I tried out my first sketch challenge today.  It's a pretty loose interpretation but I am relatively pleased with it.  Here is the sketch I used for the Scrap Our Stash sketch challenge:

The thing that I liked most about this sketch was the way that the bottom of the photo was cropped off so I emphasized playing with that element in my page.  My photos of myself with my friend's guinea pig were perfect for the page because they had a lot of extra space at the bottom of them that could be trimmed off.  

Here is my page featuring the lovely Stella: