Whimsical Designs Challenge: Getting Sketchy

Hi everybody and welcome to another challenge at Whimsical Designs! This week the uber talented Nanne has shared one of her amazing sketches with us for inspiration:

For those familiar with my blog you will not be surprised that I turned the sketch into a layout ;). I had this awesome photo of my hubby, and wanted to make a more masculine layout:

I used kraft paper to make the banner flags, and inked them up with Tim Holtz distress ink, and added silver brads. I like the look and think they work with a masculine page.

I also love stars for boy pages (I'm sure I'm not alone in this) and my husband loves stars, so I always like to add stars to his pages :)

I used Stephanie's fun star stamp from her Whimsical Fun Vol 1 set to make this fun border. I love how versatile these stamps are- that is really what I look for in a stamp- I can go from boy to girl, from layout to card and cover any occasion I might need and these stamps fit the bill better than any others I have used. If you would like a set of your own, just go HERE :)

Here is a picture of the stamp set I used, and all the other fun sentiments it includes:

I hope you enjoyed my project, and I can't wait to see how you all utilize the sketch this week!

Supply List:
Cardstock - Colorbok
Kraft - Oriental Trading Co.
Patterned Paper - Basic Grey, Scrap Within Reach, Imagine 'Better Together' print
Cartridges - Opposites Attract (title), George (star)
Star stamp- Whimsical Designs Whimsical Fun Vol 1 set
Brads - stash
Ink: Tim Holtz