Monday 26 April 2010

Back in the mood

Well the cybercrop has got me back in the mood to scrap again i did this lo today using aprils kit from sarahs cards GCD ava papers everything used is from the kit apart from the big flower and the pearls and crystals on the butterflies i love this pic i took of my sister on a day out we had to celebrate my dads birthday (even tho he wasnt with us in person we made sure it was a good day)

Sunday 25 April 2010

Cybercrop weekend

This weekend was cybercrop time over on ukscrappers i had lots of fun and did 14 los which i am pleased with.
This first lo was done for the challenge kings cross to use 4 photos and a cross somewhere on the lo was in a ruch to complete so i did a simple 8.5 x 11 lo using pics of blackpool hence title and drew some cross stitches around the edge of the cs.
This next lo was done for the class Fleet street the technique was to use newspaper and make flowers i used pages out of an old book for mine and did a 8.5 x 11 lo again which i did for an album i am doing for my daughter it didnt turn out too badl
This next lo was done for the class Mayfair it was a canvas with paint and texture but didnt have the tools to do that so did a lo based on it instead i used pink paislee enchanted and used a pic of us on a recent day out i like how it turned out and the colours work well
This next lo was for challenge coventry street scrap about friendship and use sketch didnt stick exactly to the sketch changed it a little to suit 8.5 x 11 size another lo for my dd album about how i am her best friend she doesnt have any real friends as she gets picked on and called names so i am her best friend and we do lots of fun things together.
This next lo was for the class angel islington technique to handcut frame i used a template to draw round and hand cut it out and then cut another frame to fit alongside it i doodled around the edge of the frames pic is of my son when he was about 3 yrs old.
This next lo was for the class bow street and tecnique was to use paint another 8.5 x 11 lo of dd dressed up in her hannah montana wig and guitar bit fiddly painting over the title as they came unstuck in the process but doesnt look too bad.
This lo is 8.5 x 11 and was for the challenge vine street to use vines so i used flutter butter pp and vine ribbon lo of me to go in dd album .

This lo was done for marylebone challenge to scrap about a journey used sassafrass lass pp and is about walk to school that we do everyday and can be a trek at times on the hill where we live lol.
This next lo was done for park lane use outdoor photo and a sketch of choice i used pencillines 179 sketch and dear lizzy pp which i won on my first retreat they go well with photo and really like how it has turned out.
This lo is oxford street and technique was use glimmermists or similar i didnt have any of those so used ink pads and paint instead this is one of my fave los and love the photo of my son used all dif bits that work well together
This was for the water works challenge to use something water themed and a holiday pic photo of son in blackpool and water in the photo used fancy pants daily grind pp and old sarahs card kit
This lo is for regent street and to do a lo about shopping a 8.5 x 11 lo of dd at the trafford centre she loves going there with me and always have to go to the disney store under strict orders lol.
The next one is supertax and to use that posh stash so i used some bo bunny pp i have had saved for over a year i fell in love with the swirls and colours i never used it til now used some lace and embellies to add a bit of something to the lo pic of dd with her hello kitty teddy she got at build a bear at the trafford centre
The last one was the strand class used pics of dd playing just dance on the wii hence the title technique was handstitching which i have done used dancing girl pp
Thanks for looking if you have got this far i have enjoyed doing all the classes and challenges and look forward to the next one later in the year :-)