October postcard swap

The postcard swap on ukstampers this month has the theme of Autumn .

Here is my entry for the swap.

The colours I've used on my postcard are Tim Holtzs distress inks for my back ground & the leaves .
The inks are Rusty Hinge, Fired Brick, & Mowed Lawn.
The stamps used are by Stampendous.
Autumn is one of my favourite  seasons just when the leaves on the trees are turning from green to red & orange & you get the sunlight shining on & through the leaves which is a delight to see before the leaves fall from the trees. 

Scrapbook layout called Snips & Snails

A quite & easy layout using one sheet of paper & stickers.

I started of with a sheet of 12x12 paper by 3 bugs in a rug called Snips & Snails.

I've used a sheet of this before in another layout when one of the grandchildren was little.

Its such a nice theme for little boys ,because after all snips & tails & puppy dog tails are what they are made of .

 As I was going to use a large photo for this  layout size 5 1/2 x 6 3/4 inch  & wanted it to fit in the circle , I began by cutting a large slit in the top & a smaller one to the bottom left of the circle.
By doing this it  meant I could slip the photo under the circle & make the paper & the photo come together nicely.

 Once the photo was in place I added a smile sticker by Bo Bunny & all the other stickers were by Echo Park .
I added a little wooden bird in the tree as well.

Wats on your workdesk Wenesday # 381

Hello everyone out there in blog land.

I've not been joining in much recently with What's on your Work desk Wednesday, not sure why maybe its life that gets in the way of joining in.

Anyway I'm here now with my desk right now .

I've just finished a layout of youngest grandson .

other things on my desk are a box of inks & a box of large eyelets . My crop A Dial for setting the eyelets.

If you don't know why I'm showing you my desk today hope over to Julia's blog to find out more

http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/

September Tag Swap

There is a tag swap running over on ukscrappers each month ,

The theme this month is Bold, Bright, & Flowery.

I had these stamped images for a while now . they had been given to me by a friend.
I've coloured the image with my Whisper pens & put them on some black card.
I used a stamp which had a quote which fitted with this theme, & added bright flowers & Pink ribbon.
Not my normal colours that I use but i'm pleased with how my tags turned out.
If you'd like to know more about what goes on over at uk scrappers follow the link.
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/index.php

Scrapbook Layout Trouble x 2.

I've made this layout for my 8x8 scrapbook.

The boys had just had their hair cut & both wanted the same style.

When their mum sent me this photo of them after their visit to the Barbers  it just reminds me of the Kray brothers.

It just makes me smile when I look at it now.

The paper used is by Prima marketing & Paper Mania.
A bingo card from my stash and a heart held on with a tiny brad .

September Sketch Challenge

Here is my entry for the Septembers Sketch challenge on Sue's Blog .

Here is the sketch we are using .

This is my scrapbook layout using the sketch.

I've used paper by Bo Bunny & Jillibean Soup on this layout .
I've used an inverted corner punch to give shape to the corners.
I've cut my windmill using an X-Cut die & placed some brads in the centre .
If you would like to join in the monthly sketch challenge head over to Sue's blog here.
http://miniowner.blogspot.co.uk/

September Postcard Swap

The postcard swap on ukstampers for September is Anything with Wings.

I've used a die cut from a Tim Holtz die of a dragonfly which was cut using white card & then painted over with Paperartsy acrylic paints , Smoked Paprika & Lime Light .
I've also used these two paint colours for the back ground of my postcard.
The lettering & the dots are stamps by Dylusions.
If you would like to join in with postcard swap then head over to http://www.ukstampers.co.uk/forums/index.php  .