Is the Boot Big enough?

 Morning all,

 Its a beautiful Autumn morning with just a hint of a chill in the air. Love these days

Over at Cookin Up Creation its "CLUE THE SCRAP GAME" during the month of April

                                             http://www.cookinupcreations.net/forum/

Why not come and join us and have some fun and get those photos scrapped

To get the first CLUE  Use the Word "C.L.U.E. for items on your scrap page

My items are C: Car and Camera'    L: Leaves, U is the word Unique, E: embellishments enamel dots an envelope or my journaling. There are so many ideas on the forum for you to use

So come on join the forum and have some fun' there are 16 layouts that can get you can get a clue during the month to find out who murder whom

MY LAYOUT:

PRODUCTS USED:

Paper Roses. Rainbow Poppy reverse "B"

Close to my Heart  "Hope and Kindness"

Uniquely Creative "Vegie Patch Reverse "

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY

HAVE A CRAFTY DAY

MAUREEN 

Design Team Post for LM 642-----Beautiful

 Moring All

I can't believe its time to be  back with us again for another week

The weather here in Australia has been quite warm , the past week and half each day has been between 30 degrees Celsius and 38 degrees which which is between 86 degrees Fahrenheit and just over a 100 degrees. Its been another busy fortnight , but in the afternoon I tend to have a snooze in the air conditioning to kept cool

I am back scrapping or card making most days which I am happy about getting my mojo back so the blog posts will increase. Yay for me , don't now about everyone else

Today's layout is for Lasting Memories week 642.

https://kcclayoutchallenges.blogspot.com

March is brought to us by Lauren and we are celebrating special days.  On the 20th March its "International Day of Happiness."

What we challenging you to do, is to create a layout about some one or something that makes you happy.

My layout is of two of the Great Grandchildren Miya and Ryder (they cousins) but most adorable and certainly make us all happy

With this layout I have used lots off scrap pieces, those ones you tend to cut down but cannot quite throw that strip out.

MY LAYOUT:

PROUDUCTS USED:

Close to My Heart:-" Hope and Kindness"

Close to My Heart Cardstock

Uniquely Creative  "Juniper and Sage" Creative Cuts 

Uniquely Creative White String

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY

HAVE A CRAFTY WEEK

MAUREEN

Maureen Wood Sketch 391

 Morning all.

The sun is shinning, we actually had rain yesterday not much around 20ml , some areas got as much as 80 to 100ml but its something to wet the ground and make the yard look a bit green.

I say we'll get a storm later today as the humidity has already started to rise.

This will be my last sketch challenge for a couple of weeks as i will be in hospital  but as soon as i am out, so will be my craft stuff.

I am entering my card into the Atlantic Hearts weekly Sketch challenge.

http://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com

I have used scraps from two collections from Close To my Heart. I do love those black butterflies.

Hope you like my card.

MY CARD:

THE SKETCH:

PRODUCTS USED:

Close to my Heart : Chelsea Gardens Ephemera and  paper for fish tail.

Hello Lovely for the base

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY 

HAVE A CRAFTY WEEK 

MAUREEN 

Card Sketch Maureen W (Aust)

Morning All

This morning it was for making cards. It is another glorious day here in South East Queensland

To day's card if for Cas(E) this sketch No 383. I have use some scraps of Close to My Heart Sweets Collection. I hope you like it

http://casethissketch.blogspot.com

I hope you like my simple card.

MY CARD:

THE SKETCH:

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY

STAY SAFE AND WELL

HAVE A CRAFTY WEEK

Best Day

Hi guys,

Another lovely peaceful day here in South East Queensland. The days are lovely  but the nights are cool and crisp. Good sleeping weather.

I made a start on the Kraft + Challenge yesterday and finished it off this morning

The Challenge this month is to be inspired by Fashion, the photo has blacks and pinks
What i chose to scrap was a photo of my Graduation. It wax taken in 1968
The dress was blue organizer  with a blue silk linnng. I made it with my mothers help, both materials extremely hard to sew on a treadle sewing machine.

When i was stencilling i dropped some modelling paste on the card stock tried to get it off  but just made a mess,  so decide to add some more and scrap it off so the kraft  card looked aged. I wish i could manage to just use the paste on the stencil and not everwhere else. I had already made three attempts so ended up wiping  it over with a damp cloth.

http://kraftpluschallenges.blogspot.com

MY TAKE:

MOOD BOARD:







PRODUCT USED:

Kaisercraft Kraft Card Stock , white Pearls and gold Rhinestone strip
 Outure Cration corner Stencil
Agateria Flower Stencil
Kaszazz Alchol markers Leaf and Honey
Modelling Paste
The outline of a Man and Woman (freebie paper)
Close to my Heart:- Hello  lovely Collection and Embellishments
Kaisercraft Alpha's


CUTTING :

Cut a 6" x 4" piece from the card fronts  fussy cut around tge floral arrangement so the photo could silde underneath the flowers
Fussy cut a second peice of flowers from the card front
Cut Pink and White Swirls leaving Salavage intact 6.75" x 4.50"
Cut the silver and pink dots paper 4.50" x 7.50 "
Fussy cut flowers from the floral sheet
Cut 2 piece from the salvage of White Swirls paper 0.50" x 2.75" and 0.50" x 1.75"
Cut the "Best Day" from the card fronts


ASSEMBLY:

Add the corner stencil to the tp right and bottom left of the Kraft Card Stock
Add the Floral stencil to the Kraft card stock 4.75" from the left hand side and 3.50 " from the top
Once dried colour using the honey marker
Add the leaf marker where necessary
Add the photo to mat ensuring the photo is tacked underneath the flowes. See photo for detail  add to the pink and white swirl paper with the bottom of the photo mat sits on the salavage.
Add the Gold spotted photo to Kraft card stock on an angle 2.25" fro  left hand side and 3" from the top
Add photo mat 3.50" from the top and 2.50" from the left hand side
Add the strip of salvage 0.50 from right hand side and 0.25 from bottom
Centralize the second piece above the first leaving an eight of inch gap
Add flower from the sticker sheet
Add the title 1.50" from the top at an angle
Add the Flower cluster  bottom right corner of the photo (2 layers) using foam tape as per photo  tucking the face under second layer of flowers  and gluing small flowers to the cardstock where needed.
Add Pearls
Add date and sub title using Alpha's



THANKS FOR TOPPING BY
KEPT WELL AND SAFE
HAVE A CRAFTY WEEK
MAUREEN

Celebrate (Happy Craft Challenge Design Post)

 


Good Morning All

My first post for 2020
    

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

Due to another accident in November  I did not spend to much time crafting, Things are improving so will be getting back to doing Challenges in January.

Although over the last month I have made several cards, which i will be sharing over the next few months. The Christmas cards sold extremely well with only bring home 10,most of those have now gone. I think there is 2 left to kick off  2020 cards.

My post today is for THE HAPPY CRAFT CHALLENGE  BLOGPOT as one of their design team members. I decided to complete the sketch challenge about  "Celebration"

http://happycraftchallenge.blogspot.com/

THE LAYOUT:

THE SKETCH:

PRODUCTS USED:

"Close to my Heart" Paper Collection, Chelsea Garden and Live Beautiful

Lace Butterfly

Kaisercraft Butterfly from "Violet Crush" Sticker Sheet

Kaisercraft Doily Dye

Kaisercraft Wooden Flourishes

Bling from Stash

Kaszazz "Bird embellishment

Kaisercraft "With Love" Collectables

 "Bella" flag embellishments

 Photo 3.50 x 4" with white edging

CUTTING:

Cut the "Live Beautiful" floral side to 6" X 12 

Cut "Chelsea Garden" 6.5" x 12"

Cut a piece from the black and white spot paper  6" x 6.5"

Cut  "Chelsea Garden" 2.5" x 3.5"  round the corners

Cut  "Chelsea Garden" 3" x 3"       round the corners

Fussy cut a few flowers from "Live Beautiful" floral side

Dye cut doily from pink paper

Cut a piece from the black and white spot paper 3.5" x 1.25"

ASSEMBLY: 

Overlap "Live Beautiful" floral side to 6" X 12 with the Cut "Chelsea Garden" 6.5" x 12" by 0.50" to for a 12" x 12" piece of paper

Add black and white spot paper  6" x 6.5"2.5" from the left and 3.25" from the top
Add the grey and white spot paper 4" from the top and 1.7" from the right hand side tucking the black and white spot paper 3.5" x 1.25" under the right hand side
Add "Chelsea Garden" 3" x 3"  4.5" from top and 0.75" from left hand side
Add photo 4" from left hand side 3.75 from the top
Follow layout photo as guide to  adding embellishments

STOCKIST USED:


 https://www.kaszazz.com/cart/default.aspx?ConsID=111157&Category=Metal%20Embellishments

https://www.kaisercraft.com.au

https://maz.closetomyheart.com.au/

Mondays Inspirational post " Together for Ever"

Good Morning .

Its yet again Monday,  another week has passed us by. Its a bit cooler with winds blowing from the west. I had a very busy week and weekend with our granddaughter sing in her school choir at the Eisteddfod, which meant a trip to Toowoomba.

As you can probably tell from my sneak peek, i have been fussy cutting again.
The layout is for our sons Wedding album, which is nearly complete.
This is a really quick layout as i didn't get it completed early in the week as time just escaped me and i was so tired yesterday after tripping around 

The papers are Close to My Heart. "Hello Lovely". Luckily there where a few dye cuts in the bag.
Fussy cut a few flowers from one of the sheets and used Versa "Cinnamon" ink on a dauber to add to the paneling page and also the half flower dye cut
Added dye cut  flower to top of panel page 0.50" from the left.
Cut two photo mats one at 7" x 5"  and one at 6.5 x 4.5"used foam tape to add to page 4" from the top and 4.5" from the left hand side.
Add the title from the sticker sheet 5.5" from the left and 3" from the top.
Then layered fussy cut flowers and gauze around the photo mat.
Add the dye cut pink flowers.
Add some gems and wording cut from the salvage of the gold speckled sheet
Added Heart from the  sticker sheet.
Added flower to the centre of the Dye cut flower.

Adventure (Maureen W ) Aust

Afternoon all

Its a drizzle day here in South East Queensland, the temperature is sitting at 22 degrees, quite pleasant, and such right to sit comfortable at my scrap table to sit here and fussy cut, started yesterday on the fussy cutting  the flowers.

I decide today to the challenge for Studio Challenge  blog Spot.

http://thestudiochallenges.blogspot.com

 The first monthly challenge is about fussy cutting. Anyone  who reads by blog will know that i love to fussy cut. Most of my layouts have some form of fussy cutting on them.  I decide to do another cruise layout using Kaisercraft Paradise found Collection


MY LAYOUT:

PRODUCTS USED:


Kaisercraft "Paradise Found" collection;- Salt Water, Salt Water( reverse) Palm Trees (reverse), White Sands, Chase the Sun and Collectables
Little Birdy Texture Sand
Uniquely Creative:- word from cut apart sheet, hessian flower strips  and cork sheet  from February kit.
Kaisercraft fusion pen R03 (Red)
Uniquely Creative Hibiscus  Out line Dye
Scraps of Red Card stock
Close to My Heart Gold shimmer brush.
Kaisercraft red gem stones
6" x 4" landscape photo

CUTTING:

Fussy cut flowers from "Chase the Sun", and "White Sands"
Fussy cut Shells from "Salt Water" (reverse)
Cut 8" x 11" triangle from "Salt Water"
Cut 6.5" ' 4.5"  Mat from Cork Sheet
Dye cut 4 red Hibiscus then cut in half
Ink Word using Fusion pen in red

ASSEMBLY :


Using "Palm Trees" reverse as base add "Salt Water" triangle to top left hand corner.
Add hessian flower strip across join
Add the row of fussy cut flowers from " White Sands" following line of join 1" from the top of join. Using foam tape
Add the dye hibiscus dye cuts and other fussy cut elements till your happy with the look , using photo for guidance ( i have three layers in most parts)
Add photo to cork mat
Add mat to page 5" from the top and 1.25" from right hand side tucking under flower cluster.
Add a sentiment from the flower cluster
Add glue then Texture sand to bottom of page (see photo)
Add the fussy cut shells  from " Salt Water (reverse) to the sand
Add gems to sentiment
Add title to top left hand corner
Using gold shimmer brush run thru stamens