October 2009 Sketch Challenge

[tulip918]

Are you ready for a new sketch? This month is a little different; I choose a round sketch. We are also thinking so square: Break out of your box and see what you can do with a circle. The sketch is provided by Becky Fleck at Pagemaps (http://www.pagemaps.com/) If you like this one, She has seveal more round sketches. Be sure to check them out. Remember, The rules are pretty simple:
1. Use this sketch as an inspiration for a project. 2. Post your completed project here in this thread for us all to enjoy. That's it, simple as can be.

Remember the previous month's sketches and files are still available for you to go back and grab embellishments if you need them for other projects.

I would suggest you add your project to the new albums section. I hear there is going to be prizes!

To celebrate the 1 year anniversary of Visual Designs by Chris,
I am offering a small prize this month as an added incentive. Complete this challenge by Sunday Oct 4 to be entered into a drawing for a prize from me. I will ship it anywhere in the US or Canada (since 1/2 my family is Canadian).


Looking forward to seeing what you can do with this sketch.

Rosalie

[tulip918]

Here's your files:

Complete the challenge by Sunday evening to be entered into a drawing for a prize from me.

Rosalie

[tulip918]

http://www.visualdesignsbychris.com/forum/picture.php?pictureid=247&albumid=45&dl=1254424886&thumb=1

Found these photos of my kids taken almost exactly 2 years apart. Everyone's hair is longer.... Including Ben's!

My supplies were from a kit that was given to me. I don't know the details. Sorry.


Get going on those projects! You have until Sunday or I might have to buy myself a RAK. :D

[gadgetgrl]

Great job Rosalie.. Love your pick for sketch!

[aussie_caz]

great layout Rosalie, love the pic for this month's sketch!

cheers, caz

[paminsd]

Very nice Rosalie.
Pam in SD

[Games]

Very nice Rosalie. I like the sketch. Hope to do later in the month. Thanks ladies for the challenge and the files.:D

[grandmaper]

You know how much I love seeing your layouts, and your beautiful kids. Great job, Rose. Love this sketch, hopefully I can pull this off this weekend.

[amaraob1]

Wow - you're quick!

I'm going to need a babysitter to get in on all of this!

[aprilpzzl]

I love your interpretation of the sketch! Perfect!

I have a couple of other pages I've done in the round. Looks like fun.

[aussie_caz]

Here's mine

Toffie and Mollie (http://visualdesignsbychris.com/forum/album.php?albumid=26&pictureid=268)

we have had Mollie, our Boxer pup for 10mths and we decided that she needed a friend to play with. So we found Toffie (12mth old Fox Terrier/Corgi cross) at the pound. She was the only dog we looked at that didnt shy away from Mollie and puts up with her play. They get on so well, and even sleep in the one bed although it is crowded!

cheers, caz

[amaraob1]

that's a great story and you layout is awesome (as usual!)

[paminsd]

That's another great one Caz.
Pam in SD

[amaraob1]

OK, so I sat down with me 3 picts.
Found papers that might work.
Then maybe I got cocky?
First I cut out my circle with the CM 12" circle pattern.
Forgot that I'm using true 12x12 paper with non-true 12x12 pages - so now I must trim (and make my circle not centered, arrgh).
Line my circle back up with the patterned paper and put adhesive down, oh nuts now my adhesive is on the wrong side and I used a lot (sigh).
Peel off adhesive and put on other side, stick down.
Long story short, peel it up quite a few times to get circles cut out of the same papers, etc....
No wonder the edges of my circle look all beat up - can you even tell there are two different papers? Solid circle and patterned outside?

Anyways - the papers are all from the CM "Bloom" paper pack.
Thanks for looking - perhaps I should call it a day!

[luv2bmamaw]

Yuk, Amar-- I fe-eeelll your pain! I have had those moments, and it seems like the more you went at it, to fix it, the more went wrong.. so.. I learned to push back my chair.. go throw a load in the washer, take a walk, put on some coffee, or just whatever needed to be done, to get away from there!! LOL! Step away, take some breaths, and go back at it when you can enjoy it, and it not become a 'job'.

[amaraob1]

I hear you Melody, but I only get so much time to work without the kiddos - so I felt that I had to "get'er'done" - hopefully I'll still like it tomorrow, and if I don't, it's still one page completed, right?!
Thanks!

[paminsd]

Oh my goodness, Amar, that sounds just like what I've been going through the last 2 nights trying to make this circle thing work for me using some papers that matched the last layout I did...EVERYTHING is going wrong with it. It looks like junk, but know what...I'm moving on to the next challenge, this one I didn't do so well on! LOL OK, let me see if I can even take a pic of it tonight, seriously, it's junk!
Pam in SD

[aussie_caz]

OK, so I sat down with me 3 picts.
Found papers that might work.
Then maybe I got cocky?
First I cut out my circle with the CM 12" circle pattern.
Forgot that I'm using true 12x12 paper with non-true 12x12 pages - so now I must trim (and make my circle not centered, arrgh).
Line my circle back up with the patterned paper and put adhesive down, oh nuts now my adhesive is on the wrong side and I used a lot (sigh).
Peel off adhesive and put on other side, stick down.
Long story short, peel it up quite a few times to get circles cut out of the same papers, etc....
No wonder the edges of my circle look all beat up - can you even tell there are two different papers? Solid circle and patterned outside?

Anyways - the papers are all from the CM "Bloom" paper pack.
Thanks for looking - perhaps I should call it a day!


This is great! I love the look of it and the colours you have used! What gorgeous photos! the little curly top looks so much like a child I used to look after, I had to look twice to make sure it wasnt her! Thanks for sharing :)

cheers, caz

[aussie_caz]

Oh my goodness, Amar, that sounds just like what I've been going through the last 2 nights trying to make this circle thing work for me using some papers that matched the last layout I did...EVERYTHING is going wrong with it. It looks like junk, but know what...I'm moving on to the next challenge, this one I didn't do so well on! LOL OK, let me see if I can even take a pic of it tonight, seriously, it's junk!
Pam in SD

This is beautiful Pam, oh my gosh... you even put in a gorgeous butterfly! love the photos you have used !

cheers, caz

[ChrisDurnan]

It looks like the circle was a real challenge! that is awesome. Good to get out of the regular box. Everyone have a wonderful day! These are phenomenal layouts!

[amaraob1]

Oh Pam, I think yours turned out lovely!

[paminsd]

Thanks girls, the small pic does it justice, but in real life this BIG CIRCLE :eek: jumps out at me! And I have used flowers to cover mistakes, and I ruined the one piece of paper I had that I wanted to use for the circle, and it was probably midnight at the time...went to bed and the next morning I thought "what the heck, on to other things"!!! LOL
Pam in SD

[Games]

These look great ladies. :D

[tulip918]

Thanks for participating! They look great. I love the look of round layouts, thanks again for tackling the challenge. Rosalie

[swampangel]

Here's my first try at the sketch challenge. thanks for the cut files.

http://www.scrapbook.com/gallery/public/2389997_5_249805.jpg (http://www.scrapbook.com/gallery/image/layout/2389997.html) Harvest Moon Layout (http://www.scrapbook.com/gallery/image/layout/2389997.html) By Swampangel67 (http://www.scrapbook.com/gallery/image/layout/2389997.html)

[luv2bmamaw]

LOL> PAM! if thats junk, then I am not even posting mine!! :D I think it turned out great! Love the colors and the flowers--- perfect!!

[tulip918]

swampangel, Your owls are super cute! Thanks for playing. If you need more inspiration, please check out the previous month's sketches. All the files are still there for you to play with. Thanks again, Rosalie

[rlovew]

Here is my entry- it is my new nephew Thomas who was born on Sept. 25th.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t302/rlovew/IMG_6214.jpg

Rebecca

[aussie_caz]

Here's my first try at the sketch challenge. thanks for the cut files.

http://www.scrapbook.com/gallery/public/2389997_5_249805.jpg (http://www.scrapbook.com/gallery/image/layout/2389997.html) Harvest Moon Layout (http://www.scrapbook.com/gallery/image/layout/2389997.html) By Swampangel67 (http://www.scrapbook.com/gallery/image/layout/2389997.html)

gorgeous layout! great way to use the sketch!

cheers, caz

[aussie_caz]

Here is my entry- it is my new nephew Thomas who was born on Sept. 25th.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t302/rlovew/IMG_6214.jpg

Rebecca

Lovely layout Rebecca, the colours you have used are perfect for your new nephew!

cheers, caz

[grandmaper]

I just received this pumpkin from a friend, and the challenge was perfect. Again, thanks Rose and Chris for the challenge and the files.

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb44/grandmaper6/100_1587.jpg

[scrap_n_angel]

Ok, I think I really need the owl in a tree file. That is too cute! I love how the pumpkin was used in place of the circle, that was a twist.

I made this for a friend, so that's why there is no title or photo yet. She will put in her own. I tweaked the sketch a bit, but it was definitely my starting point.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3472/3981435287_5c8ec8857d.jpg

I really like the sketch cutter files. It helps a lot and motivates me to use my Silhouette more.

Thank you!

[luv2bmamaw]

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/MAPowell58/DSCN3895.jpg

This is my version of challenge. After I got started, the duck kept
'quacking' at me! ( Ya' know, like 'A-flack'....) :D:D
Thanks Lori! File cut out smooooooooth as silk!! Love it!

[hrk_md]

Here is my entry, it is a two page layout of my boys back to school pictures:
http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr263/hrkalish/PA046347.jpg and
http://i490.photobucket.com/albums/rr263/hrkalish/PA046346.jpg
Thanks for another great sketch.
Heather

[ChrisDurnan]

These are all awesome! Love the sketch challenges!

[gadgetgrl]

Great job everyone I love all the spins on the sketch too!

[BelovedKeepsakes]

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/MAPowell58/DSCN3895.jpg

This is my version of challenge. After I got started, the duck kept
'quacking' at me! ( Ya' know, like 'A-flack'....) :D:D
Thanks Lori! File cut out smooooooooth as silk!! Love it!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!

Send me a photo for my blog and for my additional photos in the store!!!

(AS a side note - This file cracks me up too - as I got into trouble at my Christian Private Kindergarten school when I was five for singing the song "Dry Whiskey, Dry Whiskey, Dry Whiskey I cry, If a tree don't fall on me I will live til I die. Dry Whiskey, Dry Whiskey, Dry Whiskey I cry, If the river was Whiskey and I was a duck, I swim to the bottom and drink my way up!!") Bahahaha!!!

Lori

[luv2bmamaw]

ROFL!!!!!

Who'd of thunk we'd have live entertainment during this celebration!!! :D
Loved it!!!!!

[Games]

No Kidding. Bravo Lori!:D

[aussie_caz]

at FIVE yrs old.. you were singing pub songs LOL hilarious! bet you were the inspiration for the the "Sister Act" movie LOL

cheers, caz

[ChrisDurnan]

My Dad used to sing with us.. ..
Bottle of wine fruit of the vine when you gonna let me get sober... leave me alone... let me go home.. let me go home and start over.

hahaha.. We would hang out the window on the dirt side roads looking for animal tracks. singing the song at the top of our little lungs. haha.

the Nuns never appreciated that song.

[aussie_caz]

musta been all that private schooling that made you guys rebel LOL

cheers, caz

[lisaavolio]

Here is my version:
http://www.visualdesignsbychris.com/forum/album.php?albumid=42&pictureid=313

Thanks for the encouragement, Rosalie and Chris, after last month's sketch. I was able to work with this on 8 1/2 x 11" just fine.

[scramper75]

Lisa, that is soooo pretty. What a great picture.

[lisaavolio]

Thanks, Elizabeth!
I saw you won the Wacom tablet on the other anniversary blog hop. When you learn how to use it, please post what you learn on your blog so I can learn from you! I bought one at the end of summer, but I haven't been able to learn much about using it.

[gadgetgrl]

Lisa great job. Love the pastel colors.

[Games]

This is my lo for this challenge. This is some wedding photos I had found in a pile of photos to be sorted. We got married in our back yard on the patio/deck area.



This was my fist round layout. It was a blast. Thanks for the challenge and files. I used some various papers, vellum, inks, chalks, foam pops for bracket and some flowers, flocked the word love and gel pen to write. Thanks for looking!

[bzyPTmom28]

Great LO Ginger--love the colors--very happy and bright!

[Games]

Thank you!

[ChrisDurnan]

These are all gorgeous to! Such great inspiration all over this forum today!

[gadgetgrl]

Great job Ginger.. My dh and I got married in my MIL's back yard. I think that is the way to go cause you can use all the money you save to put aside for rainy days or use it on the honeymoon. ooh ahh

[memrybug]

Enjoyed seeing the layouts everyone has shared. I started mine today but set it aside to look at it again tomorrow or Monday. It's of my dog who passed away on June 1 so it was a tough layout to work on. Have one more thing to do to my MIYO too.

[gadgetgrl]

Enjoyed seeing the layouts everyone has shared. I started mine today but set it aside to look at it again tomorrow or Monday. It's of my dog who passed away on June 1 so it was a tough layout to work on. Have one more thing to do to my MIYO too.

I bet that is a hard layout to do. I personally don't have any pets now but I did when I was younger. I can recall how hard it was to lose one of them. Sending you hugs ..

[Sandra from NC]

Here is mine. I used a piece of patterned paper already in a circle. this is the companion page to last month's :). The title is on last month's page... 1st Break.

[gadgetgrl]

Sandra great layout but break looks horrible.. bet that one hurt..

[ChrisDurnan]

Holy smokes Sandra that looks painful!

[memrybug]

This layout took me the entire weekend - with 10 minutes here and there. This is the first layout I have been able to do of Abby since she died on June 1st. I guess I wanted it to be perfect. Still not certain about it but ready to move to the next one. No wonder I am so far behind. *smile* This photo was taken on her 8th birthday as she was laying at my feet at the bottom of the bed while I was working from home. I really miss her!

And though it sort of took on a life of it's own, it did start out as the sketch challenge. LOL


http://www.visualdesignsbychris.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=9&pictureid=362

[ChrisDurnan]

So treasured Angie! So wonderful. I know what you are going through I am still living it every day.

Chris

[gadgetgrl]

great job angie.. a memory that will never fade. forever in your heart...

[paminsd]

OUCH Sandra, your leg looks so bad, but your layout is SO GOOD.
Pam in SD

[Games]

Sandra great lo. Looks really bad. How is is now?


Angie beautiful.

[paminsd]

Angie, wonderful layout.
Pam in SD

[Sandra from NC]

Yes it hurt when it happend but it hurts more now that I'm on it - lol. Especially when the weather changes :rolleyes:. But it is doing better every week. Thanks for asking everyone.

ANGIE - I LOVE LOVE LOVE your layout!!! And I totally understand how hard it was to do. I still miss our first lab and he's been gone 7 1/2 years and we've had another dog for 6 1/2 years now. You can't replace them.

The picture of Abby is precious!

[mapitt]

I finally got it done. Better late than never I guess. I used Chris' Pitchin a fit title.

[gadgetgrl]

Very cute..

[paminsd]

Pitchin a fit, perfect title for your pics, great job.:)
Pam in SD

[Games]

So cute. Love the photos.:D

[aussie_caz]

gorgeous layout! I love photos like these :)

[ChrisDurnan]

I love it!

[mapitt]

Thank you all for your kind remarks.

[grandmaper]

I really haven't had time in Oct. to post on each layout, I am so sorry. Every month I am so impressed with all the variations on the sketches and the files. All the layouts are wonderful, and so much fun to look at.

Thanks to all those that participate, and to Rose, and to Chris, or anyone else that creates the files for us.

Mary