Christmas Cards - Create A Critter 2

I wanted to make my cropping friends a card each for Christmas  - I got the Cricut out and set to work with the Create a Critter 2 cartridge.

Choosing this delightful bird on with the word 'JOY' seemed a good idea. I sorted out lots of scrap cardstock, some Craft Creations card blanks, and some copyright free Christmas sheet music.

I ended up with several variations of the basic idea, but they all had flat-backed pearls for mistletoe berries, and for the bird's eyes and a satin ribbon for the wreath.

I hope all those who received one of these cards likes them and I wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS! xxx

Candle Gifts

There is an excellent tutorial on the Lili of the Valley site for decorating candles with stamps. So with a selection of stamps, my promarkers and a Memento ink pad, I set about making lots of these candles for my Cropping friends at Cardinal Colours.

Here they are in a bit more detail:

 Lili of the Valley Stamp

 Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp

 An Andrea Jane Evans stamp and a Molly Bloom stamp

 

Lili of the Valley Stamp

Lili of the Valley Stamp.

Then I gift wrapped them ready for today's crop.

Merry Christmas girls x

Thanks for looking, back with cards tomorrow.

Lynn x

Let It All Hang Out!

My creative friend Anita designed a transparent layout class for the weekend crop held by Cardinal Colours back in September. I was also busy teaching classes that weekend but she kindly gave me a kit which I had fun completing last week.

My photos are from our niece, Heather of her triplets (Hannah, Lucy and Oliver) enjoying the summer holidays, because the photos are simply pegged into position I have also printed them in black and white so when she has this page to add to her album, she can swap the photos around if she wants to.

Where you can see the cream grid paper is a sheet of acetate. The elements hang with tiny wooden pegs from rainbow threads strung across the layout frame.

Nearly all the elements are cut from the Vintage Bliss collection papers by Simple Stories. I added some stickers from the same collection. They are all enhances with ink and plenty of sparkly bling!

Thanks for a brilliant class kit Anita.

Here is Anita's lovely original:

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

Reindeer Card for Catherine

Been playing with the Cricut again and the Create a Critter Cartridge and I have made Christmas cards for my children. Today's card is for Catherine.

I thought Catherine would like this reindeer and chose some Doodlebug Designs Inc. papers in her favourite colours. I added Liquid Pearls, Stickles and some Glossy Accents to the nose!

Merry Christmas Catherine.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Now The Rain Has Gone - 'S is for Splicing'

Memories of Norfolk again with this layout. Our very first time staying in the lovely Rookery 1 in West Beckham (1995). We had a long journey travelling from Kent to North Norfolk, then when we arrived it rained - just when the children (aged 3 at the time) were keen to explore their surroundings. So we donned boots and rain suits and headed outside - just as the sun came out and they just had a wonderful time running around the grounds.

The papers are from Echo Park's Scoot collection. I added twine, buttons, Liquid Pearls, white gel pen & Making Memories letter stickers.
This was my second layout for Scrapology's December scraplifi challenge - we are using  this clever design by Miki Krueger.
http://thecountryteacher.wordpress.com

I drew our sketch as always

Please see the Scrapology blog for more inspiration from the design team.

There is aprize on offer and the challenge runs until 5th January 2014.

Beauty - S is for Splice

'S is for Splicing' is the theme for December over on Scrapology. Splicing up a large photo to be precise, although you could also use a series of photos or another method with the same sketch. I chose to scrap this lovely photo of my daughter Catherine. It is another one from the series she had taken at a photo shoot at the beginning of the year. 

I knew I was treasuring these Kaiser craft papers from Merly Impressions for a good reason. They were prefect for the background in this photo. I printed the picture in black and white and colour before splicing them both up - eek!

Roses & leaves from Wild Orchid Crafts
Black Glittery Chipboard Letters from American Crafts - Thickers

Papers are Charlotte's Dream - Kaisercraft - Vision and Deja-vu

 Ranger - Tim Holtz Distress Stains and Ink.

We are Scraplifiting this clever design by Miki Krueger.

I drew our sketch as always

 Please check out the blog to see the layouts produced by the rest of the DT and read more about Miki.

There is a goodie bag for the winner of the challenge which runs until midnight on 5th January 2014

Memories of Winifred May (Humm) Holder...

...that's my Gran. I remember her with great fondness today as it would have been her 113th birthday. She was born in 1900. Sadly she died just two weeks after her 74th birthday.

I have been working hard scanning and searching for details relating to over 400 photographs lent to me by my cousin over the last few months. This has shed light on her life and that of many other relatives for both the Holder and Humm families.

Here she is with my mother Mary, her youngest child.

 This is a photo I took of her and my grandfather in their back garden with my first camera and film (1970)

 Ernest and Winifred on their wedding day 1929

Here is the over skirt from Gran's wedding dress, which I treasure and will pass on the my children. Such amazing detail, coffee chiffon fabric and cream lace with pleating and embroidery.

Thanks for reading.
Lynn x