Sketch It To Me Blog Hop

Welcome to the Sketch It To Me Blog Hop! If you have been hopping along with us you have seen some fantastic layouts and projects by some very talented ladies. If you haven't been, you can go to Amanda's blog to start off at the beginning:.

So as I am sure you have figured out, this blog hop is all about the sketch!! We were given a wonderful sketch by Ms. Amanda and asked to make a layout and card from the sketch. Here is the sketch she created for us



Here is the layout I made...

I switched it up a little bit to work with the photos I wanted to use. The journaling tickets are to cover up a mistake, but I actually really like the way they look on there.Used quite a mixture of products here, a little Echo Park, American Crafts, Crate Paper, KI Memories, My Mind's Eye...just a hodge podge of everything. :)

I also made a card from the sketch. I am not a card maker, at all!! So I kept it very clean and simple (maybe too simple) I used for my inspiration the little cluster at the left hand corner.

Here is my card...

Sorry for the crooked picture...I forgot to get a picture, so was trying to rush and get one taken and posted.

Everyone who leaves a comment here today is automatically entered to win the RAK that Amanda put together for you...lots of MME yumminess!! :)

If you become a follower and leave me a comment telling me you are, if you were already a follower leave me a comment too,  then you will also be entered to win here!!

I have been showing you sneak peeks for awhile now, so you know there is major goodies to be had!! I am giving away a $20 gift certificate to Design by Diana.

A gorgeous shop on Etsy that is owned and operated by the amazing Diana Fisher, a lot of you know her as the founder of Sketchy Thursdays, Scrapbook Circle design team...I could go on and on about the talent this sweet lady has!

 You should definitely go check out her blog  especially since Diana, being the sweetie that she is, has a little something special for all you hoppers that head over her way!!

Now, on to the next blog of Ms. Laura to see her amazing take on this sketch!!

Have a blessed weekend!! :)



Sugar and Spice

Two posts in one day!! Oh my! I'm usually lucky to get in two in one week!!!

The girls were very kind to me today and gave me lots of scrappy time. I was able to get this layout done, using a sketch from The Sampler! Here is the sketch...


Definitely not my usual style, but I had found this border bunch a few months back, and had been trying to figure out a layout to use it on. When I saw this sketch I knew it would be perfect!!!

Here is my layout...

I love this photo of my girls. You will be seeing it again soon. I made them each a layout using it for their album, just can't post the other one quite yet! :)

This layout came together really easy for me once I got started. All Crate Paper here, a mix of Emma's Shoppe and Toy Box, except for those wood veneer butterflies from Studio Calico. Oh I love those things!! I need to find more ASAP!!!

One more reminder...the blog hop starts Friday!!! Don't forget! :)

Blessings! :)

Mud Pies

Easter Sunday, my girls are in their cute little spring outfits ( they got to pick their own this year) All I want is a few sweet little pictures of my angels....what do they want to do?? Make mud pies!

 I got a few pics in of them doing this, not as many as I would have liked, they were messy with that stuff!!

I just have to laugh when I think back to them that day...normally Miss Emma wants nothing to do with anything that gets her dirty, but she was quite the little trooper, digging right in with her sister.

Here is the layout I made with the few pictures that turned out ok...

I used the 5.26 sketch from Sketchy Thursdays...

I struggled big time with this layout. I just couldn't get it to work for anything. I'm still not completely happy with it, but it was one of those where I had to just put it away. The girls loved it, and that's really all that matters!

Don't forget the blog hop this weekend!!! You will get to see some wonderful layouts from some amazingly talented ladies...and I have a fun giveaway planned...and maybe an extra little surprise added in there! In case you missed it last week...here is another sneak of  my amazing giveaway.



Make sure you stop by...you won't want to miss it!! Trust me!! :)

Sweet Peach Crop Shop Sketch Challenge

Hi all! :) I'm back again with a layout I did for the sketch challenge over at Sweet Peach Crop Shop! They are a great kit club that I found here in the past month, and they have a monthly sketch challenge, they also have a weekly challenge they do called "Try It Thursday."

Here is the layout I created...

My picture is not the greatest, sorry!! Its actually the picture that is off center and not the layout LOL :) I used all Crate Paper here, except for the memories sticker and corrugated flowers at the top.

Here is the sketch they gave us this month...





There is still time to play along if you wanna hop on over!!!

Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend!! Don't forget the Blog Hop is next week!!!!

Lawn Fawn is AWESOME!!!

I just wanted to stop in here and give a quick shout out to Lawn Fawn! I was asked to make some shower invites for my sister in law, and wanted to buy their Happily Ever After stamp set, but was a little worried it wouldn't get here with enough time for me to get them finished and sent out. So I posted on their Facebook wall asking about shipping, they not only responded with in a few hours, which is awesome in itself in my opinion, but they told me if I got it ordered within the hour they could ship it out today!! So I did, and have already received my shipping notice!! How awesome is that!! I will definitely be doing more business there, all you stampers out there should check them out if you haven't already!!!

Update on Katlyn

Hi all!! :) Just wanted to pop in and give an update on Katlyn. First off thank you so much to those that were sending prayers up for her. Unfortunately, her surgery ended up being rescheduled. We got to the hospital and she had a little congestion ( which has magically already cleared up) that concerned them. They were worried about added possible complications after the surgery, such as pneumonia and increased chances of infection. So we were sent home and will be trying it again in 2 weeks...again I thank you all for your prayers!

Blessings

Sketch Thursdays 5.19

I had these pictures laying around of my youngest daughter. They were nothing special, in one her eyes are closed, in the other there is something (marker, I believe) on her face. Yet I had to scrap them! They were random pics I took of her one day while we were hanging out while big sis was at preschool. We love those days were we get those few hours just the 2 of us. So while the pics weren't perfect by any means, they had to go into her album.

I kept this layout pretty simple. I used cardstock (*gasp*) for the background, I very, very rarely ever use cardstock. Here is my layout....

I used this sketch from Sketchy Thursdays for inspiration. I loved the simplicity of it, went perfect with the feeling I wanted for this layout!

I will probably be MIA for awhile. Miss Katlyn is going in for some minor surgery tomorrow, so we are gonna take the rest of the week/weekend to relax and just chill out here at home. I would be so grateful if I could get you all to add her to your prayers...I would love for her to be surrounded in prayer tomorrow. Thank you in advance! :)

Also don't forget to come back by June 3-4. We will be having the blog hop, and I have an amazing giveaway planned for you from a sweetie I "met" here recently through the blog world. Here is a sneak peak at what I will be giving away...

Trust me...you aren't gonna wanna miss this!! :)

Have a blessed week!!