Monday, January 5, 2015

Yankee Doodle


Charlie and student during practice
assisted by Miss Audrey.
In the fall PATCH by Design had the Pumpkin PATCH Fall Classic.  This is a horse show for all the students who have their weekly lessons at the barn.  These are incredible kids who experience life challenges of one kind or another.  Each student had the opportunity to ride, show a miniature in a showmanship class, and do an in-hand musical freestyle to the music he/she chose.  I was so inspired by their freestyle performances, I chose to do a canvas for each of them.  This young lady chose Yankee Doodle.
I started with a canvas and gesso.  I used CTMH inks to spray the background.  I then found the words to Yankee Doodle (who knew that song was so long?), copied it onto neutral paper, and went to town on it.  I tore it, distressed it, inked it, and stamped it with the stamps from CTMH Love Life set.  I glued that down to the canvas.

Next I went to the Cricut and cut the frame, flag, title, shooting stars, and silhouette.  I inked and/or glittered those and set them aside.  I made a stencil out of Acetate Alternative cutting stars on the Cricut.  The stars are from CTMH Art Philosophy.  I then got out some homemade texture paste and added a drop of Sky re-inker to stencil in the stars.  

Now for the assembly!  Yay, that's my favorite part!  I laid it out and it still needed more embellishing.........hmmmmmmm.  Wait, I have some 4th of July embellishments from forever ago!  Ok, now the trick is to find them.  Dig, hunt, look,,,,,,,,,,,, there they are!!  Talk about finding the old and scrapping stash!  Ok, I looked it up, they are from Summer 2006.  I think it's one of the first CTMH sets I purchased!  

Yankee Doodle is off to these challenges:

T twine, title, and texture paste
W words
I ink
N neutral parchment color; new stencil I made 
E  embellishments

Lasting Memories - Simple Pleasures - for me that's kids with horses!

Bitten by the Bug 2 - All time favorite Cricut cut---uh, not fair!  If I have to choose it's the horses from Old West.  I use them a lot over here!

Heart 2 Heart - Old is New - Embellishments from 2006

This month there are some great promotions over at KatiesCorner.  I haven't placed an order yet; but believe me, I'm on my way over today to check out the fun!  One of the promotions is the Year Noted Paper Kit.  You can check out the video here!  Of course, there is the Stamp of the Month as well as some others.

Thanks for stopping by today!





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34 comments:

  1. Nikka GeersJanuary 5, 2015 at 3:43 PM

    Love your layout. That horse looks so cute. Thank you for playing along with Heart 2 Heart.

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  2. Suzanne cricutcraftingrammyblogspot.comJanuary 5, 2015 at 5:21 PM

    Great layout and I love the horse and girl silhouette. Great vintage look paper and love the blue spray star frame around the picture. A great combination of elements for a great layouts. Thanks for joining us for the Simple Pleasures challenge at Lasting memories.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2015 at 5:23 PM

    I love your layout. Your embellishments are perfect!! Thanks for joining us at Lasting Memories. Can't wait to see what you create next! ~Paula LMDT

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  4. MollieJanuary 5, 2015 at 6:03 PM

    Fabulous layout! LOVE those cuts you used! Thanks so much for sharing with us this week over at BBTB2!

    Emily
    Mollie's Motif

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  5. SharonJanuary 5, 2015 at 11:48 PM

    Beautiful layout Katrina!!! Love the cuts, the bg and how you did the song and that wonderful picture. What a wonderful tribute to those young people!!! :)

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  6. UnknownJanuary 6, 2015 at 10:09 AM

    Wow. Beautiful Layout and the story is so touching and inspirational.

    Andrea Jones
    LMDT

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  7. Cynthia McCloudJanuary 6, 2015 at 12:48 PM

    Great work! Truly a labor of love! I'm inspired to reimagine how to use some of those Cricut cuts. Thanks for joining in the Heart 2 Heart Challenge.

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  8. Brenda January 6, 2015 at 4:03 PM

    Great layout and embellishments! Thank you for linking up with Scrap Our Stash!

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  9. BrandiJanuary 6, 2015 at 11:02 PM

    Great job. I love the layout. I love all the little details like the flag and the stars. Thanks for playing along with H2H challenges.

    Brandi R.
    H2H DT member
    crzy4scrapbooking.blogspot.ca

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  10. ElenaB.January 7, 2015 at 4:31 AM

    awesome layout!
    Thanks for playing along with Scrap Our Stash!

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  11. LoriJanuary 7, 2015 at 6:42 AM

    This is fantastic! Love all of your embellishments and what a great organization!

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  12. Tina CampbellJanuary 7, 2015 at 7:35 AM

    Wow that is a cool layout love the theme of the layout too. Thanks for joining us over at LM
    Tina C. LMDT

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  13. KatyJanuary 7, 2015 at 10:58 AM

    Great layout and way to use those embellishments from 2006!!! Thanks for always playing along with H2H, Katrina!!!

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  14. DIANA L.January 7, 2015 at 12:39 PM

    Great LO That is a long song. I love all your elements. Thanks for joining us at BBTB2 Have a blessed day
    DIANA L.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com http://dianamlarson.ctmh.com

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  15. CarolineJanuary 7, 2015 at 7:52 PM

    You did such a wonderful job on this layout. I love the design of your layout and the cuts. Fabulous details. Thanks for joining us at BBTB2.

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  16. kate blueJanuary 7, 2015 at 11:43 PM

    sweet layout; love all the textures and the Americana! Great story too! kate (SOS)

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  17. debi barberJanuary 9, 2015 at 7:03 PM

    Great layout! I believe I just saw some of those stickers in my stash too! Time to dig them out and use those puppies. Thanks for playing with us at H2H

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  18. Tracy PJanuary 10, 2015 at 10:31 PM

    Nice work! Love the title and nice touch with the blue picture frame. Thanks for joining in with us at Scrap Our Stash

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  19. Jay KostaJanuary 11, 2015 at 2:57 AM

    I love this canvas - those silhouettes are stunning!

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  20. LaJeania HicksJanuary 11, 2015 at 11:30 AM

    I love everything about your canvas! The little details are wonderful! Thanks for joining us at H2H!

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  21. Lauren January 12, 2015 at 7:44 PM

    I am in love with your lyrics background, how clever! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us at H2H!

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  22. BrendaJanuary 13, 2015 at 4:49 PM

    Wow, I am so loving your layout! The die cuts your used are just fabulous and I love that picture. The title couldn't be any more perfect either. Thanks for joining us at BBTB2 ;-)

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  23. ClaireRJanuary 16, 2015 at 3:59 PM

    Great layout! Wonderful moment! Thanks for joining us at lasting memories.

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  24. Haley D.January 17, 2015 at 2:11 AM

    Awww! Your canvas is beautiful, and the story behind it is even more so. Thanks so much for sharing your kindness and talent with us @ H2H!

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  25. Casandra BennettJanuary 18, 2015 at 2:41 PM

    Such a pretty layout. You are an amazing person, my crafty friend.

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  26. Nicole DoironJanuary 18, 2015 at 5:31 PM

    I love your layout and the story behind it! Thank you for playing along with us at Scrap Out Stash!

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  27. Beatrice LawsonJanuary 21, 2015 at 1:20 AM

    What a great story and beautiful layout! Thanks for playing along with us at Lasting Memories!

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  28. LynnJanuary 25, 2015 at 8:58 AM

    Great layout! Love the die cut and title! Thanks for joining us at Scrap Our Stash.

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  29. TantiK CreationJanuary 28, 2015 at 2:11 AM

    Wonderful layout. Love all the embellishments. Thank you for joining us at Scrap Our Stash.

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  30. Suzanne Reynolds January 28, 2015 at 10:51 AM

    This canvas is beautiful and a lot of love went into the making of this canvas...and to think you will make one for each of the kids...want to see those on your blog. I am just another mom, with a CTMH consultant daughter, returning back to scrapping after 15 years and having fun with challenges. I am loving my experimenting; but have a long way to go when I look at blogs such as yours. You are very unique and your love in your craft shows in your designs. Good luck in your challenges.

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    1. ScrappyHorsesJanuary 28, 2015 at 11:08 AM

      Thanks for the lovely comment Sue! Do you have a blog? I'd love to visit yours and see some of your work! These CTMH daughters are great keeping us in the poor house, but always inspiring us to create! ; )

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  31. Suzanne Reynolds January 28, 2015 at 11:17 AM

    My blog is http://iluvscrapping2.blogspot.com/ which I have only started my blog in January of this year, so still learning. Scrapping was quite a bit different 15 years ago so I put some of my old pages on there which at the time seemed creative and I did my H2H Old is New on an old scrapbook page. Let me know what you think.

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  32. Rochelle SpearsJanuary 29, 2015 at 12:45 PM

    Great job on the challenge! Thanks for playing along with Scrap Our Stash! :)

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  33. UnknownJanuary 29, 2015 at 6:05 PM

    Love the ink work and the distressing! Thank you for playing along with Scrap Our Stash!

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