Waltzingmouse Sketch #99

Hi Scrappers,

Time for this weeks sketch at Waltzingmouse. You can find the sketch here:

We'll be celebrating our 8 year anniversary tomorrow so I thought I'd whip up a card for my man. I've told him that the very least I expect is 2 bars of fruit and nut chocolate to celebrate! (Of course the huge, diamond eternity ring would be an added bonus...I'll keep dreaming shall I?).

I used the Nestie heart dies, together with the Fancy Phrases and Very Vintage Labels sets.  All the papers are MME.

Thanks for stopping by,

Claire x

Saturday Sketch

Hi Scrappers,

I haven't done one of Kaisercraft's Saturday Sketches for ages so thought I'd sneak one in before the end of the month.  I used the May #2 sketch for the layout:

I flipped it and used some texture paste with a Studio Calico stencil, sponged white pigment ink around the edges and added some red and yellow to match the photo (not that you can tell!)

Nothing like doing a challenge to get the scrappy mojo going again - hopefully it will stick around a bit longer this time and not go walkabout like it has done in the last few weeks.

Have a fabulous weekend and thanks for stopping by,

Claire x

Waltzing Mouse Blog Party

Hi Scrappers,

It's blog party time at Waltzingmouse Stamps again. This months theme is felt/cozy fabrics. Now, let me tell you, felt and I don't really have a good relationship so it took me forever to think of something to do for this challenge! I tried felt flowers which I liked but didn't look right with what I was stamping. In the end, I made a little owl out of some suede-like paper I've had for about 5 years and some small scraps of felt. I made the owl using the Labels 4 Nesties and then stamped the owl's belly with the Very Vintage Labels set. The 'branch' is part of the same set and I made the 'leaves' from the Fancy Phrases set:

It's a bit quirkier than my normal cards - always good to get out of your comfort zone isn't it?
Can't wait to see what everyone else has done!

Thanks for stopping by,

Claire x

Scrapville Layout Sketch

Hi Scrappers,

Have you done yours yet? This month's Scrapville sketch looks like this:

It's not often I do a 'romantic' layout but I must have been feeling the love a bit this week as it's our eighth wedding anniversary. I fussy cut the map from some Featureart patterned paper (it took a while) and added a couple of pics where it looks like we actually like each other! Since those photos were taken the wrinkles run a little deeper, the mummy tummy has formed (and that's just on him) and the hair's a little greyer....must be something about having a couple of a kids eh?

Thanks for stopping by,

Claire x

A Splash of Mustard with Waltzingmouse

Hi Scrappers,

A quick post today as I have 49 minutes until the Play Date Cafe challenge closes for this week! It's a splash challenge this time - black, white and a splash of mustard,. Since my mojo has got up and walked right out the door (again) I thought I'd get some inspiration from the Waltzingmouse weekly sketch challenge as well:

I used MME papers and the background is the piano stamp from the Musical Backgrounds set at Waltzingmouse. It's the first time I've used it and I love how it's come out so bold and clear. It's quite a 'busy' background so I kept the geometric pattern with the papers very simple.

Hope you're having a fabulous week and thanks for stopping by,

Claire x

Scrapville Cards

Hi Scrappers,

It's time for a couple of new sketches over at Scrapville. You can check them out here on the blog and you have until 14th June to get your entries in for a chance to win some scrappy goodies. I'm still working on my layout sketch but here's the card I made:

I've used a La La Land Stamp and added a frill for her skirt. The chipboard is some Tim Holtz grungeboard, that I've painted, smudged Glimmer Mist on and added a bit of Kindy Glitz sparkle.

I've also had another play with this months pack, full of the Fancy Pants new range, 'Be You':

I love the quirky little birds on these papers so I just fussy cut one and put it next to the flowers as if it's feeding on the nectar. That Martha Stewart round the page punch is getting a damn good workout at the moment - I really must invest in another one!

Well, just a quick post - I'm recovering from post-birthday celebrations. Again. Happy scrapping and thanks for stopping by,

Claire x

Playing with Fancy Pants!

Hi Scrappers,

The new Scrapville pack is choc full of papers by Fancy Pants Designs. It's a really whimsical paper range and I loved having a play -

I find papers with a large design on them quite hard to work with, so naturally I had to make life difficult for myself and choose it as my background! I fussy cut parts of the paper and layered it over a 6 x 8 photo. The Thickers are vinyl ones - perfect for smudging gesso on and embossing using Versamark. I used a heap of fullstops to string the bunting together, covering them with some Kindy Glitz. The photo says it all really so I didn't think much journalling was needed - I used a quote: ' A laugh is a smile that bursts.' I'm really not into a lot of quotes but I think that one's pretty cute!

Hope you all have a beautiful weekend, enjoying the amazing weather we have at the moment. I think Summer's finally arrived in Sydney, just 4 months too late!

Thanks for stopping by,

Claire x