Jubilee fun day

On Sunday we packed a lunch, dressed up in R, W & B and headed out to a family fun day at Ballendalloch Castle. It was a great day, apart from the mad dash to the nearest tree when the heavens opened right in the middle of our picnic. All great fun though.

And i came home and created a LO for Rebecca as she will not remember this occassion at all as she is too young still.

The whole red piece is a large pocket which is filled with leaflets, Souveniers and journalling tags about the day. And a little Union Jack flag the Rebecca waved all day, its hidden as it was minging by the end of the day, lol.

TFL

Sarah



Bubbly and GBSBII

So i completly forgot to post my project from last week. I made a exploding mini album in the theme of the circus in tribute to Gary and the boys from Take that. It was a great way to use up loads of the pics i took at the Take That concert a few years ago. The box was based an a original project from Sarah Youde.

And for this week. I have been busy preparing for a class i made for UKS and the GBSBII, spreading some bubbly love in the form of Prima Roulin Rouge. I made a reverse canverse and turned it into a faux configuration box. I love how it turned out. You can find all the details on bubbly today.

And a little round up of what i have done so far for GBSBII. THanks girls for a great inspirational weekend and catchup week.

The first one was made for the ready steady create challenge. I was challenged to use the colour olive, paint, stickers and tearing.

And next was a live speed crafting challenge. Oh what a nerve racking bunch of fun it was, lol

And lastly was Ali's loverly sewing canvas class. I love how it turned out, even if i made it from scraps and needed alot of improvisation.

Here is mine

And here is my mums who was inspired to have a go as well.

I have another GBSBII project on my desk to finish so will be back soon.

TFL

Sarah

Few and far between

Crafting seems to be taking a back burner at the moment as Rebecca has taken a keen dislike to the craft room so the only time i have is late evening, by which point i am shattered and have no creative energy left or weekends where family stuff gets in the way.

But i did manage to squeeze in the monthly challenge over on UKS. It did take nearly a fortnight though!

TFL

Sarah

Chinese Whispers anyone

A few months ago i joined a challenge over on UKS for my team's house. The first person in each group was given a sketch and had to do a LO then pass it on to the next person and so on. It is amazing how they all began to change , even from the first LO.

It took a while for all the groups to finish but i can now show you mine. Here it is.



TFL

Sarah

My little dudes

So i scraped for me this week, no dt work, just me. I created a LO for a green buttons challenge over at UKS. The challenge was to scraplift a LO. I chose Ali's my gorgeus girls LO. I loved its simplicity and beauty.

But mine didnt look simple in the end as i did my usual chuck everything at it, lol. I was inspired by Alex's T shirt.














TFL

Sarah

jUSt bOYz

So now Rebecca is coming up to 15 weeks old and has stopped with the colic so we have her in a nice bedtime routine going now. As a result i am able to get a bit more crafting done in the evenings and DH likes to look after her on the weekend as well.

So i made a LO this weekend for the monthly challenge. First one since October i think. We had to use a sketch and use fabric or fibres.

Here is my attempt. These are the only pics i have of Alex as a baby due to DH loosing them off the pc before they were backed up.











I challenged myself to use old stash again, so 3 year old Prima, Rusty Pickle And Love Elsie

TFL

Sarah

Arty match boxes and ATC's

I have been hosting a swap over on UKS which is just about to end.

Here are my two matchboxes and matching ATC's. I loved making this as i got all the paints out, stamps, gel medium etc and just got creative.

The first was wing themed









The second was nature themed









I will certainly be making these little works of art again

A monthly Challenge

I have made a monthly LO for the green buttons house challenge over on UKS. This is the first time i have done a monthly LO for about a year but i was so inspired by the poem chosen and some recent pictures i snapped whilst out on a walk with the family last week.

Here is the poem

An April Day by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(1807-1882)

When the warm sun, that brings
Seed-time and harvest, has returned again,
'T is sweet to visit the still wood, where springs
The first flower of the plain.

I love the season well,
When forest glades are teeming with bright forms,
Nor dark and many-folded clouds foretell
The coming-on of storms.

From the earth's loosened mould
The sapling draws its sustenance, and thrives;
Though stricken to the heart with winter's cold,
The drooping tree revives.

The softly-warbled song
Comes from the pleasant woods, and colored wings
Glance quick in the bright sun, that moves along
The forest openings.

When the bright sunset fills
The silver woods with light, the green slope throws
Its shadows in the hollows of the hills,
And wide the upland glows.

And when the eve is born,
In the blue lake the sky, o'er-reaching far,
Is hollowed out and the moon dips her horn,
And twinkles many a star.

Inverted in the tide
Stand the gray rocks, and trembling shadows throw,
And the fair trees look over, side by side,
And see themselves below.

Sweet April! many a thought
Is wedded unto thee, as hearts are wed;
Nor shall they fail, till, to its autumn brought,
Life's golden fruit is shed.

Here are my photo's









And here is my LO. Changed alot from my initial sketch but i love how it evolved, lol



Thats it for now as i am taintively printing order of service inserts for my brother and my printer is being very tempremental at the moment.

Sarah

BIA Project Swap

I have just organised my first swap over on UKS. I decided to base it around the wonderful BIA machine as I love this little blue baby, so versatile.

Anyway the swap was to make a project of your choice no bigger than A5 size and to spend about £7.00. I had 30 ladies of all abilities, new BIA users to seasoned pro's, join in with the swap.

I really loved doing the swap as there was lots of funny chat in the thread and loads of advice for those new to the BIA. The projects that have come in have been excellent, varying in styles and colours.

Well done Ladies for making the swap such a success.

As promised here is a Gallery of each groups projects. Now i might get some mixed up as there was so many of them, so bare with me.

Group 3

1. Katie Squirrel





2. Voodoo Vixen





3. Molsmum





4. Fperkins





5. Jeansan





6. Von





7. SA Bee




8. Princessmowgli





9. Beadie Am



Sorry Amanda, one of your pics got double exposed and i realised too late.

10. Nic B

Group 2

1. Smelly (Me)





2. Molsmum





3. UKali





4. Ffroggie





5. Scrapnanny





6. SamG





7. Just a bean





8. Pink Chocolate





9. Kron





10. Gemma UK

Group 1

Something strange has happened with my order here so i apologies if the wrong name goes for the pic. Just let me know and i will edit it.

1. Smelly (ME)





2. Frizzy





3. Voodoo Vixen





4.





5. Scrapcomber





6. Beadie AM





7. Jobee





8. Ceruleanblue





9. Jafman





10.





I have had such a great time doing the swap that i will be doing another on UKS in a few weeks and one on Carolinez Craftz Forumz as well. I am also starting a BIA challenge section on Carolinez as well, so head over in the next few weeks and come and have a play.

TFL and i am sure you will agree the ladies did a stunning job with their projects.

Sarah