August/September Sketch Challenge

Welcome to another month of inspiring Sketch Challenges at Scrapville.  I hope you enjoyed the last one and are ready to get going with this one, due in September 14th at Midnight.  Thanks once again to Anita for taking on the task of creating wonderful sketch challenges for you all to play with.

August / September Layout Sketch

Lemon Tree by Anita Bownds (CT)

I started with some gesso on my brown cardstock and used a plastic gift card to spread it around.  Then I added some spritz and let it run down the page.  Next I cut out all my bits of patterned paper, referring to my sketch.  I then used some Fiskars punches for the circle and  the border. 

I used a length of the brown ribbon to make a flower, adding a chipboard heart to the middle with a bow on top.  In the top left hand corner I added another chipboard heart with a bow.  I used Adornit Tiny Alpha stickers for my journaling.  Great layout Anita, love the colours you used with this Ezy Pzy Kit, and all the handmade elements look great too.  Well done.

August/September Card Sketch

This is another great Card Sketch from Anita.  I'm sure we're going to see some lovely creations from both these sketches before Pumpkin Time looms on September 14th.  Good luck everyone, and have fun!

Janet

Last Sketches for July/August

Well here we are with the last of the monthly sketch challenges.  It's been great seeing you all play along, and I hope you enjoy the following creations, who have just made it before Pumpkin Time!!  If you didn't get yours in, maybe join in with the next one for August/September.  Our Sketches are a lot of fun!

.. So Very Handsome by Debi Clark

Such a great layout for blokes Debi, love the colours blending in with the boys' suits.  The embellishments all tone in well too.  Lovely Debi.

Happy Birthday Card by Debi Clark

Love the cup & saucer and the flowers Debi!  Very eclectic, great colours and mix of elements.  Very nice, well done.

Love Card by Roseanne Cook

Lovely colour tones Roseanne.  The embossing looks very nice and it's a very pretty card.  Well done.

 

Announcement

This next layout is from our Guest Creative Team member for August/September.  I will have another post for you tomorrow about "who" this person is, and a little more information about them, but for now let's see if you can work it out from this beautiful Sketch Layout...

Creative Team Guest - Cute Smile

These are such beautiful colours worked together for a very girly page.  The doilies have been misted and layered, with that gorgeous photo in the centre.  The mix of flowers is an assortment of styles and materials, shaped nicely around the doilies.  A punched border sits nicely beneath these, and a light chalking of the swiss dots on the background blends in beautifully as well.  Well done "you know who...."

Stay tuned for more shortly...

Janet

Pumpkin Time approaches...

July/August Sketch

With Love Card by Sarie Los

Sarie has made the chevrons on the layout using washi tape and tissue paper.  The heart and bears were made by machine applique, and adhered to the layout.  A zig zag border has also been machine stitched onto the card .The A very bright, fun layout Sarie, well done.
Monthly Pack

 Thank You Card by Sarie Los

With the August Monthly Pack Sarie layered the card with the blue floral paper, and the reverse side, which has the white on kraft.  The image has been stamped and watercoloured on the white cardstock. I've used a chalk ink (absolutely loving the soft look these inks create!) to ink around the image, the blue floral paper and the white card blank.  Love the softness in the red floral trim that ties in with the stamped image Sarie.  The colours work in well together, well done.
Sketch Layout

All Aboard by Gillian Hume

Gillian has used lots of different patterned papers to create each element of the sketch. The flowers are layered and colourfully arranged to give more dimension.  The pinks work well as a background for that lovely photo too Gillian, well done.

If you haven't done so yet, your sketch is due Pumpkin Time TONIGHT!!  The pumpkin is ticking.......

Janet

August Blind CropVille

Hi Everyone, welcome to the August Blind CropVille.  The girls found this one most curious with the round design, lots of random scattering and sewing, in small doses or course.  The end result is always exciting to say the least.  Here are the layouts:

A Boy (is a Joy) by Sally Clark (CT)

Jem by Roz Langridge

Luv by Judith Young

(My Precious) Boy by Max Rusk

 Egg Fest by Zan Boyle

 

Boy by Heather Bensley

 

Shy (Miss Skylah) by Janet Watt (CT)

Thanks for playing girls, I hope you enjoyed the night.  Thanks also to Sally for putting the class together.  I can't wait for Retreat when YOU will be running our BCV!!

Janet

Ezy Pzy Kits, Sketch Challenges & More

Today we have more to share from Scrapville's newly released Ezy Pzy Kits..  These are budget kits that we've put together, complete with a quick and easy co-ordinated papers, cardstock and embellishments, and all for $10.

Xmas by Anita Bownds (CT)

I used the Swiss Dots embossing folder and pressed it into my background paper.  I then sanded tops of the dots with a sanding block.  I cut all my patterned paper bits referring to the sketch.  I embossed the punched strip and leaves and sanded them.

Then I made a flower rose from a strip of patterned paper, added my title, and doodled around my patterned paper.
Here we have a layout from Deb using the Authentique Pack.

Tramcar Restaurant by Deb Pulford (CT)

 

July/August Sketch

Protest on Parade by Zan Boyle

Picture Perfect by Nicole McNamara

Monthly Pack Card

Wish you were Here Card by Zan Boyle

Thanks for sharing girls, some great colours and creations.  Love seeing how different they all are.  We are nearing Pumpkin Time for the Sketch challenges, but you still have time to get your Monthly Challenges in using the Splash range from Little Yellow Bicycle.

Janet

August Challenges

Here are some more layouts to share using the August Monthly Pack. I hope you enjoy seeing what the girls have done.

Fishing with Eve by Anita Bownds (CT)

I ruled a 1 inch line around the borders of my patterned fish paper, then cut it out, fussy cutting around the fish so that they would look like swimming fish.

I used gesso with water color paints and spray mists on my cardstock. I used the pale blue webbing and Mulberry Paper to make flowers and punched a circle for the middle.

The fish border looks great Anita, and the handmade flowers have come up great. Well done.

Selfy by Sally Clark (CT)

The acrylic shapes are so much fun! I also added some bling to the hibiscus flower and adhered it to the photo with Dimensional Magic, which dries clear and can't be seen underneath transparency. I used my Cricut Expression and patterned paper for the title, which I finished off with a layer of Dimensional Magic.

I stamped some images using Versamark and wiped over the images using chalks/pastels in pale blues and greens to create a subtle background.

I then fussy cut some of the shapes from the background papers and used Magic Mount to adhere them to the layout to create some dimension.

To create the soft fluffy edges on the mulberry paper, I painted lines with water where I wanted it to tear and carefully tore along the lines. I had the frame in my pack and cut it in half, added some bling and adhered to the layout peaking out from beneath the photo.
This is a great layout Sally, the colourful flowers look bright and fresh, and the Dimensional Magic highlights give it shine.  The differing layers of the trims and flowers add depth to the page.
 

We'll be sharing more shortly.

Janet

August Monthly Pack

Hi Everyone, welcome to the August Monthly Pack.  This month we have something to brighten up these cooler days and nights.  It has a touch of summer with some very nice bright fish, clouds,waves and beachy critters.  The backs of these are just as nice with more subtle colours for something a little less.  We hope you'll enjoy this pack, so be sure to grab one so that you'll be in the running to win the monthly challenge and get yourself the September Monthly Pack FREE.

August Monthly Pack - Little Yellow Bicycle

SPLASH

$25.00

5 x 12x12 DS patterned papers

2 x textured cardstock

1 x 6x12 sheet coloured Mulberry Paper

1 x 6” DS die cut shape

1 x mini alpha sticker sheet

1 x 12" strip of sticky bling

1 x 12" length of pale blue webbing

1 x length of red ruffle trim with bling

mixed coloured transparency shapes

1 6x4 piece of coloured chipboard

**EXCEPTION**

You may use your own large alphas to add to the layout, IF you choose.

Striped Seapike by Anita Bownds (CT)

A beautiful bright and fun fishing layout by Anita, making good use of her transparency shapes and die cut.  The textured background has been done using a mask, and the flower has been added from the strip in the pack. 

The chipboard letters have been painted to blend in, and I love the colours all combined in a white-spaced theme.  Well done Anita.

Be sure to pick up your August Monthly Pack, and stay tuned for more announcements shortly!

Janet

Tick, tick, Authentique

Whilst the Pumpkin is ticking away we have a few more layouts to share using Authentique's Fresh range.  Providing there are a minimum of 4 entries, you could be a winner like Beth or Delsie and win next month's pack FREE.  You have to be in it.....

All of it is Ordinary... by Sally Clark (CT)

"All of it is ordinary to everyone but me" was a word strip from the alpha-word sticker sheet in the pack and was perfect for these pics.  I trimmed the pics down to a small square and inked all the edges with black Staz-On ink and used mounting tape to mount them to the Layout.

I chose a word sticker to adhere to each photo and added some accents to some of the paper squares.

I trimmed some of the patterned papers to small squares, inked the edges and added some doodle lines before adhering to the Layout.

Laguna Muyal Layout by Sally Clark (CT)

 The double page layout showing both pages.

I cut the mesh ribbon in half lengthways and held it in place along the edge of the cardstock and sponged over the top with Distress Ink to create a background and also to colour the mesh.

I cut the length of coloured mesh into smaller strips, punched small holes in the LO and threaded the mesh strips through the holes and tied in double knots to secure.

I once again used the word stickers for my journalling.

A great pack with heaps of bits and pieces left over!!!

A great pack with lots of bits and pieces. Good to see a double Sally, and just loving all that inking and tearing. The alpha stickers make short work of journaling, so that's a bonus too.

Janet

July/August Sketch Challenge

Happy Birthday Card by Claire Apostoloff (CT)

Claire's card for the Sketch has used the gorgeous La La Land Prince Luka stamp, and a combination of colourful copics to colour in the little prince. A gold leafing pen has been used to colour in his crown, with a bit of added bling for a bit of sparkle. Claire cut the chevrons from our American Crafts paper and added a BasicGrey button and some bakers twine. The chevrons in the background make a great effect, and were done with the help of a tutorial.
Well done Claire, great colouring of the little Prince, and the crown looks fantastic.

Janet

Authentique Pumpkins...

Brown River by Sally Clark (CT)

I know it is close to Pumpkin Hour but I made it!! I really wanted red for my title so used the white cardstock in the pack and my Cricut Expression to cut out the title.  I then coloured it with a red marker and finished it off with some Dimensional Magic.

I cut a picture from the postcard paper and also cut a postcard image to the same size, then adhered them together.

I made an envelope for it to fit into.  The back of the picture is used for journaling.

I also LOVED the red webbing already threaded ready to gather to create a nice big accent.

I LOVED using the word stickers from the pack to create my journalling. I added a little corner accent with a fancy machine stitch and used the same stitch to adhere the mesh ribbon.

Well done Sally, your layout has come together beautifully.  Love the envelope and that embellishment using the webbing and trim.

Sharing more Authentique

Hi Everyone, I hope you are all enjoying your Authentique Monthly Pack. It's been great seeing what everyone is coming up with. Today we have more to share with one of our creative ladies stepping outside the square. How good is it to see other ways of using your scrapbooking techniques, whilst adorning your home at the same time!

Beach Babes OTP by Anita Bownds (CT)

I started with a blank mdf heart, I painted it white then stamped a flourish around the edges in blue and brown. I matted my photos on patterned paper, and punched a border strip for the bottom of my photos.

Then I cut out 2 shells from the patterned paper and made a flower using a die and put a brad in the middle. Next I added a bit of red trim and a bit of the cream webbing to the back of the flower and a little twine bow.
This is great Anita, and such a fresh adornment for your home.  Well done.

Sitting Forward by Nicole McNamara

This is Nicole's 2nd layout using the Authentique Monthly Pack.  A great use of the kit elements to showcase Chloe's first ride in her car seat, Facing Forward!  The flower with it's webbing, the arrows and the pin look great.  The little postcard is a great way to journal as well.  Well done Nicole.

Janet