9/100 'Hello Sweet Baby'

I haven't played at Let's Get Sketchy for a while but when I saw this sketch I knew exactly what I wanted to use!

I bought the Ali Edwards new baby brushes a while ago and converted them to SVG files with the intention of making new arrival cards for DD#2....sorry to say, what with everything else on my plate, it didn't happen!! So I now need to do something with them to justify the buy :0)

Ta da!!! DGD and DGS meeting for the first time....bless :0)

used more of my CKC Kit ....yay! It really does make scrapping life sooo easy :0)

the embossed heart is one of my new bargain Sizzix folders!

I adore Ali Edwards' work ......love that the lines are wiggly woggly!

Basic Grey fabric thing....I wasn't really sure what to do with it...so I chopped it in half!!

Here is the lovely sketch that got the old creative juices flowing:



Thanks for popping in today,

Ali x 

8/100 '@4'

I have managed to squeeze one lo out during my crafty eve....got so carried away with reading what everyone has been up to that time just flew by!! LOL

There is another lovely sketch over at Creative Craft World that I really wanted to play with...so that's what I did :0)

The sketch has lots of rectangles...I guess for photos or otherwise. I liked the idea of taking 4 journal cards and writing 4 things about DGD at four! I then layered them up under the photo of her at her party.

More lovely bits from my CKC Kit as well as some new little papers that arrived the other day....Crate Paper's Fourteen....delish!!

Hearts cut on Silhouette, Heart Mask misted and splatted with Mr Hueys

Clay embellie, MME tiny word sticker, OA letters, @ was cut on the Silhouette

all of these journal cards were freebies from Pinterest

Here is the afore mentioned sketch:



see what I mean?

Thanks for popping in today,

Ali x 

7/100 'I'm Reviewing the Situation'

Another beaut of a sketch at the fabulous ScrapFriends.....oh how I love them :0)

Another lo for DGS' scrapbook and an homage to his great great grandfather who starred in Oliver!.....hence the title :0)

This little man fills my heart with pure joy. I am so lucky to have him living with me in these early weeks. Our bond is getting stronger and stronger.....and best of all???? He thinks I sing like an angel!!! For those with a more discerning musical ear it is like a cross between a yowling cat and fingernails on a blackboard but both my Grandies think I am a marvel when I belt out a show tune or two :0)

More loveliness from my CKC kit

stamp is Scraptastic Kit Club, button is American Crafts (v old) Journal card was cut on my Silhouette and matted onto PP Portfolio paper and typed on! Arrow is painted SC wood veneer

chevrons were cut on Silhouette, more painted SC wood veneers. The rubber love tag is soooo old, it feels great to finally be able to use it!!

I really enjoyed creating this layout. Lots of fiddling with bits and bobs :0)

Thanks for popping in today,

Ali x 

6/100 White with One Challenge

Finding new places is becoming a habit!!

I have seen White With 1 on a few of my friends' blogs and as I love white (no, really?!!!) I thought it would be a good place to go to for inspiration :0)

I was not disappointed!! Not only do they have a sketch to inspire you but the colour combo for April is White and Yellow....delicious!!

So without further ado here is my brand new DGS minutes (if not seconds) after his arrival into the world....yay!! I have been very blessed to have been at the birth of both my grandchildren and both my Godchildren too....getting to be an old hand at this labour lark :0)

Nearly everything came from my April CKC kit

I cut this tag on the Silhouette and then stamped it with a Hero Arts baby boy set

stamp is from afore mentioned Hero Arts set

 I have been watching Create and Craft today and they have the Melting Pot on a few of their shows....hang on a minute...I have one!! Let me blow the dust off it and make a few little doodads :0) This one is yellow UTEE with a bit of gilding flake chucked in for good measure! Erm...I think I may be playing with this for a little while LOL

Title was a freebie card from Pinterest. The big epoxy button was a recent purchase....Jillibean Soup maybe??? Crate Paper was embossed with a Sizzix folder.

MME sticker and a journal stamp. The little triangles are the positives from the tag :0)

Really, really loved making this one.....aaah white, you just can't beat it!!

Thanks for popping in today,

Ali x 

Layout 5/100 '& baby makes 3'

This layout is using my CKC kit...yay, for the second time this month!! and also the sketch over at Sketchbook365.

This is the first layout for my new DGS' album :0) and is also one of the first photos taken of his arrival :0)))

journal tag is tucked away into the glassine bag

circle cut on Silhouette, the house stamp is super old

I punched all the hearts to make the 'tiles', the stamp is my fave MME

Studio Calico wood veneers and Pink Paislee really old chipboard number

It was such a fun idea to 'build' a house around this new little family :0)

Here is the sketch:

Thanks for popping in today,

Ali x 

4/100 and another new place to play :0)

How's this for on the ball scrapping?? Had a lovely day en famille in Suffolk with Ma, Fa, Bruvs and my motley crew, came home and scrapped one of the photos taken of me and my two little lovelies :0)

Whilst browsing around for some inspiration I found another new challenge site Creative Craft World, they had a fabulous sketch so I decided to give it a go!

I pulled out some old OA 'Farmhouse' papers...perfect for little ones!

I cut the title on the Silhouette in pink and blue and cut away the blue 'adore'. The stickers are American Crafts and October Afternoon

Echo Park 'Life is Good' stickers matted onto card 

Proud Mamma with her little stars :0) The other stars on the page are a new die from Memory Box and the stamps are from Scraptastic Kit Club

Neither of the kids are having this one in their albums...I am having it on the wall of my craft room :0)

Thanks for popping in today,

Ali x 

3/100 a new place to play!

As you know scrapping time is few and far between at the mo, most of the recent posts were done on the same day but have been scheduled so as not to bombard you, LOL.

so I have been looking around for inspiration and came across The Studio Challenges blog lots of lovely bits and bobs over there to peruse :0)

My layout for their recent challenge is for DGD's December page, one of those gloriously crisp sunny winter days that we spent at the beach.

I got to use a bit more of my CKC kit...it's going to last way beyond March I think!!

MME, Maya Road and Ali Edwards stamps, PP label, adhesive pearls, the journal tag pulls out from behind the photo

American Crafts flair button, arrows cut on Silhouette and stamps from Scraptastic Kit Club. I stamped the I love you stamp in pink, then black and then applied glass bead paste and some glitter ....I couldn't find my glossy accents anywhere!!!

Here is the lovely sketch, you can see that I condensed it to fulfil my passion for white space!!

Thanks for popping in today,

Ali x 

2/100 'Balloon'

Another super duper sketch at Skissedilla....and another layout for DGD's album :0)

I pulled bits and bobs out of my CKC kit but because of that child's love of the colour that shall remain nameless I had to find different papers. Fortunately my new Glitz Design pad arrived in the nick of time!!

Love You Madly papers, Studio Calico wood veneers, Spellbinders dies, Prima stamp

The splats are Paint Dabbers ...delish! Wood veneers are Studio Calico

And here is the lovely birthday sketch:

Thanks for popping in today,

Ali x 

1/100 ....my new challenge! 'Favourite Moment'

I keep banging on about spending less and trying to use up stuff before I buy more and then I got a comment on one of my posts from Lisa at color me scrappy telling me that she is in the middle of a challenge.....create 100 layouts before you can buy anything else.....I love a challenge...so here goes!!

I am super excited to have found the time to play with my CKC kit and also my favourite of all sketch challenge blogs ScrapFriends :0)))

I am desperately trying to play catch up with DGD's yearly album so that I can start doing both grandchildren's albums consecutively ...... love that I get to do boy and girl pages now :0))

Here is the layout for January. We went away for my Mum's 70th birthday....she had lots of help with cards, presents and candles ;0)

Elle Studio tag, OA stickers, Scraptastic Kit Club stamps. The splatters are diluted Liquid Pearls...an experiment that worked ;0)

more OA stickers

more Elle Studio and a Maya Road stamp

here is the lovely sketch:

Thanks for popping in today,

Ali x 

p.s. I should just point out that a small order has been made prior to this being posted although not yet delivered ;0) no more now....maybe!! LOL

Whit Woo I have been published!!

Well to add to all the recent excitement I have received my copy of Scrap365 and a little gift....like seeing my layout in print wasn't the biggest scrapping present I have ever had in my life!!!

So here it is :0)))

lots of lovely diecuts and dimension.....that's what they wanted!!!

Thanks for popping in today,

Ali x 

Magical

I am so in the scrapping groove right now! I am making the most of every second as next week life gets busy again and I don't think I will have much time for me....never mind I am enjoying it while it lasts :0)

Today's lo is inspired by Challenge #31 at Color Me Scrappy. It'as a colour and layer challenge and you won't believe that I have chosen to go with this one!!  It has PURPLE in it!! When you see the photo you will see why this colour palette was perfect for my layout :0)

I have had a tub of Gesso in my cupboard waiting to played with and this was the perfect time to get it out....mainly to disguise most of the purple!!!

Not only did I layer up the papers but I layered up the hearts too!! The 'fireworks' are a TPC stamp in Cloud White Momento (the best white ink I have found) and a WRMK stamp glue stamped and glittered. Ali Edwards phrase stamp

Papers are MME Collectable Memorable collection, Websters Pages

This gorgeous overlay is a freebie from A Vegas Girl at Heart :) I converted the PNG file to an SVG file and cut it on the Silhouette. The calendar is part of a Studio Calico paper. The arrow stamp is my fave from a Heidi Swapp collection (you know the one Lizzy!)

and here is the colour palette:

 I know my background colour is wrong but all of the colours are in my papers and embellies :0) I could just about cope with a purple that was verging on blue!!

Thanks for popping in,

Ali x