Every Sunset Brings a Promise... Unscripted Sketches #252 and 5th Blogiversary Celebration

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Good Morning! Today is Sketch-It Saturday and a special celebration with today's Unscripted Sketches #252. Today is Unscripted Sketches 5th Blogiversary - a momentous occasion. I happened upon Unscripted Sketches on twitter way back 5 years ago and have been a follower since WEEK Number ONE! I can't believe it... and now I'm part of this fabulous team here to inspire you each week. Today marks my 3rd anniversary as being part of Unscripted Design Team and I've come so far since my first post for sketch #101. For over a year now, I'm part of the team that's responsible for keeping this inspiration challenge blog going week to week. I invite you to come and join the weekly challenge.

I hope you will take time to visit Unscripted Sketches and check out each of our designers' pages for our 5th Blogiversary Celebration and your chance to win some blog candy, too!

I will be giving away a bottle full of crafty goodness to one commenter who answers this question... "what is your favorite way to utilize the weekly Unscripted Sketches?" I would love it if you also followed me via email or bloglovin' too. If you've never received a bottle of crafty goodies, you are in for a treat. I have a video on my YouTube Channel of a reveal of a bottle I received {CLICK HERE}.

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Now for my project I'm sharing for the new Sketch #252. I have created a new page in my art quote journal and I took the liberty of using the sketch on the right hand side of my page, but also expanding it to a horizontal with room to add pix or momentos like a two-page spread. It's been a while since I've reached into by bag o' scraps and this page is using papers found there. With it being Springtime, my paper selections coordinate beautifully with my Martha Stewart floral border and anywhere flower punches.

This is the left side detail...

 

and this is the right side, using the sketch.

Now to modify this busy patterned paper. I'm not sure of the make {it may be Quick Quotes} but I have several scraps of this paper that has loads of quotes all over it. It's way too busy for my liking so I'm using my new besties in my daily travel tote... gelatos to quickly modify and highlight my quote. I'm so grateful to Rita Barakat for introducing these to me when we met at CHA in January.

I don't know why I held out for so long trying gelatos. In minutes, I toned down and turned this bright and busy paper into something more artistically me - giving a proper home to one of my favorite quotes... and a bonus - the pastel painted texture! I really have to say I am totally addicted to my Faber Castell Gelatos and I'm enjoying experimenting with them.

I layered this sheet on a yellow orange cardstock matte and repeated smudging of gelatos around the edges and the torn edge on the bottom. In the area where the negative punch shape is, I colored lighter shades of yellow to add a little dimension.

The final touch is layering some ribbon scraps {you know those pieces you save that are less than 12" but still long enough for something} and some various sticky back gems to balance the gem brad in my layered punch and painted Prima flower. I look forward to adding bits to this open space as I'm spring cleaning and getting my studio in order.

What is Sketch it Saturdays at Unscripted Sketches? Every Saturday morning a new sketch is posted for the week. Flip the sketch, rotate it… create a card, a scrapbook page, a wall hanging, digital, paper, fabric, paint, anything your imagination comes up with! There is no right or wrong way, as long as you are using the Unscripted sketch as the inspiration for your creation! And everyone is invited to join in the fun... and post your creation on their page via inlinkz for all the world to see!
 

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Thanks for dropping by today... I hope you join us! Have a fantastic weekend! Sb :)

The Bells are Chiming! It's TIME for Anything But a Card Challenges No. 34

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Good Morning! It's time for a new Challenge at Anything But a Card Challenges and I have a SPRINGTIME STEAMPUNK project to share that I created combining the Frog Dog Studio March Kit and Amazing Crafting Products. I am totally Cuckoo for all things "Steampunk" and I also have an extreme sweet tooth of the marshmallow Peeps® variety. I have created an amazing whimsical timepiece combining both... and repurposing a glitter tray too!

The new Challenge... Anything But a Card Challenge #34 - "SPRING Forward"!! We know Spring is dragging it's feet in arriving as ol' man winter keeps his heels dug in the snow and ice... so we are celebrating the new season with an OPEN THEME!!! Feel free to break out the bright colors and create along with Spring and Easter, or create whatever your muse desires... as long as it's anything but a card!

Please share any current project you have created and JUST REMEMBER... create anything EXCEPT a card for this challenge. Please mention and LINK BACK to this challenge. ALSO - Please new projects only {no-backlinking}. :)

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This is a sampling of most of the supplies I used to create this masterpiece. Yes there is a glitter tray here. WHAT!!?? Not to leave you in suspense – the glitter tray will be repurposed to be transformed into the faux birdhouse backdrop for my Steampunk Cuckoo Clock.

This project was a labor of love - involving loads of steps and preparing WAY more items to adhere than can possibly fit... and a Tim Gunn "editing eye" was in order. Please CLICK HERE to jump over to see the entire HOW-TO and process.

The resin layered gear assemblies and one bolt finishes the top. I might add more to the other side after this grows on me a bit.

RUSTY found furniture protectors are perfect escutcheons for my clock. I also used ball chain to hang some findings from the bottom.

On one side is a rusty found wrench and the other item, my cast resin wishbone cluster from my favorite handmade necklace... I can always make another... and I will!

Steampunk Cuckoo Clock!

I am going to permanently display this in my studio where it can inspire me daily!

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Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you find a little time to do some creating. I look forward to seeing what you create {CLICK HERE to LINK UP your projects}.  :) Sb

Some Fabulous News to Share...

I have some wonderful news to share! Starting today, I am one of the new columnists at Unruly Paper Arts. This Blogozine is a perfect match for my love of paper crafting and is comprised of an international team of creatives - each bringing their own style to all things paper.

I invite you to visit Unruly Paper Arts and feast your eyes on some fantastic inspiration. Each month there is a theme and April is "Mail Art and Moos" and all columnists with be sharing miniature works of art from envelopes, postcards, atcs and moo cards. The name of my column is "Thoughtfully Abstracted" – keep a lookout for my first posting mid month. :) Sb

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