First Subway Ride - Layout

Hello, all! I'm back with another travel layout. At the rate I'm going I might have this trip scrapped in about 10 years. That is just fine with me, makes sure I have something to work on all the time.

I used a Scrapbook Generation sketch from the One-Page Sketches, Volume 2 book. Using their sketches really helps to speed up my process, any sketch does really but have the photo sizes printed for me helps the most.

I honestly thought subways in NYC would be scary, but really they aren't. The only issue we had was routes aren't really clearly marked, if you are used to public transportation maybe it would be easier for you. These Arkansas folks that have to drive their own car to get anywhere, are not. I'm used to signs tell me to turn here, or there, to find a landmark and there wasn't anything like that. On the inside there is a map that lights up to which stop you are at, I really wish they would have that same type of map on the platforms so you know which side to use. You would think a grid system, like the streets of NYC, would be easy to navigate but I guess we are just too used to our own system down here. I'm sure if we had gone on more than one ride we would have gotten the hang of, at least I hope so.

On to the layout. I used mostly Simple Stories Urban Traveler. I do have a tiny bit of October Afternoon and Thickers from American Crafts. I also used stamps from Technique Tuesday, October Afternoon and Stampin' Up!.

I'm starting to get back into clustering more around my titles, it's a look that I really love and have gotten a tiny bit away from. This was my way to slightly ease back into it and I'll have more next week that I add even more.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

The Vampires are Coming - DT Layout

Hello all! Another month means another Stick It Down double page sketch. This one was a blast to work on and I know as soon as I saw it any layout made from that sketch would look fantastic.

Here is the sketch.

I still love the banner look and knew it would be perfect for pictures of my son and niece trick or treating.

They are so cute in their coordinating vampire costumes. You can see I stuck pretty close to the sketch, it is missing the top stripe piece but I had quite a big of multicolored patterned paper and didn't think it need the extra pop. That spot with the doily was just itching to be replaced with a spiderweb, that was cut from my Cameo and I did some hand-stitching to give it texture.

My title blends a little and that was done on purpose. The Bella Blvd. Trick or Treat collection had a lot of pattern and color, I didn't want my title to battle it out with the other elements. I did add a little extra big of glitz with my Wink of Stella glitter pen in clear, I love that thing and you can see more glitz I added in the next photo.

I used it to glam up three of the colors in the arrow piece and my little happy pumpkin peeking through the heart. It is so incredibly easy to go overboard with thing, I highly recommend it to everyone.

That wraps it up for this months Stick It Down sketch. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Flying High With Daddy - DT layout

It's time for my first layout with the Stick It Down DT. I'm nervous and excited at the same time.

Let's jump right into the sketch and layout.

I loved this sketch, it includes some of my favorite elements such as a large background and banner pieces. It wasn't hard to make something adorable with it.

Here is my layout. You can see I kept it pretty close to the sketch but I don't have a large strip going down the left side. To make up for that I took my embellishment cluster and brought it up to the title creating a sort of vertical element. It's ok to leave something out or add something else to a sketch, they are guidelines, not hard and fast rules.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will play along with the Stick It Down February double page sketch.

Stick It Down Double Page team intros

The big double team intro post went live today for the Stick It Down design team. Hop on over and get to know the rest of the great group I'll be creating with.

I know I've been rather silent this month, life seemed to kick my butt in December. I'll be back in the new year with projects, including the preparations for my son's 2nd birthday. 2014 is going to be great and I can't wait to share it with you!

I have news!

I posted last month about the Stick it Down design team call, that I myself entered. I got a spot on the double page team! I can't wait to officially start with the team and challenges in the new year!

I hope you join us!

SG Blog Hop - Tailgating is Exhausting - Layout

Welcome to the SG Blog Hop for December, if this is your first stop, you might like to start at the Scrapbook Generation blog and then hop through each link.

My layout is coming from the downloads this time, specifically the April 2013 Individual sketch #1. I love the individual sketches, you can't beat the value.

You can find the SG sketches in their books and as downloads in the SG store, and there is a free one every month in case you wanted to try it out.

Next up is Pamela. You can find her here: http://reflectionsofmyartandsoul.com/blog, leave a comment on each blog and one lucky commenter will receive a free sketch bundle of their choice from the store. The winner will be draw on December 9th, so you have one week to leave a comment.

In case you get lost at any point, here is the list all the blogs:

Scrapbook Generation blog - http://scrapbookgeneration.blogspot.com/

Ruth - http://scrapmachine.com/

Michelle - http://ownerofchanel.blogspot.com/

Steffanie - http://steffanies.blogspot.com/

Stephanie - http://craftyholidaygirl.blogspot.com

Devra - http://mycreativeview.blogspot.com

Tasha- http://tashascreativejuice.blogspot.com/ <--You're here!

Pamela - http://reflectionsofmyartandsoul.com/blog

Brenda - http://roseblossomlegacies.com

Sharlene - http://inspirationstationbysbe.blogspot.ca/

Louise- http://madeatnumber27.blogspot.com.au/

Brenda R ~ http://granddivasscrappyplace.blogspot.com/

Cassie - http://allsmilesandsunshine.blogspot.com/

Lori - http://loriannie670.blogspot.com/

Elizabeth - http://ejoym.blogspot.com

Mandi - http://mjskraze.blogspot.com/

Cicily - http://www.pinkdalmatianscrapper.com/

Laureen - http://mybusyscrapbookinghands.blogspot.ca/

Janelle - http://stillscrappinlettersize.blogspot.com

Melissa - http://www.scrappyjedi.com/

Corrina - http://anotherthingoffthelist.blogspot.ca/

Lindsey - http://www.scrapping-by-the-sea.com

Nicole - http://www.lovemesomepaper.blogspot.com/

Tina Gale ~ http://tiggersscrapplace.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by!

Very Protected - Layout

Hello! I'm back with another challenge layout. This time I'm playing with the November 1st sketch over on the Stuck?! blog. Here is a look at the sketch.

And here is my take on it.

I loved this sketch and kept a lot of elements pretty close. Even kept the stars, but added a lot more and they of course are the tiny wood veneers from Studio Calico, one of my favorite embellishments ever.

I chose to challenge myself on this one and use letter stickers. I'm good about using my smaller alphabet stickers but usually use Thickers for my larger letters. To help my letters standout I outlined them with a thin, brown sharpie. I'm really happy with how it turned out and will be breaking in my larger letter sticker stash more often. Using the flat letter stickers I was worried that my layout would lack the dimension that I love, but popping up layers at different heights gave it all the lift it needed.

Thanks for stopping by!

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