September Scrap Map @ CCW

Wow another month has gone by but at least we are having some nice weather, I have really enjoyed being able to play outside and have some fun in the sun with the girls. Hope you have too.

Anyway its the first Saturday of the month and there is another chance to win over at Creative Craft World with a brand new scrap map.

Pop across to the blog here and take part.

Here is a copy of the scrap map:

My LO features some of the elements in the scrap map, this one I looked at the scrap map in the morning and did my LO in the evening without looking at it again. I really try to use the scrap map as a starting point. I have used the gorgeous Echo Park Sunshine mini theme pack available instore. I think you all know I am a huge Echo Park fan by now, they are so easy to use and co-ordinate.

Anyway here is my LO:

This is our first proper summer holiday with Poppy in 2011, we went to Sandbanks and had a lovely time, she hated the sand at first but after a few minutes we couldn't get her off it.

This is a close up of the embellishments at the top of the LO, these are stickers from the sticker sheet included within the collection pack.

Hope to see you all enter into the challenge for a chance to win a kit worth £10 and a months GDT with us over at CCW.

Thank you for taking the time to come and look.

Lou x

CCW Birthday Blog Hop

As you are aware we are all celebrating Creative Craft World's 6th birthday. I can't believe where the time has gone but I hope you have enjoyed our blog hop over the past week.

My project for our blog hop today is an altered door hanger, now this is the first time I have ever altered anything and it has taken me an age to get it done. I'm not much of a distress or altering type of girl.

To take part in our birthday blog hop and be in with a chance of winning what's in the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow you needed to visit one of our DT blogs each day and leave a comment.

So far you should have hopped from Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet. If you haven't already done then it's OK to start now. :o)....go on get blog hopping through the rainbow.

Oh and last but not least, I'm offering a bit of surprise blog candy to someone who leaves a comment on this post today. A goody bag of crafty stash :)

I better get on and tell you about my project hadn't I? Well as you can see we have done the rainbow but to finish it all off we have reached the pot of gold, so my colour today is gold.

Here it is hanging on the door:

I know there are no words on it yet but Poppy is deciding which alphabet she would like to have her name in so i haven't been able to add it yet.

The close ups of the skeleton leaves and the roses.

How to make:

1. Choose your chipboard shape background and paint/mist with gold paint.

2. Paint PVA glue over the top and your gold and then paint straight over with white paint.

3. Leave to dry.

4. I then sanded around the edges to bring a little more of the gold through but you don't have to do this if you would prefer not too.

5. Mist your skeleton leaves and leave to dry.

6. Dip your roses into PVA glue and then dip into gold glitter, wait to dry.

7. Glue your skeleton leaves onto the background.

8. Add your adhesive bling but make sure the glue from the leaves is dry before doing this.

7. Place your roses down and glue into position once happy.

8. Decorate with an organza bow.

9. Use another flourish on the bottom right hand corner.

10. Cut the stem off a rose and stick into position.

11. Use some more organza ribbon to create your handle.

12. Add your name in the alphabet of your choice.

Leave all to dry and then add to your door or wall.

Now hop across to the CCW Challenge blog and post a comment to be in with winning the goodies in the pot of gold.

Good Luck

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Unique Crafters Challenge - Anything Goes
Just keep on Creating - Anything Goes

Lou x

June Scrap Map @ CCW

I cannot believe we are in June already, where is the year going?

Anyway we are off on holiday soon and I cannot wait for our first family holiday with us all. Will make sure I take lots of pictures and get scrapping as I know there are some fab collections coming into Creative Craft World over the next few weeks which would be brilliant for some holiday pictures.

Anyway onto the Scrap Map challenge over at Creative Craft World challenge blog, its a brilliant scrap map designed by Sue,

I twisted the LO abit to get my LO done, the picture is one from my honeymoon in the Maldives. Words cannot explain our beautiful and relaxing it was there, I'd go back tomorrow if I could but won't be going for a while with 2 littlies to look after.

 

I was asked if the borders were washi tape but they are actually rub ons from a heidi grace collection I've had for ages. 

Why not join in and you could be in with a chance of winning a GDT slot for a month with CCW and a scrap kit, believe me you won't be disappointed with the kits. Pop across to the challenge blog here and join in before the end of the month.

Thank you for looking and hopefully see you over on the challenge blog soon.

Lou x

May Scrap Map @ CCW

Wow where's the time going, its time for another scrap map over at Creative Craft World, the challenge can be found here on the challenge blog.

I really struggled with the scrap map this month as the creative juices just arent flowing and I can't seem to make anything that I like, even though spent a whole day at a crop still didn't do that well.

Anyway when I got the EP this and that collection pack available from CCW, and saw the camera paper I knew I had some perfect pictures to scrap with, however still not sure I like the LO so might be some tweaking going on with it when I can get things moving abit better mojo wise.

Thank you for looking

Lou x

February Scrap Map @ CCW

Another day and another scrap map over at Creative Craft World, and another one I have managed to complete and to be honest am quite pleased with it again, am getting back into scrapping again so am finding LO's are getting abit easier and mojo is slowly coming back.

This is the scrap map: 




















I love this picture of Poppy as this is when she first starting sitting on her own and at the time this was her favourite toy, poor thing has been demoted to the cupboard now.

 

I have used scraps of Echo Park Be Mine collection pack, finally a year after it was released I think I have finally used it all up, have done loads of projects with them so they are really good value for money. 

This is the embellishments in the top corner of my LO, this is the first time I have done this as normally think things look abit silly just stuck to the top of a LO but actually I think I may have been wrong. This is something new which I will be trying again so keep an eye on upcoming LO's and see when I do decide to use this idea again.

These are the embellishments to the bottom corner of the picture. The badges are from American Crafts and I have had these in my stash for ages but finally found a use for them.







Anyway I hope you like my LO and be lovely to see you have a go at the scrap map, remember you dont have to copy it completely.


Thank you for taking the time to look.

Lou x

Day 29 of our Christmas Countdown

Christmas Countdown 2011 - Day 29

 Sleeps to go

Welcome to day 29 of our 2011 christmas countdown over at Creative Craft World. Today Sue has made some gorgeous desktop calendar to share with you, just intime for putting up the tree. Pop across to Sue's personal blog here for full instructions. 

Hope you are enjoying the christmas countdown and would love to see if you make any of the projects we have throughout the month.

Pop back again tomorrow for another new festive project :)

Lou xx

Day 16 of our Christmas Countdown

Christmas Countdown 2011 - Day 16

39 Sleeps to go

Welcome to day 16 of our 2011 christmas countdown over at Creative Craft World.

Today Nora is sharing with us another stunning Christmas Card. Pop across to her blog for full instructions and more pictures.

Hope you are enjoying the christmas countdown and would love to see if you make any of the projects we have throughout the month.

Pop back again tomorrow for another new festive project :)

Lou x

Day 15 of our Christmas Countdown

Christmas Countdown 2011 - Day 15

40 Sleeps to go

Welcome to day 15 of our 2011 christmas countdown over at Creative Craft World. Today is my turn to show you something festive and I have decided to make some festive gift tags for you. I love the traditional themes at christmas which is why I have made them the way I have but you can alter and change colours quite easily.

Supplies Needed:

• Big Shot (or other die cutting machine)
• Spellbinders Nestabilities - Classic Scalloped Circles large & Standard Circles large
• Sizzix Bigz Die with bonus textured impressions - Holly & Berries 
• Cardstock - Kraft, White, Green & Red (scraps can be used for these if you have any)
• Length of ribbon
• Adhesive

Step 1: 

Using your die cutting machine and scalloped circle die cut chosen size from kraft cardstock. Place to one side until ready to use.

Step 2:

With the standard circle die cut a circle from the white cardstock. You can choose whichever size you want but I have used the same size die as I did with the scalloped circle.

Step 3:

Add adhesive to the back of the white circle and layer onto the kraft scalloped circle

Step 4:

Using your die cutting machine again cut the holly design from green and red cardstock. Emboss the holly leaves if you want too. I have as think it looks lovely.

Once embossed I have then inked the edges and the embossing with gold ink.

Step 5:

I have attched the holly with foam pads to give it a 3D effect but you can just glue on if you prefer.

Step 6:

Punch hole into desired location of tag and thread your ribbon through.

Step 7:

Write your gift tag and attach to your chosen gift.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my festive project, I do hope you enjoyed it and would love to see if you make any of the projects we show you throughout the month.

Pop back again tomorrow for another new festive project :)

Lou xx

Day 14 of our Christmas Countdown

Christmas Countdown 2011 - Day 14

41 Sleeps to go

Welcome to Day 14 of our christmas countdown over at Creative Craft World. Today Susi has made a gorgeous Nanny's Boasting book for you, this would make a perfect gift for all those Grannies, Gran's, Nan's and Nannies out there. Pop across to her blog here for full instructions on how to make. 

Hope you are enjoying the christmas countdown and would love to see if you make any of the projects we have throughout the month.

Pop back again tomorrow for another new festive project :)

Lou xx

Day 13 of our Christmas Countdown

Christmas Countdown 2011 - Day 13

42 Sleeps to go

 Welcome to day 13 of our 2011 christmas countdown over at Creative Craft World. Today Trish has made a gorgeous gift bag to wrap your presents in to go under the tree, you can pop across to Trish's personal blog here for full instructions.

Hope you are enjoying the christmas countdown and would love to see if you make any of the projects we have throughout the month.

Pop back again tomorrow for another new festive project :)

Lou xx

Day 11 of our Christmas Countdown

Christmas Countdown 2011 - Day11

44 Sleeps to go

Welcome to Day 11 of our christmas countdown over at Creative Craft World. Today Susi has made a stunning journalling jar to share with you. Pop across to her blog here for full instructions on how to make. 

Hope you are enjoying the christmas countdown and would love to see if you make any of the projects we have throughout the month.

Pop back again tomorrow for another new festive project :)

Lou xx

Day 9 of our Christmas Countdown

 
Christmas Countdown 2011 - Day 9

46 Sleeps to go

Welcome to day 9 of our christmas countdown over at Creative Craft World. Today Sue has made a beautiful clock to share with you all, pop across to her blog here to find the full instructions.

Clock blanks are also available from the shop, so pop across here if you fancy getting one.

Hope you are enjoying the christmas countdown and would love to see if you make any of the projects we have throughout the month.

Pop back again tomorrow for another new festive project :)

Lou xx

Day 5 of our Christmas Countdown & Nov Scrap Map

 
Christmas Countdown 2011 - Day 5

50 Sleeps to go

Welcome to day 2 of our christmas countdown over at Creative Craft World. Today Sue has made a beautiful LO to share with you all, pop across to her blog here to find the full instructions.

This LO also doubles as our November Scrap Map so you can all join in with us to be in with a chance of winning a GDT slot and a FREE kit.

Well today I am delighted that my mojo has returned....well even if its just for this LO then at least I have managed to do something for once. Im sure pregnancy steals my mojo away as this happened when pregnant with Poppy and no matter how hard I tried I just could not get anything to look right. Believe me I have tried so many things which have all ended up in the bin.

Anyway today launches this months scrap map over at CCW, pop across and take a peek as there is lots going on over at CCW this month and believe me you won't want to miss it :)

This is the map given to us by Sue:

As I havent been able to scrap much recently I did follow the map abit more then I wanted too but here is my LO.

It is some pictures of our day trip to Bourton on the Water, we were having afternoon tea and as you can see Poppy likes to share hers with lamby. Lamby goes everywhere with her and she always has to share her food with her.

(sorry I know the picture isn't that great, the lighting isn't all that at the moment but will try and upload some better ones)

Love to see what you all come up with.

Thank you for looking and bearing with me when my mojo has been AWOL......heres hoping its here to stay.

Sue's LO and christmas countdown project:

Hope you are enjoying the christmas countdown and would love to see if you make any of the projects we have throughout the month.

Pop back again tomorrow for another new festive project :)

Lou x

Day 4 of our Christmas Countdown

Christmas Countdown 2011 - Day 4

51 Sleeps to go

Welcome to day 2 of our christmas countdown over at Creative Craft World. Today Nora is sharing with us some gorgeous Christmas cards. Pop across to her blog for full instructions and more pictures.

Hope you are enjoying the christmas countdown and would love to see if you make any of the projects we have throughout the month.

Pop back again tomorrow for another new festive project :)

Lou x

Day 3 of our Christmas Countdown

 CREATIVE CRAFT WORLD CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN 2011

DOOR HANGER

Christmas Countdown Day 3

52 Sleeps to go

Welcome to my blog and for popping across and taking a peek at my project for today.

I am making a door hanger to go on my daughter's door on Christmas Eve.

The basic door hanger alterable blank can be found instore here.

Supplies Needed:

Door Hanger Blank

Mica Mist - Silver (any choice of ink or paint is fine)

Papers - I have used Pebbles Inc as I love these

Ribbons - co-ordinating to papers

Sticker embellishments

Alphabets

Border Punch

Double Sided Tape

Glue Gun/ Glue Pen

Scissors

Now to make the door hanger:

Step 1:

Lay out your blank on paper or messy mat to ink/paint. I have used some spare sheets of paper ontop of my craft mat. I then sprayed all over with silver mica mist making sure to get all the edges of the blank. I then left to dry and repeated on the back. It will look something like this:

Step 2:

Draw around the door hanger onto your chosen paper and carefully cut out. You will then be left with a paper door hanger like this.

Step 3:

Cover the door hanger with the paper, I attached mine using quick glue pen You will then have a door hanger covered in your chosen paper. Trim down any edges with scissors or craft knife.

Step 4:

Pick your co-ordinating papers and cut strips from your paper, you can use any scraps if you have some big enough for this.

Step 5:

Choose a border punch and punch your design along one side of the strips of paper.

Step 6:

Layer your strips onto your door hanger in your chosen order. Trim down any excess paper from the side.

Step 7:

Using scraps of card, mount any chosen stickers onto this and cut out, this is so that when they hang over the edges they are strong enough not to bend.

Step 8:

Using foam pads attach stickers onto door hanger in chosen position.

Step 9:

Add your wording and embellish with chosen ribbons to finish.

 I hope you enjoyed looking at my door hanger and would love to see if you have a go at making one. Make sure you check out the CCW challenge blog for tomorrow's project.

Lou xx

Card Challenge at CCW

Make them bright and bold !!! Thats what we are asking you to do for our latest challenge... 

We have a sneaky feeling that if we have bright cards and beach type things the sun may just shine :O) Well we can all hope, especially when the weather is like it is today....

Joining us on our quest is our BRAND NEW sponsor,

2cute .. 

and thats just what they are !! sooo cute !!. Click on the logo to visit the store.
 

Pop across to our challenge blog to join in with us and make sure you check out the wonderful desgins over at 2cute.


See you all soon...




Lou x

Scrap Map Saturday

Wow where has that last week gone? Can you believe we are already in March? A third of the way through the year already! Anyway enough scaring you with how fast the time has gone, today launches another Scrap Map Saturday over at Creative Craft World. It is Sue's turn to provide you with a sketch and the theme is circles, so to send your scrapping into a spin pop across here to take a peek at the sketch. This is my take on the sketch: I have used:

• Backing - Bazzill Glass Slipper
• Blue Circles - Bazzill Sea Salt
• Patterned Circles - Echo Park Sweet Summertime Borders
• Versamark small silver ink pad for inking edges
• Smirk for him alphabet
• Quick Glue Pen

All are available from the store so pop across here for a peek.