52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 44

This week we have three prompts from the prompt jar.  Please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog for details of the challenge.

Here is my card for Karen:

I have been playing with some Craftwork Cards goodies I have had for some time: 

Flower and butterfly die cuts, Patterned paper, Plain papers and cardstock & Card Candi.

Die - Marianne Design Dies

Chalk Inks

These were the prompts - 

Thanks for looking - back with a Christmas version tomorrow.

Lynn x

Alfred William Humm - Heritage Layout

After making a male heritage layout last week of my Great Uncle Bill, I used the same paper collection to scrap this photo of another Great Uncle, this time is the turn of Alfred Humm.

I used:
Patterned papers & Element Stickers - Kaisercraft Pickled Pear Collection
Letter stickers - Simple Stories - Snap for dates and middle name and American Crafts Thickers for first and last name.
Dies - Memory Box
Other embellishments - Twine, brads, buttons, acrylic paint, label from Fat Face dress, chalk ink,

My hidden journalling reads:

"Alfred William Humm
Known as 'Alf'

Born 8th February 1902 in Wandsworth, London to Henry William Humm and Susan Dunn. Alf was one of six children.

Alf married Edna Ellaline Bryan Holder on 26th May 1928.

They had two daughters Joyce and Janet.

Alf died in May 1994 in Eastbourne, Sussex

The complication in our family tree is that Edna's brother Ernest married Alf's sister Winifred (Ernest and Winifred were my grandparents)."

Thanks for looking
Lynn x

52 Christmas Crackers 2014 - Week 43

A photo inspiration prompt for week 43 - in the form of a Pinterest pin. Here is my Christmas version of the challenge.Please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog for details of the challenge.

Here is a reminder of the prompt photo:

I Used:

Patterned papers - K and Co.

Die - Quickutz

Stamp - Hero Arts
Chalk Ink
Heart Brad
Gems

Kraft Tag

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 43

A photo inspiration prompt for week 43 - in the form of a Pinterest pin. Please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog for details of the challenge.

Here is my card:

Here is the delicious prompt photo:

I went with the blue and white print paper like the fabric, texture from the fabric ribbon with velvet hearts, woodgrain / burlap colouring in the ribbon behind the hearts. I found a scalloped circle to set off my greeting like the cookie edges.

I used:
Decorative wired ribbon (velvet effect hearts on burlap effect) 2.5" wide - Premier
Patterned Paper - Maja Design - Vintage Autumn Basics No. XX
Baker's Twine
Die cut shapes and greeting - Craftwork Cards

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

William David Holder - Heritage Layout

I have been busy working on the family tree as I have had some time off work. It was time to create some pages for the male ancestors (always find it easier to create pages for the ladies). After shuffling papers around for the afternoon, I finally made a decision and got going in the evening  yesterday. With the help of some inspiration from the Merly Impressions monthly challenge sketch for October.

Here is my layout featuring my Great Uncle Bill (William David Holder). 

The hidden journalling reads: 

"William David Holder

Know as Bill, my great uncle.

In researching my family ancestry I discovered William
was born on the 16th August 1906 to Frederick Henry Holder
& Emma Jane Florence Williams Holder, 13th of 14 children.
They lived in 120 Southlands Road, Bromley, Kent.

Bill married Ivy Maud Elsdon (1901 - 1987)

They had five children - Barbara, Philip, Lesley, Olive and Robin.

I found a relationship with Lilian Freda Elizabeth Able and their child Christopher .

William died in Bromley on 27th December 1978."
Lynn 30/10/2014 Here is the sketch:

I used:
Acrylic paint to drybrush
Patterned  Papers and Element Stickers - Kaisercraft's Pickled Pear Collection
Dies - Wplus9, Spellbinders, Sizzix
Letter Stickers - Snap Studio, Simple Stories
Other - dew drops, Chalk Inks, buttons, Twine, 3D Foam Pads, Brad, wooden element and Liquid Pearls

Thank you for looking, just two days left of this challenge.

Lynn x

52 Christmas Crackers 2014 - Week 42

A Christmas card using the great set of colours from this week's prompt. We had a photograph to work with (see below). Please see Kool Kitty Musings Blog for details of the challenge.

Here is my card:

Here is a reminder of the colour prompt photo:

I used:
Patterned papers - Crate Paper
Rub - on's Basic Grey (snowflakes)
Die Cut - Glittery snowflake - Craftwork Cards
Greeting - Craftwork Cards
Chalk Inks

Thanks for looking
Lynn x