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Creative Editor:
Brenshevia Baker
Assistant Editor:
Laura Whitaker
Contact Us:
letsgetsketchy@gmail.com
Website:
http://letsgetsketchy.blogspot.com/
Copyright:
All work published is copyright by original owner
Please do not use without written permission.
Design Team:
Melinda Rives-Garner Michelle Lee McDonald
Lanette Etrickson Stacia Brandt
Laurie LaRiverie Melissa Jane Vining
Debbie Piercey Tone-Lill Angelskår
Connie Hall Patricia Bishop
Jenessa Franco Carla Ironside
Chelsea Schroeder Carol Julio Souza
Lisa Schill Moen Jacqui Hunt
Buffy Burnside Sheila Leone Burns
Bev Code Stacey Mentor
Lynn Shokoples Wendy Hatter Robinson
Lynn Good Devra Hunt
COVER GIRL GALLERY………………………..10
DESIGN TEAM FEATURES…….……………...20
FEATURED DESIGNER.…...…………………...24
PROJECT GALLERY………………………...…..26
PROJECT LIFE……………………………….…..108
SKETCHES………………………………………..118 & 123
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Let’s Get Sketchy is a sketch inspired scrapbooking challenge blog. We post new
challenges EVERY Monday. Participants have until the 30th of each month to
complete their entries for a chance to win wonderful sponsored prizes. Please visit
us on our blog to check out our great sketches as well as some wonderfully inspired
projects from our talented design team!
http://letsgetsketchy.blogspot.com/
Happy New Year everyone! Here we are with
another issue of our Inspired Magazine. I truly
appreciate you taking a moment to gander
through our magazine. I do hope you find
something to inspire you. We put a lot of time
into our magazine and it is our hope and desire
that you gain something from it. I appreciate all
the submissions we get for each publication.
Keep them coming, now without further ado, I
present LGS Inspired February Edition!
7 Dots Studio was born from dreams and for dreams. We are a European scrapbook-
ing company. Quality of our products is our top priority. Our collections are created by
very talented artists - from clean, graphic designs to mixed-media, grungy collage
look. But what you can always be sure is high quality and thickness of our papers,
which make them working perfectly with all kinds of media. Among our products you
will find scrapbooking papers, alpha stickers, die-cut elements, collage sheets, 6x6 pa-
per pads, element stickers and tags.
We are amazingly happy and feel very blessed to see that so many crafters and
artists love our designs! Please visit our blog to see awesome inspirations from
our design team and our Facebook profile or Flickr gallery to share your projects.
http://7dotsstudio.com/en/
We are well into the new year, and for many of us well into winter. I
find that this means I am scrapbooking more often, whiling away the
cold and dreary days at my craft table. It is a great time to try new
techniques, because I do have a little more time to play. This is what
happened last winter when I began to dabble in mixed media tech-
niques. I was seeing some of these techniques online and while I really
didn’t want to begin Art Journaling or creating canvases, I was intrigued.
Once I realized that I could incorporate many of these techniques and
products onto my layouts, I began experimenting! Do you find that you
have more time to play this time of year? What are you creating?
I have also been working on this publication and am loving what we are
bringing to you. This time around we are featuring a variety of tech-
niques. Grab your coffee, curl up in your favorite chair and enjoy!
Meet Brandi Matos, the winner of our Cover Girl search for our second issue.
“Hello!!! My name is Brandi Matos and I am just another obsessed crafter with a bad
habit for paper crafting! I am a stay-at-home mother of two beautiful girls and wife to
the world's most amazing husband (no really, he is!)!!! We live smack-dab in the middle
of the "Sunshine" state (Tampa, Florida) where we typically see only two seasons a year:
Spring and Summer! I literally "fell" into crafting merely by accident after browsing the
aisles of a local scrapbook store a couple of years ago. I was on the hunt for supplies to
make my daughter's "chore" chart and absolutely fell in love with all the wonders of
scrapbooking!!! I never realized that there was an entire world of crafters out there. It
AMAZED me! I have found my true passion in this hobby and put my all into each and
every project I make!”
I started scrapbooking in: “I started scrapbooking about
two years ago after putting together some chore charts for
my daughter. One stop at a craft store to pick up supplies
and I was done for! “
My scrap item must have is: “Absolutely have to have a
paper cutter. I can't cut a straight line even if it's drawn on
the paper!!! I also love and use distress ink on nearly every-
thing I make. It just doesn't look "complete" without it!”
What I love most about this hobby is: “The freedom!!!
There truly are no mistakes in crafting! Everything is
"fixable" with added embellishing and sometimes leaving it
alone is the best! There are endless possibilities with what
you can do with a little paper and I plan to learn as much as
possible!”
Favorite source of inspiration: I “I typically start with a
sketch... Let's Get Sketchy has some of the best! From there,
I might browse images on the web through my search en-
gine or even Pinterest. I like to draw inspiration from a num-
ber of places, not just one particular project or page!”
What I love most about LGS is: “The versatility of the
sketches! They tend to be pretty simple which allows you to
be more creative! The sketches really do provide you with a
"starting point"... Your creativity combined with the sketch
allow you to make something truly fabulous!”
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YOU ARE MY HAPPY Designer: Brandi Matos
(USA)
Supplies: Coordination's Cardstock, Pink Paislee & Jillibean patterned
papers, Maya Road & Prima flowers , Prima tickets, Teresa Collins alphas,
Blue Fern Studios chipboard, Tim Holtz Distress Glitter, Crafter's Workshop
template, Gelatos, Gesso
YOU ARE SO CUTE Designer: Tanti Kuntoro
(GERMANY)
Supplies: American Crafts patterned paper, American Crafts Thickers,
Crea Motion metal frame, Papermania stamp, Staz On ink
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ADORABLE Designer: Joefil Cate
(USA)
Supplies: DCWV papers & die cuts, Ranger Distress Ink, Recollections
flowers, Heidi Swapp Color Shine, Jolee's Boutique, American Crafts
Thickers, Cosmo Cricket alpha stickers
YOU ARE SO CUTE Designer: Carolyn Jenkins
(USA)
Supplies: Echo Park papers, misc. brads & twine
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NEW DIGS Designer: Sandy Ross
(USA)
Supplies: - Core'dinations cardstock, Jillibean Soup, Basic Grey paper &
embellishments, American Crafts alphas, Tim Holtz stencil, Martha Stewart
Texture Effect.
LIVE, LOVE, INSPIRE Designer: Channa Suitella
(GREECE)
Supplies: The Scrap Cake papers, Scrapmatts chipboard, Wild Orchid
flowers, Gelatos, Webster's Pages fabric and stamps
DATE NIGHT Designer: Tiiu Jaanusson
(CANADA)
Supplies: Teresa Collins You Are My Happy; Wood hearts, Studio Calico; title
stickers, Lawn Fawn; cardstock, crochet flowers, Stampin’ UP!; cork stick pin My
Little Yellow Bicycle; die cut, Silhouette Cameo; pop dots, journaling pen,
American Crafts; circle punch 1 1/2 EK Success; other adhesives, Ranger glossy
accents, Scotch ATG, Zots
Creative Embellishments is a new family owned company that was cre-
ated by Michael and Nicolle Kramer. We are a husband and wife team
who design and manufacture unique, high quality chipboard and wood
products. It is our mission is to offer fun and inspiring products to
bring out your inner creativity that you can add to any project. In the
near future we will be expanding into other mediums such as rub-
ber/acrylic stamps and acrylic embellishments. Please stop over to the
Creative Embellishments store and have a look around.
Store - http://creativeembellishments.com/
Blog - http://creativeembellishments.com/blog
Hi Everyone. I live in Alberta, Can-
ada and have been scrapbooking
for about 20 years, back in the day
of scissors and stickers. I have
been married almost 30 years and
am a mom to two wonderful chil-
dren and two rambunctious pup-
pies. I love to read, take walks,
play the piano and spend time
with my family and friends. Most
days you can find me in my studio
covered in glue and paper!!
I started scrapping in: 1992.
My scrap items must have: Flow-
ers, Ink, an a distress tool What I love most about this
hobby: That each persons style is
unique. There is no right or wrong
way to scrap! My first design team: Scrap A
Little in 2010. I remember applying
and then waiting anxiously for the
email. Advice for design teams: Don't
second guess yourself, take a chance
and apply.
My name is Michelle. I’m happily mar-
ried to my wonderfully supportive hus-
band John, and we have one daughter
Makara. My family feature throughout
my work, they are my world. I discov-
ered scrapbooking when my daughter
was born, but only really became seri-
ous about 1½ years ago. There’s so
much to learn and discover. I’m not
sure if I have a set style, however I tend
to lean towards layering and clustering.
I think it often depends on my mood,
the subject, or challenge involved. I do
something scrap related almost every
day. I really enjoy the creative outlet,
while documenting all parts of our life.
I started scrapbooking in: 2000. Scrap must haves: A hot glue gun
and Fiskars Softtouch spring action
scissors. What I love most about this hob-
by: The gorgeous products and friend-
ly online communities My favorite sources of inspiration
are: Galleries, blogs, Pinterest and
Youtube; inspiration is everywhere. My first Design Team: Let’s Get
Sketchy was the first team that I ap-
plied for a got accepted!
Design Team advice: Simply go for
it.
My name is Bev Code. I am a wife,
mother and Gramma; who now
enjoys being retired and has time
to scrap anytime I like. I spend time
between my main home in Canada
and the sunny south of Florida, in
the winter months. My favorite
times are spent with family and
friends enjoying each other’s com-
pany. Most of these life events are
documented on my scrapbooking
pages.
I started scrapbooking in:
2009. Scrap item must haves: Kreax-
ions Circle Cutter, tweezers,
Fiskars Finger Swivel Knife, 3 in 1
Beacon glue and paper trimmer. What I love most about this
hobby is: Viewing & preserving
family photos. Favorite sources of inspira-
tion: Facebook, Pinterest, forums,
galleries and DT inspirations. How did you get on your first
design team? I applied to the
amazing Sketch blog of Helen
Croft and from there never
looked back.
Hello!! My name is Carla Ironside
and I live in Alberta, Canada. I am a
wife, mom of two great kiddos, a
proud cancer survivor, a Chartered
Accountant by profession, and a
Close to My Heart consultant for
the last 5 years. My paper crafting
hobby truly became my passion
when I entered the blogging world
about 4 years ago!
I started scrapbooking in: 2001
My scrap item must have is: An
ATG Tape Runner!
What I love most about this hob-
by is: It gives me a creative outlet
which I find is great for stress relief.
Favorite source of inspiration is:
The blogosphere, I follow countless
crafty blogs!
First design team: Scrap it With a
Song, I totally went out of my com-
fort zone to put my work 'out there'
and was shocked & thrilled to make
the team.
Design Team advice: Don't try to
change your work to be what you
think teams are looking for - follow
your own style and make layouts you
love - eventually you'll find the team
that fits you!
Hi there! My name is Michiyo Ito. My
husband and I live in Japan along with
our precious son, who was born in
2006. I started scrapbooking to make
him an album. My son is the main
feature of my layouts. He gives me lots
of inspiration. I typically create 12 x 12
layouts. I like to make fun layouts with
beautiful colors. Scrapbooking has
brought me so much, and widened my
world. Now, it is indispensable in my
life. My blog address: http://oh-myhappyboy.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/
This hobby also allows you to form
precious memories, as you can meet many
new friends through scrapbooking.
Inspiration: Fellow scrapbookers who
enjoy scrapbooking as much as I do.
What I love most about LGS: The
sketches because they inspired me to
always create something new.
I started scrapbooking in 2006.
I started scrapbooking in 2006, after the
birth of my son, to create an album to
house the many photographs of him
My scrapbooking must haves are
Colorful papers, flowers, ribbon and pearls.
What I love most about this hobby is
Being able to forget about daily chores and
just create beautiful pages.
My layout incorporates a pocket, which I created with my photograph
and patterned paper. To start, I cut both my photo and my striped
patterned paper using a Stampin’ Up Top-note die. Then, I trimmed off
the top of my photo and adhered it to the striped die cut, just along
the two sides and the bottom to form a pocket. I added my jour-
naling onto a tag and inserted it into the pocket. There by creating a
pocket design element for my page. Pockets can also be used to
stash memorabilia or to hold an extra photo or three!
Pat
TECHNIQUE
IMAGINATION Designer: Bev Code
(CANADA)
Supplies: Miscellaneous patterned papers, stamps, ink, Washi,
and stickers; Gesso; Glimmermist
SIMPLE PLEASURES Designer: Lisa Moen
(USA)
Supplies: Simple Stories Summer Fresh line; Kaisercraft pearl
paint; Pebbles Inc. Apple Barrel; misc. ribbon
BIG PARTY Designer: Melissa Vinning
(NEW ZEALAND)
Supplies: American Crafts patterned papers; Jenni Bowlin Studio
alpha stickers, Creative Memories alpha stickers; Pebbles Phrase
cards, twine & label stickers; Studio Calico flair and stamp; My Minds
Eye enamel dots.
UNTITLED Designer: Tone-Lill Angelskår
(NORWAY)
Supplies: Sn@p Studio by Simple Stories; Karen Foster floss;
MME enamel dots; Amy Tangerine Thickers; Inkido brads and
Dymo print strips.
Titles are an important part of our pages, along with the jour-
naling. When I am stuck, I look to poems, songs, quotes and
catch phrases, for inspiration. Sometimes we just don’t have
the words to describe what we want to say. A song or poem,
for instance, may already have the words we are feeling. Thus
taking away a lot of the stress we have when trying to think of
a title.
For my layout, I used a poem for both the title and the jour-
naling. The poem is ‘Child of my child’, and describes exactly
the feelings I feel when I am with my grandchildren.
For this particular poem, the author is unknown. However, we
should try to remember to give credit to the person who has
created the piece of work used.
I hope this will help you the next time you are struggling with
thinking of a title.
Pat
CHILD OF MY CHILD Designer: Patricia Bishop
(USA)
Supplies: Prima papers, Wild Orchard flowers, Renea Bouquets
butterflies, Magenta stencil & Shimmerz Texturez.
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I CAN SEE CLEARLY Designer: Sandy Ross
(CANADA)
Supplies: Echo Park papers; Recollections Bling; Thickers alphas; Button &
Wood are misc.
POCKET FULL OF SUNSHINE Designer: Cassandra Suszek
(USA)
Supplies: Fancy Pants patterned papers; American Crafts and Echo Park alphas;
Prima butterflies; Smooch Spritz; other: chalk, Stickles, Washi, hemp & buttons;
Sketch from Issue1
Die cuts are a great way to add interest to your scrapbook pages. You
can often purchase die cuts that coordinate with the papers you love, or
you can save a bit of money and create your own die cuts, using metal
dies, a die cutting machine or even templates. Layering die cuts and add-
ing dimensional adhesive are a great way to add extra ‘wow factor’ to
your projects. ~Laura
BE MINE Designer: Carla Ironside
(CANADA)
Supplies: Be Mine" Gift Box - all
supplies are Close to My Heart.
Die cuts are Provo Craft Cricut
"Artiste" cartridge
COOL KID Designer: Brenshevia Baker
(USA)
Supplies: Pink Paislee Hey Kid Collection
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF Designer: Laurie LaRiviere
(USA) Supplies: My Mind’s Eye patterned papers,
Recollections pearls and Colorbok cardstock..
KENNY CHESNEY Designer: Stacia Brandt
(USA) Supplies: Simple Stories Daily Grind, collection, Heidi Swapp
Color Shine, Studio Calico Printshop, Dylusions ink, Sharpie Pen,
die cut by Scrapstuffz by Stacia
A DAY IN HELL Designer: Laura Whitaker
(CANADA)
Supplies: Patterned papers, rubons, stickers & clip are Fancy Pants;
misc. buttons; DecoArt paint; DMC floss; Simple Stories, Rosa
Moka & Studio Calico alphas.
UNTITLED Designer: Cathy Harper
(USA)
Supplies: Pebbles Patterned pa-
pers and Chipboard; Bazzill Card-
stock; Doodlebug twine & pearls;
My Mind’s Eye Chipboard, brad &
wood button.
I’M YOURS Karen Martins
(BRAZIL)
Supplies: Prima Lyric collection;
Prima flowers, vellum, mesh, Die-
nanicos; Spellbinders and Sizzix
dies; Gesso; misc. buttons and se-
quins.
NO TRICK OR TREATER WAS EVER SWEETER Designer: Stacia Brandt
(USA)
Supplies: Carte Bella
BEST DAY EVER Designer: Brandi Matos
(USA)
Supplies: Simple Stories paper &
embellishments; K&Company Rub-
Ons; LGS October sketch.
FALL FUN Designer: Sandy Ross
(CANADA)
Supplies: Echo Park paper &
embellishments; American Crafts
Thickers; Recollections rhine-
stones.
BEST FRIENDS Designer: Brenshevia Baker
(USA)
Supplies: Pink Paislee Crush Collection
BEST FRIENDS Designer: Brenshevia Baker
(USA)
Supplies: Pink Paislee Crush Collection
CHATTER Designer: Michelle McDonald
(USA) Supplies: MME papers, Stu-dio Calico veneers & washi tape, Petaloo flowers.
I MUSTACHE YOU TO
BE MY BEST FRIEND Designer: Christa Uttley
(CANADA)
Supplies: Doodlebug De-
signs papers, Bazzill cardstock
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MY BEST FRIEND Designer: Buffy Burnside
(USA)
Supplies: Bo Bunny and Prima papers, Petaloo flowers and
chipboard.
BEST FRIENDS Designer: Stacia Brandt
(USA)
Supplies: My Mind’s Eye papers, American Crafts Thickers,
Studio Calico wood veneers, Pink Paislee stamps.
Paint can be added to
our layouts using a
variety of techniques. I
have added paint to this
layout using a mask (that
I cut with my Silhouette
Cameo machine) and a
daubing motion with a
foam brush.
Then I used the same foam
brush to paint around the
edges of the papers, photo
and embellishments that I
added to my page.
These techniques add both
interest and a cohesive look
to my page.
Laura
TECHNIQUE
MY LOVE Designer: Laura Whitaker
(CANADA)
Supplies: MME, October Afternoon, Echo Park & Lucky 7
Factory papers; October Afternoon, MME, Evalicious & Studio
Calico embellishments; BoBunny & CTMH rub-ons; DecoArt
paint.
LITTLE CHILD, BIG CATCH Designer: Sheila Burns
(USA)
Supplies: My Mind's Eye paper; Flair buttons and badges; Heidi
Swapp Color Shine Mist; watercolor paint.
CARVE AROUND HERE Designer: Wendi Robinson
(USA)
Supplies: Basic Grey, Echo Park & Studio Calico patterned
paper; Chic Tags sequins and tags; American Crafts and October
Afternoon alphas; Gesso; Heidi Swapp mist; MME Washi tape.
UTITLED Designer: Bev Code
(CANADA)
Supplies: Misc. patterned papers, stamps, ink, Washi and
stickers; Gesso; Glimmermist.
FIRST SHOOT Designer: Brenshevia Baker
(USA)
Supplies: Teresa Collins and Pink Paislee patterned papers;
Heidi Swapp Sugary Chic mist; Recollection flowers.
FAMILY MEMORIES Designer: Lynn Good
(USA)
Supplies: Prima flowers, Plasterers tape, Ranger distress
papers, 7 Dots paper, Bo Bunny trinket, Patina paint, Crafters
workshop circle stencil, Melissa Frances resin frames, Gelatos,
Tim Holtz distress glitter.
BLOWBALL Designer: Tetiana Komarova
(UKRAINE)
Supplies: GCD Studios papers;
Karen Foster brads; Bumaga–
Maraka chipboard; Scrapberry’s
clothespin; miscellaneous mist,
paint and ink.
LIKE AN ANGEL Designer: Karen Martins
(BRAZIL)
Supplies: Prima Everyday Vin-
tage colllection, Prima flowers &
embelies, mesh, Sizzix dies, tile
mask with gesso, glitter Thickers,
Prima and glitz stamps with
chalk, Shimmerz paints-dazzeleez
Gummy Berry Blue and Texturez
Gold Mine.
NEARLY HALFWAY Designer: Melissa Vinning
(NEW ZEALAND)
Supplies: Carta Bella and Pretty Little Studios patterned papers; Jillibean
Soup Alpha Beans; Heidi Swapp letters; My Minds Eye enamel dots, Candy
Shoppe Candy Stripers gems.
Most often taken with a cell phone, the “selfie” is one of the most popular
styles of self-portrait taken right now and our most popular entry for this issue!
There are websites cropping up everywhere with tips about how to get the
perfect selfie and on selfie etiquette. The word “selfie” was chronicled as being
the “word of the year” in late 2013, by the Oxford English Dictionary. So it is
no surprise that we scrapbookers are using this style of photograph on our
pages. ~ Laura
SILLY FACES, SILLY PLACES Designer: Sheila Burns
(USA)
Supplies: Sassafras Lass, American Crafts, Sticko, Colorbok,
Heidi Swapp Color Shine Mist.
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SO HAPPY Designer: Carol Peixto
(BRAZIL)
Supplies: Prima Marketing paper; Crate Paper frames, &
gold Thickers; Studio Calico feather stamp and bow.
ENJOY LIFE Designer: Jenessa Franco
(USA)
Supplies: Dear Lizzy, Crate Paper, Basic Grey, My Mind's
Eye & Fancy Pants papers and embellishments; Crafters
Workshop stencil.
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ENCOURAGE YOURSELF NOT YOUR FEARS Designer: Lynn Good
(AUSTRALIA)
Supplies: Tim Holtz distress inks and stains; Crafters
workshop stencil; I Am Roses flowers & leaves; Plasterers
tape; Tim Holtz stamps; Washi tape.
DON’T FORGET Designer: Brenshevia Baker
(USA)
Supplies: Simple Stories 24/7
THANK YOU Designer: Erin Reed
(USA)
Supplies: American Crafts card-
stock; Fab Scraps patterned pa-
per;
Prima, Recollections & Petaloo
flowers; Prima bling; Memory
Maze chipboard; Momenta stick-
ers; miscellaneous mist, ink, punch,
and stamps.
DANCE, LOVE, SING Designer: Irit Shalom
(ISRAEL)
Supplies: Fab Scrap papers,
stickers & chipboard: Flourish
with a Bling flowers & bling;
Die-namites dies; other: em-
bossing powder, lace, molding
paste, brads, mask.
MOTHER & DAUGHTER Designer: Erin Reed
(USA)
Supplies: American Crafts card-
stock; Pion Designs patterned pa-
pers; Prima flower,s ink & ribbon;
butterflies are a digi file.
ONE DAY WITH YOU Designer: Helen Gullett
(USA)
Supplies: Digital scrapbook kit
and template by Jen C Designs;
Font is Love Letter.
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THE SELFIE Designer: Christa Uttley
(CANADA)
Supplies: Doodlebug pattern papers and elements, SNF Font
CHEERS Designer: Tanti Kuntoro
(GERMANY)
Supplies: American Crafts cardstock; Crate Paper patterned papers; EK
stickers. Success
White space is the portion of a layout left unmarked, but it is im-
portant to note that it is not just “blank space” but a key element of
our design. The balance between white space and page elements is
what gives the layouts on the following pages aesthetic balance. ~
Laura
PIT STOPS Designer: Buffy Burnside
(USA)
Supplies: Echo Park papers; Gesso; Recollections road signs, Prima Washi tape.
MERRY CHRISTMAS Designer: Carol Peixto
(BRAZIL)
Supplies: Crate Paper and October Afternoon patterned
papers; Echo Park stickers; Studio Calico wood veneer.
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THE BEST OF FRIENDS Designer: Lynn Shopkles
(CANADA)
Supplies: BoBunny Zip-A-Dee-Doodle collection.
ENOUGH SAID Designer: Sheila Burns
(USA)
Supplies: Glitz Designs and American Crafts patterned papers;
Heidi Swapp Color Shine Mist.
YUM Designer: Melissa Vinning
(NEW ZEALAND)
Supplies: American Crafts patterned papers; American Crafts
Thickers; Crate Paper resin flowers; Studio Calico gold doily;
miscellaneous ribbon and fabric tape.
HANDLE WITH CARE Designer: Carla Ironside
(CANADA) Supplies: Close to My Heart papers and stickers; Provo
Craft Cricut "Art Philosophy" cartridge die cuts.
Most often, the type of memorabilia I add to my
layouts are my ticket stubs from events that we
attend. It is a great way for me to remember
dates, times and places. It is also the most
common item kept by us memory keepers. For
this particular layout, I simply tucked our ticket
stubs under my photo. This way they are
incorporated into my overall design and are used
similarly to an embellishment, like a tag.
Stacia
DISNEY ON ICE Designer: Stacia Brandt
(USA)
Supplies: Simple Stories patterned papers; Studio Calico
wood veneers, Dylusions Spray ink, Basic Grey Enamel Dots.
HOOVER DAM Designer: Lisa Moen
(USA)
Supplies: Lily B Design papers; Prima flowers; Kaisercraft
Pearls; AC Thickers.
DEDICATION Designer: Melissa Vinning
(NEW ZEALAND)
Supplies: Glitz Design & My Minds Eye patterned papers;
Bella Blvd tape; Glitz Design Stickers.
Whether our subjects are making funny faces, there is a “strange” glare
or the photo finishing is not quite right; “imperfect” pictures still have a
story to tell, and therefore still have a place in our albums. ~ Laura
MERRY CHRISTMAS Designer: Lynn Good
(AUSTRALIA)
Supplies: Gelatos; I am roses – flowers; Paper Inspirations stamp; Gesso; Craft-
ers Workshop stencil; Memory Box die; Tim Holtz chicken wire stamp.
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THE HAT Designer: Buffy Burnside
(USA)
Supplies: Colorbok & Prima papers; Button’s Galore &
More buttons; Webster’s Pages trim; Apple Barrel Acrylic
paint; 7 Dot Studio alpha stickers.
MERRY CHRISTMAS Designer: Lynn Good
(AUSTRALIA)
Supplies: Gelatos; I am roses – flowers; Paper Inspirations
stamp; Gesso; Crafters Workshop stencil; Memory Box die;
Tim Holtz chicken wire stamp.
TODAY EQUALS FUN Designer: Jacquii Hunt
(AUSTRALIA)
Supplies: Bo Bunny, impasto medium, mask from the
Crafters Workshop,Versa Magic ink, EK Success border
punch
IMAGINE Designer: Michelle McDonald
(USA)
Supplies: Misc. paper scraps, Kaisercraft stamp, metal
embellishments, and Prima flowers.
ENDLESS LOVE Designer: Brenshevia Baker
(USA)
Supplies: Bo Bunny Isabella Collection.
H20 Designer: Cathy Harper
(USA)
Supplies: Echo Park Hello Summer Collection papers and brads; Twinery Twine;
Mister Huey mist; K&CO Smash Tape.
MMM... LA SOUPE À
MÉMÉRE Designer: Elisa Delora
(CANADA)
Supplies: Fancy Pants papers,
chipboard & buttons; Studio Cali-
co wood; Evalicious flair.
MOMENTS Designer: Irit Shalom
(ISRAEL)
Supplies: Fab Scraps papers,
stickers & chipboard; Flourish with
a Bling flowers & bling; Making
Memories metal sign; Gesso;
Clearsnap ink; embossing powder,
mist; mask.
Are you a mixed media scrapbooker? Does the thought of that frighten
you? Well, if you use a variety of art mediums on your layouts then you
are a mixed media artist. Why add mediums like paint, Gesso, ink, mist
or any other mixed media type of product to your scrapbook page?
Well the answer is simple, why not?
Color, texture and dimension all add interest to our layouts. We can
also use these products to dress up a plain background or dress down a
rather bold background, thus effectively creating a base for our photos
to settle on. Or, conversely, we can use them to create accents on our
pages. Either technique helps to direct the eye to our photos, which are
the true focal point of our pages.
Many of the application techniques for these products are quick and
easy. By flicking, spreading, sponging or using masks, for example, we can
quite easily achieve a variety looks from layout to layout. This also
allows us more versatility for our investment into these products.
If you are concerned that your pages will no longer feel like “you”, don’t
be, you can stay true to your own personal style, whether you are a
clean and simple scrapper or one that prefers a more “messy” or
“intense” look, there is a mixed media technique for you. So why not
have some fun with your next creation and try out a little mixed media?
Laura
GEAR UP Designer: Lynn Shokoples
(CANADA)
Supplies: BoBunny Zip-A-Dee-Doodle collection.
UNTITLED Designer: Michelle McDonald
(USA)
Supplies: KaiserCraft papers, Gesso modeling paste,
watercolor paints, distress paints & inks
DARE TO DREAM Designer: Buffy Burnside
(USA)
Supplies: DCWV Heirloom Stack, Button’s Galore & More
color blends, Prima, Dylusions vibrant turquoise- Luminarte,
Twinkling H2O coral berry, Blue Fern Studios-Studio 112
UNTITLED Designer: Tone
(NORWAY)
Supplies: Dylusions spray; tissue paper; TCW mask;
acrylic paint; Washi tape; Prima stars; Panduro papers;
Storyteller and Prima flowers.
HANDSOME Designer: Connie Hall
(USA)
SUPPLIES: BoBunny patterned papers; Studio Calico snow
flakes; Texture Magic; miscellaneous doilies, lace and gauze; Gesso;
Recollections roses; Thickers alphas.
ADORE ( Based on a layout by Georgia Heald) Designer: Lynn Good
(AUSTRALIA)
Supplies: 7 Dots paper, BoBunny trinket, Kaisercraft
stamps, Glimmermist spray mist, Viva paper, Silks acrylic
glaze, Washi tape.
HELLO LITTLE ONE Designer: Cassandra DeGrace
(CANADA)
Supplies: Magenta ; Faber-Castell Gelatos, Golden Gesso, Reeves watercolour
pencil crayons, American Crafts fabric letters; Pink Paislee foam letters, Ranger
ink and Stickles.
DISNEY Designer: Ange Weisbeck
(USA)
Supplies: Moxxie patterned papers & stickers; Paper Studio & DCWV
cardstock; American Crafts Thickers; ColorBox ink; Ranger Dylusions; Heidi
Swapp mask.
MY HAPPY PLACE Designer: Tetiana Komarova
(Ukraine)
Supplies: Ranger & Tattered Angels mist; Petaloo flowers; ScrapMatts
chipboard; Bazzill tape.
MEMORIES Designer: Jenessa Franco
(USA)
Supplies: Creative Imagination, Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye,
Prima and Paper Studio
SHE DECIDE ART JOURNAL Designer: Lanette Erickson
(USA)
Supplies: Lindy's Stamp Gang mists; Prima Mask; Tim Holtz
stamps; Ranger ink; Art Anthology paste; Faber Castell pen /
brush.
TEN Designer: Laura Whitaker
(CANADA)
Supplies: Audacious designs papers; Scrap Orchard cardstock;
Studio Rosey Posey Paint, Mist, Masks & fibers; Shabby Princess,
Correen Silke, Mye De Leon, Audacious Designs & Jon
Martakis Designs Embellishments.
LOVE THIS BOY Designer: Brenshevia Baker
(USA)
Supplies: Collection unknown.
20 YEAR REUNION Designer: Carla Ironside
(CANADA)
Supplies: Close to My Heart
"Studio J" digital software.
THOSE WERE THE
DAYS Designer: Cindy Blair
(USA)
Supplies: Katie Pertiet
Frosted Winter Solid Papers
and paints; Dictionary Blenda-
bles December; Jana Morton
Fifties Medley Collection.
BIRTHDAY Designer: Bev Code
(CANADA)
Supplies: Second Hand Rose (sgrmoon).
PERFECTLY CREATED Designer: Brenshevia Baker
(USA)
Supplies: Shabby Shoppe Gracie Kit.
HAPPINESS Designer: Bev Code
(CANADA)
Supplies: Momenta papers and embellishments; Miscellaneous
paint, stitching and fussy cut pop ups.
MY GIRL Designer: Cassandra DeGrace
(CANADA)
Supplies: Crate Paper patterned papers, chipboard, stickers & buttons; Prima
flowers; CTMH stamps and ink.
FIRST FLIGHT Designer: Melissa Vinning
(NEW ZEALAND)
Supplies: Glitz Design, My Minds Eye patterned papers; Bella
Blvd tape and crocheted heart; Glitz Design Stickers.
RELAXIN Designer: Wendi Robinson
(USA)
Supplies: American Craft cardstock and Thickers; Studio
Calico& Fancy Pants patterned papers; Fancy Pants stickers;
MME enamel dots; Studio Calico arrow; Sharpie pen; Mister
Huey’s mist; machine sewing.
RICE IS NICE Designer: Chelsea Schroeder
(USA)
Supplies: Carta Bella, MME & Pebbles papers; Carta Bella,
October Afternoon & Studio Calico embellishments; Jillibean
Soup alphas.
SOOTY Designer: Jacqui Hunt
(AUSTRALIA)
Supplies: We R Memory Keepers papers and quote card;
American Crafts Thickers; embroidery thread; Martha Stewart
border punch .
VOLLEYBALL Designer: Lisa Moen
(USA)
Supplies: Simple Stories Smarty Pants line; Thickers & Prism
Floss.
What is Project Life?
According to Becky Higgins, “Project Life® is a solution-based ap-
proach to scrapbooking that was created to simplify the process in or-
der to allow you more time to enjoy life! It requires no glue, no scis-
sors, no tools, and no skills of any kind. The design of our products
takes the guess work out of layout design so that you can focus on re-
cording your everyday moments through your photos and journaling.
The simple design is stylish and makes it possible for you to complete
more pages in less time.” http://beckyhiggins.com/category/project-
life/.
To me, Project Life is whatever you need it to be. I think of it as an
easier way to get those photos scrapped and into albums. The organi-
zation and design that is Project Life is already figured out for you,
there is no stress about where to place photos, which papers to use,
techniques to incorporate, and products to coordinate. The work is
done. You just add your photos and journaling and voila you are done!
From my understanding, how you organize your PL is up to you. Some
people only document special occasions. Some document everyday
life. Some do a 2-page spread every week, some do a spread a month.
There are no set rules to documenting. You just do! Project Life was
created to simplify the process of getting those photos off cell phones
and out of boxes and into those albums.
What do you need to get started?
12x12 Binder
Project Life® Core Kit (optional)
Photo Pocket Pages
Photo (4x6 are best)
If you take pictures using your phone, if you turn the phone horizontally these
pictures fits perfectly into the Design A pockets. There are also Design D
pockets made for vertical photos.
In addition to the items listed above, you can get creative and add your own
flair with extra embellishments.
I hope I have provided some useful information to get you started with your
PL. If you have been thinking about doing it but have not started yet, now is
the perfect time with 2014 just beginning. I did not do PL last year but I am
starting fresh in 2014, so let’s do it together!
Smooches!
Brenshevia
WEEK 38 Designer: Louise Beerens
(AUSTRALIA)
Supplies: Project Life Midnight
Core Kit WEEK 48 Designer: Louise Beerens
(AUSTRALIA)
Supplies: Becky Higgins Project
LIFE CAPTURED Designer: Debbie Piercey
(USA)
Supplies: Various PL supplies
WEEK 28 Designer: Carol Piexto
(BRAZIL)
Supplies: Various PL supplies
PRINTABLES
One Velvet Morning-
http://onevelvetmorning.wordpress.com/2012/
10/01/project-life-printable-journaling-cards-
freebie-2/
A Little Grace & Mercy-
http://alittlegraceandmercy.blogspot.co.nz/2013
/01/project-life-january-freebies.html
U Priintables-
http://uprintables.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/f
ree-printable-project-life-fillers2.html
Miss Tina
http://misstiina.com/blog/new-everyday-
collection-cu-plus-128-free-printable-journal-
cards/
U Priintables-
http://uprintables.blogspot.com/2013/03/free-
printable-project-life-candy.html
The Dainty Dream-
http://mandysf.blogspot.ca/
Smiling Colors-
http://www.smilingcolors.com/2013/03/pr
oject-life-week-12-free-printable-quotes/
Miss Tina
http://misstiina.com/blog/free-valentines-
printables/
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Moments of Tranquility online store grew from the requests of the followers
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her favorite products in her work that her blog followers often asked if she sold
them, or could sell them... and so the online shop was born. Natasha stocks all
of her very favorite items, specializing in Dusty Attic Chipboard & Blooms,
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can always offer the best service to her customers.
Gelatos are a perfectly easy, way to add
some mixed media to your page.
Gelatos look like a crayon and with the
addition of a little water they create a
watercolor look.
A pack of gelatos looks like this:
Here is a quick tutorial on the basic
application of gelatos to a project: As
smaller projects are often easier to start
when trying something new I will show you
how to customize a printable.
I chose a white printable with the word JOY
on it to start with, from Two Peas in a
bucket
I wanted to add my own colors to liven it
up, I chose a reddish-orange and a pink, to
match the project I wanted to create. First
I applied the gelatos, working from side to
side.
TECHNIQUE
Next, I added water with a paint
brush. Here, is where I first got
frustrated. I was using the brush that
came in the gelato package; however,
these bristles were a bit rough and
were pulling up the top layer of the
paper. I find just a soft paintbrush
works the best. After wetting it down
and blending it bit it looked like this:
As you can see the paper curled up a bit,
however, after letting it try it was relatively
flat and looked like this:
If the edges are still too curled, you could
add double sided tape and frame your
tag/page with a slightly larger piece of paper.
Your printable is ready to put on a page! I
often use gelatos to customize die cuts as
well.
Chelsea
C'est Magnifique Kits is a US based company whose kits pre-
dominantly feature 'hard to find' international papers. You
will find papers from Denmark, Poland, France, Sweden and
many other countries. We have also featured embellishments
from Australia, the UK and Poland. If you are looking for a
kit club that serves something a little bit different - come
check us out! And we would love it if you jumped right in on
our forums and gallery!
http://cestmagnifiquekits.com
DOODLING / ZENTANGLE... YOU CAN DO IT
Doodling is one of the easiest and cheapest things to do. It is described as
scribbling aimlessly. Remember doodling is supposed to look imperfect. It's just a
doodle not a drawing masterpiece. It's supposed to be fun. Doodling is pen work
that can be added to the whole page with doodles and accents or just journaling.
START with some basic lines over and over. Now change direction. Add some
waves to the lines.. DO IT QUICKLY.
Do swirls, curves, zigzags, loops and random patterns. Try some shapes like
hearts, stars, diamonds, flowers and circles. After you have a shape try adding lines
or dots to it. Take a die cut and add dots,
lines or circles. ADD lines to corners,
around things or fill shapes.
Here is a sample 12x12 page
of doodles just to give you an
idea of some of the options
you have... and many more once
you try this on your own.
You can even make all your own a
ccents... Opposed to purchasing
them. I made the banner, flag and the ticket.
TECHNIQUE
On my layout, I used paint to doodle
accents around the two corners of the
photo. I cut my own ticket from black
and then used white gel pen to add
details to it and numbers. Made the
little flag accents.
I added three background accents, two
stamps and some spray. The banner was
cut out and I added white gel pen
accents to every piece and doodled the
loops to suspend the banner. Doodling
added: corners, music notes, title,
brackets, waves, flourish and dots.
Now to expand just a bit more lets
throw in some information about
ZENTANGLE.® The Zentangle meth-
od is an easy to learn, relaxing and fun
way to create beautiful images by
drawing structured patterns. It is the
process of simple deliberate strokes
which build on each other in beautiful,
mesmerizing and surprising ways.
When doing this art form just re-
member it's not perfect .. have fun and
experiment.. and it's so easy.
http://www.zentangle.com/
Bev
The Frosted Designs store is a joint effort between two women who
live on opposites of the world! Barb is in the United States and
Amanda is in Australia. Together, we are excited to bring you the
newest products as well as tutorials on how to use those products!
Not only do we sell some of your favorite scrapbooking and mixed
media supplies, but we also sell 2 different kits each month. The
scrapbooking kit includes the latest releases and offers a fun mix of
embellishments and papers from your favorite manufacturers. The
Mixed Media Paper Kit is designed to help you take those mixed me-
dia techniques and apply them to your paper crafting projects.
Get 20% off your next order by using the code SKETCHY20
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We are now taking submissions for our 3rd Issue which will go
to print May 1st.
Please see Let’s Get Sketchy for more details! Hope to see you in
our next issue!
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