Intro

I've decided to start blogging again....have everything in the one place! Comments always welcome and thanks for looking!

Monday 24 November 2014

SFC - Glitter

This week our DT challenge is to create something glittery! Its so difficult to  capture bling and sparkle in a photograph. Stampin Up Blended Bloom stamp coloured in with copic markers pens, stickled with glitter, die cut leaves and sprotzed all over with shimmer spray


Monday 17 November 2014

SFC Challenge

Our challenge this week on SFC is "Buttons". Here's my card......


I'm fast getting through my 6 x 6 Bazzill Vintage Lace paper stack! Layers of patterned paper on a Bronw Sugar Stampin up card stock base, a die cut scallop border accented with buttons. The butterfly has been cut from felt. Weeny tag is stamped and punched from a retired set by Stampin up. I use it a lot.

Thursday 13 November 2014

Scrapbook Club

Another page made up with this months scrapbook kit. An old photo! I do not look like that now but then neither does hubs!


Lots of fussy cutting from the Graphic 45 Botanical Tea collection of papers. Can you see my birds nest complete with eggs! Haha! Crumpled paper, inked and stamped. really enjoyed this page.

Monday 10 November 2014

SFC

For the SFC Design Teamies this week our challenge is Clean & Simple. I'm making a few more Christmas cards each week to get ahead so decided to make this card using a Technique Tuesday stamp set called Be Jolly. Stamped in Mossy Meadow ink my Stampin Up. Some spray, sequins and stickles to jazz it up. Silly me smudged it when taking a photo. Doh!


Sunday 9 November 2014

52CCT November Colour Challenge

I'm earlier this week than usual...if I leave it too late then I am too late for the deadline. A quick card today as I have wedding photos to process!

Heres the 52CCT challenge:



A rustic feel to this card, Natural Ivory card from Stampin Up Mossy Meadow and Real Red ink and using SU "Snow Swirled" stamp set. Plus Gold embossed snowflakes using a glittery gold embossing powder. (shame you cant see that sparkle!) Sentiment is from a set by Penny Black "Christmas Cheer" and Ive used Deco Labels die for the mat. Finished off with a bow ans some sequins.



Wedding

I was a photographer at a local wedding yesterday and made the couple a card. The bridesmaid dresses were a dark red so I chose Cherry Cobbler for my cardstock with black and gold. Hope the bride liked it! Dry embossed, spritzed with gold spray and a big flower using a scallop circle punch. A lovely day shooting pictures of the bride getting ready, the ceremony and the reception afterwards. 



Friday 7 November 2014

52 CCT

The 52CCT challenge this week is a sketch. Its also a DT call and although Id love to be in the Design Team I am already in a DT for 2015 (to be announced) so good luck to all who enter!


And heres my card...



Real Red card stock, a scrap of old patterned paper, mat cut from Old Olive and vanilla card stock and using the deco labels framelits dies. The tree is stampe din red and is from the SU Festival of Trees stamp set. A gold bow and holly finish it off


Monday 3 November 2014

Stamps & Fun

This weeks challenge is to create using this sketch.


I've flipped it and made this scrapbook page. Papers used are Graphic 45 Botanical Tea. Lots of fussy cutting! Gesso, texture paste, splats and sprays create the background.A few doilies, bakers twine and flowers add to the fussy cut embellishments.




Saturday 1 November 2014

House of Cards November Challenge

This month the Design team have been challenged to make cards using a sketch. Check out our challenge here. Also, Mynn has done a great video tutorial on Faux Quilting so go take a look if you'd like to find our how to do it!




The patterned papers are from a small pad by First Edition a mix of aqua, yellow and pinks, some papers are embossed and have a gloss finish or sparkly. Lovely! I teamed them up with Brown Sugar card stock from Stampin up.

The large flower is die cut using a Heartfelt die, Vintage Floret which is one of my favourites. A few punched small flowers, a gold bow to finish. Thanks for looking and I hope you're inspired to join in with this challenge!