The Sky's the Limit - Sydney Tower

And yes, believe it or not, I'm back to working on my photos from a trip to Australia in 1989. Slow but steady. 

These photos were taken from the deck of what was called Sydney Tower at the time. In 1989, it was the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere. In making this layout, I have learned that this is no longer the case and I believe it's now a poor third. Or maybe even fourth. In any case, the views were fantastic on that June day and I am soooo happy to finally be scrapping these photos. The cardstock is all miscellaneous product from my stash. The buildings, tower and clouds were all cut on the Silhouette. Journaling is computer generated. No challenge. No sketch. Just a scrapbook layout. Thanks for looking. 

We Had It All

Believe it or not, I'm back to my Big Picture Double Take class "skitches." This one is from Week Two, Sketch One. It's one of my favorites from the class and I decided to go way outside my comfort zone by using a lot of patterned paper on this layout. It's a stack from We R Memory Keepers called Travel Light. While I was travelling on a road trip, I chose these papers because I thought the colors went well with the photos. These pictures were taken in Castroville in October during my road trip with my sister. We stopped at a landmark restaurant called the Giant Artichoke. And, of course, we had to get the Sampler Platter. The layout is primarily photos which is why it's one of my favorite sketches. However, I did cut the artichoke on my Silhouette and colored the pieces with neon paint and Distress Inks and sprays. I am happy with this layout. Thanks for looking.

Papertrey Ink - Make It Monday #119

This is my first ever challenge for Papertrey Ink. My friends Farley and Nancy and I have recently become enamored of this company, their stamps and dies. Haven't yet moved on to the paper and ink. There's still time. 

Anyway, I don't yet own much of their product so I was somewhat limited in how I could meet the challenge. I chose the sentiment from the Year of Flowers Sweet Peas set and the Triangle cover plate. The papers used were from the We R Memory Keepers Travel Light stack which were literally scraps still left on my work surface from a layout I finished last night. The solid colored cardstock is from my POPs stash of Club Scrap paper. The sample card by Dawn McVey used some Mr. Huey's Spray Mist on the card base. I had an epic fail on that technique by using Ranger Distress Stains. They didn't quite create the spots I wanted and I was in too much of a hurry to do it over. It is what it is but I'm happy to finally be taking part in Papertrey's Make It Monday challenge. Thanks for looking.

Fun

And this is another card following the June Card Sketch challenge at Club Scrap. First time I have inked up these stamps from the Up Up and Away kit. I know, I should be ashamed of myself. A little trick I played: I used my small Memory Box balloon die to cut out a piece of white cardstock. Then I stamped a huge balloon stamp over it, placing it just so with my redneck Position It. Makes it look like I have a stamp to match my die. Then I used my Bic Mark Its to color the basket part of the image in brown. Clever, eh??? Thanks for looking.

Hello Hello

Another fun card created for challenges. One at Club Scrap was to use our oldest uninked sentiment stamp. The other one from Paperartistsonline is to use wooden shapes on the project. This meets both of them. Stamp from Club Scrap's Gimme a Ring. Wood veneers are from Recollections via Young Nancy.

Happy Bee Day

And another card sketch challenge. This one at Paperartistsonline. I used a new Darice embossing folder along with my new favorite set of stamps from Simon Says Stamp called Circle Friends. Circle shape frames were cut on the Silhouette.Thanks for looking.

Watchin' the Wheels

It's that time of month again. Card Sketch Challenges. This card was made for the card sketch challenge over at Club Scrap. All supplies are from the Club Scrap called Wheel & Sprocket from 2006. One of my all-time favorite kits. For obvious reasons. The rectangle die is from Spellbinders and Memory Box makes that adorable bike. This is a triangle fold card suitable for my latest obsession with foldies and pop-ups. Thanks for looking.