Whatever Wednesday 4-20-2011

Hello, all! I have to laugh at myself today because I completed not one, but two, layouts for challenges that won't count in those challenges because of some mistakes I made! Lol! Okay, you know that each challenge has its own set of criteria and if you don't follow those you can't enter a layout so here are my two flubs.

Sketchy Thursdays Sketch for 4-14-2011.

Duck Hunter Layout. This page is based on the Sketchy Thursdays Sketch for 4-14-2011. I decided to do a one page layout instead of a 2 pager. I loved how the bigger picture was on one side with the other photos making a row that lined up with it. I used Echo Park A Walk in the Park papers. I also used some green rik rak from one of my SOD kits, some yellow vinyl Thickers, my Cricut to cut out the grass and duck. I originally created this layout for the Punky Scraps Blog Challenge but their criteria for the challenge was using green, orange, and yellow with only one patterned paper. I forgot about that little detail! Lol!

Punky Scraps Challenge 13 Sketch.

So 80's Layout. This layout was for the Colour Challenge at scrapbook.com which was to use Neon colors and an optional white background. Well, I didn't know that black was not allowed! Lol! The page is based on the Punky Scraps Sketch for Challenge 13. I used some American Crafts Teen paper, Thickers, and some awesome neon resin flowers I bought at Michael's.

Well, the good thing is each layout was meant for two different challenges and so they are still good for one each! And I can always look at it as getting pages done!

Whatever Wednesday 3-16-2011

Hello, all! For Whatever Wednesday today I wanted to share another Scraps of Darkness project I was working on. This is a Prima Mist-a-bles canvas, although you can't tell any more! Lol! I kind of went overboard with the ink! I just saw Red Riding Hood yesterday and I was greatly inspired to use an image I found on the Internet almost a year ago (I think it was at the Graphics Fairy). I also completed a layout with the Thursday Sketch from the Pages in Time Blog for 3-10-2011, which I will share below.

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? layout. I was inspired by the movie Red Riding Hood, which I saw yesterday and remembered that I had this image saved. I used my March Scraps of Darkness kit on this. I used Be Positive and Stiletto Glimmer Glam on the background then stamped and embossed the flourishes with Lindy's Stamp Gang Gold Embossing Powder. I stitched on lace, and added a flower that I made using my own tutorial for Dechire Style Flowers (See link below) and some Prima flowers and Prima metal flowers. The gold rose was white and I misted it with Lindy's Stamp Gang's Gossamer Gold Moon Shadow mist. The wolf eyes are from my Immortal Love paper stack. The vine, Thickers, and black mini roses are from my stash.

Link to Dechire Style Flower Tutorial: http://scrapsofdarkness.com/TutorialDechireFlowers.html 

Thursday Sketch at Pages in Time Blog for 3-10-2011.

Birdies layout. I used the Pages in Time Sketch for 3-10-2011 for this page. The photos are of birds we saw while my family was visiting the Cameron Park Zoo in March 2010. I used Heidi Swapp papers and Thickers.

The Scraps of Darkness March Release post is below.

Whatever Wednesday 3-2-2011

Hello, all! I recently was inspired by the Twisted Sketches sketch #089 and the twist "pins." I know that many would think of adding decorative hat pins but I immediately thought safety pins and that made me think about how I used to wear saftey pins on my clothes! lol! I had a punky goth phase a while back (a long while back!).

Twisted Sketch #089. The twist was "pins."

Endless Love layout. When I saw that the twist was pins, I automatically thought of safety pins and when they were a regular accessory for my clothes. I found these two pictures of me in my punkier days and I saw that they were of me and my two best friends; my husband and my BFF. I went with a punky theme and used Endless Love for the (Paper) Trailmakers Endless Love challenge. I thought it was perfect because I have an endless love for the both of them. I used my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher to make a criss cross pattern around the die cut along with faux stitches drawn with an poaque pen. I set eyelets at the bottom of the larger picture so I could lace some ribbon through and hang some safety pins from it. I used tulle, a screw brad, and TH gear to make a flower and 

Endless Love Close Up 1. I used my Cricut to cut out some of the title and the "love" part is from the Immortal Love chipboard collection. I also used Cherry Ice Smooch to splatter some red in the background.

Endless Love Close Up 2. Here is a close up of the stitched, safety pins, and staples.

Whatever Wednesday 2-16-11

Hello, all! I've just emerged from a mountain of blankets to post this really quickly. It seems my son gave me the flu and I've been miserable all day. I've got chills, fever, a sore throat, a runny nose, and aches all over. I really wish kids would keep their germs to themselves! lol! So here are the layouts I wanted to share with you today.

Sketchy Thursdays GDT Sketch.

2011 is just tripping along, isn't it, and we're already ready for our March Guest Design Team Challenge!

I'm feeling the whole Valentine's Day vibe around here so I'm going to up the GDT ante.

In addition to using the sketch above, please include on your layout:

♥ Pink & Green or Red & Turquoise (I chose Red & Turquoise)
♥ Hearts (I made a heart banner)
♥ A list about something/someone you love (I listed something I love about each one of my family members)

My Family layout. This is the page I created for the Sketchy Thursdays GDT Call. I also created this for the (Paper) Trailmakers Challenge - Love Letters.

This week's challenge is all about Love Letters. No, you don't have to show us those letters you received!!! What we want you to do is a Recipe Challenge this time. Not actually cooking, ladies!!! You will pick 4 of the ingredients that are spelled with the letters from Love Letters and use those on your projects!!! You can use more than 4 if you would like, but you must use at least 4 to qualify for our drawing at the end of the month for that fabulous stamp set from My Pink Stamper that Sandi introduced to you the other day!! We also want you to tell us which 4 you used. Most of the time it is obvious, but sometimes it is not, so please "spell it out" for us!!!!

You will have until 5 pm EST on Saturday, 19 Feb. to post your project to Mr. Linky. Don't forget, for everything you participate in for February you will get your name in the drawing for the stamp set. And, we just may have some surprises along the way to get your name in an extra time! Sandi started us off with her challenge a few days ago to PM her over on the forum with the answer to a question - you can read about it here!
Lace(can be lace trim or doily or lacy paper)  - Used a doilie heart
Oval shaped item
Vellum
Eyelets - Used eyelets to hold up the banner
Letters - Used Thickers for the title
Edge punch (some call it a border punch!!)
Tag
Trim - Used pom pom trim
Electronic die cutting machine - Used my Cricut for the hearts
Ribbon - Used red and white ribbon
Stamps - Used stamps on the turquoise blocks

 

Thursday Sketch for Pages in Time Blog.

Kissy. layout. This is my son giving a kiss to one of our cats. So sweet. I inked up the edges and inked over the mask with Distress Ink in Black Soot. The paper is Echo Park.



My Attempt at Blog Organization

Hello, all! I have been neglecting my blog for a while now. When I first started blogging, I made a new entry at least 2 or 3 times a week, if not more. Now I don't post for more than a week! I thought it would be a good idea if I motivated myself by setting guidelines for posting and this is how I am going to do it: So that I post my pages and such on a more timely basis, I will have designated days when I will post.

Monochromatic Mondays - I love creating monochromatic pages! They are fun and for me, it makes it easy to combine a whole mess of papers and embellishments from different companies and lines. The Monochrome Challenge over at scrapbook.com is one of my favorites and was the inspiration for this day. Be sure to check the Monochrome Challenge over at sb.com, hosted by GentlewoodFarms (Pat). Every Monday I will share a Monochromatic page (or project) that I have created. I'll post the colors for the month with my first page of the month. Feel free to leave a link to your own monochromatic pages by leaving a link in a comment here any time! I would love to see what you've created!

Tea Time Tuesday - Some of you all ready know this, but I love anything and everything to do with Alice in Wonderland! My house has decor that reminds me of the story and my scraproom has a Wonderland theme! So I decided that I would set aside a day for my Wonderland-y projects or interesting things I discover about Alice along the way. Feel free to leave a link to your own Wonderland-y pages or projects by leaving a link in a comment here any time! I would love to see what you've created!

Whatever Wednesday - This day will be a sort of catch-all for me. There will be no rhyme or reason to the things I share on this day. Sketches, challenges, cards, projects;  it could be anything!

Thursday and Friday - These days will be my unofficial days off from blogging (unless I have something I just have to share, lol!) so that I can concentrate on school work. Blah, I hate homework!

Saturday Steampunk - Saturday will be my Steampunk day! I love the Steampunk style in everything from clothing and jewelry to scrapbooking and altered art. So I picked Saturday to share any Steampunk inspired pages and projects that I've created. I may throw in anything interesting I find that is Steampunk related! Again, feel free to leave a link to your own Steampunk pages or projects by leaving a link in a comment here any time! I would love to see what you've created!

Sunday - Will be another day off to spend with my family.


So all this starts tomorrow, February 1st, in my attempt to organize myself a bit online. I hope you'll stop by and visit, at least from time to time!