Sketch Layouts from Sketch~N~Scrap

A friend of mine, Brandy Williams, just made the design team at Sketch~N~Scrap's challenge group and, when I checked it out and congratulated her and the others who made the team, I saw some of the sketches and was inspired.  Over the last two days, I have been scrapping up a storm and finished (that is the key word here) a layout for each of the 3 sketches on the site. 

Here is the first one

And here is my interpretation of the sketch....starring, Leighton, of course, in her new tutu swim suit!

I'll be posting the other two some time today or tomorrow.  Thank you to Sketch~N~Snap for helping me get my mojo back.

Gecko Galz June Fun

There is something new and fun happening this month at Gecko Galz...a free digital stamp give away on each designer's blog.  Here is the freebie from Gecko Galz for you!

And this stamp is just in time for summer vacations.  I plan on using this as a travel journal cover for an upcoming cruise to the Caribbean my husband and I have coming up in Oct.  Meanwhile, here are my projects for June using the products and kits from Gecko Galz this month.

To make this card, I printed the teacup, spoon and "cafe" digital downloads onto vellum.  The tag was printed onto Studio 71 canvas.  I used soft pencils on the fabric tag and painted color onto the back of the vellum pieces.

And here is my second project using the digital paper and an image from the lovely ladies collage set.  The lady is printed onto vellum to give her an other worldly appearence, the paper onto card stock and the circle icon onto card stock as well. I added the lace around the icon and used a soft pencil on the reverse side to enhance the flowers in the lady's hair and on the front side, added a small sparkle to the center of each flower.

As always, thank you for looking!

And even more catch up...

Attended a crop with several of the Women Who Do Lunch bunch at Cynthia's today.  And I even got some layouts done.  I had intended to work on the Med cruise album but forgot the papers so returned to my favorite topics...my grand children. 

Leighton Kaye in her Papa's Aussie hat.  Sure wish Prima still made these gorgeous papers.

Another of my Funny Bunny and this one is from Easter this past year.  Her "Auntie NeNe" gave her this outfit and it fit her personality to a tee.  I loved the little acrylic tags from American Craft and how easy it was to add color to them.

And, for a change of pace...Colvin!

I deliberately kept this one very simple.  The pictures I took of my grandson at his last sleep over at our house seems to say it all.  We take each of the twins separately for sleep overs at Nana and Papa's.  This gives the sleep over boy a chance to get undivided attention and the other to get be the only boy with Mama and Daddy.

Thanks for looking.  And have a great Memorial Day.  Many thanks to our Cynthia for hosting the crop.  

Some of my personal favorites

While playing catch up with the on going albums (Med. cruise, cruise to Aus/NZ, the Grands and our lives) I came across some of my all time favorites.  Sharing them with you....

Thank you for looking.

Playing Catch Up

I am sitting here looking at about 40 layouts stacked on my work room floor.  Some...ok, a few, are finished and just need to be put into albums.  Others need journaling, titles, repairs etc.  I've done these over the past few months at various day and away crops with friends.  I am experiencing a need to return to the good old traditional scrap booking.  I am playing catch up and enjoying it a lot.

Here are just a few and Iwill post more when they are finished, journaled, titles, repaired.  Thanks for looking.

Gecko Galz: Things with feathers challenge

Check out all the Gecko Galz challenges HERE.https://www.facebook.com/groups/654948344560159/

Easter treats with Gecko Galz

The papers, the icons, the collage images, the digital stamps...month after month I don't think Gecko Galz can get any better and each month, it does.  I can not even begin to describe all the goodies the design team has been given this month...so I'll show you what I made instead.

and for my second project

For full directions and a product list click HERE.  Be sure to check out what the rest of the team has done and look for the monthly challenges (free stuff and lots of it if you win)!