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Sunday, November 7, 2010

Three Sketch Challenges & Some Art Journaling

Well I went cropping at the LSS last night and completed 3 sketch challenges!!

This first one is for Sketchy Thursdays 11.4.  I used Nikki Sivils Tree Love which I love love love!!!  I cut out and popped the line of trees and grass across the center of the page.  What a pain!  While I was doing it I wished the idea had never occurred to me.  But I love how it turned out.

Here is one more layout with Nikki Sivils Tree Love but the sketch is from Nuts About Sketches.  My BFF Theresa is a design team member there and I had yet to do one of their sketches.  What kind of friend am I? But this weeks sketch is a super cute single pager.  Lots of cutting and popping on this layout as well but not nearly as intricate.

This layout is for Sketch Challenge #34 over at Sketchabilities.  I used Sassafrass Lass Nerdy Bird.  The pictures are of Marin pretending to go to school.  She picked out her clothes herself (pajama bottoms) and she filled her backpack with toy bracelets, keys, perfume and a ring.

Lastly, here are some projects I finished for Marit's Mixed Emotions Art Journaling Class.
These were for the Loneliness prompt and the Joy prompt.  It's kind of sad that for the loneliness prompt I do a page about our dog Stain.  Stain has kind of taken a back seat since we've had kids.  But wherever the kids are, that's where you'll usually find him.  The joy project looks a lot like a scrapbook layout.  All it needs is a photo.  But I used some of my favorite paper and I love how the paper weeve turned out.
 

20 comments:

Lena said...

ooooh... WOW!!! Just LOOOOVE all of these layouts! Especially the projects for the Mixed Emotion workshop!! Great how you kept your own style!

Deb Hickman said...

Your three LO's are fab,they are such fun !!! Loving the art journaling,very unique.

Missy Whidden said...

Lea, I love all of your creations here! Love the fall paper line in the first two. And what a cute title, "Piles of Fun"...how appropriate! Those pics of your daughter pretending to go to school are SO stinkin' cute! I can just see her doing this!

Sue Althouse said...

Wow, that is some serious scrapping you got done there! I'm impressed with all the cutting and popping. It can be a pain, I know, but your results are worth it - wonderful layouts!

Lynnda said...

Oh my Lea... you are a roll girl!!!... Love all your fantabulous and gorgeous layouts... gorgeous photos used too and the DP and embellishments Love it all... my fave is the 1st one..xoxo...

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

OMYGOSH!! I love love love love love all of these Lea!! WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I sure HOPE HOPE HOPE you will send me the Nikki ones for the showcase on her blog this month! Pretty please?!?!?! {{{{ bmwgirl@cox.net }}} :):):):):):) Thanks soooooooooooo much for playing along with Sketchy Thursdays! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Debbie said...

OMG I just love that first layout! Adorable pictures and the perfect paper! I must buy some of that!! Glad to hear you had a good time and got some layouts done!

anne g-i said...

Love your fall LOs - cute line! Really love your nerdy bird LO though - what a hoot to hear about what she packed! Love it!! Such insight into little minds!

Jessie said...

What a beautiful collection of pages Lea! Wonderful work!

Martine said...
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Martine said...

(oops! let me give this comment another try!)wonderful work on all your projects! that paper weaving is really cool! thanks for playing along with Sketchabilities!

Anonymous said...

Wow! LOVE your layouts! I especcially love your take on the ST sketch! Beautiful papers and design!
Thanks so much for playing along with us at Sketchy Thursdays!
I LOVE the art journal pages! Beautiful!That paper weaving is awesome!

lisa said...

I love your pages, they are so fun : )

Yara said...

Wow! Love that you had been very busy! Like a lot all your pages! How great to document this moment with your girl. The page with the weaving technique is amazing, perfect to put a frame!

LG said...

thank goodness I found your blog, there are so many inspiration here. You are very talented

Keshet said...

This is darling, love the trees!! Thanks for joining the fun at Sketchy Thursdays this week!

Theresa said...

hi... i'm a bad bloggy friend. love what you did with the tree love paper. both layouts are great. never apologize for paper piecing.. it always pays off in the end.. =) and of course i think your art journaling pages are fantastic. it looks like you put the words in the little trail bubbles under the butterfly. so cute!!!! we need to crop together soon. it's been a while.

Diana Fisher said...

Lots of great stuff here!! I hear ya about the tree line, but it turned out fab!!! Glad you did it! Thanks for playing along with ST! Love to see your work!

Theresa said...

ohh.. see I told you the paper piecing is worth it... I see you are a FAV!!!!! eeek. good way to start the slide into the weekend. chat later.. =)

Karen Williams said...

Congrats on being a fave at Sketchy Thursday! Love your LOs