Sweet Beginnings- Frosted Designs Reveal

Happy Tuesday ladies..  Us ladies over at Frosted Designs are having our Sketch Along Tuesday reveal today..  I was really inspired by this weeks sketch and wanted to dig into my stash of Webster's pages.. and then I found this cute photo of my daughter Amber when she started 1st grade..awwwww!..LOL

and I've noticed that most of my projects this summer either have the words "Sweet! or "Beginnings" in the title..LOL  I must be going through a phase of some kind, wonder if it has anything to do with me hitting 40 last week..argh!! LOL

ok..wont' bore you with my life's tragedies...LOL, and so lets get to the goodies shall we... 

I have a few close ups of the layout...

  and for supplies used:

Webster's pages collection, cant recall name..sorry!!
cream cardstock
Flowers and leaves by Iamroses
string of pearl
lace ribbon

Tim Holtz Distress ink: Rusty Hinge (my new fav ink..LOL)
Martha Stewart deep edge punch

Well my sweets, thats it for me for this Tuesday .. Do stop by Frosted Designs and join in the sketch challenge and win youself some blog candy..
Thank you all so much for stopping by today and hope you all have a great and creative week..
hugs
Nanné

BBQ-Frosted Designs Sketch Along Tuesday Reveal

Hi ladies... I was in a silly mood when I came up with this layout for my hubby..  the actual photo on the layout isn't that good, since I'm still out of inks for my printer..LOL  talk about a lazy...

so anywho..LOL  The girls over at Frosted Designs is having their Sketch Along Tuesday's reveal today and this is my silly take on their awesome sketch.. I absolutely love putting my own twist to the sketches and seeing them differently and being able to share the verstility that these sketches offer..

I added a hidden tag behind the photo mat and here it is with the tag pulled out:

 and yes, the tag is shaped like an oven mitt..LOL  just another cute and silly detail to the layout.. and by the way,  hubby loved it!! he likes seeing my humor in layouts and loves it when I dont' make them too girly..LOL

Here is the sketch that inspired me to make this layout:

here are some close ups of the layout:

as for the journaling on the tag, Cathie is my sister-in-law and we were visiting family in Florida a few summers ago and decided to grill some bratwurst !!

and for supplies used.

Papers by. 

ATD:

Recipe time collection

and 

Graphic45:

Domestic Goddess.

cardstock:

blue, white, red and dark yellow

cream, brown, green and black

Cricut cartridges:

George and Basic Shapes:

Stars

Block Party:

lady, man, hamburger, hotdog , oven mitt and title

Tim Holtz distress inks:

Rusty Hinge and Peeled Paint

white gel pen for faux stitching

chalks

popdots

computer generated journaling

okey dokey ladies.. thats it for me for today.. this was such a fun layout to make and I hope I inspired you to get yoru silly bug out and create a little something that makes you giggle out loud when you look at it...LOL

do stop by Frosted Designs today and join in on the sketch challenge and win yourself some amazing blog candy  and at the same time, check out what the rest of the design team members have created using this same sketch..

hope everyone has a wonderfully creative week..
hugs

Nanné

You R Dynomite: Frosted Designs Reveal

Good Tuesday morning to you ladies.. The ladies over at Frosted Designs is having its Tuesday Sketch reveal today and here is my take on their sketch.. I loved this weeks sketch cause it gave a lot of inspiration to make it your own... I once again went Facebook stalking and found some cute photos of my daughter when her boyfriend and her went to a science fair this spring.. They had the dinosaurs out feeding that time of day, so they got good pics..LOL

Here is my take on our sketch:

I don't have a pic of the actual sketch since my computer crashed on me yesterday and I'm at my hubby's garage getting my blog post posted..LOL I'm sure he will be extremely surprised when he sees photos of my layouts on his hardrive..LOL

so, here are some close ups of the layout and I actually did some embossing..wow!! go me...LOL

and for supplies used:

Papers by: My Minds Eye

cardstock: brown, grees, olive green, light yellow and dark yellow

Cricut cartridges:

Paper Doll Dress Up: All dinosaurs, greenery and Palm Tree

Pooh Font: Title font

Pooh and Friends: Grass and Sun

George and Basic Shapes: hollow circle, arrow head, circles and title base

Cuttlebug: embossing (dont' recall folder name)

white gel pen: faux stitching

black fine tip marker: faux stitching

foam tape

Tim Holtz Paper Sander

Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Peeled paint and Vintage Photo

Chalks

Well ladies, that about does it for me again for today.. I hope you have some free time and stop by Frosted Designs and see what the other Design team members have created using this same sketch..

I hope everyone has a wonderfully creative week..

Hugs

Nanné



Great Beginnings-Frosted Designs Reveal

I have been absolutely dying to make one of these layouts with the faux metal look and It only took me a few hours to actually get this one made.. Fasted layout I've made yet..LOL

Everything you see underneath the metal is cut out of chipboard just so it pops off of the layout..

Here is my take on our Sketch:

the story behind the layout is....

My husband opened up his own garage here in Finland specializing in Amercian cars and this corvette is one of the first cars he got to tamper with a few years back.. I printed the photo in Sepia, to match the metal feel and look of the layout, I think my inks might be running low or something, cause it came out awfully red..LOL

and this is my first attempt at this style, so its not perfect just yet..LOL

and here is the sketch that I followed when I created this layout:

I dont' have many close ups, but here are the few that I do have...

and for supplies used:

black cardstock: base

electrical tap

dry wall tape

black craft paint

chipboard sheets

metal art tools by: Walnut Hollow

Tim Holtz Crackle paint: walnut stain

cuttlebug

Tim Holtz gears dye cut plate

Cricut Plantin Schoolbook: font

Cricut Indie Art: Wrenches

I seen this amazing faux metal technique video on youtube and thought "how cool is that!"..
Here is the link to her video and just so you know, Its not my video so be kind and leave her some love..

Thats it for the supplies.. wow, what a short list.  LOL

I'm off to enjoy my work day now.. I promised my hubby that I would start putting in more hours at his garage this week, even though I already work a full time job at a grocery store managing the bakery and dairy departments..LOL   hopefully this won't interfere with my crafting, cause that aint' gonna work then..LOL

have a great rest of the week ladies..
Hugs

Nanné

He Holds the Key To My Heart-FD reveal

As much as I hate seeing the summer weeks go flying by, I do have to admit that Reveal day is always a favorite of mine.. and today is the Sketch Along Tuesdays reveal over at Frosted Designs..  Our very own Debbies (plural) made this double page sketch for us girls to work with and I loved it!! I normally make single pagers, but this really got me thinking outside of my comfy zone and I love how it came out!!

These photos are of my husband taken during my moms wedding a few weeks ago.. He had no idea I was snapping photos while he was enjoying a quiet moment with his glass of cougnac (<--yuck)..LOL

My men were all dressed alike, but I really wanted to make a page of just my hubby and we can look back in 30 yrs and remember what he looked liked at the young age of 41..

Well, enough yapping about the layout LOL  

Here is my take on this weeks sketch:

and here is the sketch I used to create my layout:

and for a few close ups of the layout:

I really tried making this layout all about the photos.. LOL

and for supplies used:

Papers by: colorbok(walmart special $5) I love bargains..

Cardstock: white, black and light blue

Flowers by: Prima

Brads by : 7-gypsies 

Martha Stewart deep edge punch

Martha Stewart punch around the page

Say it with Pearls by Prima: black

Black lace ribbon

hat pins

key trinket by Prima

white liquid pearl

Cricut cartridge: Cindy Loo for the title font

Well ladies.. Thats it for me for today.. I had a blast creating this two pager for Frosted Designs.. Do stop by their blog and join in on the fun and maybe win yourself some great scrapbooking items.. 

Thank you all so much for stopping and taking a look

Have a great and creative rest of the week..
Hugs

Nanné

Sweet- Sketch Along Tuesdays Reveal

Its been such a treat to be on the design team over at Frosted Designs.. I love the sketches the girls come up with and I always get to do a little something new...

for this weeks sketch, I used a piece of corrugated cardboard for the middle.  I actually used a chipboard mini album piece to trace the shape onto the cardboard and then cut it all out with scissors..  It was so much fun to make something new..

Here is my take on this weeks Sketch:

. I have to admit I was in a bit of a hurry to get this layout finished due to my moms wedding and getting everything ready.. I wish I would have had more time to get a little bit more detail in there..LOL

Here is the sketch:

and here are some close ups of the layout:

and for supplies used:

Papers by: DCWV Botanical Stack

cardstock: cream and red

Flowers by: I am Roses

leaves by: I am Roses

font: SCAL

Liquid pearl: white

corrugated cardboard

craft paint: white and cream

Tim Holtz distress ink: Vintage Photo

Bling by Prima: say it with Crystals

tag: hand cut

mini eyelet

pink ribbon

burlap ribbon

That does it for me for this Tuesday.. Thank you all so much stopping by today and taking a look at my take on our sketch .. Do stop by Frosted Designs and join in the challenges this month.. there are prizes to be won and the more you play, the bigger your chances are of winning something fun for yourself..

Hope you have a wonderfully creative week..
Hugs

Nanné

Gentle Smile- Sketch Along Tuesdays FD

I have another sketch reveal to share with you lovely ladies .. Us girls over Frosted Designs are having our Sketch Along Tuesday reveal today and here is my take on our sketch.. the sketch was once again created by our very own and talented Debbie Burns..

I do have to admit that I loved this sketch and had so much fun with it, especially when I found this cute photo of my daughter holding a bunch of apples.. I printed it in sepia instead of color, I love how it turned out..

ok ok ok, I hear ya.. lets get to the layout shall we..LOL

and here is the sketch I followed..

and for a few close ups of the layout.

Pearl drops (halves) I added to the trim of the big circle.. I'm really happy with how it looks!

I hand made the paper rosette with my paper trimmer and

my Martha Stewart edge punch, plus a Basic Grey brad..

The pink flowers are Primas that I got at a great deal over Generations Crafting, white flowers are from Iamroses and the cream colored are by Ranger and I bought those online here in Finland..

The papers are by My Minds Eye and I also inked the edges using Tim Holtz distress ink "Vintage photo!"..

Well ladies.. I want to thank you all so very much for stopping and taking a look at my layout.. Do stop by Frosted Designs and see what the other talented ladies have created for using this same sketch..

Hope everyone has a wonderful rest of the week..

hugs

Nanné

Sketch Along Tuesday Reveal for April 19th

Its Sketch along Tuesdays at Frosted Designs again today.. Wooo Hoo!!.. We have an original sketch by Debbie Burns.. I loved it !! 

I've been dying to make a masculine layout for the longest time now and when my son Adam handed me his school pics, I knew exactly what I wanted to make.. 

I created some gears a few weeks back and this was the perfect opportunity to use them along with some chains, screw head brads and other metal embellishments I found in my stash.. I love the way this layout turned out..

I also found some Graphic45 papers in my stash and thought those would be perfect for this layout..

 Here is the sketch:

best part of these sketch's is that you really can make it your own.. feel inspired to create your own masterpiece.  :)

and for some close ups:

and for supplies used:

Papers by : Graphic45

Cricut: Gears(SCAL) even though you can create you own with you DS, I tried and it will works great..

Corrugated cardboard

paints: black and red

Tim Holtz crackle paint (white)

Tim Holtz distress inks: Vintage photo

black ink by: Stazon

Tim Holtz stamp: film Strip

Metal Arrows: 7Gypsies

Screwhead Brads: product manufacture un-known

Key: K&Co

Safety Pin: Tim Holtz

Chain: Tim Holtz

Little Car Charm: Horizon

Black Burlap: craft store find

word stickers: Young and unique

Alpha stickers: Basic Grey

I think that does it for the list of supplies.. While making this layout, I realized I need to find me some more metal embellishments.. These were so much fun to work with and it really took me out of my comfort zone..Which was such a nice change..

Well ladies, I certainly hope you like what I've created.. My 16 yr old son was happy when I showed it to him.. I got a positive "a-huh!"..LOL  

Thank you all so much for stopping and do stop by Frosted Designs and join in the on Sketch Along Tuesday Challenge..We'd love to see what you can create using the same sketch..

Hope everyone has a great and Creative rest of the week..

Hugs

Nanné

Words to Live By- Frosted Designs Reveal

I have to admit, I'm having the best time playing around with all of these different sketches and really opening my eyes to all of the many possibilities that these sketches can bring..
for instance this one I used as my design team project for Frosted Designs Tuesday's sketch challenge..

So, here is my take on this weeks sketch:

I really wanted to make of these fabulous ruffled banners that our very own Annette over SOUS was kind enough to share a tutorial for.. Kudos to you Annette..!! and if you love them as much as I do, just click

HERE and it will take you straight to the tute...

So, instead of cutting a scalloped border, I made the ruffles.. Love them!!

I always try to make these sketches my own and get inspired by them.. Because I added the roses on the bottom border, I had to move the flower cluster up.. and then wanted the title to reflect the writing on her t-shirt which says " I love being Awesome!"..so, I added the big arrow..

by the way, that t-shirt fits her like a glove..LOL

here is the sketch I followed:

super cute sketch, don't ya think.. Lots of room to play around with..

and for a few close ups of the layout:

Here is a close up of the title and flower cluster.. oh and I love this photo of her ..I'm her best Facebook stalker, I'm always there looking at possible photos I can nab..LOL

and you can also see in this pic, how I emboss stampped some flowers in the upper corner, heat set them with clear embossing powder and then inked over them with Tim Holtz distress inks..

Here is a close up of the ruffled banner with the roses, which are by prima.. love them!! so super cute..

and a fuzzy close up of the t-shirt..LOL

she was coming to work( we work together) and I snapped this pic of her before she got dressed in her work uniform..

 and for supplies used:

Papers by: K & Co

Cream, green and brown colored cardstock.

Flower stamp by : inkadinkadoo

embossing ink by : Tim Holtz

Clear embossing Powder

heat gun

Old book (thrift store find- $0)

Suade-Glimmer mist

brown ink: Versa color

Small Yellow roses by Prima

Big flower by: Prima

tiny green leaves by: Iamroses

thin rope

pearl drops by : prima

small yellow flowers by: Reprint

*Cricut:

George and Basic Shapes:  Oval and arrow head

Plantin schoolbook: leaves and title font

Cindy Loo: scalloped circles for the ruffled banner (3") and flourish

Tim Holtz distress inks:

Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint, Antique Linen and Scattered Straw..

Ink applicator

Well my lovelies.. that does for me for today..I hope you aren't too busy enjoing spring to not stop by Frosted designs this week and join in on the Sketch Along Tuesdays challenge.. 

Thank you all so very much for stopping and taking a look..

Hope everyone has a great and creative rest of the week..
Hugs

Nanné

New Sheriff in Town-DT project for Frosted Designs

The girls over at Frosted Designs are having their Sketch along Tuesday reveal today and I just went all out with my Cricut this week.. Needed a good ole hoe down (sounds funny)..LOL

These photos are of my daughter Amber showing off her VIP ticket and these were taken a few years ago at a food expo that we attended.  Its party central thats for sure, good food, drinks and live bands playing all night long..

That year, was a "Old West!" theme and they were handing out sheriff stickers to everyone.. So, thats where I came up with the Ole West theme for my layout..

almost forgot, but here is the sketch that I followed (sort of)..LOL

I loved this sketch for the sheer fact that it gave me so much room to play!!

and for a few close ups:

and for supplies used:

Papers by: K& Co

Cardstock: Brown and tan

Cricut cartridges:

Old West:

Barrels, hay, cowboy, cowgirl, stage coach wheels, sheriff star, wanted sign, barb wire, rope and title font.

Walk in My Garden: Wheelbarrow

Tags, Bags and boxes: pull out tag

Cuttlebug and Tim Holtz wood grain embossing folder

flowers by ranger

pearl drops

Tim Holtz distress inks: Vintage photo

Chalks

pop dots

Well ladies. that it for me to this Tuesday.. Do stop by Frosted Designs and join in the Sketch Along Tuesdays challenge..

thank you all so much for stopping by and taking a look.. I hope everyone has a great and creative week..

Hugs

Nanné