Summer living

This is a challenge at Kt craft to make a gate fold anniversary card,I love gate fold well I love anything cardmaking which it not the norm full stop
Here I have used autumn leaves patterend papers love this color scheme the dotty piece behind the Prima voila die cut strips I also used to line the inside with and saved a piece to line the inside of the envelope, the Prima strip Iam loving this stuff I inked it up and then place kaiser pearls on it[think they are called blush] a very pale duck egg blue,voila one anniversary card





This friendship card was a sketch challenge at kt crafts by Jan tatmir,great sketch to work for Jan`s work can also be found at SAR[some assembly required]
cut to shape and mounted on a pastel pink base,I used a breezy design rub on and then placed crytal`s and pearls from kaiser on different flower head
Well a fine sunny day here and I have a couple more card challenges to show up maybe tomorrow I will post them up
Oh to all my friends over the pond setting off tomorrow to the Summer CHA firstly stay safe! secondly take your laptop`s and get some sneek previews up and lastly return safe soon loaded with new stuff!!..
Now if I was going my bee line would be Craft secrets stall,tattered angels,fancy pants and prima stands first, I have seen some nice peeks into lots of new stuff and new manufacturers hitting the market espcecially black market papers,oh and want to see Jenni bowlins new stuff oh and hambly birdcages DS and see maya road is launching maya mists[would have to try just to compare to my glimmer mist`s but dont think anyone can match tattered angels with this stuff and range oh see the list would not even finish to much to list ,right Iam off...............

inspiration

This one I find my most wackiest,loudest layouts ever,do not know what was running through my mind at the time,bit I wanted to show what inspired me, like colour/color
ink and stamps ribbons and buttons and flowers and all colours/colors of paper cardstock etc
Iam one of these people whom is taken by mood and what I see when I look at something. Tell me does your mood alter your scrapbooking/cardmaking !!? What is your source of inspiration !!? Doe you start with your papers or your pictures!!?
OH please tell me I would love to know,oh and I feel Blog Candy ..............

Sunday,Sunday

Oh it a very nice sunny Day and I like a wander around the garden,look at the work of art below its a marigold, I find we are so blessed when looking at how unique this detailing is the flower. Shame I have lots of chores on the agenda to attend to ugh! Managed to sit playing and made a few cards last night. Played with the New Prima Voila art die cut strips and DID have lots of fun,and flocked with black wow not sure If I like the feel of this stuff but went ahead with my idea [will show you later]


oh and I will be in the strawberry`s later fancy some for tea,so nice just getting out and picking my own

Time to reveal!!!!!!

Wow its the 7Th of July and you know what this means its time to uncover the challenge laid on the table from Vicki Chrisman,make sure you hop over to Vicki`s and see what the others have created

http://vickichrisman.blogspot.com/

I just love this sort of challenge and can honestly say I had an idea in my head and the mojo just totally erupted on this challenge I have used so many techniques in the making of this WALL HANGING I had the envelope with my pieces and then could only play with plain card stocks

we could use ink,stamps other mediums etc I really love playing this and had so much fun

Right we better get listing then I started using World win card stock DS - color Raspberry and then I cut it to 10 x12 Now the glimmer mist stencils out ,glimmer mist- tattered Rose and bubble gum pink armed ready and sprayed a fine misting,then thought it needed a bit of a pattern the good old bleach came out and I drizzles and dragged and pushed my paintbrush[fine] around the get movement I craved.

Now going onto my image from crafty secret heart warming vintage image from the new journal booklet http://www.craftysecrets.com/

a "um "and a "R,"right I though booklet ran through my head so out came a neutral card stock cut into 4 x 4 and made 4 pieces and then folded in middle ,damped it all down with my sprayer ,screwed it ,bashed it,twisted it and started curling and ripping corners and edges to get what I wanted,now a quick splat of modge podge to hold edges whilst it all dried out Once dry I then gave it a coating of tattered rose and Coffee shop Glimmer mist then when dried I then gave it all 2 good coats of modge podge gloss and left to dry,mounted the Craft secrets image in the middle and the pieces of text from the journal piece , happy so far,needs a mount so I went for Bazzill card stock cut to shape and machine stitched in red leaves around the shape. The pattern paper from my pack I cut into triangle`s and mounted on double sided pads to the top of the page giving it a banner look,corrugated a piece through my ribber and placed this to the bottom. Now the heart from my pack I inked green embossed with some UTE[ultra thick embossing powder] Not totally happy decided I would use my glue pad and add some cerise pearl-ex on to it more UTE and I think finally 3 coats later I was happy with the result,3 buttons now
I wanted some thread so in my pack I had a green ribbon and upon playing noticed the black thread would pull so I carefully pulled 2 lengths out of it and thread through the buttons.My flowers red and white had to be changed [white one] inked and embossed green and anchored with the little heart grommet in the pack,voila this is the end result ,please make sure you go check the other participants out at Vicki`s blog oh and get a glimpse of the new Tattered angels stuff over here to[not for the faint hearted lol!!]its sure to melt your plastic when its released thats for sure!!!!!!! and don`t blame me!!!!

VICKI- thanks for having me play! and having so much fun again..........

yeah I know another one today

Well I just had to tell you about this smashing Guy called Adrian

from Omaha,Nebraska from Tender Heart Treasures,well like the latta

he is an absolute treasure I had to ring to pay for my order oh and add some things on,so nice to speak to a real person,so pleasant and helpful

and here`s to you Adrian enjoy your 3 days break whilst celebrating 4Th July,if everyone was like you the world would be a better place

http://www.tenderheart.com/

and all my friends over the water I hope you all have a great holiday tomorrow

HAPPY 4Th of JULY

100% better

Well A bright layout for a bright sunny day this was a challenge using the words "lazy days of summer @ Ktcraft recent cyber crop, This was cherry arte paper extracted from the 12" x12" sheet and this is the 1st time I have used a photo twice of my DS,this bucket had water in for wash
ing my windows but I went indoors to get my blade what do you call it and some how he had managed to get totally in this how I dont know but it took some getting him out lol!!crazy child of mine....

My cardinal red climatis in full bloom and so rich and dark in colour
I love my climatis along with my roses







and here is my blonde bombshell just look at the muck around her chops she has only been in my strawberries pinching them,they dont call them retrievers for nothing,but did not know she would retrieve my strawberries little minx,well big actually...

oh I got a e-mail today saying a layout I had submitted is going to be published firt time I have actually submitted and so happy right now
and then ohhh soon be the 7th July and I can upload and link you to my
Vicki Chrisman challenge Iam very happy how it turned out even though it took a slight twist to the idea`s in my head ,the mojo errupted totally on this..........7th,7th yes .....
and Iam feeling a 100% better than I was ,Told my child keep your germs to yourself next time I dont need them..........

Saturday

Well I have been blog slacking Iam pretty sure of it lol!!
I will get back in the swing of things shortly,I`am just finishing up
on the challenge from Vicki Christman so Iam pretty in front and
just needs some finishing touches,silly me really should have taken
a shot of the envelope from nebraska and so pleased no snakes or wasps
got sealed in that envelope !! it would totally have freaked me out lol!!

Today I must crack on with the never ending chores to finish and this stairs and landing need finishing just not managed to climb any ladders for last few days,phone ringing appointments been altered and changed then cancelled when you have been sat waiting annoying becuase uh it time out of my life with other things I could have done.
I have felt pretty crook last few days headache ,sore throat,might be the paint or just this good old english weather,no two days ever been the same,sat here now peering out the window looks like raining heading this way or a storm
laters my friends.......