Liz's Crafty Corner

Could it be time for Chinese Whispers again?!

2011-10-11T20:18:00.002+01:00

It is a good job I am doing this Chinese Whispers CJ as it is the only thing that is keeping scrapping at the minute. So here are this months layouts. I love the clock rub on and thought the tide going in and out tied in with the time.

For this one I wouldn't normally use such a busy paper as the background but actually quite like the way it turned out even though it is very simple.

At the end of the month I will have lots to share as it is the next gogo getaway - can't wait!

Another month has gone by...

2011-09-01T10:43:00.001+01:00

...so here are this months Chinese Whispers layouts.

The first layout is using the August Scrapagogo kit and the photos were taken by Kirsty Wiseman at the March GogoGetaway.

The second layout was using the July kit. The photo of my daughter was taken very early one morning as we were following a friend doing a round island swim.

Chinese Whispers

2011-08-05T10:13:00.000+01:00

Here are this months layouts for the Chinese Whispers CJ I am doing. Been a bit busy recently so not got round to anything else craft wise.

Chinese Whispers Time Again!

2011-06-30T20:21:00.000+01:00

Here are my 2 layouts for this month. The first is using May's kit and the second was done with June's kit.

Catching Up

2011-06-22T19:45:00.001+01:00

Here is a layout I did last month when I met up with my UKScrappers Team Mates in Milton Keynes for a fab weekend of crafting, shopping and socialising.

Debs and Jane showed us how to make the flowers by roughly cutting circles, spritzing and crumpling, before layering up. I adapted one using a sizzix die instead of circles.

2011-06-20T20:18:00.001+01:00

I have got a little behind posting here although to be honest I haven't been that productive recently anyway. Here are my 2 layouts for this months Chinese Whispers.

Chinese Whispers 2

2011-05-01T20:33:00.000+01:00

This is the other layout for this months Chinese Whispers. This one used the April gogo kit. The photo is an old one of my 2 girls taken in 1995 so they are a little bigger now!!

That time of the month again....

2011-04-30T20:27:00.000+01:00

...yes it is time for the next Chinese Whispers layout.

Yet more photos from our latest holiday. The hotel room was fab! As usual all done using my scrapagogo kit - this one is March's kit.

Saturday's Crop

2011-04-13T16:12:00.000+01:00

Last Saturday was our local monthly crop. I did 3 LO's, one of which will be revealed at the end of the month as it is for the Chinese Whispers group.

The first one was based on the Scrapagogo blueprint to go for March and except for a few letters used the March kit.

For the next layout I used some Jillibean Soup papers from the Dutch Mustard Soup range that I saw at the getaway and couldn't resist!

Chinese Whispers Team 2

2011-04-02T08:56:00.002+01:00

This is my 2nd Layout for this months Chinese Whispers on the scrapagogo forum. This one was done using the March Scrapagogo kit and was the 10th Layout I created last weekend at the getaway.

Chinese Whispers

2011-04-01T08:48:00.001+01:00

It is that time of month again, when I get to post my Chinese Whispers Layouts.

This is my team 1 layout done using the February Scrapagogo kit.

Getaway - Part 4

2011-03-31T13:22:00.001+01:00

The final class layout from the weekend.

Class 7 - "Full of Principles" designed by Sarah Youde and taught by Rebekah Montague

We had a late night challenge using a sketch and kit we were given. We were also meant to use a photo of ourselves which had been taken during the day. My photo was so awful that I replaced the photo with another one!

The next layout is one I did in some free time. Using a mixture of items from the March Scrapagogo Kit and a few items bought in the shop at the weekend.

Getaway - Part 3

2011-03-30T13:17:00.000+01:00

Class 5 - "Hinged" by Nicola Kerridge

Class 6 - "The Ins & Outs" by Eileen Webdale

Getaway - part 2

2011-03-29T15:13:00.000+01:00

Here are the next 2 layouts from the weekend.

Class 3 - "Mirror, Mirror" by Lorraine Ablett

Class 4 - "Photo Lab" by Sheena Rowlands

Gogo Getaway

2011-03-28T15:06:00.000+01:00

I have just spent a fab weekend at the Gogo Getaway in Hertfordshire. This was my 5th time and it just gets better and better.

I came home with 10 completed layouts!

Class 1 - "The Counting House" by Lorraine Ablett

For this one I chose a picture of my younger daughter taken at the Science Museum.

Class 2 - "A Touch of Glass" by Sam Ball

The photos which were taken the week of my older daughters 18th birthday are all enclosed in glass with copper tape around the edge. This photo really doesn't do it justice. I really loved this class as it was something new that I would never have done at home.

Rather than uploading 10 LO's at once I will spread them over the week, so more tomorrow.

March monthly crop

2011-03-13T18:50:00.000Z

Yesterday was our monthly crop and I created 4 LO's. They are all based on the February Scrapagogo kit including one of the add on kits I couldn't resist! I added a few flowers, butterflies, letters and tags from my stash and made liberal use of my round the page punches! The photos were all taken on our recent holiday in Tenerife.

Chinese Whispers 2

2011-03-01T13:56:00.001Z

Here is the second of my Chinese Whispers Layouts for this month. This one was created using the February Scrapagogo kit except for the letters.

Chinese Whispers again

2011-02-28T20:10:00.000Z

Here is the first of my layouts for the next round of Chinese Whispers.

I used the January Scrapagogo kit and the photo was taken last summer when my Sister-in-law and her husband visited us from California.

February Crop

2011-02-12T18:59:00.000Z

It was our local monthly crop today and I did 3 LO's plus started a fourth.

These are mostly using some older scrapagogo kits with a few extra bits.

Another Day at Durrell

2011-02-10T14:49:00.004Z

Layout number 5 from the January Scrapagogo kit although I did add some dark green Bazzill from my stash. (There is one layout I haven't uploaded yet as it is for the Chinese Whispers so I will add that on March 1st)

Durrell is the local 'zoo' and I have lost count how many times we have been and how many photos I have from there!

The leaves are done using a new MS punch I couldn't wait to play with!

3 Broomsticks

2011-02-08T13:18:00.000Z

I created this LO using the February 'Blueprint to Go' on the Scrapagogo forum but as the February kit hasn't been sent yet I used the January kit so I didn't follow the colours just the sketch.

Photo was taken at Universal Studios last October and the name of the restaurant the girls are stood in front of is 3 Broomsticks...hence the title!

Chinese Whispers Part 2

2011-02-01T09:07:00.001Z

This is my LO for the second team. This time using the January kit from Scrapagogo. I made the strip across the bottom by punching a strip of paper with a scallop border punch and sticking it onto some plain brown ribbon folded over and the green 'ribbon' placed on top.

The LO I used as my original for this one is another gorgeous layout by Sam Ball. Thanks again Sam.

Really looking forward to doing the next layouts now.

Chinese Whispers CJ

2011-01-31T18:11:00.000Z

I have joined a Chinese Whispers CJ on the Scrapagogo Forum. The idea is we all find a LO to 'lift' and create our own LO which we pass on to the next person to 'lift' and so on. It is a great idea as unlike a normal CJ we get to keep our LO's and no postage costs.

There are 2 teams of 10 people and I am in both with a monthly posting date so this means for the next 10 months I have to create at least 2 LO's a month!

My team 1 LO is Xmas Ball. Other than the letters everything was from the December Scrapagogo kit. I want to use gogo kits for all the LO's and as the kit arrives half way through the month I have started off one using the December kit and the other using the January kit so I can do one of the LO's earlier in the month.

The LO I based this on is this lovely one by Sam Ball one of the Gogo DT girls. Thanks Sam.

I will post my team 2 LO's tomorrow!

Catching Up

2011-01-19T19:35:00.000Z

Here are the layouts I did a couple of months ago at the November crop but forgot to post on here. All the photos are from our trip to Florida last October.

Blueprint To Go...again!

2011-01-17T14:51:00.001Z

My gorgeous January scrapagogo kit arrived this morning and I couldn't wait to play with it. I am loving the new Blueprint To Go that Scrapagogo have on their club house (which is open to non subscribers!) so I decided to use it again. I thought a paper layout with the sketch turned through 90 degrees would make it different enough that it wasn't obvious I had used the same starting point.

Something different

2011-01-14T19:30:00.002Z

Scrapagogo have started a new monthly sketch and I decided to use that together with the hybrids they produce to see if I could produce a digital layout and this is the result.

As the main purpose of the hybrids is to print and cut out the elements to add to traditional paper supplies there aren't any background papers. So I created my own papers (the tan background and the green photo mounts) using the colour scheme provided with the sketch. All the other elements except the brads are from the gogo hybrids created by Kirsty Wiseman over the last 2 or 3 months. The brads are part of a set by Carina Gardiner.

If you can't guess photos were taken on my daughters 18th birthday!

December Crop continued

2011-01-12T10:51:00.001Z

Here are the rest of the layouts I did at the December crop. The double layout is photos taken at Universal Studios of some of the props for the Halloween Horror night. We went to the horror night

but I didn't get any good photos - too scary to stop and take pictures!

The other layout was a quick one put together at the end of the crop. The photos are some of the many taken at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal.

December Crop

2011-01-11T10:50:00.002Z

Ok I am a little behind as we have had the local January crop already but here are a couple of layouts I did in December. The first one is using a picture of my daughters bedroom wall, covered in layouts we did during the summer holidays in 2009 to decorate her room.

The second layout is from our holiday to Florida last October. We went to see the band The Script at the House of Blues in Downtown Disney. The last concert we went to in the US they wouldn't allow cameras so I didn't try and take mine this time so of course they were allowed! I took a couple of pictures on my phone but the conditions weren't great! The flowers are some handmade ones I found in a shop in Orlando.

As usual the majority of the supplies are from Scrapagogo kits, probably Sept, Oct and Nov last year.

Cyber Crop

2010-12-27T16:02:00.000Z

At the beginning of the month was a UK Scrappers cybercrop. I only did a couple of classes. This one was all about tearing papers and I used some old favourite photos that went with the theme.

The other class I did was a digital layout.

Same template different layout

2010-10-16T14:55:00.000+01:00

Having enjoyed creating the previous layout this morning I decided to see how I could adapt the template to give me a different layout. Template is from Jessica Sprague but the papers and elements are from LivEdesigns, Sing for Spring kit also available from JessicaSprague.com

Digi Layout

2010-10-16T10:54:00.001+01:00

I am loving Jessica Sprague's photoshop Friday series. Really quick pages but learning something new every time.

Digital Designer

2010-10-14T20:13:00.002+01:00

One of the reasons I didn't post much over the summer was because I took part in Jessica Sprague's Art of Design course. It was aimed at college (US) level so was fairly intense, especially as I hadn't done any real design before and only a small amount of digi scrapbooking. It was a fantastic course and I learnt so much. At the end there was an exam and we had to submit some work to Carina Gardner for her to critique - scary stuff but I was over the moon with what she sent back. So here is the proof:-

I still haven't finished the full kit as I still need to work on a few extra elements but I have created a layout with some of the papers/elements I have designed so far.

I really want to finish off my first kit and get to work on the next....hopefully soon!

Monthly Crop

2010-10-09T18:56:00.000+01:00

Today was our monthly local crop. It was a really nice day, good company and a reasonable amount of scrapping done too.

I think everything I used for all 3 layouts came from the gorgeous Scrapagogo September kit (except the brown thread). This has to be one of my all time favourite kits and I still have loads left.

Gogo Take Shape

2010-10-07T12:45:00.000+01:00

I know it has been a very long time since my last entry but a couple of weeks ago was the Gogo Take Shape event in Jersey. Here are the 5 layouts I did that weekend. It was a fantastic day of classes, all different. I think the one thing I learnt most was how useful and versatile the hybrid alphas are.

Universal

2010-05-15T22:07:00.000+01:00

The next layout I did on Saturday used some of the bits in the April scrapagogo kit with some old tags and journalling bits added. I decided not to add a title as the photo says it for me! Layering up the circles at the top was something I did in a class at a gogo getaway and the paper, button and flowers seemed to be made for it (Just noticed I forgot to add a brad to the top of the tag on the right - oops!)

Geography Trip

2010-05-15T10:13:00.001+01:00

Again this layout used some of the gorgeous MME papers I bought at the last getaway. I have added all the names to the journalling block but didn't want to show them on here! Not sure about the ribbon, I was running out of time and felt it needed something but that might get changed!

On the Beach

2010-05-14T22:06:00.000+01:00

Last Saturday was our local monthly crop and I did 3 layouts. The first one was using a MME paper I couldn't resist buying at the gogo getaway. The photo is one of my favourites from our holiday in Florida last October.

Final Gogo Getaway Layouts

2010-03-31T17:27:00.002+01:00

I can't show you the 7th class I did which was taught by Eileen as it isn't finished yet! But here are a couple of other layouts I did during the weekend.

The first was a class by Lisa that I didn't take but I was lucky enough to get one of the spare kits. I adapted it as I didn't want to decide which of my daughters to put on the layout so instead used 2 photos.

Finally here is a layout I did using my March kit in the small amount of spare time I had.

Yet more getaway!

2010-03-31T12:11:00.003+01:00

Back to Lorraine for the 5th class. The back of this is cardboard which means it is a much sturdier layout than normal. Lots of cutting, punching and tearing to produce this one. Learnt that drawing round a cats eye ink pad makes a good leaf shape!

Class 6 was taught by Helen Miles. I signed up for this one as I got a lovely set of flocks for Christmas and wanted some ideas to used them. Lots of messy paints, flock and glitter went onto this layout. The title was hand drawn before painting, flocking and glittering...not my favourite bit and I think I need more practice! Did like the effects on the circles though so will have to give that a try when I have plenty of time to clear up afterwards!

For anyone not familiar with One fish, two fish it is a book by Dr Seuss and my daughter is wearing her favourite one fish, two fish T-shirt!

Getaway Class 4

2010-03-30T11:35:00.000+01:00

Continuing on class 4 was another one by Eileen and I think my favourite of the weekend. Lots and lots of sewing, nice and relaxing. I also learnt the bunny ears method of making ribbon bows! It doesn't show up well on the photo but there is a mesh skirt over the mannequin and some of the butterflies are cut so they stand up. Love the finished layout and very different from 'girls in heels' even though I used the same photo!!

More Getaway

2010-03-30T07:45:00.004+01:00

Seems to be working again now so here are some more layouts from the weekend.

The second class I did was by Lorraine Ablett. That heart is made with layers of paper and strips of craft card is pleated around the edge and bits of tape measure threaded through.

On to class number 3. Up until now the photos I had chosen all worked well but for the next class my beach scene wasn't going to work! The class was aimed more at a male themed photo but I decided to adapt and really liked the result.

The class was by Sam Ball and involved paints and embossing powders on the cogs and frame.

Gogo Getaway

2010-03-29T17:41:00.003+01:00

At the weekend I went to the fabulous gogo getaway. We had 7 fab classes and I finished 6 of them plus did a couple of other layouts so a very productive weekend.

My first class was by Eileen Webdale. Lots of cutting, embossing and some paint too to produce 2 6x12 layouts.

Birthday Card

2010-03-28T13:51:00.001+01:00

Here is a card I did for my husbands birthday using my new Tim Holtz stamp and distress inks.

Central Park using sketch by Tamara

2010-03-16T13:41:00.001Z

This was the other layout I did at Saturdays crop. I used a sketch I came across on facebook Sketches! {by Tamara} I used to be regular visitor to her blog and was even a guest designer once but I seem to have got out of the habit - not sure why and I will have to make sure I visit regularly again.

Mothers Day

2010-03-16T08:02:00.000Z

I have to share this fantastic Mothers Day 'Card' my 15 year old daughter made for me. Completely on her own with most of the usual tools missing (I was at a crop) she sat and made this. No idea where the idea came from. As it isn't clear from the picture it is stuck to a wall and the 2 strips of photos are just connected by the ribbons with the letters on.

Shimelles Class - prompt 2

2010-03-15T15:52:00.000Z

Prompt 2 from Shimelles class arrived on Friday morning. This one was about using up patterned papers. As I was going to a crop on Saturday I decided to use the prompt as inspiration. So here are 2 layouts inspired by the class.

Another LO using metal

2010-03-11T07:48:00.000Z

I was on a roll yesterday so did a second layout trying to incorporate metal as per Shimelle's prompt. Photos were taken from the balcony of the place we stayed in Florida last October.

New Class

2010-03-10T13:59:00.003Z

A couple of days ago I came across a new class from Shimelle that starts today. The title is Something from {almost} nothing and is based around using some of the stash mountain we have all acquired. Now I have to admit that the last Shimelle class didn't go so well for me...nothing wrong with the course just in the run up to Christmas and starting a new job meant I didn't get past the first few prompts. But this one will be different!! So here is my first layout.

The idea is to use up metal! There was a fab example layout by Piradee which started me off although the finished LO looks nothing like it!! I was inspired to get out the old metal rimmed tags and with a bit of playing discovered layering them and adding some MM journalling stickers worked. The words on the Tim Holtz metal tags don't show on the photo so they are giggle, memories, silly, treasure, friendship, always. The gorgeous cardstock is from creative imaginations and came in a scrapagogo kit. Thanks Shimelle for making me use it - it is one of those that was too nice to use!!!

Final Crop Layouts

2010-03-05T11:54:00.002Z

Here are the other 3 layouts I did at the new year crop - it was a productive day.

The first was using the December gogo kit and photos taken during one of the days the kids had off school due to the snow.

The next layout uses photos taken at this years New Years Day swim that Graeme and Katherine did.

They also did the Christmas Day swim along with Becky but I was cooking dinner so wasn't there with the camera!

And the final layout is a simple one using a picture of Graeme taken in New York last year.

Zoo photos

2010-03-03T11:41:00.002Z

We went to the zoo on Boxing day and obviously the camera went too. When the girls went to stand next to the statue of Jambo it just reminded us of when they were little and we had to help them up to sit on top...not quite the case now as they are far bigger than him!

Again more gogo kits were used along with the fabulous Xcut butterfly punch.

At our New Years crop we had some challenges and one was to use a kit and sketch provided - thanks Sue and Joanne for the goodies and inspiration. Again I used photos from the same trip to the zoo. The meerkats were being particulary co-operative that day!

Another Yosemite

2010-03-01T11:31:00.002Z

I am still going through photos from Yosemite - I took so many when we went in 2008 and I really must check and make sure that I am not duplicating them, but I found this photo lying around and thought I would use it!

I used the technique of cutting out the butterflies I learnt in a fab class at the last gogo getaway. Again everything was from gogo kits!

Last Crop

2010-02-27T11:30:00.002Z

As it is a lovely bright day for a change and I had my camera out to take photos of the card I have also taken photos of the layouts from the last couple of crops which I will publish over the next few days.

I am really pleased with this layout - I think it is my favourite for a long time - other than ones done in classes!!

I really wanted to use some of my punches so went a bit mad with the Martha Stewart around the page punch !

Papers and embellishments are from scrapagogo kits - not sure if they were all from the same box or not as I was mixing and matching a few kits at the crop and lost track!

Papertake Weekly Card

2010-02-27T11:20:00.005Z

For a while I have been seeing lots of easel cards and I fancied having a go. It was very easy to make and I enjoyed working on a smaller size than normal too - although I could still have made it bigger it didn't seem so necessary for some reason!

I used the sketch on this weeks Papertake Weekly challenge blog. I did rotate it as it worked better with the rectangular image.

Papers are Basic Grey Porcellain and the magnolia image is coloured with my copics. I probably could have taken a better photo to show how the easel card works - sorry!

What no colouring?

2010-01-31T16:48:00.003Z

Here is another card I made - not for a challenge and no stamping and colouring either - just for a change. Again I used MME asparagus including the decopage flower.

Sketch Saturday

2010-01-29T09:00:00.003Z

Another card this time for this weeks challenge on Sketch Saturday.

I used BG Marrakech papers, my favourite Sugar Nellie Stamp - Fragile Beauty. The Happy Birthday is using my new MS punch.

Just Magnolia Challenge

2010-01-28T09:53:00.001Z

Here is my entry for the Just Magnolia Sketch Challenge.

I have used MME Asparagus papers including the decopage flowers.

Pretty Pink Papertake

2010-01-21T17:53:00.001Z

Here is a second card I made yesterday, this time for the Papertake Weekly Challenge. It made a change not to do a sketch challenge and this one was just to use mostly pink. As most of the cards I make go to teenage girls that wasn't a problem!

Happy New Year

2010-01-20T14:52:00.000Z

Ok I know I am a little late but crafting and blogging just haven't happened recently. So much for doing Shimelles blogging course!!

But that is all about to change and here is a card I made this morning.

This is for the The Sugar Bowl Challenge.

Day 2!

2009-11-04T09:26:00.001Z

So I am still a day behind with Shimelles class! Yesterdays prompt was about telling a story and recording details so it is easier to scrap them later. So back to the wedding. My 2 daughters - the brides nieces were both asked to do a reading at the wedding, which they did brilliantly. Fortunately they had a microphone as the noise of the waves and the wind did make it rather difficult. Afterwards the reception was in a pink hotel next to the beach, where we had drinks on the terrace and I took these 2 photos of my daughters - the elder one is with her boyfriend.

Blogging for Scrapbookers

2009-11-03T17:37:00.002Z

Yesterday I started a new course from Shimelle called blogging for scrapbookers - you can find details here. Well as I scrapbook (sometimes) and have a blog it seemed like a good idea to join in. Having only got home last night though I am already a day behind!! Not a good start really but hopefully it will get better.

Yesterdays prompt was about setting goals for the course. As the next few weeks are looking a little hectic at the minute I need to be realistic so I will aim to blog every day - even if it is only a little bit and perhaps do 3 or 4 layouts too but that maybe optimistic!

Last week we went to Florida for my sister-in-laws wedding and I then went to the scrapagogo getaway for the weekend so I have lots of layouts and photos to share which should make the blogging easier.

As it is now dark and I haven't had chance to take photos of the weekends creations I will just post a picture of the bride and groom on St Petes Beach :)

St Aubins Fort LO

2009-10-11T11:29:00.003+01:00

I have finally done a layout! I used a fab dream street paper from a scrapagogo kit and some gorgeous cork letters from Making Memories again from another gogo kit.

CSF - 14

2009-09-12T19:14:00.004+01:00

Here is my first Christmas card! It was our monthly crop today but I wasn't in the mood for scrapping so made a couple of cards instead.

I used the sketch from Carol's Sketch Fun Challenge blog. I rotated the sketch and replaced the bows with flowers. The papers are MME again and the stamp has been coloured in with my copics. Thanks to Lorraine and Sue for the extra flowers to match the papers.

Sugar Bowl - 18

2009-09-01T19:35:00.001+01:00

Here is the card I did for the current Sugar Bowl Challenge. The flower in the corner is a button I found in my jar and the papers are some new MME papers I bought in Orlando. I love this Sugar Nellie stamp and I have coloured her in with my Copics.

ATC Trail

2009-08-31T19:39:00.000+01:00

This is an atc I made for a swap on UKS. The background is done with some new Mica Metallic inks I bought in America. The stamp is for a cj I was doing and I was trying some new effects and had some left over so as they are atc size thought they made a good background. The main image is a gorjuss girl stamp coloured with copics.

Sketch Saturday - 66

2009-08-30T22:24:00.003+01:00

Here is my entry for this weeks Sketch Saturday Challenge I used some old papers that I think came from a Scrapagogo kit ages ago and some new primas. The image is a Magnolia from the summer collection coloured with copics. The card was for my daughter who did great in her GCSE's.

ATC

2009-07-08T11:15:00.003+01:00

Here is an ATC I made for the ATC trail on UKS. I used some new Magnolia stamps from their summer collection.

Just Magnolia wk 11

2009-07-01T20:00:00.000+01:00

This card is based on this weeks sketch on the Just Magnolia Blog. I coloured the image with copics and the papers are Daisy D and Foof-a-La matted on coordinations cardstock. I used my lovely new Martha Stewart punch on the edge of the yellow card.

Friday Sketchers 58

2009-06-30T20:32:00.003+01:00

This is my take on this weeks challenge on Friday Sketchers. The stamp is one of my favourites - a Sugar Nellie called Fragile Beauty from Funky Kits. The papers are a mixture of Scenic Route, Daisy D and MME. I decided to try stamping onto Kraft instead of white and like the different effect.

Tilda and Friends ATC - 3d

2009-06-27T20:34:00.002+01:00

I decided to make an ATC today for a change and used the challenge on the Tilda and Friends ATC Challenge Blog for inspiration. So here is a 3d ATC. I thought the 'ribbon' looked a bit like a fence so sat Tilda on the top. As usual I used my copic ciaos to colour her in.

CCT - 66

2009-06-26T19:06:00.003+01:00

Here is my card for this weeks challenge on Cute Card Thursday this week. The challenge was to use wheels and I didn't have any stamps with wheels on so decided to go and look for a digi stamp and coincidently found the same one Wendy used on her DT card. It was from Digistamp Boutique and it was really easy so I may be visiting there again.

The Star is a Stamps Away stamp and both images were coloured in using my copics. The papers are BG Archaic backed with coordinations card stock. I also added some large staples using my new woodware stapler. Finally I have a 'male' card in my stock of cards!!

TPE - 20

2009-06-24T19:53:00.002+01:00

Here is my entry for The Pink Elephant Challenge. It was a sketch challenge which I always like. The stamp in the middle is one of the gorjuss girls coloured in with copic markers.

Carol's Sketch Fun 8

2009-06-23T21:25:00.006+01:00

I did this card for the sketch challenge on Carol's Sketch Fun. The base card was a pearlescent card bought years ago. The stamp is a Gorjuss girl coloured in with copics.

Sugar Bowl - 13

2009-06-22T20:50:00.003+01:00

This is my entry for this weeks Sugar Bowl Challenge.

The 'ribbon' (not sure what to call it) was a present from a UKS team mate Fluv and the papers are some scraps of October Afternoon that were lying around. The spacer on the flower was a new addition to my stash today - thanks Lorraine!

CCT 65

2009-06-19T19:53:00.003+01:00

This is my design for this weeks challenge on Cute Card Thursday. The challenge was to use a tag so I adapted a design I have used before.
This is the tag and there is a pocket behind the yellow card for putting some cash in.

Both the images are Gorjuss girls coloured in with copics.

CCT 64

2009-06-16T21:47:00.002+01:00

The challenge this week on Cute Card Thursday is to use a quotation. I received a book of quotations as part of a swap this week so I used one for this card. The image is one of my magnolias coloured in with my copics.

CSF - 7

2009-06-15T21:00:00.003+01:00

Here is my entry for the current sketch challenge on Carol's Sketch Fun. Thanks for a great sketch Carol. The stamp is one of the Gorjuss girls stamps and coloured in using my copics E00,E35, E53,Y17, YG63. The papers are Basic Grey Archaic.

Saturday's Crop

2009-06-15T17:50:00.000+01:00

Here are a couple of layouts I did at Saturdays crop. I used a kit sent to me as part of a UKS swap. Papers and ribbons are American Crafts.

Gogo Getaway Part 5

2009-06-14T19:56:00.001+01:00

These are the last layouts that I did and finished last weekend. I still need to complete the layout from Jane Dean's class and I did finish Shimelle's mini book class but not had a chance to take any pictures yet.

Gogo Getaway Part 4

2009-06-13T19:53:00.002+01:00

At the getaway last week there were a number of sketch challenges. Here are a couple of layouts that I did for these challenges.

TPE - 18

2009-06-12T18:03:00.003+01:00

This weeks challenge on The Pink Elephant is to use the colours pink, brown and white so when this perfect paper and embellishments arrived as part of a kit swap I am in, I just had to use it. Gorjuss girl image was coloured using my copics - E50,E00,E31,RV000,RV02,RV06.

Gogo Getaway Part 3

2009-06-12T14:34:00.001+01:00

This layout was done for the make and take on Friday evening. The frame was a hybrid element. In case you can't read them the words down the side are: beautiful, energetic, cute, kind, young. It isn't a great photo as the cardstock is white and there is even faux stitching around all the edges,

Gogo Getaway Part 2

2009-06-11T14:27:00.001+01:00

These were the 2 layouts I did for Fiona Beckman's class. There were 2 options for the class and enough papers etc to do both of the layouts so that is what I did. The photos were from a visit by my brother and nephew last year.

Gogo Getaway Part 1

2009-06-10T22:04:00.000+01:00

Last weekend I went to Gogo Getaway in the UK. It was a great weekend especially as there were so many people there from last year to catch up with again. Once again I went with Sue and as usual she was great company.

I created lots of layouts both in classes and for sketch challenges so here is one for starters.

My favourite class from the weekend was the workshop by Mary-Anne Walters where I created this wall hanging.

Cute Card Thursday 63

2009-06-10T19:51:00.000+01:00

The challenge on Cute Card Thursday is to use punches and die cuts. So I cut the background shape and flower using my lovely Slice. The papers are American Crafts which I received as part of a kit in a swap I recently did on UKS.

I coloured the magnolia stamp using my copics.

Cute!

2009-05-25T10:07:00.000+01:00

This layout was done using this months scrapagogo kit and a sketch from pencil lines.

My UKS team are setting this weeks challenge again and this week we came up with ...

Something Old - photo

Something New - New Kit

Something Borrowed - Brads

Something Blue - Flowers/PP

Ribbons- Behind Flowers

Secret Journalling - didn't do that bit though.

The photo is from over 10 years ago and was one of the first ones taken with my first ever digital camera.

Just Magnolia wk 5 Challenge

2009-05-21T22:07:00.000+01:00

This is my version of this weeks sketch challenge on the Just Magnolia Blog. As I did it as part of a card swap on UKS I needed to create 10 cards the same so I was limited to papers I had enough of. These are some old K & Co papers I bought when I first started.

May Crop

2009-05-11T00:39:00.000+01:00

Yesterday was our monthly crop and in honour of National Scrapbooking Day (last week!) Sue had set some challenges to make it more interesting. his is a hybrid layout from a free class by Jessica Sprague.
This one used a pagemaps sketch from this month and was done using Aprils Gogo Kit (the photo is straight really!).

Musee d'Orsay

2009-05-08T22:55:00.000+01:00

Tomorrow is our monthly crop so it is probably a little overdue that I post this layout that I did at the last crop!

I have been trying to use some of my ribbon mountain and like the effect of mixing up the lace and ribbons.

The photos were taken a couple of years ago on out trip to Paris.

Sugar Bowl 10

2009-05-07T22:52:00.000+01:00

I did this card today for the challenge on The Sugar Bowl. Followed the sketch and added some buttons. Stamp is another of my new gorjuss girls.

Card is coordinations and a scrap of pattern paper from the scrap pile!

Papertake Weekly Challenge

2009-05-07T22:24:00.000+01:00

I am loving stamping and colouring at the minute and I am getting a little more adventurous with my card making. I used this weeks sketch on the Papertake Challenge Blog.

This is one of my new gorjuss girls stamps coloured in with promarkers. The papers were in my scrap collection and an odd bloom left over from an old kit.

Beside the Seaside

2009-05-07T21:55:00.000+01:00

I seem to have got a bit behind with my blog, so time for a catch up.

I did this layout for my UKS teams challenge that we set a few weeks ago.

The challenge was to use a book title (I know this is a song title but looking on Amazon it is also a book and so is 'Beside the Seaside').
To use earth tones, a water theme and secret journalling.

I used some Basic Grey papers from the granola collection that I won at our local Christmas crop and based it on a sketch from the Sketches by Tamara blog

Gogo Challenge

2009-03-19T16:14:00.000Z

I did this layout the other day using February's gorgeous scrapagogo kit and the sketch challenge on their forum. I love the scroll rub-ons put onto card and cut out and the letters from the kit fit perfectly. Having just reread the challenge it was meant to be on a food theme so I won't enter it for the challenge but I have created another layout so no harm done!

Saturdays crop

2009-03-18T16:14:00.000Z

At this months crop last Saturday I only did 2 layouts. This one was done for this months UKS house challenge which has a theme of spring.

The ribbons and chipboard flowers are from this months ribbon kit from Angel Crafts. I decided it was time to use some ribbons rather than just collecting them! The flowers are covered with a MM love notes paper and the buttons were from Veronica's stash - thanks:)

The photos are from our trip to Paris a couple of years ago.

The second layout is of the incredible trees at Yosemite again! It was done with bits left over from a couple of old kits. I think papers are October Afternoon and the background is Bazzill Swiss Dots card.

Cards

2009-03-17T16:06:00.000Z

I have recently bought some stamps and pro marker pens so I have been having some fun making some cards for a change. All fairly basic but suitable for the kids friends. Here are a few of the ones I have done.

Penny Black Challenge

2009-03-16T21:42:00.000Z

Here is another card I have made. This one was done for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge

It was a sketch challenge and requires the use of a penny black stamp so I used one of my new stamps, this cute lamb.

Papers are all coordinations cut with my die cutter and some ribbon and bling from my stash.

Previous Crop part 2

2009-03-16T16:00:00.000Z

Some more layouts from last months crop. I decided to use some old photos for a change. These were taken 10 years ago on a family trip to the zoo.

Stash is a mixture of studio calico and gogo kits again.

These photos were taken last year when my parents were visiting. Sorry I can't remember where the card was from and the rub ons and embelishments were from my stash.

Previous Crop

2009-03-15T16:00:00.000Z

I have just realised I didn't put the layouts I did at last months crop on here. So here are a couple - Xmas Day 2008 which is fairly self explanatory! I think I mostly used Decembers scrapagogo kit.

This layout is a simple one done using a studio calico kit. I love this photo of the tree at Yosemite with Katherine in front of it to show the scale of it.

Birthday Card

2009-03-11T22:22:00.000Z

This is the card I made for my sister-in-law. I used the colours pink, green and brown as that is this weeks challenge on the Pink Elephant Challenge Blog. The stamp is a Penny Black Stamp, coloured in with promarkers.

Next Digi Course

2009-03-05T11:32:00.000Z

Yesterday I completed the week 1 layout for the next digi course I am doing. This one is called Digi: In Deep again by Jessica Sprague. I learnt an amazing amount doing this layout and love it.

Digi Course - 2

2009-02-26T20:57:00.000Z

I have just finished Jessica Sprague's second digi course. The 4 layouts I did are here.