I2S Creative Sketches

Today I am a "guest blogger" again over at Inspired to Scrap.   Be sure to check out their blog AND their forum.  The forum is where I found today's sketch.

If you've been following me for awhile, you know I love using sketches.  I use them for cards and scrapbook layouts.   They can be used exactly as shown or as a great jumping off point for inspiration.  Sketches can be flipped, rotated, mirrored, doubled, or stretched.  You can add elements or take them away.  

My challenge for you today is to use a sketch on a layout and then take what you have leftover (paper, embellishments, etc.) and use the same sketch to make a card.   Below is my sample.

Sketch by Stacey Lokovic

My layout came first.  I'm doing an album of a Shop Hop adventure I went on shortly after moving here.  It was a great way for me to explore the area and find where all the best LSS were.  :)  (LSS= Local Scrapbooking Stores)

You can use the same sketch I did or find one of you own.  Check my blog all week.  I'll be using a different sketch every day.   (Monday does not have the sketch included in the post, but I'm sure you can figure it out.

P.S.  If you like the Beau Chateau paper I used in my samples today, be sure to pick them up NOW.  Tomorrow is the last day they will be available if they haven't sold out already.   This is my all-time favorite SU paper pack. 

Creative Blessings,
Heather North

Colors Used: Marina Mist, Very Vanilla and Basic Gray

Beau Chateau DSP

Elements of Style

Scallop Edge Border Punch

Stampin' Dimensionals

Pop It Up

My layout from the Inspired to Scrap challenge needed a bit more dimension, so I decided to pop up some of the elements and add a couple more snowflake brads.  Still only added about 7 minutes to the 18 total I had already spent making and posting the layout on I2S. 

Next I used some of the same paper on the RHS of my page to make the 2 page spread flow.  The North, South, East and West photos are all mounted with the same patterned paper I used the LHS.

 Here is the completed 2 page spread.  Funny how great the challenge coordinated so well with what I already had planned for the RHS. 

Inspired Challenge

Tonight on the  Inspired to Scrapforum they had a one hour challenge.  It was a rare night with my husband gone on a business trip to CA so I thought I would have the night free.  Turns out my son's school had Howdy Family Night on the same night.   By the time we came home I had less than 20 minutes to create this page and post it to the blog.  Even though I was short on time I really liked the way it turned out.