Page Drafts Christmas Sketches are here!

The Fabulous, amazing, creative talent that is, Emma Stafrace 

has put together these amazing new PD sketches for Christmas, which I was so lucky to be asked to join in on

here is some of what Em has to say .......

2013 

Christmas Cheer Release.

...let us know what Christmas means to you!

If you would like to have the 2013 Sketch collection in your stash I have created a Freebie Kit as a gift to you which includes the jpegs, and editable .tiff and .psd files so everyone can enjoy them. 

CLICK HERE 

for more info  

                             
You must go check out the rest of the sketches there is some awesome talent and an abundance of inspiration to be found.You can check it out here.

This was the sketch I chose to use

 

and my layout

 

Christmas is such a fun time of year and not only for us humans, my canine family love it just as much as we do!

Thankyou Em for letting me be a a part of it all

Toodle Pip x

Merry Christmas Canvas

I am up on the Bo Bunny blog today with this Merry Christmas Canvas 

 

My eldest daughter loves to decorate for Christmas so I decided to surprise her with this light up canvas using the fabulous Silver and Gold collection. The collection contains deep reds and greens but it also has a lighter delicate side of rich golds and creams. When I saw the reindeer on the 12 by 12 chipboard sheet, I was totally inspired to create a scene and for him to take centre stage.

 

I created the background by tearing strips of paper from the collection and layering them up around the canvas, I covered them with a thin layer of gesso to soften the look further. I added some Frosting Jewels to the reindeer to give him extra texture.

 

I took one of  the large doilies and cut the middle out to make an arch shape over the top of the reindeer. The 12 by 12 chipboard sheet also has these cute ornaments that I dangled from the driftwood tree. I used a little talc to take the stickiness away as I wanted them to be able to move freely.

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper; Ornaments,Gift Shoppes,Yuletide, Winter, What a Guy/Silver & Gold

Chipboard; 12 by 12 Silver & Gold

Doilies; 8.5" large

Jewels; Frosting/Silver & Gold, Autumn Song

CSI 100 - Solved

Wow case file 100 already! Congrats to Debbi on creating a warm happy scrappy home at CSI, and reaching the 100th case file I decided that I would do a page all about her.

 

I know I say it every week but a gorgeous palette to work with this week

and my page looks something like this!

 

I say something like this as it was very difficult to photograph due to the fact that the pale mist I used created all sorts of unwanted shadows when I was taking the pics

Evidence

Numbers

Stars

Wood

Grid

Frames

Borders

Testimony

I found this quote on pinterest and it summed everything up quite simply

You make me laugh so hard the tears roll down my legs(it's an age thing LOL)

I have also written a letter to Debbi that is hidden away down behind the photo I won't share it all but it starts like this.

You will look at this layout and say "oh that pic of me is terrible, look at my fat ankles and my big head" and in reply to that I say "Debbi you are a beautiful person both inside and out, you have a heart the size of the world and it encompasses all. I am so lucky to call you my Best Friend" . . . . . . .

a couple of close ups

 

I am a little obsessed with triangles on my layouts at the moment, I cut quite a few on my cameo along with this title. After I had stuck the solid ones down I then cut a "frame" from some of the waste and layered it behind my title.

I have incorporated a few things that Debbi loves like the skeleton leaves and of course the doilies that we had to have!

 

This sheet of cardstock was headed for the bin as I had tried to create a watercolour background and it didn't turn out how I wanted it to, I then was using it just as a test piece but when I went to throw it I laid my photo down on it and thought hmmm this could work after all.

I printed out Debbi's DT frame for her layouts and layered it behind my papers, I think it looks kinda cool

I really enjoyed creating my layout for this weeks file and just want to say again Congrats Debbi on reaching 100 (you don't look a day over 25 LOL)

Toodle Pip xxx

 

 

 

Scrap Friends sketch challenge 19

I love the sketches over at Scrap Friends couple that with a DT box full of brand new Bo Bunny papers and the sky's the limit.

Couldn't wait to get started creating!

 

I love all the feathers that are around at the moment and this is my first layout incorporating some.

I stuck quite close to the sketch and this is what I came up with

 

While we were away at the cottage Leon kept falling asleep on his I Pad so created a new app "The I Pillow"!!!

 

I cut the feathers on my Cameo using the new Head Over Heels collection by Bo Bunny and some vellum, I also stamped the chevron arrows onto vellum and cut them out.

I used both 12 x 12 papers and papers from the 6 x 6 pad from the collection

The stamps I used to create the background are from the Mama Razzi collection.

 

I added some alphas from Lily Bee and Bo Bunny Zip Dee Doodle to form my title and I cut a cloud from the 6 x 6 pad for it all to rest on

I really like how this one turned out and of course I loved playing with the sketch

Toodle pip for now

Sketchbook 365 December sketch

It is with a little sadness that my last layout for Sketchbook 365 goes live today, but I am over the moon that I get to stay on with them as a Design team member for the magazine Scrapbook 365, so hopefully I can still get to play along from time to time
Here is the sketch for this month, and there is an aweseome prize of Websters pages goodies to be won by one lucky person

 

This is my interpretation

 

My sweet little Granddaughter all ready for the first day of the new school year, with her Hello Kitty accessories

Don't forget to check out the other fab pages by the rest of the DT here 

Toodle pip x

Scrap Around the World with Bo Bunny

This month Bo Bunny got to Guest Design at the great challenge site Scrap Around the World. Each month at SATW they have the most fabulous "mood board" which provides inspiration in many ways including a sketch
Some of the Bo Bunny team played along and we were featured on the site here
This was the mood board

 

And my take

 

It was notoriously hard to photograph but my background paper is a soft green, that I coated with gesso, when I photographed it it then gave it all those dark shadows.

I was first inspired by the bright colours in the rainbows, when I was looking for a bright photograph I found this one of my daughter with her best friend and the shape she is making with her body looked very much like the shape of a Rainbow . I used elements of the sketch, by mimiking the half circles with machine stitching also the way the title was curved around the half circles. I added the butterflies because like rainbows there are here one minute and gone the next leaving behind a little burst of happiness.

When I was creating the layout I thought to myself that I hadn't seen a Rainbow in a long while and lo and behold when I picked my little Grandaughter up from school the very next week we saw these 2 rainbows, so I snapped a quick pic on my phone.

 

There is so much inspiration over on the SATW blog it's one not to be missed.

 Toodle pip x

All supplies used are Bo Bunny

 

 

It's Family time with Bo Bunny

I am up on the Bo Bunny blog today with my Family theme layout using The Avenues collection. There is always awesome inspiration over at the BoBunny blog you can check it out HERE

 

My youngest daughter reached 21 this year and she has grown into a gorgeous girl with a beautiful spirit. The Avenues collection is full of vintage clocks and patterns that are a perfect fit for my picture.

 

Bo Bunny also produce a fabulous range of stamps, I used one of the texture stamps to create a background for my layout. I then stamped out the number 21 with the Countdown set fussy cut around them and popped up on some foam dots they make a great embellishment.

 

The great thing about Bo Bunny collections is you know you can pick any sheet and they all coordinate perfectly, this makes layering up your photo's on your projects like a dream.

Bo Bunny Supplies:

Patterned Paper; Clocks, Courtyard, Stripe, Doors, Treasures/The Avenues

Stickers; Misc Me/ The Avenues

Noteworthy; The Avenues

Stamps; Countdown, Stained Textures