Sketches in Thyme - last sketch of the year!!

Can't believe we are here at Christmas and year end - the year just seems to fly by!!  This is my last sketch to work with this year - can't wait to see the new year sketches, the few sneak peaks I have seen are going to be so much fun to work with!!



Really love this sketch - there are so many ways to work with it and it would make an awesome double page layout by adding a reverse layout!!

Seeing as it has finally gotten cold here in Alabama, I decided to think back to warmer days and a quick beach trip we got to take with my cousin and some friends down to 30A.



Be sure to hop on over to Sketches in Thyme and check out all the other fabulous inspiration!!  I hope every one has a wonderful holiday season and that you get all the scrappy items you want and some time to use them!!

Sketches in Thyme - #397

Happy November!!!  Can we believe it is almost Thanksgiving??!!  This year seems to be flying by!!

We have a great sketch up this week at Sketches in Thyme by Bev!!



I really loved working with this one... made me think outside the box a little, but I found this picture from the hubs 50th birthday and thought that it worked great with the Happy Birthday paper I have been hoarding for several years.



Be sure to check out all the other great inspiration this month... I believe there is an Echo Park Mini Kit up for grabs as well!!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Turkey Day next week!!

Sketches in Thyme #393

So I am a little late in posting this, but we have a new sketch over at Sketches in Thyme

And as I am still working on wedding pictures, I did this layout showing some of the decor for the wedding.  I was honored that my niece asked me to make the 2 signs, the large window pane was the program for the wedding and the open frame was honoring all the loved ones who aren't  with us anymore :(  and all the flowers were done my the groom's family.

Be sure to check out all the other great layouts this month and get yours uploaded for a chance at a great Christmas pack!!

SKETCHES IN THYME #389

Well I would say Happy Fall Ya'll but it ain't anywhere close to fall feeling here Bama!!  Still in the 90's and close to 100 a couple of days this week and I am over it!!!  Give me some cool days with sweaters and pumpkin spice!!!

There is a super cute sketch this week a Sketches in Thyme!!  This is a great way to use all those little scrap pieces up!!


And for those that didn't know I have recently become a Close To My Heart consultant and that is where the fabulous paper came from!!  This is the True Love collection and it is delicious, love the navy and plum color combo!!!


Be sure to check out all the other inspiration this month and get a chance to win a great paper pack from Echo Park!!

Sketches in Thyme - #385

and I am back again with Sketches in Thyme this week - hope everyone is staying cool as we are in record breaking heat here in Alabama.

We have a great sketch this week from Nadine

And I really hope ya'll don't get tired of seeing wedding photos, but I am working on an album for my niece and trying to get it finished this year ;)

I also went a little outside of my comfort zone and sprayed my paper with some Glimmer Mist, the blue color didn't come out quite like I wanted but it is fun to play with different mediums, especially when I really couldn't find the right paper when I picked this photo

I do need to go back redo my circles, my gold glitter pen was giving me some issues and it is probably time for a new one.

Be sure to check all the fabulous inspiration this month, there are some great sketches to work with and link up for some great prizes too!!

Lets Scrap Sketches - Aug 15th

Welcome to the DOG DAYS of summer here in Alabama.. we have been experiencing some EXTREME heat the past week and I am ready for fall to be here, along with football and pumpkin spice!!

Got another great sketch from Let's Scrap Sketches for the middle of August - I really love the sunburst across the top and this could easily be modified for a single page layout too!!



So I have been working on an album of my niece's wedding, which maybe she will get by her 2nd anniversary ;) but all these sketches have really helped me get a lot of pictures done - I still need to journal, but I think I will use my silhouette to do the writing so I can fit everything into the space.



Be sure to check out the other great inspiration this month at Let's Scrap Sketches.

Also I am planning a blog re-vamp/launch to start showcasing more of my work and the fact that I am a Close to My Heart consultant :)

Sketches in Thyme #381 "CHICK MAGNETS"

Happy July everyone - and it is living up to "Hot as Firecracker" down here in Alabama, I am definitely looking forward to cooler temps as we have been in the 90's since June and with the humidity it is miserable here!!

This week I am sharing this fabulous sketch over at Sketches in Thyme by Shawn Lahr.


I have been dying to scrap this pictures of my nephews and the chicks they got to take care of last year for school.  I have no doubt in my mind these boys will definitely be "chick magnets" as they get older!! ;)


There is a fabulous prize pack of some super cute Echo Park paper, Springtime.  Echo Park happens to be one of my most favorite companies, and I used one of the Boy collections for this layout.

Be sure to check out all the other fabulous inspiration from our other Mavens at Sketches in Thyme, I am amazed at the talent of our design team every month!!

Lets Scrap Sketches!!

Well I am finally back, life has been crazy busy and I do believe I have spent more time at the ballfield than anywhere else these past few weeks.  But I wouldn't trade seeing my nephews faces winning games they weren't expected to win and making it to the state tournament...  I would gladly trade the oppressively hot weather though ;)

Here is the mid - month sketch up at Let's Scrap Sketches and as always there are plenty of ways to make it work for you, it would make great single page layouts as well.


I am trying to get layouts done for my niece's wedding book, so the double pages really do come in handy in letting me get several photos on a page.



Be sure to check out the other great inspiration this month!!

Better late than never.. Sketches in Thyme #373

Sorry for the day late posting... life has been crazy for sure!!

Another great sketch is up at Sketches in Thyme this week and I literally threw this layout together in about 30 minutes... it took me longer to pick out the pictures than putting the layout together!!



This is my niece, Paige and she just graduated from Nursing School in December and we are all so proud of her!!  I had Echo Park's girl birthday paper on my desk and it just seemed to work great with my pictures.



Hop on over and check out all the other great layout inspiration and sketches this month - I believe there is a prize to be won when you upload your layout using any or all of the sketches!!

Sketches in Thyme #369

I trust everyone has made it thru Tax Day!!  It was a little tough for us because we had to pay this year, but thankfully I had this great sketch to take my mind off that check I had to write.

Here is this week's sketch over at Sketches in Thyme by the talented Shawn Lahr.



I am obsessed with this little hexagon shapes, I have used them in several of my layouts lately, they are so versatile and can really add a pop to a layout that might otherwise be dull.



Just a little background on these photos... our family CANNOT take a nice picture without taking a silly one, it goes back to when Kyle was little and it was the only way to make him smile, the promise of a silly picture after and it still happens with the twins - the learned from their big brother!!

Be sure to check out all the other great layout inspiration and get yours linked up for a chance at a prize!!

Let's Scrap - April 15th

Tax day!!!  Glad it is over with as we had to send them money, but at least I had this great sketch over at Let's Scrap to work with to take my mind off it!!  I really love this sketch because it can be a 2 page layout or two 1 page layouts!! 



I really love the smaller photo section cause it let's use a ton of pictures, which with my nephews I always have ;)  These are from Allstar season last summer, it is really hard to believe that we are really close to that again this year!! 



Be sure to check out all the other fabulous inspiration at Let's Scrap, we really do have some talented ladies!!

Sketches in Thyme Sketch 365!!

For once I finally get my post up on the actual day it is supposed to be!!  Life has been crazy for sure!!

Check out this super duper sketch by one of our fabulous designer - Jennesa Franco



I adore this paper too!!  It is super cute and I love that I have pics with my parents too!!


Hop on over to Sketches in Thyme this month and check all the fabulous sketches and inspiration from our DT and upload your layout for a chance at a fabulous prize pack!!

Let's Scrap Sketch - MARCH 15TH

So I am a little behind on posting yet once again - maybe one day my life will return to some fashion of normal and I can get things done in a timely fashion  LOL

Here is the sketch up at Let's Scrap Sketches - it is such a versatile sketch and who doesn't love this super cute paper I used along with my super cute nephew and their doggies??





It just goes to show that pink is still just as cute for boys as it is girls :)  Be sure to check out the other fabulous layouts at Let's Scrap this month and get yours uploaded for a chance at a prize pack!!

So behind on posting!!!

But my life has been a little on the crazy side..  every time I think things are looking up we seem to get slapped back down.  Just got my dad out of the hospital and rehab after a stint of what we thought was pneumonia and ended up being congestive heart failure with almost 7 CUPS - yes you read that correctly - 7 cups of fluid drained off his lungs.  But he doing much better now.

I finally was able to get a little scrapping done this weekend for my Sketches in Thyme layout.  I really love this sketch and although I didn't use a circle, mainly because my photo wouldn't work I kept the basic lines of the sketch.  And that is the great thing about sketches - you can interpret them to work for you.
 

My niece got married in May and I want to do an album for her but it life seems to get in the way, but I got this one done of engagement day while they were at Disney.

So ya'll will probably be seeing alot more of these two as I need to get that album finished by their anniversary!!

Be sure to hop on over Sketches in Thyme's blog and check out all the other fabulous designer's work and get your own layout uploaded for a chance at a prize!!