december daily 2012

Front cover of my 2012 December Daily I’m finally at the point where I am just finishing this off and adding the final finishing touches…. I used a sn@p album with an assortment of the page protectors. In general I used Kaisercraft’s ‘Mint Twist’ collection, with a few extras from elsewhere. I found though that I was disappointed in this collection though, I will have to think more carefully what I want in my stash for this year. Patterned paper, die cut, pearls: Kaisercraft Letter stickers: Lily Bee

carrick-a-rede

It’s been a while since I’ve managed much scrapping, but I did manage to pack a couple of ‘kit’ boxes,which included the entire contents of this page.

The location is the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge in Northern Ireland, and the supplies from about 10 different companies! Including an Easter collection from Rusty Pickle and the fantastic Lemongrass collection from Crate Paper one of my first purchases ever (metal rimmed tag from the American Craft Simply Chic collection) and the last of about 8 packs of these amazing cork letters from Making Memories.

Patterned papers: Rusty Pickle, Crate Paper, Simple Stories Sn@p, Best Creation, Stampin’ Up!
Stickers: Making Memories, October Afternoon
Embellishments: Little Yellow Bicycle, K&Co, American Crafts, stash
Ribbon: American Crafts
Other: Martha Stewart punches

pretty

My interpretation of Shari Carroll’s card from Day 3 of Online Card Classes ‘Clean & Simple 2’ and I’m really pleased with it. It was super late when I was making this card last night and I must have spent 20 minutes trying to decide if to add another chevron strip (I didn’t) then more time faffing about whether to included a white dashed line Round the edge….

In another note, can I just say how cute I find these flowers, I picked them up in a bead shop in Aberdeen with no idea how I would use them, but they made it onto this card so it was totally a worthwhile purchase :P.

Patterned papers: Dear Lizzy for American Crafts Gems, twine: Doodlebug Designs Sentiment: Printed from my computer Card stock: stash

simple washi card

My adaptation of Jennifer’s card from day two of Online Card Classes ‘Clean & Simple 2’. I’m really not much of a stamper and those stamps I do have are not in the supply kit I currently have, but the inspiration I think is clear…

The sentiment was printed on my computer, the rest is just washi and a few scattered gems.

Washi, gems: Doodlebug Designs
Card: stash

pinwheels

My card, based on a sketch somewhere between Kristina’s and Julie’s it definitely started out based on Kristina’s sketch… from day one of Clean & Simple 2.

Looking back I think the pinwheel is too big, but I was tires last night and didn’t spot that last night.

Twine, patterned paper, gems: Doodlebug Design
Sentiment: My Minds Eye
Card stock: stash

really bad lighting

I really wasn’t happy with this card, I think I cut the dotty paper a bit short… I didn’t want to abandon it and kept on adding and adding and I suppose it’s ok, but I’m not that pleased with the end result. In the other had it is a use of a seasonal paper in a nonseasonal setting. Paper, stickers, washi, bakers twine, paper trim: doodlebug designs Ribbon: Amy tangerine for American Crafts Card stock: papermill

catching up with older stuff

So I’m in the city without any paper supplies, but was putting together a CHA wish list in my head and looking through old projects to look at the supplies I actually use…
My wish list, as always, includes a lot of Doodlebug Designs (I just wish it was easier to get in the uk), SN@P from simple stories, some of the Pebbles basics, but on the whole I’m planning on a bit of much needed stash busting!
With that in mind I’ve been making a few cards this one I made a few weeks ago but didn’t share:

Patterned papers: American Crafts Dear Lizzy
Embellishment: divine twine, studio calico and doodlebug
Card blank: stash
- F

fun with washi

Off into the city for the day, so I’m relaxing and getting to see A, but not really warming up for the online card class I’m taking…

Last night however I did manage to make another card using my washi tapes from doodlebug, this time a 4” square card, but I continued to use the ‘lovebirds’ stickers.

Stickers, washi: doodlebug designs
Card: stash

Now I’ve got a weekend of fun on the cards and so will hopefully have a few images to scrap soon. I’m just waiting for good conditions to photograph my December daily and then I will share that too!

- F

playing with washi

I’ve had washi tape in my stash for a while but I’ve mainly used it as a temporary adhesive or along the edges of my silhouette cutting mats after they’ve been reconditioned. However when Doodlebug released their polka dot washi with their new ‘Lovebirds’ collection I thought I’d give it a go in my crafting… This is the first of the results from the 10 minutes of spare time I’ve managed this week.

Washi tape and stickers: Doodlebug Design
Sentiment: printed from my mac, font ‘everytime I miss you’
Card: from stash

- F

today

giddy

I set out to make a layout that I could see so clearly in my head that I knew it would come together really quickly and this layout did come together really quickly (except the title scrabble game with my remaining letters), but it looks nothing like the layout I had envisioned (that will just have to wait for another day).

I love these thickers, I wish I had bought more than one pack, they are such a great size, and I love brown as it’s so usable. This is based on the Pencil Lines sketch 247. Or it might be, I didn’t base it on it, but I made it after seeing the sketch and it’s really similar so I should credit.

It’s not often A. and I get pictures of the pair of us with him looking remotely like himself so this is a really nice picture, you can see from his very red ear that there had been a fair amount of alcohol consumed for this event to happen.

Cardstock: American Crafts

Patterned Papers: American Crafts

Other: ribbon (Pebbles), glitter brads (American Crafts), ribbon flower (Bazzill), flair (American Crafts), thickers (American Crafts Dear Lizzy), uniball signo broad gel pen

heart

I’m really enjoying just playing around with pattern at the moment, and although the pages might not be the most technically advanced or indeed telling the greatest stories theyare capturing how I’m feeling right now and often little bits of sayings or phrases that mean a lot to me/us.

this was a snippet from an instant messaging conversation with A. just one of those little passing moments that means nothing except to those involved.

Cardstock: Bazzill

Patterned Papers: My Minds Eye, Cosmo Cricket

Other: letter stickers (Adornit), glitter brads (American Crafts)