I'm back with a layout share using the "Brave" February Scrapbook Kit and the March Sketch for inspiration.


I love to design layouts using a grid design and I took a very simplistic approach for this page.


I love the gold foil elements on the patterned papers and I added some gold alphas from my stash to match. 






This page came together very quickly and I love the clean, symmetrical design.  Be sure to play along with the March Sketch for your chance to win a $10 Voucher to spend in the Scrappy Canary Store.

Like Michelle, I am getting down to the scraps of my January kit and I was keen to get them used up.  The February sketch was the perfect opportunity to put those little bits to good use and to challenge me with a sketch that is nothing like my usual style.

First I decided that an 8.5 x 11 layout was in order and since I had a lot of pink papers to use, I decided to use a photo of me. I also rotated the sketch anti-clockwise by 90 degrees to accommodate my portrait-oriented photo.

Rather than create a grid with space between the elements, I went with a looser style, overlapping my papers here and there.










I hope my interpretation of the February sketch inspires you to play along with us!

Happy scrapping,
Louise

Completely different to my normal layered up style, this time Ive gone for a more spread out page. Lots of different size strips and scraps make up the base, with the addition of a doily from stash, a tag stickers and embellishments from the embellishment kit.

All this layout is missing, is a little baggie of the curls I collected from the floor after chopping off all her dry ends. I might squeeze it in behind the main photo.. one day

The only thing I haven't done as usual is sew my thickers down. I might do this one day in the future to keep them in the same place. Ive found recently they aren't as sticky as they should be, as I've had to go back and fix older layouts.



There you have it. A layout completely different to my usual style but one that was totally fun to complete :)


You have until 01 March (11.55pm AEDT) to link up and a randomly drawn winner will receive a $10 gift voucher to spend in the the Scrappy Canary Store
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Congratulations aj_scrap, please email me at hello@scrappycanary.com to claim your prize.

I love the Dear Lizzy words in the kit and for this page I coloured my word with silver and yellow Gelatos.




The Thickers were perfect for adding an "S" for Samuel to my banner.  And it's perfectly ok to add sequins to a "boy" page if you ask me!  

Some machine stitching and Heidi Swapp Colour Shine was all I needed to add.  I will see you again real soon for another page I made using January's Scrapbook Kit and Embellishment Kit.

Hello Canaries
I trust you are all having a wonderful start to a new week! I had intentions of posting this over the weekend, but my January kits were calling to be played with, so I spent more time creating than being online..

Right back to the sharing :) This layout was made using this months SKETCH and the newly released  Lots of Love Scrapbook Kit


Ive flipped the sketch, and tweaked it slightly to suit the pretty glitter 'Happiness' title.
Ive chosen complimenting pattern papers from within the kit and layered them up under my photo with one of my favourite go to doilies.. Then I went a little crazy with the 'Little notes' paper
The little sentiments make a perfect finishing touch to the title,

and lastly a little pop up on the strip of paper to the left of the page.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope this has inspired you in some way.
I will be back again tomorrow to share layout #2 using this months Scrapbooking kit.

Happy Scrapping
Michelle x

Happy Monday Canaries - Lauren here! I hope that you all have a great week ahead of you! I've been away for a couple of weeks so this week I am back home and back into the swing of things (I also need to apologise for my photos this week - my camera was running out of batteries and there was bad light as it was cloudy, but the show must go on).


Every month here at Scrappy Canary we have a sketch challenge. January's sketch challenge is a great one and today I am using the new January Kits - the Embellishment Kit 'Be Mine' and the Pocket Life Kit 'Candy Heart' - to show you one sketch, four ways.

First up I created a traditional 12x12 scrapbook layout. In my interpretation of the sketch I used stitching for the line down the page and I then also stitched the title. I love how stitching can add an extra something to a layout.


In my interpretation of the sketch I decided to use the glassine bag that held the kit embellishments - crumpled it up and then flattened it out to an some extra dimension. How cute are the sequinned bows? I love them. I also speckled the layout with the Heidi Swapp Glitter Sticker Hearts and the pink enamel dots.

Next up I used the sketch two create two Pocket Life cards.

First up I created the title card for my week - Week 47. The Dear Lizzy alphabet stickers and the puffy stickers added great elements to the card, along with some extra dimension.

The 'dream a little bigger' cloud sticker is a great theme for the week - I think that we all need to take the time in our weeks to focus on your dreams. That's the beauty of pocket scrapbooking - we can track our dreams throughout the year.

The Dear Lizzy paper has great colours. Doesn't the background paper look like the sprinkles on a donut! Mmmmm, donuts!

The shipping tag from the embellishment kit was a great addition to the card too.

The flower cabochon is also a super cute addition!

I then created a photo card, where I turned the sketch on the side and used the papers and the one of the Project Life 'xoxo' Die Cut cards.

As the above traditional layout is an insert for week 47 I continued a similar theme. I included the hand-drawn journalling lines, along with the pink enamel dots - this will tie the insert with the rest of the layout.

Even though it's a boring green smoothie - I think I made it pretty fun!

Finally, I made a card for my brother-in-law's upcoming birthday. I am sure that when many of you first looked at this kit you thought it was super-girly, well I wanted to us this kit to make something masculine.

The blue star paper from the Pocket Life Kit was perfect - the navy adds a certain masculinity. Keeping with the 'space' theme I used one of the glitter banners and then added the cork 'good times' and stars. I also used kraft and white paper to mount the card on. I often use kraft paper in cards - it is really affective and adds a masculine element.

So there you have it - one sketch, four ways! Don't forget that you still have until the 5th of February to enter the January Sketch Challenge - visit the relevant blog post to find out more information and how to post your creations! I can't wait to see your takes on the sketch.

Have an amazing week Canaries! Lauren xx

This layout is so totally Leila right now. Every single night the bed is piled high with her friends and theres hardly any room left for her. I've printed the photo in black and white so that it didn't clash with the papers Ive chosen.

Im totally in love with these gold thickers! Perfect size to finish the layout off.

Be sure to share with us, the creations that you make for this Sketch. The link is over on the right hand sidebar.

Happy crafting!
Michelle x

 This month's winner is:
Congratulations Chloe, please email me at hello@scrappycanary.com to claim your prize.