Sketches in Thyme - Thursday Takes #33 Challenge

Sketches in Thyme has a gorgeous sketch for their Thursday Takes Challenge. I am part of a circle journal group who have each picked a topic and we complete one page of each others journals. The latest journal I have features, 'What's in your handbag?'

Easy for me, I have the cutest little bag that get comments everywhere I go. I've always been a minimalist when it comes to handbags.

This is the sketch by Karan Gerber:

I love using my pentel outline pens. A silver pen with a coloured outline. 

Font is from the Nursery Rhyme cartridge. The scalloped circle and flowery flourishes are all from Cindy Loo

 

It really is the cutest bag.

Thanks for another awesome challenge Sketches in Thyme. 

Loved how it suited my journal page so well. 

Jitterbuggin Challenge

Over at Jitterbuggin' Challenge there is a fun sketch challenge this week.

The challenge was to copy the sketch and include a cricut bird and something pink! 

Here is the sketch:

I have always loved the paper lace in Cindy Loo and wanted to give it a go. Blogging has been brilliant for me as I have seen lots of new and exciting ideas, such as chipboard necklaces and embossing powder using layering. So I put all my new skills to the test!

 

I cut three of this shape in chipboard using multicut. I cut out the inside detail on two so that I could layer them and make it have depth.I used embossing textas and mixtures of Bridal and Violet pearl embossing powders to make it sparkle and then used Glossy Accents. As always, it looks much better than this photo allows.

I then cut out the same shape in Shadow and that is the base. I used Rhapsody blue embossing powder for the background. Punch two holes in the base and threaded the cord before gluing the top layer on. 

I then cut the matching shape out in Cindy Loo at 3" and stuck it on the card, cutting holes for the necklace to fit through so it can be given as a card and present all in one. 

Thanks for a great challenge Jitterbuggin!

 

2011 Calendar... Finished 7 days in! Plenty of time.

Over the last twenty days I have made three calendars. One for our house, one for my mum's and one for the in-laws!
Thats 36 layouts! Phew.

It was worth it. They look great. Before I sent them, I added photos of the kids for their birthdays and holiday information. 

 Bound with the Zutter! 

 

Life is a beach with some Big Shot fun!

 

Sure Cuts a Lot 2 and the Sew Easy got a workout. 

 

All you could need for it on SCAL2

 

Robotz cartridge. 

 

Love the Cindy Loo Font! Hand drawn freedom, Gel Pens in the machine too.

 

A bit of Heritage, Twiddly Bits and a little bit of Songbird.

 

Paper Dolls and Stretch Your Imagination, Stamp masking, inking galore!

  

Looking into SCAL2 fonts for pictures.

 

Walk In My Garden

 

Happy Hauntings. 

 

I-rock and Cropodile

 

PaperDolls, SCAL2 and Ribbon threaders. Finding inspiration in unexpected places. 

 Over the next few days I will post some of the ways I put these together will some mini-blog tutorials. I learned so much about SCAL2 while I was playing!

Good news! Since I am a blogging newby along with my friend Carlene, we are encouraging followers. SO...to my 33 current followers...Thank you! You have a chance to win one of these calendars for Christmas present for your relatives (or yourself) in December, 2011. 

Follow this blog and Me n' Miss Pink Cricut. On December 1st 2011, if you are still in our following lists and so are three of your followers... You are in the draw to win a handmade calendar which I will post Dec 10th, 2011... just in time for a Christmas present for one of your family. Now that I have the hang of SCAL,  and from all that I will learn from seeing other great blogs it will be even better! Thanks for blogging with us!


 

Make Your Fantasy Reality

Hi Everyone! Welcome to day three of the Card swap from Scrappy Go Lucky!  You can have a chance to win a Scrapcessories Cartridge Caddy with one cartridge insert today.  Just add a comment to my post and you can be in a random draw from Scrappy-Go-Lucky to win one!

These are ideal for storing your Cricut cartridges, in particular your solutions or seasonal cartridges which do not come with their own binder. Scrappy-Go-Lucky will post your prize anywhere in Australia. International blog hoppers are welcome to enter but will need to pay postage to their respective destinations. Return to Scrappy-Go-Lucky's blog each day and go to the next creators blog. One Scrapcessories cartridge caddy winner will be drawn for each days major posting. All winners will be drawn at random on Tuesday 2nd November.

I love the concept of this card. I am a goal driven person and love making my ideas into action. I have a page of 104 life goals of my dreams, goals and fantasies. Over the last ten years I have been making them happen. Last year I flew a plane! I would never have imagined that could happen in my life. But my point is simple. What ever you can dream up, you can make happen!

My card is made of black bling bazzills, I put a piece of black card through the Cuttlebug with the Swirls folder, I then traced glossy accents over the raised parts. This always looks great on black card.

I used a little bit of Stazeon ink around the black card, then drew Tinkerbell from Disney Tinkerbell and Friends Cartridge out in the filigree function with Silver Cri-kits pens and then the shadow function to cut her out. I embossed her detailed wings with Bridal embossing powder. I used Stickles to bling up her wand.

The title frame is cut from the Cindy Loo cartridge, it is the mushroom frame and layers. I used SCAL to write the words with silver Cri-Kits pens.

I then used an embossing texta and rainbow embossing powder to draw 'magic' coming from her wand. 

You can make ANYTHING happen!

Enjoy the Card Swap Blog Hop this week! Plenty more gorgeous cards to see and be inspired.

Chloe :)