Good Luck and Farewell Amanda!

The lovely Amanda is leaving work to relocate with her family back in Ireland where she first came from. We are really going to miss our Medical Secretary, but wish her well in her chosen new life.

I made a card for everyone in our office to sign - it's A4 and has several pages full of signatures and good wishes inside.

I decided to use my new Cricut Explore and the Word Collage Cartridge, together with the 'Draw Image' tool and a gold gel pen on dark green Bazzill cardstock.

The Shamrock was made with eight hearts punched from a lighter shade of green Bazzill cardstock and the Stampin' Up heart punch.

The font for 'Amanda' was 'Billionaire' from a selection on my computer and in gold Miri card. I welded the letters so they were joined. The letters for 'Good Luck' were cut with the 'Boys will be Boys' cartridge in white Bazzill cardstock.

I added a green heart button, some baker's twine and a rainbow of colours created with flat-backed pearls.

I wish you all the best Amanda, and hope to visit you one day.

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

52 Christmas Crackers 2014 - Week 24

Back again with this week's Christmas version of the challenge over on Kool Kitty Musings Blog.
Just a quick reminder that the challenge is to include specific elements on your card, and they are:

• Zigzags/chevrons
• Sparkle
• A number

Here's my interpretation of these three elements:

I used:
Patterned Papers and die cut elements -My Mind's Eye - 12 Days of Christmas collection
Adhesive Badge - Crate Paper - Bundled Up
Ink - Distress Ink - Forest Fern
Card Blank - Craftwork Cards
Stickles
Gems

Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Happy Birthday Robert!

Today is my brother's birthday and as we have been working on boxed cards for the June Challenge on Scrapology, I thought I would make him one too.

The measurements for this one were take from an article in Making Cards Magazine.
My papers are from Magnolia (footballs) and Chatterbox. The Card stock is all by Bazzill.

The stamps are from two different sets, one from Stampin' Up 'Goal', and the others are from a set by Little Claire Designs. Claret and blue for West Ham.

Hope you have a fab birthday Robert, sorry we can't be with you today.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Freda Edith

Following on from yesterday's post and the layout featuring Winifred, I am back with this month's Papermaze crop kit and Winnie's daughter - Freda. This layout was designed by Lou Collins.

Freda Edith Williams was born in 1916 to Henry David Williams and Winifred Freda Holder (My great aunt). Freda married Sydney Kingswood in 1946 and they had one son, John born 1949.

The kit includes:

Simple Stories - Hello Baby - Wood Veneer/Music paper

October Afternoon Daily Flash 'Snapshots paper

Dotted Swiss Grey Bazzill Cardstock

Doily, dew drops, wooden chevrons. 

Available to use: 

Kaisercraft Postal Clear Stamp
Tattered Angels 'Seven Seas' Chalkboard Mist

Papermaze Coffee Stain Mask

I added a title cut on the Cricut using the Billionaire cartridge. 

Vintage photo distress ink.

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Great to catch up with good friends and have the day crafting - I actually managed to completer two pages and start a third.

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

Winifred

I went along to the Papermaze Crop at the weekend and was able to complete this months crop kit and to catch up with last month's kit as well. So first up is the May kit designed by Vanessa.

My photo is of Winifred Freda Holder born 1889 (one of 14 children) to Frederick Henry Holder and Emma Jane Florence Williams. (My great aunt Winnie). Winnie married Henry David Williams in 1915, and they had one daughter Freda Edith in 1916. (Freda is featured in my next Papermaze crop kit layout).

I really enjoyed making this with the beautiful colours, papers and embellishments.
The kit includes:
White and Straw Bazzill
Prima Marketing Inc. - Something Blue Papers - Announcement and Enchanted Blooms
Prima Marketing Inc. - Paper flowers
Doily, buttons, lace, hemp, gem brad, green bling gems, clear dewdrops, tuille

We also used embossing powder, punches and dies available at the crop.
I added Liquid Pearls, Stickles, American Craft foam Thickers letter stickers.

Here is Vanessa's pretty layout designed for the crop 'Under My Umbrella':

Thanks for looking - back with Freda tomorrow!
Lynn x

52 Card Challenge 2014 - Week 24

This week challenge over on Kool Kitty Musings Blog is to feature 3 specific elements on your card, and they are:

• Zigzags/chevrons
• Sparkle
• A number

Here's my interpretation of these three elements:

I used:

• Zigzags/chevrons - Washi Tape - from 12" x 12" sheet by Crate Paper 
• Sparkle - Stickles
• A number - Cricut 'From My Kitchen' Cartridge

Cardstock - Bazzill
Patterned Papers - Echo Park
Cricut Cartridges - Classroom June & July, B is for Boy

Ink - Distress Inks

Card Blank - Craft Creations

Other - White Gel pen, 3D foam tape

Thanks for looking - back tomorrow with the Christmas version of this challenge.

Lynn x

Father's Day

I made another box card for the Scrapology Card challenge for June.
This time for my lovely Dad for Father's Day.

Not sure why the dark brown card stock I used to mount the checked paper shows navy blue in these photos!!

I used:
Label punches and stamps from Stampin' Up

Cardstock by Bazzill

Tim Holtz Cling rubber Stamps Mini Blueprints 3 Stampers Anonymous

Patterned paper - Basics by Basic Grey

Distress Ink - Vintage Photo

Letter stickers and acetate from my stash

Thanks for looking

Happy Father's Day!

Lynn x