Each month Imaginisce hosts a layout sketch on their blog challenging you to use their products. Here is the March sketch.
March Imaginisce Sketch
My Take on the Sketch
Two-page Spread
Paper: Imaginisce Fairest of Them All, Bazzill Basics Strawberry Splash
Accessories: Imaginisce Fairest of Them All chipboard and rub-on embellishments; blue sparkly brad from my stash
My nephew turns two on Sunday. We will be attending his birthday party on Saturday. I wanted to make him a card he can enjoy and hopefully won’t tear up. This card meets the requirements of two challenges. All That Scraps Weekly Wednesday Challenge #21 is to make an easel card using stamps found in the All That Scraps store. Although technically I’m late on the ATS challenge. I thought I had until 10 PM, but I forgot to notice that it was 10 PM EST. Oops. The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge #48 is to use something fuzzy on your interpretation of their sketch. I made the little puppy dog fuzzy with flock. I wish I had colored the spot on the puppy’s face with a darker brown before I flocked him.
Fuzzy Wuzzy Birthday Easel Card
Stamps: C.C. Designs It’s My Birthday; Stampin’ Up It’s Your Birthday, Headline Numbers, On Your Birthday
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Pacific Point, Summer Sun, Always Artichoke
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Good Morning Sunshine
Ink: Stazon Jet Black; Stampin’ Up Always Artichoke
Accessories: Fun Flock Caramel Latte Tan; Inkessentials Glossy Accents (dog nose); Stampin’ Up Pacific Point striped grosgrain ribbon; googly eyes; dimensionals; embroidery floss
I’ve been browsing some scrapbooking blogs recently and have been very inspired. When I saw this contest on the PageMaps Blog, I immediately thought about doing a daddy time layout. I had a great picture of James and Jessica (although I had already printed it out at 5×7) and I could easily journal about how I appreciate daddy time. It was a great opportunity to start using the supplies I bought when I went to the scrapbooking convention last September with Kristy. I’m really happy with how the layout turned out. The deadline is March 25th and there are already a bunch of fabulous entries, but maybe I’ll win.
Prize and Sketch
Daddy Time Layout
Paper: Fancy Pants Little Sprouts, Bazzill Basics Guava Sensation
Accessories: American Crafts fabric Thickers leaf; Maya Road velvet blossoms; Basic checkered ribbon
Tools/Techniques: Nestabilites Standard Circles Large; Stampin’ Up scallop border punch
The journaling reads: Jessica, you so enjoy time spent with your daddy. I appreciate how your daddy time gives me time to get crafty, do chores around the house, or even just take a shower. 13 days old, Oct. 29, 2009
I had wanted to make a spring card with this stamp last year. I had borrowed it from Geeta, but spring got away from me and I didn’t. I finally used it and can now return it. Hopefully, she hasn’t missed it. This card was made for the Stamp Something weekly Friday challenge to make something cream and green.
Green & Cream Spring Card
Stamps: Elzybells Spring Wording; Stampin’ Up Wild Hearts (background)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi
Ink: Stampin’ Up Wild Wasabi
Markers: Stampin’ Up Bashful Blue, Creamy Caramel; atYou Spica Lemon, Clear, Red, Pink, Melon
Accessories: 5/8″ Michaels ribbon
Tools/Techniques: corner rounder punch
Our friend Justin came to visit this past weekend. His birthday was last week, so I wanted to make him a birthday card. This card was made for the ATS Wednesday Challenge 21 to use green. I think the idea behind the challenge was for the upcoming St. Patrick’s day, but I thought this was perfect challenge for Justin’s birthday card as his favorite color is green. I used the Our Creative Corner sketch from last week as the starting point to layout the card, but I changed it up slightly since this was going to be a card for a guy. I didn’t want to use a decorative edge.
Our Creative Corner - Sketch
Riley with a Blue Car
I ended up making two cards, since I couldn’t quite decide how I wanted to color Riley and his car. I actually let Justin pick which card he wanted to receive and he chose the green car. The green car has glossy accents all over the car, while the blue car just has glossy accents on the tires and lights of the car.
Riley with a Green Car
Stamps: Riley and Company Car Riley; Stampin’ Up Loads of Love Accessories (sentiment)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Garden Green
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Paper Prints Certainly Celery
Ink: Stazon Jet Black
Accessories: Fun Flock Caramel Latte Tan (to make his antlers fuzzy); Inkessentials Glossy Accents; Dashes Dots & Checks ribbon (blue car card); Celebrate ribbon (green car card)
Tools/Techniques: paper piercing