Let's Get Sketchy July - Wonderful

LET'S GET SKETCHY 

Wonderful

From the moment I saw this sketch, I knew I wanted to use the Uniquely Creative - Mind Over Matter collection to complete a layered page with shaker stars. 

I added some extra layers (red cardstock) for extra strength and stability. 

I decided to use only one central photo mat and use the two other small photo mat positions for cluster bases instead. 

It's been hard with the rain and cool temps here in central Queensland lately to get a decent photo for this layout, so I bring it to you a couple days late. I do apologise for the lighting issues.

Make sure you keep watch here on blogger or fb crafty page for another interruption of the same sketch with a different paper collection that I put together for inspiration too.  

 Thanks so much for dropping by! Make sure you head on over to the Let's Get Sketchy challenge blog or facebook page for more inspiration for our amazing DT! 

Let your creativity flow and hope to see your linked up entry soon! 
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It's a boy thing - Let's Get Sketchy DT

LET'S GET SKETCHY 

It’s a boy thing 

This layout was so fun to make. 

Offering plenty of layer options and even open for interruption on how to shade the bottom half of the layout. 

Of course I dove straight in with a stencil and ink blending brushes.. 

My fav trusty stencil from Carta Bella featuring a foliage design works so perfectly with this Dino themed collection. 

Craft O’Clock - Young Creatives - Dino Adventures 

Uniquely Creative cut apart sheet for title

I used a Forrest Green first and then finished off with some random Brown blending too, just to add a depth element. I knew I wanted to add layers with the pattern paper, so needed to even out and continue on subtly the depth with the bottom part of the layout also. 

Here are plenty of close up photos to enjoy.. You can see the fussy cut piece and the layers I used to create the layout.

 Thanks so much for dropping by! Make sure you head on over to the Let's Get Sketchy challenge blog or facebook page for more inspiration for our amazing DT! 

Let your creativity flow and hope to see your linked up entry soon! 
Toni.. xoxo

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Princess Shadow Box

 Righto, now this one was a fun project to make.. First time I've ever done something like this and thankfully it was much easier than I had thought it would be.. lol 

Princess Shadow Box - You Tube video

I used the beautiful Princess Adventures collection from Craft O'Clock

Below is a mixture of the close up photos.. 

Here is the back... Perfect to slide a PenPal letter in the pocket or it can be used to add a special Birthday tag & gift card.. 

Multi circle layered “Koala” layout

Multi circle layered "Koala" layout featuring a beautiful and soft photo of my youngest boy Hunter, Australia Day 2021 at the Australia Zoo.

 WHITE WITH 1 - Earth Cyber Crop (March 2022)

Challenge 2- White with Green + Leaves / Trees + use Fibres of some sort.

Yes, I really did fussy cut all of these.. ekk.

It took about 45min to do the whole sheet.

Then I also inked the edges.

Didn't end up using all of them on the layout shared eariler, so have saved them for another project.

Plenty of foam tape used on the layers for this one.

I started out wanting to use a circle on top with the leaves popping out from underneath, but then I found the white wood paper and everything changed.. lol.

Like usual, I wing the changes and so happy as it turned out way better than I originally planned!

Leaves are fussy cut - Craft O'Clock.

Rubons & Green pp - 49 & Market.

Flowers - Kaiser

White wood pattern paper - Lemoncraft

Stencil - Carta Bella

I used this very simple circle cutter tool to cut out the circle layers. 

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You were born to be an original

 You were born to be an original

WHITE WITH 1

One of my old DT challenge groups held a Cyber Crop over the weekend.. I thought I'd join in, as I love the EARTH theme.

My challenge 1 entry - I have been wanting to use this paint technique for quite a while now when I saw it used as a rainbow. So thought, what better chance than now with some beautiful Burnt Sienna & Raw Sienna for this Earth Brown base.

I started the layout with a white cardstock base, then added the paint with dots in the middle of the page. Then with foam brushes I simply spread the paint from the inside out. Leaving gaps for the white to peek through between each paint stripe. 

Once the paint was dry, I added some white spray mist generously over the top. 

The TIP is for the paint to be dry first!!! 

You may wonder what the photo has to do with criteria 2 - exploring the outdoors, here we are in Sapphire at the Gem Fields (outback central Qld). Hunter is actually sitting on a mound of waste dirt that had been sifted through to find precious Gems.

It was an incredible experience and lucky to capture so many feature photos while we were on holidays there.

I have truly been absolutely BLOWN AWAY by the amazing positive feedback I have received from sharing this layout.. It was made back in March and it has been ongoing and such lovely comments.. 

I have been so impressed with all of the SCRAPLIFT pages that others have done based on my layout.. It's very cool.. :) 

chipboard - celebr8

torn layered pp - ciao bella 'collateral rust'

stencil - kaisercraft

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High Tea - Happy Mail penpal idea

 This was just a fun little project I put together featuring Uniquely Creative - High Tea collection.

The base design is loosely based on an idea from Alicia Redshaw at Scrapbook Fantasies.

However the measurements are mine and some design changes were made to not clash with copyright laws.

High Tea - Happy Mail penpal idea

You are welcome to use this project as an inspiration or scraplift if you’d wish!

This would make sure a great little Happy Mail idea to send to a Penpal. It would hold quite a bit of goodies as it’s 1” wide in the holder / pocket area.

Let me know what you think! 
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