Strong

Hello and welcome to my little happy corner!  It is time to unveil the new sketch at Let's Scrap, and to announce some happy news from the recent Bloghop!!

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I love using circles on my layouts, so  I really liked this sketch.  I have been tidying up my craft room, and I have found stuff which I forgot I had (sound familiar to anyone?) I found a spinner from Cosmo Cricket, and I thought it fitted in great with the photos I wanted to use. 

Here is my layout.  I only used the right  side of the sketch.

Mu daughter and her husband have been doing some work in their garden, installing a pizza oven and a seating area.  Hadley and Dylan, were obviously trying to help!

 I found these little metal corners and a grommet.  Such fun hammering that into place! lol!!

I also found some little tools.  Not quite the same tools as the boys are using, but I decided to use them anyway.

I had to use the Mr Strong embellishment to show how strong Dylan was!

I loved making this layout, and finding all the little bits to make it complete.

Now, onto the good news from the Blog Hop!  The winner of my RAK is.........................Alma Carter  Alma, and thank you for becoming my newest follower!  Please get in touch with me on my e-mail grannyrhoda@btinternet.com and I will get your prize posted on to you.

Thank you for everyone who entered the blog hop, it was a lot of fun!

3rd Birthday

Hello everyone. Well, unfortunately, it is raining here again! 

 There was a cloudburst last night, and it was incredible!  All the neighbours were up at their windows like us, just looking at the rain bouncing off the pavement and road.  

Aye, we Scots can still amuse ourselves in the rain! lol!!

We celebrated Freya's 3rd Birthday last week, and this is the card I made for her.

This is an image from Lili of the Valley, and is one of their pre-printed cards.  I used an 8" x 8" scalloped white card, and covered with lilac floral paper. I glued round the edge of the image card and dipped it in some purple glitter.  I also put on the number 3 which is a peel off.

 I added a strip of lace, a glitter rosette and 3 spiral flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

 I stamped the sentiment with Warm Violet Chalk Ink, and used a corner punch to give extra detail.

This is a die which I think is from Tonic.  I love the effect it has.

I'm trying a mixed media project today, first time I have attempted this.  Once it is finished I will do a post on here to show it off, be it good or bad! lol!!

Bye for now, have a good Sunday everyone! xx 

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges. 

Crafting from the Heart Blogspot #119  Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog #93 Anything Goes

Paradise of Stamps Blogspot #45  Anything Goes

 

Woops - Let's Scrap Blogspot Blog Hop

Hello and thank you for popping over to have a wee look at my blog.  

Welcome to the Let's Scrap Sketches Summer Fun Blog Hop...this hop runs from July 1st
 to July 7th midnight so make sure you join in all the fun!
If you are joining the blog hop here instead of the beginning go HERE to start at Let's Scrap Sketches and follow the instructions for the Blog Hop to get in for a chance on all the prizes.
Be sure to comment on this blog and follow me for more great inspiring creations...you need to do both of these things, to get in on the RAK for this blog.  It would be great if you left a comment too, and then please go on to the NEXT BLOG for more fun and chances to win prizes!!!

Here is the sketch we had to use 

I think I spend more time looking for the photos for my layouts, than actually making the layouts!  I have thousands of photos, some in  albums, others just in boxes, so making a decision can be hard.

I found the ones I wanted, and here is my layout

Marie and Jackson, posing for the camera, and then getting silly!

 I found these wee robots in my stash and added them to the layout, putting the 2nd one upside down, just like Jackson!

 I even managed to find papers which were similar to Jackson's shirt, 

so the layout came together quite easily.

Now, the next blog you need to visit is

Roulien
http://my-scrappy-story.blogspot.com/

Have fun with the rest of the hop!!!

Smile for the camera

Good Morning from a lovely, sunny Scotland.  Eric and I have somehow managed to bring the good weather back from our holiday in Cape Verdi.  We are just back from a 2 week holiday which was wonderful! 

 It is lovely to see the sunshine, but the weeds in the garden are about a foot high!  We are slogging away in the garden, trying to get it to look nice again.

Now, onto the reason for my blog post today.  It's 1st of June, so that means it is Let's Scrap time!

Here is the sketch that we used 

This is the layout I created.  I am not happy with it though, so many things went wrong with it.  I used the wrong glue, my measurements were wrong and I wasted a load of card, and the layout isn't right, I lost a piece off an embellishment I wanted to use, the list goes on and on.  That's what happens when you rush things I guess.  I'm going to start the next sketch as soon as possible.  

Well, I suppose I should go and get some more gardening done.  It's Wednesday, so that means we will have Jackson later, so won't get much done then.

Bye for now, and please leave a comment, good or bad, it makes me so happy.

Some Buddy to Love

Hello again!  It is a rather dull day in Bonnie Scotland right now.  We have had all sorts of weather and it is impossible to know what clothes to wear.  Scotland is the only place where you can get frostbite and sunburn on the same day.  It was actually snowing on Eric's Birthday 28th April.  Scary stuff. LOL!!

It's 1st of may, so that means a new sketch for http://www.letsscrapsketches.blogspot.co.uk/

I decided to only use the left side of the sketch 

This shows Greg and Kim's wee dog Buddy, when he was just a puppy. 

He was gorgeous then, and is gorgeous now.  

Materials used

Papers - Bo Bunny

Sticker border - Bo Bunny

Buddy is best friends with Freya as you can see on this photo.

That's all for now folks, I need to go and do some housework - Boring!!!!!

Have fun, and thank you for stopping here for a wee look. xx

1929 Hat

Good Morning! 

 I hope the sun is shining where you are, as it has lost it's way to Scotland again! 

 Never mind, it is not too cold and that makes a difference.

  

Now, it is time to show you my Facebook Elite Design Team 

inspiration on the Rick St Dennis Facebook page.

This is 1929 Hat by Rick, and she can be found here  1929 Hat

I would love to be able to wear hats, but I just look ridiculous in them.  I just don't have the face for it! LOL!! This lady, however, is beautiful.    I coloured her hat in my favourite colour, blue, and added a couple of purple feathers, along with the blue.  I tried a wee bit of sponging with pan pastels for the purple/pink background as a contrast.  I added the flowers, but they are not an exact match unfortunately. I added the little pearls to her hat and stole to finish.

I hope you like my bit of inspiration, and you hop on over

 to Zibbett, or Etsy to see some more of Rick's lovely images.

I would like to put this card in the following challenges.

Crafting from the heart challenge blog #106 Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations blogspot #248 Anything goes
 Create and Inspire Challenge Blog #43 Anything Goes

That's all for now, hope to see you again soon. xxx

Friends

Hello Everyone!  Happy April Fools' Day! Did anyone catch you out?  My husband manages to trick me every year, but this year I was ready for him!!  Poor thing looked quite sad when I rumbled his trick!  Bless him. 

It's a horrible day here, what we call 'Dreich'  in Scotland.  The word sums the day up perfectly.  Cold, grey and wet.

Never mind, it means more crafting can get done.  

Here is the sketch from Let's Scrap for 1st April

 

I just used the right hand side of the sketch for this one, and this is what I came up with.

I used more photos which were taken by Ruth Trotter, on the day we took Jackson to the bluebell woods.  Of course, Mum Ted had to come too.  I adore these photos of Jackson and his very best pal in the whole wide world!  I suppose we can tease him with these photos when he is older. LOL!!

I used the following craft supplies:-

Cardstock - Bazzill Basics

Papers - My Little Yellow Bicycle

Borders - K & Co.

Title - K & Co.

That's all for now, I am going to make some cards before my babysitting duties start again.

Take care and hope you can leave some love, it would make my day xxx