A True Friend Challenge 43

I haven't done one of these challenges for ages, but I couldn't resist this week - the challenge was to use something to do with Dr Seuss.

I took inspiration from the quote "A person's a person, no matter how small" and changed it to fit - people are always making comments about how small Todd is and how he can't possibly be a dog, he must be a guinea pig etc! So I just had to do a LO about this!

I've used a TON of Sassafras on this! LOL The paper is Fawnd of You from the My Dearest collection, and I added a variety of stickers and trims etc. from other collections. The title is a mixture of different thickers and tiny alphas. I outlined all the elements and letters with a pen to make them stand out.

Lou xx

I'm Back!!

Warning - LONG POST ALERT!!

Wow - can't believe it's been 2 months since I last blogged! Don't know where the time has gone.

The first 2 weeks of September, Ash and I spent in Orlando, which was just fab - and yes I did buy lots of stash!! As well as lots of clothes, shoes - well you get the idea!

Despite all this gorgeous new stash, I've done very little creating until this week - think I left my mojo somewhere over the Atlantic! However, I knuckled down this week and did a layout for this week's Scrummy Stash cafe challenge to use fancy edges. And here it is:


I'm not sure if I'm 100% happy with it, but I find the best way to cure a lost mojo is to work through it! For this layout I've Sassafras Sunshine Lollipops papers, as well as some Basic Grey Offbeat (that I bought in Florida!) and Thickers for the title - including the new puffy ones which I just love - they remind me of the stickers you used to get in the 80s!


As you all know I'm obsessed with American Crafts thickers, and I brought no less than 21 packs back from Orlando with me!!


The other exciting news, is that just before I went on holiday I had an email from Di Hickman asking me to be on her card sketch team! Needless to say I accepted straight away, and I'll pop the cards in another post.


Di's sketches go live every wednesday and they are sooo fab to work with - make sure you check them out!


Well, it's good to be back and if you've made it this far - well done! LOL


Lou xx

Scrummy Stash Cafe - Bling!

This week's SSC challenge is to use bling - and I just had to use this pic of my little man taken this morning.

Now, today is Todd's birthday, so we took him down the prom for a nice long wander round, a nice cold drink by the lake, and a little photo shoot!

This is my favourite pic of the day, and as I've said in the journalling - can you believe this dog is 12 years old?!

I've used Fancy Pants True papers, K&Co Wild saffron rub-ons, chipboard buttons and felt flowers - with some lovely bling on them! As well as some glittered brads and some other random flower stickers covered in glitter and bling - and of course the obligatory Thickers for the title!!

Angie's challenge - eyelets

Angie's challenge was to use eyelets, something I don't do too often I must admit! However it was perfect for this photo of me in my leotard and ballet shoes aged 5 - I put the eyelets through the bottom of the scalloped heart, then threaded the ribbon through to look like the ribbons on my ballet shoes!

I've used 3 sheets of Bazzill (plain black, scalloped white and scalloped heart) and the patterned papers are HOTP Bohemian sarapapers. The swirl stamps are also HOTP, journalling stamp is Stamps Away, trims are Rusty Pickle, K&CO Wild saffron brads and surprise, surprise - thickers for the title! LOL

Rachael's challenge - adding dimension

Another Scrummy Stash Cafe cyber crop layout!

Rachael's challenge was to add some dimension to your layout. Now this is someting I *love* doing! Most of my pages have lots of layered papers etc. but I think I've outdone myself with this one - a total of 10 layers!

I've used the following papers:

SEI Winnie's walls

SEI Doodley-doo boy

Sassafras My Dearest

Sassafras Pocketful of rosies

Creative Imaginations scalloped ledger

Thickers for the title (as always!) as well as some MM tiny ledger alphas (totally addicted to these too at the moment!).

The chipboard swirl was painted with expresso paint dabber, sponged with white chalk ink, then covered with diamond glaze for yet more dimension!

Maria's challenge - who are you?

Maria's challenge was to scrap a pic of yourself, along with 5 words that describe you. So here I am!

I've used Love Elsie Claire papers and ribbons. The chipboard frame is by Fancy Pants and I painted it with a citrus paint dabber, then added a coat of pink Blonde Moments acrylic lustre over the top. I've used jewelry box thickers for the title (my fave!!) and added some felt fusion, Creative Imaginations chipboard flowers and MM Noteworthy glitter clear die cuts.

Scrummy Stash Cafe - Angie's class

Here's my take on Angie's fab class from yesterday - I've used gorgeous Sassafras papers from the My Dearest and Pocketful of Posies collections, some chipboard swirls from Rusty Pickle and some various chipboard shapes covered with paper to substitute the flowers Angie used on her original layout and some thickers for the title.

Thanks for a great class Angie - I love the finished layout!

Scrummy Stash Cafe - Samm's class

Here's my take on Samm's fabby class - this is me playing in the snow at about 4 years old!

I must admit it was a bit scary putting that much acrylic paint onto a sheet of cardstock! LOL

I've used Basic Grey Dasher papers, and the title is a mixture of the matching alpha stickers and American Crafts Thickers (totally obsessed with these!). The chipboard frame was painted with acrylic and then sponged with white chalk ink, to mimic the paper underneath and I added some random epoxy stickers that were lurking at the bottom of my Christmas box!

The scalloped edge along the bottom was cut with the Fiskars threading water punch - my favourite new toy! and then I added some velvet ric rac.

To break up the painted area I added some snowflake brads topped off with adhesive gems, as was the Doodlebug paper frill at the top.

Thanks for a fab class Samm - really enjoyed it!

A True Friend Challenge #28

Here's my take on the latest challenge on the True Friend blog - to do a layout showing the evidence left behind by our pets!

I called this one "Welcome to Todd's place" as he really does rule the roost! The evidence down the right hand side shows his own armchair complete with sheepskin rug and teddy, his own cupboard in the kitchen, his cupboard full of coats, leads, brushes etc. and his own bathroom shelf!

I've used Doodlebug papers, paper frills and cardstock stickers, a mixture of jewelry box, prancer and rootbear float thickers for the title and MM tiny ledger stickers on the photos.

Arty Girlz - Hint of Pink

Here's my take on the Arty Girlz hint of pink theme. For this LO I've used the gorgeous Shore Thing papers from Imaginisce - and the adorable penguin stamps! The ledger paper is Love Elsie, title is American Crafts Thickers, buttons are Basic Grey and I used Marvy scalloped punches for the scalloped square and circles.

Scrummy Stash Cafe - Layer it!

I must admit this week's SSC challenge of layers wasn't too challenging as I love to layer up my pages - but I really went to town for this challenge. I layered up several pieces of paper, then added another layer with some flowery chipboard. I painted the stems and flowers separately to make it blend with the garden them and added another layer in the form of button flower centres.

And yes - that is my bare bum! That's me in the Summer of '82 wandering around the garden in nothing but a hat and shoes - wouldn't get away with that now! LOL

Supplies:

Papers: MM Garden Party & Noteworthy ~ Chipboard: Fancy pants ~ Letter stickers: American Crafts Thickers ~ Buttons and crochet ribbon from stash

CPS #68 ~ Stamp something - Wild

Here's my card for my Dad on Sunday, using the latest CPS sketch and the Stamp Something "Wild" theme (OK so this particular hedgehog doesn't look that wild, but never mind! LOL).

Stamp is Penny Black, papers are 3 bugs in a rug, American Crafts thickers and A Muse sentiment stamp.

SSC - Angie's class

Angie set a fab class on the Scrummy Stash Cafe blog on Saturday. She provided a sketch, which I did follow - but the end result was a bit different (although I think you can still tell it's from the sketch IYKWIM). Anyway, enough waffle! I used the gorgeous Sassafras Sunshine lollipops papers and stickers, thickers for the title and the journalling spot is an Autumn leaves stamp, punched out with a Marvy scallop punch.

Thanks for a great sketch Angie - really enjoyed it!

Scrummy Stash Cafe Class

Now, I am totally late in blogging this LO as the deadline was Saturday - but our internet has been out since Friday, so plenty of time to create - just not able to blog it! LOL

Anyway, last Saturday Maria set this fab class over on the SSC blog. I've never followed a class before, and was a bit wary of the stitching as I've never done that either! Nevertheless I had a go, and I really love the result - and will definitely be stitching on my LOs again!

I used Scenic Route cape town papers, and rather than use flowers as Maria had which wouldn't have worked with this LO, I cut out some shapes from the paper and also used some chipboard stars painted with acrylic paint. The title is American Crafts thickers and the journalling stamp is Autumn leaves, cut out with a Marvy punch.

Thanks for a fab class Maria - can't wait for the next one!

Arty Girlz & SSC Travel

Both Arty Girlz and the Scrummy Stash Cafe blog had a travel theme this week, so I thought it was high time I scrapped a pic of my lovely shiny motor!

I used Scenic Route Cape Town, Rusty Pickle Mayflower and MM 5th Avenue papers, the title is a mixture of thickers, bazzill chip alpha and poundshop stickers and a mix of chipboard shapes painted with acrylic paint.

Scrummy Stash Cafe - Hey Baby!

Here's my LO for the SSC baby challenge - using a pic of cute l'il ole me as a bubba!

I used Flair designs and Pebbles inc. papers, Bazzill and Heidi Swapp blooms, thickers for the title, Fancy Pants and Rusty Pickle Chipboard (painted with white acrylic, then dabbed with a pink chalk ink pad) and a TON of buttons!

SSC - Lift it!

The Scrummy Stash cafe girls set a fab challenge this week, to scraplift a LO from their shop gallery.

I chose this gorgeous layout by Maria. I used Sassafras lass Sunshine Lollipops papers and stickers (how fab is that scalloped edge?!) and for the title; a mixture of some of the matching alpha stickers, thickers and heidi swapp chipboard alphas. The journalling panel is from the Making memories flower ledger notebook.

SSC - Sketch challenge

Here's is my take on this week's fabby sketch from the Scrummy Stash Cafe blog. I used up the last of my Autumn Leaves French twist kit (boo hoo! LOL) and some American Crafts thickers for the title. The scalloped circle was cut on the expression with the mini monograms cartridge.

Beverley's pass the parcel challenge

Beverley set a challenge on her blog to make a LO with at least 5 layers - well this one definitely qualifies!

I used Autumn Leaves french twist papers, transparency and rub on, bazzill cardstock, dovecraft brads and American Crafts thickers for the title.

A productive day yesterday.....

.....3 layouts in 1 day!

This first one is for this week's Scrummy Stash Cafe challenge to use quotes. I dug out an old flair designs vellum quote book I've had for ages and found this rather apt quote. Everything on this page is from the My Mind's Eye Bliss kit from Scrummy Stash Cafe (and I've now completely used it up!)

This second LO uses papers from Crate paper, My Mind's Eye (out and about #2) and Rusty Pickle (Mayflower) and a page from the MM 5th Avenue journalling notebook as well as some ribbon and blooms from a Little Silver hat kit, some crochet trim and blossoms, some felt fusion and a 7 gypsies buckle. For the title I used American crafts chipboard thickers and a Heidi Swapp chipboard alpha.

The last LO used up the last of my My Mind's Eye Out and about #2 kit from Scrummy Stash cafe along with some Penny Black alpha stamps and some cheap foam alpha stickers from the pound shop!

Not bad for a day's work eh?!