Hey, Hey, Hey~!! I finally have a few minutes to upload here on the blog. Wanna see some of my newer work from the last few weeks? Sorry for any glare on the pics. :) As always I love lumpy details, pattern papers and fiber. I am using my paper stash down and my accent supply as well. I have used some photos more than once here because we are making doubles for my daughter's bf. Click to enlarge any photo. Once again, I have placed the inspiring pic or sketch below the photo to show you the variety you can achieve with simple FREE sketches. The small inspiration pics come from sites like Scrapjazz gallery, Scrapbook.com gallery, Scrapbook.com sketches and the blank sketches are from designers like Becky Higgins , PageMaps, and my own little mind. LOL Be sure to check out Becky Fleck's new PageMaps book with 128 NEW Pagemaps.... I just bought it and I love the cards in the back which work so well in my PAGE KITS!! Love that. Above we have a best friends snowman LET IT S...

Be sure to click on the photos to see dimensional details. (That's half of the fun in my work!) How do I use sketches? People have been asking me to show some of my recent work here and I am happy to do so. People are also asking me specifically just HOW do you make a sketch or layout from online or in a magazine into a finished layout of your own? Do I copy it exactly --or just in general idea? Or do I measure and fuss? Do I keep the same color schemes? Well here are a few of my recent one and two-page 12x12 layouts and their corresponding inspirations (off to the left in each photo). I don't measure and fuss. I do let the origninal inspire me in a general way. I work with whatever colors suit my photos or my mood. Or my stash in some cases! Some of the layouts look more like the starting sketch/pic than others! But that's all just where my imagination takes me. :) The above and below layout set is simular to the pic/sketch at left by Kelly Goree but I changed up the colo...

I have been doing Barb's "31 Days of March" Photo and Layout challenge based on following your own GOALS in 2008. While I haven't had time to do the corresponding layout pages yet, I am keeping up on my photos! I will be updating this specific blog entry with my new photos as the weeks go by. Here are my interpretaions of Barb's daily challenges so far in March. Barb's wonderful challenge can be found here. http://lv2scpbk.blogspot.com/ Day 31-Picture of Yourself Day 30-Family News Story- I would tell about my son winning the MTU 2008 Presidential scholarship and his fiance' winning the national Barry Goldwater 2007 scholarship! Yeah them! Day 29-Driver of Most Trips: that would be ME! Shown here in my car. Day 28- autographed books- I have books and poster signed by Mary E when I met her at GASC in texas. Here is the poster on my scrap studio wall. Books are across the room on top of a bookcase. Day 27-Game Show: I don't watch game shows much...