SOUS Card Sketch Reveal

It's Card Sketch Reveal Day

 over at

 Stuck On U Sketches.

 

This is my take on the sketch.

 

 

 

The great sketch this week is

by our Nanne.

The papers for this card are

 Kaiser "75 Cents" Collection.

The black pearl flourish is

 from Zva Creative.

The "find joy every day" stamp

is from Hero Arts.

The inside is fully decorated too.

"Thinking of You" stamp

 from Inkadinkado.

The story behind the little cherub

 (isn't he adorable!)

 is again from my recent

 weekend trip to

 Melbourne, Australia

 with Tracey.

 

Tracey wanted to go to

a place called Kensington,

 just outside the city,

"to see the quaint shops and cafe's".

It's only 3 kilometres, she says!!

 

So, we take a look at

 the local map, and it's

 only 2.6 k.

 

So, off we go.

 The weather was perfect,

 not too hot!

 

We walked,

and we walked,

 and we walked.

 

2.6 k, my butt.

 

Turned out to be 4 kilometres.

 

And, after all that,

 it wasn't that quaint at all!!

The shops were shut,

what there was of them.

 

But, it was too funny.

 

We got the train back into

 the city. I wasn't walking

 that again...lol

 

But, I did pick up this

 little cherub in the one

shop that was open.

 He cost me $3 - bargain!!!

 

I love him....

  

Now, head on over to the

Stuck On U Sketches Blog

 and see what my fellow DT girls

 have made with the sketch.

Their cards are gorgeous.

 

 

 

Hugs

 

Happy Easter

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter

with family and friends

 

Don't eat too much chocolate!!!

 

I bought the gorgeous bunny

 in the photo's in a beautiful shop

 Tracey and I found on our

recent trip to Melbourne, Australia.

 

 He was a great buy,

because he doesn't weigh anything

 - great for the baggage allowance...lol!!

I've been having a little play with

 candles and some stamps...

Transferring the stamped images

 using tissue paper and greaseproof paper

Some ribbon and roses from my stash

The stamps are by

Teresa Collins,

 Heartfelt Creations

 and Hero Arts.

 

Hugs

 

SOUS Sketch Reveal

It's Sketch Reveal Day over at

Stuck On U Sketches

 

I have a CAS layout to

 show you this time

 

My son, and adorable middle

 Granddaughter, Erin

The Sketch

by our own Sandi

Papers used are Bo Bunny

 "Organic"

The verse is a Kaiser rub-on.

The flowers are Bo Bunny

 "Delilah Flowers"

The gorgeous butterfly is

 from Martha Stewart

and the rhinestone swirl is

 from Porta Craft.

Some jute from my stash for a

couple of little bows

 on the flowers.

Punched edge work from a

 Martha Stewart punch

 "Floral Vine Deep Edge"

The little trinkets are Bo Bunny

 "Welcome Home Trinkets"

All the products on this page

 have been in my stash

 for years, glad to

 finally use them.

 

I'm on a mission......lol

 

Now, head over to the

Stuck On U Sketches Blog

and view the gorgeous work

 of my fellow DT girls and

 then why not have a go at

 the sketch yourself.

 

You have two weeks to upload

your projects, and a chance at

 being showcased on the

 Blog as Top Three.

 

See you over at SOUS.

 

Hugs

Melbourne Expo Kits

Hi everybody

 

Thought I would pop in to show

you some of the stuff I was

 up to while in

Australia recently

 

My scrappy buddy, Tracey,

and I went to Melbourne for

 the weekend and attended the

 Scrapbooking Expo.

 

While there I purchased a few kits

 to keep me going, not being able

to take too much stuff with

me from Scotland - baggage allowance!!!!!

 

At the Craft Queen booth they

 had this beautiful kit by the

 uber talented Cathy Cafun

 - I couldn't resist.

 

The kit contained all the supplies

 to make these three layouts

 - and I love them!

 

 

 

 

First layout is oldest Granddaughter,

Rebekah

 

Second layout is a photo Tracey

 took of me in the Victoria Gardens

 in Melbourne

And finally, another photo

 in Melbourne.

 I made a few changes to this page,

 to make it a wee bit more feminine,

 it was a boy page.

I added the butterflies and bows

 - not too much!

 

The papers are

 Kaiser "75 cents" collection

 

 

It's nice to do a kit from

time to time, so much quicker,

 and lots of fun.

 

 

I bought a few other kits and will

 showcase them soon

 

Hugs

 

SOUS Card Sketch Reveal

 

Short post today friends....

 

Arrived safely back home in

Scotland last night.

 

Weather freezing!!!!!!

 

Card Sketch Reveal Day over at

 Stuck On U Sketches

 

 

Great sketch from our Sandi

Sentiment from Just Rite stamps.

Green Tara flower

Sadly, not my favourite card,

was in a bit of a rush.

 

Happy with overall design,

but not with the papers.

Could have chosen prettier.

No mind.

 

For better inspiration with this

 great sketch head over to the

 SOUS Blog

 and see the stunning creations

 of my fellow DT girls.

 

And then, join us with this sketch.

 

You have two weeks

 to upload your cards,

with a chance at Top 3.

 

See you over at SOUS

 

Hugs

SOUS Sketch Reveal

Welcome to the latest Sketch from

Stuck On U Sketches,

 and oh boy,

 I've stepped out of my

 comfort zone again.

My take on Sandi's beautiful sketch

Sandi's sketch, which was inspired by Julie Winks

 

The papers for this great layout

are from

 Kaiser "Miss Nelly" collection

And there is so much paint

 on this page that it has

 totally buckled - too funny...lol

I have fussy cut lots of the

 beautiful flowers from the paper

 

Masking with the

Tattered Angels Glimmer Screen "Fanciful"

 and Glimmer Mist "Black Cherry"

The corner chippie is Dusty Attic

"Ornate Corner #8"

 

Lots of white paint brushed on

 the page, and around the photo's

and flower edges

 

To mat the photo's I have used

 Spellbinders "Stately Circles" and

 "Standard Circles"

 

The little flowers scattered

through are Prima

"Painterly Petals Hydrangeas Pink"

 

The photo's are gorgeous

 Granddaughters Rebekah and Emma,

 taken last year.

Now head over to

 Stuck On U Sketches

 and join in our sketch challenge.

You have two weeks to upload

 your layout and we will

come by and leave you some

scrappy love.

While you are over at SOUS,

 you will see the creations of

 my fellow DT girls - we have a

very talented group of girls

- love being part of this team.

Til next time

Hugs

Holiday Update

Just a few photo's from Oz

That's me three weeks into

 my four week stay

 here in Brisbane

Time goes so quickly.....

Tracey, Lizzie, Annette and I

 had lunch together

 at a lovely cafe

 in Toowoomba.

So wonderful to be able to meet

 up with fellow DT girls from

 the Stuck On U Sketches Team,

who have now become very firm

 friends - Go Scrapbooking.....

Tracey and I had a great

weekend in Melbourne, where

 we attended the

Scrapbook Expo,

and a wee bit of girlie shopping...

This is us in one of the many

 beautiful malls in Melbourne....

At the Expo I finally got to

 meet the gorgeous

Jane Tregenza.

I love this girls work with G45

 and I have been following her

 book tutorial on the G45 Blog.

We are into the eighth month

 of her tutorials, and I

am up to date.

Will be posting the completed

 project here on my Blog

 when we get it finished...

Then, this weekend past,

hubby and I went to Sydney.

We lived in Perth, Australia

 for 12 years and

 never got here.

So, we decided at the

 last minute, to squeeze in a

 weekend. And, oh my,

what a city....

The iconic Harbour Bridge

 and the Opera House,

 of course....

Then over to Bondi Beach....

And the view from our

 hotel room - perfect....

And the weather was beautiful....

Have also managed to get

 a little bit of scrapping done,

with limited supplies,

brought from Scotland

 with me...

This is oldest Granddaughter,

 Rebekah, when she was

 nine months old (2007)

A photo I took myself

and have been planning

 to scrap since then

 - done at last....

That's me for now

Hugs