SOUS #141

 

Oh My Word Dear Friends!

 

I am posting this on my way

 out the door!

 

I have an early morning

 flight to New York.

 

NEW YORK!!!!!

 

Anyways.

 

Today is the release of the

 newest sketch from

 Stuck On U Sketches.

 

A great sketch from

 our Nanne.

 

And a delightful photo of youngest

 Granddaughter, Emma, on her

 first birthday

 (she is 5 now!)

 

Nanne's Sketch.

 

...and I'll cry if I want to....

Title is a chippie from

R.W. Laser Cuts

which I have embossed with

 Zing Pink, Cotton Candy

and Blue!

 



Another old collection

of papers used

"Alissa"

collection from

 Bo Bunny

Lots of bling and sparkle!

 

Stunning bling flourish from

 Zva Creative.

 

Flowers from Floral Café.

Wee green fronds are

 Tattered Lace

 "Foliage Leaves"

 die.

The little lace doily is from

 Prima.

 



Martha Stewart PATP

 "Double Loops".

 

Bazzill cardstock

"Parakeet".

The wee roses and crochet doily

 from my stash.

Love it!

 



Remember,

for the month of August,

you are playing for the

 chance to win these

goodies from

Lime Citron.

So, head on over to the

Stuck On U Sketches Blog,

and marvel at the beautiful work

of my fellow DT girls,

and have a go at this

 great sketch too.

 

And, now that you are all

 singing that song....

 

I'm off to the USA.

 

Bye

 

BW2 December Palette

 

Welcome!

It's the first of the month!

Reveal Day at

Black With 2

 

And what a gorgeous palette this month

Crystal Blue

Candy Apple Red

Dominant Black Background

5%White

 





My December Card.

Sadly the last card for BW2.

 

Eve has decided to discontinue

 the card challenge in

 the New Year.

This is my first ever Easel Card....

Using Spellbinders

 "Grand Decorative Ovals One" 

 

American Crafts Black cardstock.

Blue glitter paper.

The poinsettias are

Heartfelt Creations

 "Petite Poinsettia" stamps.

 

The sentiment is

 Just Rite

 "Grand Christmas Sentiments"

embossed with

 "Seafoam White"

 embossing powder.

Kaiser black Sparklets

 for the poinsettia centres.

 

Red flourishes are

 Spellbinders

"Jewel Flowers & Flourishes"

 

A wee bit white organza ribbon

 and a few pine fronds.

I have kept this months layout CAS.

I just love the pop of red

 from the candles.

The background paper

 is from the

 Bo Bunny

 "Snowfall"

collection.

The candles are

Marianne Creatables

"Candles" (243)

 

With a few pine fronds

 and wee red roses.

The photo mat is punched with

 Martha Stewart

 "Double Arches"

Deep Edge PATP.

Photo is youngest

 Granddaughter Emma

 from last year.

American Crafts black

 cardstock and red

 craft paper.

The title is from my stash.

 

So, the final palette for 2013.

 

You must join in the challenge,

 such beautiful colours.

 

And, over at the

BW2 Blog,

 Eve is announcing some great

 new ideas for 2014.

 

So, you just have to head

over there and take a look.

 

Also to see what my fellow

 DT girls have done with

this month's palette.

 

See you there.

 

Hugs

 

Black With 2 November Palette

 

First day of November....

 

Already????

 

New Palette Reveal

 at

 Black With 2.

 

How sumptuously rich are

 these colours!

 

Dominant Black

Coffee/Toffee Brown

Cherry Red

5% White

 

My take for this month includes

 a treasured photo of my

 Great Grandmother's younger sister

 and her husband

- taken a year after their marriage.

 

I only came into possession of

 this photo last year.

 

Our ancestors are all out there,

we just gotta find them

 - wish it was that

easy...lol

My black background has been

 punched with

 Martha Stewart's Deep Edge PATP

 "Spiral Arches",

 popped up onto another

 sheet of black

 American Crafts cardstock.

Love the subtle shadow effect it gives.

 

The background, distressed paper

 is from

 Daisy D's

 - a company that no longer exists!

 Been in my stash for a

VERY LONG time.

 

Just goes to show,

 everything will get used

 - eventually!!!

The gorgeous flowers are from

 Zva Creative

 and the wee punched

 blooms are

 "Geneva Vine" die

 from

 Memory Box.

The title block and watches

 are from

 Bo Bunny's

"Timepiece"

Collection.

The outer clock (black)

and the hinges are

Tim Holtz dies

"Weathered Clock"

and

 "Hardware Findings".

The little red pearls and

 black lace are from

 Kaiser.

The photo mat is punched with

 Martha Stewart PATP

 "Deco Fans".

You must have a play with

this gorgeous palette,

such rich autumnal

 colours.

 

Can you resist?

 

Just remember to start with a

 black background.

 

*****

 

Now, to my card for this

month's palette.

 

Black cardstock from

American Crafts.

 

Pomegranate cardstock from

Bazzill.

The gorgeous die-cut corners

 are from

 Spellbinders

 "Filigree Corners"

 by

 Becca Feeken

 for

 Justrite.

Live your dreams is by

 Kaiser

 "Flora Delight"

 stamped onto a

"Fleur De Lis Rectangle"

 from

 Spellbinders.

The black oval frame is also

 Spellbinders

 "Floral Ovals"

The stunning image is from a

Dutch company called

 JeJe Produkt

 "Fantasy Fairies".

 

Pre-coloured.

 Just the way I like them....lol.

 

I have cut up a second image

 to do a wee bit of

 decoupage.

Red and black pearls from Kaiser.

 

Black organza ribbon,

stick pins, wee rose

from stash.

This was a beautiful

 colour palette

 to work with.

 

Can't wait to see what you all

 come up with.

 

See you over at

Black With 2

 

Hugs

 

SOUS Card Sketch Reveal

 

Happy Wednesday everybody

 

Ist Wednesday of the month means

 Card Sketch Reveal

over at

 Stuck On U Sketches

 

And, what a great sketch

 we have this time from

our own Leah

 

My interpretation...

 

 

Leah's great sketch...

The papers I have used are

 Bo Bunny

 "Serenity" collection

The flowers are by Prima

Lots of layers and distressing



Inside sentiment stamp from Kanban,

 and Spellbinders

 "Resplendent Rectangles"

Rhinestones from

 Kaiser "Deep Yellow"

Over at the

 Stuck On U Sketches Blog

you will find more beautiful

 interpretations of the sketch

 by my fellow DT girls.

 

You also have two weeks

 to have a go yourself,

we would love to see what

 you do with the sketch,

and also have a shout out

at Top 3.

 

See you over at SOUS

 

Hugs