Wishing everybody a warm, safe,
beautiful Christmas

with family and friends 

 

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Sketch Reveal Day at SOUS

It's Friday

 

That means Sketch Reveal Day over at

 Stuck On U Sketches

 

With a fantastic sketch by our own Sandi

 

My interpretation of the sketch

Sandi's Sketch

I have used one of the great

 Christmas collections from

 Kaiser "Just Believe"

Lots of distressing and some

curls in the paper

Spellbinders Nestabilities

 "Beaded Circles" and "Classic Circles"

 

Some Kaiser rhinestones for hanging

the baubles

Some fussy cutting and lots of

Dimensional Magic on the berries

Lots of red and white glitter

 to highlight the designs on the paper

 and even some Puff paint

 

The flower is by Petaloo

 "Chantilly Collection - Velvet

Hydrangeas - Rose"

 

Ribbon from stash

The beautiful pick is also by Petaloo

"Canterbury Collection - Poinsettia

& Berries - White"



A wee bit of masking with

a mask from Prima,

which I have removed from

 its packaging somewhere

down the line, and

 do not know its name

Photo is gorgeous middle

Granddaughter, Erin, from

last Christmas.

Loving this layout.

 

Now, head over to

 Stuck On U Sketches,

 and enjoy the work of my fellow DT girls,

such amazing talent on our team.

 

Have a go at the sketch

and be in with the chance

 of being chosen as Top 3.

 

We would love to see your work

 

Be back soon

 

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Hi everybody, 6 sleeps to go....

 

Are you organized? I am...lol

 

Today is card sketch reveal over at

 Stuck On U Sketches,

with a great sketch by our Sandi

 

Here is my final Christmas card this year

Sandi's Sketch

This gorgeous image is from

Lily of the Valley

 "Mini Masterpieces"

 

Another pre-coloured image

 from this great company

 

I have cut the image,

and its mat, using

Spellbinders Nestabilities "Labels Four"

I have added a wee bit of sparkle

 to the stocking with

 KindyGlitz "Crystalina"

and some shine to the

 berries with Dimensional Magic

The papers are from

 Teresa Collins "Christmas Home"

A wee bit of Christmas ribbon

from Anita's and

lots of distressing

Red Bazzill cardstock

on a white card base

 completes the supplies used

Another cute card done

 

Now, head over to

Stuck On U Sketches

and see what my fellow DT

girls have done with this

great sketch - beautiful cards

 

I'll be back on Friday

with the last sketch of 2012

from

Stuck On U Sketches

 

Bye for now

 

Hugs

Altered Book & SOUS

Hello fellow crafters, today I'd like to

 show you a gorgeous project

inspired by my beautiful friend,

and fellow DT member over at

Stuck On U Sketches,

Tracey Kelly

 

When I was over in Brisbane recently,

she showed me this beautiful book

that she had altered

 

Well, I could not resist,

 and had to have a go myself

 

Here is my first attempt at

 altering a book....

 

 

Just an ordinary, hard backed book.

Transformed....

I have used beautiful K & Co papers

 and yummy Prima flowers

The beautiful cameo I bought

from a company in USA

I wrote the verse on the inside myself

(click for a better view for reading)

A wee bit of lace and some

little blooms to decorate the inside

 





I am so in love with the finished

project, which I gifted to a

special friend, I will definately

 be making another one,

to keep...lol

 

 

 

Meanwhile, over at

Stuck On U Sketches

 it is Die Cut Reveal Day

 

I am on the Sketch Team

and the Card Sketch Team,

 however, there is another Team

the Die Cut Team

 

Each fortnight the challenge is set,

to incorporate a die cut

on your project,

 of a specific topic

 

The topic for the current challenge is

 

TOYS

 

To use a die-cut of a toy or toys

 

Also on the SOUS Blog

today we are introducing

 two new members to the Die Cut Team

Sylvie Hoobanoff

and

Holly Hudspeth

 

So, head on over there

and see what the Die Cut team are up to.

 

You may even be inspired to

dust off that little Cricut

sitting in the corner collecting dust,

I know mine is -

 poor wee thing...lol

 

Hope you are all

organized for Christmas

 

See you soon

 

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SOUS Sketch Reveal

Happy Friday everyone.

It's Sketch Reveal Day at

Stuck On U Sketches.

And what a beautiful sketch,

 by Sandi, we had to play

 with this time around.

 

Over at the Blog we are also

 introducing three new members

 to the Sketch Team today.

 



Sandi's Sketch

The gorgeous papers I have used

are from Creative Imaginations

"Night Divine" Collection.

The Holly Wreath around the photo

 is made from a die by

Marianne Creatables.

Sadly this company do not

name their dies,

 they only have a product number.

 

The beautiful bauble die

 is by Memory Box

"Emma Ornament"

and "Drop Ornament"

The wee rhinestones are by Porta Craft.

The gorgeous flowers, that go

 with this collection perfectly,

 are by Prima

 "Holiday Crimson"

 

The berry pick is by Petaloo

 "Canterbury Collection"

A few wee bits of gold cord from my stash.

The photograph is gorgeous

 youngest Granddaughter, Emma,

from last winter, with just

 a wee touch of snow on the ground.

 

It hasn't snowed, yet, this winter,

 but I'm sure it won't be long,

it's freezing here.

Taking a bit of getting used to

 again, I'm usually sweltering

 in the Aussie heat at this time of year.

 No regrets!!

Very happy with this layout,

 and it was fun putting the

 wreath together, but running

 the single die through

 the Grand Calibur a thousand

 (OK slight exaggeration)

 times and then through

 again to emboss each little

grouping of leaves, was quite

 taxing on the right arm....lol.

 

Now, head over to the

 Stuck On U Sketches Blog

and meet the

 three new girls on our Sketch Team

Laura Gilhuly

Patricia Van Gelder

Carole Wright

 

and see what the rest of the team

has done with the Sketch

You won't be disappointed.

 

And you must join in the

 sketch challenge,

this is a beautiful sketch

 to work with.

 

See you over there.

 

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SOUS Card Sketch Reveal

Evening everyone.

Yes, I'm late posting, again!

It's the first Wednesday of December

 and time for a new card sketch

over at

 Stuck On U Sketches.

 

Not only is the new sketch up,

 but we are also introducing

four new members to the

Card Sketch team.

All their details and first projects

 are over at the

SOUS Blog

 

Now to my creation using

 the great sketch from our Sandi

 



Sandi's sketch

I have gone for a monochromatic

 style this time - not a piece of

patterned paper in sight - which

 is not helping me reduce the stash

 of papers I have...lol.

Only white card used,

cut into five flashes,

 distressed and edged with

 KindyGlitz "Crystalina"

A tag cut from the

 same white card,

again distressed and edged

with KindyGlitz.

The stunning vine is

 by Prima (of course)

 "Holiday Celebration Frost Vine"

The wee sentiment is

 by Craftwork Cards,

 and mounted onto a small frame

 using Spellbinders Shapeabilities

 "Twisted Metal Tags & Accents"

A wee bit of Christmas ribbon

 to finish.

 

Cha-Ching!!

 

Now, head over to the

 Stuck On U Sketches Blog

 and meet the new designers

Kim Richardson

Margie Calenda

Lizzy Crust

Andrea Parr

And see the beautiful cards

 my fellow DT girls have made

- stunning!

 

See you over there