Challenge 1

This weekend Shimelle is holding an online scrapbook challenge weekend and the first challenge was to use some free printables provided with the challenge.

Here is my layout – I have used the rest of the S.E.I paper that I used for the last weekly sketch (that’s not bad – 2 layouts from 2 sheets of paper) and I used the printed circles to make a scalloped design in the corner – I saw something similar on a layout from Studio Calico. I also used some of the smaller circles on the scalloped edge border and the journaling printable which I printed out a half size. I have also used white pen to create some faux stitching. I love the way white pen looks against kraft cardstock.

Creative Scrappers

Here is my layout for the Creative Scrappers Challenge.

From this sketch

I used S.E.I. papers, butterfly punches and a Marrianne butterfly die.  I used a Glimmer Mist and acrylic paint mix (see Shimelle’s sketch of the week video tutorial) to spatter across the page.

Less Is More

The challenge at Less is More this week is to make a  card with the “colours of your nation). I decided to go with red, white and blue for Great Britain rather than just red and whiten for England.

The stamp is from Papermania and I thought that I had lost it but I had convinced myself it was a clear stamp so hadn’t even looked at the wooden stamps!

Seeing Stars

The theme this week at Scrapbook Sisters Card Challenge is “Stars” which is very fortunate as a new star die has just arrived in the post for me, so I made good use of it when I made this card

I stamped this gorgeous little fairy and coloured her in with Copics. After some die cutting with my trusty Cuttlebug I got out the Glamour Dust and sprinkled liberally over the stars and her wings. The greeting is from a Papermania stamp set.

Sketch of the Week

It has been so long since I blogged or crafted to that matter. A new job and a holiday haven’t helped my crafty output but hopefully I now have a new routine and can start crafting again.

Here is my layout for Shimelle’s Sketch of the Week.

I’m sorry about the rubbish photo, I’m having issues with my compact camera at the moment!

The papers are Basic Grey, the embellishments are K& Co with various other bits from my stash. I experimented with Glimmer Mist and paint as shown by Shimelle in her tutorial and think I will give it another go soon as this one is a bit wobbly!

Hopefully I will be back soon!

Sketch of the Week

Here’s is my layout for Shimelle’s Sketch of the week -

I used papers from Echo Park. Just a quick post from me today!

Less Is More

I haven’t entered a card in the Less is More challenge for a couple of weeks as I have taken on some extra work and haven’t yet found my new routine but here is my card for this week.

The theme for the challenge this week is Something With Legs and a one layer card.

The stamp is from Kars and is coloured with Copics with the addition of just a little Glamour Dust. I’m not usually into fairy stamps but I think that this one is a real cutie!