Happy 4th July challenge 160

Hey there,
Its Glenda's turn to choose the challenge over at www.myshericrafts.blogspot.com and this time around yes you've guessed it it's 4th July celebrations. Glenda would like you to make a patriotic themed card or project.

As I'm in the UK we don't celebrate this holiday but I do have family over there so I made a card for them in fact I made two!

One thing I have just noticed is that behind the left little flag are 3 gems on one and 3 pearls on the other in red, white and blue. Oh well too late now as they are in the post!

I used a star die from Do crafts and celebrate stamp is from Rubbernecker. The 4th July stamp is from Verve as is the other star die I have used. I used a Fiskers punch for the bottom of the red. The red layer on both is lifted by foam pads. The papers inside the star I picked up a couple of weeks ago.

Hope you will take time and join in with us this time around and who knows you could be our next guest designer.

Sue

Cherished Moments

Hi,
Today I have a layout to share with you. Believe it or not I started this one off at a Merly Crop about 8 months ago and yesterday was its time to be finished lol. Well it was raining here so nothing much to do and DH was watching the qualifying for the Grand Prix.

The papers are by Kaisercraft at www.merlyimpressions.co.uk from the Candy Lane collection.

 

The background paper is a real zesty green colour and so the pink and oranges just pop off the page. The flowers are the backside of the stripe paper. I used a Mather Stewart punch for the boarder strip which has 4 layers.

The photographs were taken in 1969 on a family holiday to Newquay in Cornwall. Myself and two sisters along with Mum and Dad. I added some paper flowers to one frame and cut out the ones to the other. I added some Verve "sprightly sprigs" Oh and the bee my eldest sister will remember why that's there lol. The hearts I have stitched in place but popped up their edges. The sentiments are rub-ons by Kaisercraft too. I added the black dashes as the leaves were a bit lost on the background paper.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

Sue

Challenge 159...male time!

Hello again,
It's time for another fun challenge over at www.myshericrafts.blogspot.com This time my good friend Sandy has the pleasure of picking the theme we are all to play with and she has chosen "make a masculine card or project" so as Fathers Day is fast approaching I decided to do that.

Here is my card, very straight forward a A5 size made from a deep red cardstock. I pricked out the edge of the paper after I ran it through a herringbone embossing folder, I also inked the edge in Brick and used a red thread to stitch.

I used a Verve die to cut the stars which I lifted with foam pads, the sentiment is a Verve one too. Dad and the hearts are cut using my Cricut. The bee charm was off a candle and thought it would work handing from the thread.

Once you have seen all the girls work it's time for you to join in and link up your designs. Have fun.

Sue

What I like most...

Hi,
Today I'd like to share a page I made at the latest scrapbooking crop I went to at Merly Impressions this last Saturday.

It uses Secret Garden one of the newest collections. You can buy the kit from www.merlyimpression.co.uk Chrissy gives you excellent instructions easy to follow at home on your own.
This photo was taken some 29 years ago on our wedding day. Lots and lots of fussy cutting going on here and plenty layering too.
Thanks for stopping by today.

Sue