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Church clothes: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches

April 1, 2017 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 2 Comments

Church clothes 1974

Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of April. Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Creative Embellishments and Lindy’s Stamp Gang.

Stuck?! Sketches April 1 2017

The story

Isn’t this a darling picture of my brother and me? We are posing in our back yard after coming home from Sunday morning Mass in May 1974. Just so sweet.

Product/technique notes

The papers are from the Dear Lizzy Lovely Day collection. The tag is from We R Memory Keepers. And I created the string art heart with the help of my Silhouette to cut out the tiny stitching circles.

Filed Under: Layouts based on sketches, My scrapbook layouts, Sketches Tagged With: 1 photo, American Crafts, border punches, hand stitching, one-page layouts, Silhouette, string art, Stuck?! Sketches, vintage photos

Sweet summer fun: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches

March 15, 2017 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 1 Comment

Sweet summer fun

Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our second challenge of March. Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Charms Creations and Wycinanka.

Stuck?! Sketches March 15 2017

The story

Mom, Phil, and I loved driving out to the Patterson Fruit Farm in Chesterland, Ohio, to pick strawberries. We would head out early on a summer morning and pick way too many, then take them home and turn most of them into freezer jam to enjoy for the rest of the year. We also piled them on cereal and shortcake and anything else we could think of. It was such a sweet way to spend a summer day.

Product/technique notes

The background paper I used is from an old My Mind’s Eye collection called Good Day Sunshine. The rest of the patterns are from the Mulberry American Crafts 6×6 paper pad. The chipboard embellishments are from the same collection. I cut the title on my Silhouette Cameo.

Filed Under: 12x12 layouts using 6x6 paper, Layouts based on sketches, My scrapbook layouts, Sketches Tagged With: 3 photos, American Crafts, border punches, one-page layouts, Silhouette, Stuck?! Sketches, vintage photos

Open on December 25: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches

December 1, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 4 Comments

Open on December 2016

Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of December! Grab the sketch and play along for prizes from Crafty Ribbons and CutMania.

Stuck?! Sketches November 15, 2016

The story

These 1967 Christmas morning photos are so sweet. Look at that tinsel-covered tree and the homemade stockings on the back of the front door. And I love the light fixture and television in the background of the right picture.

That delighted little imp about to open her first big present is 13-month-old me.

Product/technique notes

The background patterned paper is from Echo Park’s Merry Christmas collection, and the other patterns are from Heidi Swapp’s Believe collection and American Craft’s Wish List 6×6 paper pad. The embellishments are from Pink Paislee’s Yuletide (the tags) and American Crafts (the Santa clothespin). The gift diecut I used behind the photos is from Silhouette. I wish you could see better in the photo that I brushed Wink of Stella clear glitter pen all over the ribbon top on it. It looks beautiful IRL.

Filed Under: Layouts based on sketches, My scrapbook layouts Tagged With: 2 photos, American Crafts, Christmas, Echo Park, one-page layouts, Silhouette, Stuck?! Sketches

#PSLOVE

October 21, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 3 Comments

#PSLOVE

While recently in North Carolina visiting Mom and the bro, I found out—much to my surprise and horror—that Mom had never tasted the autumnal delight that is a pumpkin spice latte. Phil and I resolved to resolve that deficit in her life experience and bundled her into the car and off to the nearest Starbucks.

One sip in, it was clear on her face that we had changed Mom’s life. And after she had drained the last of the sweet goodness from her grande to-go cup she said, “This was my first PSL, but it won’t be my last! I’m going to make sure to get one of these a week from now on.”

Phil and I looked at each other knowingly. You’re welcome, Mom.

Product/technique notes

I followed the Let’s Get Sketchy sketch below and used products from the Shimelle True Stories collection. I used two different roller date stamps (“That warrants a fist pump” and “The sweet life”) and two coffee-related stamps from the Paper Smooches Cyber Cafe set. I covered the coffee beans in Glossy Accents to make them look a little more real.
Let's Get Sketchy October 3, 2016 sketch

Filed Under: Layouts based on sketches, My scrapbook layouts Tagged With: 1 photo, American Crafts, hand stitching, one-page layouts, Silhouette, stamping

You are first place in my heart: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches

August 15, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 3 Comments

You are first place in my heart

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

Stuck?! Sketches August 15 2016

The story

I love this photo of us so much. It’s from August 1997, just two months before our wedding.

I’m not sure why, but Matt and I don’t have many photos of the time during our courtship and engagement. So this shot of the two of us dozing on the hammock in my parents’ back yard is extra special to me. I also just love the lazy, sun-dappled feel of it.

Product/technique notes

I used supplies from Maggie Holmes’ Styleboard collection and hand stitched the circles.

Filed Under: Layouts based on sketches, My scrapbook layouts Tagged With: 1 photo, American Crafts, hand stitching, one-page layouts, Stuck?! Sketches, vintage photos

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