SOUS Sketch Reveal

 

Helloooo....

 

It's Friday...

 

Sketch Reveal Day

 at

 Stuck On U Sketches!

 

And a great sketch from

 our own Leah to

 play with...

 

So happy with this one.... 

 

Leah's great sketch....

I had a lot of fun adding

 all the little embellishments

 to this page.

The papers are

"Miss Match"

 from

 Kaiser.

 

With the Collectables from

 "These Days"

from

Kaiser.

 

The butterfly stamp is also

from

Kaiser

 "Bonjour".

I have randomly stamped

 the background paper

with the

"Botanical" stamp

 from

 Kaiser.

The gorgeous fairy is

 from a new die from

 Tonic

called

"Fae Hideaway"

The wee frame is a

 Katy Sue

 mould with some

 Air Dry Clay,

 which I have finished with

Pinflair Buff-It in

 Antique Silver.

The "Victorian Picket Fence"

 is from

 Cheery Lynn.

 

The leaf sprays are a gorgeous

 die from

 Tattered Lace

 "Foliage Leaves"

 and the roses are from my stash.

And a photo of my three

 beautiful

 Granddaughters!

Remember, this month you

 will be playing for a

 $15 voucher

 from the

Paper Bakery.



Can't wait to see your

 take on the sketch.

 

So, head on over to the

Stuck On U Sketches Blog

 for some more stunning

 inspiration from my

fellow DT girls.

 

We are also, sadly,

saying farewell to a

 few of the girls from

 the Sketch Team.

 

However, not long until we

 introduce the new members

to the Team following

our recent DT Call.

 

So, hop on over to

 SOUS

 for all the details.

 

See you there.....

 

Hugs for now

 

Black With 2 October Palette

Hello dear friends.

 

I'm here today with the

 October Challenge

 from

 Black With 2.

 

And, how gorgeous is this months palette -

 

Black

with

 Sunset Pink 

&

 Shimmering Gold.... 

Starting with my card this month.

 

I am so in love with this

 elegant image, but sadly

the beautiful gold hilights

 just don't show up

in a photograph...

 



The Palette...

 



The papers and image I have

used for the card are

 from Kanban.

A beautiful black silk flower

from my stash with a centre jewel

rescued from a different flower,

 it just goes so perfectly with

 the image and

 the colour palette.

The butterfly is a

 Cheery Lynn die

 "Exotic Butterfly Mini"

 cut from gold

 Mirri Board.

 

And, of course,

 black cardstock.

 From American Crafts.

*** *** *** ***

My layout this month

was just screaming

 girlie, with

 these colours.

 

And these photo's of

 eldest Granddaughter were

 a perfect choice.

The striped paper and

 glitter paper are from the

 "Posh" Collection

by

 Teresa Collins.

 

The dotty paper is

 Papermania "Confetti".

The border punch is by

 Martha Stewart

 "Daisy Fan"

Deep Edge Punch.

The flowers are a mix of

 Prima and Petaloo.

 

The gorgeous rhinestone flourish

 is from

 Creative Expressions.

The large leaf embellishment

 is the

 "Ivy"
 die from

Creative Expressions,

and the small leaves,

tucked behind the flowers,

 is a die from

Marianne Creatables

 "Leaves 255".

The monochrome frame,

top right,

 is another Marianne Creatables

 die "Eline Frame 219"

 with two layered butterflies

 from Cheery Lynn

 "Exotic Butterfly Mini".

The gold ribbon is from

 my stash, the large

rhinestones are Kaiser,

 and the black cardstock

 is American Crafts.



Totally loving this layout,

 and Rebekah loves

 it too!

 

Now, I know you are just

 dying to play with this

 month's palette too,

 the colours are just

 too gorgeous to

 pass by.

 

So, head straight over to

 Black With 2

 and see what my fellow

 DT girls have done

 with these colours -

 pure inspiration!

 

Then have a play yourself,

 either a card or a layout

or both.

 

Just remember to start

 with a black background

when you play.

 

Enjoy.

 

See you at BW2

 

Hugs

 

SOUS Sketch Reveal

Yay....

 

It's Sketch Reveal Day

over at

Stuck On U Sketches.

 

And I am happy to show you my

 interpretation of the gorgeous

 sketch from our ex

co-leader Sandi, whom as you

 all know left SOUS

 back in August - we miss her...

 

But, we still have this sketch,

 and the next one

 of Sandi's.... 

Sandi's Sketch...

More photo's from our recent

 trip to Paris - this time

 the Louvre Art Gallery.

The papers I have used are

 Teresa Collins

 "Posh" Collection.

 

The butterflies are a

 CheeryLynn

 "Exotic Butterfly Mini" die.

I am so in love with the banners,

 not something I normally indulge in.

 

Don't you just love sketches - they

 make you try things you probably

 wouldn't otherwise!

 

The punched edges are

 Martha Stewart

 "Layered Arches".

The title alpha's are

 American Crafts Thickers

 "Platforms Black".

The black and white twine is

 "Gorjuss Baker's Twine".

 

And a few black rhinestones

 from Kaiser.

The black flowers are

Prima

 "Medice Flowers Venice".

 

The pink and black flourishes

 are a die from

 Marianne Creatables

"Rectangle Frame & Flourishes Set 116"

Love this layout.

 

Now, head on over to the

 Stuck On U Sketches Blog

 and see what my fellow DT

 girls have done with the

 sketch - truly wonderful.

 

Hopefully you can get a

chance to participate too,

 and be in with a chance

of Top Three.

 

Hope to see you over

 at SOUS!

 

 

 

In the meantime,

 I am off to London for a

few days with my daughter

 and oldest Granddaughter, Rebekah.

 

Looking forward to some girlie

 time with them.

 

We are going to Buckingham Palace

- yep, inside the Palace.

 

So excited, never used to

be able to do that.

 

Will let you know all about

it when I get back.

 

And you just know what my

 next few layouts are going

 to be....lol.

 

See you soon.

 

Hugs

 

BW2 September Palette

Whoo Hoo

I'm here today with my

 first reveal as a

 Design Team member

 at

Black with 2

 

I am so thrilled to be part of

 this team, and had great fun

 putting my first

 DT project together.

 

However, this month,

 the girls decided to change 

the challenge up a bit,

and instead of just two colours

 along with the black,

 they went with a multitude!

 

So, my first DT project

is not actually BW2,

 it's BW5...lol 

Here is the gorgeous

 September Palette

 

Dominant Black with

Teal

Plum

Green

Purple

Pink

Yellow

Blue

Orange

and an allowance of 5% white.

Using any or all of the colours.

My page is mostly cardstock,

with a wee bit of patterned paper

 from We R Memory Keepers.

 

Bazzill cardstock colours used

Yellow = "Desert Sun"

Green = "Hillary"

Blue = "Pauly Poo"

Pink = "Pink Fairy"

The gorgeous blooms are from

 Prima

 "Petticoat Colours Bon Bon"

The eye catching yellow corner

 flourishes are a die from

 Cheery Lynn

"Victorian Romance Flourish"

The leaves are a

 Heartfelt Creations stamp

 "Distressed Leaves"

The blue c/s has been punched

with Martha Stewart PATP

 "Wild Flower"

The pink flourish flowers

are a die from

Marianne Creatables

 "Tiny Flowers 3"

The title was cut directly from

 the WRMK paper

- love it when you can do that -

 takes the hard work out of

 thinking up a title!! 

Really happy with the

vibrancy of this page

 - quite different from my

 usual style.

 

But, isn't that what a

challenge is all about...

I hope I have inspired you

 to try this unique challenge,

 and with inspiration from

the rest of the team over at the

 Black with 2 Blog

 - you have to give this a try.

 

*****

 

Now, I am also on the card team

 at BW2 and here is my

first card with the

 same September

colour palette.

The black ornate frame is

 Spellbinders

"Adorning Squares"

The topper is a gorgeous

 Le Suh design

 which I have layered up

 a wee bit and added

a wee tiny lilac

 bow to.

 

The celebrate frame is from

 Spellbinders

"5x7 Detailed Scallops"

 and the word Celebrate

 is a stamp from

 Just Rite Stamps.

I am so loving these sunflowers,

 and the

 Kaiser "Ebony" Sparklets

 were just made for the middle

 of these gorgeous flowers,

 which I have highlighted

 with black.

The green background paper

 is from the DCWV stack

 "Garden Party"

A wee bit ribbon from

 my stash and some

 black Kaiser pearls

 to finish. 



Whew, pretty photo heavy,

 but such fun!!

 

Now, head on over to the

 Black With 2 Blog,

 and meet my fellow DT girls

 and be inspired by their

 beautiful work.

 

We also have sponsors for the

 winners of the layout

 and card categories.

 

So, give yourself a new challenge,

 and join us at BW2

 

Hope to see you there

 

Hugs