A Productive Weekend!!

I spent this weekend participating in a couple of online crops since hubby had to work the evening shift this weekend. There are some deadlines that I will work on tomorrow but the crop at www.scrapbookcircle.com ended today! A couple of the challenges were a bit rough for me but I was able to complete each one (of course, the 2 tough ones it took several trys on each one before I finally got it right).

*This was really a challenge for me because this was the first time that I've ever used a mask on a layout. Took me 3 trys to get it right. Used a Heidi Swapp crown mask and painted the inside with Tim Holtz Crackle Paint. I realize that the red jewels above the crown look crooked but I didn't like the way the dots from the Mask turned out so this was my way of hiding them.

*This was a tough one because you had to have some type of sewing on the layout. I couldn't even find a needle in thread so I went the other route by using dental floss that I ran across a Tim Holtz distress ink pad. I also cheated by adding the black rubon stitches to make it look more complete. I had to redo this page twice because both times, I poked my finger and bled on the cardstock, grrrrrr!

*Sketch challenge. I ADORE sketches!!!

*Had to use a vintage photo (the only one that I could come up with was this photo of my husband's parents. His Mom is holding him as a newborn in 1962.

*Had to create layout using old and new items from your stash.