Sketches in Thyme July

Welcome to the blog!

I'm always inspired by sketches and Sketches in Thyme has so many sketches offered each month.  Here is my take on the most current sketch challenge there this month.  

The photos are of me and my kids on Mother's Day.

I had fun making this layout.  Hope you like it!  

Now you need to head over to Sketches in Thyme and join in the challenge!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Until next time...happy scrapping!

Stacy

July Scrappy Friends Challenge

Hello Scrappy Friends! 

I'm so excited to announce that I will be providing a monthly challenge along with Rochelle Spears for the monthly Scrappy Friends Challenges.

Since joining Scrappy Friends is a brand new thing on my blog, let me share how it works.  If you complete my Song Inspiration/Word or Phrase Challenge, link your layout below.  If you combined my challenge along with Rochelle Spear's Paper/Sketch challenge, link your layout below AND link it to her blog as well.  You will have a chance to win a prize from me, a prize from Rochelle's blog AND the Bonus prize below!

That's 3 ways to win with one layout! :) 

Now it's time for my 

July 2018 Song Inspiration/Word or Phrase Challenge:

The song for July is:

All of the Stars by Ed Sheeran

It's just another night
And I'm staring at the moon
I saw a shooting star
And thought of you
I sang a lullaby
By the waterside and knew
If you were here
I'd sing to you
You're on the other side
As the skyline splits in two
Miles away from seeing you

But I can see the stars from America
I wonder, do you see them too?

So open your eyes and see
The way our horizons meet
And all of the lights will lead
Into the night with me
And I know these scars will bleed
But both of our hearts believe
All of these stars will guide us home

I can hear your heart
On the radio beat
They're playing 'Chasing Cars'
And I thought of us
Back to the time
You were lying next to me
I looked across and fell in love
So I took your hand
Back through lamp-lit streets and knew
Everything led back to you

So can you see the stars over Amsterdam?
Hear the song my heart is beating to?

So open your eyes and see
The way our horizons meet
And all of the lights will lead
Into the night with me
And I know these scars will bleed
But both of our hearts believe
All of these stars will guide us home

And, oh, I know
And oh, I know, oh
And I know oh oh oh

I can see the stars from America

For this challenge you need to be inspired by the song AND use a word or phrase from the song on your newly made layout.

Rules (to be entered into the drawing):

• Create a new layout (one entry only) 

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

• Traditional layouts only (no digital please) 

• You must link your entry below with Mr. Linky 

by June 29th 11:59 pm (PST) 

• Please add a link back to this challenge post when posting your layout on blog/galleries etc. 

Here's my layout:

I was inspired by the title of this song.  In my family we always say, "I love you more than all of the stars in the sky". I combined words from the song title on my layout. And I participated in Rochelle's Paper/Sketch challenge and used her sketch inspiration and some striped paper to make my layout.

Now you should go over and check out Rochelle's Paper/Sketch challenge:

July 2018 Paper/Sketch Challenge:

For this challenge, you will need to create a new layout inspired by this sketch

and use 

STRIPED PATTERNED PAPER 

on your layout.

Here's the RAK I'm giving out:

Echo Park Let's Be Mermaids collection kit (12 - 12x12 double sided papers, 1- 12x12 element sticker sheet and 1 - 12x12 Alphabet sticker sheet), Echo Park Ephemera pack (33 die cut cardstock pieces), 1 pkg Amy Tangerine Pink Thickers (170 foam stickers) and 1- 6x6 Echo Park starfish stencil

BONUS CHALLENGE:

Combine the July Song Inspiration/Word or Phrase challenge along with 

Rochelle Spears July Paper/Sketch challenge.

For a chance to win the Bonus Prize!

Here's the BONUS PRIZE:

Now it's your turn!  Make sure you upload your layout below!

Can't wait to see what you create! :) 

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