Thursday 31 December 2015

THE ROBINS NEST DESIGN TEAM ANNOUNCMENT


HAPPY NEW YEAR
Yay, THE ROBINS NEST  has announced their new Design Team. I am so happy to be included, starting in January.
Do come back on January 2nd for a look at my first layout with this great design team.
xxx
 
 
Here is a sneaky peak for you
 
Looking forward to 2016
Many thanks
bye for now.
xxx
 

Wednesday 23 December 2015

BERRY71BLEU DESIGN TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT!

Yay, Berry71Blue has announced their new Design Team. I am so happy to be included for another term. Thank you so much Berry71Bleu.
 
Do come back on January 1st for another amazing challenge with more fab prizes.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
BYE FOR NOW
xxx

Tuesday 22 December 2015

CRAFTERS PALETTE DESIGN TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT!

 
Hi everyone, welcome to my blog
and my new design team announcement!
I am really pleased to let you know I have been accepted on the
 CRAFTERS PALETTE design team here in the UK.
I am so excited to be a part of this team and look forward to my new challenges.
Each design team member has a different set of challenges each month, so be ready to have lots of inspiration and lots of fun.
 
Have a great Christmas everyone, see you all in the new year with my first challenge.
Bye for now.


Monday 21 December 2015

BERRY71BLEU DESIGN TEAM REVEAL DECEMBER MOOD BOARD - HAPPY CHRISTMAS


Hi everyone and welcome to my blog and the latest  BERRY71BLEU MOOD BOARD Challenge.

 Using the mood board as my inspiration, I chose to use the gold and red, the bauble and the swirly plant.
I hope you like it.



HERES HOW
Matt photo
Take a 6 inch doily and adhere to the lower part of the page
Adhere a piece of cream burlap/hessian across centre of doily
Using a sheet of white corrugated card, cut down to 2.5 x 11 inches and add this as your border across centre at slight angle
Cut down a sheet of red corrugated card to 2 x 9.5 inches, layer on top of the white card
Die cut a fence border and adhere
Add some stickers to the fence, a mini bird and flower branch
Attach photo using foam pads
For the top part,
Cut out a white 3inch circle
Die cut a 3 inch bauble in gold glitter card, adhere to circle
Attach to top right side of layout
Add a bow
Add strips of white and red corrugated card beneath the bauble
Add some script paper
Decorate around bauble with flowers, berries, branches, stickers, little bird and a small tag
Decorate around photo with a few flowers, berries, swirly bits etc
Add a chipboard swirl, painted in gold and the title.
I used silver, gold and brown inks on the chipboard pieces.
SCRAPPY STASH
Paper -  Paisley and Vine  from BLUE FERN STUDIOS
Red cardstock
White sparkly cardstock
Gold glitter cardstock
Red corrugated card
White corrugated card
Fence die
Gold doily
Chipboard title - HAPPY from CREATIVE EMBELLISHMENTS
Pine Cone Branch die
Swirly twigs from my stash
Berries
Assorted flowers
Large bauble die
Mini wooden pieces from SCRAPINIEC
Believe tag from HEARTFELT CREATIONS
Cream burlap/hessian from my stash
Stickers - Thoughts Keeper from 7 DOTS STUDIO
xxx
CLOSE UPS




I also used  the December sketch from December Sketch Challenge

December Sketch Challenge

PRIZES 
C'est Magnifique December Main Kit
(Featuring a Holiday Collection designed by Astrid Maclean.)


Random Prize:
Scrapiniec Prize Package
(Prize may differ from designs shown.)


Sponsors:




C'est Magnifique Kits is a scrapbook kit club that caters to the more sophisticated crafter. We aspire to bring something a little different to our monthly kits. We offer predominately international papers and embellishments each month, from countries such as France, Germany, Poland, Sweden and more! Stop by our blog, http://cestmagnifiquekits.blogspot.com/, to see what our talented International design team creates with our monthly kits. Follow us on Facebook and sign up for our emails to stay informed about new product, kit contents and giveaways.





Scrapiniec is the first Polish manufacturer of laser die-cut chipboard products for use in scrapbooking. They satisfy even the most unusual individual orders and are characterized by reliability, high quality and friendly customer service.

Please note: International winners may be responsible for shipping costs.
Please be sure to follow our CHALLENGE RULES.


Thank you and we hope to see your beautiful creations this month!

We appreciate each and every challenge entry and share the designs that catch our eye on our facebook page and Pinterest Boards. Look for your work there!
PLEASE DO CHECK OUT ALL THE OTHER DESIGNER BLOGS FOR MORE INSPIRATION AND I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU WOULD BECOME A FOLLOWER AND COME BACK AGAIN SOON.
BYE FOR NOW
MANY THANKS.
xxx


Friday 18 December 2015

CHRISTMAS CARD No 6

Hi everyone, I think there is just time for one more Christmas Card.
If you like this just follow along below.
xxx
HERES HOW
Take a large card blank or fold an A4 sheet of card in half
Cover with Christmas paper
Add a 4 inch strip of sparkly card across the centre
Add a 3.35 inch strip of gold card on top
Add a 3 inch strip of red sparkly card on top
Add a 2 inch strip of white sparkly card on top
Now start to decorate
I started with the three handmade poinsettias
Next add the gold baubles to either side
Add some smaller baubles
Add the large Let It Snow bauble
Adhere pine boughs in white glitter card
Add some twigs
Finish off with some holly swirls and the title.
xxx
SCRAPPY STASH
Sheet of A4 white cardstock
Pretty Christmas paper
Sparkly card, red, gold and white
Let it snow die - X cut
Hand cut baubles see link below
Poinsettia dies - Heartfelt Creations
Holy swirl die - Heartfelt Creations
Pine bough die - Tim Holtz, Sizzix
Sentiment - Heartfelt Creations
Twigs from my stash
Gold glitter - Stickles.
xxx
 
LINKS
Christmas Bauble and all things Christmasy
This is my last card for now, do pop back again soon for another layout.
I really appreciate your comments and would love it if you became a follower
That's all for now
Many thanks.
xxx

Monday 14 December 2015

SCRAP OUR STASH DESIGN TEAM REVEAL DECEMBER CHALLENGE BEAUTIFUL



Hi everyone and welcome to my blog and the
 SCRAP OUR STASH latest challenge.
For this challenge we had to use an item from our stash for each letter in the word DIECUTS.
Here is what I used
 D - Doily punch,  I - Ink, Index card
 E - Envelope, C - Clocks, U -  Uniball pen,T - Tag, S - Shells.

XXX
HOW I DID THIS
Matt photo
Lightly adhere to background card
Cut out a border strip 3 x 9 inches long, adhere below photo
Punch out two border strips one inch wide, add down one side and below photo
Punch out two more border strips with a different punch, repeat
Hand cut a banner border 2 x 9.5 inches long, ink edges and adhere down one side
Start to decorate with flowers, butterflies, clock faces and punched out shells
Add a library card envelope to the top and a tag to the side
Add journaling and the title.
XXX
CLOSE UPS



SCRAPPY STASH USED
Pretty paper by Prima
Cardstock in three different neutral tones
Library Card Envelope from my stash
Tag from my stash
Doily Punch - Martha Stewart
Other Punch - Martha Stewart
Shell punch - Wood ware
Assorted flowers
Mini pearls
Stick pin I made
Clock faces
Brown chalk ink
Title from my stash.
XXX
THE FABULOUS PRIZE
LINKS

XXX

Photography by SHEALAN FAERE PHOTOGRAPHY

MANY THANKS FOR VISITING AND FOLLOWING ME
TODAY
BYE FOR NOW
XXX




Friday 11 December 2015

CHRISTMAS CARD NO. 5


 
Hi everyone, here is another Christmas Card for you with details below on how to make this and what to use.
HERES HOW
Take a large card blank or fold an A4 piece of card in half
Cover with pretty paper, ink the edges
Take a piece of 4 x 8 inch cream burlap/hessian, glue to the front
Glue another piece of  3 x 8 in natural burlap/hessian on top
Glue another piece of 2 x 6 in cream hessian/burlap on top
Now start to decorate
Make a bow with raffia, using hot glue, adhere to centre of card
Now attach various twigs, berries, stamens and pine boughs around the bow
Attach burgundy rose sprigs and lightly paint with white paint
Die cut a little bird, ink and attach
Add the title and a pretty button to the raffia bow.
STASH USED
Large card blank
Pretty dotty paper
Brown, deep pink chalk ink
Three pieces of burlap/hessian in three sizes and colours
Raffia bow
Sparkly button
Twigs and berries on stems
Pine cone die from Tim Holtz
Gold glitter card
Burgundy rose sprigs
White paint
Stamens
Robin - Tim Holtz Birdcage die
Hot glue gun
Christmas sentiment - Heartfelt Creations Christmas Collection.
 
 
 
That's all for now, do pop back again soon for more inspiration.
Bye for now.

Tuesday 8 December 2015

CHRISTMAS CARD Number 4



 Hi everyone and welcome to my blog and my latest Christmas card. If you would like to make one like this, please follow along. There is a list of stash used also.
HERES HOW
Take a large card blank or fold an A4 sheet of cardstock in half
Take a piece of pretty paper, distress and ink the edges
Adhere to card front
Take a sheet of corrugated card slightly smaller, adhere
Take a 3 inch strip of red card and attach across the centre
Add a sheet of white card slightly smaller on top
Add a sheet of sparkly card, again slightly smaller
Next add a piece of gold lace  to the lower half of the border
Now start to decorate with a large flower in the centre
Take some twigs and berries and glue either side of the flower
Fill in the middle with small roses, leaves and buds
Fill any extra gaps with stamens
Die cut some sparkly pine branches and add these
Die cut some swirly holly and adhere
Die cut some Christmas baubles, adhere
Now finish off with some white texture paste and the title.
This is quite a heavy card so you will need to use 300gsm card.

 
STASH USED 
White card blank or A4 sheet of card
Red, white card
Red sparkly card
White corrugated card
Gold lace
Assorted flowers, small, medium and large
Twigs from the garden
Berries on stems, rosebuds on stems
Assorted stamens
Pine Cone Die from Sizzix
Swirly holly die from Heartfelt Creations
Mini Christmas Bauble die
A few leaves
Title from Heartfelt creations Christmas Collection
White texture paste - Homemade.
I hope you like my card and followed along and, if so, I would love it if you became a follower
That's all for today, come back soon for more cards and layouts
bye for now 
 


Saturday 5 December 2015

CHRISTMAS CARD 3


 
Hi everyone, welcome to my blog and another Christmas card
If you would like to make one like this, just follow along below.
HERES HOW I DID THIS
Take a large card blank or fold an A4 sheet of cardstock in half
(around 300 gsm)
Cut out a sheet of Christmas music paper to a little smaller than card, ink the edges
Take a piece of corrugated card, rip into opposite ends not quite until the centre so you still have one piece
Ink the edges
Adhere to card front
Attach a large poinsettia to the centre
Using a glue gun attach garden twigs on either side of poinsettia
Next add some berries
Fill in gaps with stamens and mini roses
Now add some die cut pine branches and swirly holly in gold card
Paint everything in white texture paste to look snowy
Add the sentiment.
STASH USED
Card blank or one sheet of A4 cardstock
Music paper
Corrugated card
Brown chalk ink
Poinsettia stamp and die from Heartfelt Creations
Pearl flower centre
Mini white roses
Mini cream stamens
Twigs from the garden
Assorted berries on stems
Gold cardstock
Pine cone die from Tim Holtz
Holly and Berry swirl die from Heartfelt Creations
Sentiment from Heartfelt Creations Christmas Collection
Hot glue gun.
 
Christmas Script papers
Many thanks for visiting today, I do hope you become a follower and come back again soon for Christmas card no. 4.
BYE FOR NOW.


CHRISTMAS CARD 2



Hi everyone and welcome to my blog and Christmas Card No. 2.
This is another large card, half an A4 sheet. I hope you like it.
If you would like to make this card, follow along below.
HERES HOW
First fold a sheet of white cardstock in half (aprox 300gsm)
Cut a sheet of pretty paper to fit this, ink the edges
Cut a strip of hessian/burlap 3 x 10 inches, wrap around the pretty paper, secure at the back with tape or glue
Add a burgundy strip of hessian/burlap aprox 1 x 10 inches to this
Adhere to card front
Now the best bit, start to decorate
Attach a raffia bow to the centre of the card
Add a pretty centre
Glue in some pretty stamens on either side
Add some twigs and berries with glue to either side
Add flowers
Add leaves and pine branches
Die cut a little robin, add inks to colour and attach
Paint a small chipboard chicken wire piece and attach behind robin
Die cut the sentiment and attach to a die cut banner, ink banner
Finish off by adding white paint or texture paste for the snowy effect.
STASH USED
Sheet of A4 white cardstock aprox 300 gsm
Dotty paper
Brown and reddish pink chalk ink
Hessian/Burlap in natural and burgundy
(You could use ribbon)
Raffia for bow
White pearly stamens
Assorted twigs and berries
Burgundy roses and buds
Assorted leaves
Pine cone die for pine branches, Tim Holtz Sizzix Die
Chicken wire chipboard
White texture paste
Banner die
Sentiment die - Happy Christmas
Glittery card for the pine branches
Little bird die, Tim Holtz Sizzix Die
Hot glue gun.

 
LINKS
Homemade Texture Paste
Birds
 
I HOPE YOU LIKE THIS CARD AND GIVE IT A GO
I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU WOULD BECOME A FOLLOWER THERE ARE MORE CARDS TO LOOK OUT FOR AND  LAYOUTS TOO
MANY THANKS
BYE FOR NOW
XXXA
 
 
 
 

Thursday 3 December 2015

CHRISTMAS CARD

 
Hi everyone and welcome to my blog and my latest Christmas card.
If you would like to make one like this, please follow along.
HERES HOW
Take  a sheet of Christmas music paper aprox 8 x 6 inches
Wrap a 3 inch strip of hessian/burlap around the centre
Adhere a red ribbon strip on top of the hessian
Add a white ribbon strip on top of this 
Take a large card blank aprox 8 x 6 inches or fold an A4 piece of white card in half, attach the music paper
Start to decorate by attaching a poinsettia flower in the middle
Add a medium size and a smaller size flower on either side
I gathered some twigs from the garden, painted them with white texture paste and attached with hot glue
Next add a couple of berries, on either side of the flowers
Die cut some white pearlescent card holly swirls, attach
Die cut a snowflake and pine branch and add these
Add a few holly swirls in green card
Die cut a robin, attach to top of ribbon
Die cut the sentiment and glue to a banner, adhere.
Add more texture paste and some small white roses.
STASH USED
A4 sheet of white card - 300 gsm
Pearlescent cardstock
Offcut of hessian/burlap 3 x 10 inches
Off cut of red ribbon 3 x 10 inches
Off cut of white ribbon 3 x 10 inches
Glue Gun with hot glue
Poinsettia die - Heartfelt Creations
Pearl Centres
White mini roses
Twigs from garden
White texture paste
Holly swirl die - Heartfelt Creations
Bird die - Sizzix
Snowflake die - Sizzlitts Sizzix
Berries from my stash
Happy Christmas Sentiment - Die Sire Dies
Banner Die
Pine Cone branch die - Sizzix
White Christmas paper.
CLOSE UPS
 
I have entered this into scrap and craft December Challenge.
 
CHECK OUT MY LINKS TO HELP YOU PUT THIS CARD TOGETHER
LINKS
Pearl trim
MANY THANKS FOR VISITING TODAY
XXX

Monday 30 November 2015

ROBINS NEST - BELIEVE

 
Hi everyone and welcome to my blog and my take on the November
ROBINS NEST sketch challenge.
This is a fabulous sketch by Bev Code which I really love because I get to use lots of flowers. Scroll down for a step by step and to see the stash I used.
 
 
 
 
STEP 1
Adhere a large white doily to pretty background paper
I chose the blue-y greens from my photo
 
 STEP 2
Add another smaller doily
I cut this using a doily cutter

STEP 3
Adhere matted photos
 
STEP 4
Add border strips as per the sketch


STEP 5
Add three chipboard strips (painted white)

  
STEP 6
Decorate with flowers and leaves
 STEP 7
Take some modelling paste and a small lid


 STEP 8
Add the circles with the small lid dipped into the paste
then add the title
STEP 9
Add some micro beads with glue
 
 

 
CLOSE UPS
 
 
 
 
SCRAPPY STASH USED
 
Pretty paper - All Time Favourites, The Works, uk
Plain cardstock - four different colours
White doily
Martha Stewart Doily Cutter
Chipboard pieces by Prima
White acrylic paint
Mini pearls
Assorted flowers, leaves, stamens and stick pins
Tim Holtz Sizzix Pine Cone die -  for the sparkly leaves
Butterflies with stick pin bodies
Modelling paste
Pop micro beads - American Crafts
Title alphas from a Sizzix strip die.
XXX

PRIZES
One lucky winner, selected by a random draw, will receive a $25 prize package of Robin's Nest Scrapbook Products!
XXX
ROBINS NEST BLOG http://chatteringrobins.blogspot.co.uk/
ROBINS NEST WEB SITE http://www.robinsnest-scrap.com/home.html
ROBINS NEST SHOP http://www.shop.robinsnest-scrap.net/main.sc

XXX
 
THATS ALL FOR NOW - hope you enjoyed the tutorial and give the sketch a go. Have fun.
XXX