Let's Scrap Sketches - 1 July

The  cold snap arrived this morning... brrr. Winter hasn't really arrived yet and already we are in July. This is about the coldest it's been so far and the max is still 15 deg C. This sure is a contrast to the photo below which was taken in summer a few years back when it hit 38!!

I only had two photos and so instead of working off either the left or right of the sketch I went with the middle this time and just condensed the whole thing to a single page.

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Stick It Down - Double layout - July 2019

It's a new month and that means lots to share,starting with this layout for today:

This is the fabulous sketch we worked with.

As you can see I went with the bubbles but did a mixed media type page. I started with some embossing paste through a stencil all the way around the edge of my paper. Once dry I applied three shades of All Purpose Ink and lots of water to make it flow. I then let this dry naturally.... ended up with quite crinkly paper but managed to sort of flatten it. The rest of my page is washi tape, photos and stickers. So lots of effort to start and then a mad dash to the finish...with lots of dithering in between hehe.

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Week 13 of my 100 days

This past week I decided to concentrate on some of my other hobbies besides scrapping and quilling. I got caught up on my DT work so felt that it was time to focus on stuff that had been a little neglected too.

So my first thought was to tackle a little bit of knitting.... I scoured the internet for some free patterns, found some wool in my cupboard and then decided I needed a few extra colours, so a trip to the shops was planned. I bought four balls of wool and came home and started playing.

Of course with knitting you supposed to make a square to test your tension, well I didn't I just made a square and then a matching one and turned them into some fingerless gloves:

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Now that I decided on my stitches and needles I started with the project that I actually bought the wool for... I'm making a poncho. So this was how far I had gotten by Tuesday:

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Then in amongst this all I also tried a little bit of sewing. I spent most of the weekend unpicking a jacket that was a but snug and then cut some panels to sew in. I started playing with this and then it sat for a few days:

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Finally got time to finish my jacket:

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Now that the sewing bug bit, I cut out a pajama top and bottoms and sewed it all together on Friday. This was an impulse purchase when I was buying the wool... just saw the bolt of blue material on the pile by the material table and had to buy it! Now I have lovely snuggly warm pjs for winter.

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So now that I've sewed and knitted I also decided to do some baking. Again sometimes baking is very successful  and at others not so much. This recipe for cinnamon biscuits was one I had found a while back but not yet tried, so on Saturday I made them. The mixture was too sticky so I had to add extra flour then as it still wasn't the right consistency to roll into balls, I just pressed it into a tray to bake and then cut squares. They taste ok but not something I will repeat.

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My final share for this week it just progress on my knitting project... I'm about halfway ...200 rows of a 400 row pattern. Will see how it looks when the pattern is done and maybe add a few more rows to make the poncho.

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And so that was my crafty week... lots of other crafts to share and love. There are only 9 days left of this 100 days... wonder what I will do once it's over?

Week 12 of my 100 days

Winter arrived last weekend and I managed to get quite a few projects done and made headway on my 100 days of crafts. Here's what I shared through the week:

Day 78 - Dinner layout for Let's Scrap Sketches

Day 79 - pink mandala

I decided to take the plunge and try my hand at creating some quilled jewellery pendants.

Day 80 - shades of orange

Day 81 - shades of blue

Day 82- shades of purple

Another pretty mandala based on one I found on pinterest.

Day 83 - Pastel mandala

Day 84 - Celebrate card for Unstampabelles.

All the supplies and tools for these projects are from KCraft.

It's been a week of quilling that's for sure. Please let me know what you think of these creations.

UnstampaBellas: June2019

I've been busy working on this reveal for the past two months nearly. I knew what I wanted to do as soon as we got the brief but then ended up dithering to complete it.... yikes! Who knew that making a simple card could take sooooooooo long.

This month's challenge is: Stained Glass using Dies
The twist to the challenge is: use Glitter

Well I started with my inky background and then added three layers of the diecut on top of that to give some depths. I added some glitzy embossing powder to a small piece of paper and once it was heated and cooled I diecut my word. This I backed onto the orange diecut piece and then added my quilled flowers. It all came together pretty quickly once I stopped dithering... hehehe.

See more great inspiration from the team on the blog and link your entry to the first post of the month.

Week 11 of my 100 days

There is only about a month left of this project and I am still at it. Crafting lots and sharing daily. Here's what I shared for the last week:

Day 71 - Christmas Tag

Day 72 - Christmas Tag

Both these tags were based on a card sketch from Sketch n Scrap, but as the rules of the challenge states no tags allowed I didn't share them there only for my days of crafts. They really did come together quite easily from the sketch too, which you can see here.

I've decided to tackle a bit more of my 2018 digi scrapping this month to share too... it's still a craft!

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Day 74

Day 75

Day 76 - Boys will be boys layout for Off The Rails Scrapbooking

Day 77 - Owl card for Indian Quilling Challenge

So this week has involved quilling, digi scrapping and design team scrapping. It's been very creative.

Let's Scrap Sketches - 15 June

Happy Father's Day to all. It's on days like this when I miss my Dad but I do know he is in heaven. Soooooo one day I will see him again.

This is one of the reasons I also enjoy my scrapping... I can look back and remember all the good times we have had together.

Here is my layout for this week's sketch from Let's Scrap:

I really took a twist on this sketch.. used only the left side and then flipped it so that my photos would work better. I used papers that I got for my birthday last year on this page as they were fairly neutral yet played well with the colours in the pics.

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Off The Rails - June moodboard Inspiration

It's time to share once again for Off the Rails Scrapbooking.

I was inspired by the beach photo in our moodboard and just had to scrap these photos. I pulled out lots of lovely Kaisercraft beachy papers and an old sticker sheer for my embellishments. I also used a project life card leftover from a boy range (just covered up the gun with the big crab!). This layout is based on a Jowilna original so obviously has lots of little touches from her... like the stencil stamping down the sides... love this technique sooooooo much. I even got to use up some sea themed paperclips that have been in my stash for ages.

This month you actually get two moodboards to choose from - Fun In The Sun or Sewing. Pick one and come play along with us on our facebook group.

Whilst there you can see lots more inspiration from our DT.

IQCG - June - School

This month's theme is school related.

I created a sweet little owl for my school related theme. These are really lots of fun to make and adding them to a card is such an easy way to display them. I made a bigger one of these about a year ago as a farewell gift for a teacher. They can be for exams wishes, graduation, teach appreciation or just because it's cute!

Be sure to check out the IQCG blog all month long for loads more ideas. 

Create along with us and link your entry to this post.

Week 10 of my 100 days

It's been a fairly busy week of sharing again... lots going on so here's the recap:

Day 64 - Sister Act layout for Let's Scrap Sketches

Day 65 - world map

I made this map as a farewell present for Aaron's geography teacher. I really enjoyed creating it over the last few weeks. I used a clipart image to cut out all the continents as my base and glued all the little bits to each one and then glued them all to the big base.

Day 66 - Frog

Day 67 - Card for Sketch n Scrap

Day 68 - Penguin

Day 69 - Love Being Here layout for Sketch n Scrap

Day 70 - Ellie

These 3D creatures are what I really enjoy making with my quilling but unfortunately I don't have toooooooo much space to make a whole menagerie. I need to find a few different things to make too so am always up for ideas and suggestions.

Leave me a comment to let me know what you would like to see me make next and I could be sharing it real soon.