Sketches In Thyme Take #60

My first layout for Sketches in Thyme went live today. Here is this week's sketch:



I found these photos of the Ruby slippers from our DC trip last fall and knew they were perfect for this sketch. I had to make some red glitter words so I die cut some red glitter foam. Here's my take:

Christmas Craft Time

A month or so ago I came across a darling project from Leslie Ashe. I decided I must give it a try. Usually I'm one that sees fun ideas but rarely make them. Well at Memorable Seasons, we are sharing each Wednesday from now until Christmas a Christmas craft to help inspire you. This week it's my turn. So I pulled out last years Echo Park line and got to work. The trick is to figure out the order of your paper and then once you have the length figured out, cut it at that length and the width is 2". Roll up your paper gluing it to seal the paper tube closed and once you have it all laid out the way you want just glue them down to the canvas. I created a dimensional star and popdotted it for the top and then added buttons and brads for my ornaments. I decided I wanted to add a frame using one of my border punches. So if you're like me and see crafts you like but rarely make, give this a try. If you create a project(not a layout or card) using rolled paper your name will go into the monthly draw at Memorable Seasons. I'd love to have you link back here so I can see what you create.

Recipe Challenge at MS

Hi ladies...it's my turn to issue a challenge over at Memorable Seasons. So with it being close to Thanksgiving I thought a recipe challenge was perfect. So with that in mind here is the recipe for you to follow:

* Scalloped Edge
* 2 Photos
* At least 3 leaves (they can be any kind or size)
* banner
*a pinch of sewing/stitching

Just like with any recipe, you can add any additional "seasonings" to it to spice it up but you must you the ingredients listed above.

Here is my layout using this recipe:


And if you're interested, here is a link to how I made this simple banner using a border punch.

I'm excited to see what you cook up with this recipe!

Yay! I made it!

Just wanted to share some good news today. I made it on the Sketches in Thyme Design Team! I love their sketches and am thrilled to have been chosen!

You can see the announcement here.

Just wanted to share my exciting news! Be sure and come by and play along. I'd love to see your take each week!

Sketches in Thyme Design Team Call

Sketches in Thyme is having a Design Team Call. I decided to go ahead and give it a try as I love their sketches!!! Here is the sketch:

And here is my take on the sketch. Love this picture of my dd and her friend. I used the Crate Paper Random line.

So go post your take on this sketch and if not be sure and join in the fun over at Sketches in Thyme!

Memorable Seasons Card Challenges

Over at Memorable Seasons we're having a month long card making event. Twice a week there are new challenges posted to connect you to your inner card maker. I finally found some energy and motivation and created several cards for the challenges.

Telah challenged us to choose a sketch from September Page Maps and create 3 different cards with it, making each one a little different than the others. Fun challenge. Here is the card I chose to be inspired by:

And here are my 3 cards:

And Tammy challenged us to scraplift a card from our gallery. I chose this card from Carol:

Be sure and come by and play along with the many challenges this month! We'd love to have you join us!

Season of Change

At Sketchy Thursday, they have a sketch up to use to try out to be a GDT. I figured...why not try. So I took this sketch and turned it upside down. The other requirements we had to include: a gratitude list and at least 5 leaves.

I also included a challenge from Scrap-Friendzy to scrap a challenge I have overcome (letting my daugther go away to college is one of the hardest things I've had to do). I was also inspired by the card sketch below, a challenge at Memorable Seasons to let the sketch inspire you. Hence the rounded corners and the horizontal strip.

A Second challenge at Memorable Seasons is to use this sketch to create a card. Since I'm not a big card maker I love having a sketch to get me started. I pulled out some Basic Grey scraps and created this card. Check out the Card Event we have going on this month at Memorable Seasons.