Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge 2

New Neighbors by Robin

Here is Robin's take on her own Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge 2. She said, "I used a kit I received from Queen Scraps to create this page (if you can't post that, it's ok). I used K&Co Poppy Seet Patterned Paper, rub-ons & cardstock stickers & Borders, Prima Flowers, Bazzill Cardstock."
Now it's your turn to complete the sketch Challenge - see all the details in Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge 2 - below.

Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge #1

Graduation Card by Ren Yi

Future Design Team Member Ren-Yi submitted this card for the Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge. This is what she said, "Here is my take on the June Sketch Challenge:

This is a graduation card for a cousin that just finished high school. I wanted to send him off with a "good luck" sentiment as well as tell him how proud we all are. I have been inspired by the SOS group that I was determined to submit a June Sketch Challenge and try to get more practice with sketch challenges. I find it hard to keep true to the templates and always take creative liberties. Here are mine:
* I flipped the sketch vertically and horizontally to accommodate my stamp restrictions (digis would have more helpful in this case ;), since Olivia the Owl's branch looked better coming from the left.
* By keeping the branch on the left I could create visual arc lines with the branch and the top half of the circle, as inspired by the dotted arc lines in the sketch.
* The three scored lined was an interpretation of the five segments of the sketch. This allowed me to segment my paper and anchor my design more cleanly.
* The button with a bit of man-ly twine substituted for the flower.

More technical deets are on my blog.
I hope you can still see the elements of the sketch that deemed as the inspiration to this card, even given my many creative liberties. Any tips on keeping true to a sketch?

Now it's your turn - get your sketch layout in before the deadline!

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Totally Spoiled by Kathy

This is actually a combination of both the Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge and the June Stitching Challenge.

I did this layout of my granddaughter at the pumpkin patch - not your regular autumn looking colors, due to Texas' weather. I used a piece of paper from the new DCWV Flower Shower Spring Stack. The strips are cut from one sheet of the 12 x 12 paper. I had to split them behind the pictures (Frugal Friday Tip), in order for the strip to fit diagonally on the page. I then cut the snail, and flowers out of one of the leftover strips. I then pen stitched around the top and bottom of the strips and pictures which gave the layout more pizazz!

This was a fun sketch to work with - I plan to use it again. I really like the circles in the sketch - but just couldn't make them work on this page - maybe next time.

Now it's your turn! Take one or both of the challenges - or combine them into one layout. See details for the Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge and the June Challenge below.

June Stitch and Sketch Challenge

Sun Dial by Christy S.


Future Guest Design Team Member, Christy chose to combine the Sketch challenge with the June Stitch challenge.

Here is her description: "The sketch reminded me so much of sun beams. I had these photos of my son acting the part of a sundial during a homeschool science project and felt the sketch would be perfect for it. I wanted to create the illusion of sunlight becoming shadow. So I used water color crayons as a base on white cardstock. To help delineate the space, I stitched lines in light orange, dark orange and black DMC floss. I punched squares from my Basic Grey Ambrosia paper pad and layered these along the rows to add to the "sun to shadow" effect. The buttons and brads used are from Ambrosia as well. I used CK's Far out font to journal with and to cut the title on my cricut. When I took the original photos, I had to position myself to capture the shadows. There was a water meter in the shot. To hide it, I punched circles and wrote the time of day. I inked the journal spot and title with Colorbox black ink."

What a great way to combine the two challenges. See all the details for both challenges in Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge and/or June Stitching Challenge below.

Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge

Fab Food by Laurie

Design Team Member Laurie submitted her take on of the Scrap Our Stash Sketch. Here is her description: "This layout is of the food from my travels to Peru. We liked this place so much that we went there twice for the yummy brownie desserts.

I tried to incorporate many elements of the sketch with the striped and angled background, title placement, number of focal elements and circles made from ribbon. The ribbon was just something fun to do and I think it turned out pretty neat!

Now it's your turn to take the sketch challenge. See all the details below in Sketch Challenge.

Scrap Our Stash Sketch

Design Team Member Stephanie submitted this layout for the Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge.

This is what she said: "It's all about graduation for me these days. I loved this sketch because I knew that it would be copper and green without looking tacky. (Sometimes copper and green (my school colors) look absolutely terrible together.) I started with an avalanche white piece of Bazzil cardstock and use distress ink (peeled paint) and Color Box copper inks to color the paper. The flower is made using felt, metal, and paper die cuts from the Sizzix Bigz die "Build A Flower". Oh, yeah, I deviated a little bit from the sketch and added a polka dotted layer. Why? Because if you look closely at the flowers I'm holding (top photo), you'll notice that they are wrapped with the same paper...literally, the same sheet of paper! Look for the green paper in one of my upcoming layouts! I love using little pieces of life in my layouts"!

Now it's your turn to take the challenge - see all the details in Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge below.

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Really? by Joni

Here is Design Team Member Joni's take on the Scrap Our Stash Sketch.
Now it's your turn. Just complete a layout using the attached sketch as your inspiration.
See all the details in Scrap Our Stash Sketch below.

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Delight in Life by Kimmarie

Design Team Member Kimmarie completed this layout for the Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge. Here is what she had to say about it: "This is my take on Robin's creative sketch. I took these pictures of my 18 year old daughter, Sara this month. She was all dressed up to go to a communion party with her boyfriend, Travis. She looked so pretty, I just couldn't resist snapping a bunch of pictures of her. I printed some in black and white as well, I love how easy it is to do that. I had trouble getting the papers to work on a 12 x 12 size so I decided to go with 10 x 10 and it seems to work just fine. The papers I used are from a DCWV kit, Stampin' Up Delight In Life stamp and markers, MM bling which I colored to match my layout and the flower is from Petaloo.

I enjoyed doing this layout and I actually accomplished 3 of SOS challenges in one layout. The first is following Robin's sketch, second I colored my bling as taught by Rachel on a Frugal Friday Tip and third I scrapped a 10 x 10 which is Out of My Box. I can't wait to see what you all do with Robin's awesome sketch, maybe try doing something Out of the Box with it as well.

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Happy Birthday by Monica

Design Team Member Monica did this layout for the Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge. She said, "I didn't follow this sketch completely but close. The pictures that I used were a little larger and so I placed the flower on top. I felt like it evened out the lo. These are pictures from my birthday dinner last year"!

Now it's your turn to take a Challenge. Just complete a layout using this sketch as your inspiration or do somthing "outside of your box". Email a picture to scrappinpsycho@live.com . Your layout will be posted and could win you a spot on the Guest Design Team. Check out all the details in Scrap Our Stash Sketch Challenge or May Challenge below.