Friday 31 January 2020

FIRST CAR (Maureen W) Aust

Afternoon all


The layout i am sharing is for Face book Challenge for Kraft +. I completed earlier in the week , (not suppose to sit without my legs up today) so thought i catch up with some pages i have recently done and its so hot and muggy ,air con is best


 The challenge is Car ; Life is a Highway
 I haven't done one of their challenges since May when i had my accident so New Year  fresh start and in a bit better health. Although still having physio  and a complete feet up day afterwards.

I choose to do Car as it fits into 2 of my New Years Resolution of using up older papers once a fortnight and doing one photo pre 2000


MY TAKE:




PRODUCTS USED:

Kaisercraft Kraft card stock
Kaisercraft Tiny Woods Collection:- Elm
Kaisercraft Little Toot Collection:- Beep and Beep reverse and Little Cars
Cut Bar code from " Little Cars" cut into 4 separate cars
Kaisercraft Woven Line stamp
Kaisercraft  Subway Texture Dye 
Kaisercraft Licorice card stock and oddments of fluro pink card stock
Magazine freebie Dye of car and wheels
Kaisercraft Black Ink and Alpha's

CUTTING: STAMPING:

Cut "Elm" 6" x 12"
Fussy cut words from "Beep" Reverse
Cut "Beep" 4"x 12"
Dye cut car from ""Little Cars
Dye cut 2 wheels from Fluro pink oddments
Dye cut "Subway" Texture dye twice from "Little Cars"
Cut photo mat 4" x 5"
Using the Woven Line stamp and black ink stamp vertical on the page 2.50" from left hand side and another row 3" from the right hand side



ASSEMBLY:


Add "Elm"  3 in from left hand side to "Kraft" card stock ( you will be able to see 0.50" of the texture dye) on each side
Add "Beep" 4" from the left hand side
Add photo to mat
Add to page 3.25 " from top and  3.50" left hand side  using foam tape.
Tuck  " Subway Texture" Dye cuts under photo mat
Add embellishments as per photo to finish page.

Thursday 23 January 2020

Mad Hatters Tea Party (Maureen W) Aust

Afternoon all,



Its another hot and muggy day, just after lunch we have had a lot of  thunder, very noisy but little rain.  Its so muggy, it makes you feel really tired.

Today's share is a challenge layout i entered into the Archi scraps blog  challenge page.

The layout be inspired by  a Fairy Tale. I chose "Alice in Wonderland."

Our granddaughter's Birthday theme was the Mad Hatters Tea Party.

I have used lots of scrap pieces playing cards Alphas , brads and buttons from my stash to create this page

I hope you like its.



Wednesday 22 January 2020

Card sketch Maureen W (Aust)



Morning all,


 Another hot and muggy day Last night we did not get below 25 degrees, so sleeping was hard, Expecting another storm tonight.
Hopefully it will lessen the humidity.

The card today is for CASE THIS SKETCH NO:355 challenge.

 I am into using up some of my scraps from my scrap box, I know this paper was from Hobby Craft.


Hope you like it

http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/


MY TAKE:




  THE SKETCH:


Saturday 18 January 2020

Sketch 351 (Maureen W) Aust

Good morning all



Just sharing a card i have completed for a Challenge on Atlantic Hearts blog


Sketch 351

I was running out of time so used a Kaisercraft Sticker Book

I reversed the sketch , very quick and simple card

Hope you like it


MY TAKE:



THE SKETCH:





PRODUCTS:

Kaisercraft Sticker book " Lady Like" Collection
Embossing folder from my stash (freebie from a magazine)
Card base 
Sentiment sticker from my stash



CUTTING:

Cut the beige lace sticker to 3.75"  and second piece for horizontally at 3"
Cut the pink lace sticker to 3.75" and second piece for horizontal at 3"
Ran front of card thorough the embossing machine

ASSEMBLY :

See photo

Friday 17 January 2020

l.A. Fun (Maureen W) Aust

Afternoon All


Another layout i completed on Thursday , I could not get a good Photo of the layout as the days have been cloudy


The Layout is for: Artastic Facebook Challenge

 https://artasticchallengeblog.blogspot.com/


The criteria is Vacation or Travel theme froM a painting by Donald James Waters. The photo is very bright and vibrant so thought i would use some of the photo's  from our granddaughter trip to Los Angles and Disney land




MY LAYOUT:







PRODUCTS:

Disney Auto Collanta Stickers'
Mickey Mouse and friends paper:- Mickey Faces, Striped Paper and Navy Paper
Orange and Yellow Card Stock
Kaisercraft stitched flag dye,
Kaisercraft Alpha's in cork and Orange


CUTTING:

Cut "Mickey Face" paper 5" x 10.75"
Cut Orange card Stock . 4.25" x  6.25"
Cut Orange card Stock 4.25" x 3"
Cut "Mickey Face" paper 4" x 4"
Cut Navy Paper 3.75" x 3.75"
Cut 3 flags from yellow card stock
Fussy cut navy face x 2
Cut Navy Paper 4" x 3.50"


ASSEMBLY:

Add "Mickey Face" 5" x 10.75"to Striped Paper 0.25" from the left hand side and under the navy strip at the top. see photo for further detail.
Add Photo to mats of Orange card stock
Add Photo to mat of  "Mickey Face" paper 4" x 4" and Navy Paper 3.75" x 3.75".
Add Photo
Add large 6" x 4" photo 1.5" from the top and 0.50" from left hand side
Add smaller 4" x 3.75"  photo 0.25" UNDERNEATH.
Add third photo mat 6.50" from the top at an angle
Add Navy Paper 4" x 3.50" to page at an angle
Add Sticker
Add remaining embellishments as per photo




Great Days Ahead

Afternoon all,



Not sure where is week has gone, I got all the piece ready to put this layout together on Monday as i knew i had an extremely busy week coming up. It came together really easily and quickly, the  string of beads just seem to look right after the fell from the container o left them there

I did not want to do this piece as a school photo layout and am so happy with the simplicity of it


The Brief for the White with one face book challenge is to use "Mountain Air" as the second colour 

whitewith1.blogspot.com

The background is white card stock although it looks for off white.

Hope you like it.







PRODUCTS:

Kaisercraft "White Card Stock
Kaisercraft "Wanderings Ivy " Collection:- Porcelain Frame
Kaisercraft "Morning Dew:- Breathe Reverse
White Heart shaped Brad from my stash
White Doily 4"
Prima Marketing White Flowers
White Beads from my stash
Silver and white String from my stash
White wool from my stash
6.5"  5" Photo


CUTTING:

Cut the centre from middle of  "Porcelain Frame"   7.5" square
Fussy cut pebbles from  "Porcelain Frame"



ASSEMBLY:



Add Brad to white cardstock 1" down and  6" from left hand side
Add    7.5" square of   "Porcelain Frame" 3" from the top ad 2.25" from Left Hand side
Add string to Brad and  "Porcelain Frame" so that it looks like a picture hanging
Add the layered embellishment as per photo.
Doily , wool, flowers and Pearls
See photo for remaining embellishments








That Face, (Maureen W) Aust

Morning all


Here is the layout i created over the weekend,  i wanted to use some of my really old papers. (Part of my New Year Resolution- to do a layout a fortnight with my old papers). 

Happy with the result, the page is for a single page layout for the "Stick it Down Blog Challenge .


MY TAKE:





THE SKETCH:



January Single Page Sketch


PRODUCTS USED:


Kaisercraft "Little Toot" Collection:- Cruise, Bang, Beep, Cruise Reverse.
Kaisercraft Card Stock:- "Splice"
Kaisercraft Alpha's
Kaisercraft "Tiny Woods" Collection :- Elm
Embellishments from my stash.
2 x 4" x 5" Photos


CUTTING:


Cut "Cruise" 6" x 12"
Cut " Bang" 6.5" x 12"
Cut "Beep" 7" x 10"
Cut "Elm" 3.5 " x 6"
Cut "Cruise" Reverse 5" x 6"
Fussy cut cloud from  "Cruise"

ASSEMBLY:

Using " Splice" as base add " "Bang" to bottom of card stock
Add " Cruise" to top of card stock overlapping " Bang"
Add "Beep" 2.75" from the top and 0. 75" from left hand side
Add "Cruise" reverse 1.75" from the left hand side and 2.75 from the top at an angle
Add "Elm" 2.50" from the bottom an 2.25" from right hand side
Add photo's to page as per photo at angles
Add embellishments and title as per photo.

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Tuesday 14 January 2020

Living the Dream

Afternoon all,

This one i did last week, am sitting at my table a few hours a day some layouts come together easily. I think i have my mojo back again.
All the cards that i am doing seem to be keeping that brain active.

This one is a face book challenge for "Sketchy Boards"

Which i have not participate since my first fall in May.

The challenge with the sketch was to use summer blues , i think i may change the photos and replace them with some of our Granddaughter cruise photoswhen she returns next week.
The photo i have used are from a Dive off the Great Barrier reef in North Queensland.

Its lovely an cool with the breeze today so thought i catch up on some bits i have missed.


MY TAKE:






THE SKETCH:





PRODUCTS:

Kaisercraft "Deep Sea" Collection:- Sea Shell, Sea Shell Reverse,
And Collectables
Kaisercraft light blue glitter paper
Uniquely Creative " Ocean Texture " dye
Scraps of white card stock and bits of scraps from the collection
String Ribbon from my stash
Kaisercraft "Peacock " card stock
3 x 3 " x 3" photos



CUTTING:

Cut "Blue " glitter sheet 9.50 " x 8.25"
Cut "Sea Shell" Reverse 12" x 5"
Cut 3 x 3.25"  x  3.25" from "Peacock" card stock
Stamp a piece of white card stock with " Ocean Texture" stamp.
Cut 5 tags from oddments and stamp pieces 3" x 2"


ASSEMBLY:


Add Glitter paper to "Sea Shell"  1.50" from the left and 2.25 from the top
Add " Sea Shell " reverse 5.25" from left hand side using foam tape
Add photos to mats of "Peacock"
Add to page starting at 0.25 from the Top leaving a 0.50" gap between each photo mat
Add ribbon and string to tags
Tuck tags in under left hand side of "Sea Shell" reverse starting at 3" from the top and 3" from left hand side,
Add embellishments as per photo