JAI106 Sketch Challenge

After completing the page for the layout for Show Us Your Stuff I decided to use the same colour scheme for my next card challenge with Just Add Ink.  This time I turned the sketch around and again only one small greeting stamped.  (Not a good stamping day today).  As I already had the colour scheme from my previous page it was pretty simple to actually put the card together - love it when that happens.

Supplies used:  Cardstock - Pool Party and Island Indigo, Paisley Petals DSP, Punches - Small Oval, 1/2 " circle and Circle from Itty Bitty Shapes, Dies - Scallop Circle and Swirls Scribbles, White Brads, Island Indigo Inkpad 

Show Us Your Stuff

Hi all.  Today's layout was created for the Show Us Your Stuff Scrapbook Page Challenge.  In this challenge you had to follow the sketch and also use 3 pieces of patterned paper, 3 embellishments,1 heart and paint somewhere on the layout.

For the paint I used some of the white shimmer paint around the edges of the Island Indigo cardstock, around the photos and a bit of a swirl along the bottom of the layout (not easy to see in the photo).  I cut my flowers from papers in the same range and diecut the hearts and swirls.  I didn't do any stamping on this page.

Our family don't really get much of an opportunity to get all dressed up and go out all together.  It was fun to scrap a page of us all nicely dressed up ready to go to a friend's wedding.

Supplies used:  Cardstock - Pool Party and Island Indigo, Paisley Petals DSP, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Scalloped Heart of Hearts, Swirls Scribbles and timeless Type Junior Alphabet Dies (also used another Sizzix alphabet for smaller letters), White Satin Ribbon, Vintage Brad

Sketches with a Twist

 Now that I have had a go at a couple of card challenges I decided it was time to tackle a page layout challenge.

This is the sketch from Sketches with a Twist that I created this page for.  The twist was you had to use something green.

I have used punches to create my pennants and some stamping.  To give the decorative edge around the blue DSP I used two different size circle punches and randomly punched around the edge.  Instead of using a scallop punch for the bottom scallop I decided to randomly handcut a scallop edge.

I loved doing this challenge and shall definitely be finding some more challenges to try in the future.  I think I am definitely hooked on doing these challenges now.

Supplies used:  Cardstock - Riding Hood Red, Pear Pizzazz and Very Vanilla,  DSP - Cheerful Treat (Hostess) and Pacific Point Pattern Paper from Brights Paper Stack, Stamp Set - Pennant Parade, Inkpads - Pear Pizzazz and Riding Hood Red, Punches - Decorative Label, Petite Pennants Builder, Small Oval and Circles, Sizzix Dies - Buttons and Timeless Type Alphabet, Sale-a-Bration Ribbon, Small Blue Brad, Red Letter Stickers from Kaisercraft (the only thing not SU)

I Just Had to Scraplift this Layout

This is a layout I completed on Tuesday using the beautiful Elegant Soiree Papers from last years catalogue.  I have had these papers in my stash for so long waiting for something special to inspire me to use them as I think they are just such gorgeous colours.  Anyway, I was flicking through an old Scrapbooking Memories magazine which I had just borrowed from the library and lo and behold there was a whole Scrapbooking Memories Masters Challenge dedicated to just these papers.  Well, I couldn't wait to get out the photos and the papers and maybe scraplift a little bit here and little bit there - but as it turned out I ended up scraplifting almost the whole of one layout with a few changes of my own.  The original layout was created by Tatum Woodroffe.

The basic layout is the same.  I created different flowers and added in some flourishes cut from the DSP as well as using some of the brown packing paper we get in our orders to make the large flower at the top right and the pleated paper on the left side with a stamped bird image  popped on top.  If you look carefully at the flowers in the bottom corner I have also made my own hat pin embellishment with some pearls and beads.  I have also stamped the flower image and saying and watercoloured the image.

Supplies used:  Basic Grey and Very Vanilla Cardstock, Elegant Soiree DSP (no longer available) Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Soft Suede and Marina Mist Inkpads,  Brown Packing Paper, Vintage Brad, Twine, (Button unkown and Hat Pin created by me), Scallop Border Punch, Elements of Style Stamp Set

Mojo Monday Challenge 229

Here is my latest card for the Mojo Monday 229 Challenge.  I really enjoyed playing around with this card.  I decided to use the Well Worn DSP as I had a few bits of this paper cut up from my class held the previous day and thought why not use it up.

I think it turned out to be another great male card so now I have a few male cards all ready to go.

Supplies used:  River Rock and Early Espresso Cardstock, Well Worn DSP, Happiest Birthday Wishes (Hostess) and French Foliage Stamp Sets, Early Espresso Ink and Soft Suede Ink for sponging, Vintage Trinket Brads, Mini Library Clip and Early Espresso Bakers Twine.


If you are wondering where I used the French Foliage Stamp I stamped the large leaf in Versamark Ink on the small River Rock piece before stamping the birthday greeting over the top.  I am also finding that I am finding the Bakers Twine for male cards very useful, so I shall have to stock up on these before the Summer Mini ends.

Male Card

I would like to share with you today another one of the male cards we created in card class today.

I decided to use the recent sketch from Mojo Monday as I really liked the way my previous card all came together so nicely.

I also wanted to show that the Elementary Elegance stamp set could also be used for a male card.  So I  changed the colours and the stamp set and this is what I ended up with.

Supplies used:  Elementary Elegance Stamp Set, Not Quite Navy, River Rock and Soft Suede Cardstock, Well Worn DSP, Soft Suede Inkpad, Bakers Twine, Top Note Die, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Curly Label Punch (Happy Birthday stamped on Confetti White and sponged all over).

Up in the Air Hostess Set

I was able to borrow the Up in the Air hostess set recently and had a little play with this set last night.  I also used the Everyday Enchantment Papers and Embellishments.  I absolutely adore this paper and will be really sad when it is no longer available.  Don't forget you can earn these papers or embellishments free if you place an order for $100.  This offer is open until 31 March 2012.

Supplies used:  Calypso Coral and Confetti White Cardstock, Everyday Enchantment DSP, Ribbon and Brads, Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Early Espresso Inkpad, Markers - Calypso Coral, Pool Party and Lucky Limeade