Here's my last "unofficial" layout with Let's Get Sketchy! Here's the sketch.
And here's my layout. I love green... but this is REALLY green! lol! And I used my Sizzix Texture Boutique embossing machine! (I almost never use it... {blush}) The page is about the Cape Henry lighthouses near Virginia Beach. The one on the right was built in 1792 and is the oldest one in the States. We climbed up it, and could have a view of the "new" lighthouse (the black and white one) which was built in 1881.
Hope you go check the DT reveal here and join in with your own creation. You could win a prize!
Happy scrapping!
Martine
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Hi there!
Although my DT term with Let's Get Sketchy is up, I had a "head's up" on the September sketches! So today I'm sharing the layout I made with this sketch. It's a beautiful sketch with lots of circles, but of course, you can substitute whatever you want instead.
I changed the photo orientation and size. (And just as I'm writing this, I realize I forgot to glue one of the strips of paper I had cut, a pink one... No wonder the page seemed like it was missing something! lol!) It's a layout about a "poney cruise" that we took to Assateague Island in Virginia. The island is famous for its wild poneys! I dug into my "vintage" Basic Grey and used the "Infuse" collection.
You should check out the beautiful layouts of the DT on the blog here, they're sure to inspire you!
Have a scrappy week!
Martine
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Today is my last reveal with Let's Get Sketchy! Six months sure went by fast! Here's the pretty sketch we had to work with.
I made a layout about life in Trinidad, from our trip to Cuba in the winter of 2011. I used a bunch of papers from Basic Grey's Nook & Pantry collection. I love the soft colors. I also stitched around the pieces of papers.
Go check out the rest of the team's work here. You have until next Sunday to link up your creation for a chance to win our monthly prize!
Happy scrapping!
Martine
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We're already in the 6th month at Let's Get Sketchy and into my last month as DT over there! Here's this week's sketch. It's full of layers, and it's multi-pic... I love that!
Here's my take on it. It's about the Christmas markets in Dresden, Germany, that we visited last December. It was wonderful! An item off my bucket list, actually! I used the Basic Grey collection "Nordic Holiday", which has lots of fun Chrismassy papers.
Go check out the beautiful creations by the rest of the DT here, and be inspired to create your own for your chance to win our monthly prize!
Happy scrapping!
Martine
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Hi! Are you ready to play with a new sketch? This is the sketch we had to work with this week at Let's Get Sketchy.
I changed it up a bit and ended up with this layout about my parents in their dating years, in the late 50's.
I used Basic Grey's Wisteria collection and two different butterfly border punches. I colored the green flowers with Tim Holtz's color wash. The larger light purple flower was misted with glimmer mist then stamped with a script stamp.
Check out what the rest of the DT did with the sketch here! Hope you join us this week for your chance to win our monthly prize!
Happy scrapping!
Martine
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It's Monday and there's a new sketch up at Let's Get Sketchy today! Here it is:
Here's my layout to go along with it. It's the second page to a layout about Cadillac Mountain, in Acadia National Park in Maine.
I sanded some Core'dinations cardstock for the base and some yummy My Mind's Eye papers. I colored the big red flower with Copics. The letter stickers are about 6 or 7 years old!!
Please hop on over to the blog here to see what the rest of the DT did with this sketch. You have until next Sunday if you want to play along with us and link up your layout for your chance to win our July monthly prize!
Have a scrappy week!
Martine
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Hi there!
Today is the new reveal at Let's Get Sketchy! Here's the pretty sketch:
And here's my take on it. It's a page about my parents' 50th anniversary last summer.
Go check out what the rest of the team has done here for some inspiration! And link up your creation before Sunday night for a chance to win our monthly prize!
Have a scrappy week!
Martine
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Happy Monday! There's a new sketch up today at Let's Get Sketchy! Here it is:
And here is my take on it. It was our Hotel in Colmar, France, when we visited last December for the Christmas markets. It was an old historic hotel that often appears on postcards. It was cool to be staying there! There was even a Christmas market right in front of the hotel!
Go check out what the rest of the team did here! You're sure to be inspired! And don't forget to link up your layout before Sunday night for a chance to win the June prize!
Have a scrappy week!
Martine
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Hi there!
Today's Monday and that means a new challenge at Let's Get Sketchy! Here's the fun sketch we had to work with. I like it because it made me use my deco papers, which I don't do often enough!
I modified the sketch by pushing everything to the right, and using four photos instead of one. I stamped the butterflies and inked them with distress inks. The pictures are flowers from my tiny garden.
I hope you check out the wonderful layouts that the other DT members have created here. And don't forget to link up your creation if you join us! There's a prize coming at the end of the month!
Have a scrappy week!
Martine
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It's a new week and a new sketch at Let's Get Sketchy! Here's the fun sketch; it's a two-photo sketch with a circle element.
Here's my take on it. They're pictures of my mom when she was young and in the girl scouts movement. I used the Restoration collection from Crate Paper. I love that it has a vintage feel and yet it's very colorful!
Go check out what the rest of the team did with this cool sketch! And don't forget to link up your creation here for your chance to win a prize at the end of the month!
Have a creative week!
Martine
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Hi!
There's no sketch this week at Let's Get Sketchy since this is the 5th week of the month, but that doesn't mean there isn't a challenge! The challenge is to do a "white +1" layout, i.e. a white layout with one other color. Go check out the blog to see what some of the DT members have done with it!
I didn't participate in this week's challenge, but I do have a few pages to share with you. First up, two layouts from our 2009 trip to the UK. The first is Bodiam Castle, based on a sketch by Cherie Averill, of Sassy Lil' Sketches.
The second one is Durdle Door, the amazing landscape of the Devon coast.
And finally there's this page, "The Art of Being Zen", where I attempted a clean and simple look. I had a hard time with it... I'm still not sure if my layout looks finished or not!
That's it for today. Hope you have a scrappy week!
Martine
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Hi there!
It's a new sketch and a new reveal today at Let's Get Sketchy! Here's the sketch we had to work with. Lot's of fun layers!
And here's the layout I made. Everytime I go on a trip, I always take pictures of the cats that I see. These were the two kitties I saw during our trip to Cuba in February 2011. I used an old collection of My Mind's Eye papers for this one.
If you live in the Montreal area, I just wanted to let you know that Scrapbook Quebec (in Laval) will be having a scrappy garage sale on Saturday April 28th, from 11am to 4pm. I'll be there selling some of my "overstock"! lol! I'm sure there will be great deals to be had!Hope you have a creative week!Martine
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Hi!
It's Monday and a new sketch is up today at Let's Get Sketchy! I didn't play along with this one but it's a fun sketch! Here it is:
I do have a layout to share though, it's one that I did at my scrappy retreat a few weeks ago. It's based on an old sketch from Sketchabilities. It's a companion page that I finally finished from a long time ago!
Hope you check out what Team A created here and play along with the sketch this week!
Happy scrapping!
Martine
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Hi!
It's a new week and a new challenge over at Let's Get Sketchy! Here's the sketch we had to play with:
And here's my layout:
The title means "Straddling East and West". The pictures are of where the Berlin wall used to stand. It was very strange to think that just over 20 years ago, this used to be a barren no-man's land. I used Basic Grey's Basic collection, grungeboard that I embossed with distress embossing powder, and some cork embellies. I lightly drew a swirl (using the plastic lining of a bling swirl as a template) and went over it with some distress stickles. I hope you hop on over to the blog to check out what the rest of the team did! You have until next Sunday at 10pm EST to link up your creation for a chance to win our monthly prize! Hope to see your layout there!Have a great scrappy week!Martine
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Today's a new reveal at Let's Get Sketchy! This is the new fun sketch!
I made a few modifications on my version, including adding a second picture.
Go check out the rest of the team's creations and link up your layout before next Friday for a chance to win our monthly prize!Have a scrappy week!Martine
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Today is the second official reveal at Let's Get Sketchy, and my first! This is the sketch we had to work with.
And this is my version. It's the Grove of Patriarchs, a small island in Rainier National Park, in Washington, with huge old trees. I misted a tree with a mask, then stamped one with a corresponding stamp. I distressed the papers and used burlap for some texture.
Go visit the blog to see what the rest of the DT has come up with. You have until Friday at 8PM Mountain Time (10PM Eastern) to link your layout for a chance to win a prize at the end of the month. Hope to see your creation!
Have a good scrappy week!
Martine
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Today is the official launch of Let's Get Sketchy with the first sketch reveal! But the fun has already started with games, different challenges and extra prizes for the month of March! You should go check it out!
Here's the first sketch that you can play along with.
To see all the inspiration from the DT, go check out the blog here. There will be a new sketch every Monday. My first reveal will be next week. Hope to see you there!
Have a scrappy week!
Martine
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We're having an impromptu sketch challenge at Let's Get Sketchy while we wait for the grand opening at the beginning of March. It will run until February 28th. Here's the sketch:
And here's my take on it. It's Pemaquid Point Lighthouse on the Maine coast, which we visited last summer. I used a mix of old papers for this one: two from different collections of MME, one from Crate Paper and the decorative paper from Pink Paislee.
Stop by the blog here to see what the other DT members have done with this sketch! Hope you join us!
Happy scrapping!
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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