613 Avenue create

 My next card is for 613 Avenue create. I made a tag using mixed media and want to use it . I had some music paper so put that as my background, then added the tag on top. Forst I used a light blue watercolour wash on my tag. Next, I misted in red through a stencil to get the herringbones. Finally I added the bird sticker.

My sentiment said every love story is beautiful. This can apply to several different scenarios.

I'm also entering this on Creative Artiste mixed media challenge.

Tic tac toe and AAA cards.

 This morning I thought I'd make some cards using my Counterfeit kit papers. 

They are for various card challenges.

Tic tac toe wants us to use a line from here.. I've gone across the top line.

This is also for AAA cards where we are asked to copy the design of a card.

Paper funday card

 At The paper Funday challenge they ask for summer themed cards.

I had the word smile from Cocoa Vanilla stickers and another Cocoa vanilla cut aparts sheet with bright summer inspiration.

I made this card for a friend who has just had an operation. It is bright and will cheer her up.

I've also made a pink card for my great niece's 21st

Hot challenge and this and that challenge.

 This is for 2 challenges on 2 separate sites. The first is a HOT challenge at The scrap room.

HOT challenge-hearts,over the photo journalling, teal circles and pearls.
I live near the bush, so kookaburras are near my place most days.

My second challenge is at Soul Scrappers

I did the green side

My spray ink only dribbles so theres blobs of purple.

Freaky Fast formula

 

In my counterfeit kit I put some offcuts. I was able to use 3 of them on this layout. I chose one of the bright gaudy papers and a simple photo

Just a few simple embellishments.

Black magic sketches

 

Here's the sketch for black magic sketches.

I used a bone paper from my kit plus the black cardstock. I added a brown strip of card that I had. Then added washi tape in navy and a scalloped edge border sticker. I tied twine around all this.

Next, I glued 2 flowers with a black daisy underneath as my floral arrangement. I put coffee coloured bling as enamel dots around that cluster. I also added a black daisy at the top of my photo with 2 strips of off-white paper. then I matted my photo in white.

My friend and I were sharing a joke while taking selfies.You can see we are both giggling, hence the title.

Counterfeit kit for July.

 "Crescendo" Deluxe Theme Kit – {Not} Just for Boys Kit Club

Here is the CKC kit for July.

Since I'm no longer on the design team I can please myself to a certain extent what I do. I had a couple of gaudy papers I put in my kit plus I knew I had music papers.

 Here's what I came up with!

The alphas are brown but I will make them work.

Even more junk journal

 My junk journal is now scanning crooked because of all the pages and their thickness.

Hopefully you can continue to enjoy them.

This one used more of the Art Stacks papers, in this case the white with crosses and black with spots. I used a glittery cupcake I had in my scraps and more of the smocking instructions.

On this one I used a chandelier cut from a 12x12 paper and a chair and dressmakers model cut from a birthday card.

This one used some ribbon I had plus old postage stamps and butterflies.

On this one I used 3 altered playing card and on one card , I attached a black tassel

I'm having fun with this and do a page or two each day as a warm up before starting other projects.

Make my Monday

 At Make my Monday they ask us to blend 2 or more colours.

On this layout I used yellowish cream and pale brown/tan blended together as my background. To contrast I painted the 2 circles in sky blue then overstitched them on using blue thread. Overall it gave a soft palette for the vibrant dancer's clothes.

Paper Issues sketch

 

This sketch at Paper issues got me working on another layout. 

I started with the rainbow paper from art stacks as my background. To one side I put book paper and cut a piece of a doiley. Next, I painted with pink and ochre, yellow to match the sunset.

When that was dry, I matted my 2 sunset photos on Kaisercraft Charlotte's dream collection paper. I assembled those on to my background and used a strip of orange toned floral paper under the photos.

I found my title amongst the Art Stack quotes. I added a few stickers from Simple stories Hello Summer collection. These included some sun related words.

CSI

 

This is one of the challenges at CSI this month. I still have 2 cruise pages to make and it suits my photo.

I started with painting a sunburst through a mask using yellow ochre. I have no lemon paint.

My background paper has bicycles, one of the suggestions in evidence column.

My writing format=I used the title taken from the testimony suggestion "today's bright spot". I also used several small word stickers that describe summer such as squeeze the day, oh happy day, dive in, vitamin sea. They also match the fact I was on a ship looking at a sunset.

I've used a pineapple and a sandcastle. I made a tag using a cold tea wash background puffy fish and bubbles stickers and put another mini word sticker as my heading. I journalled on it as well.

I hope you like this layout which I had fun making.

Cardz for Galz

 

Cardz for Galz want a seaside themed card. I've made this for 2 friends who are going to Western Australia's coast very soon on a trip. They will be visiting several beaches on their trip.

I used paper piecing for my yacht abd fussy cut the waves paper. The sentiment came from a set of seaside papers I had and the sun is a sticker.

Ive made this one for no particular challenge but can always use birthday cards. I had a small boy in my mind, but it would work for anyone.

White with One challenges.

 At white with one the theme is Monopoly. We are asked to choose one of the primary colours or silver and create a layout based on monopoly.

I had a random $10 note from years ago so started with that.

I drew 3 circles and used a doily mask and yellow paint. I stitched the circles in yellow cotton.

After matting and adding my photo, I found 3 tickets-2 yellow and one white. I put words describing my thoughts as I saw this sunrise. I also added a tab above my photo saying grateful. I added 2 sticker black arrows to emphasise the round. I then hand wrote my title as I don't think thickers would fit in that space.

Junk journal continued

 Here's more junk journal pages I've done.

There is no rhyme or reason for my pages in this junk journal however I am using up lots of scraps and trying out different ideas. For example, in this lot there are altered playing cards plus embossing and the corset shape using brads and embroidery cotton.

Challenge yourself and Soul Scrappers This and That.

 I'm combining 2 challenges with this layout.

Firstly, at Soul Scrappers they have a this or that challenge. I did the yellow side.

Secondly, this is for the last ever Challenge YOUrself. I'm going to miss it because I've been doing their challenges for a long time (10 years ??). I would like to thank all the team for their hard work and inspiration. Sharon in particular has been friendly and reliable.

That brings me to my layout which is a photo of me and the room maid on my cruise. Eve was wonderful and I appreciated her. I called my title Hello and goodbye as we often passed in the corridoor so I'd say hello. On the last day I said goodbye.

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!