My Little Scrapbook Store Challenge #19 "Memories Captured"

I participated in my first "On-Line Crop" hosted by My Little Scrapbook Store, over Superbowl weekend! This was a lot of FUN!  They posted 23 different challenges for layout inspiration. I decided to create a layout for Challenge # 19 - "Go Retro"

I found this photo of my little brother Jack and I, from 1963 and decided to use it for the layout I am entering in the challenge:

Here are some close-ups for you-

I added the year to the journaling tag the I tucked behind one of the papers and included info about the photo on the back.

I love this "Memories Captured" Collection from Fancy Pants Design - the colors are awesome!

I hope I've inspired you to get scrappy with it - 

Thanks for stopping by and check out the My Little Scrapbook Store Facebook Page, and On-line Store.

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri 

Items used:

Fancy Pants: Memories Captured -

12x12 papers: Snapshots, My Camera, Chalk Art, All Smiles, Say Cheese, Ephemera Pack, Patterned Envelopes, Patterned Photo Frames, Button Set, Sticker Fundamentals, Label Stickers, Tap Stickers

Twine

Ranger Distress Stains - Peeled Paint, Picket Fence, Barn Door, Evergreen Bough

Nuvo Crystal Drops:  Ebony Black, Caribbean Ocean, English Mustard

Scrap Our Stash June Pick Your Side "Wet Willie's"

Hi Scrappy friends- this month's Scrap Our Stash Pick Your Side Sketch Challenge is a really cool one!  Be inspired by either the Left or Right Sketch and be sure to use BOTH Polka Dot Patterned Paper AND Numbers on your layout!  All Challenge info and more inspiration from our Design Team can be found on the Scrap Our Stash Blog!

Here is my take on this month's Sketch Challenge:

I picked the sketch on the RIGHT and used a BIG Polka Dot Patterned Page as my base, and there are a few more Polka Dots on the tab at the top left.  My numbers are the date 12-30 stickers and the year 2015 from the Ephemera Pack. All components are from the Fancy Pants Design "Memories Captured" Collection -except for the wire heart, twine and Ranger Distress Stains I used to ink the edges.

 Here are some close ups for you: 

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope I've inspired you to play along with us at the Scrap Our Stash Blog this month!

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

November SOS Sketch Plus Word Challenge "My Crew"

It is the middle of November already!!  How did that happen??  I think the older I get, the faster the years fly by! I can't believe the photo in my layout is from 2016!!  It seems like it was taken just a few months ago at an AWESOME Girl's Weekend "Circus" themed Scrapbook Crop hosted by Scrap-a-Doodle Doo www.shopthedoo.com   I am so glad I was able to capture this fun moment with my scrappy friends, and save the memory using this FUN Sketch Plus Word Challenge from the Scrap Our Stash Blog!

Below is the Sketch, and this month's added WORD Challenge is to use something from your Stash that starts with the letters in the word "THANKS"

Here is my Layout for your inspiration.

For the WORD part of the Challenge, I used:

T - Tim Holtz Distress Stains, Tag, Twine, Tape, Thickers

H - Hearts

A - Arrow

N - Numbers

K - Kites

S - Stars

Here are some close ups for you:

Numbers, Stars, Heart

Star, Heart, Arrow

Twine, Kite, Tape

Numbers

Tag

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you find some time this month to play along with us at the Scrap Our Stash Blog - Click on the link for more inspiration, along with Prize info and full Challenge details!

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

Items used:
Fancy Pants - Everyday Circus, My Circus
Carta Bella - Banners, Journaling Cards
Dusty Attic -Arrow
Epiphany Crafts Circle acrylic embellishments
Washi tape
Baker's Twine - Hemptique
Bella Blvd - Illustrates Faith -mixed hearts
Thickers -Dear Lizzy Snapshots
Freckled Fawn Puffy Camera Stickers
Tim Holtz Distress Stains - Fossilized Amber, Picket Fence, Fired Brick, Evergreen Bough

Lasting Memories March Guest Designer - BIRTHDAY SKETCH

I am so excited to announce that I have been chosen as a Guest Designer for the month of March at the "Lasting Memories" Scrapbook Layout Challenge Blog!!!  Woo Hoo!! - this is a really FUN Challenge Blog with lots of talented Designers, and lots of FUN Challenges, and I am honored that I was chosen!!

The first challenge of the month is to use the AWESOME Sketch below - by Laura Whitaker !  AND - since it is Sandy's Birthday Month - ( she is one of the DT Members at Lasting Memories) - the theme for the Layout should be "Birthday"

Well, I realized that I didn't have many (if any) Birthday papers, so I improvised and use a great paper collection from Fancy Pants!  I've had this for a while and just LOVE the colors!  Here is my layout for your inspiration:

 These photos are from my family Birthday dinner this past June.  Instead of buying gifts ( but we usually do get each other something small anyway,) we go out to dinner at the restaurant of the Birthday person's choice.   I sat next to my crazy (younger) and WONDERFUL Brother this year at my celebration!  We took a few silly selfies until our Mom took one of us from across the table.
I LOVE my "little" Brother - I know he is always there for me if I need him - and he is so talented and a gifted craftsman - I use paper - he uses wood!!  LOVE YOU BROTHER!!  

Here are some close ups for you:

I added stickers to spell out "Happy Birthday"

I made some candles out of paper to add to the Birthday feel of this layout!

We are never too old to be Silly! - I love to add a pocket behind my photos to slide a tag into - I use the tag to journal the story of the photos and layout.

Celebrating my "double nickel" Birthday!  #thisiswhat55lookslike LOL!

Thanks for stopping by!  Check out the Lasting Memories BLOG for full Challenge Rules, Prize Info and a place to LINK up your entry!  I hope you will play along with us this month!  

I will be submitting a Guest Designer Layout for each week in March - so stop back next week to see what other challenges are in store!

(( HUGS )) ~ Sherri

Items used:
Fancy Pants - Memories Captured Collection
My Minds Eye - Sugar Plum Enamel Shapes
Fancy Pants - Happy Place Flair
Ranger Distress Stains - Abandoned Coral, Fossilized Amber, Broken China, Peeled Paint
American Crafts - Shimelle Puffy Stickers
NUVO - Crystal Drops - Apple Green, Caribbean Ocean, English Mustard

The Memory Nest MIM Sketch #39 - No More Snow!

Hello my Scrappy Friends!  

HAPPY MAY!  Can you believe it is MAY already!!???

Pretty soon we will be halfway through 2015! 
- where does the time go?!!

I hope you have lots of good scrappy FUN 
planned for this month! 

To help you along, I am sharing the FIRST Challenge for May from 
The Memory Nest Blog!

Here is the Sketch for
  "Make it Monday" "MIM" #39 Challenge:

I LOVE the simplicity of this sketch - There is not all that much to it - so it can easily be interpreted and transformed into so many directions - or you can follow it exactly, and have a Super Cute layout in your hands in no time!

But then there is me  - and my "need" to put EVERYTHING on the page!!  So the "Challenge" that I found with this sketch is its beautiful simplicity, because, as you all know, I am "all about the STUFF!"

(Many a scrappy friend has advised me to "step away from the page" while I sit there staring at it and try to figure out what else to add, and where to put it! LOL! )

As you can see, this Sketch only shows 1 Background Sheet, 2 Photos, 3 smaller pieces of paper under the photos, a Title and 4 embellishments.  I held true to the paper count for the sketch, 

BUT - I kind of  "embellished" on the embellishments!

So, without making you wait any longer - here is my take on the sketch:

I KNOW, I KNOW - enough with the SNOW!! But since we had SO MUCH of it this winter - I've got LOTS of pictures, and these are 2 of my FAVORITES!  It is actually the same photo, but I just enlarged and enhanced one of them.  This is my oldest son Nick, playing in the snow with our 2 Portuguese Water Dogs, Maggie and Valentino.  The close up photo on the right is silly Tino with his nose all caked with snow ( as he had been snorting it! ) and his mouth wide open! 

Maggie has her back to me in the photo, and Tino is mid jump! I just love the movement I was able to capture in the photo, as these 2 are always in perpetual motion!!  It is a little hard to see the 2 dogs since they are both black.  One of my new favorite embellies is "FLAIR" - and I added the "SNOW" flair that came with this collection along with a wooden snowflake and a coordinating red button.

I used a punch along the edge of 2 of the 3 papers.   I love this Fiskers edge punch - it looks like the edge of notebook paper and with a little distress ink on the edges, adds a little more interest to the layout.  I also loved all the little banners on the sticker page of this collection.  I decided to mat them and then outline them with a fine tip black marker to give them dimension, and then added them to the layout, along a piece of string with foam dots - to add a raised layer, also adding a coordinating chipboard element and a brad too!

Here is another close up showing the edge punch, and also how out outlined the bottom arrow sticker  from the sticker sheet, as well as used the black marker to create "stitching" on the top flag, and some "squiggles" made with the white gel pen on the teal flag - that I also added some chipboard elements here as well.

In this photo where you can see the outlined banners, and how I also outlined the month and year letter stickers as well.  You can also see the white squiggles added on the center teal paper too.  I think one of my favorite papers used on this page is the wooden pattern on the base page. This sketch really allowed the base page to be a "star" in the layout too!

Here are the items that were used in this layout:
Fancy Pants  - 
Timber Grove Collection 12 x 12 pack 
Timber Grove Sticker Sheet
Timber Grove Button Set and Flair
American Crafts Snow Wood Veneer
Ranger Distress Stains:
Fine Point Black Marker
White Gel Pen
3D Foam Dots

As always, thanks for stopping by.  I really hope that you find some time to play along with us at The Memory Nest Blog, and enter this first challenge for May - you can even WIN a prize!! 

((HUGS)) ~ Sherri

DT Call over at The Memory Nest!

Hi Everyone -  I found another GREAT blog to follow!!

Please go check out all the great inspiration going on over at 

THE MEMORY NEST!

They are also having a DESIGN TEAM CALL - so I thought this would be another great way to share and inspire you to "Get Scrappy with it!"  I created a layout based on the challenge sketch provided.  Please CLICK HERE and kindly scroll down and CLICK on my sketch that is linked up if you like it! :-) 

You have until midnight on December 3rd to do so! 

(THANKS!)

Here is the sketch :

And here is my "take" on it!

I LOVED using my new Tim Holtz Film Strip Frames die!!

I used LOTS of papers and elements/embellishments from the Fancy Pants Designs "Memories Captured" line in this layout. 

The base is a piecs of their black corragated cardboard - that I inked with Brushed Pewter Distress Stain. Many of the elements were stickers that I matted on Bazzill Cardstock, and pop-dotted with 3D Foam squares - and HOW ABOUT that special CUSTOM die cut from my friend "Mama Doodle" from www.shopthedoo.com   

How  "#awesome" is that?!! :-)  LOVE IT!

Here is a close up ot some of the detail, including the Fancy Pants Designs "Oh Deer" Sequins, and 2 of my favorite Scrappy Friends - and yes, that is a #selfie! from one of our Weekend Crops!

Thanks for stopping by - and again, please take a minute to check out my entry over on The Memory Nest's 2015 Design Team Call post, and click on the photo of this layout on the bottom -the more clicks, the better chance I have of joining the team over there - so I can continue to share and hopefully inspire you!

Don't forget - the CALL Closes 

at Midnight on December 3rd!

Thanks again,

(Hugs) ~ Sherri

Fancy Pants "Beach Bum" 2 page Layout from "Day at the Beach" ALL DAY Class at THE DOO!

I am SO EXCITED to be able to share with you, the photos and instructions for the 2 Page Layout / Technique Class that I taught as part of an ALL DAY EVENT at SCRAP-A-DOODLE DOO, in Ramsey, NJ this past Saturday.  I really had a blast helping people to stretch outside of their "box" and comfort zone!  The 11 attendees did an AWESOME JOB!  Everyone had a great time! 

*** SAVE THE DATE - and CALL THE STORE ASAP - for our FALL FESTIVAL ALL DAY CLASS -featuring 3 AWESOME PROJECTS - Anna will be making an ALTERED ITEM, Adina will be designing a 2 PAGE LAYOUT, and I will be making a MINI ALBUM .... I'm thinking a Paper Bag Album!!  ALL with a FALL theme!! *** CALL THE STORE FOR MORE INFO and to RESERVE YOUR SEAT ASAP!! 
Scrap-a-Doodle Doo
37-C Swan Street
Ramsey, New Jersey 07446
http://www.scrap-a-doodledoo.com/
Phone: 201.818.7060

SO... without further ado .... I'd like to share the layout and instructions with you - and would LOVE to hear you comments - and see some of your work - if you decide to give these techniques a try!

Here is the layout:





2 page Layout Featuring Fancy Pants BEACH BUM, and photos from Topsail Island, NC!



LEFT Layout

RIGHT Layout

Left Layout - bottom left corner

LEFT Layout - top RIGHT corner

RIGHT Layout - top left corner

I used the FANCY PANTS "Beach Bum" line to create this FUN SUMMER layered layout -


Here are the "ingredients" : (1) HAMMOCK (Plaid Base/LEFT), (1) PIPELINE (waves), (1) STRIPES, (1) MARINA (Tree Base/RIGHT), (1/2pc) SAIL (yellow/orange), (1) FESTIVE (orange cardstock), (1) PARAKEET (green cardstock) - DMC Embroidery Floss for Sewing, Embroidery needle, SEW EASY tool for paper piercing/pre-sewing, Ranger Peeled Paint DISTRESS STAIN, for edge distressing / inking, Fancy Pants "Beach Bum" Chipboard elements that were GLAZED with Royal Coat Dimensional Glaze, adhesive and 3-D Pop Dots.


INSTRUCTIONS:Bazzill Cardstock PHOTO MATS: FESTIVE (Orange) (2) 4”x6”, (1)4 ¼”x 6 ¼”, (1) 4x4”\ Parakeet (Green) (2) 4 ¼ x 6 ¼ “,(1) 4x6”, (1) 3 ¾ x 3 ¾”, * YOU will also have (1) 4” x 4” mat left from the green dot paper. EDGE DISTRESS ALL MATS and INK with Peeled Paint Distress Stain.


This 2 page layout is full of LOTS of WATER DISTRESSING - I learned this technique from my VERY TALENTED friend NATASHA. Please check out the amazing art on her BLOG - you can also view her TUTORIAL on WATER DISTRESSING and so much more!  ( Thanks Natasha!)


LEFT LAYOUT:


Hammock/Plaid is your LEFT Base. At the top right corner @ 2 1/2" in from the rt. edge, run a WET Q-Tip down @ 2 1/2" - Gently TEAR along that line -fold back and INK with Ranger Peeled Paint DISTRESS STAIN. Take the PIPELINE (waves) paper and follow the wave design with a Q-Tip WET with WATER - repeat over and over and gently tear along the wet "line." INK all edges with Ranger Peeled Paint DISTRESS STAIN. Use a Q-Tip & water along all the edges and FOLD/SCRUNCH/PINCH all of the other edges - folding back so the polka-dots show. Set aside to dry. * KEEP all of your SCRAPS. (You will use the polka dot side elsewhere!)




TAKE THE STRIPES sheet and CUT OUT the mini stripes with the orange Beach Bum TOGETHER in one piece. Cut out the Green “BEACH/CHILLIN” along with the WAVES Stripe and orange. Cut out the ENDLESS SUMMER with the polka dots - Edge Distress and INK the edges of ENDLESS SUMMER. EDGE Distress and INK the bottom green part of the wave stripe. Use the WET Q-Tip along the waves and orange section of the stripe - gently tear, and INK all edges - folding and crinkling to show the green underside. Set aside to dry.




RIGHT LAYOUT: Base is MARINE ( Palm Tree on Rt.). Make 2 Double Photo Mats with remaining Orange and Green Cardstock. Edge Distress and INK the edges of the 12 x 6” pc of “SAIL” –THEN “WET” Distress all 4 sides – CRINKLE and FOLD up the bottom left side as well as use the wet Q-Tip to make a “hole” or tear somewhere on the mid to upper right side of that piece. Ink and fold back ALL edges and then when DRY, back the “hole” with Green Dot Paper that has been torn and inked. Take a piece of the remaining Green Dot paper and Edge Distress/Water Distress/INK crumple it for an added embellishment in the lower right corner. CUT OUT the “Pennants” from the STRIPES page.


LEFT LAYOUT:

Assembly: GLUE small piece of Green Dot paper behind tear in upper right corner. ADD Distressed PIPELINE/wave paper on the bottom of the page – allowing plaid to show around edges, and ONLY gluing the sides and bottom –leave the center unglued to slip photos under. Layer Wave stripe on an angle starting at the bottom left corner and angling up on the right, and then crisscross it with the Orange Beach Bum stripe in the opposite direction. POP DOT “Endless Summer” in the upper left corner. ADD the 3 Photo Mats as shown, sliding some of the 2 double mats under the Wave Paper.


SEWING: LEFT LAYOUT – use ORANGE DMC FLOSS. First - Run the SEW EASY TOOL down the left side of the page, also around the top right tear, and a little on the corner of the WAVE paper on the middle right side to “tack” it down. You can add extra holes with your needle if you would like closer stitching.  RIGHT LAYOUT  - run the SEW EASY TOOL down the left side of the page - and also to "tack" down the piece of green dot paper you adhered to the bottom right corner - SEW these 2 lines with a BLUE DMC floss.


Adhere the GLAZED Chipboard Elements – you can pop-dot some of them if you’d like..
Adhere the cut out banner/flags with pop dots too!

I hope you create a fantastic layout - if you don't have these papers or elements - try these cool techniques with any papers on your next layout!  I am SURE it will be AWESOME!

ENJOY! HAVE FUN -- it's only paper!!

THANKS!
Sherri

PS - would love it if you left me a little Blog "LOVE" or said HELLO!!  ;o)

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SAVE THE DATE FOR SCRAP-A-DOODLE DOO'S "HOT HOT HOT"

SUMMER SALE/STORE EVENT ~ FRIDAY AUG 12TH & SAT AUG 13TH!!

MORE INFO TO FOLLOW! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!

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SNEAK PEAK June 18th DAY AT THE BEACH ALL Day Class!

We'd LOVE you to JOIN US on June 18th



from 10am to 6pm for a FUN FILLED ALL DAY EVENT


at SCRAP-A-DOODLE DOO!
37 C Swan Street
Ramsey, NJ
(201) 818-7060


THE "DAY AT THE BEACH EVENT" INCLUDES 3 COMPLETE Classes - TAUGHT BY SHERRI CARAMICO, ADINA MEDINA and ANNA ZUNIGA: Three of Scrap-a-Doodle-Doo’s teachers will be teaming up to teach a full day of classes on June 18th from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Details as to the latest releases used will be online shortly and samples of each... of the class projects will be on display in the store, so come by and visit.






Sherri will be teaching a 2 page Layout with LOTS of Layers - featuring the HOT NEW Fancy Pants Beach Bum Line - You will learn WATER DISTRESSING, multi pattern layering, SEWING! and we will be using TIM HOLTZ Distress Stains too!(SAMPLE IN STORE NOW!) 

HERE ARE 3 SNEAK PEEKS of my class - a 2 page layout!!

Adina will be teaching you how to make a BEAUTIFUL Decorative Mirror -with sea shells, modeling cream, Glimmer Mist, bottle caps - and LOTS MORE!
(SAMPLE COMING SOON!)






Anna will teach you how to make a AWESOME Chipboard Album featuring Echo Park's SPLASH line and cool "pockets" to store your memories!
( SAMPLE COMING SOON!)






SEATING IS LIMITED!! SO reserve your seat now! The Cost is $95.00 for the day and includes ALL THREE classes, as well as lunch.






You may register on the site; in-person at the store or call us at (201) 818-7060 to reserve your space with a credit card.


Terms and Conditions: Payment is required at the time of sign up which must be made in advance. If you cannot attend your scheduled class, you may pick up your class kits with directions at any time, as all instructors prepare class kits for each person scheduled well in advance. We reserve the right to cancel a class that does not meet minimum enrollment requirements. In the event of a cancellation, we will gladly re-schedule you for another class or refund your fee.






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SAVE THE DATE FOR SCRAP-A-DOODLE DOO'S "HOT HOT HOT"


SUMMER SALE/STORE EVENT ~ FRIDAY AUG 12TH & SAT AUG 13TH!!


MORE INFO TO FOLLOW! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!


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Thanks for PEEKING!!
 
~ Sherri