We Love Books

A layout I made this weekend using Basic Grey's BP&J collection - Picnic basket, white bread, thermos, fluffier nutter and element stickers .

I used the Cricut for the hearts (George and Basic Shapes) and the swirls (Picturesque).

Bakers twine

Chalk inks

Bazzill Cardstock

American Crafts Thickers letter stickers.

These photos were taken back in 1993 when the children were 20 months old.

They were playing in their room with a selection of picture books.

Here are the cheeky trio

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

Happy Father's Day in 3D

Happy Father's Day Dad!

I purchased a few of these Papermania, Michael Powell design 3d card kits. There is one main card and expandable envelope in each kit plus lots of extra bits to make more cards by adding your own card.
There are plenty of layers making them very deep.

So I used one to make a card for Father's day and then I carried on and made a few more!

and on a very different theme:

Happy Fathers Day.

Lynn x

Vintage Valentine

OK so I'm a bit out of season here, but this card just developed that way, so I'm ready early for next year!The theme for the June card challenge on Scrapology this month is set by Hels Sheridan and she chose 'Vintage'. 

I had some Kaiser Craft 'Sweet Nothings' (from Merly Impressions) papers left over from a previous project and decided to use them as they were ideal.

I made a circular easel card bu cutting two cards in cream Bazzill, using the Cricut and the Wild Card cartridge. (p42 doily blackout @ 5 1/2") On one I traced the pattern from the other to complete a circle where the fold should be and cut the front from the back to leave me with one complete scalloped circle and one card. Scored and fold the card. Then score and fold the front of the card in half again.

Using the George and Basic Shapes Cartridge cut the circles for the front and it inside of the card. (cut 2 circles in Aqua Bazzill @ 4 3/4" Q shift, then cut 2 circles in with love patterned paper, blue side up @4 1/2" Q shift).

Cut one clock face using Sizzix die in brown Bazzill.

On Scalloped Circle layer up aqua circle, paper circle and clock face, inking all the edges as you go. Add hands to clock face with a brad.

Cut Cherub from 'Falling for you' paper, add to right of circle, sitting on the inner ring of the clock. Use 3D foam to add dimension.

Add paper roses and fronds punched from patterned paper with Martha Stewart punch. 

Use stickles to highlight fronds, flowers and cherubs sash.

Take the folded card. Add adhesive to free side of folded card front. Mount prepared Circle onto this area.

Treat inside of card base the same as the front with the two inked circles.

Punch a decorative strip and add across the middle. Add a ribbon and tie in a large bow to the left and trim. This acts as the stopper for the easel effect.

Take the 'Sweet Nothings' Run Ons and rub greeting and butterfly onto a spare piece of patterned paper. Punch out with Stampin' Up 1 3/4" circle punch. Mount this onto a 2" scalloped circle punched from aqua Card with a Woodware punch. Ink, and stick layers together, mount to right of ribbon with 3D foam pads. Add liquid pearls to decorate.

Stick flat backed pearls around the scalloped edges of the card inside and out..

Inspired by December '11 issue of Kaiser Craft Workshop Magazine.

Thanks for looking.

Hop over to Scrapology to see more details of the card challenge for June.

Robert & Elaine

Happy Wedding Day

My brother Robert and Elaine were married while in Brazil on 30th May.
I made them a Tri Shutter Album as a card. I took some photos from Facebook, but hope to replace them with better quality photos soon. I will also ask them for more images to fill the album.

The closed album from the front

Opened out for the first folds

 

Opened out completely

Close up of left hand pages

Close up of centre pages

The back ready for more photos

Close up left hand back pages

Close up of right hand back pages

Back of closed album

Centre illustration using Kraftin' Kimmie stamped image ' Ever After' and sentiments.

I wanted to protect the album and make a gift box for it. I had been send a flower card for my birthday a few weeks earlier, and that came in a book style box. So I painted the edges with acrylic paint and covered the box with more papers.

Painting the box edges

The finished box

The album inside the box.

The cardstock is Kraft Bazzill

Patterned papers, letter stickers and monograms are all from Basic Grey's Blush collection.

The image is coloured with Promarkers.

I look forward to adding to the album as photos are available, and to celebrating the marriage in this country later this month.

Belated happy wedding day wishes to Robert and Elaine xxx

One for the Boys

This card was made using one of my new Lili of the Valley stamps.

The card 6" x 6" base is made from red Bazzill.

The papers are from a Papermania 6" x 6" pad.

The image and sentiments are all Lili of the Valley and they are coloured with Promarkers and a white gel pen.

I have added, red, white and blue Baker's twine, flat backed pearls & gems, brads and some liquid pearls.

Punches are Woodware and Stampin' Up.

I am entering this card into the 'One for the Boys' challenge - This week's challenge over on Lili's Little Fairies Challenge Blog.


Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Clean and Simple

Here is a pair of simple layouts I created inspired by a layout I saw made by Kelly Goree. The photos were taken of our children Andrew Catherine and Emily playing in the hall at home in 1994, when they were about 2 1/2 years. Being triplets they always had playmates, These layouts show them playing out two favourite childhood rhymes.

I used some chipboard letters I had in my stash fro some years, they were painted white, and dabbed with inks. The papers and letter stickers are all from Basic Grey's Konnichiwa Collection.

I am entering this pair into the Basic Grey Challenges Blog - The challenge for this fortnight is 'Clean and Simple'

Thanks for looking. x

Happy Birthday Simon

I made a card for Simon as it's his birthday today.

I made the card during the Jubilee weekend.

As Simon lives in London I thought he would appreciate this image.

This card was designed for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge - week 204 - and a CASE-IT CHALLENGE. Here is Kath's original:

I downloaded the union Jack from the Letraset website. There is a Promarker tutorial there by Jak Heath - for colouring the downloads to make a 'Queen for the Day' card. I decided to print it onto three different patterned papers, cut them out and piece them back together.

The papers and the greeting were all freebies from Simply Homemade Magazine- 'The Simply British Collection'.

The stamped image is Penny Black and I coloured it with my Promarkers.

The 8" x 8" scalloped card blank and silver Candi are both from Craftwork Cards.

The letter stickers are from Basic Grey's 'What's Up' collection.

The greeting was mounted onto a punched circle and then onto a scalloped circle using Stampin' Up and Woodware punches.

Happy Birthday Simon! xxx