52 Christmas Crackers 2014 - Week 17

Back with my Christmas Card for week 17. For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog.

I used:
A card blank and candi from Craftwork Cards
Paper from an old sheet by My Mind's Eye
Rub-on snowflakes and snowmen I have had for many years!
Metal Snowflake from Making Memories
Cardstock - Bazzill
Stickles
Greeting stamp -  a freebie from a magazine
3D foam pads to hold the mounted rub-on in place, the greeting in stamped on cardstock and mounted on a larger strip of cardstock which slips under the image for further greetings.


Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 17

This week we have another sketch for inspiration. Please go to Kool Kitty Musings Blog for full details of the challenge.

My papers and stickers are from October Afternoon's Farm Girl collection.

I cut the lid off the large jar sticker and backed both pieces with card so they were no longer stickers. I stuck the jar down with 3D foam pads just around the edges leaving a slot from the top.

I then stuck the lid to a strip of card from another October afternoon paper for messages. This slips inside the jar with the lid back in place. I added the greeting sticker to the lid. I added the Raspberry jam, and flower stickers to the bottom left as accents to the main sticker. The scalloped strip is also from the sticker sheet.

I added a ribbon bow, glitter glue and liquid pearls.

Back with my Christmas card tomorrow!

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

52 card Challenge 2014 - Week 16

This weeks challenge is to incorporate

GOLD in our card

For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog

Here is the photo inspiration

I used:
Patterned papers - Bo Bunny's Timepiece collection
Stamp - Prima Mixed Media Doll Stamp - Tasha
Cardstock - Gold Glitter and Kraft Bazzill
Punch - Martha Stewart
Die - Spellbinders
Daisies - from my stash
Ink - Distress Ink - Tea Dye
Markers - Promarkers
Ink Spray - Dylusions White Linen

I will add a greeting when I know what the card is for!

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

52 Christmas Crackers 2014 - Week 16

This weeks challenge is to use
GOLD!

For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog

Here is the photo inspiration

I used:

Kraft Bazzill to make card blank
Dictionary paper from Simple Stories - Handmade Holiday Collection 

Several papers from Doodlebug Design Inc.

Corner Rounder Punch by Woodware

Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Framelits die - Honeycomb

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tea Dye

Alphabet die by Die-namics

I created this at the Papermaze crop today.

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

Freebies - Birthday Card for Sister

I made another DT card for the Scrapology Freebies Challenge, This time I used a Square Pyrimage given away with Creative Cardmaking in Issue 38. I also used papers from the same magazine. These items were promoting Crafter's Companion - Popcorn's Pals papers and die cuts. I'm not really very fond of Pyrimage but thought I would give it a go for this challenge.

My sister is mad about cats and it was her birthday a few days ago, so I made this for her.

I added:
Card Blank & 3D Foam Pads - Craft Creations
Letter Stickers - Simple Stories
Decorative Pins
Gems
Punch Around the Page Punches - Martha Stewart
Button
Ribbon
Distress Ink

Thanks for looking and I hope you had a very good birthday Sylvie.
Please see details of the challenge on the Scrapology Blog.
Lynn xxx

Freebies for Easter - Cotton Candy

I made this selection of Easter cards using the free papers from Simply Homemade Magazine Issue 3. They were from the Cotton Candy Kisses collection by NitWit.  I made six cards and still have enough left for a few more. I have quite a collection of free papers and magazines stored away, but the reason I used these was for my contribution to the design team gallery on Scrapology for April.
The challenge is to use freebies from magazines to make a card.

I added:
Buttons
Twine
Stamps by Lili of the Valley & Paper Artsy Jofy
Distress Inks
Gems and Pearls
Punches - Martha Stewart, Woodware and Stampin' Up
Ribbons

Here are the cards again:

Thanks for looking and please take a look over on Scrapology for details of the challenge.

Lynn x

52 Christmas Crackers 2014 - Week 15

My 15th Christmas card for 2014!

This week's theme is:

All creatures great and small

So it's all about featuring animals on your card - any animal will do, from those popular cardmaker's favourites like birds and pets to the more exotic and unusual. For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog

While I was playing with the Cricut for the farm yard card, I thought I would make a Christmas version. This was all cut with the Create a Critter 2 cartridge.

Other things used:
Distress Ink
Bazzill cardstock
Gems
Stickles
Gel Pen
Martha Stewart Punch around the page punches
Recycled greeting cut from an old Christmas card.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 15

Week 15 already that means I have made 30 cards (for this challenge) plus all the others!
This week's theme is:

All creatures great and small

So it's all about featuring animals on your card - any animal will do (preferably a few), from those popular cardmaker's favourites like birds and pets to the more exotic and unusual. For details of this challenge please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog

I made my card using the Cricut and the Country Life and Create a Cricut cartridges. Lots of Bazzill scraps, distress ink and a gel pen.

thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Marjorie

Time for another heritage layout.

I am still working through the lovely old photos I acquired recently. This one is Marjorie Phyllis Holder, she was one of my Grandfather's thirteen siblings, so she was my great Aunt.

Marjorie was born in Bromley in 1908 to Frederick Holder and Emma Jane Florence (Williams).

Marjorie married Gordon Stebbing in 1928.

I used:

Basic Grey Eva Collection papers, Element Stickers, Alphabet Stickers and chipboard shapes

Basic Grey swirl stamps

Memory Box die for the olive branches

A mix of roses and other flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Dovecraft Metal Butterfly with added gems 

Flat-backed pearls

Prima Stamp

Memento and Distress Inks

I made another layout with a photo of Marjorie's sister Rose, but this is under wraps for the next Scrapology challenge!

Thanks for looking

Lynn 

Mystery Shopper

Time for a bright fun layout featuring my son Andrew when he was little. We used to go to the Playbin Toy Library in Erith with many of the other families from the Twins Club. One week the children chose to bring the shopping trolley home and they all had great fun. Although the photo is not of brilliant quality (rather dark), I love Andrew's expression and he went shopping in the hallway at home, still in his pyjamas!

I used:

Basic Grey patterned papers and element stickers from the Green At Heart collection

Woodgrain paper from Simple Stories which was grey and inked to make it brown

Various letter stickers from Making Memories and American Crafts

Cricut for the tree cut using the Create a Critter 2 Cartridge

Buttons

Twine

Distress Ink

Black gel pen for doodling

Sizzix die for journalling label

Ribbon

I was inspired by this layout I found on the Basic Grey website by Frances Sylvia and have stuck to it quite closely using papers from the same collection. I created my own tree and used different labels and letter stickers.

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

ALPHAS !

Our cropping group the Blossoms went away for our annual retreat weekend in March. We usually take a small gift along for one-another, this year I made these initial alphas as we has been looking at photo prop ideas.

I saw an article in an old copy of Creating Keepsakes Magazine:

I made an initial for each of my scrapping friends going to the retreat. So between Hobbycraft and The Range, I managed to obtain all our initials in 8" paper mache 3D letters. I painted each letter with acrylic paint and covered the front with patterned papers, then added names and embellishments from my stash. Each one was created in that persons favourite colours:

... 3 x A's, ...

... 3 x L's ...

... 3 x J's ...

... an S ...


... a W ...

... and a G.

 This combination didn't allow for any clever spelling out of words, but I did my best! 

... weekend away was arranged for the ...

We went to East Park on 21st March which happened to be  

Anita's birthday - any excuse for cake and celebrations!

We had a great time enjoying ourselves,

it's the ...

... on theses weekends!

Much time was spent ... 

sing & laughing

so we ended up with ...

... ache!

We set off in our cars packed to bursting with our ...

... and we tried not to ...

... behind.

Once we arrived we stayed within the impressive ...

s

of Easthampsted Park.

Some of us with out initials

We also had lots of other props!

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

52 Christmas Crackers 2014 - Week 14

Back with my Christmas version of the Kool Kitty Musings challenge for week 14 with the photo inspiration prompt.

Details of this challenge can be found on the Kool Kitty Musings Blog.

A reminder of the prompt:

Here are a few ideas from Natty to kick start creating thinking:

• Clean and Simple design
• Herringbone/chevron pattern
• Muted/natural tones with one bold colour
• Real wood effect background
• Use a stencil/stencil techniques (original pic is created from a stencil)

I used:

* Patterned papers - K & Company 6" x 6" paper pad (Herringbone/chevron pattern - turned into irregular checkered pattern!, Muted/natural tones)

* Stickers - Anita's Dimensions Poinsettia and holly leaves - dimensional effect as stickers are only sticky in centre and have fold lines, they are pose-able (free with a magazine years ago). (with one bold colour)

* Greeting stamp - Lili of the Valley
* Punches - Woodware and Stampin' Up

* Inks - Memento and Distress Ink - Old Paper (Muted tones)

* Stickles - Silver to coordinate with the silver on the stickers.

* 3D foam pads
* Card Blank - Kraft Cardstock

Thanks for looking

New challenge tomorrow.

Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 14

For the Kool Kitty Musings challenge this week Natty has returned to the photo inspiration prompt.

Details of this challenge can be found on the Kool Kitty Musings Blog.

Here are a few ideas from Natty to kick start creating thinking:

• Clean and Simple design
• Herringbone/chevron pattern
• Muted/natural tones with one bold colour
• Real wood effect background
• Use a stencil/stencil techniques (original pic is created from a stencil)

I used:

Papers and Stickers - Simple Stories Vintage Bliss collection (chevron pattern, real wood effect & neutral tones)

Stamp for greeting - Papermania
Blossoms - Wild Orchid Crafts and other (bold colour)

Distress Ink - Old Paper and picked Raspberry (Muted/natural tones with one bold colour)

Punch - Martha Stewart (leaves)

Twine

Card Blank - Craft Creations

Thanks for looking.

Back with the Christmas version soon.

Lynn x

Craftilicious Carry All III

Do you remember my blog post about my first Craftilicious Carry All I made for myself and my sewing bits and pieces?

There followed a second one I made for Catherine in pink and black as requested. Both of these were made in January and I purchased materials to make one for Emily at the same time, but only got around to making this at the end of March.




Happily I got time to finish her bag in woodland animal themed fabrics just in time to send to her for her birthday.

They always look better when they are in use full of equipment, but it was good to post as it folds flat easily when empty.

Happy birthday Emily and I look forward to joining you to try out the new over locker!

Thanks for looking
Lynn x