Saturday, June 30, 2012

MMD Sketch #20

Good morning my friends! I have a FABULOUS sketch from Miracles Momma Designs to share with you today that I adore. Heather really hit it out of the park with this one!!








Supplies: Studio Calico Take Note Collection - Protractor; Crate Paper Paper Heart Collection - Love Letter, Cupid, Define, Delicate; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; ColorBox Chalk Ink - Gray Whale; Studio Calico Mister Huey - Clay; Studio Calico Stamp Set - Heyday Thoughts; Ali Edwards Stamp Set - Simple Joy; Technique Tuesday Stamp Set - Good Times; EK Success Embossed Curve Border Punch; EK Success Scalloped Circle Punch; Fiskars Circle Punch; Stampin' Up! Heart-to-Heart Punch; Martha Stewart Large Circle Cutter; AC/Amy Tangerine Thickers - Goodness; Throw My Hands Up In The Air Computer Font

Seriously, could the sketch rock any more? ;) As soon as I saw the sun on it, I knew I wanted to use this amazing sheet of Studio Calico paper as my background. I've been hoarding...errrrr, saving it for a really long time and this turned out to be the perfect time to use it! I cut out every other set of rays and backed them with different patterned papers. I've seen a few different scrappers do this (one of my favorites being Sophie Crespy...you can see her page here), and have wanted to try it for myself for a while now. It's definitely a cool technique that I plan on trying again!

I am so in love with how this page turned out! The picture is SO precious to me because it's the very first time I held my daughter Emily. I had a C-section so I only got to look at her in the operating room and then it seemed like FOREVER before I finally had her in my arms! I will never forget that moment, and I'm so thankful to have this sweet photo that's now a beautiful layout that captures it for me.

Make sure you drop by Heather's blog and check out what the other DT members made...awesome I tell ya!

Thanks for taking a minute to stop by for a visit today! I may be back later if I get crafty...there are a few challenges ending today that I wanted to try so we'll see. ;)

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I'm entering this layout in the following challenges...
Scrap It Girl - Punches
The Paper Bakery - Circles
Scraptastic Club - Get Messy
Frosted Designs - Circles

14 comments:

Suzy said...

You rocked this sketch April! Love the rays and super sweet photo. Great job girl :)

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

This is GORGEOUS!!! I loveeeeeeeeeee the photo and those rays!!

Teresa Jaye said...

This layout is so perfect! The love just radiates out from the picture via the paper - awesome! The way you cut out some of the panels and backed them with patterned paper is genius and it turned out perfectly! Thanks for sharing it with us at Frosted Designs!

Grace Tolman said...

wow what a great layout incorporating so many challenges. Thanks for playing along with us at PBK.

Heather Landry said...

I really LOVED your take on the sketch April! The way you alternated the rays is awesome and the photo is just so special. Thank you!!

Theresa said...

awesome layout April! and i agree...that sketch rocks!

Unknown said...

great take on the sketch. i love the rays, great colors.

Scrap It Girl, Kimberly said...

another great layout. So Darn cute~ Thanks for joining us over at Scrap It Girl. Love this design once again~

adele holcomb said...

The rays are fabulous -- really tie those circles together! I also like the partial circles.

Becky B. said...

Fabulous design - great layout! Thanks for entering Scrap-It-Girl's June Punch Challenge. :)

Unknown said...

Thank you for entering the Scrap It Girl "Use Your Punches" Design Challenge. Really nice layout!!! For more crafty inspiration follow my FB Page: www.facebook.com/mothershipscrapbookgal
xoxo, Rina Gonzales, Scrap It Girl Design Team Member

Unknown said...

What a precious photo. Love all the layers. thanks for playing along with us at Frosted Designs.

Sandy Ang said...

Totally wonderful Lo with the use of the sunburst design

sophie said...

thank you so much for the heads up!! you made me blush here!! so glad to have inspired you a bit! love your take on this!! gorgeous!