80's Style!

Okey dokey I'm off for a day of scrapping today with a lovely bunch of ladies, so just time for a quick post on here.

A card and a dose of Saturated Canary goodness!  I feel as though I haven't been colouring in forever, or rather anything I have coloured hasn't made it's way on to cards.....yet!

So at last, this image (which has been sitting coloured for approx 3 months!!!!) finally makes it's debut.

'Pink'.....is she cool or what, and with a name like that her hair couldn't be any other colour!

Colouring is with Copic's and papers are from Echo Park 'Summer Days'.

I did leave the sentiment off this one for now (hence the vacant space in the top left corner!) as I'm not sure what I'll use it for.  Happily it's one of those that could be used for a number of things........'stay cool', 'chill out', 'happy b'day' etc. etc.

Well that's it for today.....short and sweet like I said but I'll be back again this week.
Have a good one,
Jayne.x.

Out Of This World!

Hello there.

It's a real miserable wet day here today, so I'm quite happy to be staying indoors.

Works out quite nicely as it's time for another Sketch Challenge over on the Two Scrapbook Friends Forum, and yours truly is here to deliver the goods.

This one's quite fun, a little quirky and has one of those 'starburst' patterns which are always popular.  There's also plenty of layers on the sketch to give you some idea's, but feel free to add as little or as much as you wish.

Here goes.........

There is the option to use one or two small photo's in place of the journalling strips, if your page requires it.

My example layout is a little wacky.....eclectic you might say........one of those where I threw on anything I could lay my hands on!

Stress free scrapbooking 101!

This photograph still makes me laugh.  It's one of those wooden cutouts where you stick your head through to pose.  Couldn't resist a little fussy cutting.

Papers here are from Authentique, and I finally dug into the Martha Stewart texture paste, which has been sitting neglected on my desk, waiting for just the right experiment!

  I LOVE this stuff.........so easy (5 minute job, really!) and looks pretty cool so expect to see more of it in the future.

This is my collection of 'ephemera' (we love that word don't we Dee?!!) or if you're English, just a posh word for 'Odds and Sods'!

I also love these new metallic silver Thickers I picked up pretty cheap from Winners ( I think I'm becoming a 'Thicker addict' if there is such a thing!).........

OK so that's it for today.

If you'd like to join in with this weeks Sketch Challenge, don't forget to upload your creations to the Gallery and Forum by November 15, in order to collect buttons toward your next gift certificate.

Have a great day despite the rain, and I'll see you soon,
Jayne.x.
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Challenges entered:
Crafting For All Seasons - #37 Costumes/Dress Up
Crafts and Me Challenges - #105 Anything Goes
Diva's By Design - #56 Anything Goes
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges - #79 Tickets
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog - #97 Anything but a Card
Tuesday Alchemy - #35 Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs - Anything Goes
Use Your Stuff - #55 Journal Strips
Craftymess Challenge Blog - #19 Anything Goes

Autumn Colours Blog Hop with Two Scrapbook Friends!

Welcome to the Autumn Colours Blog Hop with Two Scrapbook Friends!

You should have arrived here from the lovely Sharlene's blog, but if you've happened here by chance, you may want to start at the beginning to be in with a chance of winning a prize of course!

So the purpose of today's Blog Hop is to share a little 'Fall' crafty inspiration.

I decided to go the 'Halloween' route as I hardly ever make anything for this annual holiday.  I blame it on my roots, as we Brit's are not known for going to town on this celebration.

No holding back today though, I created a 'Halloween' style wall hanging.......could possibly be the only decoration of this style in my house on the 31st, but it's a start!

I realize it may be a little difficult to see a lot of detail on here, so here's a few close-ups..............

TRICK:

OR:

TREAT:

Papers and most of the embellishment stickers on here are from Authentique's 'Enchanted' collection, which you can of course find over at Two Scrapbook Friends.

That's it from me, so it's time to make your WAY over to Shelby's blog, where I know she'll have something wonderful waiting for you.

Before you go, a few things to remember:
Don't forget - in order to be entered to win a prize:
1. Leave a comment on all the blogs as you go and then go back to the Two Scrapbook Friends blog and leave a final comment there by October 8th at midnight..
2. To have a second chance to win, keep track of the RED HIGHLIGHTED WORDS from each blog and email the phrase to 2friends@execulink.com. Put "Blog Contest" in your subject line.
3. Check back at the Two Scrapbook Friends blog on October 10th to see if you are the winner. (Winners will not be contacted personally.)

Be sure to stop by each on the following blogs, leave a comment and keep track of the secret word!

Two Scrapbook Friends

Carolyn

Ann

Christa

Jan

Amanda

Lynn

Sharlene

Jayne

Shelby

Joanne
Two Scrapbook Friends

Have a great time 'hopping' and I'll see you soon,
Jayne.x.

Extreme Close Up........and another publication!

Hello, we're almost there at the weekend thank goodness.  It's been a pretty busy week in our house and will probably carry on through for.....like......ever I'm guessing!

I realised I hadn't shared another stroke of luck I received a couple of months ago, some happy new from Canadian Scrapbooker.

     

I'd finally plucked up the courage to send a layout to them for consideration, and just when I'd completely forgotten about it ( I didn't realise how long these things take!), I got the e-mail requesting 'said layout' for publication in the Fall issue!

Happy dance for me!!

Anyhow, I now have a copy of the latest issue in my hands which means I'm able to show the page on here.

Here goes 'Extreme Close Up'......page 44 in case you need to know (lol)

This photograph of my youngest always makes me smile.  It was one of those where I was trying to take a quick snapshot and she kept heading straight for the camera till we were practically nose to nose!  Hence the idea for this page.

A fairly simple layout really,  3 layers of patterned paper (Fancy Pants) stitched together with the photograph between.

I hit the jackpot when I found these alpha's from The Girls Paperie sitting in my stash.  Added some covered chipboard to the page together with tulle and a button.

I'll be back next week with something to show you (I hope!), so till then, have a great weekend and I'll see you soon,

Jayne.x.

You're a lifesaver!

Hello again.

Time for a card today me thinks.

I've used another Saturated Canary image (you might have guessed how much I like em ) and this one (along with a few others!) has been coloured and sitting very patiently on my desk, waiting to make it's way onto a card.

The perfect occasion arose when I needed a 'Thank You' card for an awesome partner in 'crafting' crime, who kindly stepped in to look after fish, hamsters and probably any other living thing in my house, while we were away for a few days!

Carola the animals are grateful, as are myself and the kiddo's!

Anyhow on to the card, and for a change, this one's coloured with Prisma pencils and OCMS.

Sorry for the light on this photo but it was taken in the evening.

I've loved this image since I first saw it, but wasn't quite sure what I'd use it for.  That said, did you like my wit there with the sentiment, turning it into a 'Thank You' huh?  Not just a pretty face you know, I had to use my brain for that one!

As mentioned before colouring is with pencils.......

and papers are from Authentique's 'Fresh' collection.

Thanks for checking in today and hopefully I'll be back again sometime this week......if I can come up with something to post!

Have a great day,
Jayne.x.

Nanna

There's been a fun little challenge running on the Two Scrapbook Friends Forum for the last couple of weeks.......a Back To School Menu challenge.

You pick 5 or more items for your lunchbox from the list of foods/drinks provided, and a couple of days later a new list of crafty related items are posted, to correspond with those you've chosen.  You then have to use/include these items on your project, clear as mud.....yes?

Anyhow that's the basics but all you really need to know here is that I decided to give it a go, and what my 5 items are.

They are as follows:

Include a pennant/banner
Use at least 2 fonts
One or more circles
A natural fibre (eg. burlap)
Include a die cute

So with these in mind I had a little time to create at the crop last week, and came up with a page........no re-inventing the wheel here, just a nice simple page.

As required, we have pennants and a couple of fonts...........

a die cut (Nestabilitie), burlap flower (and feathers) and a punched circle...........

There's also some 'fussy cutting' just for fun (cause we all know how much fun 'fussy cutting' can be!!).

The layout for this page was inspired by sketch #65 over on Sketch Savvy and papers are from Echo Park.

So that's it for today, I'll be back later in the week with a card.
Till then have a good one,
Jayne.x.

Designed To Colour

For those of you out there who love to colour in any medium...........Copic, pencils, watercolours, paints etc. you will probably be aware of  new magazine that was released a few months ago called Designed To Colour.



This little gem is dedicated to the world of colouring in any form, and is a great read for anyone remotely interested in that field.

I couple of months ago I was fortunate enough to have a card accepted for publication......ME........WOW a first for sure (of course I'd like to say that's because it was the first thing I've ever submitted! (lol))

Anyhow, I've since received my own copy in print, and the allotted time has passed, which means I can post the card on my blog, so here goes.

Now I don't mind admitting it's a pretty simple card but there's a story that goes with it.

I made and submitted this card pretty close to the deadline, day before I believe.........I know what you're thinking......"Me, last minute.......surely not!", but I only discovered the magazine on this day and decided what the heck I may as well give it a go.

So I dug out my Copic's, made the card and sent it that afternoon.  I was thrilled when it was accepted but then felt a little guilty.  I almost wanted to e-mail them back explaining I should probably do better!  Still I was/am super excited and will take it no matter what.

The digi for this one btw is from By Lori Designs - quite appropriate really as these were the very first images I ever coloured!  Papers are from Authentique.

If you'd like to check out the magazine, head over to their blog where you'll find a free preview of the latest issue (I'll be making an appearance in that too!:).

Have a great day and I'll see you soon,
Jayne.x.
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Challenges entered:
Digi Doodle Shop Challenges - #125 Anything Goes
My heart Pieces Digital Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Use a Sentiment
Dude Time Doodles Challenge - Use a Sentiment
Simon Says Stamp - Emboss It
The Perfect Sentiment - #50 Masculine Birthdays
Whimsy Stamps - #51 Anything Goes

Scrap-Creations - Embossing
Papelitos Challenges - #12 Anything Goes
Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps Challenge Blog - #133 Use a Die-cut
Shopping Our Stash - #69 Embossing
Through The Craft Room Door - #36 Anything Goes
Hooked On Craft Challenges - #24 Masculine Cards