The First, Twice In One Day

Well, not only was I the first to buy one (or two!) of Lou's Dottie downloads from Charmed, but I've also been the first to link a card to her blog made using one of the many images we get in each set. I am so chuffed. I'm one of 4 winners of some surprise blog candy. Thank you Lou and Karen so much. I can't remember the last time I won anything.

If you don't know who Dottie is, I suggest you go and check her out here. She's adorable.

Thank you to everyone who's already commented on the card I've made this evening and for all your comments on my other work. It really does mean a lot to me.

xxxx

phrase at the top of this post is from elegantwordart2

Magnetised

My sister Andrea has her birthday on Sunday and I had no idea what to get her until I went into a pound shop in Wisbech and found a pack of coloured magnetic pegs. I decided that I would decorate one for her and mount it on a chipboard surround, so she could still put it on her fridge. As a final touch, I've used the peg to hold some money so she can treat herself.

To make this I used:
Red magnetic memo peg - made by Home etc. of Birmingham
Chipboard
Spotted paper - K & Co Hopscotch 6x6 paper pad
Red pearlised paper (covering the back) - The Paper Cellar
Green spotted ribbon - free with Scrapbook Inspirations magazine
Blooms - Imaginisce, For Peep's Sake Butterfly Blooms (Charmed)
Brads - earthtone by Dovecraft (Charmed)
VersaColor ink pad (used to ink the edges of the chipboard) - No. 14 Scarlet

Joined By Love

UKS's challenge for March week 4 is:

Use ovals on your lo 10pts
Use pastel colours 5pts
Use flowery pp or blooms 5pts
Use only B&W photos 5pts
Add a bit of bling to your lo 5pts

Photos and matting are cut into ovals - 10pts
Pastel blue, green, yellow - 5pts
Flowery paper (DCWV Glitter Posies - Pocket Full of Turquoise) and Blooms (Imaginisce - For Peep's Sake - Butterfly Blooms) Both from Charmed Cards and Crafts - 5pts
Printed all 3 colour photos of my Father-In-Law and his new wife in B & W - 5pts
Bling - Paper and Blooms are both glittery/shiney - 5pts

Full marks again - 30pts

Title is from www.elegantwordart2.blogspot.com and printed on vellum
Brads are Dovecraft Mini Pastels

Birthday Card

Just a quick post today as I have things to do before mum comes over. Hope you are all well. Here's a card I made for my cousin's eldest son's birthday yesterday.

I used:

Three Bugs In A Rug - Seeing Stars ~ Brilliant and Star Stripes
KI Memories Collection V Playful Wisdom (saying is "Act like a grown-up ... Play like a child! - Deb Foy (Both from CCC)
Brads - Dovecraft neutral squares
Wording die-cut using black paper from The Paper Mill and Ellison Tootsie Alphabet

Catch you all here again soon (maybe?!) xxx

My Scrapping

Hi everyone, as you know I've been busy scrapping. I've done a couple of LO's of my niece and eldest nephew and here are some others I've done.

This one is for the Elsie Flannigan Challenge #1 on UKS. Challenge was to cut up a phrase.

Paper is Center City - Astor Place from Charmed Cards and Crafts

Phrase is Rusty Pickle Mayflower Cardstock Coupons also from Charmed Cards and Crafts

I've also used buttons and fibres to embellish the LO.

This LO is for the Elsie Flannigan Challenge #2 on UKS. Challenge was to take your favourite photo and change it to B & W for the LO.

I used my favourite photo of my mum on our girls holiday in Somerset last year. It was nice seeing her take a quiet moment beside the stream in Cheddar as she was always so busy at work and home.

The papers and sayings that I mounted onto chipboard (a picture is worth a thousand words / memories last forever / serene) are from K & Co's Hannah Scrap Pad To Go from Charmed Cards and Crafts as is the Prima flower.

I used the Ellison Tootsie Die Cut Alphabet for the large lettering and the phrase on vellum is "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart - Helen Keller"