Last 2

I'm onto the last two LOs I did for the month. All done at the scrapbook retreat, so it was a very productive time.

I did a LO of my two youngest playing dolls, their main past time. The challenge at Scrap the Girls was to include the quote:

"Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. 

You know whatever you do, they'll still be there." Amy Li

Amy will put up with all of Ella's antics while playing dolls and this quote and photos went well together. Ella has her sunnies upside down and thought it was cool to put them on her head like Dad.

I have had these papers in my stash for ages actually years and so it was good to actually use them. I printed out the quote and doodled around it a bit to make it less formal.

My bunting which was made from a punch and I added stitching, a pearl and a brad. I also used ribbon tape and a homemade crochet flower.

I cut out a bag from some leftover paper and added some bling. In the cluster is also some cuttings from doilies and a chipboard mannequin from Dusty Attic which I painted white.

The next LO is another one from out afternoon at the beach. I used the challenge from Bird is the Word-Smile, for this LO. 

 I first glimmer misted the background using a mask before using the pink and blue cardstock, the colour which I got from the photos

I made a bunting out of burlap and glimmer misted two of them pink, and stapled them onto twine with some buttons. My title is done with foam letters I picked up at a local discount store.

Some burlap and also fibres added to the LO.

That is my LOs for the month and lots of photos scrapped, it feels really good. Hopefully next month I will be able to scrap throughout the month instead of all in one go. Then again, the retreat was great so I'm not complaining ☺

See you next month.

Hand in Hand

I joined in a new challenge for me at Show Us Your Stuff. It was to make a textured background for your LO.

I used gesso, paint and glimmer mist with a love heart mask to create my background. It's hard to see the lumps and bumps but they are there and it suited the LO perfectly. The photo is of my 2 youngest on their way to exploring the beach during a winter outing.

I backed my photo onto pink card which I distressed and then placed it onto burlap, to add more layers. I also used a Martha Stewart punch for my border. I couldn't help but add some shells the girls found on their outing. Amy loves the 'butterfly shells' and looks for them each time we're at the beach.

A few more LOs before the end of the month.

Enjoy

There is nothing nicer in winter then to rug up and go down to the beach to get some fresh air. And after a storm there are always 'treasures' to find. I love these photos of my youngest simply happy to be out and free, enjoying the big world out there.
I did this LO for the 123 challenge with the criteria being;
WORD- enjoy
COLOUR-orange and
TECHNIQUE- using bakers twine.

I got the idea of the flower's from Ella's jacket and used bakers twine to create the flourish effect. The colours of the photos and the orange worked perfectly together and came together nicely. I have always wanted to try a photo with a paint smudge behind it after seeing it on several LOs and love the way it worked out.

A prima flower and some other paper flowers I had. I did computer journalling with a border around it and then inked the edges.

I don't use a lot of orange in my LOs but after this one I'm definitely going to use it more often. See you soon for another LO, yes I did say I had been busy.

Sports Day

Another LO as promised; this one for the challenge over at ARTastic. The criteria was outdoor sports which gave me the perfect opportunity to scrap some school sport day photos of my son.

I don't often use pattern paper for my backgrounds but this Kaiser craft paper suited the LO well as my son was a star in his own right on sports day. I have kept the rest of the LO simple so it wouldn't become too busy.

The tutorial for these grunge flowers(circles) were in one of the latest scrapbook magazine. I fell in love with them straight away and they are so easy. My son doesn't want flowers in his album so this was perfect. The banner is from a My minds eye embellishment pack.
I'll be back tomorrow with some more LOs till then take care.

A mother's prayer

I am back after a long break from blogging. It's not that I haven't been busy, I have been doing my sewing  instead knowing that I would be heading to a scrapbook retreat on the 24th of May, held by Handmade by Suzanne. I had a great couple of days along with a friend there and have lots to show you before the end of the month.
The first LO to post is one I made for Once Upon a Sketch which was with the journalling about Mum. I chose to do a LO of myself for my daughter's album with my prayer for our relationship; since she is 12 and growing up fast.

I have used one of the webster pages for the background strip. I love their papers. I distessed and inked the background papers and clustered flowers onto a paper doily along with a chipboard flourish. My bunting is made from a punch and twine.

My journalling(prayer). I don't use my own handwriting very much as it's very plain but I wanted to give it a personal touch and with the lines of the paper to guide me, it didn't go to bad. 

I look forward to sharing the other LOs I did over the last couple of days, I might even be back later tonight with another post otherwise I'll see you soon.