Sunday 24 November 2019

Paper Rose Circlet Cards



Happy Sunday xx

Today I'm sharing another set of cards that I have 
done for Paper Rose.
On these cards I have used the Circlet Background dies. 
There are three different dies that all work together or 
look great other own too.



On this card I have used the 16808 Circlet Layered Background 1 
and 16811 Circlet Background Layered 2 dies. I have kept all 
the cut out pieces from the Circlet Background 2 die attached 
for a different effect. 
I have stamped some flowers onto some coordinating paper. The flowers are from the 18183 Lovely Florals - Blossom stamp set 
and so is the stamped sentiment. The sentiment has been 
stamped onto a tag from the 17583 Banner 2 dies. 


Oh who doesn't love a little bit of hand stitching?? 
Call me crazy but it is a bit of therapy for me!!
I have stitched each row in a different tone of blue, 
starting darker in the middle and getting lighter at on 
the outside.
The sentiment stamped onto the tag banner is from 
17985 Beautiful Words Stamp set. The word beautiful is from 


And last but not least... this card has been made using 
all three Circlet Layered background dies. 
The sentiment is from the  16874 Happy Birthday Large die 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend lovelies xxx


Thursday 14 November 2019

Outback Cards - Paper Rose



Hi friends 

I hope everyone is safe from the awful bushfires 
that are everywhere at the moment. It is just devastating.

I have created some cards this week using some of 
the Australiana dies and the Outback Tones paper collection.



Look how lovely this 17685 Gum Tree die is. 
Perfect for scrapbooking layouts and cards.
The paper from the 18171 Outback Tones Paper Collection is 
perfect to use with these dies. Represents the Australian 
outback just perfectly. The Happy Birthday stamp is from 


On this card I have used the 18129 Super Hero Rays Stencil 
with the paper from the paper pack. I placed the stencil 
under my paper and lightly sanded over the green paper 
with my sanding block. I love how the paper now looks like 
there are sun rays shining in the distance.
The Best Wishes sentiment has come from the Ticket Creator 
stamp set.
I have used the 17718 Sheep family dies  and the 



Tearing paper is a simple and easy way to add a quick 
mountain to your background.  Again I have used the 
Gum Tree die, Farmer with children die and the Happy Birthday Sentiment from the Ticket Creator Stamp Set.



Tuesday 5 November 2019

ARTastic November DT layout


Hi friends

What a great time of the year...Melbourne Cup Day.
If you're into horse racing like our family is, you'll know 
what I'm talking about. Nearly as good a Christmas!

Horse racing is a big part of our family. We have horses that 
we absolutely love, we get super excited when our horses have 
babies and we become grandparents. Our son has been working with horses for the last few years too. It's in his blood too. 
He has one special friend, and that friend is Fundamentalist. 
This horse certainly knows who Marcus is when he sees him. 
We have some great videos of Marcus and Fundamentalist 
together enjoying each others company.

What a perfect challenge Jane has done for the month of November. The criteria is to use Black and White and the inspiration 
artwork is from Kristin Hardimann - Stream out of the barriers. 
I have a little feeling that Jane may have done this challenge 
just for me!!




Monday 4 November 2019

Picture Perfect Memories - Sketchy Boards November Challenge Layout



Howdy..
Challenge time again at Sketchy Boards.
This months criteria is to use blue in your layout and of course there is a sketch. The picture below shows you the sketch.

As soon as I saw this paper I knew I wanted to use it for this layout. Not the hexagons like in the sketch but hey that's 
why it's up for interpretation!!

We'd love to see what you create, come and play along and join in with this months challenge xxx



Sunday 3 November 2019

Cards for him - Paper rose



Happy Sunday to you all

There are always so many options to make cards for females.
Paper Rose have these fabulous Tool Set 1 - 16542 dies that 
are perfect for any male cards you want to make.



I love this Spot Background Die 16853, it is so versatile 
and can and will be used on lots of cards. You will notice 
I have used it different ways on all three cards. On this 
card I have cut it out just as it is.  

I have used the happy die from the  
that I have used is the Alphabet Dies 16844. These are 
perfect for any card sentiment and wonderful to use on 
scrapbook layouts for a title.


On this card below I have used the same spot background die.
Only difference is I have cut it down slightly and have left the dots in each hole. Once die cut I added some tape behind to 
stop the spots from falling out.


Another idea to use your spot background die. I have used 
some brown ink and a blending brush and used the die as a 
stencil to add light spots on the card background. 
See the two pictures below.

 I recommend if you stencil through your die like I have. 
Use the back of the die rather than the side that cuts.
It's easier to stencil through and you won't have a problem 
if you don't clean it properly.


Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting xx


Saturday 2 November 2019

White With One - November DT Layout



Well hello there...

Today I'm sharing a DT layout that I have done for White with 1.
As soon as I saw the inspiration mood board I instantly loved 
the numbers and the diamond shapes so decided to add them on my layout.

Hope you find some time to play along. This is the second last challenge for the year, why not give it a go xx





Friday 1 November 2019

Scrap The Girls November DT Layout




Happy November..
My goodness the time goes quicker the older you get.

Today I'm sharing the layout I did for Scrap the Girls Challenge.
This months criteria was to choose your hangover.
My hangover is wine and a cheese platter!!! Those 
two things go perfectly together, it's one of my 
favourite past times. One thing I love just as much as 
drinking wine and sharing a cheese platter with friends 
is making a cheese platter. 

What is your hangover???