Library Reminder - To The Lighthouse

Time for a reminder at The Library. 

For this scrapbook layout I used a photo taken on holiday in France, about six years ago. (The tiny figure in the yellow top is my son.) You might notice that the lighthouse is not actually in the sea, but in the middle of the street - I don't know why!

I used travel-themed patterned paper as my base and cut circles and the title on my Silhouette, Everything else used on this layout has been in my stash a long time!  The lighthouse (bottom right) was sticker from October Afternoon - it had sea and rocks at the bottom so I cropped them off.

You can enter the challenge here . 

I'd like to enter:

Allsorts travel - French holiday and travel-themed paper 

Stick it Down  sketch 

Lasting Memories 

Papercraft Challenges

Xmas Checklist

For this card I used the Santa and checklist from a Mama Elephant set, colouring the Santa with Promarkers. I stamped the gifts (all one stamp, unbranded)  and stars (from another set that was on my desk)  in red ink - and done.

I'd like to enter:
Watercooler 
Cas Christmas 
Jingle Belles

Sunflower Idol

This old sunflower stamp (Anita's) is trying out for my daughter's wedding stationary. 

Can you teach an old stamp new tricks? It hadn't been stamped for a while and was languishing at the bottom of a box of old wood-block stamps, but when the call went out for sunflowers, I ripped it off its block to use in a stamping platform.

I stamped it, off-centre, in brown ink on yellow cardstock , added a generic sentiment and some Nuvo drops and then mounted it on several layers.

We're now waiting to hear back from the judges.

I'd like to enter:
Handstamped Sentiments 
Fab N Funky
Challenge up your Life  flower, stamp, brown

Inkspirational Challenge - Garden

Our new challenge at Inkspirational  is to be inspired by the word, 'garden'. 

My DT card is very simple - I printed off an image from Just Inklined CD and had lots of fun colouring it in with Promarkers.  Milla is still our Guest Designer, so please do come and see what she and the rest of the DT have made. 

I'd like to enter:

CD Sunday 

The Library Challenge - To The Lighthouse

The new book at The Library  is To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. 

To be honest, I haven't actually read this book - I just liked the cover- okay??!!

And I didn't really show much variation on the two cards I made - they've both got lighthouses on them - surprise! Actually, they both also used a mix of stamps from different sets, are both blue and yellow, and have almost no colouring-in! 

For my first card I went one-layer and used two blue ink colours and a tiny touch of yellow. 

I'd like to enter this card into:

Casology 

Craft Rocket  summer 

Seize the Birthday 

Tales from the Craftroom  men 

My second card draws more from the cover , using silhouette stamps (again, from a mix of sets) over a stencilled background .  (I used one stamp on both cards - did you spot it?) 

I'd like to enter this card into:

Crafty Cardmakers  masculine 

Shopping Our Stash  stencil 

Unicorn Challenge  men 

Through the Purple Haze  masculine 

I hope you'll visit The Library. 

New Job Card

My partner is starting a new job in two weeks, so I've made this card to wish him luck. 

It's just stamping! In one ink colour! The pencils are an old UM stamp from Lost Coast and the stars (two stamps) are Pink Fresh. I thought the Take Note stamp went well with the pencils (I'll write 'good luck on the new job' inside) - it's by Bo Bunny.

I'd like to enter:
Fab n Funky  new job
Daisy Chain monochrome
Addicted to Stamps 
Let's Create man
Creatalicious  blue

 

A little bird told me..

I made this card to send to a friend to congratulate her on a creative career achievement.

The bird, heart and flower are by Flora and Fauna - I did a kind of scribbly colouring in with Promarkers and added shimmer pen to the wing, tail and heart. The stitching stamps are by 19 and Market and the sentiment is Pink Fresh Studio.

I'd like to enter:
Time Out 
CAS on Friday  birds
Addicted to Stamps 

Guest Elf - Christmas Kickstart Challenge.

I'm delighted to be Guest Elf for Christmas Kickstart! 

You may know I have a challenge called The Library , where books are used as the inspiration.
This time , Christmas Kickstart has chosen the book, and here it is :

I made a super-cas card using just two stamps from two different brands and coloured with Promarkers.

Thank you Jo at Christmas Kickstart for letting me be Guest Elf. I hope you'll join in the challenge.

I'd like to enter:

Jingles Bells text 

Happy Little Stampers 
Merry Little Christmas 

The Library Reminder - The Art of Stripes

Time for a reminder at The Library. 

The book is The Art of Stripes, so I used a canvas (art!) and a zebra (stripes). I was actually inspired to make this when I saw this Sara Miller range of pottery.

I got out all my red and orange shades of acrylic paint and mixed them together and painted onto a canvas. The zebra was an SVG electronic cutting file from Hungry Jpeg. I also used an SVG from Lia Griffith to cut a big leaf stencil out of packaging (I used the cut-out leaf here) and stencilled it with Distress Inks.

You can enter the challenge here . 

I'd like to enter:
Love to Scrap no rulz
Crafty Animals 
Little Red Wagon  stencil made from packaging
Fab n Funky stencil made from packaging

Inkspirational Challenges - Fashion Photo

Our new challenge at Inkspirational  is to be inspired by the photo below:

For my DT project, I got my acrylic paints out and started playing with them . I stamped and coloured the Stamping Bella image and  I used some of the painted paper to paper-piece her top.

We have a fabulous Guest Designer, Milla , joining us for our June challenges - please check out what she and the rest of the DT have made.

I'd like to enter:
Try it on Tuesday  make a mark
Shopping Our Stash  drinks
Watercooler  ag