Latest Layouts to Share

Hi!

I have a few layouts to share that I've done for different challenge blogs. First up, this page about our trip to the UK in 2009. On our last day, we visited Blenheim Palace. I made a layout based on this sketch from My Sketch World.





I also did two pages on "The Beauty of Christmas in Nuremberg" from our trip this past december. The first page is based on a sketch by Liz Chidester from Practical Scrappers.





The second page was based on this sketch from Scrap Gal. I rotated the sketch to fit my landscape picture.





This other page, "The Good Life!", about our trip to Cuba last winter, was made for another challenge at Scrapgal. We had to use colors that we normally would not. I went for turquoise and lime green, as I don't usually use bright colors like that (although the picture doesn't seem that bright because of the bad winter light for taking photos!)



Finally, this last page was done for a monochromatic challenge at Let's Capture Our Memories. It's based on a sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches. That was me, 43 years ago...



Ok, I think I'm all caught up now! Hope you have a great weekend!

Happy scrapping!

Martine

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Win a Kit a Day!

Yep! WeScrap will be giving away a kit a day for a week on their blog, starting this Wednesday! All you have to do for a chance to win is to leave a comment on each day's post. Easy peasy! They have an online crop starting next week too! You can get all the information here.



Go check it out!

Martine

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Challenge #61 at Scrap Your Crap!

Hi!

It's up! Challenge #61 at Scrap Your Crap, that is! This month's challenge is all about mixing the old with the new. We all have paper and product that we've been hoarding, don't we? Well the challenge is to use 50% of your oldest stash and 50% of your newest products!

Here's my layout. The title means "On the Christmas Market Trail". I used:
  • new for me (not always the latest collections, but my latest purchases): papers (MME Lost & Found Christmas); felt gingerbread man (Favorite Findings); poinsettia (The Girls Paperie); Christmas brad (BoBunny); glitter cut border (Fancy Pants)

  • old: gold bling (Forever in Time); alphas (Jenni Bowlin, American Crafts, Forever in Time)

  • oldest (2005!): Christmas postage stamp stickers (Pebbles Inc.); Christmas ornament sticker (for the letter "o") (Jolee's)




So come on! Let's see yours! Don't forget to share it here so we can have a look and leave you some love!



Happy scrapping!



Martine

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Layout Contest...Vote for Me?

Hi there!

Just a really quick note to let you know that I'm in the running for a layout contest that's taking place over at Practical Scrappers. I sent in the cover page for my Maine album. (I have a lot of other pages that I prefer but they were made from sketches, and it didn't feel right to send one of those in. And on top of that, it looks like my photo didn't resize well, it's all pixelated... okay, enough of that... I sound like a whiner! lol!)


So if you like my page, hop on over to Practical Scrappers to vote for me(Martine Lebelle in the poll). I would really appreciate it! Voting only takes place today, January 14th, until midnight CST. Tomorrow a new batch of layouts will be up for voting. They'll be picking the top 25 (out of 70) to make it to the next round.

Thanks for your vote!

Martine

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A New Sketch Challenge Blog!

Hi!

I found a new sketch challenge blog recently, the Colorful Creations Sketch Challenge Blog. Their first challenge just went up on January 1st. They'll have a second sketch up on the 15th, with a drawing for a prize at the end of the month. They also have a ning site with lots of challenges!

Here's the first sketch.


And here's my take on it. It's a companion page to my "Gardens of Acadia" layout that I did earlier. I substituted 4 smaller pictures instead of the single photo, and had my strip of paper slip underneath the picture rather than on top of it. I also added a journaling box.


You have until January 14th if you want to play along with this sketch of the Colorful Creations Sketch Challenge Blog!

Happy scrapping!

Martine

Blog Candy Alert!

Hi there!

Head on out to the Scrapbook Extra blog for two chances to win an awesome blog candy! One lucky person will win a one year subscription to this magazine from Quebec (in French, but the language of scrappy inspiration is universal, isn't it?? :). Another person will win some scrappy goodies provided by generous sponsors. All you have to do is be a follower of their blog, post about the blog candy on your own blog, and then leave a comment here linking back to your blog post. So what are you waiting for? Go check out their blog! (for Canadian residents only)

Allez visiter le blog de Scrapbook Extra pour la chance de gagner un abonnement d'un an à cette revue, ou bien un kit cadeau scrapbooking provenant de généreux commanditaires. Qu'est-ce que vous attendez? Allez voir ça ici! Tout y est expliqué!

Happy scrapping!

Martine

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First Layouts of 2012!

Hello!

I hope you're having a creative start to 2012! I want to share my first two layouts of this year, both with Basic Grey collections.

My first layout was created from this Basic Grey sketch (1.2.12), based on a layout by Shimelle Laine.


This is my version. I added a second picture and tilted them. I dove into my stash and used my "Phoebe" collection for this layout. I "white-washed" the busy background paper with Gesso thinned with water, so it wouldn't detract too much from the photos (it's hard to tell from the picture). The chipboard hearts and circle (near the title cluster) are from the "Green at Heart" collection. The layout is titled "Miniature Nature" and is about our tiny little yard that I like to embellish with touches of flowers.


My second layout is based on a sketch by Valerie Salmon, done for a challenge at Scrapbook Centrale. (I just didn't finish it on time!) It's a layout about the "Wild Gardens of Acadia", in Acadia National Park, Maine, which we visited last summer. Everything was so lush and green! This time I used papers from the Basic Grey "Wisteria" collection. The soft purples and subdued colors were perfect for my pictures!


Leave me a link to your first pages of the year! I'd love to visit and leave you some love!

Happy scrapping!

Martine

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