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Hi there!

I've been on vacation for the past two weeks, so that's meant no scrapping for me! I dove back in my scraproom with these two layouts about Point Ellice House, a beautiful victorian home in Victoria, BC. The first page is based on sketch #69 at Sketchabilities. I used the Curio collection from Basic Grey.

The second page is based on the August sketch at The ScrapRoom Blog. 

Just a couple of weeks before school starts... Hope to get to scrap some more before work starts up again!

Happy scrapping!

Martine

Posted in layouts, Sketchabilities, sketches, Victoria

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

Posted in layouts, Let's Get Sketchy, Sketchabilities, sketches, UK

Hi!

Go check out the amazing work that the DT cranked out with the latest sketch from Karan Gerber at Sketchabilities!

Here's the pretty sketch we had to work with!



And here's my version. The title says "A Nice Encounter". While we were walking on a trail in Olympic National Park in Washington State last summer, we practically stumbled upon this doe and her pretty fawn, just munching in the forest, steps away from us (and all the other tourists!). It was such a sight! Everybody was quiet, and the two of them just went about their business, almost posing for us it seemed! I'll be making a second page (eventually!) that will include journaling.



Go check out the blog and be inspired! Link up your layout by December 12th for a chance to win an awesome prize from our November 30th sponsor, Technique Junkie Newsletter!



Happy scrapping!

Martine

Posted in layouts, Pacific Northwest, Sketchabilities, sketches

Hi there!

Today is reveal day at Sketchabilities! Head on over to check out the new sketch, as well as the wonderful creations by the DT!

This is sketch #35:



And this is my take on it:



If you remember my post here for the last reveal at Sketchabilities, I did a LO about my mom when she was young for my parents' upcoming 50th wedding anniversary. I did a similar page for my dad with this new sketch. This time, I used the blue "version" of the Life Stories line from My Mind's Eye instead of the pink for my dad though! The chipboard is from Cosmo Cricket's Everafter collection. I thought the colors worked perfectly with these papers. The background of the chipboard was white though and stuck out too much, so I just inked it up to make it blend a bit more.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my page. Be sure to go check out the rest of the reveal here! You'll be inspired for sure!

Happy scrapping!

Martine

Posted in family, layouts, Sketchabilities, sketches

Hello!

It's reveal day at Sketchabilities! We had another gorgeous sketch by Karan Gerber to work with!

Sketch #34:


And here's what I did with it. It's another page for my parents' 50th anniversary album that I'm working on for next summer. This is my mom when she was young. The pink Life Stories line from My Mind's Eye was perfect for this LO. It was exactly the "mood" I wanted for this heritage page. And the best part is, I also have the blue line of this same collection for my dad's page!


Make sure you go check out all wonderful creations from the rest of the DT here, and link up your LO for a chance to win a scrapkit worth 35$ from our October sponsor Scrap Shotz! You have until November 10th to complete sketch #33 and #34.
Happy scrapping!

Martine

Posted in family, layouts, Sketchabilities, sketches

Yep! Today is my first reveal at Sketchabilities! This is the sketch we had to work with, by Karan Gerber. I love multi-pics LO with different sized photos, so this was was perfect! Lots of layers too! So here's sketch #33:



Here's my version. It's the old Roman baths in Bath, England. I used a mix of older papers, which I always get a kick out of! The blue background pp is some old 7 Gypsies, the hand-drawn big scalloped circle is K&C0, and there's a bit of Lush MME (love that flocked paper!!) behind the main photo. I've also used some "Dew Drops" for the circle, which I just recently got for the first time. I'm really liking them! It's hard to tell from the picture unless you click on it, but I used white crackle paint on the chipboard letters then inked them with Tea Dye Distress ink. It's a great effect for that page!



Be sure to go check out what the other DT members have done with the sketch here! It's sure to inspire you! Give it a try too! Link your LO for a chance to win a prize from our October sponsor, Scrap Shotz! You can get all the details on the blog.



Happy scrapping!

Martine

Posted in layouts, Sketchabilities, sketches, sponsors, UK

Just a quick post to show you my latest LO. It's based on sketch #24 at Sketchabilities. The pictures were taken this August at Butchart Gardens, in Victoria. For my birthday, we had afternoon tea in the most beautiful setting! I love the whole "tea" experience (had my first ones last summer in Great Britain), even though I'm really not a "fancy", girly kinda gal! As I was writing my journaling on a piece of scrap paper, I realized why... it makes me feel like a little girl again, playing house and having a tea party! lol!

I knew right away that I wanted to use my BG Porcelain papers, they were just right for these "tea at the gardens" pictures. I used a vintage paper doily that came from my grand-mother's hutch, which is now in my parents' basement. I found them a few weeks ago and asked my mom if I could have them for my scrapping. There are a bunch of them, of different kinds, and they are so gorgeous! So detailed! They look like they're actually crocheted! (and they even still smell like my grand-mother's house!) I didn't ink them or anything, because I wanted to keep the original vintage "yellowed" look.



Happy scrapping!

Martine

Posted in layouts, Sketchabilities, sketches, Victoria

Hi there!

I've got some exciting news today! I'm going to be part of the DT at Sketchabilities!!



It's a sketch blog run by Karan Gerber, with fantastic new sketches featured twice a month. There's also a card sketch blog for all you card-makers at Cardabilities. I'll be starting my 6 month term in October, but meanwhile, come visit the blog! They're having a birthday celebration all month long, complete with sketches, blog hop and prizes of course! So stop in for a visit here!

Happy scrapping!

Martine

Posted in Sketchabilities