Time out challenges

 

At time out challenges we are asked to pick two. I've made a card to wish friends a nice summer holiday.

I used sun and ice cream.

Little red wagon

 This time, Little red wagon wants outdoors. Here's my first Christmas card for this year.

I used a piece of paper that had plant stems on it. I then stamped reindeers near the bottom to look like they're in a forest. I added a brown strip and 3 die cut reindeers across the top. 

The Scraproom throwback sketch

 

Here is the throwback sketch.

I chose a navy paper plus a neutral background with a floral pattern that is subdued.

My photos are bigger, so I used one portrait in full size and 2 cut to a square. They are 3 more view of inside the ship.These were the last 3 I had on my desk to scrap.

I used a tan coloured cotton that matches the walls in the photos and stitched top and bottom. I made the tag featuring the pineapple sticker on the side.Underneath the navy paper I have overlapped 3 stickers featuring leaves and a cool drink.

After doing my journalling, my layout is done.

Colour challenge at the scraproom.

 

 This is the colour challenge at the Scrap room.

I've decided to scrap a heritage photo.I started with a light green patterned paper then cut a smaller piece of white and purple stripes to  put on top. I distressed the edges and used pinecone ink to age it. My next layer was an old dress pattern piece, which I also distressed.

I matted my photo on bottle green

Next, I worked on my title. I found most of my letters except the H and R so had to cover purple letters in yellow paper then cut out the shapes with a knife. Messy business!

I also wiped pinecone ink around the title paper and the H and R so it wasn't so bright. I put 2 strips of darker ribbon across the bottom then added a few neutral tags to the right of the photo. I added a random button I had lurking. I punched a border strip with gold card then wound brown embroidery thread around the punched border. Lastly, I added a couple of staples to hold the torn corners back.

Sketches in Thyme and FUN

 

Here is the next sketch for Sketches in Thyme

I used neutral papers for my base layers. There is dressmaking pattern tissue as one of my layers, plus the photo mat. 

The flowers are part of the Art Stacks bundle I bought. I thought they match well with the colours on the photo. The 2 crochet shapes are cut from an old doily.

I used the title Happy as I found something to keep me happy in the library on board ship.

I'm also putting this up for the FUN layout on The scraproom group.

F=flowers

U=under layers

N=neutrals

Sketch and scrap

 

Here is the June sketch for Sketch and scrap

I used offcuts from the previous layout on my card, which could be for a male.

The papers are from Rusty Pickle and the sentiment from Kaisercraft Rosabella.

My sentiment says Life is better with you in it.

I've also entered this at The Paper Players

Jumpstart sketch plus colour challenge

 

This is the jumpstart sketch at The scraproom group.

This is the colour challenge at Soul Scrappers.

I decided to combine the two. I used 2 photos from my cruise matting them on neutral paper. Next, I cut 2 triangles for my corners. After gluing them I added washi tape strips. Next, I put them on the layout and cut chipboard chicken wire to size. I put it through my Xyron.to make it sticky. After adding those to my layout I used pearls and rhinestones plus small hexagons in the chicken wire plus scattered on my layout. My title is in 2 colours silver and copper to ensure I had enough letters. I added a blue star on a toothpick and my short journalling and it is done!