Reflections - Jan 15 Sketch Challenge at Scrap Our Stash

Hello and welcome to the second challenge of 2016 at Scrap Our Stash! This time it is a sketch challenge. As a reminder, the prize in January is a Simple Stories You&Me 12x12 set! It is not too late to play along, you might be the lucky winner! Both challenges are open till January 29.

The sketch this month was created by Rochelle and it's pretty awesome! Together with this sketch, you need to use one item from each of the 3 columns to fulfil this challenge (this is the stash part of the challenge!).

I've followed the sketch pretty closely because I really liked it. I do love my cut files, so when I saw the circle I knew I was going to go for some kind of circle cut file. I've found this Christmas bauble in the Silhouette Store and thought it looked pretty neat! Had to have it (and another five, just to make sure I have something to choose from haha). I've painted the lightbulbs on it with my new favourite gold and magenta Shimmerz paints.

Generally I don't go for simple, clean designs (I like a bit of mess!) so I've matted my photos with torn papers and added a chipboard frame too for dimension. Plus I've added some gold metallic thread under the photos.

The papers, even though they might not look like it, are actually all Christmas papers from various manufacturers.

The stash I've used according to the challenge rules:

List 1: American Crafts (Dear Lizzy Fine&Dandy gold number vellum)

List 2: Basic Grey (Juniper Berry Rooftop paper)

List 3: Chipboard (Maggie Holmes Shine collection: frame, bow, heart locket, cross)

Hope you like! Thanks for stopping by XXX

First layouts on the I KROPKA design team - aka what happens when my Cameo quits on me!

Hi there,

I am so honored and excited to have been chosen for the I KROPKA Design Team for this term! I hope to be able to inspire you in some way!

I am in love with their chipboards! They look like wood veneer and are of such great quality. When I got my package full of awesomeness I just couldn't wait to dig in! I've ordered a lot of Christmas themed chipboards because I still have many photos from the holidays that I haven't scrapped yet... So here are my first layouts, I hope you enjoy!

Chipboards I've used:

Street lamps 1 (embossed)

Street lamps 2 (embossed)

Snow (painted and embossed)

Frame (for this I've used the frame this frame set came in!) (misted)

Chipboards I've used:

Big snowflakes

Small snowflakes

Little stars

Mat under the photo (I've actually used the inner part of this frame, I throw nothing away ha!)

Chipboards I've used:

Christmas baubles (embossed)

Girland (embossed)

Chipboards I've used:

Standard pine trees (some embossed, some left plain)

Funky trees (some embossed, some left plain)

Silhouette trees (some embossed, some left plain)

Snow (painted and embossed)

This gorgeous grey background paper is also from I KROPKA :)

Last but not least I've challenged myself to make cards (I never do) for a friend who also sent me some cards! And because watercoloring relaxes me :D. Here they are:

Chipboards I've used:

Star (embossed)

Funky trees (embossed)

Thanks for stopping by! 

See you here next month for a pretty cool challenge and some more inspirations! XXX

Sail sail away - my first layout on the Scrap Our Stash Design Team eeeek!