Random Facts About Me

The Challenge: Use trivia in a layout about you or your family

I really didn't think I was going to be able to do this week's Issue Challenge at Club CK or do the Sketchy Thursdays sketch challenge, but I was able to get this done in about a half an hour.  I had thought of the random facts while at work and knew what photo I was going to use and the papers just sort of fell into place!  Love it when that happens.  I really like how it turned out and I consider myself to be very random!

The Layout

The Sketch

Out of the Office

I will be out of the office for the next few days meeting up with Club CK Peeps and getting new blog content.  Have a great weekend everyone!

The Venue

I participated in a round of Chinese Whispers at Club CK.  The first person of a group selects a sketch and sends it to the next person in the group.  This person creates a layout and emails a photo to the host and the next person in the group.  And that person creates a layout based on the photo they got, not the sketch and passes it on down the line and when everyone has done a sketch, there is a big revel to see how close the layouts all stayed or just how different from the sketch they turned out to be.  I have played twice and have been on the sketch end of the list both times.  This time I am last on the list and I am waiting to see what the original sketch looked like and see just how different (or similar) my layout is!

Here is my layout.  I used the photos we took when we were picking out a place for The Royal Wedding to take place.  It is coming right on up!  2ish weeks!  I can't believe it.

Here is a link to the revel so you can see for yourself!
http://clubcreatingkeepsakes.com/forums/t/87618.aspx

And here is the original sketch.  The scallops are the same!  Sort of :)

Meet Flat Moongirl!

The peeps at Club CK have been making flat me to mail around the country and attend each other's crops.  I am going to a crop this coming weekend and we will be joined by peeps from all over the country!  Well, the flat versions at least.  I decided to get mine ready to attend one in St Louis in September.  I can't be there, but I'm sure my flat version will create trouble and hopefully keep people laughing.

Here is what I enjoy doing in my spare time

This is the official version and you may call me Your Royal Highness when you see me dressed as this

POP! Goes the Present

The Challenge: use an onomatopoeia (a word that is a sound) on a layout

Here is my second layout that I did for this week's Sketchy Thursdays sketch.  I also combined it with this week's Issue Challenge at Club CK.  For the sketch, I flipped it over to make room for my journaling that moves right into the title.

I gave John a rather large sleeping bag for Christmas last year and couldn't find a box big enough for it.  I stuffed it into this smaller box and then strapped it down with a tie down strap.  I had him open it a little early because I was afraid it was going to bust out of the box!  It was really stuffed in there.

So, I made up a little song, to the tune of POP goes the weasel, that goes something like this:
All around the Christmas tree
The presents wrapped so pretty
John pulls on the strap around the gift
POP! goes the present!

Again, a single page!!!

the sketch

Crazy!

I really liked the Sketchy Thursdays sketch this week.  I actually made two layouts with it.  You will see the other one tomorrow ;)

For this layout, I scrapped these three photos of my family.  They never cease to make me laugh and they are always being hams in front of the camera.  Sometimes it is hard to get a nice photo!  This group of photos just make me smile because this is what they really are!

I punched out the yellow piece in the middle, flipped it over and punched the other side to match and then I used distress ink to get the color and then took a fine black marker and outlined all the edges.  I really like how it turned out!  And it's only one page!

The sketch

The Twins

Welcome to the Summer Blog Hop!

You should have come here via  Amanda's blog  If you are lost or just tuning in here, start out at Amanda (Okgirl's) blog  Thanks Okgirl for organizing another fun sketch blog hop.  Along the way you will get to see what a group of us, a pretty large group, have done with a sketch that Amanda designed herself!  I hope you enjoy hopping your way through all of our sites.  I will draw one random comment, who's author is a follower to win a prize :)  Be sure to link up your own creation on Amanda (Okgirl's) blog in order to be in the running for the grand prize!

I actually really enjoyed this sketch.  There is a simplicity, yet great texture in it.  I chose the photos of a hike we did at the end of last summer.  I woke up feeling a bit queasy, but sometimes I do first thing.  I usually feel better as I get going.  So, I went forward; had some oatmeal.  Halfway through, I decided I wasn't ready to eat.  We went ahead and hit the trail.  About a mile up, it became clear that I was getting sick and really not feeling well.  It was a beautiful hike and I said I could go on.  We got near the end and to a pretty serious uphill section.  By now I was really not feeling well.  John trucked right on up and waited for me to just take my time and go slow.  He even shouted encouragements down back at me.  Really the view from the top was so worth it!  Just stunning.  And it was a gorgeous day.  He tried to get me to eat a little.  I think I had 3 bites of PB&J.  I ended up sick the rest of the weekend.

It wasn't a bad experience though.  I would really like to go back and hike it again.  Parts of the trail reminded me of something out of Lord of the Rings.  John and I really enjoy the hikes we take together.  Oregon is so beautiful and we are just sharing time together in this beauty!

Of course the sketch is a one page sketch and I have turned it into a double page layout!  I really do like double page layouts the best; plus I enjoy adding to the sketch and making it more.  I would like to gain in skill in this area.

Be sure to create your own layout with this sketch and link it up with the Mister Linky at Amanda (Okgirl's) blog  Now hop on over to Cassie's blog



The double

The sketch