ATDML -February Sketch Challenge

This is my take on the sketch challenge over on ATDML, details can be found here

Used Studio Calico January 2012 kit.

Misted the Studio Calico wood veneer alphas with Mr Huey Classic Calico and added a small amount of Mr Huey Shine

Love this camera transparency by Hambly.

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More layouts

Just two layouts that I did at the weekend, this one is following the 'Blueprint to Go' sketch from Scrapagogo. This uses a combination of Scrapagogo and Studio Calico (SC) December kits.

The photos were taken last year at the Scrapagogo October 2010 Retreat by Kirsty Wiseman.

I love this photo, it show a carefree me ... well as carefree as you can be sat on wet leaves and trying to find dry ones to throw up in the air - LOL.

It started as a Studio Calico layout, but I ended up using my stash and a small piece of SC patterned paper from SC December 2010 kit.

So supplied used : Music paper; Glitz Design hoopla paper layers & whatnot love nest; Tim Holtz 'love' tickets; 7 Gypsies tag; Prima tag (birdcage) and pebble; Martha Stewart bird & X-cut maple leaf punches; Mister Huey Mist - Classic Calico (over the leaves).

The remember tag at the right-hand side of the layout, has some hidden journalling on.

I'm in also started to prepare my Document 2011 album. After seeing Sheena Document 2010 album, with her vertical and horizontal page protectors, I decided to change my 2011 Album to use vertical page protectors.

So I got a set of these from A Trip Down Memory Lane

Then reading Laura blog, she had found these WeR Memory Keepers 9 square 4"x4" pocket page protectors, and I was again re-designing how I wanted my 2011 album to look.

And whilst on the web-site I saw these and had to have them, each page protector has 2 - 4x6, 2 - 7x5, 1 - 7x2 pockets

Each page protector has 1 - 6x 12, 8 - 3"x3" pockets

so who knows what my album will end up looking like this year, but one thing it will be different from last years - LOL

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A Trip Down Memory Lane Bingo Challenge

Over on ATDML blog they are running a bingo challenge that ends at the end of June, so as usual I'm on the last minute but here are what I did. Its just a great idea where you have to choose a line of 4 either going down or across the grid, and add them to your layout.

Kid @ Play - I've gone for : - circles on the page, multiple photos, mist/paint and add a something metal.

Use my Tim Holtz timework masks, and glimmer mists, punched out circles, metal brad butterfly on bottom set of circles.

Then I did this, So choose the line use Thickers, something metal, distress something, use a b/w photo.

Both layouts I've used past Scrapagogo Kits.

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ATDML Ingredient Layout

Last month ATDML asked me if I would like to join in the fun on their blog, whereby they send you a page kit and your produce a layout.

The papers are My Minds Eye and very pink has you can see, and I don't really do pink so I found that a bit of a challenge, but I'm pleased with what I did. It would be great is you could hop over to ATDML and place your vote (hopefully vote of me - LOL), which would be very much appreciated.

3 sheets of patterned papers, 1 sheet of pink cardstock, a few blooms, brads and 2 chipboard circles.

I came up with this, fortunately we were able to use punches, die cutting, stamps and ink. So I made good use of my punches and used my Cuttlebug 'Hippy Chick' Alphabets for the title, which I cut out from patterned paper (reverse) and mounted it onto white cardstock (allowed) to give it a shadow.

I'm really pleased with this, I covered one chipboard circle with patterned paper and made a faux ribbon, again using patterned paper and clustered the flowers in the bottom, along with some punched out butterfly (Martha Stewart punches)

I do hope you like what I produced and please feel free to pop other to ATDML and place your vote, which I hope you will vote for me (wink! wink!).

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Spring is here .....

What a lovely few days we have had this week, still a bit cold but the sun is shining, the birds are singing and all well.



Discovered a new feature on my camera, well I didn't really it was Kay (Solihull crop) had attended a course and learnt how to focus on a subject and let the background be blurred. So after a quick lesson from Morag (Solihull crop) on Sunday I took these pictures of the daffodils growing in my garden.

I know not a flower, but couldn't resist ....

Morag also mentioned that she was attending a 10 week photography course at the Botanical Gardens and how much she was enjoying it. when I originally got my new camera, (it was for my birthday - but got it in October), my hubby suggested that I go on a course to learn how to use it properly, but I never got around to sorting it out.

Well I have now, have just booked myself onto the next course which starts 30 April at the Botanical Gardens, its a 2 hours course, and it allows you access to the grounds to take photos using the techniques learnt in class, so after a quick turtorial from Morag, imagine what I could be doing after 10 weeks - LOL.

After visiting the NEC Craft Show last week, which I wasn't too impressed with but still managed to spend a fair bit thought, I'm on the look out for new stash.

Just got these delivered today, from A Trip Down Memory Lane - The new range of My Minds Eye - Penny Lane - Tiny Dancer, Feeling Groovy, Free Bird - small accessories, and of course some Thickers. The stash took 24 hours from ordering till delivery - how brill is that.




The Tiny Dancer paper is for my Great Niece photo on her Christening Day earlier this month.

She just looks like a "tiny dancer" - beautiful