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Sketch Challenges are something else that is new over at Scrap Our Stash.  Please come join us!  I love to use sketches!  Sometimes I follow them exactly and other times they are just more of a starting point.  Get creative, you can rotate the sketch, rotate photos, add/remove photo and journaling spots or replace one with the other.  Stash Buster: also add mixed alphabets to your layout in your title or as part of your journaling. This is our first sketch:

Here is my layout:

Supplies used: CTMH Life Delights paper (retired), DCWV Alphabet Stickers, 7 Gypsies Pink Posy Velvet Flowers, CTMH Opaques Pearl Flourishes, Hero Arts Pearls, K & Company Life’s Journey Clearly Yours Alphabet, and CTMH Dark Chocolate Striped Ribbon.

I wasn’t sure about the letters on this layout at first.  I left it and came back the next day.  Funny thing is that I liked it right away.  I dug deep in my stash for most everything on this layout.

There is still time to submit your layout at Scrap Our Stash.  You have until March 29th.

On May 3, we will be creating the Surf’s Up Workshop on the Go Kit.  If you are in Club, this is the time to order.  You need to order by April 5 by contacting me or joining the correct gathering on my website to receive it by the scheduled workshop date.

The Surf’s Up Workshop Kit includes:
Surf’s Up Paper Packet ($9.95)
My Acrylix^® Surf’s Up Workshop Stamp Set ($13.95)
White Daisy Cardstock (2 sheets) ($0.80)
Surf’s Up Assortment ($5.95)
Instructional Guide ($1.00)

Additional Layout: (directions on my website)

Bonus Project: (directions on my website)

Add these items to your order to create the workshop bonus project:
Z 1827 My Creations Paper Pouch – Small $2.95
Z1830 Brown & Tan Glitter Paper $5.95
Z1752 Sparkles Clear Assortment $2.95 (you will need an additional one to complete the kit plus the bonus project)

Required Tools: (if you are attending, I will have these available for your use)
E1021 Trinity Alphabet stamp set $29.95
Z2111 Chocolate Exclusive Inks Pad $5.25
Z2195 Lagoon Exclusive Inks Pad $5.25
Z2117 Crystal Blue Exclusive Inks Pad $5.25
Z2162 Honey Exclusive Inks Pad $5.25
Z1392 2″ Scallop Circle Punch $14.95
Z697 Sponge $1.25
Y1000 1″ × 1″ My Acrylix Block $3.95
Y1002 1″ × 3 1/2″ My Acrylix Block $5.95
Y1003 2″ × 2″ My Acrylix Block $6.50
Y1006 3″ × 3″ My Acrylix Block $8.50

Not provided:
Z1294 Sanding Kit $3.50
Z 1151 3-D Foam Tape $5.95

Coordinating products:
X7168C Surf’s Up My Stickease Assortment $4.95
D1534 Patterned Pennants stamp set $17.95
C1531 Tropical Paradise stamp set $13.95
Z1841 Surf’s Up Assortment $5.95 (included in Kit)
Z1752 Sparkles Assortment $2.95 (included in Kit)
Z1837 Mini-Medley Accents Collection – Wooden $5.95

Colors (for cardstock, inks, and markers):
Chocolate, Crystal Blue, Ponderosa Pine, Sorbet, White Daisy

When you place an order of $50 or more, you get the Stamp of the Month set for only $5.
The Stamp of the Month is:
(March) Floral Happiness
(April) My Sunshine
*The Stamp of the Month may vary depending on your purchase date.  If you order online, it will be the month in which you are purchasing.  If you order by contacting me, it will be My Sunshine.

The current Constant Campaign is:
(March)
(April)
*The Constant Campaign you qualify for may vary depending on your purchase date.  If you order online, it will be the month in which you are purchasing.  If you order by contacting me, it will be the April Special.

Here are my layouts:

I’m not much for following directions so I just want to note that you stamp the wave border before putting down your paper.

For this second layout, I added another photo to the left page.  On the right page I cut the brown squares larger and used a 4×3 photo instead of the tiny ones.

There is new ownership over at Scrap Our Stash.  Come see the changes and check out the new challenges!  Our first one is Kraft It Up.  Create a layout using 50% kraft (paper, embellishments, etc.)  The stash buster is metal.  Use at least 3 pieces of metal embellishments (eyelets, brads, gears, hinges, etc.) on your layout.

Here’s my layout:

Supplies used: Close to My Heart Kraft Paper, unknown pattern paper from my stash (it’s from a stack), Close to My Heart Artiste Cricut cartridge, Creative Memories Circle Cutter, mulberry paper from stash, Making Memories Charmed Photo Corners, Making Memories Metal Flowers, Making Memories Metal Word, and Close to My Heart Milepost Shapes (retired).

First of all I have to say that I recently bought some Kraft paper because I see it everywhere and honestly…I hate it.  So this was a true challenge for me!  In an attempt to use up some of my kraft paper, I used it as the background of my layout.  The decorative circle is cut from the Artiste cartridge (p.60 – Accent 4 – Shift – Fit to Page).  I took the scraps from the inside of this circle image and flipped them around (double-sided paper) and used them to create the flower.  I added another circle of mulberry paper that was buried deep in my stash.  Do you remember this stuff?  I even used my Creative Memories circle cutter.  The shapes in the corners of the layout are layered metal pieces, 2 photo corners topped with the flower.

Now head over to Scrap Our Stash and submit your own layout.  You have until March 29th.

Supplies used: Scrappin’ Sports & More paper, CTMH Slate Polka-Dot Washi Tape, CTMH Game On stamp set, CTMH Adhesive Spring, and Scrappin’ Sports & More Rub-ons.

Supplies used are all Close to My Heart unless noted: Clementine Paper Packet, Twilight Cardstock, Burlap Ribbon, Basic Brads (retired), and Michael’s Paper Flowers.

This was a layout I finished at the end of February. One of my goals for the month was to finish up the Clementine Paper Packet.  I’ve decided that I am going to continue with that as a monthly goal…to use up a paper pack (or at least to the point of a few scraps to go in my cardmaking scrap bag).

I used this sketch from Sketchabilities: