My Family

Another page from yesterday while the football was on! A mix of mini photos with my lovely family. All memories from last Christmas to this spring.

I brushed gesso over the main area then added the photos, a fabric frame, a piece of dotty netting, chevron ribbon anchors all that! Then I added various strips of washi tape from my collection. A couple of buttons and words plus a sprinkling of silver sequin stars.

Stamps & Fun = Creativity

My first challenge as part of Stamps & Fun = Creativity design team. This week the theme is "Flowers & Pearls". We must use a stamp at all cost!

When I first saw the theme I immediately thought vintage but I realised I have a new stamp set which I bought a few months ago (shame on me for not using it already) Simon Says Stamp Whimsical Flowers, a very modern contemporary design.

I decided my colour scheme would be grey, orange/yellow with a hint of blue so I've used Stampin Up's Smoky Slate as my card stock base with the new colours: Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Tangled Twist & Mossy Meadow.

I added a large pearl for the centre and used a Viva Perlen-pen in cream to add pearls on the flower petals. 

Scraps for Scrapbook Page

I'm up early today and everyones asleep so thought I'd scrap these old photos of hubs and I on the beach. 

All the papers are scraps from other layouts. A real mix of patterns and manufacturers but all have "Ice-Cream" colours.

I cut various scraps into strips not paying too much attention to the width or length then arranged them on the card stock base. I also added a few strips of washi tape for added texture. Tucked behind the photo is a doily. I die cut the butterfly and scallop circle from felt and added buttons/brads to make my own embellishments. A few mini flowers  dotted here & there, arrow clip, speech bubble and words finish it off. The journalling is tucked behind a photo.

June Scrapbook Club

Great kit this month.....I love the music paper and the bottle of Matte Medium plus gorgeous flowers and patterned paper.

Here is my page followed by step by step instructions on how I did it!

1. Tear a section of the music sheet paper to the size you want.
2. Brush on some matte medium and adhere the music paper, creasing the paper to add texture
3. Brush over more matte medium to ensure its stuck down. You now have a lovely surface for ink, paint....
4. Rip up various patterned papers, position and mark on the page where you want them to go. Put to one side
5. Sponge on some blue and green paint (bottom left and top right). Leave to dry
6. Now for some more texture over the painted areas, stencil, palette knife and white texture paste. Leave to dry.
7. I then carefully puddled some Crystal Effects keeping to the diagonal design and added some micro beads for even more texture!
8. Using your fingers rub on some Treasure Gold. I used blues and green to co-ordinate with the paint
9. I used a Bo Bunny background stamp and stamped in black ink on the opposite corners. You can use a cup or glass to do this just make sure you wash it up properly afterwards!
10. Next, adhere the papers, then a glassine bag to hold the journalling and top with the photo raised on foam pads  
11. Embellish with flowers, brads and a few sticker words. The title is from an old alpha which didn't have many letter left so for FUN I've used a C and a Z and turned them round for a U and N. Clever eh?

I'm also entering this for the CSI challenge this week as by adding a splash here and there of orange and yellow it fitted there theme perfectly!

Colour scheme: Yes.All five colours
Evidence: Yes. Polka Dots, flowers & leaves
Testimony: Yes. H=Journalling spot with decorative edge (Tucked in pocket though!) and a celebration

Hope you like it, thanks for looking x

52CCT June Stash Challenge

This week on 52 Christmas Card Throwdown is to make a Christmas card which includes a charm. I don't really use charms although I do have a few lurking in my stash! But are any appropriate?

Here's my card. I stamped the panel using stamp sets from Simon Says Stamp: Holiday Hellos and Clearly Besotted: Framed Sentiments. A bit of a faff to get the spacing even by I think I managed it! Simply matted onto red card stock before adding to the pre-bought dotty embossed card base which I found in my stash too. A double bow and the tag charm added as an embellishment.

Stippled Blossoms

At a recent class my ladies used Stampin Up's Stippled Blossoms stamp set. I love this set. The "two-step" stamped flowers are beautiful. Cards can be made to look vintage or modern depending on your mood!.

Masculine Cards

My ladies came today to make a couple of masculine cards...boo! (Yeah I know but every now and again we have to make them don't we!)

A quick couple of cards then onto a nice summer lunch.....

First up a centre step card

Then a waistcoat and bow tie!