Flower Power

I've done a bit of scrapping this week or so, but wanted to show you one in particular. I'm lucky enough to have an A3 printer so printed the Hippie Dottie (from Charmed) coloured image directly onto 12x12 yellow Bazzill. Once I'd done that I took some photos of my flowers in my garden and cut round them before sticking them down. I added Prima flowers (from Charmed), handmade paper flowers and a few others. I changed her printed bunch of flowers for tiny handmade blooms and added a glass gem to the centre of some. The title is cut out on my Tag-a-Long and I used the Tootsie alphabet. To finish this off, I used diamond stickles on the title and butterflies, black gems for Dottie's eyes and black stickles for the beads on her necklace.

I'm on the look out for a 12x12 box frame now to put this in so I can hang it on my wall.

The rest of my crafting will be on here by the end of the week I hope. I need to go job hunting first.

UKS July House Challenge

The House Challenge for July on UKS was:

What lightens up your life / Bling (the shinier the better)

I saw a LO by a UKS member (whoopidoo) and decided to 'lift' the idea. My LO was not done with the challenge in mind, but once completed I realised that it fitted the bill perfectly.

memories of NAN:

I've used green Bazzill as the background and cut the PP (from Charmed) so that the flowers overlapped the photo. I used diamond stickles on each flower and between the journalling to add some bling (diamonds sparkle and shine don't they?). The title is cut on my tag-a-long using my Tootsie alphabet and I've used green pen to add detail to the letters.

The journalling down the side is done using a pink pen and reads:

* I remember the numerous hours you spent making soft toys. I wish I still had mine.

* I still have Melanie, the doll you gave me when I was 1 1/2. She goes everywhere with me.

* I remember 'our Fridays'. Chip shop lunch, then I'd take your list to Tescos.

* I remember the bingos you organised at Coveney Village Hall to raise money for the day centre you went to. That's why the Mayoress gave you these flowers. You can tell it was Christmas as you still have your hat on!!!

* Most of all I remember you with fondness and love

A simple LO maybe, but I think the PP provides enough detail.

New LO's

I've been busy doing challenge LO's these last 2 days.

First one was the Elsie Flannigan challenge #6 and the House Challenge, both on UK Scrappers

Elsie's challenge was: Create a ribbon cluster. Ribbons are beautiful accents on a page - no matter what! But why not take the next step? Challenge yourself to create an accent with a cluster of ribbons. Just tie two three, four or more ribbons and cluster them together, weave them through an embroidered boarder, or hook a tiny safety pin through them. Elsie Flannigan

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The House Challenge was: To create a LO on the theme of family and use chipboard embellishment(s)

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FAMILY ~ My sister and her O/H at mine last June playing swingball.

CHIPBOARD ~ Silver edged chipboard star coloured with an orange brush markerPaper ~ We R Memory Keepers - Precious Metal - Silver Lining - Buoyant (from Charmed Cards and Crafts)

RIBBON CLUSTER ~ held in place around the chipboard star by the brad in the centre

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The card is: We R Memory Keepers - Silver Lining ~ Buoyant from Charmed

Journalling reads ~ Andrea & Gav, no-one can accuse you of not 'going for it'. Neither of you wanted to lose and we had such a laugh watching. Who did win???

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Phrase (on the green) is KI Memories collection V, Playful Wisdom from charmed and says ~ You can discover more about a person in an hour of play, than in a year of conversation. - Plato

(Sorry about the flash on the photo)

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Second one was the Elsie Flannigan challenge #7 on UK Scrappers

Take an Artistic Photograph. Its easy to capture photographs of family and events. But for this challenge, I want you to look through the lens of your camera as a photo enthusiast. Take a closer glanceat things in your life that you might otherwise walk on by. Look for beauty in unexpected places, inside and outside of your home! Elsie Flannigan.

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I took some photos of my garden about a month ago and put a few on here. The one most people commented on was the stones, so I decided to scrap a photo of them. I've done this on green Bazzill to represent the green jig-roll you can get. I used a paper jigsaw template I printed to emboss round so I could hand-cut the photo. I've started the jigsaw off, it just needs someone to come and finish it now!

The embossing round the edges of the bazzill are done free-hand. I'm not sure what I think of my handwriting on this (and no, I'm not looking for compliments, I'm really not sure if I like it). But, it's done and it's how it's going to stay.

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Third LO is the Elsie Flannigan challenge #8 on UK Scrappers

Group four photos. I love creating one-photo layouts, but sometimes I have more than one photograph to feature on a page. I like to take four (or more) photographs and cluster them together in a group. This makes them appear almost as one large focal-point photo but allows me to display more images at one time. Try it. Elsie Flannigan.

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Mum and I went ten-pin bowling while we were on holiday last year, so this challenge was a perfect way to show one of the games we had.

I used:

Cream and red card ~ K & Co Hannah Scrap Pad To Go from Charmed

Blue paper from a K & Co 6 x 6 paper pad

Saying ~ Rusty Pickle from Charmed

Letters~ Dovecraft abstract paper pack cut using Ellison chunkidelic alphabet

Flower ~ Prima (blog candy from Lou and Karen and comes in a neat little paint can)

Ribbon ~ Dovecraft

What a Fantastic Day

What a great day I had on Thursday with my youngest sister. We went for lunch, did some shopping, then fancied going to the seaside to have a bag of chips by the sea. We looked at the map and decide to have a change from Hunstanton and Great Yarmouth, so went to Clacton-On-Sea. We had such a laugh, took some piccies, had our chips and finally got back to hers at around midnight!I arrived home today to some parcels. A glittergirls embossing tool I 'won' on E-Bay, my Ellison order and a purple crop-a-dile and eyelets in a purple case. I'm stopping out more often if that's what happens when I get home. Also, last night I 'won' a standalone printer, so I can print my photos, Dottie and sayings out as I want. It also scans and is a B & W photocopier. I got it for more than half the price I've seen it in a shop and on-line.

My crafting's taken a back seat this week, but I will hopefully have things to show you by Monday. I did manage to cover some chipboard and make a start on a mini journal book for me. Now I've got my crop-a-dile, I'll be able to punch the holes and finish the covers and intro page. I intend completing a page per week for a year or so. Should've started it in January really, but better late than never.

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"