Magic Memories May 16 Counterfeit Kit post

Evening all

Today I've been off to a crop for (Inter)National Scrapbooking Day.. and a very productive day it was too!

For once I got myself organised and decided I would take a condensed kit with me to play with.. so I took my May Counterfeit Kit, 'Magic Memories' with me. It had most of the items I needed to scrap the Disney pictures I wanted to use and I made sure that I took lots of  additional embellishments too and some stamps and punches so I could make extra embellies if I needed to. When I got to the crop I was delighted to see that the shop that runs from there each month had a brand new supply of Disney charms, buttons, bling etc.. how fortuitous was that?? Needless to say I had to have some!

Imanaged five layouts today and here is the first one I managed.. inspired by The Memory Nest Blog sketch here.

and here is my take on it- as you can see I chose squares rather than hexagons but I believe you can see the similarities.

The Black Minnie and bow was bought today as were the two gold Mickey heads and the red spotty heart and the Red spotty bow that matches my sons GF's hair bow and ears. I punched the black and white chevrons from a scrap and used Simple Stories Say Cheese II collection with two strips of gold spotty washi tape on the right.

I'll be back soon with more layouts from today so do remember to pop back for another look see.

Have a great day evening.

Elaine

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An Anniversary card today PCCCS192.

Hi all

A quick post from me here with a card I have recently made for a challenge over on the Paper Craft Crew

They have kindly given us this card sketch to create a card to your own spec. They also like you to use three Stampin' Up products.

In this case I have used the Polka Pieces stamp set and Gorgeous Grunge stamps and the Washi Tag banner punch .. and this is the card I came up with.

That's it for today but do pop back soon for more updates.

Elaine

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May CKCB Magic Memories

Good morning all

Today I am bringing you my May Counterfeit Kit which I am calling 'Magic Memories'. This is primarily because I have a lot of Disney photos to scrap this month..in fact a whole 12" x 12" album has to be completed by the 13th of June.. so expect to see lots of layouts!  It will be a gift for my sons GF who turns 30 then.

This month  over at The Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog we were tasked with imitating this lovely kit from 2014 from Quirky Kits

Followed by their Lite kit

 and their embellishment kit

and here is my 'Magic Memories'

Regular followers of my blog will know that I added a lot of black and gold to my April Kit, 'April Skies'. Now although I had a good go at killing that kit.. I didn't quite manage it and so I took all those left over pieces from 'April Skies' and used this as the start to my 'Magic Memories'. I had the gold triangle piece of Vellum from the original Quirky kit so I made sure I included this.

Strangely enough I did have the jade coloured bokeh piece of paper that may have been included in this kit.. but I had used it.. just last week (see the post before this one!) Soooooo- as I knew I wanted to scrap Disney pictures I dug deep into some old stash and found my Simple Stories 'Say Cheese' papers which also have gold on them so it all blends really well.

To finish it all off I chose some gold, white and black alphas and I will edit them with Pro Markers as required. I also added some black and gold tags and some red, black, gold and white pearls too. I will add more embellishments as I need them.. which I'm sure I shall!

Anyways.. that's it.. I do hope you like what you see.. and be prepared to be bombarded with Disney layouts!

Have a great month.. and do remember to let me know you've visited,

Elaine
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Anotherchallenge layout from me

Morning all..

Just a quick one from me as I'm off to a card crop today.. I'm all packed and ready to go!

This time I went to the Scrap Our Stash blog for inspiration, and found this sketch and challenge.

This is the layout I created and I used, from the lists, Jade, and Jillibean Soup letters and a journaling card from the first one. (Iknow I'm supposed to only pick one, it was just the way it worked out) then I used Kaisercraft Hummingbird papers and added lavender from the final list.

I called it The Oldies as the donkeys were both over 50 years old..and my Mum, pictured, was 85 years young.

Well that's it.. do pop by again soon.

Elaine

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WOYWW 360

Morning all...

Today I am, again, joining in WOYWW over at The Stamping Ground. If you want to know more, do pop on over for a look see.

This is the state of my desk currently!

As you can see, I'm in the middle of painting a picture frame. It previously held a photo of my dear grand-daughter yet the frame colour did not go with any of my other frames. So..I've painted it black and I aim to go over it with a coat of Prima Gold Crackle paint too.

I've had a productive week... I had a MAJOR clear up of my room and have sorted out lots of small embellishments that I have been saving for my mixed media projects and are now all categorised. 

I still haven't replaced my ATG gun tape, but that's because I tried to and discovered that the tape I'd bought was a copycat and it was rubbish! So.. I've ordered a new one and hope the one that turns up is an original not a copy and works as it should this time! 
  
I've been busy producing more layouts too.. here are some of them:

This one I made for my friend Sues challenge over on Meandmine blog  I used some of my Counterfeit Kit, April Skies, for this one..

 from this sketch

and these two were also created using my Counterfeit Kit too

 I created this for a challenge over on UKScrappers.. to use chipboard.. which I did in abundance! Lol

This one was also for another challenge on UKS..to use this sketch..and to join in with 'Another Freaking Scrapping Challenge 'blog..to use the word lucky.

and finally I made this layout for a challenge over on Rochelle Spears website and again it was inspired by a challenge over on UKScrappers.. who set a weekly challenge and many others ..so if you're looking for inspiration, then look no further  

I used the left hand sketch of these three  to choose from and I had to use a journaling card too

and this is what I created

Well that's about it now.. so thanks for stopping by! I'm off to have a snoop around some of the other lovely desks and see what you've all been up to.

Bye for now.

Elaine
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CKCB April Blog Hop

Good morning all

Welcome to the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog Hop. I'm thrilled to be joining in again and hope you will scoot around all of the blogs featured.. there is some lovely inspiration there! If you get lost along the way, pop back to the blog where you will find a full list of participants.

First though, you should have found your way here via Princy here who is new to blogging so I do hope you've left her some love to encourage her.

Meanwhile, I have been getting up to some Shabby Chic loveliness with my Counterfeit Kit 'April Skies' inspired by the first prompt for the month.

In this instance I got a little carried away and made two samples..both 'off the page'.. first a card:

I used this sketch here that was found via my friend Sues blog FrankieSues Crafty Place which led me to The Paper Craft Crew and this sketch 191

I was challenged to use three Stampin'Up elements, so I used their Winter Woodland Paper collection pack, a piece of spotty vellum from the same collection and Polka Pieces, a very old (retired) stamp set.

Next I took a tiny photograph from a wedding a few years back.. I seem to have lost the original photo so all I have is this tiny picture that was once cut to fit a small frame...and I made this tag.

I used a pre-cut tag and used Prima texture paste to create a lacy textured background. I then added lots of altered mixed media elements, a frame saved from an old Christmas Cracker (bon-bon for all you Americans! LOL ) and layered them all into an arrangement that I was happy with, finishing it off with a piece of twine.

Finally (although I've shared it before), I also made a full Shabby Chic layout here that shows how I made this layout.. as I've showed it before I didn't want to showcase it here today ,but I love it so much I thought I'd share the link, so if you want a nosey, do pop over for a look.

Finally.... if you've seen all you want to here... do continue on your journey along the hop.. and don't forget to let us all know you've visited.

The next person on your way is the lovely  and talented Julene here

and here is the full list in case you get lost

CKCB        http://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com
Lisa          http://lisahausmann.blogspot.de
Princey    http://princy1010.blogspot.com
Elaine      http://chidkids26.blogspot.co.uk
Julene      http://julenebydesign.blogspot.com.au
Natalie    http://thebigdills.blogspot.com
Jemma    http://just-jimjams.blogspot.co.uk

I do hope you've all enjoyed seeing our creations.. until next time!

Elaine

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WOYWW 359

Morning all

Today I am, again, joining in WOYWW over at The Stamping Ground. If you want to know more, do pop on over for a look see.

This is the state of my desk currently! Covered in chipboard elements for a layout I have rattling around in my head in readiness for a challenge over on UKScrappers. The task is to create a layout using chipboard.. so I've started with painting a lot of pieces with acrylic paint and gesso. In time I will add more coloured paint and ink to transform them further. I hope I will be able to share the LO with you next week.

Meanwhile..I have noticed that my desk still has my ATG gun waiting to be refilled. In my previous three weeks of joining in this blog, it has been in exactly the same place! This is because I normally struggle to change the empty reel..so there it sits.. waiting for me to change it and re-use it! I wonder if it will still be there next week?


There is a distinct lack of finished items to share with you this week because my attention was diverted over the weekend to a different craft.. this time willow weaving.

On Saturday I went on a course to make something from willow..and I came home with a 7' tall stag!!! (As you do!)

Here he is.. I've called him Dave the Deer and he is now settling in nicely in my garden. I made him in a craft barn and these are the photos of the workshop and him inside. He sits just over 6' now he's been 'planted' and he's a cute addition to my garden.

So that's it for now.. do let me know you've visited..and what you think of Dave! Lol

By for now.. have a great week everyone,

Elaine

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UPDATE: By request.. here is Dave in my new flower border we've just planted

April tag swap

hi again

For the second post of the day, I am bringing you three little tags I've recently made for a swap over on UKScrappers.

This month we were challenged to use EMBOSSING FOLDERS for our inspiration. Suffice to say I didn't know where to start.. give me some mixed media on something so small and I'm in my element.. but to create something so small with embossing folders had me stumped for a few days.

In the end though I suddenly had a thought that I should be approaching it as though it was a card.. and then, as I had recently bought a Stampin' Up owl punch, I decided I would use that.   

First, I took a stencil, yes, not an embossing folder, but a stencil and I used it like an embossing folder with my Sizzix Big Shot. To get a decent impression I had to use a shim to get enough of a rise and then I used it as a mask afterwards and inked some distress inks through the stencil to get the wood effect.

I then embossed three pieces of cream cardstock and stuck the two background pieces together with some Stampin' Up Winter Woodland washi tape which has a small gold vein running through it.

Then I embossed a piece of pink card with a dotty embossing folder and punched the breasts of the female owls. I then punched the rest of the owls from scraps and stuck them all together and added a tiny gem to the bow tie and the hair bows on each owl. 

To finish I added two small pink pearls either side of the two owls on each tag and I added a hand written label on each. I them smeared dark pink glittery modelling paste around the edges and I was happy.

In the end, although it isn't my usual style, I was quite pleased with them.. and they are quite cute.. I just hope the recipients like them too.

Thanks for stopping by.

Elaine

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WOYWW 358

Hi all

Today I'm bringing you my desk to participate in What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday supported by The Stamping Ground.. for more details, do pop over and have a look-see.

The remnants you can see are of five layouts I did this week..and on the left you can see some happy mail I received today that hasn't found it's way into their new home yet. Here is the mail

and here are the five layouts I made.. I also made four tags but I can't share them yet as they are for a swap over on UKScrappers.

.. of my beautiful grand-daughter

 (my personal favourite)

and here is a fun double layout of some old photos

and another layout here

and finally

 ('scuse the wonky photo!)

Also, for those of you that visited last week, you may remember that I said I was going to sort out all my scraps and stickers and ephemera.. well.. I (sort of) did it.. that is to say.. I sorted my scraps and ephemera but I failed at the stickers.. It just didn't make any sense when I started looking at them all.. how do you colour co-ordinate stickers that have several colours on them? Anyway.. here is my scraps all sorted into colours in popper wallets.. so much easier to find.. and maybe actually use?? Only time will tell! All my stickers are now all in one place too.

I also followed the tip of Shaz aka Silverwolf from her blogpost two weeks ago HERE. She suggested that we could make a grid for our drawers to stop our mists and sprays from falling over. No sooner had I seen her post I knew I had to have a go.. now I think you can see that mine isn't as straight as hers, but... it makes no difference at all.. and it keeps all my mists and sprays upright in my Ikea Alex drawer. Thanks Shaz! It works a treat.. and this is how it looks now it's all full up! I have a few sprays that are too tall so I shan't be buying that brand anymore... I can't have them spoiling my organisation now can I? LOL 

and this is how the drawer looks now

all in all a good weeks crafting and sorting!

Elaine

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