Scrap & Music Sketch #24

Hola Bloggers!!

 I wanted to pop in today and share Sketch #24 from Scrap & Music! Sadly, it's my last reveal for Scrap & Music. I've had a lot of fun being a part of their design team, but I'm finding 4 kids and 3 design teams is just too much!! lol So, I didn't reapply for the next term on the team. I can't wait to see who is on the new DT though! They're such a talented group of ladies!!

Ok, onto the sketch!

Isn't it a fab sketch?! The song we're playing with this time is Jack Johnson's Better Together. Love this song!

Here's my layout that I made for the reveal: I'm really loving the Crate Paper Boy's Rule line and most of this layout is made with this line. 

I hope you play along with us! Be sure to stop by the Scrap & Music blog for some SERIOUS inspiration!!

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving me some love!

Blessings

Someone Like You

Good Morning Bloggers! 

It's that time again for another amazing sketch by Ana Castro at Scrap & Music! This time our song is Adele's "Someone Like You". You can check out the lyrics here.

This time I kinda played a bit with the lyrics...I added some then added some that weren't...lol I'm not sure if that's allowed or not...but I did it ;) I'm kind of a rebel like that! haha!

I used the lyrics "Don't Forget"

But then I really wanted to add "these moments" in there too because it really captured what I wanted this layout to be about. The journaling starts with the title. It says "Don't Forget" the special bond you two have with each other. I pray this stays with you your whole lives." Ethan and Kieran have always had a very special bond and I love how they are with each other. This picture portrays that bond beautifully and I wanted to make sure to get it scrapped right away!

I absolutely LOVE the new Lemon Lush line from Studio Calico and I've been wanting to use it ever since I got my hands on it! I was very happy to get a chance to use it on this layout!

 I'm also finally getting some of that delicious Plus One collection!! I seriously want to squeal when I look at it! It is my ABSOLUTE favourite line yet! I love it!! I'm waiting on the rest of it to come in and I am getting impatient!! lol

I stayed pretty close to the sketch this time, but this sketch is so amazing, it does all the work for you! I do hope you play along with us this time! Be sure to stop by the Scrap & Music blog to see the rest of the DT's fabulous creations!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Blessings

Be Happy!

Hey everyone!

 I'm back with another amazing sketch from Scrap & Music (who is currently having a DT Call btw...just sayin...) This time, the song is "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin.

 I actually had totally different photos picked out for this one originally, until I saw this picture of my youngest son, and though it would be perfect just because he looks so grumpy in this photo! I thought the title "Be Happy" would go well with this adorable little grump! lol

I also wanted to show you how you can use a Christmas line for everyday layouts! I used the Crate Paper Bundled Up paper line for this layout, and I personally think it's really hard to tell it's even a Christmas line! If you look really hard at some of the patterns you can see a couple that have some snowflakes, but they're a smaller pattern and I didn't use a lot of that certain one, so it really doesn't look like themed paper at all! It's a nice way to get more out of your Christmas supplies after the season is over!

I got really inky and messy on this one! I was actually inspired by a crafty friend of mine, the fabulous Juliana Michaels for this layout. I really love the way she used her negative hearts in her layout. I had cut a whole bunch of hearts for another layout with my Cameo and I had used random pieces of washi tape to tape down the scraps that I was using to cut all the hearts and while it was still on my Silhouette mat I noticed how cool I thought it looked with the pieces of washi randomly placed and the negative hearts. And that's how this layout was born! 

I liked this polka dot paper, but I found it to be a bit too bright, so I used some gesso and a really super watery paint brush to do a wash on it before I added my hearts. 

I also painted random bits of black gesso, then used a glitz roller stamp and some white gesso over top of it for some more fun texture!

I used the Maggie Holmes Flea Market die cut kit to add some layers to the photo and on the other side of the page by the title (the tag the has "Be" on it is an older one from Basic Grey)

This was the first time I tried my hand at the brush script trend directly on the paper I want to use. I usually just paint it and cut it out! It turned out okay, but I'd be lying if I said I got it perfectly on my first try!! I actually went through two other tags before I got one I liked! lol

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

Btw, consider this a "sneak" of my Scrapbook Nerd reveal which is coming up tomorrow! This was the collection I was given to work with this month! It's such a great line and like I showed you, it doesn't just have to be for winter layouts!

I'll see you tomorrow!

Blessings

Dancing Queen?!

Good Afternoon Bloggers!! 

I'm a little late in getting this post up, but don't worry, the new challenge at Scrap & Music just started today, so you still have time to play! So, let's get to it!

Here's the sketch. It totally rocks! 

And the song (if you haven't guessed from my blog title) is Dancing Queen by Abba. You can click HERE to see the lyrics.

I didn't know what I was going to do with these lyrics until I remembered these pictures of my nephew eating his first birthday cake and I thought the lyrics "Dig in" would be perfect for them! 

Here's some close ups:

I hope you stop by the Scrap & Music blog and check out the rest of the fabulous DT's layouts and play along with us!

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to 

Blessings,

Scrap & Music Sketch 20!!

Hey Hey! It's time for another fabulous sketch from Scrap & Music!! This time the song we're playing along with is Ho Hey by The Lumineers. I really love this song! You can check out the lyrics on the Scrap & Music blog along with all the other fabulous DT member's interpretations of the sketch!

And speaking of sketch, here it is:

This is my take on the sketch: 

I've been trying to scrap about myself these days and kind of turn my layouts into a little more of a journal.  The title of my layout is hard to read, but it's from the Ho Hey lyrics. It says: "I've been trying to do it right" I've added some hidden journaling in the vellum pocket about how I've been really trying hard to be a good mom and a good person and how I feel like I fall short (as I'm sure most of us feel a lot of times), but how I'm dedicated to trying my hardest to raise good boys with good morals. 

I actually made this layout with the Scrapbook Nerd Olympic Crop in mind too! This layout was a part of one of my challenges over there to "Try a New Sport (or Technique)". There's still time to play along with us over there too!

I tried a new variation on a not new for me technique and I have to say I kinda love the way it turned out! I often mix Heidi Swapp's colour shine mists with Mod Podge and use them with my masks for a resist, but this time I thought I would mix the Mod Podge with her White mist and the Studio Calico mask. It didn't turn out how I envisioned it would. I wanted it to be more white, but after it dried it was kind of a cool clear shiny white, so I put the mask back on and then just sprayed the white over it to pop the white colour again. I have to say, I'm really happy with how it turned out!

I've been really into using my stamps these days too...I used the Hero Arts camera background stamp on the blue cardstock to make my own patterned paper of sorts, and then I stamped and cut out the Hero Arts skyline stamp too.

 The polka dot flair was made with my epiphany crafts round tool and one of the Hey Kid 6x6 paper pad patterns. I love how you can make your own embellishments to match your projects with those awesome epiphany crafts tools!

All of the patterned paper I used is from the Pink Paislee Hey Kid 6x6 pad.

If you like what you saw on this layout and have to have it, you can get all of these products (except the Pink Fresh Studios washi) from Scrapbook Nerd. They ship so fast it's ALMOST as good as instant gratification!! lol!!

Well I really hope you play along with us this time at Scrap & Music! I will be back in the next couple of days with my first couple project life pages!! Stay tuned! 

And don't forget to

Kiss Me!!

Good Morning! It's time for another Song and Sketch from Scrap & Music!  This time the song is "Kiss Me" by Ed Sheeran. I've actually never heard this song before, but I love the lyrics. (You can see them on the Scrap & Music blog)

I wasn't sure what lyrics I was going to use until I found this adorable picture of Caleb giving his new baby brother a big kiss, then I knew it had to be "kiss me" lol 

I hope you join us with this fabulous sketch! I'm off to go play with my Birthday present! (hubs got me Photoshop Elements!!)

Blessings!

Nothing Else Matters

Good Morning! I hope you're enjoying your Sunday morning! It's time again for another fabulous sketch from the girls at Scrap & Music!! 

And this time, the song to play along is....

Metalica, Nothing Else Matters 

(click on the song to see the lyrics)

I found this picture of Kieran at Christmas a couple years ago (I realized after I used my date stamp that I had the wrong year! ooops! Funny thing was I made 3 Christmas layouts from the same year and got it wrong on each one! My husband says "well at least you're consistent" lol)

Anyway, this was his second Christmas and it was the first time that he really got to have chocolate and he was in love! He didn't really care too much about anything else, but his chocolate. That's why I thought this picture would be perfect for the title "Nothing Else Matters" because honestly, nothing else did! lol

I am loving all things stars lately, and these wood veneer stars from Studio Calico are no exception! 

How awesome is that adorable camera stamp from Evalicious?! Did I mention I have a *tiny* addiction to camera stamps?! 

Well, there you have it! I really hope you play along with us this time! Don't forget to pop by the Scrap & Music blog to check out all the other fabulous DT member's layouts! There is a serious amount of inspiration there!!

Blessings,

Sarah

Scrap & Music Sketch 17

It's time for another sketch and song at Scrap & Music!! I really had a lot of fun playing with this sketch and it really stretched my creativity!! I don't often use so many small pictures in a layout, but I really love the way it turned out!! 

Here's the sketch: 

And the song is: 

Madonna, Like a Prayer

I made my layout about the day our fourth son Linden

was born. Until he was born, our family didn't feel

complete to me. I knew that I wanted a fourth child. I used

 the title "Feels Like Home" because when he was born

our family was complete and it "feels like home" 

Well there you have it! I really hope you play along with this sketch challenge! Go head on over to Scrap & Music  and check out the rest of the DT's fabulous work and get the details on the challenge!!

Blessings

Sarah