52 Christmas Crackers 2014 - Week 9

For this week's challenge there is a beautiful image for inspiration.

Details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog

Here is my card:

Here is a close up of the lazer cut snowflake, decorated with glitter and pearls.

The inspiring elements and the picture:

• Colours - white/mint/pink/gold
• Embossing
• Doilies
• Ruffles/pleating
• Ribbon
• Fancy buttons/brads
• Pearls
• Dimensional flowers

I covered three of the four colours, although my green was a little greener than mint!

I used:
Patterend papers - Daisy Bucket Designs - Wrapped Wishes collection
Deep Edge Punch - Martha Stewart
Corner rounder punch
Distress Ink - Evergreen Bough
Card Blank - Craft Creations
Pleated Ribbon - Stampin' Up
Glitter - Stickles
From my stash - Satin Ribbon, flat backed pearls, Lazer cut snowflake i have had for years, which came from an old shop purchased Christmas card.

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

52 Charistmas Crackers 2014 - Week 8

For this week's Christmas Cracker I created a snow globe card using the sketch. Please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog for more details of the week 8 challenge.

I used:

Patterend papers- Basic Grey - Figgy Pudding   

Treat Cup - Stampin' Up
Punches - Stampin' Up and Woodware
Stamps - Dovecraft
White Glitter - Doodlebug Designs Inc.
Ink - Distress Ink
Twine, gems & Charm from my stash




Here is a reminder of the sketch:

 

Thanks for looking.

Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 8

Week 8 and the challenge this week is a sketch - for details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog

My card has been made ready for a friend's birthday later next month.

 

I USED:

 Patterned papers & Element Stickers - Basic Grey Kissing Booth
Card Blank - Craft Creations
Die - Sizzix - Doily, Jewel Heart Set

Punch - Martha Stewart - leaves

Stamp - Stampin' Up - Happiest Birthday Wishes

Ink - Memento & Distress Ink

Embellished with - Stickles & Liquid Pearls

Here is the original sketch:

 

Thanks for looking.

Lynn x

52 Christmas Cracker Challenge - Week 7

Back again with my week 7 Christmas Card. For details of this challenge please see Natty's Kool Kitty Musings Blog
This week is a colour prompt and we are working with a mix of cream/white, spearmint green, blues/aqua/turquoise.

This is my Christmas card:
 

I used a selection of papers including Doodlebug design patterned papers and embossed cardstock. The Cricut and the Winter Woodland cartridge. Tiny flat-backed pearls for eyes, peel-off greeting, Stickles, white gel pen and Promarkers.


Natty chooses a new desktop wallpaper calendar to add to her PC and phone/iPad each month, this month she has chosen from the designs over at Going Home to Roost . Natty selected their February desktop design and the colour prompt for the week.

Thanks for looking 

Lynn x

Mothering Sunday Card

The challenge on Scrapology for making a card this month has been set by Krafty Karen who wants us all to make cards for a special lady in our lives. I have made a Mother's day card for my Godmother as my design team card.

I used cardstock and some patterned paper scraps to make this shaped card using the Cricut and the Country Life cartridge. I cut two shadows in brown to make the card base. The basic shape was cut in green to give me the leaves and stalks. Then I cut the jug in patterned paper and the flowers twice so I could off set them.

I inked the petals in pale pink and added yellow buttons to the centres with some green soft cotton thread to create large daisies.

My greeting is made with a Lili of the Valley sentiment stamp and Memento, yjo ws punched out with a Woodware circle punch and inked around the edges with pale pink. Next this was mounted with foam pads onto a green punched circle (Stampin' Up) and a white Woodware scalloped circle. All was tied in place with some green organza ribbon.

Thanks to this challenge, I'm ready nice and early for Mothering Sunday which is 30th March in the UK. Just as well my Godmother dosen't read my blog! I have another hidden away for my Mum, which I will blog on the day.

Happy Mothering Sunday and thanks for looking.
Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 7

Here we are in week 7 of 2014 and the 52 card challenge already! For details of this challenge please see Natty's Kool Kitty Musings Blog

Natty chooses a new desktop wallpaper calendar to add to her PC and phone/iPad each month, this month she has chosen from the designs over at Going Home to Roost . Natty selected their February desktop design and the colour prompt for the week (see image below my card).  We have a mix of cream/white, spearmint green, blues/aqua/turquoise to play with.

I used the Cricut and the Create a Critter cart, together with papers from Doodlebug Design and Magnolia. A Lili of the Valley greetings stamp and Woodware circle punches. Some pale blue trim was added at the bottom for water.
Also used: White Gel Pen, Black Memento Ink, Distress Ink, Bazzill cardstock.

This is the image used for colour inspiration:

Thanks for looking 

Lynn x

Valentine Card II

Back with another Valentine card. I saw a card with this wording on in a newsagent while queuing to pay and thought it would be brilliant for someone better known as 'Toad'!

So as a last minute card I made this with some of the bits left over from other work which remained on my desk top. I used the Cricut and the Sweetheart cartridge. when I searched on the My Cut Search site I was amazed how many cartridges had toads/frogs on them. This is such a useful facility for finding what you already have without searching through every booklet.

There is a mix of patterend papers Magnolia and Doodlebug Designs Inc. included, and several colours of Bazzill cardstock.

The font is 'cheri', I liked the way it dots the 'i's' with a tiny heart. I cut and layered this with my usual combination of Woodware and Stampin' Up punches.

The hearts are a combination of two different packs I have had a ling time, they were purchased from Paperchase.

Happy Valentine Day All
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Back from the USA

Andrew spent three of his four year degree course in Toledo America. The photographs in this layout were taken a few days after he returned in June 2013. We were in a cafe, enjoying tea while waiting to see a show Catherine was working on in Camden.

I used a sketch from this month's Scrap 365 Magazine challenge:

Together with:
Bo Bunny's Zip-A-Dee Doodle Collection papers - Zip-A-Dee Doodle and Zig Zag.
Acrylic paint
Paperchase metallic dot stickers
My Little Shoe Box, Mini Alphabet Stickers - Seaside
American Craft Thickers - Foam Letter Stickers - Elm
Buttons
Washi Tape
Uni Posca Pen - Balck
My Mind's Eye - Cut & Paste - Tiny Word Stickers
Distress Ink
Chipboard colour slide frames (? manufacturer)

The challenge ends tomorrow.
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

February Maja Mood Board - Charlotte

Charlotte Allen is my great, great, grandmother on my mother's side. She looks as if she was a cheerful, loving lady and I just love these two photos of her. I would love to have met her. The pictures were given to me by my cousin Nina recently. Then, together with my friend Frances, and the help of several on-line family tree websites, we discovered her name and some dates. I will treasure these photographs and am in the process of sharing them all with my family too.

A little history -

Charlotte was born on 9th March 1838 in Deal, Kent.

She married David Williams (1837 - 1889).
They had seven children, six boys and a girl.
Their daughter was my great grandmother, Emma Jane Florence  Williams born 1866. Emma Jane married Frederick Holder (1861 - 1940) on 9th June 1886.
Emma Jane and Frederick had fourteen children, their fourth child was my grandfather, Ernest Charles Holder (1891 - 1971).
Ernest married Winifred Humm (1900 - 1974) on 11th September 1926 and their youngest child is Mary Susan (b 1934) - my mother!

Using these treasures I created this layout for the February Maja Mood Board Challenge.

For details of the Maja Design / February Mood board  CLICK HERE to go to Maja Design Blog and be inspired by these  dreamy romantic colors

I really enjoyed playing with these delightful papers and the lovely photographs, I am away from home and don't have my usual supplies so I had to adapt my original plans.

I only have papers from one range by Maja Designs and so I was delighted that the challenge called for the colours in this particular collection. Translated is called 'Let's have some coffee'. The two papers I used from the 'Ska vi ta en Fika' collection were Söders Höjder and Sockerkaka.

 

I added two images from Magic Moonlight Free Images.

Doily
Clock face from Tando Creative
American Craft Thickers - letter stickers

Acrylic paint

Distress Inks in several colours
Deep embroidered lace trim from my grandmother's sewing box
Velvet ribbon

Heart Charm

Purple Frame phone charm from Primark & Initial 'C' from Making Memories alphabet

Flat Backed Pearls
Gem brads
Selection of blossoms from my stash
Rose buds from Snape

Martha Stewart Frond punch


Hope you like the story of Charlotte Allen.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Wedding Day Card - Butterflies

I made a card for my sister to give her friends Lisa and James. She asked for butterflies and the colours ivory and burgundy. She had seen the card I had made for Gavin and Sarah back in the summer and wanted something similar but smaller.

I used dies and punches for the butterflies and cut them over the both colours, mounting the ivory over the burgundy each time. I glued them in the centres only so the wings could stand away from the page with the help of some 3D foam pads in some cases. Flat-backed pearls were added to the bodies.

I also used:
Corner rounder punch
Colorbox chalk ink
Lili of the Valley greeting stamp
Sizzlet dies for the lettering.
Craftwork cards scalloped card blank 6" x 6"
Cuttlebug embossing folder (dotty texture)
Woodware Circle punch and Scalloped circle punch
Burgundy and Ivory Bazzill
Metallic Gold paper
Stampin' Up Punch and burgundy ink pad
Memory Box Butterfly die
Martha Stewart 3 in 1 Butterfly punch, and butterfly punch

Good luck to Lisa and James on their wedding day and thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Valentine Card I

I made this valentine card using the Cricut and two cartridges, Wild Card for the envelopes & liners, and Sweethearts for the scalloped heart. I was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest, but it has turned out very different.

This time I used the Basic Grey 'Kissing Booth' collection:

Element stickers and papers - heart breaker, butterfly kisses, lip lock, I do, we belong & cupid. The smaller hearts were cut from the paper.

I also used a Martha Stewart border punch, Stickles and Distress Ink.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

52 Christmas Cracker 2014 - Week 6

Back again, this time with my Christmas card. This week we were challenged to create a card where the vast majority of items used are from the same collection. This is good for me as I have many paper collections stashed away.

For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog 

I picked what's left of my Wassail collection - well used for wedding layouts as it suited the cream and burgundy colour scheme for my nephew's wedding a few years ago. This is another retired collection. I used the chipboard shapes, and two papers - Noel and Laurel Leaves.

I also used Stickles, Liquid Pearls, American Craft letter stickers, gems and ribbon.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 6

Happy Birthday to my sister-in-law Barbara!

For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog

This week we were challenged to create a card where the vast majority of items on it are from the same collection. This is good for me as I have many Basic Grey collections stashed away, mostly well used, but all with plenty of left overs from layouts which are ideal for card making.

I picked Basic Grey's 'EVA' and discovered this collection is retired, and I have some left so have started a layout with one of my lovely family heritage pictures. For the card I used the alphabet stickers,  element stickers, printed chipboard shapes, and the following papers: duchess, affluent, Versailles,  debonair, dauphin & noble.

I added some ribbon, Stickles, flat-backed pearls, Liquid Pearls & Distress Inks. I used the Cricut and the Accent Essentials cartridge Accent 48s for the label shape, and Accent 50 for the border pattern.

Hope you have a good birthday Barbara
Thanks for looking
Lynn x

52 Christmas Crackers 2014 - Week 5

For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings 

This week's Christmas card theme has been selected by delving into the prompt jar for three random elements to use on a card.
The challenge being to feature the 3 elements on a card in whatever way you can.
The prompts selected were:

Pale, glitter and love.

Here is my card:

The card was made with:
Daisy Bucket papers I have had for many years.
Cricut and the Winter Woodland Cart.
Dew Drops
Gems
Ice Stickles
SU greeting stamp
Cardwork Cards card blank (6" x 6")
Colorbox chalk ink
Organza ribbon
Heart button
DMC thread

You 3 Colour My World

 Over on the Scrapology blog this month we are inviting you to create an (e)Xplosion on your page! 
 Here is my page for the design team:

 

 We are scraplifting Corrie Jones and her blog can be seen HERE. This is her super layout ....

 
 .... and here is our sketch

For my layout I created a mask to allow me to drip coloured Distress Ink onto 1 slice of the page at a time. I dripped ink near the centre and let it run towards the edge of the page, once dry I moved onto the next colour until I had completed the circle with all seven colours of the rainbow. Then I raided my stash for letter stickers, flowers, buttons, gems, brads & pearls. The photos were taken by my Dad of our three children when they were 3 years old. He went on to draw portraits from these images.

Please go to the Scrapology blog to see more details about the blog, and the prize.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x