Paper Issues December Sketch #1

Good morning everyone!  Just popping in today to share the first Paper Issues sketch of December with you...and my take on it.

I absolutely adore this sketch.  It was created by Stacie and it's simply perfect:

Because I think it's so perfect, I really didn't mess with it much.  I used the free Wonky Pie Chart cut file from the store and a lot of fun products from Studio Tekturek.  I think the papers really complimented my daughter's outfit well.  With all the fun patterns from the paper, I used very minimal embellishments and some acetate stitches from Pretty Little Studio to finish off the look:

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you love the sketch as much as I do...and make sure you share your interpretation of the sketch in our Facebook group!  Also, don't forget that all the design team members have a code that will save you 20% off your store purchase.  My code is KAT20 :)

October Sketch || Paper Issues

Good morning everyone!  I hope you're enjoying all the fun happening over in the PI Facebook group with the crop this weekend. While there are plenty of challenges there to inspire you, don't forget about all of the monthly challenges we have going on, too...including this month's sketch challenge.

Here is the sketch:

It's giving off lots of fun Halloween-y vibes, but I actually went in a different direction.  I used the 6x8 Cocoa Vanilla Studio Unforgettable paper pad, cut out a bunch of strips and created a heart as my grounding element.  Then I added in my photo, minimal ephemera pieces and a sticker for my title.  Here's my take:

I hope you can play along!  And don't forget that each design team member has a code you can use for 20% off a store purchase.  My code is KAT20.

Hip Kit Club Sketch

Hello!!  I recently received my October kit from Hip Kit Club in the mail and I had to instantly play.  For some reason, I've really been wanting to scrap some Fall photos recently, which is weird, because Fall themed products don't usually appeal to me.  They're not bright enough for my style :)

However, I love this kit and I love the most recent sketch that they posted:

So, I took a swing at it and here's what I came up with:

Aren't my nieces and nephew adorable?!?!

Cardstock: American Crafts; Patterned Paper: Hip Kit Club, Pinkfresh Studio; Alphas: Hip Kit Club; Die Cuts, Chipboard: Pinkfresh Studio; Phrase Stickers: Pretty Little Studio; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Date Stamp: Shimelle for American Crafts; Washi Tape: Dear Lizzy for American Crafts

Extraordinary || Pretty Little Studio

Good morning everyone!!  I'm popping in to share my most recent layout created for Pretty Little Studio (and the last layout I made before Piper arrived!).  I'm so excited to finally play with the new Tales & Dreams collection.  The colors and patterns are fanciful and fun and just looking through the collection makes me happy!

For today's layout, I found this great sketch from PageMaps and decided to use it as the basis for my inspiration:

And here's how they both came together:

I almost never hand-stitch on my layouts, but I think this sketch called for it and I love that the thread I had matched the lavender in the collection so perfectly.

Thanks for stopping in - enjoy your day!!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Sequins: SpiegelMom Scraps; Date Stamp: Shimelle for American Crafts; Thread: Unknown; Typewriter: We R Memory Keepers; Everything Else: Pretty Little Studio

2 More Sketchy August Layouts + A Color Cast Designs Project

Hi everyone!  Happy Sunday!  I am popping in to share 2 more layouts that I made for my Sketchy August challenge.  The first one was based off this sketch by Par Victor: 

I used the Summer kit from Felicity Jane to pull it all together:

The second layout was a layout I made for Color Cast Designs and I used this sketch from Citrus Twist Kits:

I used the Sweet Treat set from CCD and the July kit from Hip Kit Club to create this one:

3 layouts down, 7 more to go!!  :)

Layout 1: Cardstock: Bazzill; Sequins, Doily: SpiegelMom Scraps; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Cork Chevrons: Studio Calico; Date Stamp: Shimelle for American Crafts; Everything Else: Felicity Jane

Layout 2: Cardstock: Bazill; Wood Veneer: Hip Kit Club, Color Cast Designs; Acrylic Embellishment: Color Cast Designs; Patterned Paper, Journaling Card: Hip Kit Club; Washi Tape: Simple Stories; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Brads, Chipboard: Echo Park; "Hey Hey" Card: Amy Tangerine for American Crafts

Layout 1/10 in my Sketchy August Challenge

Hi everyone!  As I mentioned the other day, this month I am tackling 2 challenges - my stashbusting challenge and one in which I attempting to use some of the sketches I've pinned in an effort to make 10 layouts this month.

Well, the good news is, I've made the first one, so at least I've started!!  I also used my stashbusting kit, so I'm a little proud of myself :) 

For the first sketch I tackled, I decided to go with this fabulous one from Citrus Twist Kits.  They create some awesome sketches and I always find them so inspiring.  Generally, I like to stick to them pretty closely since they are so great:

And here's my take on it:

Thanks for stopping in!  Happy day!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Transparency: Bella Blvd; Patterned Paper: Echo Park, October Afternoon; Puffy Stickers: Hip Kit Club; Sequins: Pink Paislee; Alphas, Word Stickers: Simple Stories; Project Life Card: Becky Higgins; Bracket Card: Pretty Little Studio; Die Cut Tabs: October Afternoon

A Quick Halloween Layout

Good morning!  Happy Fri-YAY!  Unfortunately for me, I have to work all weekend, but I am hoping that everyone else enjoys some fun weekend time.

I wanted to pop in and share a recent Halloween layout that I made.  I found this cute sketch from Citrus Twist kits and immediately had to use it:

I pulled out my fave Bella Blvd Halloween products and quickly whipped up this layout.  

Obviously, I kept to the sketch pretty closely...but why mess with a good thing?!  :o)

Thanks for stopping by!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Sequins: SpiegelMom Scraps; Enamel Shapes: Doodlebug Design; Everything Else: Bella Blvd

October Creative Scrappers' Reveal

Hello, all!  Happy October!  Yesterday was the first of the month, which meant there was a new reveal over at Creative Scrappers!  This was also my last layout made for the design team...I'm sure I'll still play with the sketched from time to time.  They are always so fantastic!  Here is this month's sketch:

And here is my layout:

The sponsor this month is Cocoa Vanilla Studio and I had so much fun playing with their pretty products.  I think I need to get some more of their stuff in my scrap room stat!  :)

Make sure to stop by the blog, see the who reveal and join in for your chance to win some CVS fun stuff!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Flair: Cuts 2 Luv; Wooden Letters: American Crafts; Everything Else: Cocoa Vanilla Studio

Another Felicity Jane layout

Good morning, everyone!  I found a bit more time to play with the September kit from Felicity Jane!  I'm seriously soooo in love with this kit.  I really feel like it is my personality in a box :)  Lol.  I know...I sound like a weirdo.

Anywho, for the most recent layout I created, I decided to use a sketch from Citrus Twist.  I just recently pinned a whole bunch of their super cute sketches to my Pinterest board.  Here is the sketch: 

And here is my take on it:

Seriously, though...the colors in this kit?!?! Swoon.

Doilies: SpiegelMom Scraps; Everything Else: Felicity Jane

Hip Kit Club Sketch Challenge

Hi, everyone!  For my birthday last month my AWESOME husband surprised me with a subscription to Hip Kit Club and also bought me a whole bunch of past kits to get me "started".  He's totally awesome, right?!?!

After my subscription started, I was added to the Hip Kit Club member Facebook page and found out that they host a weekly challenge on there.  This past week was a sketch challenge...and I love my sketches, so I joined in!  Here was the sketch:

And here is the layout I created.  This was made with the Fancy Free collection from Pink Paislee.  I've loved that collection since the day it came out, but it took me forever to be able to get my hands on it...so glad that I finally did. :o)

Well, that's it for me...I'll keep this post short and sweet ;o)  Thanks for stopping in!!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Alphas: American Crafts; Enamel Dots: Simple Stories; Everything Else: Pink Paislee

Creative Scrappers || Sketch 297

Good morning, everyone!  Happy August!  Time is whizzing by!

I wanted to pop in and share this month's sketch from Creative Scrappers:

This month's sponsor is the awesome The Cut Shoppe!  There is even a free file for you to download and play with.

I had so much fun with this layout.  I love, love, LOVE the Quirky Quads background file that I used on this layout.  And I adore the new Elle's Studio collection.  I struggled a little with the sketch itself, but I just shrank it down a bit and found it much easier to work with.  I was still very inspired by it and its overall design:

I really hope you can all play along with us this month!

Thanks for popping in!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Die Cuts: Elle's Studio; Cut Files: The Cut Shoppe; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Enamel Stars: Bella Blvd

Pretty Little Studio || May Sketch Challenge

Hi, everyone!!  Pretty Little Studio published the May sketch earlier this week.  Have a look:

I had so much fun with this sketch.  I loved using the strip of patterned paper on the side of the layout and instead of putting photos across the whole top of the page, I decided to photos surrounded by a row of hearts.  I really kind of like the end result!

I'm still loving the fun Hello Heather Here + There collection.  I pretty much swoon over the awesome colors and patterns!

Thanks for stopping in!  We hope you'll play along with this month's sketch!

Patterned paper: Studio Calico, Pretty Little Studio; Enamel Hearts: Doodlebug Design; Alphas: American Crafts, Pretty Little Studio, Everything Else: Pretty Little Studio

Pretty Little Studio December Sketch

***If you are looking for the SpiegelMom Scraps Holiday Hop, please click here.***

Happy Friday - woo hoo!  This was a loooooooong week for me, so I'm very happy that the weekend has arrived!

Earlier this week the December sketch was posted on the Pretty Little Studio blog.  It's a fun sketch with a lot of layers and I had a ton of fun playing with it.  Here's the sketch:

Here's my layout:

I really love the fresh color palette of the Merry and Bright line.  I picked out papers that contained mainly light pink, aqua and green and I really love the end result.  It's still Christmas-y, but in a new, updated way! 

Thanks for popping in!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Cut Files: Clique Kits; Everything Else: Pretty Little Studio

SpiegelMom Scraps Holiday Hop

Good morning, everyone!!  Welcome to the SpiegelMom Scraps Holiday Hop!  Hopefully you've been truly inspired along the way :)

How about a little sketch challenge?  Here's the sketch:

And here's my take on it:

I had a lot of fun digging into my SMS stash to create this fun layout.  Of course, the large shipping tags and gold doilies are my definite go-tos, but I also added in some beautiful Gold Stardust!  Such a pretty product!

Here is the full order of the hop in case this is where you checked in:

Jody Lynn

Kat Benjamin - Me!  :)

Sarah McClellan 

Louise Gannon Forsyth 

Charity Feit

And one more thing - Jody is having a SpiegelMom Scraps design team call!  Full details can be found here.  This is a really fun team to be on - you should definitely apply if sequins, wood veneer and fun embellishments are your thing :)

Happy hopping!!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: Lily Bee Design, My Mind's Eye, Pink Paislee; Mist, Word Sticker: Heidi Swapp; Expoxy Stickers: Freckled Fawn; Alphas: Jenni Bowlin Studios; Tag, Doily, Sequins: SpiegelMom Scraps

Sketch Challenge || The Studio

Good morning, everyone!  There is a new sketch challenge up at The Studio today!  I had a fairly easy time working with the sketch because it was based off of one of my previous layouts for The Studio.  The design is one of my go-to designs when I'm feeling stuck, so this layout came together really quickly.  Here is the sketch:

Here is my take on it:

I managed to squeeze in a lot of goodies from the SpiegelMom Scraps Shop on this layout:

-3/4" green chevron ribbon

-Normandy Lace Doily

-Medium Shipping Tag

-Large Shipping Tag

-Sunny Days Sequins

-Bermuda Triangle Sequin Mix (I used the pretty little blue ones from this mix)

If you see anything in the shop that you like, use code KAT15 to get 15% off your entire purchase- and I hope you can play along with The Studio this month!!

Happy Sunday!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Border, Label Sticker, Chipboard Sticker, Alphas: Pink Paislee; "Sun, Fun & Laughter" Die Cut: Chic Tags; Paper Bag: Webster's Pages; Tags, Doily, Sequins: SpiegelMom Scraps Shop; Ribbon: May Arts

SpiegelMom Scraps' 5th Anniversary Blog Hop

Hello everyone and welcome to the 5^th Anniversary Scrap Party of SpiegelMom Scraps!!  Jody, aka SpiegelMom, brought us all together to celebrate and party with all of you!  We have some fantastic fun planned for you, including prizes for all the challenges being introduced by each blogger.  Jody has rounded up some wonderful prizes for the challenge winners from Marion Smith Designs, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, V’s Sweet Ideas (Vanessa and Nicole are with us today), Shimmerz Paints, May Designs, Willowfields Etsy Shop and American Crafts!! 

To play along here’s what you need to do:

1.  Create a project based on any challenge introduced during this hop. 

2. You may enter one challenge or do them all!

3. Link it up on this page under the appropriate InLinkz linky tool. You may link up a blog post with your newly created project (no back linking) OR use your Instagram account and link that up!  Cool right!!

4.  Have fun and share the challenges with your crafty friends.  Sharing is caring and you can win another prize just for sharing!  The blog hop and challenges are open July 10-17^th at midnight CST.

5.  Winners will be announced on July 20^th on the SpiegelMom Scraps website

Now, here’s the entire Scrap Party Line Up for you.  After you hop the blogs, there's a special bonus hop over on 3 YouTube Channels, starting at SpiegelMom Scrap's channel! Don't miss out on that, there's a fabulous prize for hopping there also!!

SpiegelMom Scraps Blog - Jody 

V's Sweet Ideas - Vanessa

Charity – SMS Sparkler’s DT

Ka – Special Guest Designer

Lou – SMS Sparkler’s DT

Nicole - V's Sweet Ideas

Kat – SMS Sparkler’s DT  < -- That's me!!

SpiegelMom Scraps YouTube

Teresa Huckle

Charity

So, my challenge to you is a sketch challenge - you know how much I love those!

Here is the sketch:

And here is the layout that I created using awesome products from the SMS store and V's Sweet Ideas:

I used the following SMS products:

-Studio Calico Printshop Wooden Stars

-White Wedding Sequin Mix

-Normandy Lace Paper Doilies

I used the following V's Sweet Ideas products:                     

-Coffee Break Stamp Set

-Lily Sweet Dots

-May Arts Slate Blue Ribbon

-White Diagonal Striped Itty Bitty Bags

I hope you can play along!  And, if you see anything that you want from the SMS store, used code KAT15 at check out to get an extra 15% off your purchase!          

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: Crate Paper; Alphas: American Crafts; Wood Veneer: Studio Calico; Ribbon: May Arts; Sequins, Doily: SpiegelMom Scraps; Alpha Stamps: Target; "I ♥ U" Stamp, Paper Bag, Enamel Dots: V's Sweet Ideas       

Pretty in Pink With The Studio and SpiegelMom Scraps

Hey, everyone!  There is a new sketch challenge posted at The Studio today - I did something on my layout that I almost never do - I used a colored cardstock background.  And this wasn't some weak attempt like I normally do when I use kraft cardstock.  This time I used pink!  Here is the sketch:

Here is my take on it:

I decided to place my photo in the center of the page instead of in the upper right.  I'm really into using the center of the page right now.  

I also used a ton of goodies from the SpiegelMom Scraps store on this:

-Cork Die Cut Hearts

-Cork Die Cut Chevrons
-Flutter Cork Die Cuts

-Normandy Lace Doilies

-Fairytale Sequin Mix (My fave mix EVER!)

-Large Shipping Tags

As always, use code KAT10 at check out and receive 10% off your entire SMS purchase!!

I hope you can stop by The Studio and play along with us this month!!

Cardstock: Bazzill: Patterned Paper: Elle's Studio; Alphas: Little Yellow Bicycle; Sequins, Doily, Tag, Cork Shapes: SpiegelMom Scraps; Mist: Heidi Swapp

SpiegelMom Scraps + Southern Girls Blog Hop

Happy NSD all!  We are totally excited that you’ve joined us this weekend for this extra special blog hop.  SpiegelMom Scraps and the Southern Girls Challenge Blog owners and Design Teams have united and are aspiring to inspire YOU!  This hop has such wide variety of paper crafting styles and media being used that it’s sure to knock your socks off.   So, it’s time to grab your favorite beverage (depending on the time of day where you live), a yummy treat and get ready to click & scroll your way to some fabulous inspiration! 

Yesterday I shared my first SpeigelMom Scraps layout of the weekend for the sketch challenge.  Today, I have two more layouts to share with you.  The first one is a layout that I made using one of Jody’s card sketches.  Here is the sketch: 

Here is my layout:

Items from the SMS store:

Fairytale Sequin Mix

Normandy Lace Doilies

Medium Shipping Tags

Studio Calico Wood Veneer Chevrons

Studio Calico Printshop Wood Veneer Circles

Large Shipping Tags

My second layout was made for the treasure hunt challenge that was posted on Facebook yesterday.  We were supposed to use a product that we had never removed from the packaging, something gold, something cork and an office supply.

Here is my take: 

Items from the SMS store:
Black & White Skinny Chevron Washi
Cork Chevrons
Green Chevron Ribbon
Studio Calico Hearts & Arrows Wood Veneer
Chic Tags Moments Wood Veneer

And proof that my Teresa Collins brads had not been previously used (ha!):

I hope you join us for the Facebook challenges…you still have all day to play and enter to win some seriously awesome prizes!

Here’s the whole blog hop line up:

SpiegelMom Scraps!

Dawn Turley

Julie Blakeman

Karen Oliver

Kat Benjamin (That’s me!!)

Lauren Colless

Louise Forsyth

Lyne Blodgett

Neha Aggarwal

Sarah Nancarrow

Wendy Nicola Jackson

Brenda Morgan

Shell Becker

Alicia Borowski

Laura Rumble

Jennifer Dykstra

Rachelle Olaridge

Jennifer Shamblin

Tracy Jackson

Thanks for stopping in!!! Enjoy the hop!!

Layout 1: Cardstock: Bazzill; Wood Veneers: Studio Calico; Tags, Sequins, Doilies: SpiegelMom Scraps; Mist: Heidi Swapp

Layout 2: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: Studio Calico; Brads: Teresa Collins; Wood Veneer: Studio Calico, Chic Tags; Mist: Heidi Swapp; Die Cut: Bella Blvd; Washi, Paperclip, Cork Chevrons, Doilies: SpiegelMom Scraps

NSD with SpiegelMom Scraps (+ a sketch!)

Good morning, everyone!  HAPPY (INTER)NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY!  Only the best day ever!  Haha!

SpeigelMom Scraps is kicking it off this morning with a new challenge - we are going to have 4 total today and you can play along for a chance to win an AWESOME prize!

The first challenge is a sketch challenge using a sketch designed by yours truly:

Here's my take on it:

I've been hoarding these Basic Grey papers for a while now and decided I should put them to use!! Here are the supplies I used from the SMS shop:

-Sunny Rose Sequin Mix

-Cork Die Cut Hearts

-Normandy Lace Paper Doilies

I hope you can stop by and play along with us!!!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Alphas: Basic Grey; Journaling Cards: Becky Higgins; Die Cuts, Chipboard, Mist: Heidi Swapp; Cork Hearts, Doilies, Sequins: SpiegelMom Scraps

Bella Blvd + PageMaps + NSD

Hey, everyone!!!  Today I have something a little bit fun to share - the Bella Blvd design team paired up with Becky Fleck's design team for the May issue of PageMaps!  We each got a fun sketch to work with.  Here is the sketch that I was given:

Here's what I created:

I had a ton of fun with this sketch - I kept the color scheme simple to highlight the super cute photos of little niece!

Definitely go check it out - there a lot of awesome sketches by Becky and a lot of great layouts from both teams - I'm sure you'll be inspired...and these will be great to use this weekend for any of your National Scrapbook Day festivities!

Speaking of NSD, there are a lot of great things to check out:

-Bella Blvd will be celebrating all day tomorrow on their blog and will have some awesome giveaways!

-SpiegelMom Scraps has teamed up with the Southern Girls Challenge Team to bring you a whole weekend of fun - tomorrow will feature a ton of fun challenges on Facebook and Sunday will be a combined blog hop - lots of goodies ups for grabs!!

-And finally, Clique Kits will celebrating all day Sunday with a ton of fun challenges!!

Hope you can stop by all the sites and enjoy the NSD festivities!

Layout: Cardstock: Bazzill; Everything else: Bella Blvd