Zukesgirl Creates

I used  Sketches in Thyme  sketch #335 as my inspiration for this layout. We opened our Bistro last year. Love From Lizi's August 2018 card kit was the perfect shine to add to this happy layout! The Let's Celebrate is a stamp from the kit - I used LFL fine gold powder to emboss it. The remaining papers are from my stash. Simon Says Stamps stitched dies provided most of the embellishments.  With Nuvo drops added in. Here's the inspiration sketch:

Ever get a present that let you know how much your friends knew you. This one had to be put down in print. My family helped finish the puzzle. But the love I felt from Bart and Sandie forever warmed my heart. 

Using some old DCWV paper, stash items, and -of course - Nuvo drops and peel offs. I created a layout for this closeup of three doggy friends. Silver highlights from the Love From Lizi kit. I used the back ground paper to provide the highlights.

Pictures of my son-in-law at work. Highlighted by shiny paper from Love from Lizi August 2018 kit. I created two clusters and a title area. I used paper from my stash, some washy tape and miscellaneous embellies I had left over. (Nuvo drops and peel offs included!)

Using a really old Basic Grey paper from my stash I created this layout of my dog Zack and and my grand fur baby Boston. -We have to leave the leash on Boston because he's a wanderer otherwise. - I used stamps from two sets: My Favorite Things - Two Legged Friends (for the dogs and the sentiment) and Simon Says Stamp - Pawprints on our Hearts (for the paw print).  I colored the dogs, giving them a bit of a muddy look, using my Zig Clean Color Brush Markers. A few wood veneers and letter stickers from my stash rounded it out. Oh and Nuvo drops and Love From Lizi peel-offs - as always. I tore the background paper to match (?) the faded edges of the sketch. The inspiration sketch is: Thank you sketches in time for helping me to get back into scrapbooking!

Paper from my stash again. I pulled a bunch of leafy type dies from my stash and cut sparkly gold leaves. I used thicker for the title and added Nuvo drops. Because ... well ... the same thing with the peel-offs. Addiction never looked so cute! My take on #332 Sketches in Thyme:

Sketches in Thyme #331 -- I used papers from my stash. Even pulled out the Creative Memories oval cutters and Creative Memory stickers. I watercolored the puppy and added it to my title. Nuvo drops were added as well. This was my interpretation of the following sketch:

Using the left over papers from the LFL card kit I created this layout of my hubby and I. The shiny bits are treated copper that I made tabs, the banner ends and even leaves out of. Very fun playing with the bendable metal.  This one was a good one for using items that I've had in my stash for a LONG time!

A layout with the card kit supplies. I added a 12x12 and miscellaneous jewels, Nuvo drops as well. I might've over done that!

I had so much fun making this layout! Scrapping my grandchild before they are born! Again with the pink and teal - but here it's appropriate as we wait to find out the sex of the baby. I layered this one up with pinks and silver mirror card stock. I used a water colored image I had made about 6 months ago and never got around to putting it on a card. I had fun clustering flowers from my stash, with Nuvo drops, and wood veneers. I foiled the black paper and used Thickers and some old Basic Grey stickers for the title.  This layout was pure fun!

Another  SketchesInTime  (#330) entry for me. This one is a layout of my daughter's birthday from 2008. I'm finishing up the photos I had printed from back then. I'm so far behind though I'm skipping up to 2017. Hopefully, since I'm crafting more, I'll catch back up and move backwards and meet in the middle. A girl can dream right? LOL. I used a ton of old paper from my stash for this one. I was determined to get orange into the layout as it's my daughter's favorite color. The title is from years ago stickers from Doodlebug Designs. I foiled the two-sided stickers making the word 'beautiful'. Nuvo drops, flowers, etc. Making three little highlight areas around the title. 

Played with the Nuvo Shimmer powder that came in the kit - used some white textured card stock from my stash. Tapped the bottom of the bottle tout some powder on and then sprayed it with water. Beautiful shimmery color that the photos don't do justice too. Mounted it all up using mostly papers from the kit. Added some wood and metal embellishments from my stash. I'm loving the letters from the die in the kit. Tried to keep it simple to let the inking the background be the star.

Tried to focus on the items in the kit. In addition to the kit I used - Crushed Grape Delusions Spray, Coffee Shop Glimmer Mist to "pretreat" my lavender card stock. I mounted the photos on the Turquoise mirror card stock. But before I did I "gutted" them as Sandie  Steakgoddess  always calls it. I used the middle of "gut" to mat the trimmed photo with the puppy. I tend to do this with my specialty card stocks to get the best use out of them. I added Tim Holtz Chit Chat stickers and made a couple of my own by trimming a bit off the bottom one of the sticker sheets. Simple layout - except for the large numbers of Nuvo drops. Well, since I used no peel offs, I had go crazy somewhere!

Mike and I enjoy the many breweries around town. A sunny day in December results in hoodies rather than coats here in Albuquerque. Dialogue is one of our favorites for its outside deck. I used my new Tonic kit. I added some papers from my stash. Some mirror brown peel-off from Love from Lizi -such an obsession! I used a Simon Says Stamp "Adult Beverages" stamp kit. Colored with Zig markers on Bristol Smooth card stock. Copper Penny, Midnight Sky and Morning Dew Nuvo drops.  A bit of clear vellum added some framing as did the tearing of the tan-cored black card stock.

I travel for work and it can  make long days. Especially when your married to your best friend and he doesn't like flying. So selfies it is :) I had to add a few Nuvo drops - cuz - well - Nuvo drops! All inspired by this sketch from  Sketches in Thyme

I am getting back into scrapbooking again. I really enjoyed doing this layout of Zack and Boston. I love how their body language is the same but the size difference is huge. I used some yardstick and patterned papers from my stash as well as some from Love From Lizi - I also used Love from Lizi peel offs and dies. A few sequins finishes this one off.

I am literally 10 years behind on my scrapbooks. I deserve to sit in the crafting room corner! When my daughters brought home this fun photo strip from a night on the town I was afraid I'd lose it - so I scrapped it instead! Love from Lizi papers mixed with some Love from Lizi extras I had left over - as well as other miscellaneous stash items.