It's July...

It's July and that means it's time to share a new sketch from the wonderfully talented Lucy Chesna of My Sketch World!  This month brings a great sketch and I had some fun playing with some brand new Echo Park goodies, too!

Here's my take on it:

Here's a close up of the photo and the title work.  This title incorporates two things I love to do:  mixing my alphas and running the title onto a photo.  I just love the effect!

Here's the sketch that this layout is based on.  You can see that I focused on the four strips and incorporated the journaling strips, the large flower and the title placement.  One of the things I love about using sketches is how you can pick and choose what inspires you and make it your own. Lucy's sketches are particularly perfect for that!

You can go HERE to see what the rest of the team did with the sketch!  There are some fantastic layouts there!  Way to go, ladies!!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I'll be back soon with more good stuff to share!

Happy June!!

June is happy for SO many reasons!  The biggest one is the start of summer vacation!  Both as a mom and a teacher, June is a very, very happy time! 

June is also great because that means a new sketch from My Sketch World!  Here's my take on the June sketch using the fabulous collection from Little Yellow Bicycle called "Just Because!"

 

You can see the sketch and what the rest of the designers did with it on the MSW Blog!

 

And, I'm just realizing that in my complete slacking in blogging, I never posted the May sketch! Seriously, you'd think I just spent my time working, running kids back and forth, cooking, cleaning... oh wait.  Nevermind.  Here's my take on the May MSW Sketch!  Better late than never, right?!

 

 

I promise to be back soon to post some more of what I've been up to!  I have lots to share!

New Month = New Sketch!

That's right, folks!  A new month means it's time for a new sketch from Lucy Chesna at My Sketch World!  Check out this fabulous sketch!

This has been a really fun sketch to work with!  I've enjoyed it so much, I've made TWO layouts with it already!

 

The first layout features some photos taken by my friend Patricia Takacs of Kivalo Photography and some fabulous older papers from Bella Blvd papers!

 

And, the 2nd layout features some fantastic new papers from Imaginisce, and of course, my sweet Duffy Doodle!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I have more fun stuff to share with you, so I'll be back this weekend for sure!  Have a great one!

My Sketch World Blog Hop!

Welcome to My Sketch World's Blog Hop!

Sketches, sketches!  Oh, I love sketches. And, I'm really excited to show off this month's sketch from MSW!  We are welcoming a new Design Team and I'm so excited to be back as the Design Team Leader!   MSW is my online-scrappy family and I truly love it there!  First, just a little about me...

 

My name is Nicole and I live in Southern Maine with my husband of 13 years, my two kids and my two dogs.  They are my life and they are why I scrap!  I love to scrap the small moments, as well as the big ones so that they will have them to cherish and remember forever.  By day I am a middle school music teacher and am in my 15th year.  After school time is spent carting my kids to dance, karate and music lessons, cooking and of course, scrapping!  I love my MSW girls and if you haven't been over to the forum to hang out with us, you should definitely check it out!

 

I'd also love it if you became a follower of my blog so you can come back to check out what I'm up to!

 

Here is this month's layout sketch:

 

 

Here is my example using the sketch:

Here's a close-up of the title and journaling:

Here’s the skinny on how this blog hop works... Stop by each designers' blog to see what fantabulous creations they’ve made using My Sketch World March 1st sketch and get to know them. Be sure to leave a comment at each stop along the way!  We are going to draw at random from all the comments left on all the blogs (this includes this MSW blog posting).  The winner will receive a $20 GC to YOUR CHOICE of ONLINE STORE.

All comments must be made by midnight PST on March 3rd. Tune into this blog on March 5th to see if you are one of the lucky winners.

 

So without further adieu here’s the line up:

My Sketch World Blog http://mysketchworld.blogspot.com/
Nicole Wise (DT Coordinator) http://fourwiseguys.blogspot.com/ (You are HERE!)
Vicki Robertson http://validationofvicki.blogspot.com/
Jeanette Nystrom http://www.jeanys.se/
Joan Borgelt http://thegovsplace.blogspot.com/
Ann Jobes http://www.lovestnpaper.com
Kristin Perez http://somescrapsugar.blogspot.com/
My Sketch World Blog http://mysketchworld.blogspot.com/

Thanks for being here and now its time to head to Vicki's Blog to check out her creation!

Have fun and come back soon!!

A New Layout and a New Sketch to start off 2013!

Happy New Year, everyone!  I hope 2013 is off to a rockin' start for everyone!

Today I want to share a new sketch from My Sketch World and a new layout (based on the sketch) using the January 2013 kit from Birds of a Feather!

First of all, the sketch!  The sketch is by Lucy Chesna and is the January sketch at My Sketch World!

Lucy makes wonderful sketches and has a fantastic online scrappy community.  AND, it just so happens that there's a DT call going on right now!  Just pop over to the MSW Forum or Blog to see the details!

And, my layout based on the sketch uses the fantastic January 2013 kit from Birds of a Feather!

 

Here's a closeup so you can see some of the details:

Stop by the BOAF Blog for a tip on how I printed the journaling on the small piece of yellow paper!  And, check out the kit HERE-- there are still only a few left, so don't wait!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope 2013 is a fantastic year for us all!

It's Sketch Time!!

During this busy (ok...totally INSANE) week, I almost forgot to share the October Card Sketch from My Sketch World!  The fabulously talented Lucy Chesna has done it again and designed a beautiful sketch for us to play...ahem... I mean WORK with!

 

And, here's the card I came up with....

 

 

All of the papers, ribbon, chipboard and brads came from the October Birds of a Feather kit!

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to swing by the MSW Blog to see what the rest of the design team did with the sketch.  And, be sure to stop back here tomorrow.  I've been a blogging slacker and have quite a few projects to share with you!

A new sketch...

It's the 15th of the month and that means a fun new card sketch from Lucy Chesna at My Sketch world!!  Check it out!!

 

And, here's my card based on the sketch!  I used Simple Stories Elementary Collection and rotated the sketch.  It will be the perfect card for when we have the opportunity to tell one of the kids' teachers how much we appreciate them!

Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team did with the sketch on the MSW Blog, or come check out the FORUM and see the sketch and all of the fun monthly challenges, as well!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I have lots to get caught up on, so I hope you'll stop by again soon!

My Sketch World meets Momenta

Hey, everyone!  It's reveal time at My Sketch World!  Using Lucy's July sketch, this simple, but beautiful card that can come together in just minutes using Momenta's Black Tie Scrapbook Pad. The pad includes beautiful textured cardstock and 5 sheets of punch outs that include letters, numbers, card sentiments and images. They are all just gorgeous in black and white with touches of silver. Everything you need is right in one easy pack!

Using the sketch, I created this card for a wedding. Isn't it gorgeous? The touch of red just makes it POP! The flower image is one of the punchouts from the Black Tie Scrapbook Pad. I simply popped it with some foam tape and added a small red bow and POW! The red gem stickers are also Momenta products!

This is the inside of the card! Check out the beauty of the embossed cardstock! And, the oval shaped sentiment is also another punchout from the Black Tie Scrapbook Pad! It could be used on a layout, as well!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you were inspired!  Check out what the rest of the My Sketch World's DT did with the July Sketches on the MSW Blog!
~Nicole

Momenta Products Used:
PK-2147- Black Tie Scrapbook Paper Pad
ST-3504- Earthtones Dots
Sketch by Lucy Chesna

New Sketch = New Card!

It's the 15th of the month, and that means that it's time for a new card sketch from the wildly talented Lucy Chesna at My Sketch World!

Here's the sketch! 

And here's my take on it!

I loved playing with some Jillibean scraps and an SRM sticker for this one!

 Check out what the rest of the team did on the MSW Blog, and be sure to join us at the forum for fantastic monthly challenges, a contest, inspiration and tons of fun!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I'll be back this week with some more fun cards to share!

My Sketch World Blog Hop!

Welcome to My Sketch World's Blog Hop!

Sketches, sketches oh I love sketches. Well let me tell you how excited I am that today we are showing off our incredibly talented designers for our next term.
Join us now on our blog hop!

Here’s the skinny on how it works. Stop by each designers blog to see what fantabulous creations they’ve made using My Sketch World April 15th sketch and get to know them. Be sure to leave a comment at each stop along the way, we are going to draw at random from all the comments left on all 9 blogs (this includes this MSW blog posting), will receive a $20 GC to Scrapbook.com!

All comments must be made by midnight PST on April 16th. Tune into this blog on April 17th to see if you are one of the lucky winners.

So without further adieu here’s the line up:

MSW BLog

Nicole Wise (You are Here!)
Suzann Jones

Jan Tatomir

Majo Wybranietz

Lisa Moen

Karen Zabuska

Scarlett Salamone

Stacey Wright

Lucy Chesna
Back to MSW Blog

Hello my name is Nicole. I am so excited to part of the team as a Card Designer and Design Team Coordinator. I live in Southern Maine with my husband, two kids (8 & 9) and my two dogs. By day, I am a middle school music teacher and am enjoying my 14th year! Once my kids are in bed, I love to lock myself into my basement scraproom, crank up some tunes and scrap the night away. I’ve been scrapping for about six years now and I love to create layouts about my family- especially my kids. I also love to make cards and am getting more and more into altering projects! Thanks to my scrapbooking hobby, I am also very much enjoying learning about photography. I almost always have my camera with me — you just never know when the perfect photo-op will present itself!

Here is the April 15th sketch from My Sketch World :

Here is my example using the sketch:

Thanks for being here and now its time to head to Suzann's Blog to check out her creation! Have fun!