October sketch winner! Congrats to Megan!!

Hi all, we have a winner, and it's Megan A.! She was chosen by the PageMaps team as the winner of our October sketch contest.

Here is the sketch by Becky Fleck.



And, here is Megan's awesome winning layout. Love that sweet picture and the cool title and stitching.



Super job Megan, you win a $35!! gift certificate to AllyScraps, and with so much new stuff in the store, you won't have any trouble spending it I'm sure.



A big thank you to Becky Fleck and Page Maps for hosting our October sketch contest. We're so happy to have had SO much participation. Check out the blog on November 1st for a brand new sketch contest, oh, and guess what? it's a 2 pager! See you this weekend for another awesome project by Jennifer Beason and Becky Fleck too.

~ Dana

BONUS sketch for October.

We love a bonus sketch at AllyScraps... and here is one for October from Becky Fleck. Love that it's a multiphoto sketch, super cute.



Of course you know that I'm always up for using a sketch, so here is what I came up with.



Supplies
Papers, stickers and tags by Cosmo Cricket, Togetherness

We still more projects from Becky and from Jennifer Beason this month, so be sure to check back. Oh, and the sketch contest winner will be posted on Friday too! Thanks for stopping by. Dana

ABC board by Becky Fleck

Becky Fleck is with us again, with this super neat ABC board. Wouldn't this be a cute gift for a child's room? Love how colorful it is, and all of the patterns are great too.



Supplies
Jillibean Soup patterned papers
Jillibean Sprouts, Pasta Fajoili, Monster Stew
Kaiser Craftgems
Maya Road mini pendant banner
12x12 chunk from a corrugated box

Thanks so much Becky. Be sure to check out Becky's site for lots more inspiration, and a treasure trove of awesome sketches.

Cathy's been busy putting up brand new scrappy stuff in the store. New products from WeRMemory Keepers, October Afternoon, Lily Bee Designs... and look for even more uploads of new stuff later this week.

~ Dana

Berry LOVE.

It's been such a pleasure to have Cari Fennell here with us at AllyScraps this month. She is such a great scrappy friend to me... and I've always loved her style. Here is a beautiful layout, Berry love, from Cari.



Instructions
Cari used pink patterned paper as her background, and added large strips of patterned paper from October Afternoon in the center of her page. All paper edges are distressed with an edge distresser tool and then inked with Vintage Photo Distress ink. Cut two square pieces of patterned paper to matte the photos, tying the green ribbon around the paper and make a bow. Cut two strips of cardstock and punch out scalloped edge using the punch. Adhere along the top and bottom of the square paper pieces. Add photos and journal card over paper layers. Glue die cuts together and adhere around photos. Add buttons to the die cut centers and hand cut leaves from green scrap paper or packaging material. Adhere gems and title to the layout.




Supplies:
October Afternoon Fly A Kite and Thrift Shop patterned papers
Sassafrass Lass patterned papers and die cuts
Jenni Bowlin Buttons
October Afternoon Fly A Kite Journal Cards
October Afternoon Fly A Kite Stickers
American Crafts Felt Thickers-Green
Green Ribbon
Gems
Large Scallop Punch

I'm sure that you'll want to check out Cari's blog for even more great projects and inspiration. Thanks so much Cari!

Enjoy your weekend, hope you'll be scrappin'. :) Dana

October sketch contest... last call!

Hi everyone! Last call for our October sketch contest, hosted over at Page Maps. The contest ends at midnight, Sunday, October 24th (MST), and it's open to everyone, everywhere. Please remember not to submit your layouts to AllyScraps... but follow the instructions right on the Page Maps blog. Here's the October contest sketch, thanks so much to Becky Fleck for the inspiration.



I sent the sketch to our awesome guest designer Jennifer Beason, and she was thrilled to work with it. Love her interpretation, so cute.





Ally Scraps Supplies
Graphic 45 Halloween in Wonderland Collection - Wonderland Classifieds
Cosmo Cricket, Togetherness Collection - Kite Strings
Cosmo Cricket Togetherness Collection - Borders
Cosmo Cricket Togetherness Collection - Pinwheels
Cosmo Cricket Togetherness Collection - 12" Chipboard
Cosmo Cricket Togetherness Collection - 6" Chipboard
Cosmo Cricket Material Tiny Type Stickers - Cream
Maya Road Mini Chipboard Set - Caroline Alphabet
Maya Road Trinkets Pins Leaf (Green)
Maya Road Trinket Pins - Leaf (Brown)
Maya Road Ribbon - Scallop Dot Ribbon - Green
Maya Road Ribbon - Scallop Dot Ribbon - Red
Maya Road Ribbon - Scallop Dot Ribbon - Yellow
Maya Road Ruffle Blossoms - Yellow
Maya Road Mini Chipboard Set - Butterflies
Pink Paislee Expressions Glitter Alphabets - Cherry

This prize this month is a goodie! A $35!! gift certificate to AllyScraps. One of our best prizes yet. :)



Can't wait to see your layouts, hope you have one in the works, but it's not too late to start now! Good luck! Dana