boho paisley chic aka making memories challenge

OK previously I have only ever posted on a Saturday, but I thought why not post when I have something to say. So here is my first Thursday post... whoa dude...

First of all a confession. I am really afraid of patterned papers. I buy them, but can never use them. Consequently, I am really pleased with this, because, there are 3 different patterned papers form the Making Memories Boho Chic stack. I always think patterned papers (in my hands) look fussy, but I think this card is still quite me

Loads of stickles, twill I got off a pack of tea towels and one of the fab Pebbles inc. duplicates rub-ons.

halloween thinking of you

So there’s this card challenge on UKScrappers to make a non-halloween card out of halloween colours (purple, green, orange, black and white).

So here is my take...

Bought some ki memories papers today from the Scrapbook Shop (haunted pin dot and haunted skinny stripe) and a box of Queen & Co flowers (cloud 9).

They’re not my usual colours, but I have to confess that I am really quite pleased with it. It is still distinctly me.

Other exciting news... I was left my first comments (thanks Monica :-D) which means someone has actually looked at this here blog. Yay...

thank ewe

Dies used:

sheep

A sheep was cut from black and white sticky backed card. A green hill (4.5 cm wide) was cut and laid upon a blue 4.5 cm square. The ship was constructed centrally on this.

This was laid onto a 5 cm square of white card, which was then mounted on a 7 cm green velum square. This was then attached to a 12 cm square white card centrally near the top.

The words ‘thank ewe’ were added centrally below the image using Doodlebug simply sweet rub-ons.

scrummy vintage

Samm set the challenge on the Scrummy Stash Cafe blog this week, and she wanted us to use vintage ribbons and trims and combine it with a sketch.

I used the remnants of a crop kit (cherry arte papers) from the SSC Morpeth crop to make this cute 6x6 layout. All I added was the Prima flower and the cream card.

dotty birthday

Dies used:

Present mini

Icing starter kit

A pink vellum circle was cut using the die provided in the icing starter kit. A present was cut in two different colours and attached to the centre of the circle. One of the rub-ons provided in the kit was placed around the outside of the circle.

An 8 cm square was cut from the dotty DCWV Nana’s Kids card. A length of pink organza ribbon was attached vertically to this card and a further length tied around it. 

This was then attached to the centre of a 10 cm square of pink vellum. Next, this was laid at the centre a 12 cm white square card using 3d foam.

The circle was attached using 3d foam (behind the present) to the lower right hand corner.

spotty birthday

An 11 cm square of beige card was laid centrally onto a 12 cm white square card.

An 8.5 cm square of spots card was laid centrally onto a 9 cm square of red card. This was mounted onto the beige card using 3d foam,

A 2.5 cm strip of red vellum had the words ‘happy birthday’ printed in white by using Doodlebug simply sweet rub-ons. This was mounted half way down the card using two round silver 5mm brads.

3 brown flowers

A 4cm strip of multicoloured striped paper was adhered to the lower section of a 12 cm square white card.

A brown spot length of (American Crafts) ribbon had a knot tied 1/3rd of the way from the end and attached vertically 1.5 cm from the left hand edge of the card with the knot at the top.

One large and two small brown Prima waffle flowers were attached to the card using bright green brads as shown.

Doodlebug simply sweet rub-ons were used to print a message at the lower right hand corner of the printed paper.

box recipe

Something different this week, did you know you can make a 2” box out of two 6” squares of card.

I have embelished this one with just a piece of ribbon and a tag. Simple folding and four little cuts are all you need. I can’t draw, but you can find the recipe here.

thinking of you dots

All papers are American Crafts simply chic (one of my favorite paper ranges).

A 9 cm square of the small dot grid was cut, and a American Crafts Kate sidekick ‘thinking of you’ rub-on placed so the circle overlapped one of the printed circles.

This was laid onto a 9.5 cm square of matching purple card, and a length of red dotty ribbon (again American Crafts) was tied to have a knot 1/3 rd of the way from the top and attached to the left hand side.

This was matted onto and 11 cm square of blue card using 3d foam. Finally this was mounted onto a 12.5 cm white square card.

celebrrrate

Dies used:

Penguin

Grad cap mini

Three penguins and three grad caps were cut using DCWV sticky backed card.

A pale blue 9 cm square had Doodlebug lily white sugar coated cardstock attached to the bottom and was covered in white glitter glue dots. The penguins were lined in a row and the caps flung into the air.

This was mounted onto a 9.5 cm silver square, mounted centrally onto a 12.5 cm white square card. 

The word ‘celebrrrate’ was appended centrally below the image using Doodlebug simply sweet rub-ons.

funky thinking of you

Dies used:

Primitive star

from Sizzlits window and frame making kit

A blue piece of card 9.5 x 13.8 cm was adhered centrally to a cream A6 card.

A piece of tan card, measuring 8 x 12.3 cm, had it’s edges inked in darker brown. Two lengths of dotty ribbon were doubled over to form tabs and were adhered to the back of the tan card 2.5 cm from the top.

This was mounted onto the blue 5 mm from the top and right edges.

A 4 cm square of blue was cut and placed 1.3 cm from the top and right edges of the tan.

A primitive star was cut from cream card and covered in iridescent glitter glue. When dry it was attached over the square using 3d foam.

A Pebbles inc brown ‘thinking of you’ duplicate rub-on was positioned at the lower right of the tan.

Finally a brown button was placed to the left of the message.

simple baby

Dies used:

Ginger mini alphabet

wand

bottle cap die set

Ingredients:

Doodlebug Bubble Blue Bazzill card

Doodlebug Honeydew Bazzill card

Doodlebug Sugar Cookie Bazzill card

Iridescent Glitter Glue

Corner rounder

Two stars were cut from sugar cookie card and covered in glitter glue. One further star was cut from bubble blue card. Three small circles were cut, using the die from the bottle cap set, from honeydew card.

The word ‘Baby’ was cut from bubble blue card

An A6 card was created out of bubble blue card. A 2” x 5 1/4” piece of honeydew card stock was cut, as well as a 1 1/2” x 5” sugar cookie piece of card, and the corners cut as shown.

The cream and green card was layered with two ends touching, and this was placed on the blue card blank.

The stars were laid onto the circles and were attached along with the word ‘Baby’ to the cream strip.