Scrapbook Sisters Week 29

Wow, it was another amazing week with an awesome number of entries for challenge 28 at Scrapbook Sisters! This weeks challenge is bound to be just as popular,with Mothers day being this Sunday,the theme for Week 29 is Mum or Special Lady. I used a lovely Meljens image and teamed it up with papers from the Forever Friends Goodlife Retro Collection paper pack. I added buttons to the centre of each flower and used Sizzix Moxi Alphabet to cut M U M. Using a Copic fine liner I added additional stitching to the image and around the papers I also used stickles to the centres of the coloured flowers.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Happy Birthday Karen!

It's my mate Karen over at Scrapbook Sisters' birthday today so I thought you'd like to see the card I made for her. I'm hoping that Julie has passed the card on to her before she reads my post today but if she hasn't DON'T LOOK KAREN!!!! Karen is a great lover of "Molly Blooms" so I thought I'd use the stamp that I got free with a magazine along with the "Forever Friends Good life" clear stamps to make the postmark. These are available at Scrapbook Sisters, I can't see them on their website at the mo but I'm sure that if you gave them a ring they'd be able to help you. It's a great set with a couple of different post marks and various other sentiments. I'm using this card for the following challenges:- Make It Monday 30,Inspirational,

OLLC76,Special friends,

Pollycraft 86,Friends,

IDICCB48,Pink and purple,

Allsorts 96,Special lady,

Simon Says Stamp,Girlie.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Fussy Background

I'm going to keep it short tonight,the clocks change and the idea of an hour less in bed doesn't thrill me.
I'm not sure that I like this card,the backgrounds a bit too fussy for my liking,I really struggle with patterned papers.
The digi is by Mo manning,I so loved colouring this one, I haven't a home for this card,One for the box I think unless I decide to dismantle it which is highly probable!

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-
Wee Memories 49,Anything goes,
Paper Cutz 84,Use 3 patterned papers,
Friday Sketchers 147,Sketch,
Papertake,Girlie.
That's all from me tonight,
Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x

Happy Birthday Mum!

I'm so glad that you've called by to witness a MAJOR achievement for me :) I know that for most of you lovely bloggers that this is a simple task but for me it is HUGE!!!!
I've cut the excess off from the edge of my photo using paint! lol,if anyone asks me how I did it I have absolutely no idea but I did it,even my son said "Well done mum,I'm really proud of you!"
I'm doing a major happy dance :) Maybe I can start posting scrapbook layouts more often.

(Please ignore the rectangle in the corner,just put your thumb over it as you read)
Anyway, it was my Mum's 83rd birthday today so I thought that in honour of the occasion that I'd do something different for a change and enter my very first Scrapbooking Challenge, I looked for a photo of just my mum but ended up with a lovely photo of my mum and dad when they were first "Courting".
I know that I'm on the card design team for Scrapbook Sisters but I'm not too talented when it comes to scrapbooking so I'm hoping that Karen and Julie will humour me and let me enter the New Monthly Scrapbook Challenge,the theme for the March challenge is "Framed". I used a selection of DP's from K&Co's Poppyseed 12x12 paper pack, used my Martha Stewart border punch to create a frame around my paper and dug out some Sizzix dies to create the flower and flourish embellie and Sizzix Sunset Alphabet for the title.

I think that the photo was taken at Margate's Dream Land though I'm not 100% sure,must check with mum before I add any journal ling to the rear of the layout.

So here goes,I'm entering this layout for the following challenges:-

Scrapbook Sisters,Framed,
Crafts and Me 27,Anything goes,
Anything Goes Challenge,Make your own embellishment,

Tuesday Throwdown 41,Anything but a card,

Make It Monday 29,Inspirational,

Sugar Creek Hollow,Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Southern Girls 15

Hi there,it's still Wednesday and I'm back again with my second post and second easel card of the day,(please scroll down for the earlier post.) Challenge 14 at Southern girls was such a popular one and I'm sure that Challenge 15 will be also. The theme is "Add An Animal" in my case,I've added a bear,how cute is she, the image is Bea by Teddy Bo and is called,"Stop and smell the roses",she was gorgeous to colour. Teddy Bo are one of the challenge sponsors along with "Michelle's Scrapbooking" I used a felt brad to the centre of my flower so thought I'd cut out MUM from purple felt to compliment it using my Quickutz Moxi alphabet and the Cuttlebug. The lace across my card was actually removed from the cap sleeves of an outgrown school summer dress,it was so pretty and you know what they say,waste not,want not!

I used a white gel pen to add stitches to the papers which were free with a magazine and added 3d glaze to the wellie boots. If anyone sees me out and about,remind me to buy some new glossy accents as I've come to the bottom of the bottle!

I then added some flat backed self adhesive gems and popped up the sentiment using foam dots.

I did the Nestie trick to cut out the image leaving the hat and box outside of the cut.

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

A Spoonfull Of Sugar 144,pearls,ribbon,rhinestones,flowers, Creative Craft,Lace,

Everybody Art 134,Birthday,

Karen's Doodles 55,More than one fold,

Papertake Weekly,It's a mom thing, Creative Inspirations 55,Easel,

Two Sisters 31,Furry friends,

CYDA16,For mum,

ECP34,For Mum,

OCC,Don't throw that away.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Scrapbook Sisters 28

Happy Wednesday! the sun has certainly started to put in an appearance this week so with that in mind I thought I'd add one to my DT card for this weeks challenge at Scrapbook Sisters. The theme for the latest challenge is "Anything Goes", so come on,excel yourself,show us what you've got!I thought I'd make an easel card and use some of the remains from the Nitwit's topper sheet. Now,I couldn't make up my mind what sort of greeting to add,I wanted something a little witty,I was thinking along the lines of,"Some Bunny Loves You" or "You Make Me So Very Hoppy",any ideas? answers on the back of a sealed envelope please lol! The card isn't for an anniversary or anything,just one to give to Karen to put in the shop hopefully to inspire someone to try out these brilliant press out A4 topper sheets.I used my circle Nestabilities to create the hills and the sunshine. The row of carrots are placed below the rabbits using a double thickness of foam tape,the flowers serve as the stopper on the easel placed with foam dots.

I'll be back later in the day with another card.
Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x

Beside The Sea Side

Looks like we could be in for a good week weather wise,it's been another lovely sunny day today,I do hope that you've been blessed with good weather too. Back in October I won a challenge at Prairie Fairie and picked out some digis for my winners prize I chose "Hoisting the sails" thinking it would be perfect for a man's card so here it is. I teamed it with the lovely comical Seagull,part of set Suzy 5 by Marij Rahder and used up papers from a class project from ages ago. I then added some paper string and a charm,perfect.

I coloured the images using Copics.

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

Make it Monday 29,Inspirational,
OSAAT54,For the boys,

SSSC109,Sketch,

CES28,Inspired By A Song,(Oh I do like to be beside the seaside)

Stamping Vacation,What a guy,boating theme,

Sugar Creek Hollow,Anything goes,
Fairy Knoll 42,Birthday,

Paper Cutz 83,Your choice.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x