christmas card photo shoot

 I really wanted to make sure that I created a LO for this photo which I used as my Christmas card for 2011 - we had such a fun time together and I love that the final picture we chose, was the location in our backyard that the boys said -  'lets have it on the trampoline, mum'  ♥♥♥♥
So I've created a LO and joined in with the challenge over at Scrap for Help - some of my lovely scrappin' on-line friends are in the design team and they very much inspired me to join in - it's the first time I've done one of their challenges ☺ this month you need to use muslin/bandage on your LO!!
So I've used muslin in the background.
All the papers are Basic Grey - Picadilly Collection and I've made lots of my own bits and pieces on this LO ☺
Here are some close-up's:

 ... a little bunting with twine and little pegs - i've made different shaped tags and flowers using my punches and pattern papers, then embellished with buttons and brads ...

... some Imaginarium chipboard that I've dry brushed with gesso, a rosette flower with a red doily in the background...

Speaking of doilies - it's 10 more days till my Creative Bits clearance sale - I have lots and lots of coloured doilies and I cannot wait to share them with you.  So please stay tuned for more details!

piece of cake designs

a piece of cake designs is having a competition - you could win their very first release kit!!

... can't wait to see what it is!! ...

previews for Creative Bits sale

... a little preview of what will be at the Creative Bits sale ...

Friday 24th Feb 6.00pm 

on this blog!!

                                             hand stamped calico butterfly buttons

                        hand stamped calico birdie buttons (more colours will be available)

                                               and assorted coloured doilies...

I will also be having a give-away leading up to the sale - a sampler of all the goodies from the sale ☺
So be sure to keep an eye out for that one!

fresh

Back again to share another challenge - this one is for the 123 challenge:

Colour: Fuschia

Word - Fresh or Free

Technique: - Frills or Fraying

and here's what I've created for this fun challenge:

 This kind of colour gave me a good excuse to do a girly page ☺
For my background I used ink and spotted it over my page - then I used bubble wrap to soak up some of the excess colour and also create the patterned background.
I've added in frayed muslin and also some frilled pink doily trim!
Here are some close-up's:

 ... a cluster of flowers - hand-made pink burlap flowers by me, Kaisercraft blooms, Manor house cream flower and canvas flowers from Basic Grey ...

... using the word 'fresh' in my title - little letters by Kaisercraft ...

... close details of the background and some of the Kaisercraft Sparklets in Crimson - these are so cute!!

That's it for me now!!  Stayed tuned for some previews of the doilies that will be in my sale.

love

I'm loving all of the challenges out there at the moment - so many good ones and not enough time to play!!

I've chosen to do the challenge at Once Upon a ... Sketch - the theme and journalling is about LOVE ♥ 

Here's what I've come up with:

I've used a very recent photo of me with my littlest man.
Now if you've followed my posts, you may recognize the background and tag as shown in a previous post here.
The colours were perfect to go with the photo.  I've used some papers from Echo Park in keeping with the bright theme of colours ☺
Here are some close-up's:

... a cluster of flowers - Prima, Manor house creations and a handmade red flower with Kaisercraft sparklets in the centre ...

... Red American Thickers and small letters by Carolee's Creations ...

... and my journalling ...
... and here is the fabulous sketch - really loved this one with all the different layers and clusters.

OK, I'm off to do the next challenge ☺

a time to remember

The beginning of a new month means lots of new challenges coming up - ARTastic have their new challenge up and running.  The criteria for this month is: 

* Red heart/s

* B&W photo

* Red monochromatic LO with touches of green

Here's what I've come up with:

 I've used a picture of me and my mum taken on New Years Eve - it was a special night because my whole family could be together!!
Papers are from Basic Grey - Kissing Booth collection which I've purchased from Polly Scrap Kits!!
Here are some close-up's:

 ... a cluster of flowers - Manor House creations and Prima ...

 ... paper hearts using the Stampin'Up heart punch - I've added some buttons to some of them ... and I've matted the photo onto some packaging - I just love recycling and often they have really cool elements such as this one with the window punch-out - perfect for adding twine.

 ... the red letters are American Craft Thickers called Sprinkles Vinyl letters - ♥ them!!  ... also little letters from Carolee's Creations ...

... and here is the painting for the main inspiration - a very cool modern piece of art!!

We'd love to see you play along this month - ARTastic has had a make-over and also has a new owner - so be sure to check out the blog and see all the exciting new things that will be happening soon.
Thanks for coming by and happy crafting.

thru your eyes

... and we have February ... today was the first day back for the kids at school ☺  I think the kids were ready after a lovely seven week break.  

I have a LO to share for the new sketch over at Stuck?! Sketches!!

 I've used pictures of my oldest boy who loves taking pictures - just like his mum ☺  And I've used Kaisercraft papers - On the Move collection - I just love these colours together. Here are some close-up's:

 ... the flower that you see is some of the coloured paper flowers layered together and scrunched up - such a fun way to make a 3D flower - I've added some kindy glitz and chunky glitter as well ...assorted alpha's from my stash ...

 ... some more flowers and journalling ... and my LO's these days are never complete without twine ☺

... and onto the sketch - here it is!!

Pop over to the Stuck?! sketches blog to view all the details of how you can play along and also check out the inspiration from the Design Team - lots of fabulous idea's for this sketch.  We hope you can play along this month.

Thanks for coming by ☺