Moms & Mommihood | Sketch Challenge

Happy Tuesday Lily Bee friends and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LILY BEE DESIGN OWNER & DESIGNER, KRISTEN! We're wishing you a fabulous day, spoiled by your precious boys!

Adrienne, Leslie, and I are excited to share a new sketch with you this week and show you how we used it for our layouts incorporating this week's theme: Moms & Mommihood!

This is the sketch we used:

First up, here's what Adrienne had to say about her layout: "I was really inspired by Wendy's sketch and how the photos took center stage. I swapped out one of the photo spots for an embellished square that directs the eye towards my journaling. I cut out the "details" arrow from the Flip Flops patterned paper and popped it up with some foam adhesive to give it some extra dimension. I also used a variety of letter stickers for my long title to give it some color and I added a few pops of black throughout my page to help bring it all together."

And here is Adrienne's awesome layout:

And some of the fun details:

Supplies Used: Sweet Shoppe (Lemon Drop, Licorice Whip, Letter Stickers, Label Stickers, Chipboard Stickers), Pinwheel (Cherry Blossom, Jump Rope, Flip Flops, Chit Chat Stickers, Letter Stickers, 6x6 Tiny Tablet, Chipboard Stickers, Circle and Tag Stickers), Destination (Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle)

Next up, Leslie! Here's what Leslie said about her layout: "-first up, I just wanted to say a little bit about why these pictures of my great niece, Presley mean the world to me. If you’ll notice in my journaling, I tell a short story about my title, what this sweet girl means to me & how her mom, at the tender age of 19 years old – fought and WON the courageous battle of stage 2A Hodgkins Lymphoma. After her intense treatment of chemo & radiation, she was told she could never have children. But as you can see – she was blessed. She was blessed which made us ALL blessed. Especially me. Aunt “Lala” about the sketch - I changed up the sketch a bit by adding another layer of squares & using 3 photos with 3 patterned papers. I had A LOT to journal about this layout so I made specific room to the left to tell my story."

And here's Leslie's gorgeous page:

And some close-ups of the details:

Supplies: Pinwheel (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Circle & Tag Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers), Destination (6x6 Tiny Tablet, Circle & Tag Stickers, Brad Badge Button & Baker Bundle, Chipboard Stickers, Letter Stickers, Boy Voyage Paper, Luggage Paper), Sweet Shoppe (Chit Chat Stickers, Licorice Whip Paper)

And finally, here's my layout based on the sketch I created:

I always have a hard time sticking to a sketch exactly...even when they are my own sketches! This one also took on a life of it's own once I got started, but I think that's okay - sketches aren't set in stone, it's just a matter of finding a starting point! Here are a few of the details:

Supplies: Sweet Shoppe (Gumball, Licorice Whip, Salt Water Taffy, Marshmallow, Pink Mint, Candy Stick, Chipboard Stickers, Embellishment Bundle, Chit Chat Stickers, Circles & Tags, ABC Stickers)

We'd love to have you join us - how will you interpret the sketch?

We'll pick one winner from all our challenge entries this month to win a Lily Bee prize package. Here's a few things to keep in mind:
- Your layout must use mainly Lily Bee products (approx. 50% - 60% older or newer lines to showcase Lily Bee Design).
- Post your layout to our Facebook Page or Flickr Gallery to be eligible for monthly challenge prize.
- Title your post "5/7 Sketch Challenge" so we can find it easily and then leave a comment on this blog post letting us know you've entered.
- Deadline is May 31, 2013, Midnight CST
- One winner from all the challenges will be announced in next month's Kristen's News feature.

The more you play, the better your chances of winning!