all the leaves are brown, and the sky is blue

This is an old post that I realised I had taken off my blog as the LO went for publication in a DOCraft magazine. Well, it's been published now, so I can put the LO back on here.

Here's the original post:

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I felt like doing a LO last night and thought I'd see what the bi-monthly challenge was on DoCraft. It's been a few months since I looked on there and I had a job remembering my password! But, I got there and loved what I read, so gave it a go. Set by greenhaze (Alma), this is what she said:

"The challenge is to use autumn colours brown, red, gold any colours that reflect the season.
Leaves.
A photo of your choice to reflect the season.
And nine or twelve buttons in autumn colours"

So, what did I do?

I definately used autumn colours ~ yellows and browns mainly
Skeleton leaves in brown
4 photos I took last month
9 buttons in shades of brown

Challenge met, here's the LO

Title is from the song California Dreamin' by the Mamas and Papas 1966 and printed onto Safmat. Journalling just tells when and where the photos were taken.

Thanks for looking

Take care

Love and hugs

Coffee and Cream

It's been coffee time over at My Time To Craft. They've had a competition running this week which ends at 10pm tonight (Monday 10th November). We had to do some sort of crafting (from quite a wide range they selected) with the theme 'Coffee and Cream'. I chose to do a card and here it is

I coloured in the eyes and mouth using brush markers and added some diamond stickles for sparkle. Cream organza and brown satin ribbon with a cream button completed the card.

Thanks for looking

Take care
Love and hugs

Elsie Flannigan #3

UKS have the Elsie Flannigan 52 scrapbooking challenge going strong. They're on #13 and I'm playing catch up as I joined late. I've managed to do my 3rd now. I've used a photo of my youngest nephew, so I'm afraid it won't be on here in it's entirety.

The challenge is:

Customize a Ribbon Border

"No matter how you turn it or what you add to it (think buttons, lace, eyelets and embroidery floss), ribbon is a terrific page border that can be attatched in so many creative ways - with eyelets, brads, staples, embroidery floss and more." Elsie Flannigan
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I'm hoping the LO qualifies for the challenge. I've got a ribbon border at the top of the LO and have embellished it with a chipboard ribbon tag and buttons.

Phrases (printed onto vellum) are from elegantwordart2.blogspot.com and say:"While they don't stay little for long, they will always stay in your heart" and "A baby fills a place in your heart you never knew was empty"

Paper is Three Bugs In A Rug - Seeing Stripes - Brilliant and Superstar from Charmed Cards and Crafts

Giraffe is Me And My Big Idea Mini Oh Baby sticker sheet

Brads are Dovecraft Mini Pastels

"The Boss" is a rub-on from the E-Z Mother pack

Completed Lizzie's Challenge

Here's my completed efforts for Lizzie's challenge.

Framed LO

David very kindly cut a large frame down for me for this. I painted it cream, sanded to give a slightly distressed look and added embellishments (cut using my Xyron Personal Cutting System) and buttons to match the ones on my LO. Description of the Lo is here. I'm going to do another framed LO of myself and my other sister and hang them both above my craft desk.

Screen

To make this I used 4 pieces of A5 card and vellum for the panels and butterflies. I dry-embossed the panels and cut the butterflies using my Xyron Personal Cutting System. I'm using this to help hide some of the 'bits' I have on my craft desk.

LO

I've actually managed to do a 12x12 LO tonight. I take part in the member's fun challenges on 3C's and Lizzie's latest is again a two-parter. First part is to do a LO of our choice and frame it. We also have to use buttons and spirelli on our LO's and decorate the frame for maximum points. I've done the LO, just have the frame to do this week-end. Then I saw a challenge on scrummystashcafe blog and realised that the two challenges go together so I decided to have a go. Here's what their post said:

Button It!!
Hehe, no I don't mean keep quiet!! Its my (Vanessa) turn to set the challenge this week and I want you to use buttons on your project. I'm turning into a button addict and they are starting to creap into almost every card or layout I do!! So, please join in and let us see how you use your buttons!Put a link to your work in the comments section below or email your image to us (link at the side) and we'll put it in the Scrummy Stash Gallery. You have until 9:00am on Saturday 8th March to get your entry in to us. A winner will be drawn at random the following week who will receive a £10 e-voucher to spend in the shop. :)

And here's my LO of one of my sister's and I several years ago on holiday in Skegness. I used papers I've had for ages, my Xyron Personal Cutter with the alphabet that came with it and a flower shape from the Garden set for the spirelli, Dress It Up sea shell buttons (in top left corner) from charmed, yellow thread and green buttons (used for the O's) from stash.

As for Lizzie's challenge: I've done the LO and as I've said will be doing a frame this week-end, so that's part one taken care of. Part two is to use 4 pieces of card (any size) and make a Room (screen) Divider which must include Vellum and Embossing. I've done mine, I just need to photograph it which I will do when I photograph the completed framed LO.

Thanks for looking. I need to go and leave a comment on scrummystashcafe to let them know I've taken part in the challenge. Bye for now xxx