Sarah's Cards November Kit Layouts...

The November kit from Sarah's Cards is now with subscribers so I can share my work.  The kit featured papers from Crate Paper's Random collection along with some Studio Calico rub on butterflies, phrase stickers, a pink frame transparency, Authentique die cuts, resin flowers and some Pink Paislee spools.

I was really looking forward to this kit as I just loved the look of the papers.

This layout heavily features butterflies. I used a Martha Stewart punch to punch out loads of butterflies from the papers and then sewed them onto some pink thread to make a banner to drape across my page.

On this second layout, I tried to create my own confetti look as well as making my own tags from some pf the papers.

Strips are a main feature on this third page and I used some of the stickers to create a sub-title.  The font is a dymo style one which I've used a lot recently.

Thanks for looking :)

Adorable...

Sometimes, a layout just falls into place. That's how I felt about this one.  I pulled out a few sheets of paper, cut some strips, and then started to embellish it.  I think it's possibly my favourite layout from recent months.  It also happens to use one of my favourite photos of George too.

I invested in some digital elements last week (thanks Cath for the link!) after seeing one of these journaling cards being used.  So the photo was printed as part of the 'adorable' element.  

I'm still playing catch up with photos of George and reflecting back in my journaling: this time about his big blue eyes and how they now smile as he smiles, which is most of the time as he is a very smiley baby and pretty adorable too (in my opinion!).

Evie is 6...

The story of Evie's Hello Kitty Birthday...

 

When Evie turned six, back in September, nearly everything was Hello Kitty related: the presents, cards, clothes, cakes...  I wanted to record all the details and in true Evie-style, I went for pink and more pink for the layout.  

The papers and stickers are from the October Afternoon 'Sidewalks' collection.  There's also some washi tape and a Martha Stewart Doily.  The pink heart was created by cutting out a handdrawn heart and using the negative as a template, colouring the space in with a Versamark pen before embossing with pink Zing powder.  I had planned to add some Hello Kitty stickers as embellishments but Evie seems to have used them all up so I decided to have a go at making my own little Hello Kitty face, drawing it freehand with my Versamark pen again and embossing with black powder and then some butter powder for the nose.  The end effect is a bit like a glossy sticker: not quite as good as the real thing but good enough for me.

Thanks for looking :)

Sarah's Cards November Challenge...

This month the challenge is to interpret the word 'negative' in your layout. 

My take on this was to use masks and mists to create a negative image, in this case an ampersand.  I also punched some tiny hearts out of one of the strips of paper, leaving behind the holes/negative shapes.

The deadline is 30th November.  Leave a link to your entry layout on the blog for a chance to win £20 to spend in the shop.

Snuggly nap time...

For the first time in the last few months, I sat down last night to scrap for myself.  I've had a really difficult week with one thing and another and needed to do something creative.  I pulled out a load of Studio Calico supplies , some new and some that I'd been saving up for a while.  The journaling card for instance, is from a Christmas kit two years ago so I decided that it really is time to start using things up!  The ruler stamp is by Jenni Bowlin which I embossed with some baby blue Zing powder.  The arrow post it note 'scrap pad' points to 2 and a half, his age in weeks at the time.

As George is fast approaching his first birthday, I'm playing catch up with some pictures and thoughts from this year.  I love this photo.  He loved falling asleep on me after a feed and I loved him doing it.  Knowing that he was going to be my last baby, I really indulged in baby cuddles and snuggles.  The journaling documents my feelings about our snuggly nap times together.

Click on the image for a closer look.

Halloween and Beyond...

My monthly work over on Sarah's Cards blog went live today.  This month I've focused on using a small amount of Halloween supplies to create a variety of layouts:

You can read all about them here.