Swiss Cottage

Here is the layout I designed for today's Papermaze Crop, based on a layout I made years ago for Scrapology. The photo shows my girls enjoying a visit to Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.

Kit Content:
12” x 12” Quartz Bazzill
12” x 12” White Smooth Bazzill
4” x 6” Black Bazzill
12” x 6” Websters Pages – These Are The Days  - Daily Essentials
Buttons
40cm Stranded Cotton

Other items used:
Black & Pink Distress Oxide Ink
Flower Dies

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

The Dodd Sisters

Over on Scrapology this month we are inviting you to join us in scraplifting the talented, Australian scrapper Melinda Spinks . We have called the challenge 'S is for Squares'.

Here is my layout:

The photo shows my cousins in New Zealand back in 1958. Kathleen Mary age 8, Susan Elizabeth age 6 and Glenda Raewyn at 2 years of age. This photo was a Christmas portrait.

I used:

Patterned papers - Kaisercraft - Rustic Harmony

A selection of flowers and embellishments from various Papermaze kits purchased over the last few years:

Badge buttons

Twine

Dew Drops - clear

Decorative Pins

Chalk Inks

Rubons - Basic Grey & Making Memories

Embossing folders

Kraft Cardstock - Bazzill

I cut the patterned papers and cardstock into 5cm squares and embossed some of them, before inking the edges and arranging them on the background paper. The photo has four layers to the mount.

I had lots of rubons in my collection to choose from, I had just sorted them all out as I won a Sticker storage system in a crop raffle at Cardinal Colours last month. I find some makes of rub-ons are much better than others, the two I used above are easy to use and give great results. Although I love most of the Kaisercraft products I find some of their rub-ons impossible to 'run on'! Please comment with your experiences using various makes of  rub-ons, would love to hear what you have discovered.

Here is the original layout and the sketch:

Do pop over to Scrapology and take a look at the details of the challenge.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

The Agatha Christie Co.

This month over on Scrapology Anita has chosen this stunning layout by American scrapbooker Larua Vegas for us to scraplift.

My layout shows Catherine as Deputy Stage Manager for the Agatha Christie Co. together with the Company Manager and the Actors. This was the last week of the tour for 2014 and the photo was taken at Derby in at the end of November. She has a few weeks off now before starting rehearsals for the next play with a new group of actors.

Here is Laura's original layout and our sketch:

For my layout I used:

Patterned papers and stickers - Something Blue collection from Kaiser Craft
Cardstock - Bazzill
Distress Inks

Various letter stickers from my stash - including American Crafts & Prima

Cricut and Art Deco Font and border, Tags, bags, Boxes and More2 for Sun shape

Metal triangle fans from my stash

Gem

Pop over to Scrapology to see more details of the competition.

Thank you for looking.

Lynn x

Scrapology December Card Challenge

Our last Scrapology card challenge for 2014. And we have a colour inspiration photo for you to play with. This would make a good last minute Christmas card, or a card for any other occasion. This month our own DT member LINDA is challenging you to create a card using the beautiful colours and / or the image she found from STYLYZE

Here is my card:

My papers and the chipboard pieces are old ones from Basic Grey's Wassail collection. Then I added lots of Liquid Pearls, Stickles, gems and pearls.
This challenge runs until 15th January, please see blog for more inspiration and details.
Merry Christmas
Thanks for looking.

Lynn x

Bird's Nest Birthday Card

This month over on Scrapology, Karen Leonard - our own DT member KAZY 1 is challenging you to create a card using these beautiful colours she found this image Design Seeds 

Here is the card I made:

I used:

Patterned paper - Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry collection and the Marjolaine collection
DCWV paper scraps
Cardstock - Bazzill
Dies - Memory Box, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Cricut - Straight from the Nest
Feathers


You have until 15th December to enter this one and the colour scheme makes a good Christmas card.
Pop over to Scrapology if you want to know more about the prize and the challenge.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

5 Cousins

My Scrapology Design Team layout for December features my three children and their two cousins. 

I used:

Patterned papers - Basic Grey - Little Black Dress collection
Photos and journalling printed onto water colour paper
Numbers - American Craft Thickers (black glittery chipboard)
Ink - Distress Ink - Black Soot

Buttons and thread

This month we've chosen a layout by Kimberley Van Diepen to scraplift:

details of her blog and other work can be found on Scrapology.

I drew a sketch

Pop over to Scrapology for details of the challenge, and the prize.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Head Over Heels In Love

This is my design team layout for the November Scraplift challenge on Scrapology,

My daughter and her boyfriend George have had a busy year and not had a lot of time together as Catherine is on tour with a theatre company. The photograph was taken when they took a week off together and travelled to Turkey back in August.

This month we've chosen this brightly coloured, fun layout by Carmen Crosseti Henriquez. Carmen's blog Scrap Joy can be found here.

 We drew a sketch as always.

For my layout I used:

Patterned papers from Bo Bunny's 'Head Over Heels' collection

Background 'Prince Charming'
Hearts and thin strip are all from 'Head Over Heels'

Wide strip is ''Ever After'

Heart paper clip - Making Memories
Letter Stickers - American Craft Black Foam Thickers - Elm

Thread - DMC Dark Grey
Sew Easy Tool - We R Memory Keepers

Ink - Festive Berry Distress Ink

Number Buttons - Doodlebug Design Inc.

Flat-backed pearls and hearts - various suppliers.

Thanks for looking and I do hope you will create a layout and enter the challenge.

Lynn x

Another Blue and Silver Card

Another card I made for the Scrapology Blue and Silver Christmas Card challenge. I had made a birthday and Christmas card in the same style for the 52 week card challenge, so thought I would make another in blue and silver.

I used:

Mixed metallic and patterned papers
Bazzill cardstock
Flat-backed gems
Cricut and the Birthday Bash Cartridge
Punch - Martha Stewart
3D foam pads

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Hello Dolly!

I created a second layout for the September Scrapology challenge. This month we've chosen this stunning layout by The Bling Princess - Julianne McKenna-De Lumen, otherwise known as Jules.


Here is my layout featuring my mother with my smallest baby triplet Emily when she was three months old back in 1992.

The journalling reads:

"Baby Emily with her Nanny at Toadhall 

July 1992
Tiny Emily was about 3 months old here and was often
referred to as Dolly.
A name by which Nanny has also been known.
Her cousins call her Dolly to this day as she was
always the tiny one in the family too."

I used:

Patterned papers and stickers - Simple Stories

Templates - Technique Tuesday
Cricut - Lacy Labels Cartridge

Punch - Martha Stewart
Ink - Distress ink
Other - Flat-backed pearls & Stickles, 3D foam pads

Here is a reminder of Jules' layout and the sketch - please pop over to  Scrapology for details of the challenge and more inspiration.

Thanks for looking,
Lynn x

Clara May

Here is my layout for this month's design team gallery over at Scrapology 

This is my great aunt Clara May Holder

The journalling reads:

"Clara May Holder

Born in 1900 to Frederick Henry Holder and
Emma Jane Florence Holder née  Williams.
Clara was sister to my grandfather Ernest, she was the eighth
child of fourteen.
Born in Bromley, Kent, she lived with her parents
and siblings at 120 Southlands Road.
Clara married Thomas Vincent Marsh in
1931 - Kensington, London."

We've chosen a stunning layout by Julianne, The Bling Princess.

Here is Julianne's original layout and our sketch:

For my page I used:

The Cricut and the Lacy Labels cartridge to cut all the label shapes

Patterned papers from Kaisercraft's Periwinkle collection

Dies Sizzix - Sizzlit Tattered Florals Decorative Strip

Letter Stickers - Foam white Thickers by American Crafts
Chipboard shapes from Hobbycraft
Acrylic Paint - Gold and Cream

Lace, a bow and ribbon from my stash
Colorbox Chalk Inks
Flat-backed pearls
Half a clock face from a previous layout

Punches by EK Success and Martha Stewart

Thanks for looking

I will be back soon with two cards made with the leftover scraps of paper from this layout.

Lynn x

Anything Goes!

Our card challenge over on Scraoloogy this month is

'ANYTHING GOES'.

Here is my DT card:

I used scraps of patterned papers from Kaisercraft

Card blank from Craftwork Cards

Flower from Wild Orchid Crafts

Stamp from Wplus9

Punch by Martha Stewart

The challenge started on 15th September and runs until 15th October. Why not pop over to Scrapology and take part.

Anything Goes!

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

Give Us A Twirl!

This month over on Scrapology, we have been scraplifting a lovely layout by Robyn Schaubo. The theme is 'T is for Trio (of photos)'. I used three photos of my cousin's little girl Rosie in her new dress on her 6th birthday this summer.

I used:
Patterned papers - Basic Grey - Fresh Cut - Orchard Alley, Morning Glory, Gardenia Row, Poppy Lane & Violet Garden
Letter Stickers - American Craft - Dear Lizzie Cordial Foam & tiny letter stickers from Basic Grey - Fresh Cut
Lace - Making Memories - Self adhesive paper lace
Cricut - Victorian Romance and Craft Room Basics
Sizzix - Mini Rosettes
Bazzill Cardstock - White
Inks - Distress Inks & Black Gel Pen

Here is Robyn's pretty original layout ...

 ... and our sketch

Please pop over to Scrapology to see more inspiration and greater details of the challenge and the prize.

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

Rain'bows'!

The Scrapology card challenge this month is sponsored by Sue Wilson, here are the two cards I made using one of her Creative Expression dies for the design team gallery.

Thank you to fellow design team member Sandra for lending me her die set 'Finishing Touches - Classic 3D Bow set at a recent crop.

I cut two sets of bow pieces in each of the seven colours of the rainbow from Core'dinations card stock. I used A4 card blanks from Craft Creations, and some black and white Bazzill.

I cut the black greetings using the Cricut and the white greetings are glittery 'Peel-offs'. I inked all the edges with distress inks - Work Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, Broken China & Dusty Concord.
The only other ingredient was a lot of wet glue!!

Please pop over to Scrapology to see what the rest of the team have made and to find out more about the challenge and the prize Sue is offering.

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

Dreams and Delights

The card challenge on Scrapology this month has been sponsored by Tracey Dutton from Lavinia Stamps is challenging you to create a card based on 'Dreams and Delights'

Here are the two cards I had fun making for the design team gallery.

I used various Lavinia stamps to create these cards, lots of masking was involved for both of them. For the first card I used distress inks and a brayer to create the background on matt card. For the second one I tried Linda's Gelli plate with the prayer and inks.

I also used:
Black Bazzill
Greeting stamps are from Lili of the Valley
Scalloped edge scissors
Ribbon
Liquid Pearls & Stickles
Stampin' Up punches
8" x 8" card blanks from Craft Creations
Patterned papers from Basic Grey's Marrakech collection
Inks - Distress Inks, Adirondack dye ink pads, Memento, Versafine Pigment ink and Promarker pens

Pop over to Scrapology to see what the rest of the design team made for inspiration and have a go at our challlenge, there is a great prize on offer too!

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

SPRING FEVER!

This month Scrapology have chosen a stunning layout by Stacey Cohen to scraplift.

Having just returned from Disneyland Paris when I prepared my DT layout I chose to use some photos from one of the parades 'Spring Fever'.

I used:

Cricut - flowers

Punches - Woodware corner rounder & Martha Stewart 3 in 1 butterflies

Daisies - Wild Orchid Crafts

Stickers - Simple Stories and Doodlebug Design Inc.

Cardstock - Bazzill

Ink - Distress Ink and Chalk Ink

Font - Walt Disney Script V4.1

Die and stamp - Wplus9 Banner

Other - Buttons, 3D foam pads

Here is Stacey's pretty layout ...

 

... and our sketch as always

Please go to Scrapology to see the layouts created by our design team to give you some inspiration. You will find details of the challenge and prize too.

Thanks for looking

Lynn

All Boxed Up!

This month over on Scrapology we have been inspired by the work of Tina Weller and challenge you to create a Card in a box. Tina's blog 'The Serene Stamper' is HERE

Here is my design team card - like My card I made to welcome Jason Durr to the cast of  - Agatha Christie's Black Coffee. as Poirot, This box card used some of the same digital designs and cricut cartridges. Like the previous one, this card was commissioned by my daughter Catherine (DSM) to say good bye to Robert Powell who had just finished in the role as Hercule Poirot.

 This is it folded down ready for the envelope.

Back view showing signature panel.

I used:

Painting Fairy - moustaches ClipArts & Digital Papers Lips Kiss Glasses Party Hat Pipe Bow Label Straws Fun papers paper pack DIY Photo booth props for my background papers

Cricut and the Billionaire (for the tiny glasses, bow ties, moustaches and top hats) and Lacy Lables (for the greeting label on the front and another blank label on the back for signatures) Carts

You tube demonstration by Brianna Thompson - www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dXZFeFMPsw

Colorbox chalk ink - Charcoal

Cardstock - Bazzill and Miri Card

NOUVEAU Font

Other - Acetate

Tina's video tutorial can be found HERE

Please go to Scrapology to see details of the challenge and prize. You wil be inspired by the cards made by the design team too. 

Thanks for looking

Lynn x