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/

Based in the Sunshine State, Flamingo Scraps is your Local Scrapbook Store

online!! We aim to offer the hottest new and coolest classic paper crafting and

scrapping goodies that can be found! Follow our blog featuring posts from our

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and come visit us at the store! We can't wait to meet you!

Moments of Tranquility online store grew from the requests of the followers

of Natasha Naranjo-Aquirre's Blog. Natasha shows such passion and love for

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,

Green Tara flowers, beautiful papers by Pion Design and 7 Dots Studios and

products by Donna Salzar Designs. By specializing in a few select items, she

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

Store: Frosted-designs.us

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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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