Stick it Down GDT!

Back a few months ago I won a challenge over at Stick it Down. The prize was a guest design spot on their design team & I worked with the double page sketch. So fun!

I used the sketch to create a layout of my sweet boy's Buzz Lightyear, third birthday party, and the joy of opening gifts.

I loved the sweet looks on his friends faces as they watched (and helped) him open his gifts. I just loved the banner idea on the sketch - it was so perfect for birthday photos!

I don't bust out the brads too much anymore, but this was a fun way to use them!

I knew I had to incorporate Buzz on the page somewhere, so a background for journaling it was. I'm loving vellum lately.

And this purple glitter shine pocket pages card was just too perfect to bring the page together. I used it pretty much like a title, since there isn't one elsewhere on the page. You can't really tell in the photo, but it's PURPLE GLITTER!

SUPPLIES:
Green background paper - Pink Paislee Citrus Bloom
Purple Cardstock - Bazzil
Green and Purple glitter cardstock (banner) - The Paper Studio
Star Card - Me and My Big Ideas
Paper and transparent ephemera - Heidi Swapp
Banner twine - Michaels

Thanks for looking & Hope you're playing along at Stick it Down!

Bedtime Brigade - a Stick It Down sketch

Today I have created a layout with the fun, single page sketch from Stick It Down. I had trouble with the sketch at first because I didn't have any photos to fit, but then I realized if I rotated the sketch, it worked perfectly for these three photos I had printed!

This is the original sketch:

I used Crate Paper's Wonder collection, which is perfect for two sweet little baby boys. I took some liberties with the sketch's squares, and just created a row of die cut Wonder shapes. I love how it turned out.

Their grandmother got the boys a pair of coordinating pjs, and they were just too cute together!

For the layering stripes under the photos, I used the patterned paper edges that are the strips you cut off to use the 12x12 paper.

Supplies:
Paper - Wonder by Crate Paper
Die cuts - Wonder by Crate Paper, and also some cut from the Paper stack
Small gray alphas - Elle's Studio
Large gray alphas - Amy Tangerine

Thanks for looking!

Thank You card - Stick it down sketch

Just a quick little check-in today to bring you a fun card created with a sketch from Stick it Down.

I created this card for my son's preschool teacher on her last day of work at his school.

Supplies -

Paper - Crate Paper Wonder and Confetti
Flower - Maggie Holmes for Crate Paper

It was a fun card sketch!

Thanks for looking!

Boy Mom - A Stick it Down Challenge

I used another sketch from Stick it Down for today's post. Not gonna lie - their prize this month is quite enticing!

This is a photo from Mother's Day - my first as a Mommy of two boys!

My journaling talks about how I'm officially a boy mom now, and I must accept all of the things that come along with that blessing. I'm a pretty girly girl, so it will be an adjustment, but I wouldn't have it any other way!

This sketch was different than what I normally use - what with the big circle, but I love how it turned out. I've been enjoying seeing inspiration lately with using threads and textiles a lot on a page, so I tried to do that a bit here with the thread on the wood veneer pieces. I also used some stamping with gray ink as subtle embellishment to bring together the gray on the page.

Supplies:
Paper, home stamps, chipboard sticker, wood veneer, labels - Studio Calico
Alphas - American Crafts
Journal Card - Me and My Big Ideas

Thanks for looking!

Discovery - a Stick It Down Sketch Challenge

Today I have a fun layout created from a sketch over at Stick It Down. Their double page had one page that looked exactly like a Project Life page I have, so I used the pocket sleeve for one side of my layout.

My page also works for the This or That Challenge over at Through the Eyes of Rochelle Spears. For May, the challenge is to use Buttons or Flair, and I used buttons on the left page.

I custom made the top left pocket card from a paper stack & cutting out patterned papers.

Here are a couple close ups of the embellishment details. I added some thread to my buttons & the ampersand chipboard for some added texture.

Supplies:
Patterned paper - Studio Calico
Chipboard, yellow thread, puffy alphas - Studio Calico
Pocket Cards - Me and My Big Ideas
Wood Veneer Circle - Dear Lizzy
Clips - Around the Block
Black and white thread - Target

Thank you for looking!