A Guest Spot at STUCK?!

A warm Hello to you! I hope your day is going well!

I have been honored to be a guest designer over at STUCK ?! SKETCHES April 15th and if you have never seen the sketches that are created twice a month then you need to do yourself a favour and pop on over!!!

There are 2 sketches each month, on the first and Fifteenth of the month and a random draw so everyone has a chance of winning a wonderful prize..  The challenge rules can be found HERE!!!!

The sketch for this week is a fantastic one and it looks like..


Those layers under the photo are fabulous and I stuck (sorry for the pun!!) closely to the sketch for my layout..

some closer views..

I love the cluster that was on the sketch and tried to do one just like it!!

Love..

Thank you so much to LAURA @ STUCK?! for having me as a guest designer this week!

Thanks for coming by, and have a marvelous weekend!

KAISERCRAFT APRIL SKETCH & My Canvas for SCRAPMATTS..

Hello there,
it is a glorious Wednesday here and I hope your day is going well too!

I have created a layout for KAISERCRAFT APRIL SKETCH and it looks like..

I just loved the sketch and followed it closely using one of my favourite paper ranges Secret Garden, with some Kaisercraft stencils and dies and mists!!

Some closer views..

 I love the script stencil!! lots of fussy cutting and layering..

Love  you...

Loved creating this one!

And as part of my Design Team for SCRAPMATTS I created a canvas that will go on display at the Shows with all the Design Team Family.  I remember going to the Craft show in Brisbane years ago, and admiring the canvases on the wall, and now I will be up there with them.. What an honor to be part of this lovely team!

For my canvas I first gessoed my canvas and then laid out my chipboard peices the way I liked..I added a bit of lace and then I covered it all  with gesso and left  dry overnight..

The chipboard that I used was CB 6005 Ornate Frames 05, CB5142 Retro Squares 02, CB5137 Ornate Toppers 01, CB 2012 Page Border 10 (Cogs) the butterflies from CB4015 and my Title from CB6112 Scrap Words 31.

I then sprayed the canvas with 3 mists and left it dry thoroughly. I then matt my photo and placed it on the canvas, added some fussy cut flowers and tags and 2 butterfly's.

a closer view..

 
My canvas..

I am happy with how it turned out. Each of the design team are creating a canvas of themselves so pop over to the SCRAPMATTS BLOG to see what the team are up to!!

Thanks for your visit, and thank you too for the lovely comments you leave me to read...

Have a splendid day!

Feeling Sketchy #142 & KRAFT + April..

Hello there,  so nice you have come by! I hope your week is going well!

I have a card to share for the sketch for FEELING SKETCHY #142 and the sketch looks like..
I have stuck to the sketch but I have put my sentiment in my frame.. and my card using lovely Scrapmatts chipboard pieces..

For You..

And once again I have joined in with the April Challenge for KRAFT + and it is ..

 to use black and white on Kraft.. I was inspired by the doileys, the spots and the frames..

some closer views..

I cut a few doileys with my dies..

The square die was inspired by the frames..

Everything beautiful has its moment..

That is an older photo of my daughter that was sitting there so I used it!!

Thanks KRAFT + for another great challenge!! I enjoyed slopping the gesso on and layering doileys!!

Thanks for coming by and I do thank you so much for the comments you leave me too!!

New Month - New Challenges!!

A pinch and a punch for the new month of April! I am sure none of you were an April Fool!!

I have a few challenges to share and hope you may find some time and inspiration to join in!

This months challenge for SKETCHY BOARD ON FACEBOOK is a lovely one..
The board for inspiration..

And the sketch for inspiration!



 and my layout..

some closer views..

layers!

Beauty..

I took inspiration from the colors in the photo...

The challenge for ARCHISCRAPS is just fabulous...
To use this building for inspiration and to also use spots!! This is called the Domino Building... and you can see why!!!
And I created a card for this month..

I was inspired by the blue and pink and I have used a spot stamp from Typo on the back ground.. And a hand made bow!

And this months challenge for the 123 CHALLENGE BLOG is a lovely one.. and it is..

To use white.. and you will see silver is on the design teams examples, so you can use silver too.. the word PEACEFUL and some flowers..

and my layout..

some closer views.

 some stencilling, dies and embossed cardstock..

layers and a lovely Scrapmatts frame I embossed.

A peaceful moment..

The silver paper I used was from a box I received with some perfume at Christmas.. It worked well with my dies..

I hope your April is off to a great start.. Thank you so much for coming by and thanks for the lovely comments you leave me too!

Feeling Sketchy Card & Kaisercraft March Sketch.

Hello lovely friends!
I trust you all have had a great Easter Weekend and are having a splendid Tuesday!

I have a card and a layout to put up today..

The CARD SKETCH FOR FEELING SKETCHY #141 is a lovely one and I just had a few minutes during the week before Easter and needed a scrap fix so I thought I would do a card..  The sketch looks like..
and my card..  using hand made flowers..
Just for you..

 I have used lots of dies and finished it off with a little bow!!

And today I needed a bigger scrap fix so I created a layout for the KAISERCRAFT MARCH CHALLENGE which is to use this sketch...

  I have used various Kaisercraft paper ranges for my layout,  Kaisercraft dies, collectables and stencils.

some closer views..

and yes some fussy cutting too..

I think that scribble die is one of my favourites at the moment!

Together.

Another layout using a photo from the photo shoot I had with my sisters from last year.. It was so nice to sit and create after a busy weekend.

Thanks so much for coming by and as always I appreciate the comments you leave me too..

MORE THAN WORDS - Bliss and Gesso...

A very good day to you! I hope you are having a marvellous day!

I am putting up my take on the March challenge for MORE THAN WORDS which is another fabulous one and it is..
Use the word or be inspired by the word BLISS and use GESSO.

Well I have used lots of gesso, both white for my back ground foundation and black for background detailing..
 I have used the word BLISS on my layout as well as using a photo that just oozes bliss to me, a photo of my DD and husband fishing at sunset at the coast when we were on holidays one time... such a blissful moment..

some closer views.

My title covered in black gesso then dimensional magic and seed beads added..  it sort of looks like the foam you get in the sea at times...

This chipboard flourish is covered in white gesso then gold paint then stamped and beads added.. sort of looks like barnacles!!

This is bliss..

Stencilling using black gesso, stamping and plasterers tape.. Love that photo...I  didnt want to overwhelm the page but let the photo be the main focus..  sigh.. take me back there....Oh and we didnt catch our dinner, we went to the fish and chip shop afterwards!! hehe!

Thanks MORE THAN WORDS for another great challenge..

Thanks so much for coming by and I do appreciate the comments you leave me too...

KRAFT + - Hint of Hound!

Good evening, 
Thanks for coming on by.. the days are simply flying by...  I hope your week is going well...

The March challenge for KRAFT +  is another amazing one..  Where do they get their ideas from??  Anyway it is to use a fabulous sketch and a HINT OF HOUND! some hounds tooth pattern on your page..

I have rotated the sketch like this..

and I was too lazy to  go through my stash of papers.. because I knew I had a houndstooth pattern stencil!!! So I used that..

some closer views..

and there is the stencilling..

and layers..

Enjoy the little things..

I scraped around some black gesso on the back ground and then created my layout.. lots of dies and flowers too..

Thank you KRAFT + for another amazing challenge..

Thanks so much for your visit and also for your lovely comments too..!!

Scrapmatts March Creations.

Hello there and welcome to my first post as a member of the 2016 Scrapmatts Design Team.

I have a layout and card to show you today.

I have used a photo of my Sisters and I taken last year and I have created a soft feminine layout using floral papers and lovely chipboard pieces.

I have used the Dressform CB6037 which I have 'clothed' with some lace for a bodice and some pleated paper for a skirt.

And I just had to pop a pretty butterfly on my page too..  This one is from the pack CB4006 which I have colored with the Gelly Roll Pens which give the butterfly such a pretty sparkle.

And my layout which is centered in the large clock CB8003 which has been painted with gesso and white texture paste. The title is from the pack CB6112. Some fussy cut flowers placed around the clock to finish the layout off.

Remember..

And while I had those floral papers out I thought I would create a simple card. This took only a few minutes using some dies and my sentiment from Scrapmatts CB1244 and a delicate rose CB1202 as a finishing touch.  The rose was colored with the Gelly Roll Pens .

I love the wooden sentiments which adds dimension but does not add to the thickness of the card or to the cost of the postage..
Thank you for coming by today,
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