12x12 layouts using 6x6 paper

It’s okay to shine

April 30, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 3 Comments

Tomorrow would have been my sister-in-law’s 40th birthday. To celebrate her life, rather than dwell on how we lost her far too soon because of a drunk driver, I created this page using a photo of her from her high school days. She was a beauty.

Happy birthday, Thyia. I miss your shy smile, our long telephone calls, and getting the opportunity to know the 40-year-old woman you would have become.

Product/technique notes

I followed the April 18th sketch from Let’s Get Sketchy and used products from the Echo Park We Are Family collection (6×6 pad) and Shimelle (die cut title circle).

Wake up every morning with the thought that something wonderful is going to happen

April 29, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 7 Comments

I had this selfie of the two of us in my to-be-scrapped pile, but I wasn’t sure when we took it. After I had done everything else to design the page, I looked up the date of the photo so I could write my journaling. I was surprised to find out this was from Valentine’s Day of 2015. So, instead of being an obvious V Day page, it’s more about how we dream of having many more of them together.

Product/technique notes

I followed the April 25th sketch from Let’s Get Sketchy and used products from the Teresa Collins Something Wonderful collection (6×6 pad), American Crafts (background paper), and Heidi Swapp (epoxy stickers).

Nice news

My page was chosen by Let’s Get Sketchy as one of their featured artists! Thank you. 🙂

Forever

February 28, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 8 Comments

Back on February 5th Matt and I celebrated the 20th anniversary of our first meeting. I’ve already posted a layout of the two of us from 1996, and now I have this one from 20 years later (we took a few selfies in our back yard).

It went by in the blink of an eye. Here’s to forever.

Product/technique notes

I followed this ScrapMuch sketch. My patterned papers are from American Crafts, the glitter stickers are from KI Memories, and the rub-on title is from Making Memories (2003!).

Capture the flag: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches

February 15, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 3 Comments

Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of February. Grab the sketch and play along for some great prizes from Lindy’s Stamp Gang and ScrapMuch.

Matt’s study of information security has inevitably led him to participating in Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions. He has put together an international team of players to tackle the complex infosec puzzles together, and they have been steadily improving their ranking. He really loves the weekends he spends “CTFing.”

Product/technique notes

I used patterned paper (6×6 paper pad) and die cuts from BasicGrey’s Capture collection and hand stitched the circles.

Fun times

January 27, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 7 Comments

This photo is from a reunion that was 20 years in the making. Jim was my best friend in college. But after we graduated, although we stayed in touch for a few years, we eventually drifted apart (new jobs, new cities, boyfriends, girlfriends). Thankfully, Jim reestablished contact with me several years ago, but because we live many states apart we still never got together to catch up in person.

Then in the summer of 2012, when I was planning a trip to North Carolina to visit my mom and bro, I decided to ask Jim if he would be able to meet somewhere between his home state of Ohio and my mom’s house. We chose to meet up in Richmond, Virginia. He brought his mom (who I knew from when we were in college together), and I brought my mom and brother, Phil (who was also friends with Jim in college).

We had the BEST day together! We walked for miles and saw Richmond while catching up after all those years apart. We had lunch in this particularly nice little restaurant, where they gave us a private dining room. The waiter was wonderful and even took some photos of us all together.

Product/technique notes

I followed the ScrapMuch sketch below and used papers and die cuts from the Chickaniddy Crafts Scrumptious collection.

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