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New Home Card

2012-02-18T02:11:00.001-08:00

Well so much for posting every week this year. Then thought seeing as it was half term would post every day this week...didn't happen either. I have however got my card making mojo back and been busy making the last few weeks, just haven't posted any. I will share this one made for this week's card challenge, not sure if I'll be able to keep this up as start work on Monday...at least until Easter. Only drawback this week is that Matthew found out he faces possible redundancy.

Well here's my card...

The stamped image was a magazine freebie coloured with promakers. The punched mat was made using one of my Martha Stewart round the page punch sets. Papers and flowers from my vast stash (didn't realise quite how much I've accummulated).

I'm entering this in
Scrapbook Sisters - New Home challenge
Paper Pretties - Flowers
Robyn's Fetish - Square cards

Christmas scrapbook page challenge

2012-01-15T15:48:00.000-08:00

This is my layout for the Christmas page challenge at Scrapbook Sisters.

The papers, ribbon, brad and sticker are all DCWV from a christmas set which has been in my stash for some time. The borders are a Martha Stewart punch. The frame is hand stitched with buttons added from my stash. All matted on black and grey cardstock.

New Year Resolution

2012-01-10T15:36:00.000-08:00

Here goes with my first post of 2012 which is my New Year Resolution. Not a good start as I intended to post at least once a week on my blog this year, and I've already missed the first week. Let's hope this is the beginning of sticking to it from now on.
My collection of dreaded brown paper bags or UFO's is slowly getting less. This is partly due to having turned Adam's old room into a craft room and sorting through my craft collection (some interesting and forgotten finds, so far) and also due to finishing layouts and projects from previous mentioned brown bags. So plenty to photograph and blog about. Have also finished my 3 cards for Scrapbook Sisters Design team challenge.

Below is are some photos of the only Christmas cards made and sent this year.

The first two sets were made using photos taken of my youngest son, Adam and free papers from various magazines. The penguin card was made using a selection of Craftwork Cards products. The penguin topper was coloured in with Promarkers with stickles added for a touch of sparkle.

Scrapbook challenge

2011-09-15T13:40:00.000-07:00

Well this is definitely a record for me.....I never post twice in week and yet here I am, two posts in one day.
The following layouts are for the Scrapbook Sisters layout challenge

The first is a momento from my trip to Berlin, my first trip back in about 20 years. The background flag consists of Bazzill strips to which I added various tickets from my trip and finished with various travel ribbons, brads and embellishments.

The second was an introduction page for my Come Dine with Me album. I used papers from my My Minds Eye paper pad from a Limited Edition class. The photos were mounted on white Bazzill with a punched EK Success bubble border punch. The black border is K & Co from a previous class, and the letters were Papermania and American Crafts.
I'm finding too that song titles are becoming a good source of inspiration for scrapping titles.

Autumn Leaves

2011-09-15T06:34:00.000-07:00

This is a card I made using my Tim Holtz Sissix leave die. The necklace and earrings are cut from shrink plastic and coloured using distress inks. The leaves on the card are cut from the same die and then embossed in a T.H. embossing folder and distressed with the same inks. The lettering is also a T.H. die called Marketplace. The backing paper is Sandylion from my stash.

I would like to enter this in the following Challenges:-

Alter it monthly - September...Tree, Leaf, Branch, Twig
Scrapbook Sisters Card challenge...Indian Summer

card making

2011-09-13T16:56:00.000-07:00

I have been busy the last week making cards (something I haven't done for quite a while). The main reason to enter in a magazine competition. I have always looked but never really had the time with working full-time. This year however, having been made redundant at Easter, I didn't really have an excuse to have a go....and as they say nothing ventured, nothing gained.
I have managed to make cards for 8 out of the 20 categories....these will be packaged up and posted in the morning. If there are any late bursts of inspiration, they will have to follow on afterwards.
The card I have made for the Lili of the Valley category fits in the Scrapbook Sisters challenge for this week.

Wall Mural

2011-09-01T00:37:00.000-07:00

I'm normally used to working on a 12 by 12" page but while Adam was away this jumped in size to a 10 by 8 ft wall. As my middle son has moved in with his dad now, Adam has moved into his bedroom. While he spent time with my parents in Somerset it was the ideal time for me to decorate the bedroom ready for his return.
So after papering with heavy lining paper I drew out and then painted a Scooby-Doo mural for him.

As I was unable to get any Scooby-Doo borders I created my own using my Eclipse cutter and a Martha Stewart fence border punch.

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flags and banners

2011-06-04T14:40:00.000-07:00

After spending the day at Scrapbook sisters on an all day Tim Holtz day which we all thoroughly enjoyed, I am now updating my blog with my layout for the scrapbook challenge.

The papers and chipboard embellishments are Cosmo Cricket - Joy Ride range which I bought at Scrapbook Sisters last year. The letters are Papermania foam alphabet in black, also from the shop. The pictures were taken last weekend at the Hop Farm, Paddock Wood.

Book Challenge

2011-01-12T14:29:00.000-08:00

Tonight I had my first taker for a book title from my challenge list.
24. Paddington Bear by Michael Bond has been taken.......Thank you. As soon as I have mine completed I will post pictures. I know what I want to do, I just need the time to do so.

Crafting Challenge

2010-12-31T03:34:00.000-08:00

For all you crafting/scrap-booking friends who may be getting crafting withdrawal symptoms over the Christmas/New Year period with spare time on your hands or who fancy a challenge......here we go!

Create a 12 x 12" scrapbook page on one the following Well known Children's Books.
Pages must be 12 x 12" and contain the title and author of the book somewhere on the page. It can be designed as a cover or contain parts of the story, using any techniques you like....altered art, stamping, die-cuts, etc. it's up to you and your imagination.
Please leave at Scrapbook Sisters for me to pick up....hopefully I can make an album of the pages.

Here is a list of titles (please let me know what you have chosen so I can delete those chosen)

1. Peter Pan - J.M.Barrie
2. The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling
3. Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
4. Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
5. The Hobbit - J.R.R.Tolkien
6. Pippi Longstocking - Astrid Lindgren
7. Black Beauty - Anna Sewell
8. Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson
9. Heidi - Johanna Spyri
10. Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
11. Robin Hood - Roger Lancelyn Green
12. The Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum
13. The Railway Children - E. Nesbit
14. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
15. 101 Dalmatians - Dodie Smith
16. Doctor Dolittle - Hugh Lofting
17. The Magic Faraway Tree - Enid Blyton
18. Around The World in 80 Days - Jules Verne
19. Winnie the Pooh - A.A.Milne
20. The Adventures of the Moomins - Tove Jansson
21. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne
22. Stories of Beatrix Potter
23. Stories of Roald Dahl
24. Paddington Bear - Michael Bond
25. ...............................................

Dad's birthday

2010-12-29T11:05:00.000-08:00

It was my dad's birthday yesterday, so I needed to make a card for him. This has given me a chance to make a card for the Scrapbook Sisters challenge and use my new Cuddle Upz CD.

The giraffe images were printed on photo paper then cut out and mounted on beige A4 card folded into a gate-fold card. Dark brown pearl card was used inside and then message and sentiment added on top of this.

altered art journal pics

2010-12-26T18:52:00.000-08:00

a few pages from my altered art journal

Long time

2010-12-22T19:07:00.000-08:00

  Well it's been rather too long since I've posted anything on here. Main reason is.....no internet connection on downstairs pc....still waiting for eldest son to fix it....( won't be happening in the foreseeable future then!!!)
  Was busy making Halloween costumes for shop crop, which included not only my spider outfit, but also Karen's pumpkin one too.......still had some laughs doing so and also at crop itself........well worth the lack of sleep!!
  Have finished some of my 'in miniature projects' from Karen's classes which I only recently started and have finished several scrapbook pages from various classes, so my ufo's aren't as numerous as they could be.
  Also attended Julie's altered art class which has again made me realise I miss painting and need to do more of it.
  Will add photos hopefully later today of finished items.....

Scrapbook Sisters card challenge

2010-09-14T14:20:00.000-07:00

I've managed to do it. Create a card for the pink and black card challenge, within the deadline too!!
I coloured the background card with a Twilight-Brilliance ink pad. I stamped on it with the stamps from my Stamping Extravagance class, with black memento and StazOn ink pads. Mounted on black card and finished with a black organza ribbon bow.

At Last

2010-09-05T11:05:00.000-07:00

After being nagged by Karen on Wednesday night I have now sat and taken the time to set up a blog. How often I manage to post anything will remain to be seen. Between work, classes at Scrapbook Sisters and the boring tasks of housework there aren't many hours left in the week, unless of course I decide to completely forego sleep.