Beautiful...

Hi there, Lisa S here today to share a layout I created using Crate Open Book Collection and a few other goodies..

I love how the soft papers let the photo shine...it was taken in the school library windows at University of Nevada, Reno...love that my daughter thought to document this moment.  The Book paper was too perfect...I love this line so much and how it works for snapshots!!  

I used this sketch I created for this layout...

Hop on over to the forums and play along with our Sketchathon!!

Happy!

Hi there, Lisa here today to share my layout for today's sketch challenge. In case you were unaware, we are hosting our April Sketchathon over in the Forums. It promises to be lots of fun! I know I'll be participating and getting a bunch of pages done!  Come join in the fun!

Here's the sketch I created....

And the layout I created with the sketch...using the Simple Stories I Am Collection

Come see what yesterday's sketch looks like and play along over in the forum!!

Sketchathon #28! Only 2 to go!

Well the sketchathon will soon be coming to an end, BUT you have until May 4th at midnight to upload your projects!

Here is today's sketch and the page I made using My Mind's Eye Milo & Izzy collections.

This is a pretty simple page for me.  I have REALLY been wanting to make a page with a circle shaped photo lately.  It is a bit of a challenge, but I like the outcome!

Speaking of My Mind's Eye, products from the new Necessities collections will be arriving this week! Do you like enamel dots?  Woodgrain prints?  Metallics? Vellum?  You MUST check out these lines!

Keep a lookout in the store this week!  :)

*****************Weekly Giveaway***************

For a chance to win a $10 credit to the store, leave a comment on each blog post this week.  I will choose a random day and then a random commentor on that day to win!!!  Winners have 7 days to claim their prize.

Last weeks winner is:

Congrats!  Contact me at info@myscrapsandmore.com to claim your credit!

Welcome to the new My Scraps & More Sketch Blog Design Team!

I was overjoyed to see the number of talented submissions for the call for the My Scraps & More Sketch Blog!  I have never had to select a DT before, and let me tell you, it is SOOOO difficult to narrow down.  Thank you to EVERYONE who stuck their neck out and applied.  I know how scary that can be, and the anticipation is just dreadful!

So after much deliberation, here are the NINE new members of the team!

Michelle Gallant

Stacia Brandt

Janessa Franco

Tracey Gordon

Jessica Shurts

Tracy Feely

Sheila Burns

Nadine C.

Krissy Clark McKee

Each applicant was asked to create a layout based on a sketch for the call, and I thought I would share them with you here!  Here is the sketch:

And their entries:

Michelle Gallant

Stacia Brandt

Jenessa Franco

Tracey Gordon

Jessica Shurts

Tracy Feely

Sheila Burns

Nadine C.

Krissy Clark McKee

Congrats to the new team members and thanks again to all those who applied!  Can't wait to see all the new DT inspiration!

Giveaway Monday-Lily Bee!

I just read this morning on the Lily Bee blog that the owner, Kristin, has decided to step away for a while because of some big life events.  You can read all the details HERE on the Lily Bee blog.

I have always LOVED Lily Bee products and have been working with some of their latest releases the past few weeks.  Here is a page I made with this sketch from this past Friday on the My Scraps & More Sketch Blog.

I stuck closely to the sketch and added a few other elements there and there.  I have been using my Cameo a LOT lately to make my titles!

I added in a few burlap elements to give the page some texture and painted some wood veneer flowers the same color red as the papers in the We Are Family collection from Lily Bee, which you can find HERE in the store!

So in light of what is happening at Lily Bee, I am going to give away some paper from the Urban Autumn and We Are Family collections this week!  Please leave comments throughout the week on the blog and I will choose one random day and one random comment from that day to win a prize!

Last weeks winner is:

Please send an email to info@myscrapsandmore.com with your shipping info!  Thanks so much and have a great week everyone!

STORE NEWS:

New Bella Blvd, October Afternoon, and MME should be shipping any day now!  Be sure to keep checking the store for new arrivals!

-Audrey

Play Date!

My daughter has been making some new friends at school this year, and we have had our first couple of playdates!

I love the colors in the Basic Grey RSVP collection.  Even though it is birthday themed, it was perfect for this fun "playtime" page!

I used today's sketch from the My Scraps & More sketch blog, HERE
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I kept the page pretty simple.  I used some stickers for a small banner in the top corner.  I splattered some mists and some star stickers on the page to add movement.

The I popped some letter stickers up near my journaling with the girls' initials.  And I created a visual triangle with three large circle stickers, too.

Do you like using collections for themes other than what they were intended?  Then maybe you would like Tammi's Day 6 challenge on the 12 Days of Christmas going on at the Forums!  You have until January 5th to enter your projects!

Have a great weekend!

-Audrey

To market to market...

I love to go to the farmer's market in the fall...the pumpkins, apples, squash, mums....and I love the fact that I am supporting local farms and people.  We had a fun time picking out pumpkins there and I thought that the colors in the Crate Paper "Close Knit" collection were perfect for the theme of my page.  I also used today's sketch from the Sketch Blog which you can see HERE.

I did lots of layering of some of the fun die cuts in the kit, plus I added some other wood bits from my stash.  You can also see a few splatters and some sequins, too!

I think jute twine is the perfect touch for a "natural" themed page.  And that Farmer's Market sticker is from an OLD Crate Paper collection called "Farmhouse" (maybe 2 years ago?).  But I remembered it and it was perfect for my page!

Hope you are enjoying your fall activities!  Now let's move on to the Holiday Season! We are starting it off with the 12 Days of Christmas on the message boards! 12 Days + 12 Challenges = 12 awesome giveaways! It all starts this Sunday  December 1st. Please join us on the forums and play along in all of the fun!!

-Audrey Yeager

Summer flashback..S'mores and a sketch....

Today up on the My Scraps & More Sketch Blog I have a new sketch that I designed.  I wanted to do something different than how my pages normally look, so I came up with a fun design which you can see HERE.

On my page I used the Pebbles "Lakeside" collection (probably one of my favorite summer collections EVER!).  There were some perfect S'mores stickers for my page and I love the "woodsy" feel of the papers.

I also used a few tags from Elle's Studio, too!

 Oh, and here is a little something about my page...I had another photo, but it just wasn't working on my design, so I stuck some paper on it and tucked it behind the journaling area for a pull out card!  I love doing this when my photos don't seem to sit on my pages!

Have a great weekend!

-Audrey

Let's take a DIP!

The water in the lakes is still really chilly in Mid-June, yet that didn't stop my daughter from jumping on in!

I used the "Atlantic" collection from Studio Calico for this page.  You should really check it out in the My Scraps & More store!  It is a really great summer/nautical line!  I based this page off of today's sketch at the My Scraps & More sketch blog.

On my background, I wanted a bit more color, so I painted a large yellow circle with some watered down mist.  Then I splattered some Navy and aqua mists.

I had a third photo that just wasn't working in the design of the page (I always have a hard time mixing up portrait and landscape photos on a layout!), so I decided just to tuck it behind the larger photo with a little tab and clothespin to pull out!

I fussy cut out the anchor from patterned paper and added some flair.  I also used a vellum garland from my stash and cut apart the stitched circles and glued them around the page here and there.

Be sure to visit the sketch blog to see more awesome layouts with the sketch!

-Audrey

The Future's So Bright....

You 80's music fans probably know the rest of that phrase....  :)

I combined some of the latest Fancy Pants lines including Trendsetter and Parkbench, as well as a few bits from Echo Park All About A Boy.

I used today's sketch on the My Scraps & More Sketch blog, but changed it up a bit!

A few of the stickers on here are from some old things I had in my stash.  I have been trying to including something from my stash on every page.

I layered some stickers, die cut papers, and buttons with a bit of twine, paint, and stitching thrown in.

Hope you have a bright weekend!

Waiting for spring....

It's been so cold here in NY this spring, and my kiddos have been itching to get outside. We had a "warmer" day (and i mean a day above 32 degrees! :) ) and the sun was out which warmed up our sun porch. So we went on the porch and played for a while!

I used today's sketch from the sketch blog, which you can find HERE!

I am so in love with the colors in the American Crafts Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm line!  The mint, navy, bright coral, sunshine, and pink and just an awesome combination! Here it is in the store: AC Dear Lizzy

I cut apart the chevron paper into smaller bits and then stitched down the centers.  I scattered them around the page to draw attention to different areas.

I also used some rub-ons, chipboard, die cuts, and stickers from this collection, too!

Hope spring is coming your way, soon!

-Audrey