Country View Crafts Challenge #4 June

Im playing along with the June challenge @ http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/challenge-4-june.html for this challenge your crafts project must use Die cuts.

 this layout is out of my heritage album and i used the Sizzix Bigz Tattered forals by Tim Holtz and used a balling tool to distress the flower petals. I used to Tim Holtz Vintage Market Alpha Die for the title which i created using recycled card.

 

Products used:

HOTP Roses in Harmony

Papermania Pampered pets

Tim Holtz Tattered floral Bigz die

Tim Holtz Vintage market Alpha Die

Papermania Bare basics flowers and flourishes chipboard

Bo bunny Distressed Textures clear stamps

 

 

 

Jill's challenge Docrafts 28th of may to 4 june

This week's challenge at docrafts http://www.docrafts.com/crafttalk/forum/default.aspx?g=posts&t=4169734. You can take anything from the image and you can submit a card or layout.

i was inspired by this sketch from page maps

 this shot was taken while at the Out There Festival last year, it was fun to watch all the different styles of street performances over the weekend.

 i used X-cut Chronology Cogs die cutter with Kanban Chocolate and copper Scroll Textured Metalic Duos card stock and HOTP Roses in Harmony with Basic Grey granola and Papermania Chronology papers and Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Ink. I wanted a steampunk feel to the page so the cogs worked perfectly.

Once upon a Sketch May Challenge

 

 

This months challenge by Once Upon A Sketch  is about Numbers so i decided to make another heritage page about my grandparents wedding. i used the date of the wedding as the title. Here's the link http://onceuponasketchblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/challenge-reminder-5-days-left.html. If you use chipboard you can submit your layout to berry71bleu at  http://berry71bleu.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge-rules.html, so a chance to enter their challenge.

 I used HOTP Roses in Harmony papers and papermania pampered pets because the colours blend well. i used Prima and Bobunny stamps for the background.

 For the flower i used Tim Holtz tattered florals dies and embossed the petals using a balling tool, i then painted around the edges with white acrylic paint and added a chipboard flourish and beading .

 For the corrugated card effect i used a paper crimper and then inked the card with Tim Holtz Vintage photo ink and then mixed some white acrylic paint with a little water and blended them together.

I used something called paper mesh to tuck behind the tear.

Scrap Around The World May 2013 Challenge

This months Challenge from Scrap Around The World  at http://scraparoundtheworld.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/welcome-to-scrap-around-world-and-our.html

 i would just like to say that i had a lot of fun participating in this challenge. but now on to the story  behind my layout. Everyone loves a mystery especially one surrounding you family tree, so when i found this photo amongst my Grandmother's possessions i had so many questions. who is she, what was she like, is she related?. Sadly this photo will remain a mystery because my nan suffered from memory loss during her final months and couldn't remember who this lady is. My Mum and i believe it is my Nan's eldest sister Rose but we can't be certain because we don't have any photos of her as a young woman.

 i cut these tags from the HOTP Roses in Harmony sample pack i got with SBM. i loved working with these papers as they blend so well with my heritage photos.

 I got the name of the title from the only clue written on the back of the photo which was the year it was taken 1939.

 I've been practicing with distressing techniques, my favorite so far is rolling the edges and inking them to achieve a worn look.

 i sanded the edges of my base paper  to add to the shabby chic look of my layout.

i made these flowers by hand using the Tim Holtz Tattered Floral decorative die strip. i rolled the edges and used a balling tool to press the centres of the petals to 3d them. it took ages too do but I'm pleased with the results.

Tenby 1970

i've been practicing some new techniques this week, having invested in a heat tool and the new distressed textures stamps from Bo'bunny. so what better way to experiment with distressed textures clear stamps then to make a heritage page.

 This is my mum on holiday at Tenby in wales between 1968 -1970.  How different things looked back then, they dont build caravans like this anymore and we dont seem to have summer anymore either.

 The butterfly was from the HOTP Roses in Harmony range and the rest are from my collection of bits and bobs.

 i used clear embossing powder to give the van an enameled look and to make it look more 3D.