Creative Memories Enchanted Pig layout with Sketch N Scrap July 1 Sketch

Can you believe it is the first of another month?!  I have a fun layout today using the bright colors of the Creative Memories Enchanted Power Palette.  I have used the papers, paper flowers, card stock, bling and sticky ribbon.  I also used Creative Memories sticker letters.

These pictures were taken a couple of years ago during an art event in Cincinnati.  This was the second Pig Big Gig.  The first was in 2000.  Cincinnati's nickname is Porkopolis so we embraced the pig and made it art.  I took pictures of over 50 pigs downtown during a photo shoot.  The pig was found in front of my son's school.  I am sure I will have more pig layouts coming!

Here's the Sketch N Scrap sketch:

Some detailed pictures:

I just love swiss dot card stock,  I cut the green ribbon in half.  

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:

http://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2015/06/lm-248-together.html until 7/24x

Thanks so much for stopping by!

The Paper Loft Everyday Life and Let's Get Sketchy

Whew!  It's been a while for scrapbooking, but the power layout boxes are on my desk as well as print outs of current sketch challenges in which to participate.  So many sketches have a place for only one picture or if there are multiples they are cut small.  I have my pics printed in the "digital" format (a little smaller than 4x6).  Yeah, I could go to my fancy printer and fuss until I can get these pics to a smaller size but I like the PICTURES!  That is why I scrapbook and as I have become a better photographer, there is less to crop out!  Good for me, but not conducive to scrapping sketches.  So this sketch was for one photo, I had 4 on my "power layout" page, but cut it back to the two best.  Therefore, my photo area is larger than the sketch, shrinking the "white" space.  I don't really like "white" space, so I have used The Paper Loft's Everyday Life No Excuses striped paper for my background.  I used TPL's Good Times accessory sheet for the title and matted and cut the paper banners from the solid sheets in this collection.  I used one printed banner, I cut from the packaging sheet, it was a sample of the Like Riding a Bike paper that I have used for the companion page, I liked the scale of the sample better than the actual paper for the banner. 

 I used my Sizzix to cut with Quickcutz's road sign set, the signs.  

Finally, the most time consuming part of the page was creating the tiny banner at the top.  I began with Heidi Swap trimmings (white) and smooched and spritz with many colors.  It did not look as I had envisioned, so I brought out the MM paints.  I took a sponge tipped dauber and painted the green dots and used a wedgewood color and a craft stick to edge the top and sides.  This banner is two pieces attached and overlapping. I made two sets and used the other two pieces on the companion page which I will post another day.  I edged everything with Versa Magic Aegean Blue and popped up some pieces with pop dots.

http://letsgetsketchy.blogspot.com/2014/02/feb-week-1-lgs-sketch-challenge.html

Thanks for taking a look, I had fun with this one!  messy and painty fun!

 

I am also entering this in the following challenges:

 

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2014/02/challenge-81-use-die-cut-or-punch.html