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Good morning.
Here I am bright and early with this weeks challenge over at.........
and NO........we have not altered the tone and theme of our challenges at Little Red Wagon, as my title may suggest! That's just my feeble attempt at a little witticism whilst presenting a challenge for 'Monochromatic' creations this week.
For anyone who's unsure of exactly what I mean, I'd like you to choose one colour for your project (neutral whites, creams, black etc. are also allowed) then create using a variety of shades in your chosen hue.
Just to be clear.......it is not mandatory to use 50 shades!
For my sample I took the clean and simple route and created a single layer card, although in reality there's cardstock, ribbon, patterned paper, foam dots, and more cardstock so I guess it's not one layer at all!
However I did make a head start on my Christmas cards so this makes me happy.
It's pretty difficult to tell from the photograph but I added a little glitter too, which also makes me happy!
However I'm also a little sad, as this will be my final challenge for Little Red Wagon.
I've thoroughly enjoyed my time serving on the Design Team over the last couple of years, and I have been grateful for the constant source of inspiration shared by my fellow Girlfriends and those who have participated in our challenges. However life's busy schedule means it's time for me to move on.
I hope you'll be able to join us with this weeks challenge. Just remember to link up over on the blog and check out what the Girlfriends have been up to this week.
Have a great week, and I'll be back again pretty soon,
Jayne.x.
Good evening.
Here I am catching up on this weeks post for............
Carolyn has chosen this weeks challenge and gone for a 'Home is where the heart is' kinda thing and I'll admit........I struggled with this one!
I couldn't quite decide which way I wanted to go, as it's open to your own interpretation. So after ummming and errring for quite a few days, I happened to catch sight of a little colouring my eldest daughter had toiled over.
An image from Saturated Canary that was completed coloured in red, white and, blue.
Perfect!
I shamelessly copied the idea of an 11 year old and came up with this........
Created in the colours of my Homeland.......the red, white and blue of the Union Jack!
So, are you feeling a little crafty! Why not create your own interpretation of this weeks challenge and link up over on the Little Red Wagon blog. The Girlfriends have some crafty goodness waiting there for you too.
I'll see you bright and early in the morning for this weeks Sketch-y Friday over at Scrapmuch?
Till then,
Jayne.x.
Hi there, have you missed me yet this week?
Let's just say it was a case of Head Cold 1 - Jayne 0 for the most part!! I'm finally starting to feel more human now, although my sinuses are still fighting a good fight.
Anyhow, I'm playing the usual catch up so let's get to this weeks..........
Jan has chosen this weeks challenge and she would like to see you get your 'Kraft' on!
Yes of course, we always want to see you getting crafty but this time you need to use a little 'kraft' cardstock too.
I decided to dig out the markers and colour for the second time in around 10 months. I'll be the first to admit I'm terribly rusty (as you will see) but at least I had fun with this freebie I picked up from Saturated Canary this week.
As you can see I've added a few accents of 'kraft' and I've coloured the image on Kraft cardstock too.
I'm really not sure that sequins fall in with the whole distressing/burlap/Kraft kinda thing but I had the perfect colours to match my papers so they were going on this card no matter what!!
You still have time to join in with our 'krafty' challenge over at Little Red Wagon this week so why not give it a go?
The Girlfriends have also created some major goodness so head over to the blog to check it out.
You know what.......I'm going to be back tomorrow with a layout I've been meaning to post since the Summer! Hopefully it will remind us of warmer days instead of the cold and sleet we are forecast to endure tonight!
Have a Happy Halloween,
Jayne.x.
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Challenges entered:
Kit and Clowder - October Challenge (Anything Goes)
Good morning again......my second post here today!
I've finally managed to take a photograph of my project for this weeks.........
and as you can see from my title, our theme this week was chosen by Joanne and she would like to see some 'baby' creations.
We always need a few of those kind of cards right?
Here's mine, and of course I chose 'pink'........we are a girlie household after all!
To create the footprints I chose a 'rhinestone' cut file from the Silhouette store. Only problem was I didn't have enough rhinestones/pearls to cover them!
Plan B.......dig out the Pearlescents from BoBunny and get dotting!
OK that's it from me so why not get all warm and fuzzy and create your own baby project? Just link up over on the Little Red Wagon blog, but don't forget to check out what the rest of the Girlfriends have been up to whilst you're there.
I am planning on doing absolutely nothing over the weekend as I can feel the joyous start to a head cold! Even so there are still numerous loads of laundry waiting for me, and did I mention I still have to make a couple of Halloween costumes?
Just an average weekend all round then!
Have a good one,
Jayne.x.
Hello there.
I'll be honest with you when I say I'd given up all hope of managing a post for Little Red Wagon this week!
My computer took it's final breath (well actually it's 3rd time around final breath!) last Thursday and I've been valiantly attempting a little CPR ever since.
To no avail.
This, hot on the heels of my dryer biting the dust last week and having to purchase one of those, and then there's the dishwasher, and new brake pads.....but we won't go there!
Needless to say, any hope of purchasing a new computer in the near future were dashed, and my blogging days were transformed to a dreamlike state.
However, yesterday I caught a small glimmer of hope in the form of a flashing cursor and behold.......we have life!
This thing is like a phoenix I tell ya - rising out of the ashes for one more blog post!
Well hopefully it will be for more than one blog post, but I won't hold my breath just yet.
I will however tell you that I ran up to my crafty closet last night and whipped together a card for this weeks..........
Tracy is hosting our challenge and quite appropriately she would like us to share a little 'Thankfullness' for .....oh......say.......computers and dryers that work.........general stuff like that!
Thanksgiving will be celebrated this weekend here in Canada, and myself being far too English to celebrate such a holiday, took the 'Thank you' route for my creation........
I apologize for the wishy-washy photograph! I took and retook but the colour scheme still produces the same effect.
Shame cause it's so pretty in real life......honest!
Continuing with my re-born love for the use of embossing powder on scrapbook pages, I thought I'd progress on to cards.
I added a button and a pretty little pebble then all done.
You know there's always a bunch of inspiration posted from the Girlfriends over on the Little Red Wagon blog so why not hop on over and take a look. You can link up your own 'Thankful' creation whilst you're there.
I will be back tomorrow for a Scrapmuch? Sketchy Friday challenge, technology permitting, so till then have a good one,
Jayne.x.
Good morning!
It's Wednesday which means it must be time for another challenge over at......
It happens to be my turn for this weeks challenge, so I'm going with one of my trusty favourites.......Stitching!
Real or faux, doesn't matter as long as there is some form of thread resembling pattern on your creation!
I absolutely love the look of 'real' sewing on a card or layout, but unfortunately I'm usually too lazy to fetch my sewing machine from the basement, or just a little mentally challenged when it comes to achieving a beautifully straight line!
So unfortunately, for my sample you'll have to make do with a fine line marker and a (not so) steady hand!
Looking back now, I think my 'faux stitching' turned more into 'faux doodling' with my uneven zig-zags, but I'm sure you get the general idea.
This is also the first image I have coloured in at least nine months!
I kinda lost my mojo when my computer crashed back then, and I lost the whole of my digi collection.......a few hundred to say the least. I hadn't got the heart or motivation to start collecting again so.......I just stopped!
Fortunately for me, the other night I was trawling back through old emails from 2012 and found some which still had attachments of some of my favourite Saturated Canary images.......joy!
I finally forced myself to pick up a marker and get back on the bicycle so to speak.
After all.......I am now the proud owner of 24 digital images!!!!
Note to self: When you have not coloured anything for....oh.....say......nine months or more, maybe you should start with something you were at least familiar with before (Copics!) and not something you had never quite got to grips with in the first place! (Promarkers!!).
Just sayin'!
Oh well, it's a start.
Hopefully you will have some success with the sewing machine, needle and thread, or marker and whip up some fabulously stitched creations.
Just link up over on the Little Red Wagon blog and we'll be sure to stop by.
Don't forget also, to check out a little inspiration from the rest of the Girlfriends whilst you're there.
Have a great week,
Jayne.x.
Hello again, this is my second post of the day!
As I'm feeling much better, I thought I'd better catch up on this weeks Little Red Wagon post.
My card has been sitting there patiently staring at me for the last couple of days so I guess it's time to reveal!
Carolyn has re-joined the Team recently and she is leading this weeks challenge with 'Anything Fall' so here goes:
Pretty simple here really as the Silhouette did most of the cutting work for me.
I used up some leftover scraps of Echo Park papers, then added a few stickers, bling and ribbon to finish things off.
Why not join in with our 'Fall' challenge this week.....we have moved into the season after all!
Just remember to link up over at the Little Red Wagon blog, and don't forget to check out some inspiring projects from the rest of the Girlfriends too.
I'm off to finish packing for a 12 hour crop tomorrow which means I should have a few more projects for posting at the end of it!
Have a great weekend and I'll see you Monday,
Jayne.x.
This week over at .........
.....the Girlfriends and I are all getting in shape!
Basically meaning Jan would like to see 'shaped' cards.......no squares or rectangles allowed, and if I remember correctly she did stipulate to the DT that we couldn't use circles either!
Booo!!
So, call me a cheater but I knew my Silhouette would be doing the work for me on this one. I headed over to the Silhouette store to peruse the hundreds of card designs (and I mean hundreds!) and an hour or so later finally decided on this........
I could have chosen loads really, but I knew my girls would get a kick out of this.
Funny thing I realized when taking the photograph - I scrap in my bedroom and must have subconsciously created this purse to compliment my decor......hence the beautifully co-ordinated props!
If you're feeling the urge to get into shape, why not get creating and link up over on the blog. The Girlfriends have of course been busy conjuring a hearty amount of inspiration for you.
I'll see you Friday with........Oh I don't know but something I'm sure!
Have a good one,
Jayne.x.
Good afternoon/evening!
I had to dash into work earlier today so my plan to get my Little Red Wagon post on here this morning didn't exactly pan out!
Oh well, better late than never I guess.
This week Joanne is holding the reigns..........
and she would like to see us get creating with cork.......you know, that stuff you would normally find standing between you and a bottle of Vino (if you're lucky enough to find one these days that's not a screw top!)
So anyways, here's my offering.....
I decided to stamp and fussy cut my cork sheet, so to make my life easier I chose the simplest stamp I could find..........can't get much easier than a few straight lines!
Did you see what I did there......'Home Tweet Home'!
Yeah I'll admit I'm not quite the creative Queen of The Pun, not like Jan or anything.
Why not dig out that cork you know you have hiding at the bottom of your stash just like mine was, and link up a fabby creation over on the blog. The Girlfriends have been busy at it again, and left a little inspiration waiting there for you too.
I'll be seeing you sooner rather than later I hope so till then, have a good one,
Jayne.x.
Good morning.
How's it going in your house?
We're finally getting back to a routine and I'm currently enjoying the peace......no TV, radio.......nothing!
Just me and the PC.
So, as it's Wednesday it's time for a brand new challenge over at........
This week, quite appropriately, Joanne would like to see a 'Back To School' card or gift.
I decided to ditch the 'apples', 'bookworms', 'schoolbus' kinda Good Luck cards as my kiddo's have reached that age where they will look at it for 2 seconds, mutter a quick thanks, then it's ditched into one of the black holes of clutter that they have carefully arranged in certain places around the house!
Totally undeserving of a unique and original creation! Lol
Nope, this time around I delved into bookmarks.
After scouring the Silhouette store I found a couple of cuddly characters, which did at least garner a few 'awwwww's' from the young un's and have been put to good use!
Totally cute and functional too.
So, off you go and get started on those Back To School projects, but don't forget to link up over on the Little Red Wagon blog when you're done. The Girlfriends have created a little more inspiration there for you too.
I'll be back on Friday with a layout, but in the mean time I have to get my butt in gear to complete the 101 jobs that are patiently waiting for me.
Have a great day,
Jayne.x.
Hi there, it's Wednesday which means another challenge over at........
and this week Tracy would like to see some Girl Power which means dig out everything girlie..........bling, flowers, lace, sequins etc. etc.
Here's my effort:
Yep, lots of girlie goodness right down to the glitter on her dress.
This little cutie is coloured with Copic's and I wish I could tell you where the image is from but......I can't!
It's a stamp I've had forever and I have no clue who made it. My guess is Some Odd Girl but who knows?
Why not join in with our girlie challenge this week......just link up over on the blog and don't forget to check out what the rest of the Girlfriends have been up to.
I'll see you soon,
Jayne.x.
Good morning!
Finally, I'm here bright and early on a Wednesday morning for this weeks challenge over at.......
The reason of course, is that it's my turn to host and to be honest, I couldn't really think of a witty title so straight to the point it is!
Confetti!
I'd like to see you use whatever you like......bling, paper, sequins etc. to create the look.
For my sample, I'll be the first to admit it's not all that 'confetti' like!
You know when you have an idea in mind, then start to create and it sort of takes a life of it's own?
This was one of those.
I got a little carried away with the pearls and Liquid Pearls which started to remind me of the topping on a cake, so I went with a sprinkles/confetti kinda look instead!
The sweet little image there is one I've had for eons, but still super cute from By Lori Designs and coloured with Copics.
To make up for my confetti/not quite confetti sort of thing, I decided to decorate the inside of the card a little too.
Why not join in with this weeks challenge, cause I'm sure you'll probably have more success!
Just link up over on the blog and don't forget to check out some inspiration from the rest of the Girlfriends too.
Have fun and I'll see you back here Friday,
Jayne.x.
It's that time of the week again where we need to be digging into those wagons............
....and this time around Jan would like to see a little embossing.
Or a lot, the choice is yours really!
In fact, you even get to choose whether you'd like to take the wet or dry route, if you know what I mean?! Just make sure there's at least one variety on there.
I thought I'd go with the old 'stamp', 'powder', 'heat gun' method, just to get back to my roots.
I guess wet embossing could be considered by some as a little old school these days........it's one of those things like eyelets and brads that we forget about as newer and probably cooler embellies are released.
So, I'm presuming this girl must just be a little old fashioned cause I've never really given up on the eyelets, and wet embossing has made a comeback in a few of my layouts recently!
Here's today's card:
.........an abundance of embossing powder!
Lot's of fussy cutting too........told you I was an old fashioned gal!
I happened to have one single flower left over so waste not..........
Why not join us for this weeks challenge as I'm sure you have a few embossing folders and powders tucked away in your stash?
Just remember to link up over on the blog, and check out what the Girlfriends have created for you this week.
I'll be seeing you tomorrow as I have a few layouts still waiting to make an appearance.
Have a good one,
Jayne.x.
It seems I'm playing catch up again with this weeks.......
mainly due to yesterday being spent pampering my girls at the Spa for their Birthday treats.
By the time this Momma had got home after a day of watching facials, fizzy foot baths, mani's, pedi's and paying the bill (!) I hadn't got the energy for much else.
So, this week Joanne is heading the challenge and she would like to see a camera somewhere on your creation.
I went with the obvious - one huge camera!
The design is pretty simple because I liked the teal/black colour scheme and didn't want to add much more on there. Also, I needed a 'Ooops I forgot' kinda card in a hurry!
Why not get started on your own camera creation and link up over at the Little Red Wagon blog, where you'll find a little more inspiration provided by my fellow Girlfriends.
I'll be seeing you again later this week.
Have fun,
Jayne.x.
Good morning.
I just headed here to post my creation for Sketchy Friday over at Scrapmuch? and noticed that my post for Little Red Wagon did not go ahead as I had planned this week!
Duh!!
Note to self: make sure you click 'publish' once you've scheduled a post!!
Oh dear.......me late again......what can I say?
So anyways, you will have two posts from me today.
Let's start with a belated one for............
and this week, Jan would like you to get a head start on those Christmas preparations whilst you're enjoying some sunny temperatures, cause it's 'Christmas in July'!
I just couldn't quite bring myself to dig out the red, green and golds while the sun is shining so nicely, so I went with that lesser know Christmas colour combination...........orange, teal and brown!!
Do you think it'll catch on?!! Lol.
I used an image from Prairie Fairy I found in my stash - coloured up with Copic's probably two years ago and just waiting patiently to make it to a Christmas card.
I used a little Glossy Accents on her specs and Liquid Applique for the fur trim.
You still have time to get a head start on your own Christmas creations, so why not join in the fun and link up over on the blog.
The Girlfriends have some fun inspiration waiting there for you too.
Have a great day but I'll be back shortly with today's second post!
Till then,
Jayne.x.
There's a new challenge up over on the Little Red Wagon blog...........
and this week Tracy would like to see creations with a vacation or travel theme.
There are lots of possibilities with this one.......you could use modes of transportation, travel related items, vacation activities etc. etc. How you run with this is entirely up to you, just ensure there's something travel/vacation related on there.
I had some left over scraps from a recent DT Kit (Ahoy There by Carta Bella) so I used the nautical theme in a more 'romantic' way.......don't worry, this will be heading to my DH at some point.
Why not dig into your stash and create your own travel kinda thing.......you know you're in need of vacation, and if you're anything like me, this is as close as you're getting right now!
Link up over on the blog and check out a little inspiration from the rest of the Girlfriends too.
Have a great day and I'll see you Friday,
Jayne.x.
Good morning.
It's Wednesday, so of course it's time for another challenge over at............
It's my turn to host this week and as today happens to be my Wedding Anniversary (14 long years! Lol), the theme I chose is a 'no-brainer'.
I'd like to see some Wedding Anniversary creations.
For once I was ahead of the game and had already prepared a card for my DH, so my offering today will be given to my parents who will be celebrating their own special day next week.
The little vellum envelope I made proved to be a little tricky to photograph, in order to get a clear shot of the two glittered enamel hearts inside.
Feel free to join along with our challenge this week.....just link up over on the blog and don't forget to check out what the rest of the Girlfriends have been up to.
I'll be back again on Friday as it's Sketch Challenge time over at Scrapmuch?
Enjoy your day,
Jayne.x.
