Hang Out The Flags!

The theme this week at Scrapbook Sisters is

 "Bunting"

I coloured up a Pure Innocent Digi image,fussy cutting it out and replacing the bird (on the original digi) with a stamped Balloon and placing a parcel by the birthday girl's feet. After adding glossy accents I added a glittered peel off number from my long forgotten pile, wish I'd thought to add this prior to adding the gloss as I think it would look better. The Bunting is randomly cut from off cuts of bazzil, edges are inked, stitching drawn on and letters stamped to make the birthday girl's name.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Sassy Cheryls 119, Birthday Celebration,

Bunny Zoe's 25, Girls, girls, girls,

DMC40, Seeing spots,

Lexi's 67, Happy Birthday,

MIM93, Anything goes,

SFC2312, Shaped card,

Cutie Pie 20, Stitching,

Stampalicious, Shaped card,

Catered Crop, Bunting,

Oldie but Goodie, Bunting.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x



Got The Coffee Covered

 A plea from my lovely sister-in-law to teach her to crochet got me searching for my hooks where I found a project I started last year. Anyway, between me guiding her through a few stitches which I might add, she grasped brilliantly, I finished off my pot cover. 

What do you think, I originally made it to fit a baked bean tin, my husband thought I'd gone quite mad when I placed it over a full tin to try it for size and told him I was going to do the same for the tinned spaghetti lol!  Anyway, I remembered I'd thrown a coffee tin earlier and although a little narrower it still fits fine.

 

I have no pattern to share, it was out of my head though I have seen similar designs for the flower here.



I'm using my creation for the following challenges:-

Inspire Me Friday 62, Anything goes,

MAWTT, Anything but a card,

Creatalicious 34, Top line Bingo,

RRR49, Flowers and ribbon,

Recycle,Repurpose,Re invent,Recycle,metal,anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Have a good week,

Julie.x

With A Flourish!

Just a quick post with my entry for this week's challenge at Less Is More. I stamped and masked the butterfly then stamped the flourish in pink. I then masked the outside and gently sponged colour onto the butterflies.  The sentiment is stamped in pale lilac then shadow stamped in a darker shade, I'm wishing I'd only stamped it with dark as it makes my eyes go funny looking at it  but it's a pretty cool effect. I added some stickles to the flourish for some sparkle.

 

Less Is More 71, One layer with flourish.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Red, White And Blue

Morning all, what an amazing long weekend we were treated to for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee!  What a Lady she is!
With the celebrations in mind Julie has set the new challenge theme at Scrapbook Sisters as

"Red White and Blue"

We sure have seen lots of the colour combination here in the UK with all the Bunting and flags that have been flying!

Now, I have a confession to make, I usually make my DT cards a week in advance but found myself panicking on Monday evening as  I'd got mixed up with my days and as we were going up to London yesterday I had to make a card PDQ so my card is really simple. I also need to appologise for not getting round to comment on the huge amount of entries that there were last week either, I don't know where the week went. 

The centre of my flower is actually a button with tiny pearls in the centre covered with glossy accents to hold them in place.

I'm using my card for the following challenges:-

Creative Craft, Red, White and Blue,

CYDA46, Red, White and Blue,

LIM70, Red, White and Blue,

Card Makin Mamas, Punches,

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been?

I've been to London to look at the Queen!

Actually, in reality I've been to London to look at a screen lol!

The crowds were amazing and we ended up stopping in Trafalgar Square and watching the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations there as the Mall was already full to capacity.  I don't think my photo is too bad considering  I cropped it from my big screen photo.

I have never felt so proud to be British!

Hope you have a great week,

Julie.x

Totally Ladybug Tuesday

It's Tams "Big Birthday" challenge theme this fortnight at Totally Ladybug Tuesday and as a special treat Kerry  has given us a New Release image "Beer Belly Man" isn't he fun! I can't believe that Kerry's practically giving him away at only £1.50!  I aim on giving him a Hawaiian shirt next time I use him but it wouldn't have suited the recipient this time lol!

I flipped the image before printing him out, coloured him with Copics and fussy cut him out. I added some glossy accents to his pint and gave him a birthday badge using some peel off numbers and a domed sticker.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

Great Impressions 4, Die cuts,

Here Come The Boys 28, Anything goes,

OSAAT116, Use a digi,

Little Claires 21, Male,
Craftroom Challenge, Birthday,
Digital Tuesday 163, Anything goes,
Papertake Weekly, Anything goes,
Kaboodles Doodles, All manly men,
Lexis 66, Man/boy,
My Craft Spot 58, What's your age.

"Happy 30th Birthday for tomorrow Tams!"

Thanks for stopping by

Julie.x

A Twinchie Bit Of Fun!

Today is the launch of a new challenge and I have to say that I've been eagerly waiting for it to begin since I read about it on Eileen's blog the other week.

So here is my first "Twinchie"!

What do you think? it's a tiny creation that measures

2" square. The theme for the launch is "Best of British" and for anyone who thinks they haven't got anything suitable, I actually cut my tiny bunting from the newspaper after I'd given it the glossy accent treatment to make sure it didn't fall apart. I thought that with all of the Jubilee Celebrations that no street party would be complete without a plate of cakes!

I'm using this for the following challenges:-

SUYT1, Best of British,

MIM91, Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Just a quick update, the "Show Us Your Twinchie" challenge blog is having some teething troubles, blogger isn't playing ball so they've had to come of air whilst they try to sort it out. Eileen promises she will let me know as soon as they get it sorted.