Sketch to Scrapbook :: Grid Collage

As you can see I've been making my way through Shimelle's sketches which are all due at the end of the month. For sketch #35 I choose 3 camera photos featuring our dogs and a really cute dog embellishment. Hope you're enjoying the last Saturday in June. 

Sketch to Scrapbook :: More is More

Last night Mountain Hardware held their Annual Customer Appreciation event. We had a great time listening to music and hanging out with friends and family. For this layout I used Shimelle's sketch #46.

Sketch to Scrapbook :: Puzzle Pieces

Last weekend Shimelle went crazy with a ton of sketches all due by the end of June. Below is another glimpse at the lavender fields at Highland Springs Resort. The focus of sketch #47 was to put photos and papers together to form a puzzle while following the principles of the visual triangle.

Sketch to Scrapbook :: A Photo and a Banner

Happy Monday. Here is my layout for Shimelle's Sketch to Scrapbook Page #34. This is my brother and his family ziplining over the weekend.

Sketch to Scrapbook :: Half Page Photo

Here is Shimelle's latest Sketch to Scrapbook #44 page using a large photo as the focal point. I thought this lavender field photo taken at Highland Springs Resort yesterday would be perfect for the sketch and the first day of summer.

Weekly Challenge :: Scrapbook Paper Strip

Here is my layout for a this week's challenge posted by Relly on Shimelle's page. Although I have tons of paper strips and scraps of paper hoarded away in the "real world", I decided to stay digital for this layout. I used Stampin' Up's designer series paper called Cottage Wall. Enjoy!

Weekly Challenge :: Make The Most Of Your Title

Happy National Scrapbooking Day! Here is my page for Shimelle's weekly challenge. The photos are from a rattlesnake aversion training class that we took both of our dogs to a few weeks ago. The page was created using MDS software and most of the supplies used are from Stampin' Up!

Weekly Challenge :: Starting Point

This week's challenge from Relly was to make the most of a light background. I choose one of the new Paw Parade digital papers from Stampin' Up! and paired it with some travel themed papers and paint. The sentiment is from Ali Edwards and the page was created using MDS software.

Weekly Challenge :: Journal About Places

For those of you that are fans of Shimelle you know that she is out on maternity leave and will be having guest posts on her website. The first guest post was from Relly and includes a scrapbook challenge titled "Journal About Places." Hope you enjoy my digital page showcasing a few photos taken last fall in Kyoto, Japan.

Sketch 33

Here is my page for Shimelle's latest Sketch to Scrapbook Page :: Putting One Photo Centre Stage. For this layout I used a black and white photo of the Tokyo skyline with a focus on the Tokyo Skytree. I found the silhouette of the tower and the map of Tokyo online and used Stampin' Up! MDS software to create the page.

Sketch 32

Here is my scrapbook page for Shimelle's Sketch to Scrapbook page titled Working With Two Smaller Photos. For this page I chose two photos from a recent trip to Japan and paired them with really bold background paper similar to the samples on Shimelle's page. I used Stampin' Up's MDS software to create the page and then brought it into PSE11 so I could add the embellishments and drop shadows.

Sketch 31

Happy Thanksgiving! Here is a quick layout for Shimelle's Sketch to Scrapbook page, "Showcase a Photo with Borders". I substituted a shoelace for the borders  and added a little bit of paint behind the photo. The papers and the title stamp are from Stampin' Up!

Sketch 30

Here is the most current Sketch to Scrapbook page from Shimelle. The focus of this page is "A Design for Landscape and Portrait Photos." For whatever reason I really struggled with this page although I was initially really excited about all of the vibrant colors in the photos. Anyway, the papers, the stitching and the washi tape are all from Stampin' Up! and created using My Digital Studio software.

Sketch 29

This week's Sketch to Scrapbook page from Shimelle is titled "A Gathering in 3x4" and features one of the latest trends in scrapbooking...the journaling card made popular by Project Life. I chose to use three vacation photos of the USS North Carolina that coordinated with the 3x4 card. 

Sketch 28

Here is my layout for Shimelle's Sketch to Scrapbook Page, "A Vertical Design for Smaller Photos." Since we've been listening to water dropping helicopters for the last three days, I thought fire photos would be perfect for this layout. If you'd like to see a related news clip about the fire you can click here.

Sketch 26

The focus of this Sketch to Scrapbook page from Shimelle is "Scrapbooking with a Favorite Patterned Paper." I used Stampin' Up's Sunset Serenade, applied a few layers of coordinating paper and finished it off with a sentiment.  

Sketch 25

Here is Shimelle's Sketch to Scrapbook page, "Scrapbooking with a Title on the Photo." For this layout I used photos of our dog Kobi each with a different effect applied by RadLab.

Sketch 24

Here is Sketch 24 from Shimelle's Sketch to Scrapbook series. The focus of this sketch is "Scrapbooking with 4x6 Photos and Square Photos." All the products used are from Stampin' Up!

Sketches 21, 22 and 23

I am finally caught up with all of Shimelle's Sketch to Scrapbook Pages and  I actually got a nice little tweet back from her after my last post. Of course, I'm now noticing that Shimelle is behind by a month (oh no).

Sketch 21 :: Adding an Angle
Sketch 22 :: A Corner Gathering
Sketch 23 :: Mixing "Proper" Photos and Phone Photos

Sketches 18, 19 and 20

While I was on vacation Shimelle released a ton of Sketch to Scrapbook Pages. Fortunately I have a ton of great pictures to scrap. I used Stampin' Up's MDS Software and digital products to create all three pages.

Sketch 18 :: Adding a Sunburst to Your Page

Sketch 19 :: A Design for Photo Booth Strips

Sketch 20 :: A Twist on Patterned Paper Quadrants