I have a couple of layouts to share about our trip down south in the winter of 2011. I made the first one for a challenge at Let's Capture Our Memories'
Birthday Bash. It's based on this sketch by Nicole Nowosad. We had to use the number 3 somewhere on the layout (for LCOM's 3rd birthday).
My layout is about three things I'll never forget about Cuba. I used some Fancy Pants papers and transparency.
My second layout is based on this sketch by Kristine Davidson for a challenge at My Scraps and More.
The title means: From This to That, with a picture from the plane leaving Montreal and the snow, and another one arriving in Cuba. Quite the contrast! It was my first time going down south during the winter and experiencing that difference! I used some My Mind's Eye papers for this one.
Finally, one last Cuba layout. This one is a scraplift from Anna Mills for a challenge at My Scraps and More. I hadn't used paper tearing in a layout for a long time. It was fun to do!
Happy scrapping!
Martine
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I love challenges, and right now there are tons of them out there! First up is Let's Capture Our Memories, which is celebrating its 3rd birthday with a birthday bash full of challenges, prizes and sales! I made this layout for the first challenge, which was to use one of the sketches from Let's Capture These Sketches and have a "birthday" theme. I used sketch #134 by JJ Sobey.
And this is my layout. It's about celebrating the 4th year of our tiny yard's make-over!
Next up is the summer long contest at My Scraps and More, called My Scraps Got Talent II. There has been two pre-contest challenges so far. The first one is based on this sketch by Kristine Davidson. We also had to use misting.
And here's my layout. The title means "Those Eyes", because I fell in love with this kitty the first time I saw his big green eyes! (I rescued him from the streets 6 years ago. He's now one spoiled cat! lol!) I tried the confetti thing for the first time on this page.
The second pre-contest challenge was to use this other sketch by Kristine Davidson and add some stitching.
I made this layout, which title means "Growing Old". I have a hard time with white space, so I filled it up with confetti again!
I hope you'll join in on both these events! Tons of challenges and lots of fun in store!
Happy scrapping!
Martine
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Here's my latest layout, done for the Scrapping with the Stars contest at Let's Capture Our Memories. Part of the challenge was to mat everything in black cardstock, something I had never done before. I really admired Georgia Keays' beautiful layouts with black matting, so I was excited to give it a try! Now I don't think I would do this on every layout, but I definitely like the way it turned out, and it wasn't as time consuming as I thought it would be! It's a page about my parents' 50th wedding anniversary last summer and is for the album that I'm slowly completing for them!
That's it for today! Hope you get some scrappy time soon!
Martine
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Let's Capture Our Memories is having a "Scrapping with the Stars" contest! It started just last night, so if you want to join in, you still have time! Each week, there will be a star chosen (this week it's me!) who will set a challenge for everyone else. The star gets her own challenge from one of the other players. Then people will vote on the layouts.
My challenge to the others, as the "star" of the week, is to do a multi-photo layout (3 or more pictures), with pattern paper only (no cardstock, but embellies, alphas are allowed) and handwritten journaling. I was challenged with a color inspiration photo, couldn't use cardstock or flowers, and had to incorporate two different types of materials.
Here's the layout I came up with, based on sketch #84 from Creative Scrappers. It's a picture of my brother and me in 1974. I used burlap as my second material to mat the journaling spot and a couple of buttons.
I hope you can join in the fun!
Have a creative weekend!
Martine
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Hi!
I've been working on several challenges taking place in March at Let's Capture Our Memories. The first two were scraplifts of two different people. I use sketches all the time, but I find that scraplifting is more challenging, for some reason or other. This one was scraplifted from Nicole Nowosad. It's a layout about the best kitties ever, Sable and Chipper. They're both gone now, but they will always be the best kitties I've ever had! On her layout, Nicole had sewn columns of circles. I decided to swap those for hearts, which was fitting for my page.
This second one was lifted from Wendy Sommers. It was a beautiful layout with lots of colors and layering. Although the colors are different, I used vibrant colors also. It's the gorgeous Italian Garden at Butchart Gardens in Victoria, B.C.
Finally, this last one was from the sketch blog, Let's Capture These Sketches. It's about the carriage ride we took on our last day in Acadia National Park, in Maine last summer. The horses made me think of the country, so I wanted lots of texture on my page. I used some burlap (which came from a nursery, believe it or not! (to cover outdoor plants in the winter) and some leftover denim scraps from my mom's stash of old fabrics!
That's it for now! I'm working on my next project for Scrap Your Crap (for April) and it's a real challenge! It's going to be a fun one! Don't forget to drop by Let's Get Sketchy for some fun challenges too! There's also a blog hop that will take place at Scrapbooking from the Inside Out on March 9th. You should check it out!
Have a creative rest of the week!Martine
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Hello!
I've got some more good news to share! I made the DT over at the new sketch challenge site, Let's Get Sketchy! There will be weekly sketches and monthly prizes, with lots of inspiration from the two design teams! The official start will be on March 5th, but there's a "pre-challenge" you can play along with until February 25th, with a nice RAK to win! You can find Let's Get Sketchy on Facebook here.
I also have a few more layouts to share with you today. The first one is about one of my kitties, my "belly kitty", who loves to have his belly rubbed at night! I used a sketch by Cherie Averill from Sassy Lil' Sketches and made the layout for a challenge at Let's Capture Our Memories.
I scraplifted this second layout from Kathleen Summers from the Basic Grey blog and made it for one of the February challenges at Scrap Gal.
Finally, I used a sketch from Kristine Davidson's new sketch ebook for a challenge at Let's Capture Our Memories to make this layout about the hike, 5 years ago, when my boyfriend made his first "move"! lol! I used the "Max & Whiskers" collection from Basic Grey, which shows that even if it's a pet collection, it can be used for other subjects as well!
Well, that's it for now! Hope you have a creative weekend!
Martine
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So it looks like the beginning of the year was very productive for me! We'll see how long I keep this up! lol! I have three more layouts to share with you. All three were done for the 8 Week Challenge at Let's Capture Our Memories. You should check it out! There's a 50$ gift certificate to the store to be won! You can catch up on the challenges any time, so you haven't missed anything yet!
First up, this layout where we had to use 2011 in the title. Mine says: "2011... a Year of Travel", since I got the chance to travel so much more than usual last year. It's based on a sketch by Becky Fleck at Pagemaps, and uses the Nook & Pantry collection by Basic Grey.
Then I made this page for a challenge where we needed to scraplift one of the other members. I scraplifted an amazing page by Claude Campeau. You should check out her blog! This time I used papers by MME. It's a page about my "arrival" in the family, for my parents' album. I also made a page for my brother, but you'll have to wait for the next reveal at Scrap Your Crap to see it!
Finally, here's a page that my dad asked me to do for him! (Imagine that! Totally took me by surprise!). It's a layout of his family in the late 30's, early 40's (all the info, names & dates, are behind the page). We had to use this sketch from Let's Capture These Sketches by Natalie Roy. I used Basic Grey's Cappella collection.
Thanks for stopping by and checking out my work! Hope you're scrapping too! Leave me a comment so I can visit your blog too! :)
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