September sketchiness and Kraft, Kraft, Kraft

I'm in love with the sketches that Kristy creates for Design Dollies! This is my take on the second sketch challenge for September:

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I really enjoyed creating this one ~ I indulged my current obsession with Kraft, and used up lots of scraps too.


The next layout was based on an inspiration picture over at Kraft it Up! I was inspired by the pennants and the blue/white stripes, which it led me to the nautical theme. I had something totally different in mind (misting and masking) when I started, but after a few false starts it was going nowhere.

** RANT FOLLOWS - feel free to skip this bit **

I'm officially 'over' my bottle of 'Denim Blue' Glimmer Mist. From the start, with a brand new bottle, it didn't spray. It clogged, it spurted over the edge and made a mess all over my hands and my target area. I achieved a vague hint of colour in a few soggy patches, and no glimmer. I tried everything to unclog it, without success. I bought some extra misting bottles ~ one well-known brand bottle and one local scrapbook brand bottle ~ and it still clogged. Aaaargh. I have a couple of Glimmer Mist colours, and never had any problems before (although I've had problems with another brand). Maybe I just got a dodgy one, maybe it's the colour formula, but it just wasn't meant to be :(

** RANT ENDS **

*Sigh* so I gave up on my original idea and just stuck a whole pile of stuff down, not entirely happily, but by this point I wasn't enjoying myself and it was just time to let it go:



And my last share for today is a layout that I'm *entirely* happy with!! It's for the Scrap Boutique Stash Stomper this month, using the sketch provided and using up lots more scraps:


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I took the photograph last month when I visited Melissa; she hasn't seen this yet, and I've left the journalling section blank so she can write in what she likes and it to Nate's album.