Scrap the Girls - March Challenge - Shady Lady

Loving this challenge from Scrap the Girls

It inspired me to have a bit of fun with this layout and I really enjoyed it.

So this is the Mood Board that was provided by Scrap the Girls.

I used the image in the top left 'Tank Girl' to create my layout.

This is what I created:

I have been trying to use up some of my many, many scraps of paper left over from other layouts; so all patterned paper used on this layout is from my scrap box.

I especially love the Bam Pop paper featuring the parachuting monsters and I will be very sad once I have used this all up.

Products I used for this layout:

Deco Art Media - Shimmer Mist - Turquoise
Cosmic Shimmer - Gilding Paste - Ocean Teal

Scraps:
Bam Pop - Parachuting Monsters
Sassafras Lass - border - Sweetly Smitten  - Dainty Sketch
Pink stripey - brand unknown
Orange die cut edge - brand unknown

Background created with Andy Skinner Stamps and Cosmic Shimmer Red Lava  (sprayed onto a baby wipe and used as a stamp pad)

Sissix Thinlets - My Life

Hobbycraft - Puffy Alpha Stickers - Green

Pink Paislee - Fancy Free - Stickers - Love This

Project Life - Kiwi - Stickers
PDQ - Chipboard - RAD - Arrow and butterfly
The two big hearts were cut of photo-paper I'd used to pick up left over cosmic shimmer.
Sequins
I punched the corners with a star punch.

I hope you enjoyed looking at my layout.

Lynn x

Scrap the Boys - Mood Board - Wandering Star

Challenge time again..I love this challenge from Scrap the Boys.

I knew just the photo I wanted to use to accompany the layout.  The star inspired to use some new stamps and to ink them up with Gelatos spritzed with water.

This is what I created:

 

After going through my stash I found these veneer shapes which I thought were perfect for the challenge.  I had also bought some narrow (3mm) masking tape from CRE8 which I wanted to use on the 1st layout I could.

This is the first layout in a good while where I haven't used patterned paper in one way or another.  This made me realise that the first thing I nearly always turn to is patterned paper.  The only pre-patterned thing on this layout is the torn washi tape I have added.

Products used:

Studio Calico - Wood veneer shapes
Gelatos
Washi tape - Paperchase
PDQ Chipboard shapes - RAD
CRE8 masking tape - 3mm
Basic Grey - small details - Oxford - decorative stickers
Thickers - Alphas - Happy Life - Blue
Random buttons and brad
Hessian string

I hope you enjoy looking at my layout.

Lynn x

Tuesday Morning Sketch - Card Challenge

Well then....I thought I would take part in a card challenge.  It's only the second card challenge I have taken part in.

I really enjoyed taking part and intend to do more!

I used a challenge from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

Here is the sketch

 

And this is what I made of it. 

I used mainly scraps from my leftover from scrap-booking, a butterfly from a pack of butterflies from the £ shop and flowers from a big pack from Hobbycraft.   I am really pleased with the outcome and would love to know your thoughts.


Bye for now

Lynn

Funny Faces - Scrap Our Stash Challenge

Well it's time for another challenge....This time it's with Scrap Our Stash 

The challenge was to create a layout based on the sketch and had to include heart patterned paper and/or 3 hearts.  See below:

 I chose to pattern my paper using a 12 x 12 stencil and cosmic shimmer and there are indeed
3 hearts on layout.  See what I made of the challenge below.

These pictures of my very amusing and cheeky faces granddaughter were perfect for the challenge and fit in with the colour scheme I wanted to use.  My granddaughter is a colourful character and I wanted that to be reflected in the layout.

I used the following in my layout:

American Crafts - Vicki Boutin - All the Good Things - Soul Food paper
Hobby House - Heart hatpin
American Craft - Cardstock pad - Tropical - Bright green
Ribbon - Yellow organza
Cork buckle
W R Memory Keepers - Fun Fetti - Brackets, buttons and photo anchors.
TCW Embroidered Heart - 12 x12 stencil
Bazill Carstock - white
Heidi Swapp paper - small heart and journaling card
Bazill - just the edge
American Crafts - Thickers - Sprinkles - Cucumber

Hope you enjoy this fun and colourful page.

Lynn

Beautiful - Scrap the Girls/Lets Get Sketchy Challenges

Another challenge, or should I say challenges.  I have put this layout together with challenges from both Lets Get Sketchy & Scrap the Girls.

I had the perfect picture in mind as it seemed to match the colours of the challenge that Scrap the Girls had set and I loved the sketch challenge from Lets Get Sketchy.

So here goes....here are the challenges I used

  

....and here is what I made of it!

This is my gorgeous grandaughter at around 6 months.  Always smiling and happy.  She is such a cutie.


Products used:

Bazill - Dotted Swiss - Pink - 12x12
Bo Bunny - Believe - Believe Grace - Paper (from my scraps box)
Random doily - sprayed orange (from my scraps box)
Carolees Creations - Girl Talk (from my scraps box)
Shimelle - Glitter Girl - Corner embellishments
Tando Creative - Star
Crate Paper - Little You embellishment - Sweet baby girl
Pebbles - Dimensional Stickers - Paper Rosette
Liquid Pearls - Hydrangea (to colour star) & White Opal (under title at bottom of page)
Fancy pants packaging (from my scraps box) bottom scalloped border
PDQ Chip Shapes - Rad - little stars
Scrap paper used to layer - girl talk/girls just wanna have fun/girly girl
MME - Lime Twist - Happy Go Lucky - Perfect - Accessory sheet - Journaling tag & Butterfly
Doodlebug Designs Inc - Icons - cardstock stickers - Sugar Plum

I would love to hear your thoughts on my layout.

Lynn x

Baby Girl Birth Card

No challenge this time, but needed to make a new baby card as two work colleagues have just had their second child - a baby girl :)

I've never made a baby girl card before so I predictably wanted to go with something traditionally girly.

I love the lacy, sparkly and girly colours I used for this card and I am pleased with the outcome.

I inked up the edges of the lacy paper with Distress Ink  - Worn Lipstick, used random bling & paper, a flower and ribbon.  I stamped the Octopus using Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black and coloured using Spectrum Noir alcohol pens.

I love this super cute card.

Lynn x

Ice Cream Face - Scrap the Boys Challenge

Challenge Time!  This time its with Scrap the Boys

The first (on the left) is the colour challenge and they second was to choose a cut file to incorporate, as you can see I chose the heart image.   I don't have a cutting machine so I just printed it out and 'very' carefully cut it out by hand.

Here is what I made of the challenge

  

I particularly like the idea of using the cut file and loved using scraps of paper to fill in the gaps in the heart.  I love this picture of my super cute grandson (I'm biased) eating an ice cream on a walk out we had one Sunday.

Products I used for this layout

Deco Art - Shimmer Mister - Turquoise
Cosmic Shimmer - Peacock Green
American Crafts - Heavy Weight Card - Tropical Blue
Scenic Route - Garden Grove - Die cut arrow
American Crafts - Thickers Happy Life - Dark blue
Dusty Attic - Industrial Barbed Stars
Random brad
Colour texture wax 
Random chipboard pieces
Random scrap piece of paper (for heart)
Random rub on (ice cream)
Alcohol ink pen used to edge photograph, blue card and arrow.
Cuttlebug folders used:   to emboss blue paper
                                        to emboss chipboard on bottom left of page


I hope you enjoy my layout and look forward to your comments.

Thanks

Lynn x

Teacher's Bothy Trip - The Studio Challenge - Recipe

Hi there 

It's time for me to another chance to take part in another challenge. This time I used a challenge from The Studio Challenges 

Recipe Challenge

Ingredients: 3 photos 2 stripes of Washi tape Sequins Paint Hearts
Method: First take 3 photos, add 2 stripes of washi tape, mix it up with a spoon of sequins, let it cook slowly with some paint and serve it with a sprinkling of hearts.

This is what I made of it!

The photos relate to a cycle trip we undertook in May/June 2018.  This involved getting a ferry (in reality a wee boat for people and bikes) from the Isle of Mull to the Isle of Ulva.  

We then cycled through the Isle of Ulva to get to the Isle of Gometra which is connected via a wee metal bridge (which sometimes gets swept away, lol) 

The whole journey from arriving on the Isle of Ulva to getting to the Teachers Bothy on the Isle of Gometra was only about 8 miles.  However the track we rode on was very uneven, very muddy and very challenging.

As you can see from the photos we enjoyed some beautiful scenery along the way though which made it worth while.

The Isle of Gometra has only a few permanent inhabitants and while it is only approx 1.64 sq mile in size you're unlikely to see a soul while you're there.  We thoroughly enjoyed the isolation.

For this layout I used:

Ingredients: 3 photos - of our island hopping trip across Ulva and Gometra 2 stripes of Washi tape - Paperchase Sequins - Random Paint - Liquid Pearls – Ruby Red Hearts -
American Crafts – Foam Hearts/Random chipboard heart

I also used the following products:

Spokes/Wheels paper – Unknown

Flower brad – Unknown

Imagination Project – Anyone, anyone? – Snooty Blue

Hobbycraft – Watercolour Dreams Paper – Orange

American Crafts – Thickers – Feliz

Pebbles Layered Embellishments  - School (altered)

Random white butterfly

I hope you enjoyed my layout.

Thanks

Lynn 

Love Layout - Color Stories Inspiration Challenge/Lets Get Sketchy - Sketch Challenge

Its time for a new challenge or in this case - 2 challenges.

A sketch challenge and a colour challenge.

This is what I made of them below - I will include both of the challenge details underneath my take on the challenges.

 

 I had used the sculpting paste and cosmic shimmer to create the chevrons and it just evolved from there.

Here is the sketch that I used to prompt my creativity.  The sketch is from Lets Get Sketchy

I used this fabulous challenge from Color Stories Inspiration

Evidence: Chevrons, stitching (on heart banner), flower, hearts, & hang something (heart banner).

Testimony: Inspiration word - Wishes, which formed my wish to you......
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Products used:

My Minds Eye -Cut and Paste  - Charm - Hey You - Journaling tag
Sassafras Lass - Serendipity - Hog Heaven - Border
Studio G - Hampton Art - Letter Stamps
American Crafts - Remarks - Robot Stickers - Zoom
Creative Expressions - Zipper Rose Flower - Red
American Crafts - Paper Garland - Flutterbys - Heart
Crate Paper - Hellow Love - LOVE (word) and heart
Blue glitter paper

I hope you like my layout.

Lynn