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Hi there!

I participated in a challenge at True XOXO Scrapbooking where you needed to create a layout inspired by one of the DT members. I decided to scraplift Christa Uttley's beautiful page. I absolutely loved the patchwork background she created for her page, inspired by Pinterest. I replicated the idea for a page about my dad as a young boy. I cut and glued lots of triangles from a My Mind's Eye collection in a random pattern on a black paper background, and sewed some of them. Then I misted with Chalkboard Glimmer Mist to give a bit more depth to the page. I matted my photos on green Basic Grey paper so they would stand out from the busy background. I embellished minimally, since I thought that the patchwork background was enough embellishment on its own. I stamped the title on paper, then adhered it to chipboard and cut out asymetrical tiles for the title letters.



That's it for today! Hope you have a creative rest of the week!

Martine

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It's true!! I had the complete and shocking surprise to find out that one of my layouts is featured on the Basic Grey blog today!!! It was scraplifted by two of their designers. My original page was inspired by a sketch by Becky Fleck and was done for a challenge over at Let's Capture Our Memories. I used BG's Nook & Pantry collection.



So please go visit the Basic Grey post and check out the two other layouts created by the BG designers and inspired from my page!

Have a scrappy day!

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

Posted in layouts, Let's Get Sketchy, Maine, sketches

There was an online crop last Saturday at Love Is in the Details for St. Patrick's Day. We have a week to upload our creations (until Sunday March 25th). Here's one that a made for a "green" challenge, of course! It's based on a combination of sketches from Pencil Lines (sketch #47) and Sketch Savvy (sketch #48).





Here's my version, where I used the overall design from Sketch Savvy, but the photo placement from Pencil Lines. It's a layout about the beautiful Minter Gardens in Chilliwack, BC. I kept the embellishments simple. I made a title cluster and used a bunch of punched butterflies!



That's it for now! I hope you check out the fun at Love Is in the Details! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy scrapping!

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

Posted in family, layouts, Let's Capture Our Memories

Hi there!

This month's challenge at Scrap Your Crap is all about masking/washi tape! It's become increasingly popular, and comes in all colors and patterns! There are so many ways you can use washi tape... to adhere photos, use as journaling strips, frame photos, make flowers, etc. In my layout, I used washi tape and toothpicks to make little flags as embellies.

It's a layout about the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses, near Boothbay Harbor, in Maine. It's a small but beautiful garden, and is arranged in such a way as to stimulate the five senses. I used the Lemonade collection by Basic Grey.

I hope you go visit the blog here to see what the rest of the team did with tape! There's lots of inspiration to be had! Thanks for stopping by!

Martine

Posted in Basic Grey, layouts, Maine, Scrap Your Crap