Pretty Paper Party Day 1

Party Ring Princess



So today our challenge was to use strips of paper and I started by digging out my scraps drawer. I already knew which photo I wanted to use, as I am aiming to get lots of layouts of Libbi completed, as well as a couple of Joshua.

The colours of the crown and the party ring biscuit led me straight to the pinks and yellows. It turned out I had much more in the way of pink, so I used the yellow for the base card (American Crafts) and the accent features. I also decided to use American Crafts princess stamps to create embellishments, and added punched circles from the bright pink spotty Bo Bunny paper (luckily it was double sided so I could use the plain and the spotty!).

I am off out again tonight, so tomorrow I will do today's prompt alongside the new one. Really enjoying having the opportunity to scrap in the early evening - thanks Shimelle!

To see my other blog posts for this class, search the tag Pretty Paper Party :)

Bubba Gump Shrimp Company

Another food related layout! We had a great time at Bubba Gamp, Universal Orlando City Walk last year: the theming was amazing (a table tennis paddle for the drinks menu!) and I was even able to buy their official 3D scrapbook accents. I have used American Crafts cardstock, DCWV (and other) papers, plus a selection of stamps to create the border.

Yum...

This Layout shows the cake we were given at Chef Mickeys, Disney's Contemporary Resort on the last day of our trip last year (2010). It was delicious! There are a variety of papers, the transparent frame came from QVC UK, and a Jenni Bowlin journaling spot. Borders are punched with EK Success punches.

So Close

My nephews are absolutley adorable, and they are also best friends. Complete opposites in looks, they are both little monkeys!

I found this range from My Minds Eye when I was in Florida last summer. I was lucky enough to find two Scrapbook stores in Orlando/Kissimmee that I hadn't explored before, plus one in Fort Lauderdale. Other products include Doddlebug paper frills, American Crafts Thickers, and My Little Bicycle mini alphabet.

Libbi + Food = Gone!

This is a layout that I still have to add journaling to. It uses Die Cuts With a View papers, plus a variety of trims, ribbons, stamps and brads.

Photo is of Libbi last summer at Howletts Zoo.

Underwater Photographer

Underwater Photographer
Originally uploaded by Scrap_Vamp

Inspired by the article on water LOs in Scrapbook Inspiration I finally got around to scrapping some non-dolphin photos from our trip to Discovery Cove last year.

After reading a tip on The DIBB we went to Walmart on the night we arrived and purchased some underwater disposable cameras. They only cost us about $12 for all three (about £7 at the exchange rate then) and we're so pleased we did. AT DC they were selling very similar cameras for about $15 each!!!

It was great fun being able to take photos under the water while we were snorkelling, even if I was completely hopeless with using my snorkel lol.

I had all but finished the LO, using wave shaped pieces of pp, and diamond glaze on the word "underwater" for part of the title but I couldn't decide how to finish off the other word for the title. So I took a trip to Scrapbook Sisters and spotted these fab KI Memories stamps - all my other stamps were too big or too small but these were perfect. I stamped the word directly onto the LO and heat embossed it, which had the alarming effect of making the cardstock curl at first - eek! But once it cooled it settled back down into the right shape, i.e. flat!

I'm also really pleased that I used the gold sea charms on this LO - I bought them when I started scrapping three years ago, safe in the knowledge that I would use them one day - and now I have.

Sketch No.3

Here (finally!) is another sketch for you to use as you please! It would be great if you could link to any LOs you create in the comments section as I would love to see them :)

I'm hoping to post one sketch a week now I'm off for the summer holidays, so fingers crossed that's what will happen!

Enjoy.

Sketch 2

And here's the second sketch for today :)

The first is a fairly literal interpretation of the sketch apart from the adition of the "slice" of text-based patterned paper. The second LO was rotated and adapted to use larger "small" photos and only one main one.

I hope you enjoy playing with this one too :)

Here it is - the First Sketch!

So here is my first sketch and the two LOs that I created from it. As you can see, they are both very different!

The first LO (Family) sticks fairly closely to the Sketch but for the second one I turned it round by 90 degrees. I also decided to replace the strips of patterned paper with dry embossing which I then highlighted with chalks. I could have created an even more subtle effect by leaving the embossed areas blank, so the detail is only visible when looking closely.

Please feel free to use this sketch as you wish - I'd love to see what you create :D

Keep your eyes peeled for more sketches over the course of this weekend!