It's another Fabulous Friday here on the Scrap-Mart Blog!

Before I reveal the new sketch I want to show you Carrie's and Shar's layouts based on last week's sketch.

Let's start with Carrie!
I have to say I love the road! Carrie's making an album for her family's trip to Florida. She used the Quickutz Stars and combined Stilleto and Metro skinnimini for her title. Here's a closer look at her pages...

This is a really great layout! And she was able to get quite a few pictures on her 8x8 page spread!

Shar adapted the sketch to a single page 12x12 layout!

She created her title with the Nutmeg font and cut it twice and offset the two layers to create a shadow. Shar added some Nesting Flowers and the wave from the Relax Gift Set. I love how the wave curves into the photo! She added some buttons with ribbon and a bit of hand doodling to finish off her page! Even though she shrunk the sketch she still managed to pack her layout full of photos!

Thank you both for sharing your layouts with us! I was going to do a random drawing for one winner but, I've decided that BOTH ladies will receive a free border! Please email me with your choices and I'll get those in the mail to you!

This week I chose a sketch that had lots of white space. White space used be something that was hard for me but lately, I've really been into it.

This is another Scrapbooks Etc. sketch.

Check out what Jenn did with the sketch...

For her title she used a combination of Chicken Soup and Supermarket. She used the Notebook Sheet for her journaling and tucked some tickets behind her photos. The 2x2 Bat and Glove add just the right finishing touch.

And here's Tammy's take on the sketch...

Isn't that a cute pic?! Tammy used some trees from the Reuse Gift Set. She added the blue buttons under the trees to make her water. What a great effect!

I chose a picture I've been wanting to scrap for quite some time.

I LOVE this face!! LOL! I used the Revolution Cupcake and topped it with the Number 3 candle. I cut the candle from orange patterned paper then colored the flame with my orange Copic Spica Glitter pen which gave it just the right amount of sparkle! I added a touch of Scallop Border and used Chick-a-Dee for my title. I journaled on the computer then cut it into strips. I really like this sketch and will more than likely use it over and over!

Now, tomorrow is the Fourth of July so I thought I'd show you a super quick and easy project I made to take to a party tomorrow. First I made THIS check mix.

After it cooled I put it into cello bags and tied them shut with the ties that came with them. Then I made little tags to tie onto them. I used my punches for the tag bases but you could also use the Quickutz Nesting Tags. I cut two stars with my Spellbinders Nesting Stars and hand wrote "Happy 4th of July" on the larger one. After layering the tags I added the stars and tied them to the bags! That's it! You could totally whip this up in time for your Fourth of July celebration!

Thanks so much for stopping by! We wish you and your families a happy and safe holiday weekend! We'll be back on Monday for our regularly scheduled post! See you then!

Katie

We have an all new guest...

for With us Wednesday this week. Cheryle Salazar from Vancouver, WA sent this beautiful vintage layout in.

Cheryle participated in a monthly kit challenge given by a local craft store. The kit she received consisted of a black sheet of 12 x 12 cardstock, one 4 x 12 printed cardstock, one ribbon, and one feather. She had to use a piece of all items, minimum of two photos and journaling on her choice of a 12 x 12 or 8 1/2 x 11 layout. The theme, which she must adhere to, was "How do you like my hat?" Cheryle changed the photos to sepia tone before she printed them to add to the vintage feel. In addition to the kit items she used the Scrap-Mart Exclusive Flourish Border die, some punches and the retired Madmoiselle font. Isn't this a fabulous layout?! Thanks Cheryle for sharing with us!

Tammy created this cute birthday card with some Unity stamps.

She stamped her cupcake then cut it out using Spellbinders Labels 3 and shaded around it using her Copic marker. The patterned papers are from Scenic Route's Surprise line.

Jenn's card shows off the new Zelda Grand alphabet.

She also used the Spellbinders Large Pinking Circles, Cuttlebug Spots and Dots Embossing Folder, and the Chicken Noodle Alphabet. For the "&" Jenn used the Khaki Skinnimini alphabet. Her patterned paper is from the Bungle Jungle collection from Sassafras Lass.

My son was in need of a new album so I purchased on of the American Crafts albums with the cloth spine and chipboard cover. I LOVE Scenic Route's Garden Grove collection so I knew it was what I wanted to use on this project.

I used the Zelda Grand alphabet for my title which I mounted on white cardstock and cut it out by hand. I also used the Quickutz Arrow Border dies. I added a few rhinestones and that was it! Seth was really excited about how it turned out!

Well, we hope you're having a great week and we thank you for taking the time to stop by! Don't forget about the FREE Quickutz Border! All you have to do is create a project based on last week's sketch and email it to me. Your name will be entered into a drawing and one lucky winner will be chosen at random. We'll be back this Friday with another great sketch! Until then, stay cool and enjoy your summer!

Katie

Unity Lovers, hold on to your ink!!!

You're going to LOVE what I'm about to show you! A few short months ago I asked Unity about a Kit of the Month for retailers. They very quickly responded that they've had many requests for such an item and one was in the works. Just the other day I received an email with this in it...

This is the very FIRST Unity Retailer KOTM! Don't you LOVE it?! I can't wait for it to arrive! Not only are the images great but there's plenty of sentiments and quotes to go along with them all! AND, each kit will come in a Scraponizer so you don't have to worry about how you're going to store them! This is actually the August KOTM so you have a bit before it arrives BUT, we'll have it on the site shortly so you can get your pre-orders in! Feel free to email me if you have any questions!

Jenn sent me this super duper cute layout she made for her son's Kindergarten Graduation.

She used the Cloud Border for her grass and the new Revolution Schoolhouse. She embossed the roof of the Schoolhouse with the Cuttlebug Tiny Mosaic Embossing Folder. Jenn also used the new Sizzix Airplane Banner Decorative Strip and the Chicken Noodle font for the title. The embossing adds so much detail!

A local donut shop here donated some goodies for a parent meeting at my kids' school and I thought a handmade thank you was in order. Here's the card I made for them...

To make the donut, I cut a large circle and a small one from the center of that with my Circle Nestabilities. Then I head embossed it with my American Crafts Opaque white embossing powder and put a layer of Diamond Glaze. I made some cardstock layers and added some Scenic Route Garden Grove patterned paper. A "sweet" thank you for their kindness.

Veronica loves using her die cuts as masks to create one-of-a-kind looks on her pages.

For this page, Veronica cut the robot out of Quickutz Vinyl using her Silhouette. She applied the vinyl to her page, misted the backgroud then removed the vinyl leaving behind the clear white robot image. For her title, Veronica used a combination of the Flirt Gift Set and Yogurt Grand. She used a fine tip pen to create "stitching" around the letters in "BOY". Veronica cut stars using her Quickutz Cookie Cutter Nesting Stars and sprinkled them with buttons throughout the page. Masking is really an easy technique but it always gives such amazing results!

Well, there you have it. How's that for a kick start to your Monday?! We sure hope you had a great weekend and we thank you for stoppin' by! While you're here leave us a comment and tell us what you're going to be doing this holiday weekend. Do you have extra time off? Will you be traveling? We'll be back on Wednesday with more scrappy fun! Until then, have a great week! Oh, and don't forget about the Quickutz Border Giveaway! Just complete your layout based on last week's sketch and email it to me at katie@scrap-mart.com to be entered in the random drawing.

Katie

We have an all new Friday sketch!

But before we get to that, I have one more layout to show you based on last week's sketch.

The title is a mixture of the Flirt Gift Set and Moonlight. All the shapes are from the Flirt Gift Set as well and I added a Scallop Border. There wasn't a nail polish bottle in the set so I made one by combining the bottom of the perfume bottle and one of the makeup applicators. All of the die cuts are blinged out! I did this by coloring each of them with Copic Spica Glitter pens. Here's a closeup so you can see how well these pens cover...


The Copic pens are amazing! They spread shimmer with every stroke and as you can see, they don't leave streaks or marks. The cover you can get with them is really surprising for a glitter pen.

For this week's sketch I did something a little different. I chose a 2 page layout! Take a look...



Veronica's flipped the pages of the sketch for her layout...

She used the Revolution Arrows, Revolution Star Burst, Revolution Notebook Sheet and the Cookie Cutter Office Supplies for the binder clip. Veronica used Sassafras Lass Bungle Jungle papers and alpha stickers on her layout. Here's a closer, individual view of her pages...

And, if you're curious, her title translates (roughly) to "Party with a "jumping castle". The jumping castle is one of those inflatable bouncers. What a great layout!

The sketch shows lots of layering and paper pieces but I chose to keep mine super simple and leave lots of "white space".

I replaced the journal block with the Confetti Border and used red rhinestones instead of the die cut pieces. For the title, I used my Spotlight Cookie Cutter alphabet and the number 9 candle which is layered on top of the Cookie Cutter Nesting Label. On the candle I colored the flame with my orange Copic Spica Glitter pen then drew a wick on it. Here's a closeup view so you can see the shimmer of the candle...

You can see here how consistent the glitter looks...no streaking or clumps.

Tammy did something a little different too! She used the 2 page layout as inspiration for 2 completely different layouts. Here's her first...

Tammy used the Quickutz Banana Split alphabet for her title. Isn't that a great picture of her daughter?! It's from her dance recital where she was a, well, cupcake! Just beautiful!

And here's Tammy's second layout...

In this layout, Tammy used the Quickutz Bracket Border. What a great way to really maximize the sketch!

We hope you enjoy this week's sketch and that you'll join us and create your own layout using this sketch as inspiration. Thanks for stoppin' by today! We're having a fabulous Quickutz Border Sale right now!!! Most borders are $12.99 and $13.99!!! That's awesome! Hurry to the store and check 'em out 'cause the stock won't last long with those prices! And, just for fun all participants of this week's sketch will be entered into a drawing and I will give away a Quickutz Border die to a randomly chosen winner from those entries! Email your finished projects to me at Katie@scrap-mart.com. Have a great weekend!

Katie

It's With us Wednesday time again...

and this week we're saying hello to our long lost friend, Crafty Deb!!! She created the cutest card front which could also be used as a fun page topper!

Crafty Deb used the 2x2 Instant Photo the Quickutz Aliens, scissors and the Supermarket alphabet. She topped it off with the Bead Border and a touch of ribbon.

I also have a project from our friend PJ to share with you today. She has used her Relax Gift Set to make some fun journal blocks for her layouts.

For this one, she used the dolphin and the wave. PJ tore some kraft colored cardstock to create her sand. You could easily create your own journal blocks with any of your shapes!

Here's a cute card from Tammy using her Unity Stamps.

Tammy colored her image with her Copic markers and mounted it using her Large Rectangle Nestabilities and Large Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities. She sent this card to her mom when she moved to her new place.

Here's a super quick card I made using the Spellbinders Impressabilities.

For this card, I used the Flower Impressabilities template. I first cut my circle from my Spellbinder's Circle Nestabilities then laid the template over my die cut and airbrushed using my Copic marker and airbrush system. I then layered that using my Scallop Circle Nestabilites. I repeated this with the next larger size then added them to my card front! It's a super simple process so you can whip out multiple cards in no time!

We'll be back here Friday with another sample of last week's sketch and an all new sketch for this week! Thanks for stoppin' by! We hope you enjoy the rest of your week!

Katie

Zelda's in the house!!!

The limited edition Zelda Grand alphabet is Week 4's Summer of Fun release! At first, I wasn't sure about this font. I know it's a re-release but I don't have the original one. After some consideration, I decided this would be a great font for my boys. I even think it would work well on some fun girl pages too. Mine is on it's way to my doorstep now and I can't wait 'til I have it in hand.

Yesterday was Father's Day and your husbands and fathers all had a great day. My youngest kids both made dad a picture card at school and my oldest bought one for him. I couldn't let the day go by without making him a card.

After I stamped the image, I colored it with my Copic Markers I used E37 Sepia , E29 Burnt Umber along with the Colorless Blender. I didn't have a black one so to get the tires just right, I first colored the tires with a black colored pencil then went over that with my C-2 Cool Gray. I also used the Cool Gray to create the shadow under the truck. After I colored the image, I used my Oval Nestabilities to cut the image out then embossed it. Afer it was embossed, I left it in the die and brushed on some chalk to create the smokey sky. Using my Scallop Oval Nestabilities, I created a mat for my image. The card base is fairly simple...just a few layers of cardstock and Scenic Route patterned papers. I used an old Making Memories Magnetic Stamp set to stamp my sentiment. My hubby has decided to take this card to work with him and keep it on his desk! That makes me proud!

Tammy's layout today was inspired by former Unity Stamps Designer Chelsea Cook.

She used the Rollerskate alphabet for her title and some fun Relax shapes. Tammy used her Spellbinders Classic Square Nestabilities and stamped it with a quote from Unity's Beach Days and Sun Rays set. The papers are from the Sassafras Lass Hog Heaven collection and she added in some Core'dinations cardstock and used Quickustripz for her die cuts.

Veronica used her Relax gift set to create this cute summer card.

She used the alphabet, sailboat and waves from the gift set. Look at how she made her sun...she used a button and drew some doodled rays! Veronica used her Quickutz Cookie Cutter Scallop Nesting Squares and the Cookie Cutter Nesting Squares to create the mat for her image.

This next layout is from our friend PJ!

She took her girls to the Taylor Swift concert and they got to meet her!!!! How awesome is that?! PJ cut the heart from the Slice Basic Shapes One Design Card and used the Quickutz Sticky Note font for her title. I love quick and simple layouts! Thanks for sharing with us PJ!

I hope you had a great weekend and we're sure glad you stopped by today! We have a special going on Zelda and the new Epic 6 Quickutz machine so be sure to stop by the store to check it out. Enjoy your week and we'll see you back here on Wednesday!

Katie

TGIF! I have another great...

sketch for you today from our very own Veronica!

I have become a single-page, single-photo scrapper so I'm really lovin' these multi-photo sketches!

Tammy's layout has a very creative title not to mention some adorable photos!

She used the Quickutz Reuse font and the Revolution Tag, which she journaled on and tucked behind a photo.

Here's Veronica's take on the sketch...

She used a combination of Relax and Flirt fonts to creat her title. She used the Cookie Cutter Polaroid for her pictures and the tape from the Cookie Cutter Ooffice Supplies. Veronica cut the tape out of vellum to give it a more real appearance. Her journaling was written on the Quickutz Cookie Cutter Rectangle Label which she topped off with a mushroom from the Revolution Mushroom die. Veronica used a dimensional adhesive on the mushroom and you can see the shadow created by the lift.

Jenn used the sketch for insiration to create this card.

She used the Aquarius font for her title and the Pin Cushion, Clothes Pin and the retired needle and thread. Jenn placed her shapes onto some Cookie Cutter Scallop Nesting Squares. The inside of her card says "is homemade". Jenn's card is a perfect example of how you can use a sketch for inspiration without completely using every aspect and detail of the sketch!

We hope you have a great weekend and we appreciate you taking the time to stop by today. If you decide to create with this sketch this week you can email a photo of your finished project to me at katie@scrap-mart.com. And don't forget to send your supply list with the photo! We'll be back Monday with some more fabulous projects!

Katie