'Pod'

I am a huge fan of Lileth Eckels and she recently hosted a challenge at Scraptastic Kit Club (actually it's because of her that I looked into joining their kit club).

The challenge is

1. Use as many embellishments/die cuts/ letters stickers/mists/stamps/washi ... as you like.
2. You can only use ONE patterned paper
3. and ONE sheet of cardstock. 

So off I went to play and created a lo for my Welsh album.

the patterned paper is an old piece of PP Mistables that I inked and flicked with paint

kaisercraft paint, Ali Edwards stamp, recycled (removed from a mini album I started and never finished and is now in the bin!) Anna Griffin bee

Silhouette shapes, Crate Paper chipbard

Silhouette shapes ....again! Basic Grey letters

Thanks for popping in today,

Ali x 

Skissedilla #177 'Fabulous Details'

Loved the sketch over at Skissedilla (when do they ever do a bad one??) and managed to find time to do another layout for the Italian album.

These statues are in the garden of le Vittoriale, the home of d'Annunzio. There are amazing pieces all over the place some are crammed into corners, a real place of decadence, including a full size war ship and an aeroplane! I fell in love with these two :0)

new washi tape :0) it was the tape that inspired the misting: Tattered Angels Firefly, Comic Shimmer Pewter Grey with a little copper thrown into the mix and Lake Mist paint watered down and flicked.

Anna Griffin rosette, Heidi Swapp butterfly, Basic Grey journal spot

Heidi Swapp stamp and an Elle Studio tag stamp

Here is the super duper sketch that inspired me:



Thanks for popping in,

Ali x 

'It's Written in the Stars'

G'day! There's another beaut of a challenge over at ScrapFriends (forgive my attempt at an Australian accent!)

This time it's a colour palette challenge....I am really into these at the moment!

I have scrapped another lo of DH in Italy, I am going to have to do some multi photo layouts or use some 4 x 6 pocket pages as there are far too many to go down the traditional route...thing is, I am totally loving doing my 12 x 12s these days :0)

Stamping, Mists, Silhouette and Die Cutting ....aka lots of fiddling about! BPs are Bazzill Fig Swirl and Studio Calico Tiny Chevron. I have stamped the Kaisercraft Number Background stamp in white. The photo has been mounted onto some textured kraft, PP Nantucket and Studio Calico Heyday.

Letters are American Crafts Remarks, the background on the banner is Kaisercraft and the sentiment is an old one, Cosmic Shimmer Chalk Ink, Studio Calico stars

Elle Studio Notes stamp, Teresa Collins star stamp

Here is the challenge and also the sketch that I used from ScrapFriends...told you I would be back for more ;0)

       


Thanks so much for popping in,

Ali x

'My #1'

Another super workout over at ScrapFit, this time a sketch......oh how I love Diana's sketches :0)

This one is of DH as we came out of the hotel at Gatwick to go to the airport for Italy....so this will be the first of many for Project Italy!

Here is the sketch:




and here is my take:

Comic Shimmer Chalk mist sprayed and splatted

The grid and the 1 card were cut on the Silhouette. I die cut the felt heart and stitched them together. The fabric doodad is super old...I have no idea where it came from!! 

I am still trying to use up these letters...only 300 to go!! Stars are Studio Calico...love them! #1 was cut on the Cricut 'George and Basic Shapes'

An embossed glassine bag filled with the offcuts from the grid and sewn up.

Thanks for popping in today,

Ali x

'Olympian'

As you can imagine the UK was gripped by London 2012 and DGD was no exception. She is now eating lots of fruit and veggies so that she can be 'big and strong to be a gymnast, synchronised swimmer and runner' for 2024!!

DD#1 and DGD came round for dinner in the garden last Monday and we ended up playing Olympics, jumping off steps, racing and discus throwing with the place mats. My favourite part of the event was when she said 'follow me and wave your flag (the place mat) and wave to the crowd' love that kid's imagination!!!

I was inspired by ScrapFit's Workout #73 'I Remember' as DGD's ability to create a game from a real life observation is something I never want to forget :0)

papers are OA 

Doily was cut on Silhouette, brads are MME

stamp is Heidi Swapp, sticker is Cosmo Cricket and letters are Prima that have been misted with Comic Shimmer

As I took the doily of the mat and scraped the waste off, some of it fell onto the page so I stuck it where it was and then Stickled it! The butterfly is a TH die

Thanks for popping in,

Ali x 

CSI Case File 33 'Inspire'

Another super challenge over at CSI today :0)

This colour palette (or at least the brick red) was so far removed from my comfort zone that I very nearly didn't do this one!

Glad I did, as I very rarely scrap our random days out, so it was good to do something other than the kids ;0) This photo was taken at the Hampton court Flower Show last month. DH and I went up for the day to get inspiration for our garden and had a really fun day with live music, good food and the most wonderful flowers and plants you ever did see!! One of the highlights was catching a boat to cross the Thames and seeing the palace as the Tudors would have done all those years ago.

Evidence: colour palette, document a landmark place you have visited, triangles, metal, something shiny, wet medium, something sand like, bricks, clouds and shadows.

tucked behind the photo is brick paper from the Co-Ordinates - I have journaled on this (like the idea of graffiti on a wall) I misted with 3 different mists and a 'mask' that I cut on the Silhouette and smudged embossing paste with red mica dropped onto it. The triangle is an old one I found..getting good at using up old stash ;0)

title cut on Silhouette and then I used a ProMarker to create a shadow - the pen did bleed into the word but I don't mind that. Stars are Studio Calico (yes I relented and bought them!)

Misted through a chevron mask and pushed some gilding flakes into the embossing paste whilst it was wet.

Thanks for popping in,

Ali x

CKC 'Happy Day' and the end of a wonderful month!

Last one for this month......thank you for a wonderful time as the Guest Designer. I have had so much fun :0)

I thought having spent the month sharing the rainbow I would challenge myself to do a neutral layout.....I did try to keep it all neutral but had to dig out a blue mist in the end as it looked a little bit sad and gloomy!! Everything has been inspired by the Studio Calico kit I am still resisting the urge to buy!!!! I have to be strong as have been told that I have to have a dental implant at the princely sum of £2k...that is a lot of paper, LOL.

The photo is years old (I found it in a box at my Mum's) and is of my brothers and two of my cousins when we first got our lovely labrador Cassie circa 1983 :0)

Background paper is Basic Grey Basics, I cut a load of circles on the Silhouette but kept the blade depth quite shallow as I wanted some of the circles to stay attached. Mist is Cosmic Shimmer Chalk in Pastel Blue

Kraft card cut on the Sihouette. People are stamps that were cut out...can you tell the other one is a dog????

Birds and butterflies were cut on the Silhouette - I am using my Silhouette and Cricut so much more since finding CKC blog :0)

Teresa Collins journal stamp and more cutting on the Silhouette (camera)

I do really like this neutral palette but think it would work better with a 'modern' photo as this one is really dark....maybe next time I will scan and fiddle :0)

And so to the end of my June kit and the end of my time as a Guest Designer at CKC. It has been brilliant, I have had so much fun...and here is the evidence to prove it :0)

Thanks for popping in today,

Ali x