Sketchy Thursdays...Man With a Plan

I printed this picture with a different sketch in mind, but, decided it worked better for this week's Sketchy Thursdays sketch if I rotated it.  The challenge at Lasting Memories was to do a spring layout.  We don't really get spring here, we have winter, break-up, and then summer...but, with spring does come dirt, so, I thought this was still fitting!  I just went to link up my layouts to Lasting Memories and realized the DT challenge closed at noon, not midnight!  Oops!! Next time I guess, I should pay closer attention next time! ;O)

Paper:  Cosmo Cricket-Early Bird
Cardstock:  Sweet Leaf, Juniper, Goldrush, and Colonial White
Ink:  Goldrush, Sweet Leaf, Juniper, and Tsukineko Memento in Rich Cocoa
Stamps:  Field Trip Alpha, Friendship Alpha, Grown with Love, and Journaling Jots
Other:  Martha Stewart border punch, CTMH twill ribbon, Owl sticker from Recollections, and Zig pen

Neighborhood Watch and Pencil Lines Sketch #183

So, on top of all the other issues in life, now I have strep throat!!  I was shocked, but glad to know there was a reason a little cold knocked me on my butt so hard! ;O)  Anyway, I'm trying to recover and I managed to finish this layout in the process.  I love this picture!  Owen won't know until he's older how much this dog loves him, Max never leaves his side.  It's quite a thing to see...

Paper: Cosmo Cricket Lil' Man
Cardstock: Colonial White
Ink: Olive, Autumn Terracotta, Juniper
Stamps: Cobblestone Alpha, Small Chocolate Alpha, Wish Upon a Star, Wishing Star, Shining Star, Comments, Spot on Backgrounds (emboss resist on large star)
Other: K&Company Wild Saffron Rub-Ons and Hambly Studios Kraft Stickers

Creative Scrappers #87...First Snow

This sketch was so much fun and so fast!! I so seldom put a layout together in less than a week. This one was really simple and went together in just a few (interrupted) hours, but it left room for your own creativity...which clearly, I didn't pretend to attempt this time...just stuck to the sketch! ;O) I'm looking forward to doing more Creative Scrappers challenges in the future, including this week's super cute sketch...we'll see if I can get it done before the end of the week...I'm on a roll so far, although my house is beyond a total disaster and I have extra hours to put in at work in the coming days!!!

The title is kind of goofy on this one. My little man was literally born during a snow storm, so this is far from his first snow. But, this year was really strange for us up here in Alaska. Usually, we have snow, lots of snow, by Halloween. This year we had nothing until November 8th, I don't remember EVER having a first snow fall after October!! In fact, growing up, most of our first snows usually happened before the end of September, although, the snow never stuck! Winter stinks with cold temps and no snow, I don't hope for this ever again! ;O)

Paper: Cosmo Cricket-Li'l Man

Cardstock: Olive, Autumn Terracotta, and Colonial White

Ink: Desert Sand

Stamps: Large Chocolate Alpha

Other: When It's Cold Outside Cricut cartridge, Maya Road Mini Snowflake chipboards, Delta Ceramacoat Magnolia White paint, clear glitter from JoAnns, Martha Stewart Snowflake punch, Stickles, Robin's Nest Dew Drops, and a Zig pen.