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Bonnie & Clyde: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches

October 1, 2015 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 2 Comments

Get a load of this Stuck?! Sketches October 1st sketch challenge. Grab the sketch and play along for some wonderful prizes from Heartfelt Creations and Scrapbook & Cards Today.

When we were growing up we didn’t have pets, but we were very lucky that our neighbors on either side of us had them. Clyde belonged to the Hinkles, who lived to our left. He was an indoor-outdoor tabby cat, and he didn’t seem to like people much when he and I got a little older. But when we were both at the tender age you see here (he looks like a kitten to me in this 1968 photo), it seems we got along famously.

Product/technique notes

The patterned papers are from the Doodlebug Designs Happy Harvest collection, the journaling cards are from Little Yellow Bicycle and the glitter cat-themed stickers are from The Paper Studio. I hand-stitched the circles and designed and cut the title on the Silhouette.

Third grade portraits

September 27, 2015 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 5 Comments

I contemplated titling this page “Disco school portraits.” I mean, get a load of those collars! And my brother’s leisure suit. And my pin-curled hair. There’s an awful lot going on here, so I’ll just leave you to your open-mouthed staring.

😉

Product/technique notes

I followed this September 25th ScrapMuch? sketch, and I used patterned papers from the American Crafts Nightfall collection, die cuts from Maggie Holmes and a piece of flair from Studio Calico. The alphabet across the top is a Silhouette cut file.

So very Kerry

September 22, 2015 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 4 Comments

I met my friend Kerry on my first day of grad school at Ohio University in January 1993. Then she was an important part of our wedding in 1997. In these September 11, 2000 photos, Matt and I had flown up to visit Kerry for a long weekend in Wisconsin, where she was teaching at Marquette University. We had a wonderful time touring the area, eating out and catching up.

Product/technique notes

I followed this My Scraps & More sketch and used patterned papers from the 6×6 DCWV Latte stack and 3D stickers from Little Yellow Bicycle. I added a little hand stitching, too, like I do.

Life is beautiful: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches

September 15, 2015 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 2 Comments

Get a load of Stuck?! Sketches’ September 15th sketch challenge. Grab this sketch and play along for some wonderful prizes.

On the morning of my mom’s knee replacement surgery this August, the three of us (Mom and brother, Phil) did a little impromptu photo shoot before heading to the hospital. I just wanted to use these photos to reflect for a moment on how precious and beautiful life is.

Product/technique notes

The patterned papers are from the Pink Paislee Pen Pals collection, and the 3×4 cards are from We R Memory Keepers. I hand-stitched the circles and added washi tape across the bottom.

Superhero nerds: DT layout for Stuck?! Sketches

August 15, 2015 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 1 Comment

Today Stuck?! Sketches is revealing the August 15th sketch challenge. Isn’t this a great sketch? And you just have to check out the design team layouts for it. Please join us over at the blog and allow the sketch and the design team inspire you to play along. We have great sponsor prizes up for grabs.

Matt is a Marvel devotee from way back. He and his brother, Tom, collected comic books when they were boys, but while Matt’s allegiance was to Marvel, Tom loved DC Comics. Each month when the new issues came out they would go down to the hobby store to make their purchase. Even though he loved his collection, Matt tells me that when the price went up to 55 cents a piece it became too rich for his blood and he gave up on it (funny detail).

Now as an adult Matt has shared his love of superheroes with me. We don’t read comic books together, but who needs to with all the comics-based movies that have come out in recent years? And I admit that I love them and look forward to them as much as Matt does, even though I don’t know as much about their origin stories as he does. I just love to root for a hero on his/her journey.

In this photo we are at the Alamo Drafthouse theater in Austin awaiting the start of Ant-Man on its opening day, July 17th.

Product/technique notes

I used some older Bella Blvd (Mr.Boy) and BasicGrey papers and designed and cut the burst shapes and title on my Silhouette.

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