CBGM - CHALLENGE - ANIMAL/BIRD/PET SCRAPBOOK PAGE

Good morning everyone!  Well this is my first challenge at the age of 26!  Weird saying that!  Had a lovely birthday and was spoilt rotten!  It was very strange and hard at times though as it was my first birthday, and first family get-together without our family dog, Jack, who we sadly and suddenly lost on March 5th.  My sister found it particualary hard, and has been finding it hard ever since it happened.  She's used to saying "this is from me and Jack" when giving me my present, and this time, unfortunately, it was just from her.  I knew he wasn't far away though and if he had been there, he would have been ripping the wrapping paper to shreds!

Anyway, this challenge was going to be of Jack, but unfortunately, things are still a bit too fresh at the moment, so I chose the Shetland Ponies in my village to do my scrapbook page on.  I show the ponies at the local agricultural shows in our areas and have done for the last 15 years or so. 

To make the scrapbook page, I used a Bassil Basics 12x12 piece of paper in an ivory colour.  For the heading of the page, I used my Cuttlebug and an alphabet set (unsure of the name) on black card to write out "Stow Shetland Stud". 

I used 3 strips of silver peels offs on either side of the paper at different levels.  Using my X Cut Cutting system, I cut 3 medium ovals on black card and paper (ran out of card so had to use paper, which didn't cut well with the cutting oval, so please excuse the bumpy edges on one of the ovals!).  I also used the cutting system to cut my 3 photos.  I have used photos of the head of the stud, Victoria, her grand-daughter Velveteena and her great grand-daughter, Rosie.  These were then attached with double sided sticky tape to the black ovals which then in turn were positioned at angles around the page, obviously with Victoria, the matriarch at the top of the page!  I decorated each of the ovals with silver peel offs, spelling out the names of the ponies shown and embelleshed them with adhesive gems.

I used a wide piece of black satin ribbon and attached it to the bottom of the page, leaving a narrow boarder.  I also made a small black bow using the satin and attached it using PVA glue on the bottom right hand corner of the ribbon.

Following the "5 W's" rule - where, what, who, why and when, I typed out some info about the page and matt and layered onto black and silver card, using a pair of Fiskars shaping scirrors to give a jagged edge on the card.

To finish the project, I attached two silver horse shoes on the page.

This was a really fun challenge to take part in, my first scrapbook challenge!  If you fancy doing it, please go to: http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/2011/03/cbgm-blog-challenge-4-pets.html

Good afternoon everyone!

Hope you're all doing well on this Tuesday afternoon (or any other day depending on where in the world you are!) 

Have had an amazing weekend!  I went to Glasgow on Friday to see Boyzone on Saturday night at the SECC.  It was fantastic!  I've been to every concert they've done.  So, I would say that's about 16 now?!  Not sure, keep getting confused between Boyzone and Westlife, who I'm going to see this weekend, again in Glasgow, and who I've also seen every time they've toured!  A very busy time this year for concerts!  I've just been to Boyzone, Westlife this weekend, then I've got Peter Kay (comedian), Jason Manford (comedian), Take That, JLS/Olly Murs and now, Boyzone have just announced that they're going to be performing in INVERNESS - just 10miles away from me in August!!!  Can't wait!  My sister say's she's going to send me the bill to get her bedroom door fixed because I took it off the hinges when I went through to tell her! heheh.

Anyway, a great weekend away, including a trip to Millers Craft Shop in Glasgow, where I bought some nice goodies for crafting.

I've been asked to take part in a local Spring Fayre on the 2nd of April to sell my cards.  So I've been busy crafting for that.  Still got a lot to do though, and I'm running out of time!  So I better get cracking! 

Will try and get some photos posted on here of what I've been making.

Also got to get a grip of the Design Team challenegs I'm involved in. 

Find another part time job is a task too!

Everyone's got their own things to do, problems, worries etc so enough of my complaining!! 

Have a good day everyone, whatever you get up to.  I'm heading off shortly to see some close friends and get some photos for a forthcoming challenge......more info to follow!  Watch this space!

Love and hugs

Lisa xxx

CBGMDT SPRING SKETCH

SPRING SKETCH

I cut an A4 white card to 14cm x 29cm and scored approx 10.5cm along from the left hand side of the card.  Using 2 sheets of 6x6 light green patterned paper, I covered half of the back of the card and all of the front of the card using d.s.s.t.

I cut a narrow strip of pale pink shimmer card and attached them horizontally with d.s.s.t to each side of the card.  I chose a Sugar Nellie stamped image (courtesy of http://karenscards.blogspot.com/) and coloured it in with a small selection of Pro markers.  Unfortunately I don’t have a Blender Pen in my pr marker collection.....yet!  So there’s not much blending or shading in this project!

I matt and layered the stamped image onto lime green and purple card and attached it to the right hand side (back) of the card.  I stamped my sentiment (Have a bloomin’ great day) using a lilac ink pad on plain white cardstock and rounded each corner with a corner punch.  I then matt and layered the sentiment on the green and purple card, which were also rounded at the corners.

To finish the card, I applied 4 pink adhesive gems, one on each corner and a thin piece of pink ribbed ribbon down the left hand side of the card.  Pink and green flower embellishments were positioned just under the sentiment.

For more details and to see other fantastic creations,go to:
http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/2011/03/cbgm-blog-challenge-3-spring-sketch.html

CBGM BLOG CHALLENGE NO:2 - MARDIS GRAS

http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/2011/02/cbgm-blog-challenge-2-mardi-gras.html

To make this Mardi Gras card I used a portrait A6 white card blank

I cut a textured piece of gold paper and attached it to the card, leaving a thin white border.

I then matt and layered a smaller piece of purple shimmer card and a piece of gold mirror card onto one another. 

For the main image, I used a balloon stamp from a Crafters Companion Popcorn The Bear stamp set and stamped it twice onto purple shimmer card stock and green card stock.  I cut these out and used glossy accents on the balloons to provide a shiny appearance.  These were then stuck to the gold mirror card with silicone glue to give balloons them extra dimension.

I attached a wide strip of purple ribbon to the gold shimmer card, ¾ of the way down the card using double sided sticky tape.

Using pale gold and green ribbon, I then attached strands under each balloon with large glue dots and attached them all onto the gold shimmer card.

I stamped out my sentiment “Party Time”, also from a Crafters Companion Popcorn The Bear stamp set onto green card stock.

Using the X-Cut cutting system, I cut 2 small circles, one in purple shimmer card and one on the green card I stamped the sentiment onto.  Using d.s.s.t, I attached the green circle to the purple circle, leaving a medium border on the left hand side so you can see the purple circle underneath.

To finish the card, I stuck 4 gold star embellishments onto the card, 2 on the sentiment circle and 2 just under it, on the purple ribbon.

Job done!

Race For Life 2011, Inverness 8th May - Please Help!

I'm doing the Race For Life in Inverness on Sunday 8th May.

It would be wonderful if you could sponsor me, it's really easy to do, and it will help such a great charity.

Thank you for your help and support.

Lisa x

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CBGM BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY

Another chance to win some fab goodies, thank you Gill!

Wonder if i can get the photo and links set up right?!?! 

here goes........

In this giveaway there is :-

2 sheets of rub ons,  6x6 scrapbook, paper stips, pearlised dawn bibby card blanks & envelopes, 2 embossing powders purple and blue, acrylic stamps (with a cupcake), glue stick, block papers, alphabet stickers, butterfly and flower die cuts sheets, 4 glitter glue pens, silver ink, sentiments, bags and bags of embellishement bling, butterfly brass embellishments, glue dots and a finding the right words book

 

http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-blog-candy-giveway.html

 

Creations By Gill M Blog Challenge

Ok, this is my 2nd attempt at this, so fingers crossed it works!!

I'm very lucky to be a part of the Design Team for Creations By Gill M.  Our first challenge is a hearts theme project and being the month of LOVE, I thought it would be quite appropriate to make a Valentine's Card, which is going to my sister, from our Westie, Jack! 

So, to make my card, this is what I did....

I used an A5 white landscape card blank and matt and layers a pale pink shimmer card and a deep red shimmer paper onto each other.  I left a narrow border when mounting the pink card onto the card stock and a wider border when mounting the red shimmer paper onto the pink card.  I chose "Popcorn The Bear" from the Crafters Companion range as my main image for the challenge.  I built a circular decoupage image of Popcorn and matt and layered it onto a large oval shape which I used the X-Cut Cutting System to cut it out on pink shimmer card.  I also used a narrow strip of co-ordinating Popcorn paper on the left hand side of the card.  To decorate the card, I attached 3 red love heart gems on the bottom right hand side of the card, around the curve of the oval and 3 pale pink hearts on the top left hand side, in a vertical line.  I used micro dots to attach the red hearts and 3D foam squares to attach the pink hearts.  To complete the card, using the pink shimmer card, I punched out 3 hearts, using an X-Cut heart punch and applied gold peel offs to read "I heart U" and added 3 red rose buds to embellish.

I had a lot of fun making this card, especially since it was my first blog challenge.  Hope you have fun creating something too!

Happy Crafting!
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