SIT #50

Note: If you've come here looking for my PDCC86 post, please scroll down.

Welcome to Sketches in Thyme's Challenge #50!

Remember that you're playing, all through the month of June, for a $20 gift certificate to The Paper Trail.  Woohoo!

Now, check out what that fun, clean-lined sketch inspired me to create!

I started this page by trimming the left edge of a piece of black, polka dot, patterned paper with a punched strip of red, leafy, patterned paper, before adhering it all to the textured, ivory, cardstock, base page.  After adhering pictures, I topped them with a strip of silhouette, patterned paper; anchored everything, across the top and bottom and directly under the photographs, with red-threaded, straight, machine stitches; and embellished the bottom left corner of the far left photo with a punched, red, grid, patterned, paper, photo corner.

The "Good Clean fun" title was created with Tiny Type alphas, some of which were adhered to black, banner stickers, anchored with red buttons, laced on a length of Baker's Twine, and gold, fancy, sticker letters.

Finally, I framed one last picture, cut in circle, with a circle of textured, Ruby Red cardstock; adhered it, in its respective location, with dimensionals; and embellished it with a vintage, pattern flower, dressed up with a Baker's Twine bow; a red, "TREASURES" tab; a black "TODAY'S DATE IS" label, upon which I journaled, in Basic Black ink, July 19, 2009; and a "the GOOD life", cardstock sticker, to complete the look.

Other than the sketch above, further inspiration for this layout came from The Paper Variety's Challenge #38: Mixed Alphas...

and my June, Jenni Bowlin kit.

Here's the deets...

• 8 JBS Haven Double Sided Papers
• 2 Bazzill Cardstocks
• Exclusive Mercantile Paper (2)
• 1 JBS Clear Stamp
• 2 XL Printed Shipping tags, American Tag Company
• Hambly Rub-on
• Fancy Pants Alpha
• 1 package Websters Pages Cream Birds
• Exclusive Mercantile Stickers Tab Sheet
• Exclusive Mercantile Large Bingo Card Month
• Pillow Box
• 2 vintage style resin cameos
• 3 vintage black buttons
• 1 yard May Arts Trim

As I'm typing this, I'm realizing that I've got about 12 extra Exclusive Mercantile Papers in the photographs above and had better be contacting Jenni ASAP.  Anyway, that's all, from me, for today, folks!  Please be sure to drop by the challenge link above to see what some of the other Sketchy Mavens have in store, for you, with this sketch, and thanks so much for peeking in!

{Supplies & Tools}
Paper: Ruby Red (SU); ivory (Bazzill); all patterned (Jenni Bowlin) Ink: Basic Black (SU) Other: red thread (Coats & Clark); sewing machine (Janome); Photo Corner punch (SU); Baker's Twine (Clean Country Paper Supplies); Tiny Type alphas (Cosmo Cricket); gold alphas (Fancy Pants); banner stickers & "TODAY'S DATE IS" label (Jenni Bowlin); red buttons (DeNami Design); "TREASURES" tab & "the GOOD life" cardstock sticker (October Afternoon); vintage pattern flower (Studio Calico); dimensionals (Scotch); Edger punch (EK Success); circle template (Fiskars)