Monday, August 30, 2010

Gentle

Here is my interpretation of the latest
sketch over at



The sketch, by Helen Croft.....



Photo's are Darling Granddaughter Rebekah.....




I have used the May
Full Tart Kit from Lime Tart.....



Papers are October Afternoon
- the Thrift Shop Collection.....



Labels from the same collection.....
Hambly Screen Print - Antique Doily....



Pink Paislee - Artisan Elements Swirls.....
Title alpha's - October Afternoon,
Mini Market Ledger.....



The crochet doily and roses were in the kit....



That's the lot - everything on the page
was in the kit
- I love getting these kits delivered each month -
often there are products that I wouldn't
normally buy,
or even ones that I am unaware of....



I adore these photo's,
and she was sooooo Gentle
with the little flowers....



Love the fresh look of this layout
- it came together beautifully....
Thanks for looking....
Hugs
Jane xx




Friday, August 27, 2010

SOUS Challenge

This is my interpretation of the latest sketch
over at Stuck On U Sketches.....



The sketch - by Liz Qualman.....



I have used my August 2010 'A La Tarte' Kit
from Lime Tart.....




The papers are by Collections Elements - Postale....
Butterflies also Collections Elements
- Chambry Butterfly Prints.....


Rubons are My Mind's Eye - Meadowlark Dusk.....
Flowers by Prima.....



Title is American Crafts Thickers.....
Lace was in the kit.....
Paper doily from my stash.....
Versa Color ink pads - Pinecone and Pink.....
Glimmer Mist - Pearl.....


Cricut to cut the circles
- from George and Basic Shapes:-
Photo circle at 4.5"
Paper circle at 5"
Cardstock circle at 6"


Photograph is Darling Son and his
daughter Erin (DGD # 2)
Taken when I was last home in
Scotland - October 2008
Erin will be 2 next month
I haven't seen her since this photo was taken......


We're heading home in October
(watching the counter on the left count
down the days!!!!!)
oh what a huge hug this child is going to get.....

Thanks for dropping in again
dear friends and family....

Hugs

Jane xx




Monday, August 23, 2010

Party In The Park

This gorgeous child has turned 4.....



Darling Granddaughter Rebekah.....



Her party was actually the day before her birthday.....


At Whiteman Park, here in Perth.....


This seems to be the done thing
down here in Oz - off to the park....

No mess to clear up at home!!!!!



There are barbecues under the gazebo's
(hot dogs for the parents)
and the kids can run riot in the playpark
- perfect.....



Lots of friends, and lots of presents....



DGD # 3 Emma, sitting beside big sister
in photo above.....




DGD Emma, bored and wanders off.....




Birthday Cake?????
Noooooo - Cupcakes.....!!!!!
Where's Emma????




Rummaging..... "Anything to eat in here???"
Next day, Sunday 15th, was birthday....
She got her first bike from Mummy and Daddy - Tinkerbell....
and First roller skates.....



On her way round to Granny and
Grumpy's house (us!!!)...




Didn't realise she couldn't WALK with wheels on,
ran across the grass (no problem)
onto the path and down she went....... OUCH!!!!!
- click on photo for close up - poor wee thing
- good job Grumpy was there for a cuddle....




All better now....
More presents from
Granny and Grumpy....
That's a dolphin painted on her
left cheek
- she had been to another little friends
birthday party in the morning.....
Keyboard from Granny and Grumpy....
Justin Beiber is the idol at the moment
- you should here her singing
Baby, Baby, Baby,
- so funny.....!!!!
Aren't Grandchildren gorgeous.....
Family portrait.....



Some more photo's from the
week previous to birthday....
Swimming lessons
- they start early down here -
Rebekah has been going since she
was 14months old
- Emma is due to start soon.....
Love Emma's hair like this
- reminds me of Shrek.....



Becks is doing great at her swimming
and has been moved up to the
next grade already,
she shouldn't even have been in
the class she has just completed
until she WAS 4
(this is a week before she turned 4)
- and she has completed it.....
Here she is on her tummy.....



And on her back.....



Way to go Becks......
Excuse the Granny bragging.....
Back to scrappy stuff next post....
Hugs
Jane x



Wednesday, August 18, 2010

WINNER

Sorry I'm late posting girls
- been a busy few days, what with work
and oldest Granddaughter turning 4.....
Where did 4 years go??????
Anyways......


Thank you all for your gorgeous
comments about my card and layout.....
Did you manage to work out the theme?


I won't mention it here, you will have to
hop on over to
to see if you are a winner of
one of the four cartridges.....


Meanwhile......
The winner of my RAK is.......















KRISTIE MAYNARD
This is what I will be mailing to you Kristie........








So, e-mail me your snail mail address,
and I will get them in the post to you....
*************


Congratulations - enjoy.....
Hugs
Jane xx



I will post some photo's of Rebekah's birthday in the next couple of days for family in Scotland - love you guys xx

Saturday, August 14, 2010

WIN This Layout - Blog Hop

We are now at Day 7 of the






Have you managed to guess the theme



we are all following?



The colour scheme is obviously



black, white and silver (grey),



But what is the theme?















Here is my RAK layout with a



title, photo and subtitle.....















Let me show you how I put it together.....













Above are all the elements to make the layout....



The black base is 12 x 12 Bazzill



The flourish stamps are Hero Arts 'Feather Grass'



Stripy paper is Delish Designs 'Vanilla Bean - Stripe'



Dotty paper is A4 Cristina Re



The wee label at the bottom of the photo is



Cuttlebug - details as we go.....






Above are all the Cricut cuts -



from Pagoda cartridge.....



Pagoda, page 61 of handbook @ 7 inches



Crane, page 39 @ 2.5 inches



Lilies, page 53 @ 5 inches







From George cartridge -



Oval, page 114 @ 7 inches.....






Trim 2 pieces of stripy paper to 29.5 cm x 6 cm



Attach to top and bottom of Bazzill base,



leaving an even border around the edge,



as shown....





Make the photo mats -



Patterned paper = 15.5 cm x 10.5 cm



White c/s = 16 cm x 11 cm



Black c/s = 16.75 cm x 11.75 cm



Layer the mat pieces together.....







Trim dotty paper to 29.5 cm x 21 cm (A4)



and position centrally on Bazzill base -



but DO NOT attach at this stage....



Position layered photo mats (but DO NOT stick)



to desired position to help



determine positioning for stamping....



Stamp desired image to pre-determined



position - it is easier to stamp BEFORE



the paper is stuck to the layout



- and if you get it wrong, just do it again -



it's not stuck down yet!!!






Once happy with stamped image,



attach dotty paper centrally to Bazzill base,



again leaving even border around edges.....











Now attach ribbon to both paper joins.....







This is how I get it straight - every time.....






I make sure my layout is straight on my working mat.....



Then I stick my double sided tape to the paper



- extending it beyond the layout -



so that it is now stuck to the mat -



as above....







Remove backing from tape,



leaving it attached to working mat.....





Position length of ribbon onto double sided tape



- extending over edge -



dead straight, every time.....







Repeat for other side of layout.....






Lifting excess ribbon,



with double sided tape attached,



and wrapping around to the back for a



lovely neat finish, as below.....


















Once ribbon is in place,



attach white cardstock oval to



left hand side of layout,



evenly between the ribbons.....







Attach grey base of Pagoda directly



onto white oval, with double sided tape



(keeping it flat on the layout)







Then attach layered photo mats,



overlapping oval and grey base of Pagoda.....

Keeping in mind the positioning of




your stamped image.....









Using foam mounting squares,



attach black layer of Pagoda



directly on top of grey base layer.







Remember NOT to put mounting tape



on part of Pagoda that will overlap



photo mats, unless you have already



attached your photo.....













Below is a photo of me holding back the



attached Pagoda to show that



none is stuck to the photo mats.....











Now to show you these amazing new cut,



emboss and ink folders from Cuttlebug.....






I have used the 'Fanciful Labels' set



- the top left label.....







Shown here with my wee piece of cardstock.....





With front of packaging facing you, lift the cover.....







This is what you get - two green plates -



a positive and a negative.....






Place cardstock upside down on bottom plate.....






Close cover over and run through



Cuttlebug or Big Shot.....





The 'sandwich' for the Big Shot



(which I find works best) is.....



On the bottom - main white plate



Then clear plate



Then Cuttlebug folder



Then a shim



(another clear plate makes the sandwich



too thick to go through the Big Shot)



Sorry, I don't have a Cuttlebug



to test the thickness of 'sandwich' required.....









Once you have ran the whole folder through the



Cuttlebug or Big Shot,



turn it over so the BACK of the folder is facing you.....




When you lift the main backing card



you will find a clear plastic cover,



lift this up, can be a bit fiddly, as below......






Now for the best bit -



just ink your die cut piece directly through the folder,



as below.....





I have used Brilliance Graphite Black



- I love its depth of colour.....







Ink the whole label.....






THEN lift the green plate, and voila,



a beautifully inked label



- only the embossed edges are inked.....






Remove cardstock from plates.....





Discard excess cardstock - perfect.....






I used a baby wipe to clean the ink from the plates,



ensuring all three surfaces were clean,



amazing the spaces ink can get into,



and it looks brand new again.....







Love these folders -



will be using them again in future projects.....






I applied a K & Co rub on word to the label



and attached it to the layout with



foam mounting squares.....







Assemble lily pieces together



and attach to layout either side of photo mat.....







Again ensuring that nothing sticks



to the photo mats, as before.....







I have again used foam mounting squares.....
















Attach the Crane to the centre of the layout,



using foam mounting squares,



and use a silver pen to give him an eye.....












Here is my photo in place,



which is a 6 inches x 4 inches,



just slipped in behind the elements



and attached with a wee bit of double sided tape.....







The photo is of a temple along our route



while we were travelling around Hong Kong in April



- there were hundreds of these buildings on our travels -



I just wanted to capture one of them.....




The subtitle 'Hong Kong' is cut at 0.75 inches



from Jasmine cartridge.....





The main title 'Temple' is also from



Jasmine at 1.75 inches.....






I kept the title in this dark green



as I didn't want it to dominate the page,



which it would have done if I had cut it in white,



and there is already enough black on the page!!






So, there we have it - too easy.....














Here are the two layouts together.....







Yours and mine.....









Remember to comment at THIS POST



to be in the draw to win this layout



and my card from the Blog Hop,



and make sure you're a Follower......



















And remember to head over to Scrappy Go Lucky



and enter your guess at the theme of our



BLOG HOP at the ORIGINAL post - HERE.....







The four latest release cartridges from Cricut



are for the winning -



Happy Hauntings,



Country Life,



Rock Princess and



Winter Frolic.....







Good Luck.....







Hugs







Jane x