The Memory Nest: Make It Monday no 52

Hi all

I am back with my first official sketch challenge as part of The Memory Nest Sketch Design Team 2016. I hope you find some inspiration from my sketch and if you would like to join in with our challenge you can  link up here www.thememorynest.blogspot.co.uk

Here is my layout i made

I love this photo from the Sealife Sanctuary  Weymouth so i decided to add it to a layout

I used Ocean blue spritzing ink and  the new Capsule Collection Geometric Stencils on the background

I used the new Creativity Essentials Geometric stamp set  to add texture. Then finished off the page with some flowers and buttons.

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The Memory Nest Make It Monday no 51

Hi all 

I am back with my first project as part of The Memory Nest Design Team. To join in just make a card or scrapbook page using our sketch below and link up to the challenge blog here www.thememorynest.blogspot.co.uk

I made a card using the Nature's Gallery Ultimate Die-cut pack. I layered up the toppers and added extra butterflies and gems to finish.

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Scrap Around the World September mood board

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Just sharing my entry for the months Scrap Around The World mood board you can join in here http://scraparoundtheworld.blogspot.co.uk/p/about-us.html

I used the Love is in the air 12x12 sheet for the background and a mixture of First Edition pads for the layers. I loved the mixture of blue and sepia from the mood board and used that as my inspiration.

Here are a few close ups of the page. The flowers are Papermania Paper Posies  that i have dyed with spritzing inks.

Love the pearl Ayeeda Misting sprays by 13arts as they have a rich shimmer to them

A Step in the Dark September

           

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I am back with my first Creepmas card using the Christmas Goth stamp by SLS Lines who is our sponsor for the month and here is my card.

I had a pack of Victorian Christmas paper left from last year and its sludgy tones work well with the darker Christmas theme

I got the custom stamp from www.stampingallday.co.uk custom stamps start from £5 each. She does a few alternative ones as well.

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Forever Dark September Challenge

                                                                          Hi all

I am back with my project for September and i can't believe where this year is going. I am off on my Hols soon and can't wait to spend some time on that beautiful  beach at the bottom of the caravan park. You can join our challenge here http://foreverdark2.blogspot.co.uk/. This month our sponsors are Jade Dragonne and Octopede Factory.

I have a cute little dragon card and i used one of Jade Dragonne's images for this one. Here is her Deviant art gallery http://jadedragonne.deviantart.com/

I coloured him in with the Artiste Watercolour pen set and mounted the stamp onto a few layers of patterned paper which i downloaded and printed off from Far Far Hill.

Thank you for visiting and don't forget to join our challenge by linking up for a chance to win so free digital images.

Docrafts team blog hop: Matchbox Madness

The Docrafts Project Design Team are back with another team hop and this month we challenged each other to make a match box shrine. So here is mine which i made using the Nature's Gallery range.

I started with a template that i had printed onto card and covered both sides with patterned paper and scored the lines on both sides so i can fold the flaps.

I used adhesive lace on the edges of the box and then made a bow with jute twine and glued it down. The flower is made from the mulberry flowers from Papermania and i spritzed them with Artiste Cardinal Red ink.

I used the die-cuts from the Nature's Gallery Ultimate decoupage kit.

Thank you for visiting and please pop over to the other blogs for more inspiration.

Mags Woodcock https://thetaglady.wordpress.com

Julie Wilson http://newnanny.blogspot.co.uk/

Emilie Grant http://emiliesadventuresincraftyland.blogspot.co.uk/

Michelle- http://scrapthology.blogspot.co.uk/

Katie http://whatkatiedid2.blogspot.co.uk/

Sarah Douglas http://stickerkitten.co.uk/

Amy Surey https://amysureycreations.wordpress.com/

Make it Monday 43: Snapshot

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I am playing along with The Memory Nest again and this time i have dug out my Dear Lizzy papers. I am trying out for her design team i can dream right? If you would like to join the challenge here is the link http://thememorynest.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/make-it-monday-no-43.html

I love this sketch because it uses more then one photo on the layout which i am not very good at doing. I  made this page as a summery of my holiday from May and covered the highlights. I will do a similar page for September but i think it will have to be a double.

I love the photo frame from Trimcraft and i use them on everything.

Top tip: If you run out of letters fill the blank with an embellishment instead

Thank you for popping in xx

That Craft Place Anything Goes August 2nd Challenge

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i am back with another DT project for That Craft Place Challenge Blog. If you would like to join our mixed media challenge then link up your blog to http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.co.uk/ for a chance to win some goodies.

I have a layout to share this month and i will start off with a bit about how to build the background. 

I started by using the mini squares stencil mask and then painted over it with DecoArt Crackle paint.

 Once dry  i took  three spritzing inks: Artiste Cardinal Red, DecoArt Purple Mister, DecoArt Magenta Mister and spritzed them on to the page. I then spritzed water over them and let the colours run into each other and added even more ink and let it run down the page. I finished off the background by using texture stamps and stamping them arounfdthe page randomly.

I used a wooden frame from the That Craft Place shop and painted it with crackle paint before spritzing with inks. To stop the page bubbling up spritz water onto the front and back of the page as you dry it with a heat gun.

I used a photo of my Nan and Grandad

I spritzed white paper flowers with misters

I added lace and textile in between  the paper layers to add texture and painted the MDF word to use as a title.

Thank you for visiting and the shop links are bellow

Docrafts Christmas 2015 Create Christmas: Altered tree ornaments

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I am back with more Christmas creations and this time i am using the wooden ornaments from the Docrafts Create Christmas range.

I painted them all with Blanc Acrylic paint. I used gold spritzing ink on the tree and decorated it with a bow made of lace trim, I also spritzed the bow with Ocean Blue and Gold Spritzing inks

I used the Papermania basics paper flowers and added colour to them with Spritzing inks.

I added white glitter to the base of the snowflake and spritzed with gold ink to hold it in place.

I added mini bells and gold berries to the bow and inked the edges of the Gingerbread man with gold ink.

Thank you for visiting and you can find a tutorial for these projects here

Make it Monday no 46

Hi all here is my take on the sketch for Make it Monday no 46. If you would like to link up then visit www.thememorynest.blogspot.co.uk

I loved the circles on the sketch, I cut out the doilies from the Simply Floral 12x12 paper pack an mixed them in with pale yellow buttons. The photograph is of my Great Grandmother Ethel and my Grandmother Irene i dont know anything else about this photo but it must have been taken around the 40's era.

I finaly found a use for the lace notelets i had lying around.

Thank you for visiting

Make it Monday no 44

I am back with my entry for Make it Monday no 44 and i have made a card with this sketch from www.thememorynest.blogspot.co.uk

I used the Forever Friends Decadent range for this one. There is a lot of gold foil and sparkles in this range.

Always add glue to self adhesive gems when sticking them onto foil coated paper as they drop back off again.

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Trimcraft Christmas 2015; First Edition Gilded Winter Cards

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I am back with a few cards i have made using the new Gilded Winter paper pads

I used the Dovecraft essentials photo frames to create a layered topper to use on the card i have a tutorial here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NpOWLZWb5A

                  My second card i made uses all the lovely gold and glittery bits in the paper pad.

I added a few sparkles on using the Mirabelle embellishments and glitter glue

Thank you for visiting