If I'm not scrapbooking I'm thinking about scrapbooking!
The other day I found out that Twisted Sketches was hosting a design team call, and because I really like their sketches and their twist challenges I got very excited and submitted a layout for consideration. Here is my layout and the sketch:
Wanderlust, a layout based on a sketch at www.twistedsketches.com
This is the www.twistedsketches.com sketch on which my layout was based.
When new collections come out by my favorite scrap companies I am always tempted to buy. But I rarely get the whole collection because no matter how much I like (even love) it, I just can’t imagine wanting to create that many layouts out of the same look. Add to that the fact that collections have become so expensive. So I have been for some time buying the 6×6 paper pads that many companies are issuing. They have long been favored by card makers because of their smaller-sized patterns, and I quite like the lower price tag as well.
So I am always on the hunt for ways to use pieces of patterned paper that are 6×6 or smaller on my 12×12 layouts. When I find good ways to do this I will share them here in case you, like me, have several 6×6 paper pads waiting to make it into your designs.
Below is my first sketch with this in mind. I based it on the design I shared yesterday, which was called “Calendar girl.” If you use this sketch in a design please link to it in the comments. I would love to see what you create with it!
Sketch #1 uses 1 photo and 4 patterned papers
It’s time to pull out our new calendar, and this time I’m more excited than usual about the task. The calendar we’re going to use this year is special to us.
Here’s the story:
A few years ago my brother, Phil, gave us a Cat Fancy calendar. Each day had a photo of cats and some random cat fact. Throughout the year I tore away each day and read the facts. Then near the end of the calendar was an invitation to send in up to three photos of your own cat(s) for consideration in their upcoming calendar. The payment if any of your photos were chosen would be two of that year’s calendars.
Because everyone believes their kids are the brightest and their pets are the cutest, I figured there would be a lot of people sending in photos for the chance to show off their cats. In spite of all the imagined competition, I decided to send in my three photos and see what happened. For a while I waited expectantly to hear that they’d received them. Nothing. After a while longer I thought they would just let me know which one they had chosen to use (because I really believed they couldn’t say no to all three of my entries; they were just too good!). But a long time passed and I never heard anything, so I just forgot about it and chalked it up to their bad taste. 😉
Fast forward a year and a half (a few months ago): A package arrived with two 2011 Cat Fancy calendars and a letter telling us on which date our cat was featured! What?! It’s a weird feeling to think something is all over and then have it show up again in your life. Well, we are very proud of our darling Lucy, so I’ve immortalized the chosen photo in a layout (of course).
Here’s the layout:
Cat Fancy fancies our calendar girl