Last LO with November Kit

I think I'm about done with my November Counterfeit Kit!  Here's my final page before I say "Sayonara!"

I'm not sure I'm really loving this page.  There's a lot going on, but maybe that's what makes it fun - at least, that's what I'm gonna tell myself!  Here's a close-up of the journaling and some elements I cut with my Cameo:

It's so weird to look at our family without Brenna present.  She wasn't even a gleam in my eye at that point in time!  

Here's the sketch I used:

It's a Page Maps sketch from S.W.A.T. Drill #20, but alas I was too late to take part in the challenge!  Maybe next month.

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Sketchabilities #103 - IRL

So, I've been blogging for quite a while now, and one of the things I love the most about blogging is the friends I've made!  Alison is one of those friends, and I was fortunate enough to meet her "in real life" last year:

I used my November Counterfeit Kit and this fabulous sketch from Sketchabilities:

I really love how this page turned out, and the fact that it documents such a special meeting is just icing on the cake!  Here's a close-up of some of the elements:

A butterfly and feathers cut with my Cameo.  And here's another butterfly with a border also cut with the Cameo:  

I'm not sure if the texture really shows up here, but I made the bricks with a stencil, some glimmer mist painted on, and then some texture paste and ink using the same stencil.  It looks really cool up close!

Well, I guess that's it for now.  Better get this posted before the linky closes!

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"SMILE" for My Scraps & More

New layout!  Woohoo, I must be on a roll!  

 Hmm, I like this one.  I think.  So here's what I did.  First, I used a great sketch from My Scraps & More:

Then I painted a little spot in the background for the photos to rest on.  I really wanted a white background, and I really wanted white polaroid frames, but together, they were just not going well together.  So, mix a bit of acid green with a bit of white and paint through a Donna Downey stencil, and there you have a nice photo mat.  

The polaroid frames and leaves were cut with my Cameo, and for flowers, I decided to mix and match - paper ones mixed with crocheted ones (I made the latter myself!).  All the papers are Simple Stories.

Some close-ups:  

Now I must get back to working with my Counterfeit Kit - ta ta for now!

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Let's Get Sketchy with my Counterfeit Kit

Here's the first of (hopefully) many projects completed with my November Counterfeit Kit!

I really like how this page turned out!  I cut some elements with my Cameo - the feathers and leaf card, and managed to use up some of that embellishment kit I've been hoarding for ages - the book paper and this tag:

The journaling was the hardest part for me.  Jason's mom has dementia, and we're noticing it not just in how she acts but in how she looks, too.  The kids are very freaked out about it, so I wanted to make them a page to let them know how even though she's changing, she's still very happy (at least, when we're around!).

Here's the sketch I used from Let's Get Sketchy:

Nice, huh?  I'll leave it at that for now, but stay tuned for a card I've got in the works using some of the leftover papers.

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S & D

Here's a super bright layout of my parents I finished a couple of days ago:

Aren't they sweet?  I love this picture, I think it's so cute!  I didn't know what to put for a title, so I ended up   just putting a tag sticker and their monograms:

I messed up the inking on the 'D', but it turned out okay because it gave me the opportunity to make this little flower and button cluster to cover it up.  Here's the sketch I followed from Let's Get Sketchy:

And if you guessed that I missed the deadline, you would be correct!  Argh, one day I'll get my stuff together in time to enter a challenge - it just might not be anytime soon.  Happy Monday to you, and I hope you (and I!) get some crafty time this week - thanks for looking! 

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First Layout of the Year!

True story:  in September, Jason took a picture of this little mouse eating an apple on the walkway.  He thought it must be a little bit intoxicated, as he didn't scurry away or move at all, so focused was he on his meal.  Two minutes later, Hunter roared out of nowhere and swallowed the mouse and apple in one gulp!

Kind of loving how this layout turned out!  Everything is from my January Counterfeit Kit, and I was able to incorporate Challenge #1 from the CKC blog:  use only three patterned papers, three embellishments (wood veneer branch, layered chipboard stickers, and stick pins from Crafts & Pieces), and a three word title ("the daily NEWS").  I used this sketch from Stuck?! Sketches:

And here's a couple of close-ups of journaling and embellishments:

Well, that's it for me!  My thumb is doing a whole lot better, seems to be healing nicely (looks a bit like Frankenstein's monster with the black stitches, though).  Won't be long before I'm fussy cutting and colouring like a mad woman again!!!  Thanks for looking!

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