At li'l red wagon they want sewing on our projects.
I always save those little sewing kits you get at motels etc as they often come in handy for a loose button or whatever.
I've made a card for a friend who is often travelling.
I used 2 of those mini sewing kits plus faux stitching around the edges of the card.
I'm pleased to see that I was featured last week.
At Sketch Saturday there is this sketch.
My next card is for the flower challenge. They want spring colours.
I think my striped paper qualifies for that plus I topped it with fussy cut bouquet of flowers.
I added 2 butterflies and washi tape in pink that says LOVE.
I've used another one of my altered cars as part of my layering for cut it up . They want anything with a C so in my case C for card.
My neighbour's name is June and her birthday is in June, so I've made her this card. There's 5 layers on this if you count the torn paper.
I'm also entering this at Li'l red wagon where they want birthday cards.
I've made this male card for Heart's quest. They want either green or orange heart.
I chose green.
It could be for Father's day or a birthday.
Craft rocket challenge has a layer it up challenge.
This gave me the opportunity to use another altered playing card. I chose 2 manly looking strips in browns. On top of that I added my card. Counting the sentiment there are 5 layers on here.
I think it will be a male birthday or perhaps Father's Day card.
At alphabet challenge they want z for zoom or anything that goes fast.
I chose a pocket featuring an aeroplane and made a male card. The pocket could be used for a gift tag.
At Li'l red wagon they want blue cards.
I used an embossed background then added a second embossed piece with ribbon wound around at an angle. I then fussy cut 2 drinks to use as my points of interest.
I had about half a packet of playing cards and lots of scrap papers. I decided to use them and create some AST's or altered playing cards.
I'm happy with how they turned out and will use them as embellishments on cards or layouts.
My first one on a card is for The Male Room. The theme is geometric and I had one with squares and lines.
I've taken this month off from Counterfeit kits.
Late last month I had a knee replacement so spent a while in hospital and now am recuperating at home.
Today I made a Christmas card.
I'm entering it at My time to craft where they want rectangular cards. Mine is tall and thin, but still it is a rectangle.
I also made a second card using the same paper and diecuts.
I'm actually in hospital as you read this. I'm having a knee replacement.
Challenge #3 is a double sketch page.
To create my circles I used red paint and a fine paint brush. I couldn't layer them over the photos but otherwise it is the same.
My photos are from a wedding that my daughter attended recently.
Here is side one
and here is side two
and the stitched double finally looks like this.
I used several flowers I had in my kit plus tiny wooden and sticker hearts.Two papers were fussy cut to get the larger pink flowers.
I'm very pleased with how this turned out.
At Little red wagon they want Easter cards.
Because it is autumn here in Australia, I decided to use fawn and orange tones. I had the bunny and sentiment (You are my sunshine) already.
It will go well for an Easter card for the family.
Today I used a gum leaf from the garden to ink out an autumn card.
I used a gold background Then inked around the leaf several times using old paper distress ink and pinecone ink.
I added a cluster of items next to my sentiment -hatpin, button, leaf and some hessian.
This is for Shopping our stash.
At Lasting memories they want a circle using punches or die cuts. I used die cuts but the letter Q in various sorts,
When we went to Disneyland we had to queue everywhere. I used 2 photos of the queues then surrounded them with various Q letter.. It is something different and a good way to use up random letters.
Here is the sketch for Atlantic Hearts challenge
The wood veneer cherries or peaches replace the leaves on the sketch.
Next, I added the flower, leaves and circular sentiment. "Sweet life" could cover many occasions.
I've also made a card for Neglected stuff challenge.
These presents die cuts have been hanging around my craft room for ages along with the word Christmas. I've had them for a few years and been meaning to use them.
Today was the day. My background paper features some houses, so I cut it so the houses were in one corner then added my gifts and sentiment. I used a thin washi tape in silver to finish off the card.
The challenge at Cardz 4 guyz is men's clothes.
I made a Christmas card featuring all the different clothes Santa needs.
I added a doiley and some green enamel dots plus my sentiment of course.
At Challenge YOUrself the criteria is bling.
I've used my kit for this layout and it is an old photo that I might have used before. The colours were right.
I used a paper that had little flowers/splashes in the background. These were perfect for the pearl bling and sugar rush dots I used to highlight my photo area.
I also used 3 tags, washi tape, a small heart sticker plus my title "Happy life". The quote says "My favourite thing to do is go where I have never been"
A close up of the bling. The green sugar dots are almost the same colour as the paper.
At Lasting Memories they ask us to do our journalling in a circle.
We were having lunch at a nursery cafe and watching the Ibis standing on a statue nearby. These 3 photos show the various stages of its climbing. I've used a pink and grey theme with a hint of yellow.
Here's 2 more cards I've finished off using the baby boy paper from my February kit.
They both feature chipboard animals.
I inked the giraffe after painting it white and painted the frog green. In both cases I drew eyes on them.
The March kit is Sweet Shoppe Designs - Making Your Memories Sweeter
The chosen part was A beach tale.
As we are heading into Autumn I wanted to get my summer photos scrapped. I decided to focus my kit around this paper pad I have.
Hello everyone! My name is Martha Saenz and I live in San Antonio, TX. I’ve been a scrapbooker since my early 20s – going on 27 years! My favorite subject to scrap is my family. It started with my nephews and nieces but then I got to be a Mom and my little boy Nick was my favorite subject, of course! I may or may not have about 50 full 12x12 albums of just Nick’s life… LOL! I blame it on being the youngest of five children in my family and there are hardly any photos of me growing up, but it’s all good! I also have a chihuahua dog, my little Frankie, and three cats who Frankie works hard to “regulate.” LOL! All have their appropriate place in my treasured albums.
I hope we have fun this month creating and chatting about all things scrapbooking with this newest counterfeit kit. My IG is @msaenzmd – “see” you all there!
Here's the blog hop for those who still do it.
Counterfeit Kit Challenge - http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/
Guest Designer - Martha Saenz
Christine - https://www.youtube.com/@ScrappingHarden
Cindy (*) - http://cindyscreations-cinmfoster.blogspot.com/
Julene - http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com/
I'm just finishing up my February kit with some cards. This first one is for A Place To Start where they want things in the air. I chose butterflies.
I used 3 die cut butterflies I had in a pack and added them to baby boy paper. Also on there is some soft blue ribbon and my sentiment.
Next, I have a card for Tuesday taggers, where they want embossing.
I embossed a clear sheet of acetate over a black background. Then I chose red and white to stand out against it.
Hope you like it. :)
I've used the same tartan paper and cream on this second layout about my visit to Royal National Park.
It features 4 photos plus a large wooden deer. I also added the last of the crochet lace edging and a dot saying Wednesday and the daisy with ladybird.
Here's another layout from Sketches in Thyme.
The plaid paper made a good background. I used another cream paper for matting and the left-hand strip. My title fitted perfectly.
I added the word, beauty plus 3 bubble top picture embellishments from Kaiser. I also added a gingham green heart as well as the big brad that held the gold organdie ribbon in place. Lastly, I found a quote It's always summer which suited the theme.
Here's 2 pages I have made with my kit.
This first page was for a challenge at Soul Scrappers.
I'm pleased to use the organdie ribbon and vintage lace on here. I inked the monkey and drew on the face.
The second page was just to complete this set of photos. What a cheeky kid he is!
Here's what they look like together. Not an exact match but close enough.
At neglected stuff challenge they want us to use something that has been in our craft stash for years!
I could fill a room with that but have made another card today.
Still using the same baby boy paper but this time I added lace and ribbon down the left hand side then created a "present" using silver metallic cardstock plus pale blue ribbon.
The lace and blue ribbon have been in my stash for over 10 years. I think Mum might have bought it to make baby knitting items. Anyway it will be another card ready for when someone has a baby boy.
In my Counterfeit kit I put some baby paper to use.
Today I made 2 cards with baby boy in mind.
This first one features 3 VERA critters which are mice doing various things and a cork sentiment.
The pictures are like decoupage stickers and seemed suitable for a baby boy.
I'm entering this card at Critter crazy challenge.
My second card is to use a Jolee's boutique pack I've had for years.
While Jayzee was mumbling into his microphone at the superbowl, I spent my time making a layout.
This one is for Lasting Memories.
The challenge is horizontal papers. I started with the travel themed stamps then used 3 other paper plus a branding strip and a row of ribbon at the bottom.
I put the photo and journal card on angles to break up all the strips across.
My daughter has a new VW which she calls Black Betty. (She formerly had a red VW beetle that she called Betty beetle.)
