Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Sketchy Thursdays & Scrapbookers Anonymous

I've been working on several layouts these days, but I just haven't had a chance to post them! I've got a few to share today. My first is my take on this week's Sketchy Thursdays sketch.

The adorable sketch:


I decided to work on some Valentine photos. I've been trying to get everything from last Februray (2010) scrapped. I loved this froggy in the photos, and I used some cute froggy love paper from last year's K & Company Valentine stack. LOVE all the cute little animals in it! I wanted a border around the froggy paper, so I got out my paints and just messy-painted a red & pink border. I've never done that before, but I'll definitely be doing it again :)


I LOVE the banner in the sketch! I've been inspired to do a lot of banners lately...I just love the look of them!



I also created this next layout for the current challenge at Scrapbookers Anonymous. It was to scrap a "hard to scrap" color. Obviously, I chose purple! I love the color, but it is hard to scrap. Since Paige was wearing a purple shirt, I went with it and tried to pull out as much of my purple stash as I could! I accented with a sky turquoise blue, which I love.

I have so many pre-made flowers that I need to use! I'm so happy some of my old Prima flowers went perfectly with this color & layout! They're such a pretty color.

I've really been into buttons lately, with a floss bow tied through. I love them!


Thanks for stopping by! I will have more to share with you throughout the week!

21 comments:

  1. The ST layout is so cute! Love the frog paper and that painted border looks great, I'm going to have to try that! Wow, purple is a difficult color for many of us, but you've done great by it! Love the bits of blue you added! Thanks for joining in the fun at Scrapbookers Anonymous!!!

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  2. These are both adorable!! I am like you, I love purple, but find I have a really hard time scrapping it!

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  3. Super cute LO's. LOVE the colors and the detail. :-)

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  4. Both of your lo's are adorable! I love the banner on your ST lo and the cute little froggie, and I think the use of the purple on your 2nd lo turned out great!

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  5. Yep, purple sure is cropping up a lot in this challenge. Love your circle stitching. Thanks for playing along with Scrapbookers anonymous.

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  6. Love your pages! Great stitching and ribbons! :)

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  7. I love your work! It is so fun an creative! Thanks for playing with Sketchy Thursdays!

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  8. Lovely happy pages : )
    Thanks for playing with ST. xx

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  9. Great layouts! I love that purple and sky blue. It looks so nice together. Thanks for playing along with us at Scrapbookers Anonymous!
    Lydia

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  10. Very cute! Love both pages! The tiny frog and the stitching are awesome!

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  11. These are BOTH GORGEOUS! I loveeeeeeeeeee the bright colors on both and loving the frogs on that first one! Thanks soooooooooooo much for playing along with Sketchy Thursdays and Scrapbookers Anonymous! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

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  12. WOW WOW WOW...The ST layout is so cute! Love the frog paper!! Awesome!!! You painted the border which is looks great!!!

    Wow, purple is a difficult color for many of us, but you nailed it! enhance the whole look with the bits of blue you added!Fabulous... Thanks for joining in the fun at Scrapbookers Anonymous!!!

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  13. Awesome layouts - your little one is a terrific subject!!!!

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  14. Thanks for playing along with Scrapbookers Anonymous!!

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  15. Snap- purple is my hard to use colour too- love the touch of blue in the title- thanks for joining us at Scrapbookers Anonymous

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  16. I love your purple LO, the stitched circles and the touch of turquoise looks gorgeous. Your first LO, is fun,loving the frogs. Thanks for joining us at SA.xxx

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  17. The frogs are too cute and this pages is lovely! And the purple LO.... no words! It's stunning!
    Eli (Scrapbookers anonymous)
    http://scrap-colors.blogspot.com/

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  18. Purple is my hard to use color, too. You rocked this layout, love the touches of blue! Thanks for playing along with us at Scrapbookers Anonymous!

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  19. both fabulous layouts. the pictures and cute little frog on the first one is so adorable.. and purple seems to be a popular choice for the SA challenge. great mixing and matching of paper..
    thanks so much for playing along with us at Scrapbookers Anonymous. =)

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  20. Wow! Both lo's are absolutely adorable! Love them both and those pics are just precious!

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  21. Oh my! Both layouts are so cute! Love the stitching! and the little touch of acqua! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Scrapbookers Anonymous!

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