Ready for another sketch challenge?

Time again for the popular sketch blog Once Upon A...Sketch to give us a new challenge.


This is the JULY st  Challenge:

Journalling Criteria: Who is in the photo? Name the person in the photo and at least 1 fact about them. This can be personality, character, talent , achievement etc. but it must be at least 2 sentences long. 

Our current sponsor is the popular  Karola and her company The Scrap Cake. 

Karola  has generously donated two big collections for the lucky winners. 

I wish I were allowed to take part for a chance to win this as it is not sold in Sweden.
KAROLA WITZCAK 

PRIZES

The winner of this challenge will get the chance to come back in August as our Guest Designer and will also walk away with this COMPLETE collection from Karola Witzak..

The Bright Side Of Life 

Including: 6 12 x 12 doublesided papers, 5 7 x 12 doublesided papers, 13 tags and labels and 6 x 6 paper pad (24 doublesided sheets)

Our RANDOMLY drawn winner will receive this COMPLETE collection designed by amazing polish cartoonist - Kinga Spiczko. 

Summer At The Seaside 

Including: 6 12 x 12 doublesided papers, 5 7 x 12 doublesided papers, 13 tags and labels and 6 x 6 paper pad (24 doublesided sheets). 

These are simply amazing and JUST RELEASED! Lucky you! These will be sent directly to you from The ScrapCake.  

Please go to Once Upon A...Sketch for further information about the challenge and  see the beautiful work of Karola, the design team and the guest designers.

Layout for the Color Room # 64 "Beauty Blooms From Within"

This week we are not required to create for the challenge reveal at CCG due to the DT Call .
You can read about that in the yesterdays post. Just scroll down a little bit...

I am using the beautiful kit that Erica sent me from Your Scrapbook Stash and this month it was full of "The Girls Paperie" goodness. I just adore everything she sent me!!

The papers and gorgeous embellishments that  I received turned out to be quite perfect for the challenge at The Color Room this week.

This is my take on the palette # 64:

The layout is done on a base of stitched layers. I love the look of it.
And here is the current palette and sketch. I  did not use the sketch this time, but many times I find it is such a great way to get started!




Isn't this gorgeous.? The colours just scream Summer to me...

Here are some close ups of my layout:

I used the Kitsch Market trims to embellish my layout. I also had the Vintage Whimsy Glitter Charms.
All the contents are just so adorable and perfect for a girl's layout.

I used the narrowest of the Trims to fasten the little charm in the shape of a tiny little cage. The other shape is a clock face and you get six altogether.

The red glitter trim at first reminded me of Christmas, but I decided that I was not going to wait six months before using it,...so I chose to use it now and add some whimsy to my page.

I did a lot of layering and stitching of my different layers.
I love the look of the stitched upturned slightly distressed papers.

In this picture you can see what the red glitter trim brings to my layout. It puts a smile on my face at least!
The lacy border was made using a Martha Stewart border punch.

I took so many photos of my layout I don't really think you need to see them all,..lol.... but for those who made it all the way to the end here's a small collage of the different corners of my page.
As I know that "The Girls Paperie" will not continue as a brand and part of Advantus I am now off to hoard some more of their products. :-D
Hope to see you soon again!!

Design Team Call for Color Combos Galore.

Lets talk about  the DT call for Colour Combos Galore. Time is about to run out. I have been away all week end so I have been a bad blogger. I bet you are itching to hear about the call if you have not already read about it on the CCG site.
This week the designers got time off and Janet had prepared a new kind of inspiration board.
You can read about the call here:





This is some of what Janet has to tell us:

Challenge 198 is on hold until next week. This week I bring you


The 2011 Color Combos Galore Design Team Call!

Which means we are saying goodbye to some of our sister mates! I am so grateful for all that they have done, contributing their time and effort, and of course, their AMAZING talent, they will surely be sorely missed!!!! Among some of our retirees, we say goodbye to our dearest Lesley Langdon, Julianne "Jules" McKenna-De Lumen, Roree Rumph, and Piradee Talvanna. I will be announcing the others as the week goes by. Thank you ladies, I am so proud to of had you here with me, I wish you all the best and even more success as you move on.

 Again, just to be clear, this is not and there is no challenge for this week.

This is the Inspiration Board for the Design Team Call, I ask that you please do not upload your projects for this Color Combo to the Gallery.

I am however extending the deadline for all the June challenges. So if you are wanting to play this week, you might want to catch up on 195, 196, and 197. During this special week you can still create for these specific challenges and still be eligible for this month's sponsor giveaway....YAY!

I look forward to your submissions! Good luck everyone!

Janet Perafan-Babar

And here is the 'small print' that lets you know all the important details to be taken in to consideration.

Here are the details:
Applications are open to the public, worldwide.
Color Combos Galore is looking for both card and layout designers who have a love for color and a keen eye for design. Active participation in the Forums and Gallery is required. If selected, Design Team members are expected to create at least 2 projects a month during their term. The term is for 6 months, with the option to extend. This term will run July-December. The deadline for submission is June 29, 2011. Selected designers will be announced on Thursday, June 30.

Since 2007, Color Combos Galore has successfully helped thousands of participants explore color with our challenges. Recently, through the addition of an accompanying Designer's Challenge, we have stretched the creativity of others through inspiration photos and prompts.  It's where color coincides with creativity, seeing and reading inspiration through new eyes, allowing you to open new doors to creativity, where color and imagination meet inspiration. This original, distinctive and unique approach to color and challenges makes each week exciting and fun and most of all, a great place to be!!

If interested:

• Submit a layout (minimum 8x8) or card.
• Your submission must include both the Color Combo and Designer's Challenge as described in the Inspiration Board above.
• Kraft, White and Black is allowed as a base or additional colors.
• Projects are to be sent to Janet via ColorCombosGalore@hotmail.com.
• Use keyword 2011DTCALL in the subject line.
• The deadline is midnight Wednesday, June 29 USA Eastern Time.

Along with your entry:

• State whether you are a page or card designer --- or both!!! :D
• Provide a link to your Color Combos Galore profile page.
• Provide a link to your blog.
• Provide a link to an online public gallery, no registrations required please, so that I can see more of your creative style.
• Supply a list of current and past design teams, if any. (Designing for, or under the administration of, similar color challenge sites is not permitted. There are many, so if you have questions, let me know. It may not fall under this rule.)

I think that is it. You have a week! Good Luck!!

Invite your friends!!! Please feel free to copy the image and share the news on your blogs!

Janet

GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU!!

Rapunzel "The Girls Paperie" for Your Scrapbook Stash and a sketch from Scrapgalen

Hi my creative friends!
Long time no see.. I know it has been quiet on the Western front, but I blame it on the time of year!

The first part of June is like the first part of December in many ways. On the 24th this month we celebrate Midsummer here in the north and that is a celebration second only to Christmas in our part of the universe.

I shall be going to a very lovely place and celebrate with good friends. Peace and quiet are key elements there and I will share some pictures when I am back on Monday so you can see where we spend this week end.

In my DT kit from Your Scrapbook Stash this month I received gorgeous stuff from "The Girls Paperie" a collection I have loved since I first saw it. Both papers and embellishments are so so beautiful.
I heard recently that Advantus, and Margie who has been the creative force behind TGP, will not be producing any more collections  so this is the last season for them. But I am sure she will be designing for someone else soon and this will be fabulous too!

The layout is about Beatrice and how she is getting tired of peolple coming up to her and always talking about her long hair.

I made this layout for the previous challenge at  "The Paper Variety, but forgot to upload it.
The challenge last week was to use two types of alphabets. My word  'Rapunzel' was actually stuck on acetate and raised with pop dots above the black letters, but it did not photograph well.

I even used the sketch from Swedish blog of Scrapgalen as a base fro my layout.


This is the sketch

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I used dark cardstock to back my doilies and added a little glitter to my pink flower. I broke out my trusted old sewing machine and used it all round the edge. I even used it for different details on the page.

The bling is such a sweet addition to the page I find. In this case I used a larger swirl and cut it into three and distributed the smaller swirls on my page. Sometimes it is ok to be a frugal scrapper! lol...

From the other end it looks like this:

One of the papers had these cute bird cages all over so I cut out a few and made 'ribbon' from pink paperstrips  to hang them from.
I also used two different Martha Stewart punches. Lately my favourite seems to be the lace one.

I used strips for my journalling and on top of the doily I used a dry brush to add a tiny amount of white to tone down the stark black behind the doilies.

I love all these feminine elements , and I love the beautiful daylight that lets me photograph my layouts when I like! That's we we love midsummer so much in the Scandinavian Countries. It's for the light!

One more close-up for today.

Thank you for visiting me. Finally I was able to post again.I would have posted a day earlier only we had a fierce summer rain last night when I was writing my post and that took my internet from me....So I had to redo a large part of the post again this morning.
Don't be shy to leave me a message. I love reading them!

To my Swedish friends;

HA EN GLAD MIDSOMMAR!!
(Happy Midsummer!)