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Another layout to go in my daughter's album. It started life as a double layout but I never really was very happy with it and so rather gingerly I managed to remove the photo's and do something completely different. I know some people don't approve of removing layouts once done as they show the journey made in scrapbooking, and perhaps if it had been in my album rather than one for my daughter, I might have left it alone.


I've taken inspiration from Nichol Magourirk - I think I've mentioned in the past how much I love her layouts, she manages to get lots of detail without overdoing it. I've used Cosmo Cricket papers and Bazzil card. The banner running through the centre is based on the original one that came with the papers but I needed it to be 11 inches so I made it using the print and cut feature on the Silhouette:)

There's one other layout I'm itching to change.....

Christmas

Made a few cards in the last couple of days and will upload the others when I've got more time - but I really must get to bed right now. By the time I got to this card I needed inspiration so went on to Sketch Saturday to follow their layout. The centre, snowflake and sentiment tickets are cut on the Silhouette. It's scary to think that Christmas is not too far away....

Butterfly box

My daughter has just turned 21 - it doesn't seem any time at all when she was just a little tiny baby and now, 21 years of age! I made this Easel card/box to put a special gift inside - she's mad, mad, mad about butterflies and I thought she would like this - which she did :)


I have cut the butterfly on the Silhouette and then mirror imaged it and welded it together so that I had a back to it. I then made the box and and slipped the extra edge ofthe butterfly under the paper which I had used to cover the box - sounds very confusing but I'm not very good at describing how it's done, sorry. I cut out some extra flowers to layer on the butterfly and decorated with gems. I have used glossy accents on the 21 to give it depth and layered it on scallops decorated with gold stickles. A couple of extra butterflies dipped in glitter and a scalloped border to finish off.

Sir Stampalot have a fantastic prize for this month's challenge which is butterflies and blossom so I'm having a go - pop on over there and you can see what their fantastic design team have been up to.

Charisma Cardz Challenge

It's my friend's hubby Robert's birthday coming up - Men are so hard to make cards for, sigh..sigh.. Eventually decided on "his favourite things" and opted for a black and white theme. I have cut the boxed images on my Silhouette and it has done a super job - just look at that bike! I am entering this in the Charisma Cardsz as their challenge this week is male cards. Thanks for looking,

Sue

Another Wings of Hope card

Another card using the Wings of Hope digital stamp which you can get here.

I've treated myself to a crafting goodie - can you guess what it is?
A nifty mini sewing machine - it's fab! I had been wondering what to spend my John Lewis vouchers on and as I love the look of sewing on cards and my hand stitching is rubbish decided to get this. I've only had a quick play but had no problems with it so far. Expect to see lots more stitching on cards, LOL.

I've coloured Pegasus in with Whispers brushstrokes and cut out all embellishments on my Silhouette. Again, good old Daisy Bucket papers used for the matting.

Thanks for looking,

Sue

Saturday Sketch

You know how it is, you start off on one blog and then follow a link to another and then another and before you know, you forget where you started! Well, today that happened and I ended up at Saturday Sketch blog.
I love doing sketch challenges, they give me focus and today I made a couple of cards using images off the Silhouette online store. which I fell in love with the minute I saw them. Yet again I have used Daisy Bucket papers, my favourite :) and bazzil card. I'm thinking ahead as it's my birthday in March and if I am lucky enough to receive any presents, I will already have two thank-you cards ready to go. I couldn't make my mind up which one to put forward for the challenge so I have done both. Thanks for looking.

Halloween Mini Album

A Halloween mini album made for my two little nephews, aged 6 and 4. All shapes cut on the Silhouette, poems and corny jokes sourced off the internet :)

Thanks for looking,

Halloween card

A very quick Halloween card made for my nephews - no imagination here as I used a template off the Quickutz site! Just added a few bat stickers.


Feeling a bit Halloweened out as I have just finished a Halloween mini book this afternoon, just need to get some orange, black and green ribbons and Halloween-type embellishments for the ring binding and that's one job done!

birthday card

I have been around, just very busy. I made a 12 days of Christmas bunting but am having difficulty uploading it without having a dozen or so photos! So, just to prove I have been busy here is a card that I made for my little nephew who is 5 tomorrow. All cut out on the Silhouette using Bazzil cardstock.

Charisma Cardz Challenge

Charisma Cardz Colour Combo Challenge No 22 can be found here. The design team have made some cracking cards, so pop on over and take a peek.

And I bet you can't guess what the colour combo is, can you?! LOL. Yes, pink and brown.

Had lots of fun with this one, using many more layers and embellishments than I usually do. I think the backing papers is a daisy bucket design and then layered over with Papermania. My most favourite stamp It's your day because it is so versatile and can cover so many occasions. Flowers coloured in with chalks and highlighted with ink and finally cupcake cut on my silhouette and run through the cuttlebug with the dots of the cream highlighted with glossy accents.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by.

Copic Colour Challenge 15

"This weeks challenge is to use the following colours. Remember - don't worry if you don't have the exact colours - use the nearest you have as long as they are Copics!"

I didn't have the exact colours so I chose R29 Lipstick Red, G17 Forest Green and W1 Warm Grey and tried to stay true to the colour theme.

I actually started this towards the end of last week but life got in the way of finishing the card off until tonight, lol! Better late than never....

The image is a digital download from Charmed Cards and Crafts and I think the backing papers are Kaiser, the sentiment is stamped and embossed and then layered onto a bellyband which I have cut on my Silhouette along with the scalloped circle. I have cut off the bottom of the circle to give it a different effect, not sure whether I like it or not?

Must, must get more Copics!

Double layout

I have been attending a SDU course (Scrapbooking Design and You - I think that's what it stands for) and am just over half way through. This week we discussed layout design building blocks and how you can strengthen your layout with line. Our homework this week was to complete a double page layout following a sketch that Janice had prepared for us incorporating line in the layout.

I really enjoyed this week's class and felt it was all coming together nicely. We started off the layout at the end of the session but, as usual, I didn't get very much done and finished it off at home. I am sooooo slow and it takes me an eternity to make a decision about anything. I stand and stare at every single thing I put on the page and wonder whether it would be better placed somewhere else! LOL, you may think after looking at my double layout that it doesn't look as if I spent any measured time at all on it!!!

I think choosing a font to do the title is one of the hardest decisions....As my pages are about water I went for a font called World of Water which is available free on DaFont. I got an image of a tap and using my Silhouette I traced round the edge of it and used it as the "r" in water. I then added the drips of water using gems - I knew I wanted to do this right from the start. I think it does make it easier having a sketch to follow, certainly for me as I am a beginner.

I'm pretty pleased with my efforts and can't wait to start another page :-)

Creative Inspirations Wed Challenge

My Sister-in-Law's daughter, Frances, gave birth to a baby girl, 7 lb 13 oz, and they have named her, yes, you've guessed, GRACE. Aaah, I go all goo-ey thinking about babies.....

I was in town at lunchtime and do you know, I was almost tempted to buy a card! I had a quick look but decided to have a go at making one and here is my attempt. I really hope they like it.

I have used Daisybucket designs backing paper and Penelope's Patches paper for the name, which I cut out on my Silhouette, along with the baby items for the border. I have run the border and heart corners through my Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots folder (which I love) which means I can enter Creative Inspirations Wed Challenge which this week was to do some embossing. It didn't say dry or with powders, so I think this should be alright.

Do pop over to the Creative Inspirations Blog - the design team have made some fabulous cards.

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Wednesday Challenge and Chrarisma Cardz Thursday Challenge

I am at last getting the hang of these challenges and managed to combine two of them on one card. Firstly the Wednesday Challenge Blog whose criteria was using red, green and blue and Charisma Cardz Thursday Challenge sketch. Please take time to follow the links as there are some fabulous cards from the design teams.


As I have a friend's silver wedding anniversary coming up I thought it was a great opportunity to use the lovely little birds from Quickutz, I absolutely love these little cuties, they are so sweet.

Materials: Papermania backing papers, Quickutz digital images, bazzil, sentiments cut on PC and darling little gems and hearts.

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