Scrapbook 6x6 continues

Here is a few more scrapbook pages that I have created for my Sisters 25th Anniversary. As mentioned previously this is a 6x6" sized book which is proving harder to complete than 12x12" due to the messing around with photos. I have distorted the face of each picture as its a child and there is no control over pictures uploaded to the web. I have also smudged her date of birth on the photo. I know you were thinking that my picture taking is really bad but it's not that bad!

I have used my Hot Foil Wizard to inscribe the name Ellen on the tab. The tab can be pulled down to reveal hidden journalling. I've left it blank so that my Sister can record her own thoughts. I have done the same on the second page. I have used Papers/Card - K&Co Classic double sided papers and Red Bazzill card white card for the big flower and red velvet paper for the small flower in the centre. Tools - Spellbinders Nestability Labels Four, Flower Die, Leaf Die, Hot Foil Wizard Punch - Heart and Oak Leaf Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug Birds & Swirls Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Aged Mahogany Copic Ciao Pens - To colour the leaves Mica Powders - Bronze & Gold Peel Offs - Gold Butterflies Gelly Roll - White pen

Here is the second page Finally a close-up of the flower.

To make this, I punched out a large flower using the spellbinder die, embossed it using the cuttlebug birds and swirls folder (you can use a brass stencil design if you have one). I then coloured the design with the Tim Holtz ink pad by dragging it over the flower. Mica powders were brushed around the edges while the ink was still wet (click on the picture for a closer look) . Finally, I used a white pen to roughly draw around the embossed edge. I really liked the end result. To finish off I made a centre piece using eight hearts punched out of red velvet paper. These were glued to a green Prima flower shape using silicone.

I wasn't lucky enough to win the Truly Scrumptious challenge last week but had some lovely comments left by the design team which was very nice to read, so thank you. Over at the Truly Scrumptious blog for the next fortnight the challenge is to make a card using folds. The design team have created beautiful cards to give you inspiration. You can check out their blog by clicking on their name, under the Wednesday heading, to the right of this post. Thanks for looking.

Truly Scrumptious Challenge 7 - Going Dotty - Get Well

Today's card is using the theme over at the Truly Scrumptious blog, spots, dots and circles. To complete this challenge I decided to give my gorjuss girl stamp, spots in the form of chicken pox. The circles came from the cuttlebug embossing circle folder and the dots from some free papers within a magazine. Lucky for me the truly scrumptious blog sets a challenge every two weeks giving me plenty of time to come up with something. Items Used Paper/ Card - Bazzill card, Dark Brown and Spring Breeze, free dotty paper from a magazine, Windsor & Newton Extra Smooth Bristol Board 250gsm for the stamped image. Rubber Stamp - Gorjuss Girls set 2 Tools - Circles embossing folder from the Cuttlebug range put through my Spellbinders Wizard, Nestabilities ovals, Hot foil Wizard for the sentiment Medium - Copic Ciao pens, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Embellishments - Pink satin ribbon with iridescent edge, small plastic flowers, a freebie in a magazine. I hope you like my design and thanks for looking.

Sketch Saturday No, 51 - Take It Easy On Fathers Day

Well, I'm ahead of myself this year for Father's Day! I have used this weeks sketch created by Sketch Saturday and enjoyed it so much I will definitely use it again. I purchased the new Daisy & Dandelion stamp set called "Dandelion goes fishing" for £3.99. It's a cute design and worth the money because you get other stamps with it. To make the card I have used: Paper/Card - Basic Grey Boxer Pad & Bazzill Card in a teal colour. Silver stardream paper Ribbon - Satin ribbon 10mm wide, Silver wired ribbon 45mm wide and brown wool Stamps - Daisy & Dandelion clear stamps, Papermania Just for You stamp. Free this month with a craft magazine. Tools - Nestabilities Label die, Keepsake Romance Embossing Board Here is the sketch and the inside of the card. Thanks for looking.

Baby Wash Day - Friday Sketchers # 51

I needed to make yet another baby card and have tied it in with the Friday Sketchers blog sketch no. 51. It runs out tomorrow so have managed to get it in just in time. It's a year since the challenge blog was created and the design team are giving away their beautiful cards along with a prize. I have been blogging for a month now and it was the Friday Sketchers blog that inspired me to try it for myself. I have a very long way to go understanding how to link etc so I am hoping I do it right this evening. The card was created using a 6x6" base card, Nana's Baby Girl Nursery papers by DCWV and Bazzill "Spring Breeze" paper. The stamp is from the Forever Friends range, coloured using set B copic caio pens and embellished with a 3d flower from Crafts House and letters from Paper Cellar M.I.Y range. I have also used two rhinestone stickers out of an old kit and two mulberry flowers coloured with copics. Thanks for looking.

Blog Candy from Artfully Ila

I have come across some lovely blog candy from Artfully Ila. It runs out tonight so be quick. Anyone can enter, all Ila asks is for you to tell her of any good books you have read recently. Ila's blog is very inspirational so its worth a visit even if you don't want to enter.