Looking for Fairies

Here is Samantha going into the glen..looking for fairies? I have been experimenting with stamping and masking but still have a lot to learn.

Grandad's Garden

It's that time of the year again when life gets really busy but I have made time to complete the sketch challenge for Scraplounge as the ladies who run the site are really awesome and committed so I like to support them. This is the sketch and the challenge was to use Christmas papers with non-Christmas photos.

And this is my take using a laser cut tree and papers from Kaiser. The buttons have been made by me using the " imaginisce" button coverer/maker. The photo is my Great niece Samantha, in my brother-in-laws beautiful garden in Christchurch NZ.

A Winter's Day

I haven't blogged for a couple of weeks because I have been busy entering a 12 Days of Christmas Challenge which meant a project each day for 12  days. However before I started it I was able to get this challenge done for Stuck. The sketch they provided was this:

And this is my take using bits n pieces from my stash. I have done some masking on the background to resemble snow, added some bling, flowers, rubons, lace and twine. I made the chevrons  and the brown alphas have been finished with white paint to give them an icy/snowy look.

Such a Poser

I love doing the challenges set by the ladies at Show us your Stuff. This month the quest was to use yellow and washi tape. You must always use a hand made object as well.
The papers are Dots and Stripes from Echo Park. The gorgeous framing and daisies are from Scrapmatts and have been painted yellow by me. The black and white buttons used as daisy centres have been made by me using washi tape. I also made the bumble bee using some felt, cardstock and bling. The wings were made from plastic packaging which had a small white print on it. Texture paste and a mask were used on the background black cardstock. Those little white crocheted doilies are from Purple Pumpkin. The photo is Lucas striking a pose for the camera.

Here is a close up of the bumble bee and the washi tape buttons.

Thanks for looking.

Just Me

This is my attempt at the November Purple Pumpkin sketch which was this.

I used Echo Park papers - Chillingsworth Manor Collection and a piece of corrugated card. The stamp has been done with Tim's Vintage Photo distress ink and has been overlayed with a bit of Kaiser bling. The yummy buttons, flowers  and other bits and pieces were a kit from Purple Pumpkin - check out that gorgeous cameo! The photo is of me - black and white - ideal for the vintage palette and the wrinkles.

Love Birds

Love Birds is my take on the October Sketch Challenge for Purple Pumpkin. The papers are from the Tiger Lilly range from Kaiser. The gorgeous pink fabric flower and those lovely coloured buttons are from Purple Pumpkin. The photo is Ang and Dan on her birthday April 2012.
This is the sketch.

And this is my take on the sketch.

Thanks for looking.

Showusyourstuff -Oct Challenge

'Connected Family' is my first attempt at aShow Us your Stuff challenge. The connecting cogs are all from Scrapmatts and have been embossed with an assortment of grungy colours. The heading of connected has been masked and the background paper sprayed with glimmer mist. The fans at the back of one of the cogs have been made from tracing a mask, then covered with texture paste then embossed with a mixture of tones. The key arrangement and the small coin at the bottom of the lowest photo have been made by me. The photos are of Noah, Lucas, Percy and Tom, my gorgeous grandsons.

This is a close-up of the keys.

And here is another.

What do you think?