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Curly locks: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches

March 1, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 2 Comments

Today Stuck?! Sketches launches our first challenge of March. Grab the sketch and play along for some great prizes from Evalicious and Wycinanka.

There are no curls in Daquila hair. Not even a bend. That’s why I got my first perm in second grade. And that’s why Phil got this body wave in September 1985—just in time to start college. Just look at all that luscious hair!

Product/technique notes

I used patterned paper and stickers from Echo Park’s Note to Self collection and twine for the red accent circle.

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.

20 years of friendship

February 7, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 7 Comments

Just last week Matt was attending a business lunch and texted me: “What day did we meet?”

After I got over my surprise at the question (not the kind of thing he usually thinks about at a business meeting—I later found out it was because of a conversation he was having with a newly married man who was planning to celebrate the day he met his wife on February 4th), I answered: “Monday, February 5, 1996.”

And then it hit me that we were rounding the bend on the 20th anniversary of meeting each other! Wowsers.

So this past Friday we went out for a late lunch to commemorate our 20th meetiversary. It was very nice, and we took a few photos to mark the date. But you know I also had to make a special layout about this milestone. I rummaged through some photos from 1996 and found this one of us dressed up to go out (somewhere I can’t recall) on a date. It’s from the fall of 1996, but you know we just don’t have any selfies from the day we met, as we might nowadays.

My journaling on the page reads:

Matt & I met on Monday, February 5, 1996, when he came to my Manning Hall office for a meeting. Neither of us could know how much that meeting would change our lives.

How blessed we are to have each other’s friendship.

Product/technique notes

I followed this Let’s Get Sketchy February 1st sketch and used papers from My Mind’s Eye, American Crafts, and Echo Park. The title is my own design that was cut on the Silhouette Cameo.

It’s your special day: Phil’s 7th birthday

January 17, 2016 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 10 Comments

In honor of my baby brother’s 48th birthday, which he celebrated on Friday, I give you a page about his 1975 birthday celebration. When I asked him what he remembered from this photo he said:

Sweet, like Boston cream pie! That is Paul Lazorchak and he gave me that Snoopy hockey game, which I adored. Of course that is my cherished Franco Harris jersey. Lastly, too bad we did not have anti-glare coating at the time . Oh and what luck to capture you on a troop meeting night!

Happy birthday, Phillip Daniel! I wish I could have been there to celebrate with you, my dear.

Product/technique notes

I was inspired to follow the Let’s Get Sketchy week 1 January sketch for this page, and I used all products from the Carta Bella It’s a Celebration collection. It has just the perfect vintage birthday color scheme and feeling. And what kind of crazy luck did I have when I noticed that the birthday cake sticker had seven candles?

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