Lets Get Sketchy Birthday blog hop!

Hello and welcome!

Let’s Get Sketchy is turning ONE and to celebrate we are having a Birthday Bash Blog hop.  As you make your way along our hop to visit each of our DT blogs you will find lots of birthday inspired projects.   If you have arrived here from Melinda's blog, welcome to the LGS blog hop!! If you have stumbled across this by chance and want to play along then you can head back to the Let's Get Sketchy site to start at the beginning and to start collecting your Birthday challenge words. These words should be bolded on each DT member’s pages.

Can you believe Lets Get Sketchy is a year old??  I know I cant!  Wow!  To celebrate this first birthday I've created a simple and cute picture frame to go along with the birthday theme! 

I just love the advice it gives!  "Start Each Day Like It's Your BIRTHDAY"  Think about it... wouldn't everyday be such a great day if we all did this?

The banner is made of chipboard that I cut into triangle shapes and painted, connecting the pieces with bakers twine.  I created the confetti by dipping a q-tip into the colored paint and randomly dabbing the paper to make it look as though confetti is falling.  I do like how the look turned out.



The title is sticker letters.  However, I had to paint the BIRTHDAY letters to pull together the matching confetti colors.  I added washi tape to the edges of the frame for more color and a felt butterfly to top it off!  Thats it!  Cute and simple!  Oh, btw, the frame is only a $1.99 at IKEA.  Great deal!

Dont forget that Lets Get Sketchy is also having a Birthday Bash Challenge.  Which is to create any birthday inspired project from examples you see on the DT pages.  If the designers project is a layout then do a lift of that page, if it’s a project of sorts then do that project.  You can pick from ANY DT member’s blog project for the hop.  Upload your finished product to the proper link at Lets Get Sketchy.  All entries are due by midnight, March 8th, 2013. CST.

Also, as you hop along the way you will find bolded clue words on each of the Design Team member’s blogs.  Once you have gathered all the words they will form a quote related to our Birthday. Tell us that quote by 'Emailing Us' at Lets Get Sketchy to get your name in the pot for an extra drawing.  A winner will be randomly selected and will win a nice bag of scrap goodies from Lets Get Sketchy.  As always there are rules for playing!  And the rules are:

1. You MUST be a follower of each LGS team members blog and leave a comment on each blog
2. You MUST also be a follower of the LGS blog.
Please make sure you visit the entire team, as some members are hosting additional blog challenges during the hop and offering their own extra goodies, so the more you play the more chances you have to win!

As an extra incentive for my blog I am giving away a RAK as well!!  A mixture of winter goodies!  Which includes ~ white puffy stickers by Me & My Big Ideas, metal tag lines by Karen Foster, ten 3x5 stencils by P inc., metallic gelatos colors by Faber Castell, winter title rubon by My Minds Eye and 12 pack printed flowers with brads by Heidi Grace.



For a chance to win these goodies, all you have to do is become a follower of my blog.  Thats it!  One lucky follower will be randomly chosen at the end of this hop so please be sure to check back on Monday, March 4 to see if you have won!  Good luck!  Dont forget to leave a comment as well, for more chances to win at Lets Get Sketchy!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Now its time for you to hop over to Sherri's blog to see what she has in store for you!  Here is the lineup in case you get lost along the way!

 



LGS

Brenshevia

Debbie

Stacia

Laurie

Carla

Michelle

Lynn

Alison

Melinda

                                 Tracy  ------ you are here

Sherri

Marit

Lanette

Bev

Stephanie

Stacey

LGS

Lets Get Sketchy is having a Birthday!

I've got some fun news!  It's a celebration you wont want to miss!

 Lets Get Sketchy is turning one!  So join us for some birthday fun!  Please grab your blinkie here and post it on your blogs!  We want to spread the word and get everyobody to play along.  Mark your calendars and dont miss out, we are giving away prizes all month long!

Big Sis

Hello!  Happy Monday!
I have here my layout for Lets Get Sketchy's Feb week 3.  Here is the sketch for this weeks challenge...

and here is my take on it...

This is my daughter showing off her baby brother.  Mind you this photo was taken almost 20 years ago!  But I remember this moment like it was yesterday.  She was so excited and so proud about being a big sister!

For this layout I used Woodland Park by October Afternoon.  The honeycomb pieces are chipboard.  I first inked the outer edges and then cover them with the pattern paper.  The banner is made from the pennant tool punch by Epiphany Crafts topped with opaline pearls by Basic Grey.  For the finishing touches, I added a cluster of white flowers topped with diamond Stickles for the sparkle effect.  The centers are buttons made from the small button tool punch by Epiphany Crafts. I just love those epoxy punches!  I then gave my red cardstock some mist splatters, adding more opaline pearls. 

Go check out Lets Get Sketchy now and join in!  Its just full of inspiration and ideas!  
Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!
Tracy xo

Its Official!

I'm so happy and excited to announce that I am one of the newest designers for Sketchabilities!

I'm just thrilled and honored with this happy news!  My mind is racing with ideas and so ready to get started!  Our first reveal will be March 15, so I hope to see you back!  Until then, check out the official announcement and meet the other new designers of Sketchabilities!

Indiana Beach

G'afternoon crafty friends!
Today I am showing off a layout I completed using Sketchabilities #84 sketch and also using some felt embellies that was influenced by Scrap It Girl February's challenge, which is using material of your choice.

Here is the sketch I followed...

and here is my take on it...

Here we are at Indiana Beach, which is an amusement park as well as a beach.  We are braving the log ride and as you can see we are holding on for dear life.  The ride actually felt more scarier than is looks!  Mind you, we had no idea we were being photographed until after the fact!  Haha!  Such fun memories!  It was a great day!

I used Splash by Echo Park.  I felt is was perfect for this layout.  The water splash swirls really topped it off.

I also added Puffies from Ki, as my summery embellishments.  I've had these for a long time and I just couldn't part with them.  I think they are so cute!  They're made of felt and have a soft stuffing making them 'puffy'  Adding the perfect summery touch that I was after!

I had alot of fun using this sketch!  So many possibilities! 
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy xo

This makes me go AHHH

Happy Monday!  Wow!  Can you believe it's February already!  Where does the time go?  I hope your weekend was a good one!

We have a new sketch up at Let's Get Sketchy, its the first one for the new month.  Remember they post a new sketch every Monday and you have the full month to complete them.  Design two from the month for a chance to win some goodies!  Good luck!

Here is this week's sketch...

aand here is my DT take on it...

I've got to say, I'm addicted to pedicures in the summer time and my first one of the season always makes me go AHHH!!  I'm already looking forward to it!

As you can see I followed the sketch exact because I really liked it as is and I kept it pretty clean and simple.

I used Splash by Echo Park.  I just loved the bright summery colors.  I used a stitch runner by daisyd's on my edges to make it look sewn on, when it was actually like a rub on without the rubbing, just roll it.  I used bakers twine for my banner rope and added it to the tag hole as well.

I topped it off by adding a couple summery flowers and a bright butterfly that I had in my leftover stash.  Thats it!  Pretty simple but so cute!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day! 
Tracy xo

Artic Beauty

Hello!  Hello!  Happy February to you!

I have here my layout for Get Creative.  Their February challenge is all about SNOWFLAKES!  Perfect for this time of year!

Here is my take on it...

This picture was taken in January 2010.  Its our local lighthouse on lake Michigan at the beach.  I think its gorgeous and shows just how snowy and frigid it gets here in NW Indiana. 

I used Hot Chocolate by Fancy Pants.  Its an older collection but I still love it and I need to use it up.  The crystal swirls are by want 2 scrap and my layered snowflakes are from my leftover scrappy stash.  I love when everything just falls into place!

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy your weekend!
Tracy xo