Let's Get Sketchy with Simple Stories 24/Seven!!!!

Happy Sunday everyone!!!!  Hope you have all had a fabulous weekend thus far!!!!

"Fun Memories" with Simple Stories "24/Seven" Paper Collection and Embellies

I'm here today to share with you a layout I created for the week 4 sketch over at Let's Get Sketchy!!!!  Here is the sketch:

And here is my layout:

I had some scraps and embellies lying around from the Simple Stories 24/Seven paper collection and decided to put them to use!!!  These pictures were taken at my oldest daughter's sixth birthday last year :-)

I followed the sketch quite literally, even adding some pearl mist in copper on the yellow chevron paper to mimic the "shadow" appearance on the top of the sketch.  The black chevron "arrows" were cut from washi tape!!!! I distressed the edges of the paper then went around them with a mixture of distress inks and glimmer mist with a make-up sponge (really cool technique!!!!).  I finished the page with various rub-ons by K&Company and voila!!!! A simple, but cute page to remember such a wonderful day :-)

P.S.  Stay tuned tomorrow for another fabulous challenge and another chance to win some wonderful prizes!!!!  I will also be revealing a secret.... You'll have to stop in tomorrow to see what it is!!!!!

Well my friends... Thanks soooo much for stopping in and have a LUCKY day :-)

Sketch N Scrap Birthday Bash!!!

Hello and welcome to Lucky Flutterby Creations!!! My name is Brandi and I am honored to be a member of Sketch N Scrap's NEW card design team!!! 

I hope you're enjoying Sketch N Scrap's month long birthday bash!!! There are soooo many different challenges to spark your creativity and tons of opportunities to win some fabulous prizes along the way!!! 

Of course, I am having a wonderful challenge for you as well!!! Ever done any "paper piecing"?!?!  Want to give it a try?!?!  Well, here's your chance!!!!  It's easy, peasy... Promise!!! You can use regular stamps, digi stamps, paper punches, or anything else that floats your boat!!! 

The simple explanation is to stamp (or print, cut, punch, etc...) the same image on several pieces of paper  and then "piece" it together any way you please :-)  Here's a quick video because if you're anything like me, you need to see it to get it!!! Hahaha!!!! 

Since we are celebrating a birthday here, I decided to create a birthday card using Simple Stories 24/seven paper line and this week's sketch #101 from Deconstructing Jen.  I kept it very simple, merely stamping the image on two pieces of paper, then putting it together!!! Here's a little inspiration for you:

As you can see, this is something very simple and can be used on any paper or craft project!!! I stamped the "gift" on two pieces of paper, then cut out the base and glued it atop the other.  Here's a close-up:

You can do as much, or as little as you like... As long as I can see it, you're in it to win it!!!  I will provide a fabulous prize to one randomly drawn person at the end of the challenge!!!

As usual, there are some housekeeping rules...

1.  All projects must be NEWLY created as of today, May 21, 2013.  

2. You must become a follower and leave a comment below.

3. Your entry for this challenge can be a card, layout, altered, or ANY other craft project your heart desires!!!

4.  You can not combine this with any other challenges here on Sketch N Scrap.  Combining with challenges outside of the site is fine.  

5.  Post a link to your project from any online gallery below.

6. And most importantly, HAVE FUN!!! After all, that's what this is all about :-)

Scrap Your Story Challenge #11~ Playing with Simple Stories, October Afternoon, and Pink Paislee!

Happy Friday gang!!! Yep, it's time again for another great challenge over at Scrap Your Story!!!! This week's challenge is a sketch challenge and here is the sketch:

I had some photos of my youngest daughter at my oldest daughter's birthday party last year that I've really been wanting to scrap.  I also received a fabulous prize pack of October Afternoon papers from Melinda over at Let's Get Sketchy that were absolutely PERFECT for this challenge!!!  Here is my "finished product":

She really is just too cute!!!! I told you the papers were perfect for the photos!!!! The collection is called "Fly A Kite" and really is great for "summer" type photos, even though this was taken in mid December!!! Gotta love Florida!!!! Hahaha!!!! I put my Martha Stewart punch to good use and added some embellies by Soft Spoken to finish this off.  Truly a beautiful girl :-)

Thanks to Fia over at Sketches4All I was also able to purchase the 24/Seven paper collection by Simple Stories and I just had to play!!! My oldest daughter was awarded Terrific Kid at her school so I figured to use this line for the pics!  This page was entered into Tabitha's Sketch challenge for the National Scrapbooking Day mini Sketch A Thon over at 2 Broke Girls.  Here is the sketch:

And here is my layout:

I flipped it to accommodate the photos and added random embellies from the kit.  I cut up some hexagons from a paper in the collection, then added them to various areas around the page.  I also used pop-dots on some to add depth!!! 

Another challenge this week is my Twisted Thursday weekly challenge over at Sketches4All where this week's challenge is to create something using only two colors and a stamp.  I decided on a card for my friend's wedding last weekend.  Here it is:

I made a standard A7 card and used a corner punch to accent it.  I pop-dotted the frame around the center for added detail.  I stamped the sentiment and images using Memento ink in Tuxedo Black, then cut out the champagne glasses, colored them in, and pop-dotted them for added effect.  I truly am happy with how this came out!!!

And last, but certainly not least.... For my monthly Tag Challenge over at Sketches4All, I decided to "Add A Tag" to a card!!! The challenge is to add a tag to anything... A card was perfect for this one though!!! 

I've been playing quite a bit with the Pink Paislee "Secret Crush" collection and made this beautiful tag/card combo with it!!! Here it is:

I made the tag first, adding various embellies from the paper kit, a Prima heart-shaped button, wooden clock by Recollections, ribbon, twine, and various flowers.  I then made a very simple card and added this to the cover with a mini "clothespin"!!!  Isn't it just lovely?!?!?

Well gang, hope you have a Happy Friday!!!! Thanks for stopping in and have a LUCKY day :-)