Fabooulous

This is my layout for the Peartree Cutfile November Challenge - Black as Night - to use black as a feature colour.

This layout shows my great niece at Druscillas Park last Halloween.

I used:
My Mind's Eye - On The Bright Side collection - Barn
Scenic Route - California Poppies 
Black Soot Distress Paint
Black Soot Distress Stain 
Black Cardstock
Faboolous Cutfile
Web Cutfile 
Spider and Bat sequins
Raffia
Doodlebug Designs Alphabet Soup Alphabet 

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Welcome to the World Baby Boy

This layout was made for the Dotty About Flair Monochromatic Madness - Aquamarine challenge. It was also for the sketch challenge for the Peartree Cutfile September Crop.

The first photo I received of my nephew, taken on the day he was born back in 1982.

I used:
Papers from My Mind's Eye - Sweetest Thing - Bluebell collection
Peartree Cutfiles - Welcome to the World and Baby Boy
Glitter Alpha Stickers
DAF flair
Sequins, gems, Pearls
Nuvo Glitter Drops
Distress Paint and Ink
Martha Stewart Border Punch

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Green Fingers

This layout was made for DAF challenge #15 - Kerry's challenge was to use at least 5 photos. I also entered it for the FTLOPP challenge #12 It's Green. The photos are from my garden this year, We built a polytunnel last summer and this year is our first crop of fruit and veg - inside and soutside the tunnel.

I used:
My Mind's Eye - Quite Contrary collection.
4 x DAF flair
Thicker alpha stickers - foam
Maya Road chipboard shapes
Distress Oxide Inks

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Changing Rooms

Over on the facebook group - FTLOPP - challenge #2 for the Journey of Change is to document Changing Rooms. So I decided to scrap photos of the changes we made to our living room. We moved into this house in 2018 and brought some old sofas and curtains to use until we got a chance to replace and decorate. Early 2021 finally saw these changes. It took some time to redecorate as there as four doors and two windows, and all the paintwork was badly painted before. The beams had paint slopped on them from previously and there were plenty of crackes in the plaster surrounding them. Once redecorated the room we had a wait for the sofas and I made new curtains.

I used:
My Mind's Eye - On the Bright Side collection
Making Memories - Die Cut Scallop Flower Patch
Echo Park - So Lovely stickers
Decorative pins & safety pin
Metal flowers

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Out & About

This weekend is the Peartree Cutfile June Crop - The second challenge I took part in was - #4 Rebecca's Moodboard Challenge.

I recently found the negative for this photo of my brother whne sorting though some film with my mum. This was a holiday at Seaview on the Isle of Wight.

I used:
My Mind's Eye papers
Bazzill
Twine
Basic Grey Alphabet Stickers

I used two Peartree Cutfiles for this layout

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Sunshie and Showers

I went to the Papermaze Crop on Saturday and this is my version of Vanessa's crop kit for July. 

I scrapped this photo of my daughter Catherine sheltering under her amazing rainbow umbrella when she was bridesmaid for Emily and Jack's wei dding last October. As it was an autumn wedding we were lucky with the weather, there was a very fine rain when Emily arrived, but by the time the service was over it ias fine again for the photos and drinks outside.

This time we used paint and stain from the Distress range. I substituted the Tumbled Glass paint with Forest Moss to match Catherine's dress, but used the Shabby shutters Stain as supplied. 

Thanks for the crop and the kit design Vanessa.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x 
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Rain, Rain Go Away!

Well you can tell it's the school summer holidays as the weather changed! So here is a reminder of better weather in the hopes it improves again soon.

I made this at the Papermaze Crop last weekend. The crop kit was designed by Vanessa and features the bright, summery Echo Park 'Sunny Days Ahead' collection.

My page shows Rosie on the beach at Tenby last summer, fishing with her net.

The kit included:

Bazzill in White
Echo Park 'Sunny Days Ahead' collection (Sun Ahead & Rainbow Stripe)
Simple Stories 'Good Day Sunshine' collection (Yellow Dots)
My Mind's Eye 'Remarkable Daily'
My Mind's Eye 'Honey Love'
Blue doily
Twine
flower
Brad
Aqua Dew Drops

Available to use:

Yellow Gel Pen

Flower Punch
Sizzix Alphabet Dies
Liquid Pearls

I added:

Doodlebug Designs letter stickers
Distress Inks

Thanks Vanessa for another great design and crop.

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

Together We Are Family

I really like these chalk board effect papers by My Mind's Eye - Chalk Studio II collection. Great colours against the black and white.

The photograph was taken by my father when the triplets were about 7 months old. We dressed them up in their Christening clothes a few days before the event for  photo shoot. Rare to have a photo of all five of us together:

I used:

Inspiration from Wendy Partridge on Srapbook.com

Patterend papers and stickers - My Mind's Eye - Chalk Studio II collection

Seam binding ribbon

Doily

Black Distress Ink

Buttons

DMC Thread

White cardstock - Bazzill

Liquid Pearls

Decorative Pins

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

Character Cards for the Triplets!

Heather's triplets are 6 years old and for their birthday I made these character cards with the Cricut and several different cartridges.

I used:

Cricut and Cartridges - Pooh & Friends, Pooh alphabet, Mickey & Friends, Mickey font, Hello Kitty Greetings

Patterned papers - Queen & Co., DCWV, My Mind's Eye
Cardstock - Bazzill

Distress Inks
Card Blanks - Card Creations

Thanks for looking and Happy Birthday to Oliver, Hannah and Lucy.

Lynn x

52 Christmas Crackers 2014 - Week 50

Nearly completed a year of this challenge!

It was a sketch prompt challenge for week 50 with this image as inspiration for the Christmas card. Please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog for details of the challenge.

A simple sketch which said snow globe to me!

Here is my card:

I used:

Cricut and the Simply Charmed cartridge

Papers from My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas
Bazzill Cardstock
Acetate
Liquid Pearls
gem & Ribbon

Thanks for looking,

Back with the card for week 51 tomorrow

Lynn x

Make and Take with Lesley - Gift Token Card

I went to the Papermaze Christmas Crop on Saturday and we all had a great time. There was a Christmas Challenge Kit and two Make & Take sessions. The first make and take was by Lesley and we all made a gift Token card.

Here is mine:

We used gilding flakes on the paper doily, something I have been meaning to try for a long time.

The papers I chose from the wide selection available were from My Mind's Eye. We used a brad and a glass dew drop for the centre of the blossom. 

I added some gold and cream twine to match my papers.

Thanks for the class Vanessa and Lesley, hope you have a good Christmas
Lynn x

52 Week Card Challenge - Week 32

For the challenge last week I made a birthday card using a new Pink Paislee stamps and die set - Hello Sunshine from Papermaze for the umbrella. 

This week was time for another colour prompt using this photo for inspiration. Please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog for details of the challenge and here is the colour prompt photo:

Patterned papers - My Mind's Eye
Dies - Sizzix, Elizabeth Craft Designs - 'Happy Birthday'
Punches - Martha Stewart
Inks - Distress Ink & Memento
Other - ribbon, flat-backed pearls, 3D foam pads

Back soon with the Christmas version
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Peas in a Pod

Over on Scrapology for the month of August we are inviting you to scraplift the work of Ingvild Bolme. Her blog is here. The theme being ' E is for Exposed'

I have used a photo of my three little babies back in 1992 when they were seven months old. There were so many different colours in the photo I decided to convert it to black and white.

I used:
Patterned paper - Basic Grey - Picadilly collection - Bread Box and Breakfast Nook
Letter Stickers:
     'My and Peas' - K and Company - Sea glass letter stickers
     'Sweet' and 'Little' - My Mind's Eye - Cut & Paste Tiny Word Stickers
     '3' American Craft - Eclaire Glitter Foam Thickers
     'In' Doodlebug Design Inc. - Teensy Type - Swimming Pool
     'A' Basic Grey - Picadilly - Letter Stickers
     'Pod' American Craft - Nutmeg Glossy Thickers
     'October '92' Making Memories - Mini Shimmer Alphas
Crystals - Prima - Say It With Crystals - Ladybird Collection
Blossoms - Prima - Cherry Blossom Branches
Thread - Soft cotton - aqua
Ink - Distress Inks

Here is Ingvild's amazing original layout ....

 ...and out sketch

Thanks for looking - please pop over to Scrapology to see details of the challenge, get inspiration from the team and see the prize.
Lynn x

52 Card Challenge - Week 30

Week 30's challenge is based on a technique-based prompt. It's all about achieving the look of negative die-cutting. For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog.

Here is my birthday card for my daughter's boyfriend George.  They are away on holiday so I gave him his card a little early:

I filled my aperture with a Stampin' Up treat cup filled with water!

The background paper is from My Mind's Eye and the stickers and other papers are from BoBunny's Barefoot and Bliss collection.
I added flat-backed pearls and gems and cut the greeting with the Cricut.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

52 Christmas Crackers 2014 - Week 29

Back with my Christmas card for week 29. For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog.

This weeks challenge has been created by picking three items from the prompt jar:

I used:
Card Blank - Craft Creations
Patterned papers - My Mind's Eye - The Merry Days of Christmas - All Aglow
Cricut - Elegant Edges & Winter Frolic
Cardstock - Miri card & Bazzill
Ink - distress Ink & Memento
Stamp - Stampin' Up
Other - Flat-backed Pearls & 3D foam pads

Thanks for looking
Lynn x