Sketchy Cards For A Challenge!

Yes it's me back again for another challenge to get you ready for tomorrow's National Scrapbooking Day blog hop with

Spielgel Mom Scraps and Southern Girls

 this time you are challenged to make cards using either or both sketches.

Here's the first sketch.



and the card I told you about at 8am this morning.

 I used my gorgeous Lavinia stamps for this card,

 I rather like this card!.

And here is the second of the sketches.

Again I used my lovely new script stamps, 

I LOVE THIS STAMP!

We would love it if you joined in with the fun!

I'm using these cards for the following challenges:-
Kitty Bee 46, Girly cards,
Craft 309, Add a charm, use metal,
Allsorts 309, April showers bring May flowers.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Fancy A Treasure Hunt?

As National Scrapbooking Day is almost here, 

Spielgel Mom Scraps and Southern Girls

 are challenging you today.

The third of the challenges is a treasure hunt.

We would love it if you joined in with the fun!

You need to use a project that's still in it's packaging, an office supply, something gold and some cork.

My first ever Bind it all project!

I hadn't got any cork embellishments so I took my craft knife to a cork to make the centre of my flower.

The pages are Kraft envelopes, folded and covered with DP.
It's all ready to add photos and embelishments!

I need to do this sort of thing more often!

It's amazing how many bits and pieces you can use up.

Mini books make excellent gifts too!

I'm using this mini book  for the following challenges:-

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Challenging You To A Little Sketch!

As National Scrapbooking Day is almost here, 

Spielgel Mom Scraps and Southern Girls

 are challenging you today.

The first of the challenges is a sketch.

We would love it if you joined in with the fun!

And here's my layout.

I'm using this layout for the following challenges:-
Alphabet Challenge, F is For friendship,
2CC 26, No cards.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Pretty In Pink Or Feeling Blue?

Oh my, where did April go? I'm finding it hard to believe how quickly the weeks are racing by! 

Can you believe that it's time for a new challenge

 theme at Lavinia already.

May's theme is 

"Pink or Blue",

 or if you really can't choose between them, just go mad and use both! 

I'm only going to share two of my projects here for the moment but if you check back later you will see that I've a busy day planned!

Oh my goodness, I have some gorgeous new Lavinia stamps, if you look carefully at the background of my box you might just notice some text. This I have to say is my new favourite stamp, text is so versatile, and if you're considering treating yourself I'd say that this is a must have! It can be used for any occasion. Here I stamped it onto textured paper so although you can clearly see the text, I've made the hearts that are also on the stamp disappear into the background. I wanted the focal stamps to be the big feature if you know what I mean.

I've not done this sort of thing for for ages but I have to say that I really enjoyed covering this little sweet box, I've had it in the drawer for a while now, knowing that one day I'd work out what to do with it. I ended up filling it with some lovely glass beads that I'd bought for a gift.

(and forgotten to send, sorry Susan) 

It's obviously an "out of the ordinary" month for me, did you ever think that you'd see me using texture paste!

This was actually my practice offcut of card that I tried out my texture paste on, if you call back at 2pm you will see what I actually used it for, it also features some of

 Lavinia's finest stamps too!

I just love this honeysuckle too, simply stamped and a little colour added using my copics.

I'm entering the following challenges:-

SS219, Anything but a card,

MMM, Vintage,
Sister Act 104, Anything goes,
Allsorts 309, April Showers bring May flowers.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Relax

Just thought I'd share a card that I made last weekend using the ScanNcut and my Tilda papers.

I love the challenge of making something that is entirely flat look dimensional, this is easily done using only an ink pad around the edges and my warm grey 3 copic ciao.

I still haven't got around to getting canvas so the stitched lines were done by hand. The paper pad came complete with some diecuts, I think that the flowers look fab as cushions.

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

HIMCR196, Freestyle,

CC275, Girly,

SCT83, No image,
MAWTT, Anything but square,
CBD, Shaped card.

Before I go, as you can see from the poster, the Southern Girls are linking up with Spiegelmom on National Scrapbook day, we hope that you will join us and if you fancy treating yourself to some goodies to scrap long, Jodie is offering you all 15% discount in her etsy shop when you use this code:- NSD15






Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x

Shine Like A Star!

It's time for the new challenge to start at 

Southern Girls.

The theme this time is 

"Starry Starry Night!"

Now, you may have noticed that I've not blogged much recently, that's because I haven't been able to do much in the way of crafting as I've managed to hurt my shoulder. 

This means that I wasn't able to use the gorgeous image from "Art by Miran" that I was supplied with, one of the sponsors this time, please check out the challenge blog for full details of the sponsors of this challenge.

Luckily though I had made a card for my son that I haven't yet blogged, luckily it does also have a star on it!

I made my card using the ScanNcut, this time instead of making the front and back in the shape of the name, I welded the name to a curved rectangle. Initially I left the inside white but felt that it lacked that little something then my eye was drawn to my box of washi tape, a few lines gave the perfect result.

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

CCC111, Shaped cards,

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Lemon And Lime

It's time for April's Challenge at Lavinia and the theme for this month is

"Lemon and Lime"

I made two items using the theme this time using a selection of Lavinia stamps on my card.

I trimmed into my "Alura" die cut to create my tag adding some stamping to the background, in my head I envisaged that the gorgeous fairy is collecting dew drops falling from the branches above her, I do love this die!

I would like to enter the following challenges:-

CFAS99, Animals,

LRW283, Animals,

Simon Says, Happy Birthday,

TSOC, Fly with me,

Cards and more, Tag,

TIOT, wings.

If you fancy joining in with the challenge this month, all you need to do is follow the theme and break out those Lavinia Stamps or Dies, you could find yourself winning a

£40 voucher!

There's no need to have a blog to enter as 

email entries are accepted!

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x