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

.http://sketchesinthyme.blogspot.com/

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 

March Card Sketch

 Morning  all

Its a perfect day, a it loud but not too hot  the nights have called down. Hubby has planted some onions, lettuce and tomatoes.  We don't normally get a very cold winter so hopefully we get an abundance of tomatoes so I can make jams and pickles.

Today is a card I am entering into Stick it Down Card Sketch challenge. The sket h looks like a clean and simple lines. My never turn out that way 

https://stickitdown.blogspot.com/

I gave used an embossing folder, as I didn't like just the circle, I have also used a Kaisercraft Retro flower and rhinestones, the butterfly was one from my stash I cut previously .

Card Base is 5" x  5.75"

I do hope you like it

MY CARD:

THE SKETCH:

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY 

HAVE A CRAFTY MONTH

MAUREEN 

Another Island Another Adventure

 

Morning all

Another beautiful day with a cool morning, nearly time to head off to the chiropractor  so thought I try and publish this before I went

The layout to day is for a challenge over at ARTastic, love the challenge it is to use birds and take some colour from the photo. I thought I use another of our granddaughter cruise photo's as I thought the colours where perfect

https://artasticchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

MY PAGE :

THE MOOD BOARD:

PRODUCTS USED:

Kaisercraft "Sun Kissed" Collection:- Daiquiri, Lemon Lime,  Pina Colada, Sticker Sheet, and Collectables

Kaisercraft " Paradise Found" Collection:- Palm Trees and Collectable

Uniquely Creative "Hibiscus" outline Dye

Kaisercraft:- Sea Breeze and Lollipop Card Stock  

Flamingo Dye Freebie from a Magazine

Uniquely Creative Laser Cut Circles

CUTTING:

Fussy cut top  of Lemon Lime Reverse

Cut 4.50" x  5" from Lemon Lime

Cut 4.50" x 4.75" from "Lemon Lime Reverse  leaving salvage on

Dye cut "Hibiscus " from Lillipop and Sea Breeze

Dye Cut Flamingo from Lollipop 

Fussy cut set of White Flowers from "Pina Colada"

Fussy cut Palm Tree from Palm Tree and 3.50" from a trunk of another Palm Tree

ASSEMBLY:

Use " Daiquiris" as base add the line of palm leaves from sticker sheet to bottom of page

Add the fussy cut Palm leaves over the bottom of page using team tape

Add "Lemon Lime Reverse" to "Lemon Lime" with a 0.25 border add photo just above the salvage pink edge add to page using foam tape leaving edges bear to add flower cluster

5.25" from the top and 3.75" from the left hand side

Add  flower cluster, dye cut Hibiscus and laser cut as per photo

Add Flamingo ,Title and embellishments  as per photo 

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY 

HAVE A CRAFTY MONTH

MAUREEN

Love you

Morning all

I am probably all spamming you this morning but thought i bring my  blog up to date
This is a layout i did for the challenge over on the Kraft + blog for September.

 http://kraftpluschallenges.blogspot.com/

It was to use Kraft paper plus red, white and black i completed it early in the month
I thought it was time to use up some old papers with Kaisercraft "Mix and Match papers as they suited the theme perfectly



MY LAYOUT:


 

PRODUCTS USED:

Kaisercraft "Mix and Match" collection:- Sticker Sheet Doilies,  Confetti, Damask, Pin Stripe, Kraft Card stock Sticker Sheet  Alpha, 
A Mothers Art Butterflies
Kaisercraft Lacy Tag  Dye
12" red ribbon 0.25" wide
20" of red Ric Rak
"Bella" Red striped paper
"Bella" Damask Black
5" x 4" photo

CUTTING:

Dye cut 2 Lacy Tags
Cut Ribbon in half
Cut Ric Rak in half
Cut "Pin Stripe" Brown 4" x 12"
Cut Damask Black 5.75" x 4.5"
Cut Damask Brown 6" x 4.75"
Cut "Bella" red striped paper 6.5" x 10"


ASSEMBLY: 

Used Confetti as base add Cut "Pin Stripe" 4" x 12"  4" from the top
Add Cut "Bella" Red striped paper 

Add Damask Brown  4" from the top and hard against left hand side

Add " Bella" Red strip paper 2.75" from the top and 1" from Left hand side 
Add Damask Black to Damask Brown to form photo mat add 5" x 4" photo
Add to page 3.75" from the left and 2.5" from the top
Add row of lacy doily's from the sticker sheet at bottom of "Bella" red striped paper  
Add a strip of red Ric Rak Braid at top and bottom of "Bella" red striped paper 6.5" x 10"
Add Tags 0.75" from the left and right  as per photo
Add Doily , Red hearts, Butterflies, wording from the Sticker Sheets and the red ribbon
Add remaining embellishments as per photo