Oh Christmas Tree Sketch 492

 Morning  all

Woke to an absolutely  brilliant morning clear blue skies and a much cooler breeze than it has been. After my chores and a load of towels. With a tidy of my table, I can sit there and catch up. I want to catch up on a few challenges and some swaps this week end as we have nothing on and won't be going out anywhere as hubby suffering badly from a heat rash and can hardly move

The first Challenge I have completed is for Week 2 Sketch Challenge over at "Sketches in Thyme". I have used Uniquely Creative  "Days of December" with its pale Green's and pops of Red. I have created a second page of our Great Granddaughter, last Christmas decorating the tree.

These pages will bring back many memories for the family as Poppy Joe as the grand children called him passed away suddenly early this year. So no more hoisting onto his shoulder to put up those high decorations up. (Not Covid related)

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MY LAYOUT:

THE SKETCH:

PRODUCTS USED:

Uniquely Creative " Days of December" Countdown, Happy Holidays,  Christmas Carol, Trim the Tree, Trim the Tree Reverse, Deck the Halls and Cut Apart sheet

Uniquely Creative Alpha's and Enamel Dots 

Uniquely Creative "Banner" Dyes

5.25" x 4 : photo and 4 " square photo 

CUTTING:

Cut 6.50 " circle from Trim the Tree

Dye cut 2 x 2.25" Banners from  "Trim the Tree" Reverse 

Dye cut 1.25"  Banner from  "Deck the Halls "

Cut " Happy Holidays  " 4" x 12 "

Cut " Christmas Carol "  3" x 12"

Cut 3" Circle of the flowers from Cut Apart Sheet 

Cut word strip from Cut Apart Sheet 

ASSEMBLY:

Use " Countdown as base add one o  the Banners 0.25 from bottom and 1.75 f8rom the right hand side 

Add " Happy Holidays " 6.50" from the top on left hand side and 5.75 " on right hand side.  Trim the edges

Add second banner 0.25 " from the bottom and 3.50 " from the left hand side 

Add "Christmas Carol " 6.50" from the top 

Add Large Circle 1.75 " from the top and 0.50 " from the left hand side 

Add first photo 3.25 " from the top and 2" from left hand side 

Add second photo 5.75 " from the left and 5.25" from the top (do not tape bottom )

Add small circle underneath smaller photo 1.50" from the bottom and 7" from the left hand side 

Add word strips as per photo 

Add small Banner  9" from the left hand side and hard against top

Add title as per photo

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY1 1a 

HAVE A CRAFTY DAY

MAUREEN 

Summer Maureen W (AUST)

 Morning  all

Although it will be afternoon  before I get to publish this, we off to Costco this morning with our son to purchase  afewitem  only go every couple of months its about an hour away , nice drive.

Its going to be a warm one today as well  with storms again this afternoon 

I have completed another page for our granddaughter cruise album.

This time it's coming into Auckland's harbour, in New Zealand. 

The challenge I am entering is for Week 1  Sketch  491 for Sketches in Thyme 

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MY LAYOUT :

THE SKETCH :

PRODUCTS USED:

Kaisercraft "Paradise Found" Collection:- Palm Trees and By the Sea Reverse

Uniquely Creative "Ocean Breeze ":-  Summer Days , Sun Set, Summer  Bloom,  Beach Life and Creative Cuts

2 6" x 4" photos 

String from my stash

CUTTING:

Cut 8.20" Circle from " Palm Trees"

Cut 7.50" Circle from  "By the Sea Reverse "

Cut salvage from "Summer Days "

Cut "Sun Set"  2.50 " x 12" 

Fussy  Cut flowers from " Summer Bloom"

Fussy cut Lighthouse, words   leaves and wood 

ASSEMBLY:

Use "Summer Days " as base, add salvage preciously cut off to bottom of page 

Add "By the Sea" to " Palm Trees "

Add to page 2" from the top and 2.50" from left hand side 

Add  "Sun Set " to the left hand side of  page using tape only on the far left of strip

On the right side of strip place foam tape but do not remove backing

Add photos  tucking in under strip of  "Sun Set" 2.50" from the left and 3.25" from the top 

Add fussy cut pieces,  Creative cuts,  over the floral pieces down left hand side  as per photo

Add title as per photo

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY 

HAVE A CRAFTY WEEK 

MAUREEN 

 

Life ( Maureen W) AUST

 Afternoon all 

Its a beautiful Spring day after the icy conditions we had earlier in the week, it was cold with snow falling in the Southern Downs region of South East Queensland. Hard to explain but the winds had an icy feel to them and then yesterday the Earthquake in Victoria a 5.9. doing some damage to old buildings in  Melbourne.

I have been doing the challenges for Sketches in Thyme but haven't written them up  so as this month draws to a close though I better get a move on

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Below is my take on Sketch 483

MY LAYOUT :

THE SKETCH:

PRODUCTS USED:

Kaisercraft "Flower Shoppe" Collection:- Sunroom Reverse, Glass House,  Glass House Reverse, Garden Path,  Weatherboard , and Collectables 

Doilies from my stash 

Uniquely Creative  lace Flower, Laser cut flower and Laser Cut Word

Sullivan Border punch

Uniquely Creative  Fancy Edge dye from Tag Dye Set

4 x 3" x 4" photos

Kaisercraft Curios

CUTTING:

Cut Salvage from "Afternoon "

Cut 1.50" x  8" from "Glass House " and use Sullivan Border Border Punch to create an edge

Fussy Cut 4 Butterflies from " Glass House " Reverse

Cut 0.75" x  8.50" and  0.75" x 5.50 " from "Weatherboard", dye cut both using Uniquely Creative fancy Edge Dye 

Cut "Garden Path" 9: x 5.50"

ASSEMBLY:

YSE "Sunroom " Reverse as base

Add " Garden Path" Reverse 1.50 " from the top and 3.25 " from the left 

Add photos 2.25" from the top and 2.75 from left hand side

Leaving 0.25" gap add second photo

add bottom row of photos leaving 0.25 gap ( only add tape to middle of photos 

Add the "Weatherboard" dye cuts  3.2from the left tucking in under photos

Add  "Weatherboard " to bottom row of photos for 5.50 " ( see photo for detail

Add the border punch of "Glass House " to left hand side tucking under photos 

Add the Doilies, Collectables, lace flowers  curios and butterflies and title as per photo.

Tucking under photo, when happy take tape off photos and stick down

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY 

HAVE A CRAFTY WEEK 

MAUREEN 

Treasured

 Morning guys

Cool morning, but the day has turned out lovely.

We have just gone into a 3 day lockdown due to the UK strain of COVID 19  in the community being spread another 4 over night . MASK are again compulsory. 

To be its  better to be safe than sorry , they still working out the community spread at this stage. 

Being in lockdown is not to bad, i have lots of things i can do if my back permits

Todays layout is for Sketches in Thyme

https://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.com/

I was in my scrap box sorting out yesterday and pulled these bits out as they all seem to match up nicely 

I have used 6 different collections to make this, I hope you like my interpretation of Sketches in Thyme sketch challenge No 462. Week 4

MY LAYOUT:

THE SKETCH:

PRODUCTS USED:

Kaisercraft  "Love Notes" :- Love Song

Kaisercraft " U - Bud Dreams" :- Sekar, Sekar Reverse and Collectables

Kaisercraft " Romantique" :- Grand

Kaisercraft " Merry Medley " :- Sing a Long reverse

Kaisercraft " Lullaby" :- Hush little Baby and Hush Little Baby Reverse

Kaisercraft Grey Card Stock and scraps of Royal Blue 

6" x 4" photo

Uniquely Creative  :- Essential Dyes and "Something Blue 0.25 Washi Tape and Word Dye

CUTTING:

Cut "Love Song " 11" x 11"

Cut "Sekar" Reverse 8.5" x 8.50 " 

Cut " Grand"  7.5 x 7.50 "

Cut "Sing a long " 1.5"  x 3.50"

Cut "Hush Little Baby " 10.5" x 4 " cut a 2" fish tail at one end

Cut " Hush Little  Baby " Reverse 10.5" x 4" cut a 2" fish tail at one end

Dye Cut  5 flags from "Sing A Long "1.25" long

Fussy cut flowers from "Sekar"

Dye cut Title from Royal Blue Card stock 

ASSEMBLY:

Use Grey Card Stock as Base 

Add " Love Song" 0.50" from the top and 0.50" from the left hand side 

Add "Sekar" Reverse 1.75" from the top and 1.75" from the left hand side 

Add " Grand" 2.25" from the top and 2.25 " from the left hand side 

Add  " Sing a long" 2.75" from the right hand side and 5.50 " from the top 

Add " Hush Little Baby" Reverse 0.50" from the top and 2.75" from left hand side

Add " Hush Little Baby" 0.50" from the top and 4" from left hand side

Add photo 3" from the top and 4.25 from left hand side 

Add fussy cut flowers at bottom left of photo

Add title 1" from left hand side and 1.50 " from top 

Add words from collectable across the right hand side if photo

Add Banner starting 6" from left hand side and 3" down from top of right side 

Double Washi Tape in half and place at top of banner ad per photo

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY

HAVE A CRAFTY DAY 

MAUREEN 

Tropical Paradise (Maureen W) AUST

Morning all

It's Saturday don't know where the week has gone. Its a lovely day not to hot thank heavens.

Have not been on blogger lately, thought I have my I pad back by now, its suppose to be delivered Monday. Let's hope so.

On Wednesday morning and Thursday I was working on an order for three cards for a boy, girl and a female.

I started this layout on Thursday afternoon did the water colour base and put together everything I wanted to use on the page. What I had done is water coloured the page in blue and darker blue for the clouds. Our granddaughter was down yesterday and I said what do you think. Well grandma she said you got no depth to distinguish the water from the clouds. Let me see if I can fix it for you. So out come the water colours and this is what it ended up like an hour later.

I do hope you like it she had done a really good job she is only 13 and can paint far better than I can and loves to let loose with the water colour paints.

I am entering this into "Sketches in Thyme" week 3 sketch challenge.

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MY LAYOUT:

THE SKETCH:

PRODUCTS USED:

Uniquely Creative Water Coloured Card Stock and Uni Qolour Water Colour pens

Uniquely Creative Water coloured Paint set

Kaisercraft: Deep Sea Collectables and Sun Kissed

Uniquely Creative Ocean Breeze Creative Cuts and Circle  and Orbital Dye

3.75" and a 5" circle 

I have not written instructions as the layout is a simple one  just with a water coloured background

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY

STAY SAFE

HAVE A CRAFTY WEEK

MAUREEN

Fabulous (Maureen W) AUST

 Hi, guys

The sky is blue we had showers on and off this morning, its now clear blue skies.

This is my First Layout I have created in 2021, the  one I posted yesterday I completed mid last month. This is also the first time I have  entered their challenge. I saw it when doing some commenting on someone's blog.

The site is "Sketches in Thyme". They have a sketch each week it looks interesting so thought I  give it a try.

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I do hope you like it, our Granddaughter after she had her hair cut and styled and a professional make-up complete.  Her hair was very long way pass her bottom . Now cut to shoulder length 

LAYOUT:

THE SKETCH:

PRODUCTS USED:

Uniquely Creative "Gums and Roses" Collection:- Gum Nut Garden, Eucalypts Posey, Rose Bud Borders, Fussy Cut Floral Tags, Everyday Moments, Bushland Beauty and Creative Cuts 

Uniquely Creative Essential dye no 2 and the word Fabulous 

Unknown brand Outline and Butterfly  dye

Kaisercraft Antique Gold Rhinestones 

Anko Pink Cardstock

Kaisercraft "Coral" Card stock

Doily 4" from my stash

Photos 4" x 5.5" x 2 

CUTTING:

Dye cut "Arrows" from "Everyday Moments" 

Dye cut set of Butterflies from "Everyday Moments" and  Bushland Beauty 

Dye cut word from "Coral"

Fussy cut Circles and flowers from "Fussy Cut Floral Tags and Titles 

Fussy cut Kookaburra from "Gum Nut Garden "

Cut "Gum Nut Garden " to 11" square 

Roughly Tear "Gum Nut Garden " at the 7.75" point across page

Cut 7" circle from "Eucalypts Posey " 

Cut 2 photo mats from "Bushland Beauty " Reverse  5.25" x 4.50"

Fussy cut bottom strip of flowers from "Rose Bud Borders"

ASSEMBLY:

Using Pink card stock as my base add the top half of " Gum Nut  Garden" Leaving 0.50 " gap all the way around.

Add the bottom half of "Gum Nut Garden " to bottom of page leaving a 0.50" gap all the way around

Add row of fussy cut flowers from "Rose Bud Borders" 1.25" from the bottom an 1" from left hand side using foam tape

Add circle to page 0.75" from the top and 0. 75" from right hand side using foam tape

Attached photos to mats

Add mats to page 0.75" from left hand side and 1.75 " from top leaving  left Hand side free of tape 

Add a lace doily 2.75" from the left and just off the edge off the page

Add title underneath

Add the Dye cuts,  fussy cut pieces , Creative Cuts and the Rhinestones as per photo

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY

HAPPY NEW YEAR 

MAUREEN