Dr Who Carnival Adventures.

Every year there is a small community carnival in our area & now being involved with our local scout troop we had the pleasure of being involved. This years theme was space & time so the kids put their heads together & came up with our Dr Who theme.

We all worked hard making costumes & it all came together perfectly when a friend offered some Dr Who props to adorn our float. So not only did we have lots of characters spanning the decades of this awesome TV show we also had a very authentic Tardis, Dalek & K-9!

Well I am pleased to say our group took first place in the awards for the 2nd year running & a lovely day was had by all. My 9yr old didn't want to get dressed up so he was officially left in charge of photo taking & I wanted to share with you some of his pictures. He does quite well & looks for pictures to take that are a little different too. I think it is time we invested in a

camera of his own.

Stuck Sketches June 15th

Two posts in one week, my word I must have some free time at last. It's a good job you can't see me doing my happy dance because that would be a sight for sore eyes.

This is the first layout I have done since the beginning of May & to be honest I have had a bit of a drought where time & motivation are concerned lately. I used this fortnights sketch over at, Stuck?! for inspiration.

This sketch is nice, clean & simple. Just how I like it. I have had this large picture of my 6yr old fur baby Chester laying in the to do pile on my desk for ages. So when I saw this sketch I knew instantly it was perfect. I tried to keep it as minimal & masculine as possible.

I also got to use some of my monthly kit leftovers. My latest scraproom crusade now I have banished the majority of small scraps. Stay tuned for more leftover projects, I am planning a card making session tonight so will have something new to post here very soon.

And here he is my silly fur baby, he loves to sleep on his back & looks hilarious. I swear he thinks he is a child. He was born the day before my youngest son. I delivered him myself, needless to say that makes me a proud mommy.

Thanks as always for stopping by!

Ali x

Supplies:

Cardstock ~ Robin's Egg 12x12 American Crafts

Patterned Paper ~ Prima Blooming Retro ~ Cocoa & Pumkin PIe

Alphas ~ Thickers

Ink & Pen ~ American Crafts

Card Candi ~ Craftworks

Let's Get Arty!

Just a quick post to get back in the scrappy saddle. It's been awhile since I scrapped or did anything creative but that is all I think about lately.

So I wanted to share with you a little something that I made this week. Taking inspiration from Louise over at the new look Sarah's Cards blog. I really wanted to get stuck in & get arty & here are the results.

I just love the new look at Sarah's, it is now more jam packed than ever with great tips & techniques to try & great easy to follow instructions too. Pop on over & see for yourself & while your there stop by the store & check out the awesome ranges they stock & fab special offers section.

Although my art canvas probably doesn't have as much detail as Louise's projects I am pleased with how it turned out especially as it was my first attempt.

I started with a blank 8x8 art canvas, to which I added left over patterned paper from one of my Sarah's Cards monthly kits. I then used a piece of paper to create my heart mask. I followed Louise's instructions & used a thinned down white acrylic paint for my first layer. Then I added a drop or red ink to the white to create a pink layer around the heart mask. Next out came the ink & paint sprays. I used Maya Rd Pink Lemonade ink, followed by Purple, Lilac & Green Mica mists that I snapped up last 'thrifty' Thursday saving 50% on RRP, again over at the Sarah's Cards store. (I told you they had some great special offers).

So six layer of paint & ink later. I got out my stamps & found the cute flower image. I stamped some of these onto a scrap of pale aqua paper to cut out & add later. To finish off I added a row of pearl drops & some self adhesive pearls & a daisy that has been lying around my desk for sometime. I then with the critical eye of a good friend, decided the patterned paper didn't quite look right so I sponged a little white paint into the heart shape to try & rectify this. Added a little Turquoise stickles to the aqua flowers & ta~da was all done.

Now the big question is what to do with it. It doesn't match any of my decor & I don't have little girls with pretty pink bedroom walls to adorn. My friend did however hint that it would look nice in her daughters newly decorated bedroom. No doubt it will go to a good home but for now it is sitting on my desk looking pretty.

*** Check out this sneak peek of my current project ***

coming soon my experimenting with paper mache!

Thanks for stopping by

Ali x

Bank Holiday Scrappy Fun!

What a fabulous Bank Holiday weekend we have had.

How did you spend yours?

Naturally I spent mine attending the Royal wedding (kind of) & didn't our Prince & Princess look lovely!

So after our mock wedding I had all weekend to scrap. After battling on & off with my migraine that is. There was a online crop over at Pages In Time so I decided to stop on over & meet the girls there. Can I just say I had a blast. I have never met such a fun & friendlier bunch of ladies. I ended up staying up well into the night chatting & scrapping & playing games. If your looking for somewhere new to hang out do stop on by. I think the DT deserve a big thank you for all their hard work this weekend.

Although I am still playing along (last day for entries to challenges is the 8th) I wanted to share with you all the few projects I did get finished.

Firstly I dived in to the dare to distress challenge. Something I love to enjoy in other peoples galleries but haven't done a lot of my own. Here is my finished page.

Next we played hide & seek. After hunting down this sweet little girl amongst the forum pages we were challenged to use the image on a project & to include sewing. Here is my card, I printed the image onto Aida & stitched some of the outlines.

After that it was time for something to eat so I stopped on over at the BBQ challenge. My menu gave me the following to use: Kraft, Ribbon, Lace & Red. I used this weeks Sketchy Thursdays sketch for inspiration. Here is the sketch & my interpretation.

All in all it's been a busy weekend around here, but a very fun packed one.

Thanks for stopping by!

Ali x

Sketchy Thursdays GDT ~ Girly Girl.

I felt a little out of sorts today after being cooped up indoors through the sun abandoning us! To try & cheer up my day I decided a layout was in order & I felt like trying something new. Above is the sketch I used for inspiration. It is the guest design team sketch from Sketchy Thursdays. So I decided to try out masking. Mists are the latest addition to my stash & I really love the effect they have. I don't own any masks so I improvised. I used these die cut letters from Basic Grey's Oh Baby Girl collection. I must admit I have seen masking & misting in the past & felt a little overwhelmed, but my layout turned out just great. It is completely different to what I normally create & this great title was achieved in three simple steps.

Step 1 ~ Title Placement

I held my letters in place with some small pieces of tack.

Step 2 ~ Simply Apply Mist

Step 3 ~ Leave to dry & remove.

And here is my finished page!

I had to scrap this photo, my hair never looks this good! I am about 25 percent girly so this page is totally out or the norm for me. Don't get me wrong I'm not a tom boy but I am just not a girly girl either. So when I went out for my friend's birthday at the weekend & my hair was all done I decided to take a quick snap shot to remind me how I should look. I say should because I am just not willing to become a slave to my hair straighteners for an hour a day. Especially when I could be scrapping instead!

Supply List: Cardstock ~ American Crafts, Alphas ~ Thickers, Bling ~ ZVA, Patterned Paper ~ Basic Grey, Quote ~ Rub-on - Daisy Bucket, Mist ~ Maya Mist - Pink Lemonade, Pearls, Lace, Cameo & Ribbon random bits from my stash.

Birthday Card & Mini Layouts.

It hasn't been a very productive week in my scraproom as far as layouts or cards are concerned. I have been working hard on the flower swap I am participating in this month.

It is my friends birthday on Saturday so I did make a little time to put together a card for her & two mini layouts that measure 6x6 & can be framed.

I especially love how the card turned out. I enjoy making my own cards but I tend to make more layouts. I used a pagemaps sketch for inspiration.

For the card I used patterned papers from the Fancy Pants Happy Together range, ticket from Pink Paislee, Flowers from Prima, White Doily Transparency from Maya Road & Trim from Webster's. For the mini layouts I used American Crafts white cardstock, Maya Mists in Blue Hydrangea & Pink Lemonade also some adhesive pearls & patterned papers from the new My Mind's Eye Lush 2 range.

Blog Giveaway Sponsored By 3tailscrafts.

We all love a chance to win some scrapping goodies, so I just had to share this fabulous giveaway with you guys.

I have recently found just how much I love chipboard & here is a fantastic opportunity for you to get your hands on some.

All you have to do is hop on over to

Melody's Magical Moments

blog to enter.

To get your name in the hat for a chance to win this great prize supplied by 3tailscrafts, all you have to do is:

1. Leave a comment on Melody's blog post.

2. Post about the giveaway on your own blog & link back to Melody's blog.

Or

3. Refer your friends to Melody's blog.

So that is 3 chances to get your name into the draw. How easy is that!!!

A winner will be drawn on the 9th of April, so let's get all our chipboard loving friends over there.

Here are a couple of my own projects using chipboard from 3tailscrafts. The are so versatile & can be used in many different ways. They are adding new products to the range all the time. So if you love chipboard why not stop on by & pay them a visit too.