Pencil Lines: Sketch 248

I thought I'd play along with the sketch this week for Pencil Lines .

Quite a straight-forward sketch with plenty of scope to adapt it to suit your style or theme.

I've gone with a photo from my DS leaver's party (he's on his way up to senior school).  The kids are at that in-between age when they're too big for juniors but a tad too little for seniors/teens.  I wanted a more funky/grown-up feel to reflect this.

Had a play with some chipboard, inks, paints and sprays.  I of course added lots of stamping here and there (well it would be rude not to).

Dusted off the trusty typewriter for the journalling (best £7 I ever spent). 

So how about playing along this week?  This will definitely get your mojo up and jogging.  Check out

Pencil Lines  for great inspiration from the team.

Morag x

Enjoy the Journey

You know when you've been tidying up and you come across something you had forgotten.  Well this was one of those times.  I did this layout back in April, but had never got a good photo of it.  Unfortunately, this one isn't much better, but at least you'll get the idea.

We visited Busch Gardens for the first time this year which was great - it made a real change to get out of Disney.  The papers are of course, the totally awesome, Pink Paislee and some other bits from Studio Calico.

Check out those Glitter Thickers - lush aren't they?!

Some random pieces and strips along the side (those stamps on the label are Unity - thanks Julie!)

Let's hope that I find some more treasures tucked away soon.  Thanks for popping in.

Fiskars GDT - Natural Smile

If you have followed my blog at all, you will know that most of my layouts feature my DD.  It's just that she is more willing to get in front of the camera normally.  This was one of those rare occasions, where my DS didn't mind.

I used my favourite Fiskars border punches  on this one - Bracket and Stamp.  They are jus so darn versatile!

I kept the embellishments quite simple for a change.  Love this stamp below from Studio Calico.  Most of the papers are from my Studio Calico kit.

Well thanks for popping in.  I played with a Pencil Lines sketch this week.  Here is a sneaky peek (yes, it does appear that I am having a little grunge moment).  Check back on Sunday for the full details.

Grunge

We don't seem to get enough grunge stuff especially for boys, in my opinion.  My friend Jackie was looking for some grunge inspiration recently and had to go back a long way through my blog to find some!  Sorry jackie!

I fancied playing at something different a couple of weeks ago as although I love 'freestyle' I find it a real struggle  - go figure!

Instead, I opted for my own take on freestyle.  Adding my favourite ecclectic items onto a page even if they aren't relevant.

I really enjoyed the process, but it did take a while.  I think I need more practise.

I attempted to layer different textures, inks and paints to build up some depth to the page and pieces. You can see that my favourite stamps and icons made it onto the page.

As my DS leaves junior school this year and goes onto secondary, I am trying to remind myself to let go.  He is safe.  He can stand on his own two feet.  Yikes.  Did anyone say that motherhood is hard?

Thanks for dropping in.  Just for Jackie - I'm adding a Grunge tag!

MME Sketch

I thought I'd participate in a sketch this week to get my mojo going.  I played with My Mind's Eye Challenge 25 Sketch:

My take uses a single sheet of paper (wow - a first for me!) from the fabulous Lost and Found range.

As the background is so fabulous, it was hard not to leave it exactly as it is and stick it in the album.

I framed 3 photos from our trip to Edinburgh by stamping in grey ink.  I created a small collection of die-cuts from the range just above.

A few random objects in this corner including my favourite envelope.

The paper is so gorgeous, that it had to have its own photo!

Thanks for popping in.

Finally Finished

I started this layout about 2 months ago when I received the lovely Pink Paislee papers.  The layout came together really quickly, but for the life of me, I just couldn't find the right title.  So it sat on a pile in my craft room waiting to be finished.  I have been working on finishing up the little pile of layouts waiting for something (often who knows what).

One down..... 8 more to go....

So 4 letters was all it took!  What a dufus.

I handmade the teal flower (you'll have to get Craft Stamper Magazine if you want to see how).  I combined it with other bits and pieces which have been tucked in here and there.

I used the fact that DD was holding something up in the air to attach the balloons.

Gorgeous Pink Paislee stamps all over!

Thanks for popping in.

Fiskarettes

I'm having a blast as a guest designer over on the Fiskerettes web site.  I thought I'd share a sneak of this week's entry which features the Shape Template.

It's a simple device to use.  A blade sits in the shape cutter gadget.  You then move the gadget around the template and voila!  Out pops a tree or a squirrel or lots of different shapes. Hop on over to Fiskarettes to see the whole thing.

This is the layout from last week's post.  I think the papers are a mixture of Crate Paper and MME.  I just love this structure at the mo - it's so easy to hang pretty little things from that border.

As you can also see from this one - I have a thing about mini-envelopes too at the moment.

Hope you can pop back soon.  I have a ton of layouts to catch up on which I will post over the next few days.

End of Term Madness

Sorry for the gap in my posts.  End of term (and end of school for my DS) so there are countless performances, contest and competitions to ferry the kids to.  Been having a ball, but I feel like a shattered taxi driver!  Never mind, only a week and a bit to go.

Thought I'd share this layout I did ages ago but never got around to finishing.  Been scrapping this past few weeks in between my taxi duties.

We met Alice and the White Rabbit for the first time this year.  He is one of my most favourite characters and it was a big thrill for me to see him.

I did loads of random bits and pieces although I did use my favourite elements.

Love these gorgeous stamps that I borrowed from Julie.  I so need these.

The layout is based on a sketch from Got Sketch?  I would not normally use a circle photo but hey - thought it was a great idea for this one.

Thanks for popping in.

Fiskarettes

Well my exciting news is that I am a guest designer at Fiskarettes this month - Fiskars' inspiration blog  for the UK.  I love Fiskas products and didn't realise just how many Fiskars tools I already own.  I received a fabulous parcel this week including some Fiskars Shape Templates.  I look foward to playing with those as I've never tried them out before - so watch this space!

So here is a sneaky peak of my first project. 

Be sure to head on over to the blog to see the rest of the layout and enjoy all the lovely inspiration over there.