Scraproom February jumpstart sketch

 

This is the February Jumpstart sketch at The scraproom.

I decided to use my alternate kit yet again. This has lots of smaller layering pieces, so a chance to use those offcuts I included.

The photos are from Vanuatu. We had a holiday there back in 2006. It was my first holiday after retirement. The resort we stayed at is down near the water. This is the view from the hill behind it.

Scraproom Freaky fast formula

 

This is the February recipe for Freaky Fast formula on The Scraproom group.

I used my alternate kit again. The paintings on the water tank are of native animals and birds. I didn't want to clutter my layout so kept embellishments to a minimum. I'm also using up alphas hence the mixture of 2 kinds.

February Counterfeit kit Challenge- Mini Kit.

 I've opted to do the mini kit this month.

Here's the original kit

I searched my stash and didn't have much,which is why I mainly opted to do the mini. 

I've managed to put together this.

I'm not happy about the alphas but they were all I had that matched (sort of)

                         Here's a close up of smaller components. The brads are very on point.

For my layout I used most of it.

I covered 5 small credit card size cards with the yellow floral then made a banner using those, plus several of the smaller tags, wood veneers,brads and enamel dots.The title is cut from another paper I had which featured borders.The anchor paper inspired the Venice idea.

I've also made this card

and this one

Overall I was happy with what I got out of that mini kit.

Sketch 'n'scrap card challenge

 

Here's the sketch 'n'scrap card sketch.

I'm also entering it at Cardz for guyz where they want something with the letter P.

These are pots or pods from a Eucalyptus tree,made famous in the Australia classic book "Snugglepot and Cuddlepie". I cut them from an old greeting card and recycled them on this card.

The striped paper in the background is another from my stash bash kit.

Sketch 'n' Scrap

 My first layout using the Stash Bash kit is for Sketch 'n'scrap

As my photos were from a zoo, I didn't use hearts.

Using my stash busting kit, I started with a chevron background then cut into "The great outdoors" paper, most of which is a neutral grid. By carefully angling it I fitted the 3 photos of animals at Mogo zoo, plus the embellishments.

I've used the brown flower (cut in half), the windmill, a tab sticker,a small notes sticker and one of the tags with bird and walnut ink.There's also the cloud at the top,another sticker I had.

The campfire,orange tab,caravan cluster is printed on the paper, but it sort of goes with the theme. My daughter was on holidays when she took these photos.

Last but not least, the words zoo and fun finished off a set of alphas. Hooray!

Stash Bash kit

 

I found this group on Facebook so decided to make up a kit to get some more papers used up.

I chose this as my kit.

I'm going with a nature theme, mainly browns,as I seem to have a ton of brown stuff.

My stickers are all the leftovers I can find. The 3 or 4 embellishments are large flowers, journal cards, a windmill, and some round tags I made with stamping and walnut ink. Scrap papers are on the right.

Atlantic Hearts challenge and other cards

 During February I plan on catching up with using bits and pieces from my stash.We tend to accumulate "stuff" that somehow we never use.

An example is some baby die cuts. I think I won them on a challenge site.

At Atlantic Hearts challenge there is this sketch.

and my take on it.

Also I made these 3 cards to use all the diecuts.

I'm doing the mini kit for February for Counterfeit kits. This will appear here on 6th.