Sketches with a Twist ~ April

Hey Everyone! There is a new sketch posted over at Sketches with a Twist

This layout is from our trip to the beach July 2011. While we were there, there were these little black dots at the shore. When we got closer we realized they were Starfish. There had to be hundreds of them!!!

Under the Sea Board Book

Hey Everyone! I am throwing my hat into My Pink Stamper Design Team Call. Her challenge was to create a card, scrapbook page, or other Cricut project with your favorite Cricut cartridge using the following colors......
Orange
Turquoise
Green

Brown

Check out your website for great ideas and more info on the DT call.

I have a friend who son’s First Birthday was a last weekend. I posted a few things that I made for his birthday here. These colors for the challenge fit right into the theme she had of under the sea.

I also made her a 8x8 board book.

This is the front of the book

This is the first pages of the book. It has a picture of the birthday boy and a picture of his mother and sister going through a water spray.

This paper line had super cute stamps to match. I stamped the crab in chocolate chip ink from SU and then used stickles to make him sparkle.

This is the second page of the book. It has a great fold out for extra pictures. I included the kids that attended the party. The first fold in the mini says Friends.

The next page includes the adult guest at the party.

This cute shell is from Life's a Beach

The next page is the guest page. I took a group picture (with my tripod) of all the guests. Then had the guest sign a little note to the birthday boy.

This super cute fish is from create a critter

I used Hello Kitty Font and welded it with the gypsy

Of course a first birthday party would not be complete without a cake. He was not into playing with the cake or even eating it. I love the picture on the second page. He is looking over at his daddy and I could swear he is thinking, you want me to eat THAT, as he points at the cake.

He had cupcakes that had squirt (from Finding Nemo) on the top of them. So this turtle from Life's A Beach fit well with this page.

I read this idea online about having the guest stand with the birthday boy and their gift. What a great idea!!! No need to write down what each person got the child, which makes it super easy to make Thank You Cards. So this page is all of the guests with the birthday boy and his gifts.

I used this jelly fish from Create a Critter a lot throughout this album. But he is so cute, that I just could not help it.

My friend said her favorite under the sea animal is a sea horse, so I had to add this cute guy to the end of the book. He is also from Create a Critter

This is the back cover of the book.

Products used:

Ready-To-Go Blank Board Book 8x8 White (from Michaels)
Cardstock: Bazzill
Glitter Paper: DCWV
Imaginisce Splash Dance Paper
Imaginisce Snag 'Em Stamps
Cricut Expression
Cricut Cartridges: Life’s a Beach, Create a Critter and Hello Kitty Font
Ink: Stampin’ Up: Chocolate Chip
Stickles: Burgundy
Zig Writer: Blue Jay
Googly eyes: Brand unknown, from Hobby Lobby

Let's Get Peachy Sketch

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Check out Let's Get Peachy

Can you believe that it is already June. 

Are you ready for summer? I know I sure am. I am hoping to get a lot of sun time this summer. 

I turned this sketch on its side to accommodate my pictures. 

I also substituted several images instead of the swirls used in the sketch. 

These pictures are of my nephew, surprise, surprise. He seems to be a big part of my scrapbooking right now.  These pictures are from his birthday 2010. I wanted to get him a sandbox for Christmas 2009, but my mom did not think that he would play in it. Over the summer last year, the neighbors behind my mother got a sandbox and my nephew was in the sandbox, even when the neighbor kids were not outside playing. I decided to get him this little turtle sandbox. It even has a lid. He LOVED it. My mom said he spent hours outside playing with it every day for a week after his birthday. 

Thanks for looking and I hope the sketch and my layout gives you inspiration.

Some of the products used…

ATG gun
Pop dots
Close to my Heart - Good Times
Bazzil Cardstock
Stickles

Cricut Cartridge:
Life’s A Beach

Layouts Completed at Cause for the PAWS

I think I got a lot done this weekend.

I went to the Cause for the PAWS weekend crop and was able to get 7 2-page layouts done plus 4 cards.

This one is from St. Augustine Fountain of Youth.I used DCWV summer stack from last year.

Scenic Route Paper Co. - Cape Town. This one is from the Oldest School at St. Augustine. I used A Child's Year for the little boy.

This is from the same paper line, Scenic Route Paper Co. - Cape Town. I used Straight from the Next for the cupcakes

  This is BasicGrey Max and Whiskers paper. Kahlua rolling in the dirt at the dog park. I used Printing 101 for the title

This is Imaginisce - A shore thing paper line. Malachi came to visit last summer and mom was helping him learn to swim. I used Life's a Beach for the title

Another page from St. Augustine at the fountain of youth. I used Stand and Salute for the cannon and cannon ball. The paper is from storytellers.

 This paper is from DCWV. Joe upgraded to the same car. I used opposites attract.

 This is from Hobby Lobby Football page kit. I used Base Camp for the title

 I used Creative Memories Cheerful Season for the Ice Cream Cone and Create A Critter for the Dino

  

Just Throw It

Creative Scrappers

Sketch 136I need to rotate it to work with my pictures....

I used American Crafts - City Park, Bazzil Bling, ANW Crestwood, Cricut Life's A Beach

I am a 2 -page Layout person, so I just add the second page to capture all of the pictures.

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