Ellis Island - SOUS DT

 

Welcome dear scrappy friends.

 

My turn over at the

 Stuck On U Sketches Blog

 to reveal my take on

 Leah's newest sketch.

 

Ellis Island, New York Harbor.

 

Another favourite photo from

 my recent US trip.

 

Leah's fabulous sketch.

I decided to go with one large

photo instead of the three on

 the sketch. Though I did try

 cutting the photo into three sections,

 but it just didn't work with

 this photo. I wanted to

 keep it intact.

Lots of random stamping on the

 background paper, which is from

 the "Base Coat" collection

 from Kaiser.

Hinges from Tim Holtz

"Hardware Findings" die.

Embellishments from Kaiser

 "75 cents" collection.

Flowers from Petaloo.

I hope you will have time to join

us with this newest sketch over at

Stuck On U Sketches.

 

And, don't forget to visit the

 SOUS Blog daily for tons

 of inspiration from my

 SOUS Sisters.

 

Thanks for dropping in.

 

Be back soon

 

Hugs

 

Black With 2 March Mood Board Reveal

And so another month begins...

 

And we at

 Black With 2

 have a new reveal for you....

 

The March Mood Board...

 

The zingy colours this month are

 Lemon & Thyme.

 

The Inspiration Word is

 "Sunshine".

 

There is a fabulous sketch to follow.

 

All on a Black Background.

 

 

Here is my interpretation...

I have rotated the sketch for

 a landscape photo.

My papers are from

 Glitz

"Hoopla"

 collection.

The title is mounted onto

Tim Holtz

 "Tattered Banners"

 using Basic Grey

 "Origins"

 micro mono alpha.

The chipboard circles and stars

are from

 Collections Elements.

The large black circle

 was cut using

Spellbinders

"Grand Decorative Circles One".

The hot air balloon stamp

 is from

Kaiser

 "Up, Up and Away".

 

The chipboard palm trees

 are from

 Buzz & Bloom

"Arboretum Palm Trees".

Happy with final layout,

 and so happy to finally get

 this photo of hubby

onto a page!

 

Photo was taken in 2002!

 

At King's Park, Perth, WA.

 

 

 

 

This month we have an extra incentive

for you to participate....

 

We have teamed up with the

 wonderful challenge site

The Scrapbooking Hut.

 

Our March Challenge

 will subsequently run until

 15th April,

 that's an extra two weeks

 to participate - Happy Days!

 

The Scrapbooking Hut's

 Challenge

 begins on

 15th March

 and runs until

15th April.

 

 

But, the great twist is,

that it's the same challenge

 for both sites.

 

So, you only need to do

 1 layout

 to enter

 both challenges.

 

And, by entering at both sites,

 you double your chances

 of winning a prize - too easy!

 

For more details make sure

 and head on over to

 Black With 2

 and enter these two challenges

with just 1 layout.

 

 

 

 

Now, to other news from

 Black With 2.

 

We are having a DT Call.



 

All the details are over at the Blog.

 

We would love to see you apply.

 

We are a great team here at BW2.

 

Hugs

 

Whimsical Designs Blog Hop

Welcome! Welcome!
Welcome!

 

To the Whimsical Designs

"Give Thanks"
 Blog Hop!

The Hop runs from
 Friday 8th Nov 7pm EST
until
Sunday 10th Nov midnight EST.

For those of us in the UK
 that means midnight on Friday 8th
 until 5am Monday 11th.
Confusing or what....lol

(And to make it even more confusing,
 my Blog still thinks it lives in
 Perth, Western Australia!!!
 So the time and date on the post will be
 different again. I have tried to change it,
 but whichever country you set it up
 in is the country it stays in...lol)

 

You should have arrived here from
 Nanne's Blog.

  

If not, return to
 Whimsical Designs,
 where a complete list of
participating Blogs
 is given.

 

You don't want to miss any
 of the gorgeous projects
 on show.

 



I have created a layout for the Hop.

 

A recent photo of my gorgeous
 eldest Granddaughter
 from our recent trip
 to London

My background paper is from
 Webster's Designs
 "Nature's Storybook".

Title and date
Sassafras Lass
"Khaki Type"
Alphas.

The leaves are
 "Shabby Chic Autumn Leaves"
by
 Just Rite Stamps
on Vanilla
American Crafts cardstock.

And then some colouring fun with

 Distress Markers!

spiced marmalade

rusty hinge

shabby shutters

antique linen

scattered straw

crushed olive

tea dye.

I then painted a thin coating of

 KindyGlitz "Crystalina"

 over them and

 the frame.

The frame is from

Scrapmatts

 "Ornate Frames 11".

In the wee plastic bag

 is one of the leaves

 from the photograph.

And I have written the story

of the leaf on the back

 of the layout.

 

 A treasured moment with my

 Granddaughter!

 (Click on picture to enlarge

 and read - quite cute!)

Your next stop on the Hop

 is the gorgeous

 Sheila.....

 

 

And, a final photo....

 

How stunning is this!!

 

 

Enjoy the Hop

 

Hugs

 

Playing with Distress Markers

Another wee quickie
 post today....

 

I've been having me some fun with

 Distress Markers

 and

Just Rite Stamps

Leaves stamped on

 cream cardstock.

 

Appearing on a layout soon.

 

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