CISter's Stylish June Sketches

Another great sketch blog just discovered -

I tried out their latest June sketches here !

Love how inspiring their colored sketches are .

We'll always have Paris layout - using my scraps of Lily Bee French Couture pps & their die cuts.

Some misting with a circular shape to follow the curve on the Eiffel Tower

as well as some near the paper edges for a distressed look.

For the title I recycled a Dove of the East pp label .

too lazy to print my own here.

This layout uses a mix of SEI, Prima pps & MM Wedding collection die cuts !

Love this unusual color combo

for this pic of our 16 yr old niece on her prom night last year .

Rouge De Garance meets Prima

Definitely love the combo of my 2 fave brands !

This one's for Scrapping The Music's Challenge #90 .

Journaling along the edges :

But sometimes,
We forget what we got,
Who we are.
Oh who are are not.
I think we gotta chance,
To make it right.

From the Song Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight .

Did a bit of masking with the TH's Flourish MAsk in the top left corner with Jazz Blue GM .

I added some stickles after that to put a little personal stamp on the pp .

Scrap The Boys ! Boys & their toys

Another SCRAP- tasic challenge blog I've just discovered , this time from Down Under !

http://scraptheboys.blogspot.com/

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Their Challenge this month :

Criteria:

*RED, BLACK and ONE OTHER COLOUR.

*Photo/s of them with their toys.

DS has just gotten hold of a Nintendo DS this week

( yes he's gone thru the lego, bike, Gameboy , PSP phases too .. in fact we so want to take pics of him on his Swave board but haven't gotten round to it ! )

The challenge was so timely -

& I don't think I've ever scrapped him with his toys very much come to think of it!

So while the DS player is still nice & new & a novelty ard here ,

I used some pics of him here , snapped by DD .

I was so tickled by Lucy's idea of painting the edges of patterned paper yesterday

to create a shaped paper that I had to try something out here -

I used a Collage Press die cut &

finally opened up my bottle of Claudine Hellmuth's paint

which has been there for months now !

& yes ! there is a sister challenge blog called

Scrap The Girls !

of course!

Started by Susan Longman ,

who really is ink-credible !!!

Check out these links for some new inspo !

Fun with Collage Press diecuts

Wow ! These Collage Press Die Cuts- Knave of Hearts here - are more fun than I thought !

Using Twisted Sketches #2 -
This week's twist is to use at least 1 diecut shape !

I had sure had some fun here

using the round frames & a diecut tag for journaling.

Pic of DD today & when she was 3 !

My Little Sketch Blook -June 14th sketch

This is what happens when I go thru 4 bags/kits of scrappy schtuff-

mixing up the new & old findings .

The newest being the FP Kraft Cut Die Cut & the oldest -

prolly the AC stitches rub ons I used on the photo.

I love using Liz's sketches -

for some reason they really do prompt me

to put together things I don't normally try to !

& that's all good !

Altering Patterned Paper

Inspired by Lucy Edson's tutorial over

The Next Step ,

a technique challenge blog

I altered my base DCWV Safari Chic cardstock

as follows :

Dry painting with dark brown acrylic paint,

stamping in brilliance rust red ink using a round Fontwerks stamp ,

stamping with off white acrylic paint using Glitz Designs polka dot roller doodles,

when everything was dry I also painted the edges of the cardstock with corduroy crackled paint.

And gold & ice stickles were added to some of the off white dots .

Thanks for the inspo , Lucy !

cps 120 - USe It

For CPS 120

& joining in the fun at Use It for the first time .

Use It! challenge no.14

by

Joanne Burton

...

Joanne challenges us to:

1. Use pink!

...

2. Add scallops

(with scissors, a punch, die-cut paper, etc.)

...3. Add a tag

(just for fun)

...

4. Enjoy the creative process

as much as the finished card!

Card Patterns Sketch 19

Using the latest Card Patterns #19

and my first Webster's Pages Magical Wishes card.

Other supplies : MM alpha stickers ,Flower Patch ribbon ;

Webster's Pages Vellum & cardstock sticker,Core'dinations CS.

a rANdoM stand-up comedy post.

Warning :only If you don't mind racist jokes...

Di Hickman's card sketches - Apr 09

My cards for Di Hickman's Apr Sketches.

A post to remind myself as well how much I loved using these papers-

WRMK Tiffany line & CI Marah Johnson's Heiress pps.

when I made these cards

( & still have a load of them ! )

Webster's Pages June Card Challenge

Love Webster's Pages latest challenge -

to simply make a card!

Rather than let these lovely papers languish around

without a great idea for a layout yet, why not make a card ?

I can see it's easy to use up all the leftover WP A Sweet Life & Magical Wishes pps

if I can just focus on making more cards with them ( or a mini album...)

Also finally got round to taking part with CardPatterns weekly card sketch,

using their sketch 18 here.

WP Sweet Life pps,cardstock stickers, green trim,

Vintage Plastic Flower, Prima canvas tag

Teen In Paris

These days 

It seems we should no longer be satisfied with using patterned papers as is - 

admittedly I do like making shaped papers using other die cuts as templates

( i used a Bazzill scalloped die cut here as the template on the G45 pp ) 

Definitely a great idea towards making more unique layouts 

& putting your own stamp 

on your creations. 

My supplies : 

G45 Transatlantique pps, Primas , Dove of the East Shanghai vintage pp, 7 Gypsies Gaffer tape .

Sketch by Stacy Cohen . 

Our church friend , 13 yr old Eliza's first trip to Paris, in June last year .

ICSketches #20 - Go Places

The sponsor this week for ICS is a BRAND NEW company that was started by Melyssa Connolly. She has started Whimsie Doodles, a digital stamp and cutting file store, on etsy.
If you stop by her blog, you can also find out about her Design Team Call!!!!

Also this week on the ICS blog there is a Whimsie Doodles-This Bud's for you Digistamp for free. Now this is for all readers.
So be sure to grab it by clicking on the image.
Create a card or project with these amazing digistamps.

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Wow , that's quite a bit of fun going on at ICS !

It's a very nice, safe,warm place to go take part in a card challenge .
You will always be made to feel very welcomed .

& that's in no small part due to the philosophy of ICS' owner , Dawn !

Yes , so let's play on -

My card this week uses more MM Great Escape pps& journaling spot,
MM Passport sticker & button, DCWV Animal Crackers cardstock,
a scrap of Prima red glittered transparency ,
K&Co Life Journey journaling tag.

I tried to make a little scene ...

here,

but not really.

Check out what my friend , Carole Janson , Queen of 3D,

did with her Pink Paislee Layout Scene !!!

Now that's really taking 3D to the next level !

I'm only just figuring how to make things stand on a layout,

definitely not even exploring diorama concepts yet . lol.

Using my fave Rouge De Garance Adele line :les gourmandises pp & some Jolee's like dimensional stickers. & a bit of Seafoam Glimmer Mist. Sketch by Amanda Muirhead.

My photo( created at photofunia.com ) is that of a billboard so I thought it would be fun to make it stand here .

Otherwise , it is held down by 2 dimensional stickers on the left & right.

My journaling is prompted by the latest Creative therapy challenge :

Tell us about one thing you’d change about yourself (physical or otherwise).

2 more pics hidden & the
journaling reads :

Peaches and cream complexion !

Give me smooth face skin to change anytime!

Fortunately I can do that with my photos... anyday ...

I am not blessed with flawless skin , at the mo for sure .

Just having some fun , exploring ideas...

Di Hickman's May Card Sketches

"Wish" card for May #3
Supplies: Bazzill Swiss Dot CS ,Prima Florals , Vellum , May Arts Ribbon ,Tim Holtz's Adage ticket

This one was for May #4

supply list : Rose Moka pps , DCWV Sweets dimensional sticker, K&CO dimensional sticker , Cuttlebug Embossing Folder -D'vineSwirls

Di's doing a card sketch a day for the month of June .
She's re-visiting her old sketches
so do hop over & join in at anytime if you need to make a batch of quick & easy cards !

Postcard from Paris - G45/Dove of the East

I don't know why I don't create layouts like this one all the time . 

Definitely an all time fave using a 52weeks52sketches by Julie Bonner ! 

I can't believe I created this using a sketch as inspo too .

Lots of layers on foam pads  going on here : 

The base background paper is a Dove of the East Shanghai Vintage pp. 

The circle shape uses a G45 Transatlantique paper. 

The Eiffel Tower pp is from Dove of the East Paris Vintage collection as is the postcard layer . 

Some cutouts out of Prima Flocked transparency were added to give some pop in black. 

I absolutely loved doing these Paris themed layouts . 

Which reminds me , I should also try some layouts with Paris papers

 but not necessarily with Paris pics ! 

 

Ridiculously FABulous !!!!

I just learnt this new term today & had to share where it came from : 

http://www.shabbyblogs.com/

Check it out for more great blog backgrounds  &  extras ! 

And while we're at it 

some Ridiculously Fabulous links : 

Fairy Davis exquisite Ribbon Work 

Artistic Bliss Blog 

Graphic 45 Member Gallery 

Highly Original inspirations

 if I may say so ! 

ICS #19

My card as a participant this week for ICS #19 . 

Using new  MM Great Escape Journaling spot,pin, pp; DCWV cardstock ,

Colorbok Friendly Forest dimensional chipboard  sticker,

Primas , Love, Elsie Zoa epoxy sticker, MayaRd velvet ribbon 

TFL! 

My Little Sketch Blook Monthly Challenge

My friend , Liz , has decided to give out a little RAK each for using her sketches . 

& this month's RAK is the Crate Paper Lemon Grass collection kit ! 

Do check out her sketches here .

I had a go at her May 24th sketch 

which is also for the OLW Yes prompt . 

Using new Fancy Pants Kraft Cuts Letters Floral, Flair Design Fresh &  Fabulous pp , 

Purple Maya Mist , K&Co Journal Tags , Prima Swirls ,

 Chatterbox Oh So fabulous treasures ,Colorbok Forest Friends Chipboard shapes

Such Sweet Tierney first DT reveal !

For a full team reveal 

head on over to 

http://suchsweettierney.blogspot.com/

You will want to have these button in YOUR hands too 

after you see what my AWESOME DT team members 

did with them ! 

I made a total of 4 projects with the buttons I was given

 ( & I only had one pc left ) 

I'll be posting them on the Such Sweet Tierney's Flickr Group too. 

This card was meant as a Thank You card 

for my DS's Maths Teacher 

who was leaving the school.

So I also put the Crafty Little Secrets' Heartwarming Vintage Stickers - Teacher themed to good use here - together with some new Anna Griffin pps , Prima Cadoobles,Red & White  Vintage Baker's Twine , Webster's Pages trim in green , Fancy Pants pin