paper, the muslin ribbon, the washi tape and the embossing
* I used a stamp!!!!! :D

I really hope you like it and I thank you for stopping by :)

Have a great day!

Hello again there,

Today, I am sharing with you a pretty simple LO I made using a sketch from "Elle's studio".


I still have many pics to scrap from my brother's wedding, so I tend to make it quick (otherwise, I would get sick of using the same collection all the time).

So, here is the LO:


STASH USED

* The chipboard elements

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* The "Smooch" I used under the title, the circles and under the pics (you can see it on the right).
* The journaling (first time I mention it). It really tells the story behing the hairdo. At first, the bride was not supposed to have bangs, but she bumped her head one or two days before the wedding, so the hairdresser had to change her plans!

SUPPLIES

* Smooch
* "Sentiment" Thickers
* "Hello Luscious" PP from BG (I used it as a background as well).

Thanks for looking and have a great day :)

Hello ladies,

As usual, long time, no see... I do feel guilty, you know!

So, without further ado, let me show you a page I created this weekend for the "Sketchy Thursdays" challenge!


I really liked this sketch so I kept many things, but I did change up some others... And here is what I came up with:


This pic features my lil sis when we were at the "Casa Battlo", in Barcelona, this summer! Reminds me of the kind of pics my dad takes, in which he would put an usual object next to a well known one to compare sizes, so we wouldn't forget in the future! Well, we won't forget the size of the door... or my sister's!

And here are a few close-ups:

Used Tim Holtz' die for the rosette

The letters are Magenta chipboard that I covered with Colorbox ink and clear embossed to get a colour that would coordinate with my papers

For the buttons, I did the same thing: Colorbox inks and clear embossing!

Here, I used "Calico White" Mister Huey. The "Date" and "Photos" stamps are from Toga and the punck is EK Success.

STASH USED

* All the punches... I don't use them as much as I should
* The buttons... I have LOADS of them... Bought them in bulk and two weeks ago, I decided to organize them by colour! It was quite soothing, good therapy!!
* The stamps and the ink!!


WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO


* I didn't follow the sketch to the letter (can I even say that in English... We do say it in French but...)
* I finally managed to get the effect I wanted with the Mr Huey mist
* All the papers don't come from the same collection but it works!

SUPPLIES

Please see the list above (under each picture)
Papers
   * Background: "Decaf Dot" by BoBunny
   * Others: "Summer's end" by Fancy Pants