the happiest place on earth | Page Maps Sketch

I had big plans for today.  It was gardening day.  We were going to tackle the front flower bed, weed it all out and make the tulips that are already blooming look so pretty.  That was the plan. 

We did make it outside after lunch, we got all the supplies we needed, we even started to get our hands dirty...but while the sun was out, the wind was also out.  It was not a gentle spring breeze, more like a howling winter gust.  So after about 10 min, we packed it all up and ran back inside.

It wasn't a totally wasted afternoon, as we got to play in the scraproom.  The girls made cards for their teachers and I worked on a layout.

This is the April Sketch from PageMaps.  I turned it onto its side so that it worked better for the picture I had.

Supplies :  Patterened Paper : WRMK, 7 gypsies, My Minds Eye

Title : Making Memories, Rob and Bob Studio

Pink Paislee Ribbon, Cuttlebug sizzix dies, Tim Holtz die

Here's to hoping that Spring is here to stay :)



Page Maps Sketch : Fall Colour

Sometimes a sketch is just the perfect starting off point for a layout. In this case, the sketch was playing in my mind and once I turned it on its side, everything just clicked. The picture I wanted to use, the punches I wanted to use and even the colour scheme all just came together.

The sketch is from PageMaps.

And this is my take on it.  I turned the sketch onto its side.  I have a few less rows of embellishments/punches because that leaf punch is big!   I used some popsicle sticks as journalling strips and as a bit of embellishment in the corner, a bit of stitching and some ribbon finished it off.

supplies : pp Best Creation, Imaginesence, Cosmo Cricket.

"Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn"

Elizabeth Lawerence

tfl

Inspired Scrapper Friday Challenge

Its Friday and that means another challenge at Inspired Scrapper.  This week we were challenged to create a layout using a sketch.   (July 2009 PageMaps Sketch)

This is the sketch.  I altered the sketch a bit to suit my pics.  I took the top row of photos and moved them down beside the main photo, and then the title and journalling moved to right a bit.   Here is my take on the sketch.  Pics of some bears we saw just outside of Whistler in the Callaghan Valley (site of the Olympic Ski Jumping, Biathalon and Cross Country Skiing)

"Lions, Tigers and Bears Oh My "  (Ok so no lions or tiger and only baby bears :))

Supplies : Basic Grey Origins, AC Thickers, Ranger Glossy Accents, buttons, ink

notebook edge punch

Hope the sketch inspires you to be creative, and if it does don't forget to link up your project on the Inspired Scrapper blog.  We'd love to see your creations.