SOUS Sketch Reveal

 

Only 5 sleeps to go.....

 

Here is my interpretation

of the last sketch for

 2013 from

 Stuck On U Sketches

 

 

The Sketch

by

Nanne...

I have used the beautiful

Christmas collection of papers from

 Teresa Collins

"Christmas Home"

The circular frame around

the photo was achieved using

 two dies from

Spellbinders

 "Grand Decorative Circles One"

and Bazzill c/s

 "Ivy"

The Bauble is stamped with

 Just Rite

 "Noel Christmas Ornaments"

 using Versamark

 and heat embossed with

 American Crafts EP.

 

 Then die cut with

 Spellbinders

 "2010 Heirloom Ornament".

A wee bit

 Dimensional Magic

 on the

 Holly Berries.

Treasured Memories from

 Christmas 2010

 in

 Perth,

Western Australia.

We're not outside at this time

 of year with those little dresses

 on I can assure you.

 

 It's Baltic in Scotland

 - but, still no sign of

 snow....bahhhhhh.

Hopefully you will have

 time to join us over at

 Stuck On U Sketches

 amid all the festive flurries.

 

Do try to get over and see

 what my fellow DT girlies

 have done with the sketch.

 

 Would love to see your

 take on it too.

 

Love

 &

Christmas Hugs

 

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

 

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