Nostalgia upcycled

Here is the first challenge for July from   'If you give a crafter a cookie'   He re is the yummy inspiration for challenge #74   Come play along and join in.  Remember to use the COOKIE picture as inspiration! (the theme, the color combos, the patterns...) and you can create anything your heart desires. Now here are the sponsors for this challenge I used an image from Limited Runs Digis. I triple matted the images and used Stampin up pens and Kindy glits.   Hope you like the card.  Hope you join in the challenge. Happy crafting J  

Let's Craft and Create - Challenge #127 JUST BEACHY&/or RED, WHITE & BLUE Team 2's inspirational creations are now available to check out for Challenge 127 . Thanks to those who took part in our  last challenge... #126 Girls, Girls, Girls Remember this is another chance to win a fabulous prize, simply enter your creations at the link provided at Lets Craft and Create.  This month I have chosen a layout: The view from the deck in Rarotonga.  I did make a little bit of a mess when I started making the background but it was worth it.   Once done it was just a matter of embellishing  I blinged the layout with glass glitter and beads I hope you like it.  Can't wait to see what creations you make.  Happy crafting J

Winter is coming, well actually it arrived in New Zealand this week.  Rain, snow, wind all week and today sunshine with 5 degrees.  All the more reason to still inside and craft.     Now for this months sketch challenge from  'Lets Scrap Sketches'   My layout:   My quirky little boy.   The sketch, from which I complete a layout using the left hand side.  I used my fav paper, kaiser - Through the looking glass.  Thickers letters and same misc embellishments including prima.  Hope you like it.  Can't wait to see your take on the sketch. Happy Crafting. J

Here is the first challenge for July from   'If you give a crafter a cookie'   He re is the yummy inspiration for challenge #73   Come play along and join in.  Remember to use the COOKIE picture as inspiration! (the theme, the color combos, the patterns...) and you can create anything your heart desires. Now here are the sponsors for this challenge Now for my creation for this challenge. I love this image from Sasayaki Glitter, so cute.  I used water colour pencils to colour the image. Hope you like it.  Can't wait to see your creations.   Happy crafting J .

Scary but Christmas is now only 6 months away.  Hope you are prepping Now for this months sketch challenge from  'Lets Scrap Sketches'   My layout:   The sketch   I created a couple of little quote panels And I used some glitter bling on the layout plus I used my big shot to cut out the photos. And yes my little man.   Please let me know what you think and I can not wait to see what you create from the sketch. happy crafting J

Challenge number 7 for DO-AL(l) Creatives, Very exciting for such a new challenge blog  Now just a friendly reminder that the challenge runs from 1st July to the end of the month.  Theme for July :  Cool water (a small cooling / refreshment due) Here is my creation: Remember to check out the design teams creations for this month at Do-AL(l) Creatives   My creation for this month was created using an image from our sponsors range digital delights now a couple more close ups of my card pack: I used a transparency, which I embossed, as a base layer.  I love the textured layers.     I used the same image across the pack with different sentiments.  Such a fantastic option to give me a selection of cards as required.  Here are 3 but the pack in made up of 9 cards, should keep me going for a few months. Can't wait to hear what you think and to also ...