Creative Scrappers - Sketch 78

Here's this weeks sketch;

And here is my layout;

And some of the detail.

The papers are K & Co and so is the journaling spot and the butterfly. The crystals are Prima. I have used Doodlebug rub ons on the photo which is one of my favourite techniques at the moment and the Doodlebug rub ons work beautifully when so many others just don't!

I'm loving the Creative Scrappers challenges. If you like my layout I would love to hear your comments.

Creative Scrappers - Challenge 77

When I was blog hopping last week I came across the Creative Scrappers challenge blog so I decided to have a go but it took me so long to get myself organised that I missed the deadline! Well this week I've got my act together and I have done both this weeks challenge and the previous one too.

Here is this weeks sketch - Challenge 77

Here is my layout

I used Dream Street Papers Cinnamon n Sugar, lots of flowers and some chipboard from my stash.

This is what I made for the previous - if a little late!

For this one I used Bazzill embossed dot cardstock for the background, Tim Holtz masks, white acrylic paint, Basic Grey Blitzen papers and some great glitter chipboard alphas that I received as a RAK last Christmas.

A few cards.......

Here are a few cards that I have made this week......

 

Now back to making Christmas cards - 15 made only another 55 or so to go!!!

A little sassy......

I do  like Sassafras Lass papers and I have collected a few but several times I have got the out of the drawer but put them back again because they are so bright and busy I didn't know where to start. This time when I scanned some old prints I knew exactly which papers would suit and I am quite pleased with the results. The photos were taken 17 years ago on the pier at Bournmouth.

Another two layouts

After a lack of creativity in the summer I seem to have got back in my stride, Here are another couple of winter/Christmas layouts.

The first one is of Holly about 13 years ago at the toddler group Christmas party. Unlike a lot of the other children she was happy to go and see Father Christmas without mummy holding her hand but when she got there she was slightly phased and wouldn't talk to Father Christmas, hence the very serious expression. The papers I used are from the Bo Bunny Believe range and the flowers are Prima.

In the second layout Holly is slightly older and the photograph is taken in the garden at home. This was the first time that Holly had seen any reasonable amount of snowfall and she wanted to go out straight away as soon as she woke up in case the snow disappeared, hence she is wearing a nightdress with a furry coat on top and wellington boots. She even made a small snowman that we kept in the freezer for months.

I used a variety of papers for this one, the snowman paper is by Carolees Creations and there is some Basic Grey papers in there too. I think the snowman might be a strip of paper from Adornit.

Two challenges in one post.

I've had a couple of free days this week to make some cards.

Basic Grey Challenge

Firstly here is a card for the Basic Grey challenge which I haven't participated in for quite a while. At first I thought the sketch was rather busy but once I started to put the card together myself I found that I could put my own style into it. Here is the sketch.....

And here is my card

All the papers I used are Basic Grey from the Blitzen range and the stamp is Penny Black.

Mojo Monday Challenge

And here is my card for Mojo Monday - again the challenge is a sketch...

And here is the card that I made...

The papers for this one are Bo Bunny and the stamp is Penny Black.

I hope that you like them both!

My addiction again......

Here is a layout that I made a while ago. I used some of my Basic Grey stash which I am gradually working my way through. for a while I only collected and never used it but now I can happily use my BG as I have learned that although you have used it, you still have it and even better you have something lovely made with it.

I don't have many pictures of my mum's parents but this one was taken in the garden of their first house around 1963, also in the photo is my mum's younger brother. This is the house that I was born and grew up in.

The papers here are Basic Grey Infuse collection (and I still have lots left!)