Tales of the Steakgoddess

Friday, February 23, 2018

Follow a Sketch February

Guys. I am sick.

Blog posts are taking me a bit of time.

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Follow a Sketch February // Day 22 // Yeah...They Do!

Yeah, they do! They really do love each other. Sometimes the brother / sister relationship is difficult. I wanted to document their love on my daughter's birthday.

You don't have to go all themey with the birthday papers and embellishments if you don't want to. I didn't want to. I wanted to use my Citrus Twist Kit and that is definitely not birthday themed.

I found this sketch on Pinterest and only know that it was created by Heather Waldron. I found two blogs (but they have not been updated) here and here.

Supplies I used:

Hashtag, Good Vibes - Crate Paper *
Memorable, Flourish - Crate Paper *
Passion, Good Vibes - Crate Paper *
Stickers, Flourish - Crate Paper *
Leatherette Stickers, Let Your Heart Decide - PinkFresh *
Cut Apart Sheet, Exclusive - Citrus Twist *
Enamel Dots - Freckled Fawn
Twine, Gray and White - Lawn Fawn
Thickers, Cirque - American Crafts
Thickers, Together - American Crafts *
Ephemera, Flourish - Crate Paper *

Items marked with an * were in my February Citrus Twist kit.

Check out the process video on my YouTube Channel.

#FASFEB2018

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Follow a Sketch February // Day 21 // Love

Ah, Love. The stuff of legends. The stuff of myth. THE STUFF.

My husband and I will be married for 20 years this fall. TWENTY YEARS. I don't even feel old enough to be married 20 years and I surely don't feel like we have had that much time together.

This is us in 2007.

I wanted to document this insert from a Valentine's gift he sent me last year. We don't "do" Valentine's Day, but every once in a while, he surprises me with something on that day. In 2017, he sent me a gift with the card that said "I'm still stuck." Now, to some, if not most, people, this means nothing.

But, you see, "I'm stuck" is something we have been saying for TWENTY YEARS people. It still makes me feel all mushy inside. I just wanted this particular piece in my scrapbook.

I am using this sketch from the Sketch N Scrap blog today. It was created by Lisa Hidy.

I used my Citrus Twist Kit from the month of February along with some bits from my stash.

Supplies I Used:

Cardstock, Black - Creative Memories
Paper Pad, Le Creme - DCWV
Passion, Good Vibes - Crate Paper *
Christmas themed paper - Unknown
Poetic, Flourish - Crate Paper *
Ephemera Pack, Flourish - Crate Paper *
Stickers, Flourish - Crate Paper *
Gemstones - The Paper Studio
Stamp, February Kit - Citrus Twist *
Stickers, Hearts - Recollections

Items marked with an * were in my February Citrus Twist Kit.

Check out the process video on my YouTube Channel.

#FASFEB2018

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Follow a Sketch February // Day 20 // Dream of Beautiful Closets

Ah, a beautiful closet is a dream....or like a dream. Or something. Anyway. I love me a beautiful closet. And that is a closet tat has clothes in it that fit me.

I started to get a beautiful closet last year when I cleaned out clothes and shoes that had been in there for over 15 years. Craziness, I tell you. Craziness

Today I am using a sketch from Stuck?! Sketches

Nothing like using such beautiful and soft papers from your SNSKC Kit to document a poorly composed mess of a photo.

Supplies Used:

January SNSKC Kit featuring Beautiful - Simple Stories
Puffy Word Stickers, Carousel - Crate Paper
Cardstock, Marshmallow - Bazzil
Color Shine, White - Heidi Swapp
Distress Ink, Spun Sugar - Ranger
Texture Luxe, Pearl - Faber Castell

Check out my process video on my YouTube Channel

#FASFEB2018

Monday, February 19, 2018

Follow a Sketch February // Day 19 // We Enjoy Vegas

Yes, we do enjoy Vegas. Surprisingly so. You don't have to drink or gamble to have fun out there!

One of my favorite things to do in Vegas is eat. Yum Yum Yum. I have documented that in the past. For this trip, I am going with a little bit of a different approach.

Today, I am using a sketch by Kristine Davidson. It is from her e-book Creating With Sketches, Volume 4. At the time of writing this post, every volume was on sale. Go check it out!