DT Doodles #20

Wow!

This will be my 7th day home out of ALL of October!

I am about done with 2014...

But luckily the girls at Kiwi Lane are NOT and here is DT Doodles sketch #20:

And here is my perhaps over-embellished version:

Never mind! I like it! Feel free to over-embellish your own!

I added another Kiwi Lane border layer and a *few* more cogs:

I doodled around everything! I even tried something new for me:

Doodle journaling lines!!! It was terrifying, but I really like how it turned out!

You still have time to participate! Go to Kiwi Lane's Facebook page HERE to enter.

Happy scrappin'

DT Doodles #19

Here is the Kiwi Lane DT Doodles #19 sketch for this week:

And here is my version:

I got to make the "sample" layout again! LOVE my little job!

I used a REALLY old Pebbles Inc. paper pack that came with a bunch of cute stickers. Normally I am not a sticker person, but these matched so perfectly... So I made it work (Project Runway is on tonight, so I figured it was appropriate to quote Tim Gunn):

I added dimension and reduced the "cheapness" of the letter stickers by simply sticking the stickers on white paper and cutting them out again!

Even just a few pop dots can help stickers out:

I also glued my borders to white paper and cut them out again. It's an easy way to add contrast when you don't want to ink the edges!

You have plenty of time, so go HERE to enter!

Get scrappin'!

DT Doodles #18

Here is the Kiwi Lane DT Doodles sketch #18 for this week:

And I got to make the sample!!!

Here is my layout:

I just HAD to use more of my Bella BLVD Molly paper!!! Plus I still have tons of pictures of my daughter's 13th birthday... and it's perfect for that!

I love all these stickers:

I'm not usually a "sticker person", but these ones just seem to group really well.

I gave myself a nice big journaling spot for this layout:

LOVE my line stamps!

Go HERE to enter for yourself!

You still have allllllll week!

DT Doodles #17

I got to make the sample again!!!

Here is Kiwi Lane's DT Doodles #17:

And here is my only-slightly-altered layout:

Mine just needed more rings...

And dimension! Since it is a water-based layout, I coated my title in Liquid Glass:

Now it looks "wet"!

I did little Liquid Glass lines around the edges of my border templates and other letters, but it's super hard to photograph:

Hmmmm...

You might have to just use your imagination!

Go to Kiwi Lane's Facebook page HERE to make your own!

DT Doodles #16

This was really LAST week's Kiwi Lane DT Doodle sketch...

But I was in the Blog Hop and didn't want to mess things up!

So here is the (now) outdated sketch:

And here is my layout:

I am sooooo ready for hoodies-and-jeans weather! I HATE Summer!!! So in the spirit of whining, I made a Springtime snowflake layout!

Remember in 2010 when it randomly snowed 3 inches on May 24th?

No?

Well it was AWESOME!!!

I used the poinsetta template from the Winter set and cut out the centers free hand to make my big snowflakes:

I swiped a Versamark Ink pad on the edges of my borders and heat embossed in white to make it look "snowy". My little snowflakes are punches and everything is outlined in a glitter pen:

Now off to work on THIS weeks sketch...

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DT Doodles #15

Here is Kiwi Lane's DT Doodle #15 for this week:

 

It's a card sketch! These ones are so fast and easy, everyone head to their Facebook page HERE and enter yourself right now!

That being said...

I took the not-so-easy-but-still-faster-than-designing-it-all-by-myself route and turned the sketch into a 2-page layout:

Since this last week was Kiwi Lane's birthday, I figured I'd stay with the theme!

I love to put my titles following along a template:

Always an easy option when I'm stuck for title placement!

I did go a bit overboard with balloons: 

But once I started cutting them out and slapping them down it was too fun and cute to stop! And then I got to decorate them with my glitter gel!!!

Happy times!

Sometimes when the page is busy I like to pop up my journaling:

It helps me remember that the STORY is supposed to be just as important as the PHOTOS; and of course the super cute paper...

It was really fun to use ONLY patterned paper on this layout! No cardstock! 

Go make your own!

 

DT Doodles #13

Why am I already done with a challenge that just barely started today?

Well, as I am now on the DESIGN TEAM for Kiwi Lane, I get them EARLY to make examples!!!

I'm not quite sure if I can handle all the awesomeness...

Yep! I can!

Here is Kiwi Lane's DT Doodles #13:

And here is my layout:

I used my Sunnybrook Lane and Scallops 12 inch borders, Tiny Floral, Accents, and Tiny Accents with Teresa Collins Spring Fling paper.

You may notice I added a *few* more flowers than the sketch... I can't help myself! I LOVE the flowers:

Sometimes I don't like to ink my edges, but I still want them to stand out, so I just "line" the edges of my patterned paper with a coordinating color. White in this case:

It's easy and fast and adds just the right amount of pop!

Visit Kiwi Lane on Facebook to enter and make your own DT Doodles layout!