Let's Scrap Sketch 2-1-16 ~ *Imagine*

Dear Arty Scrappy Friends,



Today I would like to share with you my Design Team layout for the Let's Scrap Sketch #2-1-16...

The gorgeous sketch by Michelle van Wyk...

 My layout...

*Imagine*.

Some close ups...

Thank you for visiting and have a lovely Monday!

*~Hugs~*

Erica

Let's Scrap Sketch 1-1-16 ~ *Wishes & Dreams*

Well, Hello there My Dear Arty Scrappy Friends, it is so great to see you again!

So today is the first day of a brand new year...
I surely hope that all your scrapping dreams come true in 2016!!

Today I want to share with you my Design Team layout for the Let's Scrap Sketch #1-1-16...

*Wishes & Dreams*.

This is the fantastic sketch we got to work with...

This is my layout:

*Wishes & Dreams*

 These papers are super busy and super awesome!!

I decided to use black & white photographs with only the one color splurge of blue in the left photo... I did some blue splatters only on the right side of the layout to pick up on the blue in the photo.

And herewith some close ups...

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The title and the bird are die cuts on which I used Tim Holtz' Distress Inks, I also applied some clear crackle paint and mists to give it a rusty look.

Thank you so much for visiting, it is always lovely to see you! :-)

Have an Absolutely Awesome New Year's Day &
All the Best for 2016!!

Hugs

*~Erica~*

Let's Scrap Sketch 12-15-15 ~ *Hippie Party*

Well, Hello there My Dear Arty Scrappy Friends, it is lovely to see you again!
Sit a while and relax here on my little piece of cyber crafting space... :-)

This week I would like to share with you my Design Team layout for the
Let's Scrap Sketch #12-15-15... *Hippie Party*.

This layout commemorates a VERY SPECIAL Birthday in my DD#1's life... Her 16th Birthday.

We took the most stunning pictures with her friends and they will definitely be treasure forever and always. ♥♥♥

This is the awesome sketch we got to work with {and I enjoyed every second, just LOVE this sketch!!}

And the layout I created for my DD#1's special Birthday Album
with LOTS & LOTS & LOTS of LOVE!!!!

*Hippie Party*







 Some close ups...

I managed to "get away" with only one butterfly... yes only one... ?!?!?  ;-P

I just LOVE how the title work came out... it is actually some cute kiddies stickers I bought from my friend Estelle's little school stationary shop.  I really miss her as she closed her shop last year and they moved to the Free State.  I used to visit her when my youngest DD#1 was still in Primary School and loved browsing her interesting stickers... still got a whole stack of them to use... :-D

The papers I used are from Pink Paisley...

As telling you in a previous post with a card I made from the same paper collection which you can find here...
 http://ericajoannie.blogspot.co.za/2015/09/feeling-sketchy-card-128-party.html

...I used a range from Pink Paislee - House of Three I have had in my stash for quite a few years now... Such a beautiful range and I really did buy a full pack of these so I have enough to keep me busy for a while...

It is the Soiree Range and on Pink Paislee's website it looks like it's release date was in 2011.

I absolutely LOVE this range, what a BEAUTY, must be one of my favorite Party Themed Collections EVER!!! ♥

I hope you enjoyed looking as much as I enjoyed creating this layout with much love!!

I am looking forward seeing you on the Let's Scrap Sketches blog!!

Have a Wonderful Day!

Hugs

*~Erica~*

Let's Scrap Sketch 12-1-15 ~ *Peace & Joy*

***Merry Christmas***

...Well... almost! ;-)...

Anyway... until then...

My Dear Arty Scrappy Friends,
May you be blessed beyond measure!!

Today I would like to share with you my special Christmas layout created for the Let's Scrap Design Team...

{You see, just in time for Christmas! ♥ }

This is the fantastic sketch we got to work with...

 #12-1-15...


*Peace & Joy*
 

Some close ups...

I created this with some metal by embossing it with the Cuttlebug.

I used Seam Binding Ribbon and Tim Holtz Distress Inks to make my own colored ribbon especially for this layout.

 So true, isn't it?? Christmas is such a magical time!! ♥




I cut the flags out from the different papers.

Thank you so much for visiting, it is always lovely to see you!!

Have a Fantastic Christmas Holiday & Enjoy every Moment with your Loved Ones!

Hugs

*~Erica~*

Let's Scrap Sketch 11-15-15 ~ *Awesome Day*

My Dear Arty Scrappy Friends, it is wonderful to see you again!

Today I want to share with you my Design Team layout for the Let's Scrap Sketch #11-15-15...

*Awesome Day*.

This is the great sketch we got to work with...

*Awesome Day*

 

And some close ups...

 I used the gorgeous Kaisercraft Collection Be-YOU-tiful...

 

Thank you so much for visiting, it is always lovely to see you!!

Please remember to hop on over to Let's Scrap and join in all the fun!

{Also don't forget to follow my blog as well as the Let's Scrap blog...}

Have a Wonderful Day!

Hugs

*~Erica~*

Let's Scrap Sketch 11-1-15 ~ *Par-Tea*

Good Morning My Dear Arty Scrappy Friends, I hope you are doing well?

I would like to share with you my Design Team layout for the Let's Scrap Sketch #11-1-15 called *Par-Tea*.  This was such a special day for my, my birthday this year.  I had a lovely little get together with 2 of my friends and my cousin and all our cute kids {all girls!}.  It was very special to me and a day dear to my heart I will not forget anytime soon.

This is the awesome sketch we got to work with by Michelle van Wyk...

*Par-Tea*

 

The sun has been playing tricks on me... must have taken 100 pics of this layout, everywhere I could think of and the light on the white hat just wouldn't work out... ;-P 

Here is some close ups...

 

For the threaded ribbon, I used some white seam binding ribbon which I colored with Tim Holtz Distress inks.

 

I crocheted my own tunic I had on that day and decided to crochet a flower and edging from the same yarn for the layout, which makes it pretty special to me.

Just my kind of thing. ♥

As you can see on my journaling, we had a "proper" High Tea!

Had so much nice things to eat, I am sure everyone could only eat again the next day!? 

I crocheted two edgings, this is one of them...

The crochet flower from closer up...

The other edging...

The black title looked great, but once I started taking pics, it could not be seen so well, luckily I did not glue it down with Tombo and quickly took it off and lightly painted some white Gesso over the paper to make the letters stand out more. 

I hope you enjoyed visiting as much as I enjoy having you here!

Be sure to hop on over to Let's Scrap and play along with us,

I can't wait to see what you create!

Have a Great Day!

Hugs

*~Erica~*

*~Let's Scrap - World Card Making Special Challenge!!~*

And Hi there Again My Dear Arty Scrappy Friends!

This is my second mixed media card for the day... boy did I have a ball creating these two cards!?!  I just want to do this again and again and again and again... Well, you get the idea... I LOVE doing THIS!!!

This card is for the World Card Making Special Challenge back at our other very cool blog Let's Scrap.

We are using some color inspiration and not a sketch this time...

Love the idea and love the freedom that goes with it too! ;-)

These are the awesome colors to inspire you...

My mixed media card, yet again enjoyed myself tremendously with all the gesso, mists, stenciling, stamping, flowers & beautiful colors to play around with!

Some close ups...

So don't forget to hop on over to Let's Scrap Sketches for some awesomness, other than this challenge, we have some BEAUTIFUL sketches for you to use for making your memories last forever.  We are also running a Card Challenge back at our sister blog Feeling Sketchy, do come and join us, it would be lovely to see you there too!

Well, thank you so much for visiting me here on my blog and I hope you enjoyed this card as much as I enjoyed creating it with love.

Have a Beautiful Day!

Hugs

*~Erica~*