Silent Night Sketch

Today's post is my sketch post from this past week's October Afternoon blog. 

I love the bold yet simpleness of the poster. I created this simple sketch with a a few added embellishments to inspire you. I hope you like it.

Here is the layout I created:

The first thing that came to mind when i started creating was that the bold vertical block would be a great place for a photostrip. I haven't scrapped many of the photos from the 2012 holiday season so the brand new Silent Night collection and this sketch was just the kick i needed to get those photos on a page. I love the classic Chrsitmas colors with the added pop of gold and chalkboard in this new line. The black chalkboard like washi tape from Silent Night is AWESOME! I used it for the journaling on the left side of the layout.The title and gift box are cut with the Cameo. 

~Have a great day! MK

Cocoa Daisy Blog Hop

Hello! Bonjour! Bienvenidos! Buenos días! Gon ni chi wa! Ciao! Aloha! Hi! And welcome to the Cocoa Daisy blog hop!Cocoa Daisyhas done some remodeling and updating, making our home a place you want to be. Drop in and see how our scrapbook home is your scrapbook home too.To help celebrate, we are doing a blog hop and giveaway. Just leave a comment to be entered to win a set of all FOUR of this month's exclusive, sold out, Cocoa Daisy Stamps.

The celebration doesn't end there, we're also offering a couple of promotions for new subscribers:

1.Sign up for a 6 month kit subscription and you will receive 20% off your first month's kit.
2. Sign up for a 6 month kit AND a 6 month stamp subscription and you will get 20% off your first month's kit and stamps PLUS an exclusive Cocoa Daisy Tote bag.

If you've started here on my blog be sure to go to the Cocoa Daisy Blog and visit all the other stops on the hop for more chances to win those awesome stamps!

Here is the hopping schedule:
Cocoa Daisy
Emily Pitts
Ronda Palazzari
Jen Davis
Mandy Koeppen<-------YOU ARE HERE NOW
Vicki Boutin
Alissa Fast
Lisa Saunders
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Stephanie Wheeler
Kim Watson
Lisa Pace
Anja Wade
Denise Morrison
Annabelle O'Malley
Anna Bjorklund
Sharmaine Kruijver
Amy Tan
Diana Fisher
Nathalie Kalbach
Ali Edwards

and to get those creative thoughts flowing here is a sketch(i'll admit my sketch isn't the bestest but you get the idea right?) and card I created using one of the stamps in the giveaway & leftovers from the March Cocoa Daisy Kit Pier 39 which is still available :)

Now that you've read everything, seen the stamp images, you have a sketch to try & a card for inspiration you're ready to leave right? Wait, wait don't click the mouse to the next blog on the hop remember before you go leave a comment here to win the stamps!

Now hop on over to your next stop on the Cocoa Daisy Blog Hop the Super Awesome oh so Fabulous Vicki Boutin's Blog!!

Have fun hopping along and if you use the sketch let me know I'd love to see your work! ~MK

*Comments for this giveaway will close at 8pm EST on Sunday March 11,2012