A lasercut, a layout and a sketch challenge

This week is a bit of this and a bit of that. My printer is not working properly and I still haven't managed to find time to have photos printed. So I have a painted lasercut to share, a layout that was inspired by a Cathy Zielske layout in her book Clean and Simple Scrapbooking and for the long weekend - a sketch challenge. None of these things are related, but all things I wanted to share with you this week.

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Firstly a laser cut I painted recently. I used Making Memories paints and of course Glossy Accents to finish it off. I painted it without a layout in mind, but this week I took a photo of my daughter that I think will go nicely with it, so I will definately need to find time to print some photos this week and share the lasercut next week on a layout.

The layout below was one I scrapped at the getaway. I was looking for some inspiration and for me the best place to start is always Cathy Zielske. I found an 8.5 x 11" layout in her first book Clean & Simple Scrapbooking which inspired me. I adjusted the dimensions to fit a 12 x 12 layout, moved the title and used my own colours. I was pleased with how it turned out and I am always grateful to Cathy for her inspiration.

Lastly this week, another long weekend is here so I thought everyone may have a little free time to scrap :) Below is a sketch challenge for you. It was always my intention with the blog to hopefully offer a little inspiration for you, but also to start to create a bit of community between the regular Remember When shoppers and blog readers. I know that lots of people are often hesitant to share their layouts or comment, but please as a scrapper who scraps mostly on my own, I love seeing what other people are scrapping and am sure that others do to. Since I have blog readers and newsletter readers all over Australia feel free to join in discussions and challenges. If you feel more comfortable doing this anonymously you are more than welcome to do this also.

So... this sketch challenge came from .. my head, sorry, but sometimes I just have images pop into my head - usually when I lie down to go to sleep at night :) I have not tried it out yet, so I am keen to see how other people can make it work as well. Email your layout to me by next Thursday and I will share them in the next blog. I will also randomly choose 1 layout to send a small goodie package to, just to say thank you for your efforts and sharing. Feel free to use the sketch as is or as a starting point and feel free to scrap in 12 x 12 or 8.5 x 11.
Happy creating, have a wonderful long weekend, and I am going to cross my fingers and wait to see what people come up with this week. Thanks for stopping by - Oh and please, don't forget to take 2 seconds to vote before closing the blog this week - Ta :)