Scrapbooking scrapbooking scrapbooking!

I have been scrap-booking up a storm lately. I typically try to keep current or somewhat current...ya know in this decade.

My go to starting point is to use sketches! It is how I start almost every page. Mainly because after I have decided what photos and what papers I want to use I just want to get it down on the paper. Not to mention that is just how I roll. Even before I was a paper crafter I would work like that. If I had a project that I needed to draw or paint. I always did much better if I could just look at an example first and then work from there. Still life, an assignment, a pattern. I am creative I just need to be pointed in the right direction.

I love using our Close to my Heart pattern books. I also love using sketches from sketch blog...my favorite being Sketch N Scrap's sketches.

Today I have TWO projects to show you. The first one is for our Heart 2 Heart challenge using the FREE Magic Sketch that Jeanette Lynton shared on her blog not long ago.

My second project is using this adorable sketch from Sketch N Scrap SNS #163 I have been wanting to scrapbook these photos from a few years ago for a while and I thought that the You Are Here collection would be just perfect for our road trip.

I hope you can come and play along with us you have until the end of the month both challenges are open through the end of the month. Good luck!!

Supplies:  ATV Adventiure

all CTMH unless otherwise noted

Cardstock - White Daisy, Fern

Paper Pack - Grateful Heart

Ink - Black

Other - Gold-flecked Gems

Supplies: The Adventure Begins

all CTMH unless otherwise noted

Cardstock - White Daisy, Eggplant, Fern

Paper Pack - Grateful Heart

Stamps - You Are Here - cricut collection, Grateful Heart - Cardmaking 

Ink -  Fern, Charcoal

Other - You Are Here Cricut Digital Collection, Gold-flecked Gems

SNS WCMD #2 - Hi There

Another card using up my Jillybean Soup kit. I just love how playful it is. I did some die cutting using the Close to my Heart stitched circles and some fussy cutting adding that little owl into the tree. 

I added another little owl inside the card but I left it blank because I am not sure if I want to go with "hang in there" or "lets hang out". 

I hope you have been making some cards. I have been enjoying WCMD and all the card making that goes along with it! We would love to see what you come up with for WCMD Sketch #2

Stop over at our blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has been up to or over to our Facebook Page where we have a On-Line Crop happening. Link up your project by October 31st at 9:55 pm CST.

Peaceful Blooms Postcard with SNS Card #73

Have you been able to join in with us over at the Sketch N Scrap Pumpkin Spice Crop?  Today I wanted to show you another one of my postcards that I made this past summer for the Reset Girl's Camp Reset Postcard Swap...I love a good swap!!

/This will be my last postcard that I share I hope you like it I didn't do much stamping with this one I used some more of my card bases that I have pre-cut to 4-6 so I can use it on cards or pocket scrapbook pages. I used a lot of cut apart flowers on this post card.

Pumpkin Spice Crop Challenge #4

Here is card sketch #73.

I hope you have a chance to play along at our crop going on now over at the Sketch N Scrap Facebook page.

There is still so much to see...SNS #61

Welcome to our Pumpkin Spice Crop I have another postcard for you, and this one was my favorite one that I made. It just all came together and I used up quite a few scraps from my bin. I have had those US cut outs for a while. I made this last winter when I was trying to bash even more of my stash. I also used a stamp set that I have had for at least 6 years.

Here is the sketch for Challenge #3 I hope you can play along with Card Sketch #61 we would love to see what you come up with.

I hope you can join in we would love to see your projects over at the Pumpkin Spice crop!!

Thinking of You - WCMD #1

Have you made any cards today for World Card Making Day? Do you have a fun event that you are planning on going to? Hope on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to play along with us!

I made this card using up some of my left over Chelsea Gardens papers, that paper is just so pretty and perfect for Thinking of You cards.

I did something I have never done on this card and put a little bit of fiber on the inside of the card too. I like it and I might try it again.

Here is the sketch for Challenge #1 I hope you can play along with WCMD Card Sketch #1 we would love to see what you come up with.

Supplies: 

all CTMH unless otherwise noted

Cardstock - Sweet Leaf, White Daisy

Paper Pack - Chelsea Cardens

Stamps - Card Chatter - Sympathy 

Ink - Charcoal 

Other - Crochet Flower, Brad, Scallop  and Oval Spellbinders Die, Green DNC Floss 

SNS Card 131 - Hello

Have you been crafting? I have been doing a lot of organizing and a squeezing in crafting here and there. I did manage to make several cards and a project for my grand-daughters 1st birthday coming up real soon.

I decided that I have had this paper from Jillybean Soup  for long enough. I got it in a kit in 2011 and have always loved it cause it is just so cute and playful.

I used this fun sketch from SNS Card Sketch #131

Hop on over to our blog and see what the other designers came up with.

Link up your projects by October 31st at 9:55 CST

H2H Color Challenge -

Today over at Heart2Heart we are doing a color challenge.

We also had a pretty photo to inspire us...

Here is what I came up with. 

Supplies:

Card stock - Ruby, White Daisy, Black

Ink - Ruby, Charcoal; Black, Mink

Stamps - Perfect Picture Cricut Collection 

Other - black dots