The Memory Nest March Sketch #36 - Meeting Jack

Hello everyone!   It is time for the second Sketch Challenge 

for March from The Memory Nest Blog.

This sketch was created by Crystal Schneider. I really like the "blockiness" of it - is that a word? - I don't think so, but hey, take a look at the sketch below and you'll  know what I mean!

First off - even though we as DT Members are given the sketch the month before, in this case February, I just wasn't "feelin'" the HEARTS at the time - Soooo - you know me (- I NEVER Scrap in chronological order -)  I decided to take you back a few months, oh, and a few years too 
- back to October of 2012!!

I really "scrapped my stash" here! I used a piece of Black Bazzill Cardstock for the base page.  The 2 strips of Halloween Pattern Paper have been hanging around FOREVER! as well as many of the embellishments too!  

The photos were taking in October 2012, on our first trip to Disneyland.  We are BIG Jack Skellington fans - (well, I am a BIG Jack Skellington fan, my hubby just follows my lead!) and I was SO excited to get to "meet him!"  We were there during Mickey's Halloween Party and LOVED all of the Halloween decorations throughout the park, especially how they change The Haunted Mansion Ride to 
"The Nightmare Before Christmas!"

You can see lots of embellies here.  In place of the hearts I used Mickey heads, chipboard swirls, spiders and even Mickey himself!  When printing the 2 vertical photos through Shutterfly, I selected the Halloween overlays that they offer.  I LOVED the look of the white zig-zag line, so I took my White Gel pen and used it to make my own lines on the black cardstock, all along the perimeters, to mimic the look on the photos. I also added Disneyland and the date in the lower right hand corner.  I LOVE how it turned out!

I thought this little Mickey Sticker was perfect for the photo of Jack!  Here you can also see a close-up of the lines that came on the photo, and the ones that I added to the layout.

If you've visited my blog before, you know that I love to make hidden pockets by adding my photo mats with with 3D Foam Dots on 3 sides, the slipping a tag with journaling about the photos on the layout inside.  This tag was inked with orange and black distress stains, and I added some Washi Tape, a bug sticker and some fun fibers to it too!  ( Now scroll back to the top of the post and see how it looks tucked in behind the lower left hand photo)

In keeping with the Haunted Mansion theme, these cute little tombstone 3D stickers came in the same pack with the frightened Mickey sticker  - ( yes I did replace the hearts in the sketch with tombstones!! LOL!!)  The little ghost was actual cut from a small length of ghost ribbon that I had in my stash too!

Well, there you have it - I thank you for stopping by, and hope you will play along with us on our 2nd Make it Monday Sketch for March - or Sketch #36.  I can't wait to see what you all come up with !!

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

The Memory Nest March Sketch #35 -Cruisin' with The Mouse!

It is time to revel the first sketch for the first Make it Monday, for the month of March, from The Memory Nest!  

This cool sketch was designed by Leslie Germain - 
and I really LOVE the design.  
All kinds of ideas were running through my head, as I flipped through photos to see what would work.  

I knew I wanted to try to see if I could fit 3 photos in the 3 horizontal squares and "pop" one larger photo over the 2 of them.

I finally decided on the 4 photos in the layout below.  They were taken on September 6, 2014, Embarkation Day - the start of our "Magical" 14 night Westbound Trans-Atlantic Disney Cruise, on The Disney Magic.  We sailed from Barcelona, Spain, to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and it truly was a "Voyage of a Lifetime" Below is my Design Team Inspiration layout.  Be sure to visit The Memory Nest, to see what all of the other Design Team Members came up with - and let your imagination run wild!!

The base sheet of paper and the cruise words triangle, are from Splash of Color -Magic Cruise Collection. I think the ship looks just like the Disney Cruise Line ships that we LOVE sailing on.  There is a little beach on the bottom right of the base page, that I covered with varying patterns and lenghts of Washi tape, as well as beach umbrellas and a palm tree on the bottom left, that I covered with embellishments, as we were embarking in Barcelona, Spain, and not from an island, at the time.   I separated the triangle word pattern piece on the top right of the page with a piece of Washi Tape.  I just didn't want it to be floating in mid air! LOL!

Here is a close up of the Mickey Head Pin with all of our "Ports of Call" on it.  This pin was made by one of the cruisers in our Facebook Group and we were able to purchase them.  I cut the back off of it and added it with a 3D Foam Dot, as it is the same logo we used to print on the shirts we wore the day we boarded and set sail - I thought it fit perfectly!  The little Mickey figure is actually a button that I cut the back off, and stuck on the same way! - So sorry for the shadows on these photos.  It's been cold and snowy around here lately with temperatures in the teens and even lower - this was a quick morning photo shoot outside on my deck, and the sun was not being my friend.

Here is another close up of some of the embellishments.  I used word stickers from Tim Holtz Chit Chat Words that I matted on red card stock to do a little journaling.  I've had that Mickey sticker forever - and like how the yellow picked up on the yellow of the horn funnels.  Oh - and that little card on the left with the ship and the map, is the card that the pin came on.  It shows the route that we took when sailing across the Atlantic!

I have had this title by Paper Wizard FOREVER!!  You know - the kind of thing that you buy, because you just LOVE it - BUT then hold on to it, because you don't want to "waste it" on just any old layout, and end up "saving it" for something special?? - Come on -I KNOW you've got stuff like that in your stash!! LOL! - Anyway - I thought it worked "PERFECTLY" on this layout, so I finally used it!  What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by - and please check out the sketch over at The Memory Nest Blog, to see how you can play along - AND - even win a Scrappy Prize! :-)

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

I haven't been everywhere but....

I've been to BARCELONA!! - Actually this was our 2nd trip to Barcelona, the first one was in 2007, and we really enjoyed it so much more this time!  We hope it is not our last trip there!

Most of the paper used was from Kaisercraft's Close Up! Collection - from my favorite Local Scrapbook Store Scrap-a-Doodle Doo in Ramsey, NJ  - or on line at www.shopthedoo.com

I made this layout at one of their AWESOME Scrapbook Weekend Crops, and was also able to use up lots of my "stash" too. 

I really liked this photo of my husband and I at Placa Catalunya during our stay in Barcelona before our TransAtlantic Disney Cruise in September of 2014, so I printed it with 4 different finishes, and cut the photos different sizes, then added them to the layout along with some black rub-ons too!

I find duplicating the same favorite photo in different ways helps to add to a layout, when you only have one photo of an event, or location.


I hope this little trick inspires you - Have fun creating!

Thanks for stopping by - say "Hello" if you'd like :-)

((HUGS))
~Sherri