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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Just wanted to let you know that there will be a blog hop happening at WeScrap October 28th to 30th. There will be tricks and treats, and scrappy prizes too, of course! You can find all the details on the forum here.
There's also a mystery sketch going on at Let's Capture Our Memories. Every day, a new element of the sketch is revealed, and you build your layout little by little. The first three days are up, but you still have time to easily catch up. I haven't taken pictures of my layout after each step, but I'm liking how it looks so far. Looking forward to see what's coming on day 4! If you'd like to join in, you can find all the information here on the forum (you might need to register though in order to see it).Happy scrapping!Martine
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Hi there!
Do you feel like hopping and creating this weekend? Then check out this Hippity Hop Blog Hop!
The hops starts at Sassy Lil' Sketches! You'll need to visit each of the blogs to complete your layout! You will get an element at each of the 5 blogs. Using all the elements, create a layout or card and post it to all 5 blogs for a chance to win up to 5 times. Each blog has cool prizes up for grabs!
Here are the blogs where you'll be hopping to:
Sassy Lil' SketchesScrap FitCrop SueyScrap TiffanyCuttlebug Spot So get hopping and start creating! You have until Sunday November 14th at 9pm to upload your creation. Don't forget to upload it at EACH blog for a chance to win each blog's prize!Happy scrapping!Martine
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August 23rd through August 30th, 9 PM. EST... Mark your calendars!!
We are having a Blog Hop…Sassy Lil’ Sketches style! We want you to get to know our new Sassies. There are some pretty fabulous prizes to win, too!
The "Hidden" Treasure Blog Hop starts at Sassy Lil' Sketches where there are two of our sassy sketches and rules for the blog hop. After visiting Sassy Lil' Sketches you can choose which Sassy you would like to visit next. We recommend visiting every Sassy because we have "hidden" treasure at four of our Sassies' blogs.
The Sassies:
Aimee (http://optimisticscrappiness.blogspot.com/)
Amanda (http://amandajonesblog.blogspot.com/)
Amy (http://gebmom.blogspot.com/)
Brenda B. (http://brendasscrappyblog.blogspot.com/)
Brenda R. (http://www.roseblossomlegacies.blogspot.com/)
Carla (http://www.carlarausin.blogspot.com/)
Cherie (http://boywouldntyouliketoknow.blogspot.com/)
Cheryl (http://cherylswindow.blogspot.com/)
Christine (http://scrappinshimano.blogspot.com/)
Deanna (http://momentstocherish-deanna.blogspot.com/)
Debbie (http://www.scrapenabler.blogspot.com/)
Denise (http://lalasworldblog.blogspot.com/)
Isabelle (Zabou) (http://zabouscrap.canalblog.com/)
Jessica Bree (http://www.jessicabree.typepad.com/)
Katie (http://scissorsspatulasandsneakers.blogspot.com/)
Kelly (http://www.meluv2scrap.blogspot.com/)
Laura (http://www.findingthejoyineachday.blogspot.com/)
Martine (http://scrapcatslove.blogspot.com/)
Nancy (http://homesclscrapper.blogspot.com/)
Rebecca (http://houseofhenrie.blogspot.com/)
Sandra (http://buttonsandbowsandmore.blogspot.com/)
Shana (http://www.yayaprincessblog.blogspot.com/)
Our awesome, amazing, and completely generous sponsors for Sassy Lil’ Sketches “Hidden” Treasure Blog Hop:
Xyron (http://www.xyron.com/)
Thoughts 2 Paper (http://www.thoughts2paper.com/)
Scrappy Jo (http://www.shopscrapbooksupplies.com/)
Crop Stop (http://www.cropstop.com/)
Apron Strings ( http://www.apronstringsdesigns.com/)
Crop Chocolate (http://www.cropchocolate.com/)
BoBunny (http://www.bobunny.com/)
There are two sketches you can use for the hop. Here they are:
Here's my LO using the second sketch.
I had SO much fun working on this page!! I scrapped pictures from the day I spent taking classes with Tim Holtz. That was a great day! The multiple squares on the sketch inspired me to use the many pictures I had from that day. I used different techniques on the other squares in the grid. I pulled out my "Compendium of Curiosities" (that I had Tim sign that day! ;) and just played with my distress inks, crackle paint, acrylic paint, alcohol inks, glimmer mists, distress stickles, masks and stamps! The techniques are really well explained in the book and it was so much fun to play around with all those products. I really hadn't been using my distress inks to their potential! Everything in the LO has been altered one way or another. The background is embossed CS, but all the rest is smooth white CS that I inked or painted. There is no patterned paper at all in this LO, which is very unusual for me! The flower at the bottom is a white prima rose that I inked and misted.
I hope you give these sketches a try! As an added bonus, I'll be randomly giving out a RAK to one lucky winner. (I'm sorry I don't have a picture of the RAK yet... I'm on vacation right now and didn't get the chance to do that before I left...) Leave a comment here and you will get one entry. If you make a LO using one of the sketches, link it on the main blog, and let me know by leaving another comment here, you will get a second entry. You'll get a third entry by completing the other sketch. You don't have to become a follower to win, but if you like what you see, I'd love to have you follow me!
Happy scrapping and good luck!
Martine
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Hi there!
Be sure to check this out at Sassy Lil' Sketches on August 23rd... Why?? Because we'll be having a blog hop, that's why! So come get inspired and win some prizes if you're lucky! We've got some great sponsors!
As for me, well, I'm on vacation right now (gathering ammunition for my next album, you might say!) . I'm taking tons of pictures here in the pretty Pacific Northwest! We flew to Seattle for my friend's wedding, and decided to make a vacation out of it. So we've driven around Mount Rainier National Park (what beautiful scenery with the mountains and the wild flowers!) and Olympic National Park (gorgeous beaches and amazing rainforests!). We're definitely enjoying our stay here. Tomorrow we're off to Victoria, B.C., then to Vancouver, then back to Seattle to catch our flight home to Montreal.
Here are are a few pictures to share. If you want to see more, you can check out my travel blog here. The descriptions are in French, but you can still see the pictures!
Thanks for stopping by, and see you at the hop!
Martine
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When?
Friday, March 12th through Sunday, March 14th
What?
Create a project (card, layout or altered) using "Going Green" sketch AND
one of the "Going Green" criteria below:
"Go Green:" Do a project that is predominantly green in color.
"Reduce:" Reduce your stash by creating a project where all the product used are at least one year old (no new stuff).
"Reuse:" Do a project with left overs from a previous project.
"Recycle:" Do a project with an item that was used for something else first.
We will be offering a random Grand Prize for one participant.
Participants can get their name in for the Grand Prize by:
1) becoming a follower of Sassy Lil' Sketches,
2) leaving a comment on each of the DT's Blog,
or 3) by doing the "Going Green" Challenge and linking it to Mr. Linky at http://www.sassylilsketches.blogspot.com/ by 9 P.M EST on Sunday, March 14th. If you do all 3, then you will get your name into the Grand Prize random drawing 3 times! :)
If you've just popped in here directly without coming from Jess Bree's blog you might want to go to Sassy Lil' Sketches to start from the beginning and see all the great LOs that the DT have prepared!
So here's the blog hop sketch, another great one made by Cherie Averill!
And here's my take on it. It's Lydford Gorge in England. I went "green" (easy for me, it's my favorite color, and I've got tons of green pp!) I also "reduced" somewhat... well, at least for the paper part of the layout! I used some old Bohemia and Signature Suite from MME, some of it from 2006. I also have some old K&Co in there. I used some old flocked alphas from the dollar store too. There were cream colored, well actually more like a dirty white! I was playing around with inking them in some way to make them match better (used up a few Z's and X's that way!). I was trying to decide which of two colors of distress ink would work better, when I realized I like the two-toned effect! I then popped some of the letters for more dimension. I'm pleased with how the title turned out! There will be a companion page to this one, and that's where my journaling will be.
Well, now that you've taken a peek here, please head on to the next blog, and visit Brenda's creation here!
Happy hopping and happy scrapping!
P.S. In case you get lost along the way, here's the complete list of blogs for you to follow...
Starts at Sassy Lil' Sketches with Cherie's project - http://sassylilsketches.blogspot.com/
Katie's blog - http://scissorsspatulasandsneakers.blogspot.com/
Carla's blog - http://reallifewithcarla.blogspot.com/
Deanna's blog - http://momentstocherish-deanna.blogspot.com/
Jess Bree's blog - http://www.jessicabree.typepad.com/
Martine's blog - http://scrapcatslove.blogspot.com/ <---You are here.
Brenda's blog - http://brendasscrappyblog.blogspot.com/ <--- You are going there!
Carly's blog - http://j-and-a-mama.blogspot.com/
Cathy's blog - http://behindthesceneswithcathy.blogspot.com/
Liz's blog - http://lizscardsandlayouts.blogspot.com/
Zabou's blog - http://zabouscrap.canalblog.com/
Eleni's blog - http://egratsia.blogspot.com/
Erin's blog - http://crazycommamomma.wordpress.com/
Holly's blog - http://www.hollysscraps.blogspot.com/
Lisa's blog - http://www.redmomscraps.blogspot.com/
Sara's blog - http://stampingwithsara.wordpress.com/
Amy's blog - http://gebmom.blogspot.com/
Cheryl's blog - http://cherylswindow.blogspot.com/
Heather's blog - http://scrappininak.wordpress.com/
Kim's blog - http://zoezscraps.blogspot.com/
Trish's blog - http://justthe6ofus.net/
Ends at Sassy Lil' Sketches - http://sassylilsketches.blogspot.com/
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Yup! That's right, a hoppin' we will go, bright and early Friday March 12th! The fun starts at Sassy Lil' Sketches and will have you hopping all over the DT's blogs! Lots of inspiration to be had, and a cool sketch to boot! Oh, and let's not forget a prize too! So make sure to check it out tomorrow! You won't want to miss it! :)
In the mean time, since I can't show you anything scrappy yet, I'll just share a few pics I took today of my 17 year old baby, Chipper. I'm really enjoying every moment I have with him, because I know they won't last too much longer... He's been lovin' the warm weather we've been having; this early spring is perfect for him! He loves to take a whiff of all the new spring smells! This afternoon, he came out on the back porch with me while I was taking a picture of my LO, and just enjoyed the fresh air, the sunshine, and even a bit of old grass to munch on!
Anyhoo, hope you'll join us tomorrow for some fun at Sassy Lil' Sketches!
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"Get Sassy with the Dirty FITgirls Blog Hop"
Sassy Lil' Sketches, Dirty Scraps, & ScrapFIT have put together a mini-blog hop challenge for your enjoyment!
At each of the 3 challenge blogs you will get a requirement for your layout.
Link up your "Get Sassy with the Dirty FITgirls" layout to Sassy Lil' Sketches, Dirty Scraps & ScrapFIT by midnight Sunday, Feb 28th and you will have a chance to win a prize at all 3 challenge blogs.
Let the hop begin!
Start at Sassy Lil' Sketches. This is where you will get your sketch requirement.
The next hop is to Dirty Scraps. Pinky will post her "reflection" requirement.
The last hop is to ScrapFIT for the embellishment requirement.
We can't wait to see what you create!!!
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