Once Upon a Sketch Blog/BITW

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Here is my entry for Once Upon A Sketch & I have doubled up with this & am also using it for the new Bird Is The Word "you & me".
Here is my entry

And some close ups

The criteria for Once Upon A Sketch was to have at least 2 lines of journalling directly on your photo. I have used Photo shop to add the quote "friendship doubles your joy & divides your sorrows" This time round the public gets to vote. Voting will be held on September 30th so go here http://www.onceuponasketchblog.blogspot.com/ & vote for me!!
I have used paper from Creative Imaginations. These colours are very deep & rich, something I don't tend to work with a lot but it was a nice change!

I have a little secret I am so excited to share..........but I can't tell you yet. Make sure you pop back after the weekend when all will be revealed!!

Thanks for looking!
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My Creative Sketches Big Sketch comp

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My Creative Sketches is having a massive sketch comp with the most amazing prizes up for grabs!! Check out the first sketch of the comp here http://www.mycreativesketches.blogspot.com/ & see some gorgeous examples from the DT girls. Here is my entry

And some close ups

I have used the MCS Limited Edition Kit which was full of the gorgeous Melissa Francis Fith Avenue collection & some gorgeous Prima flowers. I have added in some chipboard products & Prima bling. The beautiful Butterflies are by Pink Paislee. To add some layers to my LO I have also used some Prima packaging. It is so pretty I never throw it away. You never know when it will come in handy! To highlight the photo I have done a simple photo matt but have trimmed all the edges with a pair of scallop scissors. I have used some Tim Holtz Liquid Pearl in Petal Pink in each scallop for a bit of extra bling!
I have altered the chipboard title to match the colour theme of my page. First I painted the chipboard antique white, then used a script stamp with some brown ink. I then sprayed some Glimmermist in a pretty moss green. To give the title a nice gloss finish I put some 3 Dimensional Magic on top. A quick way to customize a title to your page!
I have also done a lacing technique on this page which I will show some step by steps on how to do at a later date.

This second LO is for my wedding album. I am still plodding along & slowly getting more wedding pages done LOL!

And some close ups

I have used a mix of papers on this LO. Plain cardstock, Kaisercraft Blae & Ivory & Melissa Francis Fith Avenue. The acetate flowers & butterflies are from K & C Company. The blue flower is from Prima & the white flowers are from Manor House Creations. Again I have used some Prima packaging as an extra layer.
I will be posting a tutorial in the next few day on how to achieve a water colour effect that I used on the 'Love' title on this LO. Altering alphas to match your page is fun & a great way to use up old product that you have lying around so be sure to pop by again soon to see how it is done!

PHOTO TIP- As I was married in Fiji my wedding photographer wasn't exactly a professional! Some of my photos were either a bit blurry or a bit grainy. Because I still want to use the images I have found that editing some of the blurry or grainy photos to black & white helps camouflage the imperfections. You can do this easily yourself with any photo editing software or you local photo processing kiosk can also change your photos to black & white

Thanks for looking!
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Once Upon A Sketch/ MCS September Challenge

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This is my entry for Oce Upon a Sketch. The journalling criteria this month was to use a date as the title & 2 sentences on why this date was memorable. Here is my entry

And some close ups

I have used some things from the MCS August Limited Edition kit- GCD studios doily paper, Melissa Francis white resin frame, flowers, Melissa Francis Fith Avenue paper.

I have added Websters Pages Sweet Season, Maya Road chipboard, Dusty Attic Chipboard & pink Paislee butterflies & GCD Studios journal spot.

I have painted the chipboard & sprinkled a top coat of fine glitter. For the dress form I have also used some tulle, trim & pearl strand to create a wedding dress.

This is my entry for MCS Spetember challenge. the challenge is to use packaging on your LO. I have used some Prima packaging

Some close ups

Again I have used the MCS August Limited Edition Kit. It was packed with the very pretty Melissa Francis Fith Avenue collection & Prima flowers & my favourite thing in the kit some Prima masks. The only thing I have added is a Prima flourish

In case you can't tell I am finally getting around to scrapping some of my wedding photos. It is almost 7 years (in November)since I married my highschool sweetheart in Fiji.

Thanks for looking!

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Scrap The Boys Challenge

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I recently found a challenge blog that focuses on scrapping the boys! SOmetimes I get so excited by all the pretty, girly scrap products out there that I put my sons photos to one side. I thought this Blog would inspire me to scrap Boy pages more. The criteria was to use an item from home. I have used a Tommy rocket clothing tag. Here is my entry

I have used Crate Paper Toy Box collection for this. This is a perfect boy range, very cool with lot's of fun embellies. I have also used some MME twine & done some masking with my new Crafters Workshop Mini Bricks template

I have used a photo of my son Hunter from his 5th birthday. He has just turned 6 this week so I really need to get up to date with some boy pages LOL!

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Websters Pages August Hybrid/Digi WINNER!

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Sadly a good friend of mine has just been diagnosed with Breast Cancer. I made her a card to show my love & support

I entered this card in the WP August Hybrid/Digi Challenge & was very happy to find out I was the WINNER! (........... UM I think it is only gracious to add that it was only a 2 horse race LOL but a win is still a win!!)

I have used WP Ladies & Gents collection paper with a Hollywood Vouge Journalling card & trim. The digital element is a brush from the Country Estate collection. I change the colour to fushia & printed it onto transperancy sheet.

This LO was just for fun. A pic of my Nan meeting baby Evie for the first time.

I have used the very cute Kaisercraft Miss Nellie collection. I love the contrast of the red & pink of this range & the bright pops of blue.

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