Critter Sketch Challenge #145

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Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.

I am sure some of you are wondering... a baby girl page?  Well this isn't for me..  one of my dear friends had a baby a month ago and her shower was yesterday.  I decided I would make her an album.  I tried so hard to have it done in time, but I had a big fall on Thursday night - and was way too sore to work on it.  So I gave it to her half done and took it home with me after the shower.  She loved it and can't wait to see what the rest of it looks like.

I decided I would buy the Bella Blvd. "Baby Girl" combo pack and see how far I could take it by just adding  cardstock and a few embellishments like buttons and brads.  So far so good..  I've done 15 pages and I still have five full pages and a bunch of "scraps".  I should have not trouble getting all 20 pages down with just the one paper kit.  Now, it was hard to find 20 pieces of pink/purple cardstock (for backgrounds) plus some for matting etc. - I managed to get it from my stash - but now I really have no pink/purple cardstock...  good thing I have boys.

Supplies - 

Monkey Paper and Baby Love sticker - Bella Blvd. "Baby Girl"

Lilac - DCWV

Hot Pink - Bazzill Bling

Dark Purple and white paper from my stash

Buttons and twine from my stash

Here is the fabulous sketch from sketch artist Colleen Spangler.

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Welcome to another week over at the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.  This week we were doing a colour challenge.  I stayed pretty close to the colours we were given.

  

 Moira Coward

The "Give Thanks" is from Echo Park's Fall Fever Mini Kit - The rest of the product was from my stash.

Sorry for the lack of pictures - I had hoped to get them printed, but I have been super sick this weekend.  I do plan to add the photos we took around the Thanksgiving table.

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Design Seeds has such amazing photos for colour inspiration!  I have spent hours looking at them all (okay - maybe not all)!!

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Critter Sketch Challenge Blog - Challenge 141

Welcome to another challenge from Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.  This week's challenge is a sketch...  I absolutely loved the sketch and knew right away that I would be able to easily turn it into layout.

When I showed my kids and hubby this layout - they both asked why the picture was upside down... but really - that's how Molly was sleeping.. tucked up under the blanket - and you can't really see because of the flash - but she looks like she's holding the edge of the blanket.  She's such an adorable dog!

Supplies - Cardstock - I think it was Recollections, patterned paper and embellishments are all from Bella Blvd.'s "Tail Waggers and Cat Naps" line.  I also used Stickles to bling up the strip across the top.

Here is the sketch from the fabulous sketch designer Colleen Spangler.

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Critter Sketch Blog - Challenge 139

Welcome to another challenge from over at the 

Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.

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This is your last chance to enter the challenge for this month's wonderful prize that Soft Pencil is providing.

This week were were given a photo from Design-Seeds.com.  Now, admittely, colour challenges aren't my favourite, but I tried my best.  Here is what I came up with.

Please excuse the stars as there were people in these photos whom I didn't have permission to post.  :)

Here is the photo we were given... 

please click on the photo to go to the Design Seeds website.

Critter Challenge #137

Welcome to another challenge from over at the 

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This week our challenge was to use our favourite thing about fall as our inspiration.  Well the first year our boys came, my sister dragged me to the pumpkin patch.  I really didn't want to go - not sure why, but I just wasn't into it.. well that was until we got there.  We had so much FUN!  It was seriously one of the best days ever.  I actually did 12 double page layouts just from that day.

This picture is from our second year.  

We always have lots of laughs.

Supplies: Paper, chipboard, flag are all from the Bella Blvd "Thankful" line.  The buttons are from Bella Blvd as well.

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Critter Challenge #135

Welcome to a new month over at the 

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This month we are being sponsored by

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So this month we were given the following recipe to use... two different ribbons, two brads, and 2 different colours of paper (can be patterned).

Here is my layout. 

My oldest son playing Spring Soccer.

I did cheat a little, instead of using two ribbons, I used one ribbon and one strip of Washi tape.  I have found that I'm using less and less ribbon and more and more Washi tape.

Supplies:

Ribbon - blue from my stash

Cardstock base - Bazzill

Patterned Paper - Bella Blvd.

Brads - American Crafts

Washi Tape - Bella Blvd.

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When I saw the sketch I knew that large circle just had to be a soccer ball.  

Supplies - 

Black and White Cardstock - Bazzill

Buttons - from my stash

Washi Tape - K & Company - Smash

Here is the fabulous sketch from sketch artist Colleen Spangler.

 

This month we are sponsored by SKDigis.

This is a new digi company that I think you are going to fall in love with.
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Critter Challenge 131 - School is Cool

Ok..  so I know that most kids are back in school already, but my kids don't start until this week, Carsyn - who is starting Grade Nine starts on Tuesday.  Brayden who is going into Grade 10 starts Wednesday.  This year we had a major reconfiguration amongst the grades so both boys are starting at High School together.

This is a picture from June, on the last day of school.  This is my long haired boy, Brayden. (Who thankfully chose to cut his hair last week!!) The third boy is Carsyn's best friend - who stays with us often as he lives on the outskirts of town and plays sports in town and it is just easier for him to stay with us.

When I saw the "later gator" in Bella Blvds. "Baby Boy" line I just knew I had to use them for the boys' last day at Southgate, where their school mascot was a gator.

Supplies used:
All product - paper, buttons, flag were from Bella Blvd.'s - Baby Boy line


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Challenge 127 - Round it Up!

Another challenge over at the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.

Here is my layout...  I have been wanting to scrapbook these pictures for a long time and when I saw the "Round it Up" challenge I knew that these big round moons would be the perfect photos.

I love this sketch, which I learned in a class that Jennifer Edwardson teaches.  I have used layout several times - I love that I can get the details along with the big pictures.

Supplies Used: All of the paper is from Sei's "Moon Rise"; letters were in an open package in my stash.

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Back again for another week over at the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.  

This week we were given yet another fantastic sketch by Colleen Spangler.


When I saw this sketch come in my mailbox I was super excited... so many possibilities....  I love that it is square.. makes it so easy to make a layout out of it.  This layout took me 15 minutes..  seriously!  So come on.. who doesn't have 15 minutes to whip something together!


I find that even when I make cards... which is so seldom.. they are usually square... I can see that I will probably use this sketch often in the future.. it is also a great way to use up some scraps!!


Here is what I came up with.. sorry about the crappy lighting... I need to learn to take my pictures in the day time!!

Here is my "Molly" sitting in my front window sill.  It is her favourite spot to sit/sleep/bark!


Supplies Used:
Patterned Paper - Echo Park - Woof!
Cardstock- Navy and Yellow Bling - Bazzill, Red - Coredinations.


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Critter Sketch Challenge Blog - Challenge #123 - Colour Inspiration

Hi and welcome to another week over at the Critter Sketch this week we are headed back over to 

Design-seeds.com (click the link to see the photo) for another fabulous colour inspiration photo.  

Now I love these colours, but I'm Canadian, and we don't have blue in our patriotic colours, so I played around a little and came up with two different ideas for this week's challenge.

Since there was blue in the inspiration photo, I used blue as my background for this layout of my darling puppy, Molly - she was so little back then, and now, she's almost two and unfortunately lost most of her wonderful colourings and she's pretty much all white - she's still adorable and we just love the joy she brings to us.

And then....  I decided to do a patriotic layout.  I probably could have put this one on a blue background too, but I really wanted to showcase our Red and White. I did use the sketch (see below) from another layout, and I sewed on it!  I did four copies of the same layout...(my sister and I often scrapbook for each other if our kids have been at the same event - it is much easier to do four similar pages than to try and come up with all new ideas).

Carsyn

Brayden

Here's the version that I copied... click the picture to see the original blog post.

Critter Sketch Challenge Blog - Challenge 121 - Colour Inspiration

Hi and welcome to another week over at the Critter Sketch this week we are headed over to 

Design-seeds.com to look at this fabulous colour inspiration photo.

Doesn't it make you just want to hope on a plane and go there...  or are you lucky and live somewhere like this!  Our summer has yet to show her pretty face, so I'm definitely craving some sun!!

Please check back later today, I am having trouble getting my creation photographed.  

(I had a busy day and wore my camera battery out - so it is on the charger.)

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Another challenge over at the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.

Here is my layout, based on a sketch Colleen Spangler  provided for us.  Normally I don't stray far from a sketch, but this one I seemed to wander a little.

My son and his football team from last fall.

Here is Colleen Spangler's fantastic sketch.

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Challenge #115 - Flowers

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day.  This was the fifth Mother's Day that I have been a Mom and I have to say, by far it was the best yet.  I was able to sleep in, had a wonderful brunch prepared by my husband and boys.  Then I had a relax time while the boys' finished tidying up and preparing things for dinner.  The boys had a soccer game so we all headed off to enjoy the beautiful sunshine, I think summer may finally be on the way!!  After soccer the boys finished up getting ready for dinner and we had my mom, mother-in-law and aunt over for the most delicious meal!  Thanks for spoiling me today boys!  I loved every single minute of it!


On to this week's challenge over at the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.  This one - was actually my challenge, a weird one for me - flowers!  Now, you all know that I'm a scrapbooker, and I have boys - so not a whole lot of flowers being used in my creations - but I am not afraid of them!  


I loved these pictures of my mom, my boys and my nephew.  We spent a day at the most incredible sandy beach that is only 20 minutes from home.  It is definitely a hidden jewel and makes me think I am somewhere tropical.

Supplies Used
Cardstock: Base is Stampin' Up, and the dark blue is Bazzill
Patterned paper, stickers, letters, etc - Bella Blvd. 

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Challenge #113 - Sketch

Back again for another week over at the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.

This week we were given yet another fantastic sketch by Colleen Spangler.  I love Colleen's sketches because they are so versatile.  I had no trouble taking this from a "card" sketch to a scrapbook sketch.

So.. here is what I came up with... 

These pictures take me so far back.  We had only had the boys a month and were out camping for the first time as a "family".  I was SHOCKED when they told me they had NEVER had a S'more!  Really?!  Seriously?!  I thought they were kidding at first - but they really had never had the honour of eating the most amazing camping treat!  The boys look so young - it is hard to believe that we are fast approaching five years together!

Products Used:
Patterned Paper, Title, Smores - Imaginisce - Happy Camper

Cardstock - Brown - Bazzill, Blue - American Crafts

Twine and Buttons - from my stash

Here is Colleen's Sketch

I was going to cut my pictures into circles - but my circle cutters seem to have taken a walk and I just didn't have the patience to try and cut them on my Cricut - I think I need to find a tutorial on how to cut photos with the Cricut.

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Critter Sketch Challenge Blog - Challenge #111 - Fairies

Ok..  this week threw me..  over at the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog for challenge #111 - we were given the theme of Fairies..  yes..  Fairies.  Well, if you follow my blog, you will know by now that first of all I'm more of a scrapbooker than a card maker, and second of all I have teenage boys.  So..  not a lot of use for fairies.  I tried... and tried.. even went to the local scrapbook store to find something.. but alas I came up empty handed. My sister said "hey.. isn't Tinkerbelle a fairy?" ..  yes she is - but we didn't see her in Disneyland... so I couldn't even scrap those pages.

So..  I've done something I never thought I would do.  I am reposting something from way back.  I have always loved this card - and it is still in my stash because I just haven't found the right person to give it to.  I figure one of the boys will eventually give it to a girlfriend! Tee hee!

Please forgive me... I will do my best to never, ever repeat again.  Sorry!

So.. while I was typing this up I thought.. heck.. since I am repeating..  I might as well share this..  I guess we did see Tinkerbelle..  but not until we got home.

 

This is one of my favourite layouts.. even though I didn't create it..  I am grateful that my boys have this layout in their books.  Michelle had created these pages for a swap - and then it turned out that we would be in Disneyland at the same time - so we met up had a quick visit and then headed off for fun.

Head on over to the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog - and show us your fairy creations!

Critter Challenge 109 - Stars

Welcome back to another week at the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.

This week we were asked to include Stars in our design.

So..  here is my hockey star... my oldest, Brayden - at a hockey tournament.

Product Used - All patterned paper and embellishments are from Bella Blvd's Making the Team Collection.

White and Black Cardstock - American Crafts

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