Atlantic Hearts

 I'm making Christmas cards this morning and started with this one for Atlantic Hearts.

Here is their sketch and my entry..

The hut creative plus build a layout.

 

I started with leaf patterned paper and cut it into wide strips. I used a few random border strips in between.

Next, I matted my photos then added them to the layout. Build a layout required wood shapes so I added 2 bird cages. Near them I added some native flowers from Autumn lane (wattle and white flowers).

52 CCT

 I've made this card for 52Christmas Card Throwdown. 

The theme is green and cream. I had a larger sized wood veneer tree so used that plus 2 strips of paper from a 12 x 12 sheet of scrapbooking paper. One contained the sentiment.

Sketches in Thyme 8th September

 

Here's the next sketch at Sketches in Thyme.

I used a few scrap offcuts I had on my desk for this layout as they all matched.

From the set of pale blue alphas on my desk I used all the asterisks as embellishments plus the strip of navy ric-rac. 

Scraproom Group 2 challenges.

 I've done 2 more layouts today using my Counterfeit kit papers.

The first is for the scraproom group using the letters in the word TEACH.

I have used T=tearing E=enamel dots A=autumn C=clear letters H=heart.

That is an old Rusty Pickle paper that I'm pleased to use.

Next is a throwback sketch

I used a spotted Basic Grey as my background. Then I added a strip of plaid in dark blue and a lighter blue figured paper (I think they're bales of cotton). Along the bottom of that I added 2 rows of border strips.

These 2 photos are of an antique doll's bed made by my grandfather in the 1920s. I recently decided to give it to a local charity to do up and sell. I used my 72 year old teddy bear as the model.

After doing the journalling I found the perfect title in a Christmas pack. My last embellishments were the 2 flais.

and a close up of my journalling.

Lasting Memories

 This layout is for Lasting Memories, which starting next month, will be my new DT.

We have been asked for 2 photos2 hexagons, a 2-word title and 2 embellishments.

I had a scrap of paper that was almost hexagon shape so trimmed it to make the larger hexagon. From the scraps I made the smaller hexagon. I put it on a postcard printed paper that came from a friend. I also added the word happy to make the 2-word title.

My wood veneer butterflies are embellishments that are subtle.

The photos are from a local river walk I did recently.

Freaky fast Friday

 

This is for Freaky Fast formula at the scraproom group.

I used an orange basic grey paper for my background. The strip of blue paper makes a good contrast.The other 2 papers blend nicely in.

After matting my 2 photos in green to match the grass I added small embellishments. Stickers pennants,a squirrel, a swirl and tiny round stickers in neutrals. I found some alphas yesterday that were cut on an accucut machine 25 years ago. I managed to spell bark so put wrapped the bark as my title.

The fungii surprised me when I saw it in the park. Of course I had to photograph it.