Basic Sketch

The Kiwi Lane Basic Sketch challange is up and guess who is the "sample" designer?!

ME!!!

Go HERE to see and participate. You have allllll week still!

Here is the sketch:

And here is my layout:

The pictures are my toddler buckled in her car seat with her dolly buckled in the seat next to her. That doll goes everywhere!

I'm sooooooo happy Kiwi Lane is re-releasing their 12" Strips set TOMORROW!!! Layouts come together so quickly with strips! And it's really easy to dress up your strips with, say, washi tape:

Cute and quick!

Add some Thickers for a title:

Seriously this layout came together in record time!

Go make your own!

Basic Sketch

It's Basic Sketch time at over at Kiwi Lane's Facebook page! Go HERE to participate... and to see my sample page!

Yes, I made the sample AGAIN :)

I LOVE IT!!!

Here is the sketch:

I have to admit, this is my favorite sketch yet! There's just something about it...

Here is my layout:

 I really like when things turn out even better than I planned!

This American Crafts paper I got on CLEARANCE is just perfect:

 Lots of details on this one:

I hand-stitched around my circles and brackets, added sparkles to the middles of the circle paper, folded notched photo-corners, and tied some decent bows!

LOVE it!

Go make your own!

Basic Sketch

Here is the Kiwi Lane Basic Sketch for this week:

And although I really should make some cards soon, I turned it into a layout:

I know it's SUPER colorful and busy! But it's for a birthday party and I like it!

I really like the "tag background" I used from the sketch:

It just screams "celebration" to me!

The paper is a mix of old Close To My Heart and all the cutouts are from Out On A Limb Scapbooking (sale!sale!sale!). You can see all of their cute stuff HERE. 

This cake is my favorite:

Ok everyone! It's a card sketch, so it's super easy... and it's only Tuesday, so you have PLENTY of time to enter! Go to Kiwi Lane's Facebook page and check it out!

Basic Sketch

Another Kiwi Lane Design Team perk post!!!

I got the sketch early so I could make an example! 

So this Basic Sketch went up on Kiwi Lane's Facebook page this morning:

And mine is already done and in the scrapbook!!!

See:

That's right! An entire scrapbook layout devoted to my children's flip flops!

I had this perfect paper sitting there waiting for the perfect moment with the perfect pictures... and I am really trying to combat that lately. I decided NOW is the perfect everything and I used those "special" papers!

I love the "oh flip":

I am apparently still on my only-use-patterned-paper kick. Even with my journaling strips:

Please excuse my terrible handwriting!

You have PLENTY of time to make your own layout!

Go!

Basic Sketch

Here is the Basic Sketch on Kiwi Lane's Facebook page for this week:

Here is my version, turned into a 2-pager of course:

Although it actually works as just a single page:

But who has only ONE picture of ANYTHING?!

I used probably my favorite paper of all time: My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary. I just love it! The color and pattern mixes work perfectly with all the layers in this sketch:

  

I like to back my 12x12 decorative edged paper with a neutral color. Then when it goes in my scrapbook I don't have to worry about some weird color of another page background showing through the design. 

I always pop up my petals:

It's a quick easy touch of dimension that doesn't require more bulk!

Now go to Kiwi Lane's Facebook page HERE and enter yourself!

Basic Sketch

There's still time!!!

You have until midnight tonight to complete this Basic Sketch from Kiwi Lane:

Here is mine:

Don't fret! If I can whip one up on a Sunday afternoon you can certainly make one on a Sunday evening!

This layout actually came together really quickly. I limited myself to a yellow/gold color scheme which SEVERELY limited my paper options... so less rummaging time! 

Instead of inking edges, I just outlined in gold pen. I didn't have the right size of gold letters, so I made my own with blank chipboard and gold embossing powder:

 I have a bazillion stamps, so I was able to find the perfect saying pretty quick, too:

Ok, these flowers took a little time:

But I LOVE them so it's alright!

I traced my Kiwi Lane Accessories flower template and looped ribbon around the inside of each petal. I outlined in gold pen again, added a center, and done!

Hurry and go make your own!!!