Stuck on this Sketch

I've been staring at this sketch for what seems like forever! I picked out the picture and still couldn't come up with anything.

I finally went with a collection from Colorbok. Loved the colors of the set and they seemed to go well with the picture. Now if I could only get a decent picture of the page....

This is the first sketch of the month from Stuck?! Sketches.

:)

Dare to be Squared

A fun challenge from Rosey over at Sketches4All! Dare to be squared! I used a great sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches which incorporated lots of little squares.

We also had to use a border punch - bling - embellies - buttons - 2 colors. - whew...there was more, but I think I was able to include it all.

The sketch was a lot of fun too. I was able to use up lots of little pieces from an old Colorbok kit. The wine embellies were cut from a sheet from Karen Foster.

The title was a chipboard piece also from Karen Foster.

:)

Frosted 8 x 10

This week's challenge from Frosted Designs was to use large photos on your page. 8 x 10 photos are the hardest for me to work with because there isn't much room left to do anything. And of course, all the photos I have can't really be cut down any smaller. That's the problem with professional photos when they add their own mats.

I crumpled up my background paper a bit and swiped an ink pad across it.

Then I took the photo mat (the light colored one), tore the edges, sanded them a bit, and inked them up.

I love this fish netting stuff and I really need to add it to the shopping list!

The gold coins were from the kid's stash.

All of the distressing was for Erin's challenge at Sketches4All.

:)

Blooms

Here was another sketch challenge from Sketches4All. Love the way this all came together! The background paper is Scenic Route from the stash. I just got the ZVA leaf bling in the mail today from A Cherry on Top! I was so excited!! It took me about 30 seconds to get it out of the mailbox, out of the package and onto the page! All the flowers are miscellaneous stuff from the stash. :)

ASC2

My first time playing with a sketch from Artful Delight! This is ASC2! I broke out an OLD kit from 3 Bugs in a Rug. All of the flowers were cut from a 12 x 12 sheet of the patterned papers. :)

Sketches 4 All Design Team Reveal

SSSOOOO excited to be able to reveal my first Design Team layout! I can't wait to see what other fun is headed our way!

I used up most of the leftovers from my Splash Dance collection.. :(

I used a small circle punch to cut out the tiny images of fishies and then added a page pebble to it to make it look like bubbles.

I used a big piece of hot pink mulberry paper behind the photo.

The fish is a wooden accent piece from Michael's that I colored in with markers and added a googly eye to it!

The letters are vinyl Thickers.

Stop by and check out the site for lots of fun challenges with prizes!!!

http://sketchesforyou.ning.com/forum

We're all Ears

I tried to make my own Mickey flourishes with cut circles and Mickey head punches. I'm still scratching my head about this one...lol.

The sketch is #148 from Sketch Inspiration.

This week's challenge from Scrap Whispers was to use bright and bold colors.

At least I think I got the colors right...lol