Saturday Sketch

Time for another Sketch It Saturday from Unscripted Sketches. This week my friend Keri Lee drew the sketch. She is an amazing crafter, please be sure to visit her Pink Lemonade blog ... right after you read my post and visit Unscripted, that is! Here is Keri Lee's sketch:

I wanted to make a layout of my son ... since he did just earn his black belt and I am a very proud mom. This layout is 100% digital. I'm beginning to enjoy making digital layouts.

I flipped the sketch and used three photos instead of one, but I kept them in a rectangle shape to stay true to the sketch. Thanks Keri for a great one this week!

Supplies: My Digital Studio

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Winter Post card

Today I have a digital share for you. It's a Christmas using the stamp set Winter Post ... and it's 100% digital. I used the Unscripted Sketch 29 for the basis of the card.



How so you like it? Winter Post is one of my very favorite stamp sets. I used My Digital Studio to make this.

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Bigsby's Christmas Cookies

Welcome everyone to another Unscripted Sketches Saturday! This week there is another amazing sketch to use, and I have a special image that works perfectly!

Here is the sketch:

And this is my interpretation:

This little mouse is named Bigsby ~ isn't he darling? He is a digital stamp image by Karen Johnson who will be launching her new site with digital images and rubber stamps very soon. Bigsby is free image that I was sent. Please watch for her launch.

Be sure to drop by the Unscripted Blog where you can play along with us. Remember to use Mr. Linky so we can all see what sketch goodness you come up with this week.

Supplies: American Crafts printed paper and cardstock, Nestabilities, Copics, Karen Johnson image Bigsby Mouse Christmas Cookies, Crafty Secrets sentiment stamp, brad, Memento ink.

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Sketch 28

Woo hoo! I'm getting my Christmas cards done one at a time! I've got to find some time to sit down for a marathon and finish up, but until then I'll be happy with any progress I make.

This week the sketch at Unscripted Sketches is awesome! As usual, I modified my project quite a bit, but thankfully the US gals encourage that (whew). First, here is the sketch:

Now, my interpretation ~ flipped and condensed :

I hope you can see the elements I used from the sketch ... the 3 embellishments on one side, and 1 on the opposite, the sticker across the bottom, the square frame, etc. I like this one so much I plan to make a few more.

Now for fun, I want to show you the base card cut using a Cricut machine:

Yep, plain Jane (no offense to Jane). It's amazing what a little paper piecing and a few well placed embellishments can do for a card's confidence. hehe.

Hop on over to Unscripted Sketches and give the sketch a try. Be sure to use Mr. Linky so we can check out your projects too!

Supplies: Crafty Secrets sentiment (clear stamp), SU cardstock, Basic Grey Figgy Pudding pattern paper, pearls, Cricut Winter Wonderland cartridge, Memento Cocoa ink.

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Santa's watching ...

It's barely fall and I'm ready to make Christmas cards! This week's sketch at Unscripted Sketches was perfect for the images I wanted to use. Here is the sketch:


And here is my card:




With virtually no stamping! Wow. I bought some yummie Christmas images from Crafty Secrets at the Heirloom Rubber Stamp show the other week. Their products have a gorgeous vintage flavor. I could have taken the entire booth home with me!

Supplies: Crafty Secrets images & clear stamps, Provocraft printed paper, SU Brushed Gold cardstock, Martha Stewart border punch, Stickles, Memento inks.

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Unscripted Gals blog hop

What fun we are having today with the Unscripted Sketches Gals. We are blog hopping! I hope you started at the beginning (because I'm the last on the hop), but if not, start with Alanna to make sure you don't miss anything ... then hop to your heart's content!

My card was made using a kit for 8x8 scrapbooks. It's called Almost Done Fun & Bright and is by Hot Off the Press. I found mine at Michael's when they were on sale. I like picking up little kits like these because everything is already coordinated, the embellishments are usually dimensional and the 8x8 size lends itself easily to making fun cards.

Several US gals are offering blog candy today, so I couldn't be different now could I? Take a lookie at what I have to offer ~ an unmounted stamp set, woo hoo! All you need to do is leave a comment on this post. I'll pick a random winner on Friday at midnight. The winner will be contacted and posted on next Saturday's post (Oct. 10). Make sure you leave your email, or that you are signed in so I can reach the winner.

Hope you enjoyed today's share and keep hopping until you visit all the US Gals ~ plus head over to Unscripted Sketches to play along with us. Remember to use Mr. Linky to share your sketch interpretation!

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Unscripted Sketch # 25

This week I used Kirsten, from Paper Makeup Stamps, as the focal image. I took the Unscripted Sketch #25 ... and interpreted it loosely for todays card share. First, the sketch:



Now for my card. As you can tell, I didn't follow the sketch exactly. I lengthened the horizontal piece, and used ribbon for the more narrow horizontal line, I also counted the dandelion as the circular element ... hope that's ok with everyone. :)




One of my favorite things about the sketches is seeing how everyone interprets it. Here is a closer look ... maybe you can see the Spica glitter pen in her hair ... ummm, I love Spica glitter!

Supplies: Paper Makeup Stamps, DCWV cardstock, Basic Grey pattern paper, SU taffeta ribbon, Copics, Nestabilities, sandpaper.

Happy Stampin' y'all,

Let's talk Snow

Yes, I realize it isn't even fall yet... I'm a little behind in scrapping photos, I'll never be caught up. So my strategy is to just grab the photo that strikes my fancy and scrap away! That's why today's layout (which is also for Unscripted Sketches 23) is from March! First, let's look at the sketch for this week:

We had the best snow ... it was so deep I refer to it as the Blizzard of '09, lol. This is one of my favorite photos from the snow, and also a favorite of my son. My daughter took the photo and I'm so glad she captured her brother in such an interesting way. I just love it!

Believe it or not, I didn't flip the sketch this week. Go me! I love the felt snowflakes too. They are so fun to embellish with. How about a better look?

That's all for today. Thanks for looking, and don't forget to check out Unscripted Sketches.

Be sure to leave your creation in Mr. Linky if you decided to play along.

Supplies: All supplies by Stampin' Up.


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Dressy Miss Anya

This week's share for Unscripted Sketches # 22 uses an image from The Greeting Farm, called Miss Anya Dressy. She's a cutie pie, as are all the TGF stamps. I just love the Ian and Anya series of images!

First the sketch for this week:



Now my take on it. Again, I flipped it ... guess I enjoy modifying sketches, hehe.

Hop on over to Unscripted Sketches to see the other Design Team members take on this week's sketch. I hope you will consider playing along ... if you do decide to play, be sure to leave a post in Mr. Linky so I can see your creative take on the sketch!

I can't resist one more look at pretty Miss Anya ... just a little bit closer:

Supplies: Miss Anya Dressy image, Nestabilities, Copic markers, DCWV cardstock, ric rak, unknown pattern paper (gift).

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Go Nats!

I'm a little nervous today because it's my first official post as a Design Team member for Unscripted Sketches {woo hoo!}. I'm not feelig this layout is up to par, so please give me some grace this week, and I'll get on the ball for next week's sketch, ok? Great, thanks!

You're going to see a mixture of cards and layouts with Unscripted ... but I hope to do more layouts because I am so darn behind getting photos in our albums. Here is the US#21 sketch for this week:

And here is my take on the sketch, flipped and modified just a wee bit:


Plus a closer look at the punched border:


I hope you like it. If you'd like to participate, there is a Mr. Linky on the Unscripted Sketches website where you can add a link to your sketch interpretation too. I'd love to see what you come up with!


Supplies: Bazzil cardstock, Fiskars border punch, SU pattern paper, Blossom Quicktuz font.

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Hold fast

The sketch for today's card is from Unscripted Sketches #20. The gals at Unscripted come up with the best sketches!

I love the sentiment on this card. It reads, "Hold fast to your dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird, that cannot fly." ~ Langston Hughes. What a great reminder to keep our eye on the goal {whatever yours may be}.


The card was cut using a Sizzix Movers & Shapers die which cuts the card and a window. I've been playing around with placing the window cut-out in different positions ... so you may see more card with a similar design. I plan to purchase other shapes as I am able ... hehe.

Be sure to check out the other Unscripted Sketch #20 interpretations by clicking over to the US blog HERE.

Supplies: Unity Stamps; Copics; DCWV cardstock; Nestabilities label, flower; Sizzix die; Memento ink; Target brad, SU ribbon.

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Vintage + Unscripted

So I am really curious to know what you think about today's posting. It's been too long since I scrapped, and I really wanted to complete a layout yesterday. This is way out of the box for me.

I loosely interpreted this week's sketch from Unscripted Sketches #19 and this is what I came up with:


I used Ranger Distress inks liberally. The papers are delicious Graphic 45. This is one of my new favorite companies. I think I put the star brads in the wrong place ... maybe I will move them, maybe not. I'm not sure yet. Any suggestions?

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Color Me ... Happy

My lss has pattern paper that is perfect for coloring with Copics ~ woo hoo! It is by Luxe designs and the pattern I used today is called, appropriately, Color Me ... Happy. Now ... a little disclaimer, the Copic ink will bleed a bit on this paper, so choose your colors carefully. Purples and reds seemed to be the most difficult for me. As long as I colored with a light hand the ink stayed in it's place.

I used the Unscripted Sketches 17 for the card today. I really like the way it turned out. What do you think?


Here is a close look. Maybe you can tell I used Spica glitter on the word laugh. I resisted the temptation to glitter up the whole card ... but it took a lot of restraint!

I have several more sketches I'd like to complete this week, so hopefully you'll see a few more posts from me. :)

Supplies: Luxe designs pattern paper, Reminisce stripe and floral pattern paper, Eggplant Stampin' Up cardstock, Nestabilities, Copics, velvet ribbon and various buttons.

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