Sketch 242 :)

Hi all!  I have no idea where this month has gone.  I was thinking it was the beginning of the month...but it is already the 10th!  I just can't believe that.  Here I am moping around because time doesn't go fast enough (I am anxiously awaiting something that is happening in late Spring/early Summer 2014) and I am too busy moping to see how fast time is going by.

Well how about another sketch?

I actually made it for Ruby Rock-It and you can find it and also play along with it for them here.  But I've added the other versions of the sketch and I am posting it for the challenge here too.  :)

If you are new to my sketches, here's how it works:

I essentially create three versions of one sketch each time. There will be one 12x12 scrapbook sketch, one double page sketch (12x24), and one card sketch (A4). This makes it easier for all types of crafters to participate. :)

Of course, there will be prizes.

Here it is:

Sketch 242a - 12x12 layout

Sketch 242b - 2 page layout

Sketch 242c - Card (A4)

And now for the prize up for grabs...

I will be back soon with this!  ;)

This contains:

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THE RULES:

*  Your project must be newly made for this challenge, and then linked below.

*  You can use the sketches for any type of project, not just scrapbook pages or cards.

*  Please post which sketch you used with your project.

*  Feel free to combine with other challenges.  :)

*  You can enter as many times as you like.  

AND FOR BONUS ENTRIES:

*  Check out my sketchbook here.  Pick a favorite sketch and use it for an additional project.  You can do this as many times as you'd like.  These must be newly made for this challenge too.  

THE DEADLINE IS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31ST. 

I hope you play along!!  :)

And I actually made a card based on the sketch too.  So here is an example for you:

My card uses product from Ruby Rock-It.  

Thanks for stopping in!  

I'll be back soon to announce a winner for the last challenge.  :)  

Have a fabulous day!!!  

Link up here for the challenge!

Rockin' It With Ruby Rock It and Art Impressions

Hello Ruby Rock-it Fans!  Welcome to our blog hop!  We are having fun celebrating all things Fall and Halloween! Come and enjoy the hop with us, as all the Ruby Rock-It designers have been creating their hearts out, with the Kinda Krafty paperz and Bella! Family range and embellishments!  You should have come from Linda's blog.  If you are just stopping in, you can start the hop here.  

We are giving away this awesome prize to one of our fans, so be sure to follow along and leave comments along the way to be eligible to win!

MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE A COMMENT ON EACH DESIGNER’S BLOG AND THEN ON THE RUBY ROCK-IT BLOG ONCE YOU’RE DONE HOPPING ALONG RUBY ROCK-IT  TRAIL!

Today I am sharing a card with you.  It uses pieces from the fabulous Kinda Krafty and Bella! Family collections from Ruby Rock-It and the awesome Witch Wanda stamp set from Art Impressions.  

Ok...now you get to hop to the amazing Alicia Barry!  :)

RUBY ROCK-IT BLOG HOP RULES-LEAVE A COMMENT ON EACH DESIGNER’S BLOG AND THEN ON THE RUBY ROCK-IT'S BLOG TO BE ENTERED TO WIN THE Ruby Rock-it  PRIZE PACK. COMMENTS MUST BE POSTED BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11TH AT 11:59PM PST TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE RANDOM DRAWING.  WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER ON OUR RUBY ROCK-IT BLOG THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14TH 

Thanks for stopping in today!  

Have a fabulous day!  

Evolution Of An Art Journal Spread

Hi everyone! Today I am going to share a bit of my process and a few techniques with you.

Really...I'm just going to show you how my brain works when I am creating. So when I pull out my art journal, I always cover my pages with some gesso to create a rough blank canvas.

The book I am using is from Fancy Pants Designs and it has a photo sleeve in between these two pages...in case you were wondering, and that second page in my spread actually has a folder. 

 My next step was to add some patterned paper to my pages. I pulled out the fun School Days collection from Ruby Rock-It for this part. 

 Because these serve as my background, and I like my backgrounds more subtle, I covered my papers with gesso.

 Next, I pulled out some fun treats from our swap partners at Ruby Rock-It. I used a die blank from Spellbinders (the Birds One set) and some Mayan Gold velvet dimensional paint from Art Anthology. I used the die blank as a stencil and painted around it: 

 Leaving it like this: 

 Then on the second page in the spread, I hand cut petals out of patterned paper from School Days and adhered to my page to make flowers. 

 I painted around my petals and hand wrote the word blessed: 

 I decided I wanted to tone down the black a bit, so I added stitching around the flower petals and painted more gesso over the word blessed. 

 I was much happier with that look. :) 

 Then I went back to my first page. I decided to make the third bird in that row stand out, so I used my Birds One dies and cut a bird from patterned paper and added it on top of the third bird. I added paint around the edges and wrote the words "stand out" underneath it. 

 One of my favorite things to add to my pages are ink rings. So I took some Watermelon Colorations Color Spray from Art Anthology and sprayed some ink onto a small plastic tray. I then took a random lid and dipped it into my ink to create my rings: 

 I actually think I went a tad overboard on the rings. I usually like to add 3 to a page or 5 to a spread. I did more. :) So here's the second page with the rings and I also tucked some school photos from the boys into the pocket. 

 And then I also created some 4x6 cards to slide in the photo sleeves in between the two pages. So here's what it looks like: 

 Well there you have it. :) 

 Thanks for stopping in today!!!

Ruby Rock-It Blog Hop

Hi everyone!  I'm back as part of a blog hop today!  :)  If you are just stopping in, why not join in and start the hop here?  If you came from Linda Kretz, then you are in the right place.

This month, we are featuring our fun, bright, and adorable for this time of year range:  Bella! Boutique School Days!  And after you hop along, make sure you find out the details on how you can have a chance to win this amazing PRIZE pack!

Leave comments at each blog in the hop to enter to win an awesome Ruby Rock-it prize pack

Here's what I created for today's hop:

I love to use my stickers as masks.  I often do this with paint or spray ink or even a sponge in ink.  But this time I put my ink pad directly on top of my stickers.  Gives it more of a dramatic, messy graphic look.  This is what I am talking about:

I laid out my stickers:

Then I applied my ink directly from pad to paper:

Then I removed the stickers.

Here are some close up's of my layout:

Did you see how I stitched circles around the numbers for the year?  I thought that was fun.  :)


MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE A COMMENT ON EACH DESIGNER’S BLOG AND THEN ON THE RUBY ROCK-IT BLOG ONCE YOU’RE DONE HOPPING ALONG RUBY ROCK-IT  TRAIL!

RUBY ROCK-IT BLOG HOP RULES-LEAVE A COMMENT ON EACH DESIGNER’S BLOG AND THEN ON THE RUBY ROCK-IT'S BLOG TO BE ENTERED TO WIN THE Ruby Rock-it  PRIZE PACK. COMMENTS MUST BE POSTED BY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH AT 11:59PM PST TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE RANDOM DRAWING.  WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER ON OUR RUBY ROCK-IT BLOG ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH!

Ok, now your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Pattie Beltran!

Thanks for stopping in!
Have a wonderful day!!!

Playing Catch Up

Got a bunch to share with you guys.  

I guess I will start with a couple of pages in my art journal that I shared on the Ruby Rock-It blog.  Art journaling has no rules, and it is really just time to play and get a little messy.  I really enjoy it.  :)  And I like to use bits and pieces of collections in my art journal.  

So here's my first page:

I used parts of the At Last collection on this page.  I just love that bike...isn't it so cute?  The background is just white gesso, and I used a lid from some embossing powder to make the circles.  I added strips of color as if they were coming off the bike.  

Here are some close up's:

And then I also did another page in my art journal.  This time I used pieces from the borders and project cards from their new wedding collections. 

I'm not as happy with this one...but it's a lot easier to just move on to the next page with my art journal...I'm like "ok, that's done, what's next?"  I don't know why.  :)  

Here are some close up's:

And then I also have some cards to share with you guys that I also shared on the Ruby Rock-It blog.  We swapped with Scrap FX last month and I got to play with some of their fantastic chipboard pieces.  :)  

Here's my cards:

I just love the colors in the At Last collection from Ruby Rock-It.  It has certainly become my go-to with the new collections.  :)  On my first card, I cut my one chipboard piece in the middle to make it stretch so I could use it on both sides of my focal point. And the second one is pretty simple.  It could be used for a wedding, but it could also be used for graduations, promotions or a variety of achievements.  

And then finally, I also wanted to post a sneak of a layout that I had posted on the Fancy Pants blog.  

You can view that layout, as well as find out what I have to say about using buttons, here.  

Speaking of Fancy Pants...did you know that they are doing a cool blog hop with Tombow this week.  Every day on their blog they will be posting two projects (twice a day).  I have a card and a layout that will go up tomorrow that I am very excited about (had a lot of fun creating these)...I'll share sneaks soon.  Or just check it out yourself.  :)  

Ok, well thanks for stopping by this slacker's blog.  Some day I'll get back to blogging regularly (but doubtful that it will be soon...I'm just busy).  

Have a wonderful day!!!!

Hoppin'

Well hello there!  Today Ruby Rock-It is hopping with Scrap FX.   So if you just happened upon my blog, why don't you join in and start the hop here.  If you came from Misty's blog, then you are in the right place.  :)  And this is actually day 2 in the hop, so if you missed day 1, go here for that.

And what is a blog hop without some prizes?  So here's what is up for grabs:

That is the beautiful new At Last collection from Ruby Rock-It,  and a whole bunch of fantastic chipboard goodies from Scrap FX.  I think this is the same bag I received from them and let me tell you, it is AWESOME!  :)

Here's how you can win: ** Visit each participating designer's blog each day on the hop & leave a comment.  There are only 11 - 12 blogs each day,  so it's VERY do-able!  {make sure you include your email address so we can contact you if you win} For additional chances to win, check out the Ruby Rock-It blog.  Deadline to leave comments for prizes 11:59pm EST, Monday, August 19th. Winners will be announced on Scrap FX and Ruby Rock-It blogs on Tuesday, August 20th! If you get lost along the way, you will be able to find a complete list of participating blogs each day here at Ruby Rock-it and over at Scrap FX!

Today I am sharing a layout that uses the At Last collection from Ruby Rock-It and several pieces of chipboard from Scrap FX including the Large Scribble Heart, part of the Memories Words set, and the fabulous Flutterby H Curly Feelers.

Yep...a layout using a wedding collection and a large heart and it is not about romance or weddings.  :)

Here are some close up's of my layout:

I like how it turned out.  :)  Did you read the journaling?  A thrill-seeker she is not.  ;)

So...

Your next stop on the hop is the wonderful Pattie Beltran.  

Thanks for stopping in!

Have a fabulous day!

CHA week post 1

Hi everyone!  So this week is CHA and many companies and crafters are gathered in Las Vegas to display all the new collections companies are releasing.  In the past I have gone to a few of these events.  But I am not there this year.  But in the spirit of CHA, I am posting everyday this week with projects using new collections for companies I design for.  

Today I will post a layout using a new collection from Ruby Rock-It.  The rest of the week will be focused on new collections from Fancy Pants Designs.  :)  

So up first...

Today's layout uses one of the new wedding collections called At Last from Ruby Rock-It.  I just love the colors in this collection!  We have monthly themes on the Ruby Rock-It blog and I must admit, when I heard that the theme this month was love/wedding, I didn't look forward to this one.  I don't have any recent wedding photos and I didn't know how to make a layout about love (romantic love) when I was having a hard time seeing love anywhere around me.  Sorry to be a bummer...just keeping it real.  But it was really good for me!  It helped me think about the examples of love I have seen in my life and I focused on one really good example of love...my grandparents.  So today's love layout is about my grandparents.  

Here's my layout:

I did pair the new At Last collection with one piece from an older collection, Kinda Krafty.  

Here are some close up's of my layout:

And there you have it...my somewhat bitter but very real layout about love using the new At Last collection from Ruby Rock-It.  

Thanks for stopping by today!  Come back tomorrow for a layout using a new collection from Fancy Pants.  :)  

Have a fantastic day!!!