scraplifting

A couple more cards, copying a card I made previously again using up little odds and ends of card stock.

Patterned papers: Studio Calico Abroad, Basic Grey LilyKate, American Crafts Dear Lizzy Neapolitan
Gems: Doodlebug Design, Papermania
Ribbon: East of India
Other: Martha Stewart butterfly punches

patchwork cards

So the stashbusting continues, with a 6x6 pad of LilyKate papers, from Basic Grey. These cards are are made using the smallest pieces of leftovers so really great stashbusting skills.

Papers: Basic Grey Lily Kate, Studio Calico Abroad
Cards: Papermania
Gems: Papermania
Rub-ons: Pebbles Inc
Ribbon: East of India
Other: Martha Stewart butterfly punches

more of the same

Still using up that Chatterbox paper

Papers: Bazzill, Chatterbox, My Minds Eye, American Crafts
Embellishments: Pebbles (rub ons), American Crafts (twine)

using up class supplies

Using up more stash, I can’t even remember how old these papers are, but I remember the photograph I scrapped with them.

Papers: Bazzill, American Crafts, Chatterbox
Embellishments: Pebbles (rub ons), American Crafts (twine)
Other: Uniball White Signo gel pen

valentine's 2013

I was really pleased with this card, my valentine’s card for the year. We’re not really a vommy couple so the cards are usually quite playful.

As I said its slightly playful, but I think he’ll cope :p

Patterned paper: My Minds Eye
Stickers, twine, washi: Doodlebug
Card stock: crafters companion

witty title

Another card, not much to say really, but I’m trying to work slowly through my stash…

Papers: We R Memory Keepers, My Minds Eye, Cosmo Cricket, Studio Calico
Embellishments: Pebbles (rub ons), Papermania (gems)
Other: X-Cut doily die, Martha Stewart circle cutter, We R Memory Keepers corner chomper

remember chatterbox?

Using up some really old papers to make a card for the Pattern Play ‘Online Card Class’, a really simple sketch.

Papers: Bazzill, Chatterbox, Studio Calico
Embellishments: Pebbles (rub ons), American Crafts (twine, ribbon), Kaisercraft (gems)
Other: Martha Stewart punch

pattern play

A whole range of papers, trying to learn from the @onlinecardclass Pattern Play.

Papers: We R Memory Keepers, Cosmo Cricket, My Minds Eye, Studio Calico
Embellishments: Gems - Papermania, Rubons - Pebbles, Twine - American Crafts

1 sketch 2 cards

Playing around with my Day1 @onlinecardclass Pattern Play, 3 patterned papers, and they’re ok, not great but ok…

Papers: Cosmo Cricket, Dear Lizzy for American Crafts, vellum - Stampin’ Up

Embellishments: Jute twine - American Crafts, Gems - Doodlebug Designs, Rub-ons - Pebbles

Other: Martha Stewart butterfly punches

blast from the past

Sometimes a layout comes together in a way totally different to what you were aiming for, and the shear quantity of pink on this layout of A is a case in point.

It’s a tale all about a ‘Mint Feast’ ice cream that he had at the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, it was a blast from the past for us both, I don’t think I’d seen one in at least 10 years, and on that cold, blustery, drizzling day we enjoyed those ice creams as much as we had done the same ones in our childhood.

Papers: Basic Grey, American Crafts
Embellishments: Basic Grey, Studio Calico, Doodlebug
Stickers: Basic Grey, Doodlebug, American Crafts (thickers), October Afternoon
Ribbon: DCWV

silly numpty

I’m definitely in a place where I’m happy to stick stuff down onto layouts that I’ve been hoarding for years, like the doodlebug heart button (too precious to use for 8 years), and the Bazzill ribbon flower (saved for best since 2009).

I’m also glad to be using up stash so that I can actually justify buying more rather than it just getting lost in the piles. I know my layouts are no works of art, but I find the process very relaxing and a polar opposite of my work.

This is a generic layout, from the Northern Ireland album, but features how silly A and I are….

Papers: Basic Grey, Simple Stories Sn@p, Papermill, unknown (green vellum)
Embellishments: Doodlebug, Bazzill Basics Paper, Papermania
Stickers: Basic Grey, October Afternoon
Other: Memory Box dies, Martha Stewart punch

homeward bound

I’m still working through the photos from our trip around Northern Ireland, and I’m still merrily working with the two kits I made up.

It was such a good idea to mix together stash I would never have thought of combining. I’ve never subscribed to a kit, but if I ever run out of stash (yeah right) I would definitely go down the kit route.

Papers: Basic Grey, American Crafts
Embellishments: Doodlebug, Simple Stories Sn@p 4x6 pad
Stickers: American Crafts (thickers), Jillibean Soup, Basic Grey
Ribbon: Maya Road
Other: Martha Stewart punches