Sketch Saturday - Tatty Teddy

Morning Saturdays!

I was commissioned this week by my friend's husband to make a card for her birthday. He said he liked Tatty Teddy and I just happened to have some Tatty Teddy stamps and papers so hey presto!

I loved this week's Sketch Saturday sketch and therefore used it to base the card on:

I did a major boo boo though...I forgot to take photos before I gave it to him! D'oh!! So I went round there and took these terrible ones with a rubbish camera and in bad lighting so sorry they are so awful! I can't quite believe how bad they are, oops!

Anyway, here is my DT entry:

I went a bit crazy with the bling and printed a personalised sentiment on my PC:

and finally I added purple gingham washi tape which I usually reserve for scrapbooking rather than cards but it seems to have worked out ok and then some ribbon and a bow.

There's a few challenges I want to enter this one into this week, again please forgive me for the shocking photos!:
Charisma Cardz - birthday
Forever Friends - birthdays
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
PaperPlay Challenges - Celebration
Divas By Design - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Sparkle and Shine

Happy scrapping peeps xx

Kit Release: January 2 'Posy'

Morning scrappers!

This week's kit release features some of the gorgeous papers from the My Mind's Eye range 'Indie Chic':

The kit contains:
2 x 'Indie Chic' patterned papers
2 x coordinating Bazzill cardstock
Thickers chipboard alphabet stickers (grey or brown)

I love this first layout - the colours in the patterned papers go so well with Sophie's dress and the patterns and colours are so bright and vibrant, a great mix!

My second layout uses one of the patterned papers as a background - I love those flowers in the corners so I cut round one of them so as to not cover any up, and poked the corner of my photo underneath.

Kirei's layout is fantastic - I love those photos! She's used the really bright papers too and come up with a really fun layout. Check out her blog for more info on how she made it.

This week's kit is available to purchase HERE for just £7.50 or you can subscribe by following the same link for a better monthly deal!

Happy scrapping xxx

Kenny K - Anything Goes!

Happy Sunday everyone!

Today marks the start of my stint on the Kenny Ks Krafty Krew Design Team! This week's challenge is super easy:

Anything Goes!

I've started off by using 'Cheers Dude' which is a fab image to use for male birthdays...

It hasn't come out very well in the photo but I've used glossy accents on the beer mug to make it look like glass - a nice touch, simple but effective!

There are a couple of prizes on offer this week, the first is from KennyK and is 5 (that's right 5!) digi stamps and the second is from Loves Rubber Stamps and is $10 to spend in the store so make sure you pop over and join in to be in with a chance to win.

I'm going to enter this card in a few challenges this week:

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Emergency Crafters - to use smething over a year old that has never been used - both those papers and the denim ribbon!
Fat Pages & Cards with Attitude - Celebrations 
Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes
Paper Play Challenges - Celebrations
The Play Date Cafe - colour challege: champagne, blue and tangerine (I know my blue is a bit darker than the one in the palette but hopefully it's ok!)

Happy scrapping peeps xxx

Sketch Saturday - Harry Potter card!

My husband commissioned me to make a Harry Potter card for his Dad so we could present him with Harry Potter Studio Tour tickets for his birthday - what a challenge! I obviously don't have any Harry Potter stamps (although have since discovered that Bugaboo do a brilliant digi range!) so had to think outside the box a bit. 

This week's Sketch Saturday sketch was my starting point:

and here is what I came up with - what do you think?

I printed the Hogwarts Crest onto photo paper and cut it out, did the same for the HP Studio Tour logos, stamped a couple of witches hats and hey presto!

Make sure you stop by Sketch Saturday to play along with this week's sketch!

Happy scrapping! xxx

Kit Release: Janaury 1 'Polonaise'

Happy New Year!

As this is the first Wednesday of January, I have the first kit release of 2013 for you!  This week's kit is gorgeous! The paper range is 'Rondelle' by Prima and the papers are just so lovely:

The kit contains:
2 x 'Rondelle' patterned papers
2 x coordinating cardstock
Prima pink textured alphabet stickers

I loved the diamonds on this paper so made the most of them by cutting a few to make the embellishment in the top right corner. I wish now I had decoupaged a few too - that would have looked nice. I added a stitched border around the outside of the layout to finish off.

My second layout uses the most gorgeous paper in the kit for the background and because it was so gorgeous I was reluctant to cover too much of it up, hence why the layout is quite minimal!

Kirei's layout is fab - from the photo content (!) down to the circle of spots that she has punched out from the spotty paper - lots of awesomeness there! Check out her blog for more details on how she put it together.

The kit costs just £5.80 and is available to buy HERE.

Happy scrapping everyone and have a great start to 2013!!

My Final Chrismas Card of the year!

Morning all!

Sketch Saturday had a week off last week and I don't know about you but I really missed it! So I'm pleased it's back this week with another fantastic sketch:

and this is my DT entry. It's the last Christmas card I made in 2012 and I don't know about you but I'm quite pleased next Christmas is a whole year away and that I don't have to think about it for at least 6 months!

I used white kraft ink to stamp the snowflakes over the background and used one of my favourite Christmas stamps as the main image which I blinged up a bit with a generous amount of glitter - yum!

I attached a bell charm dangling from the bow and added a couple of pins to finish off.

So Merry Christmas everyone and Happy New Year for a few days time and happy crafting everyone!

December 4 Kit Release: 'Reindeer Run'

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone had a nice Christmas yesterday!

We have a nice festive kit for you this week so you can scrap your Christmas photos:

The Kit Contains:
2.5 x Best Creations patterned paper
2 x coordinating cardstock
Red buttons
Maya Road fibres
Petaloo Jewelled Flowers

I only managed one layout this week but I think it's a good one! I LOVED the bauble paper so made the most of those by cutting around them and tucking my photos underneath. I also made the most of the buttons in the kit by making a border under my photos with them. I used alphabet stickers from my stash for the title.

And here is Kirei's layout - check out her blog for more details on how she made it.

This week's kit is a bargain at just £5.40 and can be purchased here or you can also subscribe on a monthly basis for a better deal!

Happy scrapping and Merry Christmas - may the festivities continue!

Fantastic Ribbons: Wrapping

We were given a task of 'Wrapping' for Fantastic Ribbons. I was going to jazz up some presents but thought I'd think outside the box a bit. My lounge centre-piece looked a bit bare and not very Christmassy at all and I've always hated those candlesticks that my mother-in-law bought us for our wedding so figured I could made them a bit prettier with some gorgeous Fantastic Ribbons ribbon:

Much better!

They turned out really well - I started by wrapping the stems with the blue ribbon and tied the ends in place, then added the large silver and gold bow at the top. Because the ribbon is wired it could be teased into any position, hence the perfect bows!

So instead of wrapped presents, I have wrapped candlesticks that I will be proud of every Christmas for may years to come!

Merry Christmas Everyone xxx

Sketch Saturday - Merry Christmas!

There is no sketch this week, us Saturday's have the week off but don't forget that you can still play along with last week's sketch this week too as the challenge runs until Friday 28th December. It is certainly worth playing along as the Stamp Fairy are the sponsors and are offering a prize as well as having a sale on - awesome!

December 3 Kit Release 'Gaby's Gallery'

This week's kit release is really cool - it features the very popular Amy Tangerine 'Sketchbook' collection by American Crafts which is fun and quirky with some great bright colours, I love it!

The Kit Contains:
3 and a half x 'Sketchook' patterned papers
2 x coordinating cardstock
'Sketchbook' sticker sheets

I used quite a lot of the papers in my first layout - I loved the bright yellow BUT it was a little too bright to use for the whole background so I cut it down to the frame and stuck it on the green dots which really worked well. I also got a bit happy with all the stickers - great fun and so easy!

My second layout is a little less busy but the pattern on the background paper still makes it interesting and I had more fun with my remaining stickers:

This one is Kirei's layout - she's gone for the same background paper as I used in my second layout and has come up with a bright and fun page. Check out her blog for more details on how she made it.

This week's kit costs just £6.85 and can be purchased HERE or you can subscribe in the same place!

Happy scrapping! xxx