Circles

Saturday already must be time for another Penny Black Saturday challenge, this time for Circles. Here in the UK its Father's Day weekend so having a bit of spludge of mens cards and this challenge was perfect for them, well I thought so.
I was inspired by a scrapbook layout from MJ the other month and this came together so quickly. Of course the Hedgie is Penny Black and the papers are First Edition. The circles were all cut from punches or nestabilities.
I've also made a layout with the circles which I must remember to load.
But meanwhile we would love for you to join in this week and if you need any inspiration to pop over and check out the team.

Sketch and Stash Sassy

I brought these Authentique papers because I thought they would work for boys/mens cards but in fact I finding them quite hard to use and think they work better as scrapbooking papers. But I've done my best used the Sketch and Stash sketch.

The little chap is Sassy Cheryl, bit annoyed that his face is washed out cos he does have rosy cheeks and more shadowing then whats showing here.

Glad I rediscovered that raffia lace but I'll have to use it sparingly since I don't think you can get it now.

Star Wars

I keep forgetting to load this layouts on this blog, I think I have loaded them onto my other blog under Scrapbooking 2012, they are also larger over there so you can see the double one a bit better.
I kinda made my life hard by only have two sheets of the Bo Bunny space papers and if fact have loads of pics to use.
I was inspired by some layouts and sketches I found on Pinterest.

I struggled with the title for the one below, which is another reason to crop with other scrapbookers, they can help and in this case Karen helped with tongue in cheek title.

Simply a Vase of flowers

Don't think I will have chance to make a card for the Less is More challenge this week but I though I would show a clean and simple card.

The vase and leaves are from a transparent set that I've used before but was really brought for the sentiments. The flowers are of course a tiny punch with little jet gems. 

Finished with gingham ribbon with a  fiddly bow but it fits through normal post

Summer Part Two

I couldn't not use the background for this mornings card, so I decided to colour this little darling which I think is Greetings Farm. I didn't think it need to much embellishment cos it would hide my background.
So just used my picket fence from Martha Stewart and the MFT flourish with my daisies punched flowers.
The oval mat is a Cuttlebug folder with the flower centres dotted.
Check out the Summer Challenge this week on Simon Says Stamps Challenge.

Summer Butterfly

It's summer time, well it is on Simon Says Stamps challenge and we have an amazing inspiration board from Joy for the challenge.

We are also showcasing Hero Arts products although this is not necessary to enter the challenge. I've  managed to get hold onto the Hero Arts with Studio Calico Lattice background stamp. I stamped it in versamark and embossed in white powder, then using Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Worn Lipstick and Barn Door distress inkpads to colour. I was quite impressed with the finished results although it hard going on the hands and I had to make too backgrounds in case I made a mess of one.

Then I used the Hero Arts Artists Butterfly and coloured with my pencils before layering it up. The antennas are a stamen for flowers and of course I had to use pearls.

The sentiment is even a Hero Arts and the to finish with a border punch from Martha Stewart.

Now don't forget the fabulous prize and you have to be in it to win it. Need some inspiration pop over to Simon Says Stamps Challenge to check out the team.
So what did I do with the second background I made, pop back later.

Roses

This week challenge at Everybody Art challenge is Roses and how could I not used this girl image from Mo Manning called Alisa with Roses.
The papers are a new pack that are now in a safe place! I think they're My Minds Eye but saying that they could be Echo Park.
I used pearl and gem stamen from a friend who makes wedding jewellery, her name is Verity May but I think she on her hols at the moment.
I left off the sentiment cos I reckon it could work for anything and I can put one on at a later date.
Don't forget to check out the team, I know that this challenge is a particular favourite.
Well the weather has been absolutely awful, I blame the water companies ever since they've put us on drought orders the weather has been awful except for a few days, I've heard a rumour it may be lifted so maybe summer may finally return.

Whoops

Whoops I promise my friend Nikki I would pop this on my blog but I forgot.  This is my next crafty day out.

Summer Colours!

Oh that flower in the corner of this card has caused me grief, it did have a larger white one behind it and it was totally different at one stage, even now I'm not sure about it.
But love the image isn't she adorable, I've used the Sweet Sketch Wednesday sketch and the papers are Echo Park.
I think I may have overdone the faux stitching but apart from that its quite clean and simple, perhaps to clean.
Yet another wet day here in the UK and I'm thankful I live on top of a hill.

Tuesday Morning Sailor

Sometimes you make a card and when its finished you realised that it turned out so much better than you thought, well this is one of them, I love how it turned out.
First of all its the Tuesday Morning sketch and of course the little chap is from the Sailor Boys set. The papers are Authentique and I used raffia lace with some blue twine finished with a blue button.
I had to use the clouds from Woodware the Hot air balloon one and since they have stitched edge, I had to faux stitch round everything too.
The Stampin Up sentiment and punch finished it off for the sketch.
I had a fabulous day at MJ and almost completed two double layouts and two singles, just needs some tweaking today and they'll be finished.
Hopefully the rain will stay away till this afternoon, DD has gone to a boot sale to get rid of her rubbish and a bit of mine that I added to the pile.

Mo's Tea Time

I do love Mo's images but you know that and I can't believe I hadn't posted this sweet little darling from the Three for Tea. I do think I need to make her a bit smaller but thats for next time.
The papers are Doodlebug, love that they are making 6inch pads and hope they continue making them.
Quite a simple card, well for me it is.
The border punch is from Stampin Up and the leafy branch is a Memory box die. The flowers are a EK success punches, the tiny ones on the branch has pink pearls and the larger one as a Leone Em centre punch before I put a pearl in middle. Just had to use a bit of lace which I love but have difficulties to source again.
No sentiment cos I think it would work for anything.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Well I think maybe this is the last red, white and blue card for a while, I think. I've made so many cards lately I can't remember them all.
But its a Red, White and Blue challenge this week on Penny Black Saturday Challenge and I thought I would use this picnic stamps which has yet been unused.
My puddy cat is all wish washy but I guess thats the camera again, definitely need to sneak Hubby's camera downstairs to use.
The papers are yet again Doodlbug and the corners are a Cuttlebug die and I used a square scallop nesty.
Do pop over and check out the fabulous DT creations and hope you can join us too.
I'm hoping that Mr Blogger is behaving and posting schedule post on time, cos I'm off to MJ all day crop although we're leaving a bit earlier cos Sis forget she had a party to go to tonight.
Lets hope it stops blowing a gale and raining otherwise the journey there isn't going to be much fun.

Red Bicycle

I had to use this stamp, I saw it on Pinterest and knew I had to have it and with the Less is More colour challenge this week helped to work out the colours of the card.
So the blue papers were already on my desk so it was just a case of stamping the balloon stamp a few times and cutting them out.
The bicycle was coloured using a red polychromo pencil another reason for loving them more than Prismacolor is that you can sharpen then to quite a sharp point so it would get into the smallest of areas without going over the lines.
The sentiment from the Up and Away set, I think this could be a new favourite.
Whoops I forgot to use a grey pencil for shadowing under the wheels, looks like those balloons are floating the bike away.

Less is More

Well with all my commitments done I could settle down to making a card of this weeks Less is More challenge. Yes that means more red white and blue.
I had stamped  and coloured quite a few of the Union Jack bunting from stamping up transparent set and it didn't seem right not to use them.
So using the strip sketch from another LIM challenge I had the idea of bunting fluttering in the wind. So using a cloud template sponged the the clouds and used the deep edge lattice punch for the fence. It just so happened that I my new stamps from Stampin Up was on my desk and it had a bird stamp.
Then it was a case of swirling and sticking the bunting, with a Penny Black sentiment.

Snow and Santa

I've recently made some double layouts which is unusual for me, I just like make two with the same papers. This first one is the one I hurt my hand with and used a whole bottle of stickles, on the icicles and snowflakes. The papers are Bo Bunny, the large snowflakes are Memory box dies and the icicle border and snowflakes are Martha Stewart.

This one is of my DD with a few permitted photos and a couple I stole from hers. The papers not sure and the believe part of a bit I cut off and decided to use. Wondering now whether I should of had larger Holly which was cut using the cricut, the tiny holly is Martha Stewart. the title was using Storybook.
I know double layouts don't show up well on my blog so maybe Mr Blogger will allow to click on them to make them larger otherwise they are x large on my All in one Place blog under Scrapbooking 2012
Whoo Hoo I also won the scraplift challenge on Scapology for April.

Peachy

Why is it when you've stuck everything down you wish you done something else, in this case I wished I had paper pricked round the image mat and maybe the main mat too. But once I've layered the image I really don't like re-doing anything.
The sketch is The Sketchy Challenge and a move away from Red, White and Blue. I think the papers are My Minds Eye but I'm not sure. The swirls are MFT and punched flowers again. Used my favourite lace which I running out of again so will need to source that again.
Of course the image is Sarah Kay which you all know I love, lots.
Well I've been busy making cards and I can now see the light at the end of the tunnel. I can relax now and enjoy the weekend at MJs. Although I promised to give her some cards for her Mum to sell for the Guide Dogs so I need to put inserts in and bag them up.

Crowns and jewels

Ha you thought now that the Jubilee weekend was over no more Red, White and Blue but no I've used the said colours for my Crown and Gems Challenge on Simon Says Stamps Challenge.

So once again I've used Doodlebug papers but this time I've used the gorgeous Floral Ovals from Spellbinders and the sweet Cursty Princess Tilda although I think perhaps her crown is a tiara.

The bunting is from the transparent London set from Penny Black, the corners are from Cuttlebug. 

My border is from spellbinders too still in practice mood with them but I'm getting there. Flowers are a tiny punch from EK success but the leaves are the Glacial snowflake from Martha Stewart.

Lots of glitter and gems on the oval to finish.

Now don't forget we have a brilliant prize to win but you have to be in it to win and if need some inspiration then pop over to Simon Says stamps Challenge to see the fab DT creations.

Waiting for the Parade

As soon as I saw Mo's Waiting for the Parade, I had to get it immediately and make a card as soon as possible. No waiting for the right day to post either straight onto my blog
Its quite a simple card which sometimes works.
Cross with the camera again since the stampin up sentiment has stamped perfectly but you wouldn't think so if you believe my camera.
The papers are Doodlebug and the border is a memory box die. But I don't know what this girls mother was thinking at letting her child out with out a coat, scarf, mittens, wellingtons, it might have been dry yesterday but it was bloody cold, sorry Your Majesty for my language.
Didn't watch all the concert last night but did see the amazing fireworks at the end and I thought Prince Charles speech was brilliant.

Can Only Get Better

It's going to fun this week with a two day Bank Holiday, I shall forget which day of the week it is but I'm pretty certain its Tuesday so that time for Everybody Art Challenge and we have a sketch.
I used Mo Two Toby wasn't sure how I was going to use, only knew I had to have him but I think it works with the computer generated sentiment.
The papers are Cosmo Cricket and I used Swiss dots on my hearts which I'm a bit annoyed that the camera is making them the wrong colour red when in real life they are. Yes that a hand stitched heart too.
Do pop over the challenge blog and check the sketch out plus the fabulous cards too.

More

Yes another Red, White and Blue card but how could I not use with this Saturated Canary image, she cried out for those colours. It helps that the pack of these Doodlebug papers are on my desk right beside me.
This time I've used the Sweet Sketch Wednesday Sketch, and the bunting is actually from the Penny Black Transparent set for London, just cut off Hedgie and the Mouse, you may see this a few times yet.
The twine is also red, white and blue not sure where I picked that up from.
Swirl is MFT and the picket fence is Martha Stewart but thinking I may need a larger one so shall be putting that on I want one List. Of course it being my card there as to be a bit of ribbon somewhere, which isn't on the sketch.
Wasn't the weather awful for the Royal Floatilla such a shame but with true British Grit the show carried on. My DD was up there but couldn't get near the river since the Police closed the lots of areas by the river because there were too many people there already so they found themselves a Pub.
Hoping to catch up with Gary Barlow programme today absolutely love that song. Since I've worked out how to load from U tube, I leave you with this.

Bauble Angel

Need a break from Red, White and Blue cards so lets have a Christmas card instead. It was only when I was searching through the images already coloured and found this little darling that I had one those light bulbs moment. Thought it would work with the Tuesday Morning Sketch and its turned out rather cute.
First off I used Mo's Baby Angel Castiel and paper pieced his Christmas Bauble with DCWV papers which also the strip of dotted paper too.
The snowflakes are Martha Stewart and I'm sorry but I've used the snowfalling embossing folder that has been retired I think. Then they were glamour dusted along with the Angel's wings and bauble.
I also drew the line leading up the card since I thought it looked odd cut off at the edge of the circle then I didn't like it so I added silver thread bow and this seems to work.
Well cards are still being made and it looks like today I may have to return my heater back to my room since the weather has turned wet and cold.

Case it

We're are case Kath's card as this week challenge on Penny Black Saturday Challenge. Now I've gone totally opposite of the colours Kath as used. But I've followed the sketch of the card except I had to move the flowers because of Hedgies feet.
I've also used a tall image even though it was a floral one. But I do love how the strip is broken up with like a join. I actually cut out to tags from the cricut and then used the stampin up stripey embossing folder. The tiny tag are from a Hot off the Press stencil and the sentiment is one that I had cut already to fit this tags probably.
Do pop over and check out the team.
I had a successful day yesterday three cards made and it heads down today while I make as many DT as I can.

Boating

It's strange but lately I've been drawn to this colours and add one of Mo's Sailor boys with Papertake Weekly challenge of a sketch this is what I ended up with.
The papers are Doodlebug and the gingham is Craft Creations. The trouble originally was it was quite plain on the left which where I was experimenting with two of the MFT corners. Then I added the heart button and a retired stampin up sentiment circle.
I love the cute little boy and I've still have two more to go.
Short and sweet today I need to make loads of cards because I'm away soon.