Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Copics with Lisa @ Simply Scrapping Crafts

Copics Lesson #5 Skintones
How to use our knowledge of lightsource to colour bodies.
Where to use highlights and shading to make bodies look
more realistic and interesting.
Be sure to skip on over to SSC and view Lisa's tutorial.. she is fabulous.

Simply Scrapping Crafts... Colour Challenge week #5

Colour Challenge week #5 using chart below...
embossed and copic coloured top left square, rubon corners,
some doodling, flowers, buttons and bows
Lots of great examples from other design team on the site.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Scrap A Little Blog Hop






Welcome to Scrap A Little Design Team 1st ever Blog Hop.

This is affiliated to the April Challenge.

Be sure you started the hop from the beginning

so you don't miss anything....at Scrap A Little




My song title for the challenge was "Daddies Little Girl".

My choice was because my boys spend precious time

with their little girls... this will only be one of many daddy pages

with the little girls in their lives....these are so precious.




Detail shows the stickled flowers, pearls, touch of lace in the cluster.


If you decide to become a follower on my blog and leave me a comment and I will put your name into random draw for a little prize at the end of the month! Thanks so much for coming by!
Now that you have finished here ... Let's hop on to



My Sketch World Contest for March with sponsor Citrus Tree Studio


My family layout using Lucy's sketch below for the contest sponsored by Citrus Tree Studio
Requirements were shabby techniques, soft distressing such as
crinkling, light inking, and paper made embellishments.
I made all the flowers, corigated inked lines, distressing and inking,
lace, pearls, borders and vintage border strips
Thanks to Citrus Tree Studio for being a great sponsor
and to Lucy for the great sketch.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Simply Scrapping Crafts Saturday Sketch



The Sketch below inspired the above layout.

Used hand stitching for the title, the beautiful background cut out


clustered flowers, ribbons, buttons and pearls... added a touch of journaling.

There is a few more great layouts using this sketch by other DT members.

Be sure to check it out at Saturday Sketches at Simply Scrapping Crafts.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

My Sketch World March 2010 Challenges

So LUCKY you're our DAD... Wendi Challenge to use
word Lucky, green and clover... and need to add journaling yet.

Kim's Challenge to TILT and use word LUCKY.
I used a lot of tranparencies, borders and stitching.
Lucky in the journaling transparency tag.
Be sure to stop by and view all the great challenges
and the work of very talented scrappers.

Simply Scrapping Crafts COPICS & COLOUR Challenges

This weeks copics lesson was on hair colouring. Be sure to stop over and see
Lisa's awesome sample and video.
Belows colour combo inspired the above double page layout.

Lots of other great samples by the design team.. be sure to check them out.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

My Sketch World March 20th Card Sketch by Lucy

The card above is inspired by Lucy's Sketch below.
Used copic art..border punch, scissors, rub on title, a bow and brads.
Be sure to check the blog site to see all the great cards by the talented design team.


My Sketch World March 20th Sketch Reveal

Lucy's Sketch below was great. I had fun machine stitching,
hand stitching, rolling paper in top border with flowers.
Lots of brads in trim borders. Doodled alittle in the title.
Flowers were accented with copics pens for colour.

March Scraplift Challenge from below and the layout above
is the other side of this double page layout.
Be sure to see Lucy's Sketch reveal at My Sketch World and on her blog.
Also look for all the other Design Team layouts using this great sketch.

Simply Scrapping Crafts Sketch Saturday Week #3

Week #3 Sketch below inspired "sweet Julia".
love these gel stickers, butterflies, buttons, ribbon, bows,
and chipboard title...
Be sure to skip on over and view the other layouts done
by the talented design team at Simply Scrapping Crafts.


Thursday, March 18, 2010

My Sketch World Sneak Peak #2

I had fun hand stitching on this layout...be sure to check it out...
March 20th reveal Lucy's sketch at My Sketch World

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Simply Scrapping Crafts... Copics with Lisa

Lesson is to use light source to do faces.... Lisa's videos are fabulous...
be sure to follow her and learn to use copics.

Simply Scrapping Crafts Week 3

Colour Combo Challenge Week #3 using chart below.
This inspired the card above using stamped copic coloured art,
double border punch, brads and
added twine to inside of flower.
Lots of other great samples by DT using this colour chart,
be sure to check them out.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Pryn at Simply Scrapping Crafts has challenged us...


on Throwback Tuesday Pryn has challenged us to share one of our earlier layouts.... however bad it is or was and still is????? This one I shared becayse it was so simple..cut out shapes and added $1.00 accents and a bit of inked dotted lines.... I am so glad to say that we have come a long way ... lots of new techniques, homemade flowers etc to enhance our layouts.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

My Sketch World March 20 Sketch with Lucy Sneak Peak

Here's the 1st of two sneak peak's for Lucy at My Sketch World
March 20th Sketch Layout... be sure to follow the reveal.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

My Sketch World March 2010 Challenge continue

Lucy's March 6th Sketch below inspired the above layout
" Precious - Brothers and Sisters"
Lots of fun shapes cut with cricut, flowers, bows, buttons, border punches,
some stitching, flourishes and pearls.... along with journaling.
The background cut is another fab svg file

Friday, March 12, 2010

Simply Scrapping Crafts Sketchy Saturdays Week #1 & #2

Sketchy Saturday Week #2 March 13th
sketch below inspired the above "Precious" layout.
Hand and machine stitching along with a cluster of flourish, pearls, buttons and flower.


Sketchy Saturday Week #1 March 6th. Sketch below resulted in the layout above.
Flower cluster with buttons, hand stitched around circle with little star,
cricut cut svg file for background shape. Great little tag and journaling strips.


Simply Scrapping Crafts Challenges Week #2

Colour Challenge from below inspired the above
double page layout. Used border punches, gel stickers,
flower cluster with ribbon, felt, cricut cut letters welded.


This Technique Challenge was to fill cut out space
and still have background paper show through.
Cricut cut the cut out border, added stickles and put hearts in the centre.
Also used border punch, bows and buttons.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

My Sketch World.. Lucy Home Interior Design Photo Challenge

Lucy submitted the home design photo below..
challenge is to use what ever you like from it.
I choose the colours pink, turquoise and yellow. Also used cricut to cut the
turquoise frame similar to photo. Then I made twine flowers using photo colours too.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

My Sketch World March 2010 Challenges



Alicia's Recipe Challenge for this card was
a cut out, ribbon, buttons, 2 patterned paper.
I used the cut out to display my copic girl.
Lucy's Card Sketch for March 6 below inspired my copic coloured card.
My Sketch World is posting challenges all the time both in Cards and Layouts
.. please visit and view all that we have to offer
.. and the gallery is full of talented inspiring artists.

Scrap-A-Little March 2010 Reveal

Finally Scrap-A-Little March 2010 Reveal .
Using the sketch below of Helen Croft...clustered ribbon, stick pin, pearls
and added some embroidery... covered chipboard letters in title....
brads, flowers, journaling and some machine stitching.


Friday, March 5, 2010

My Sketch World for March 2010 Challenges

My Sketch World Layout Challenge by Lisa is to use a shaped paper.

I used this svg file from http://scale-files.blogspot.com
He is from Brazil and a doctor... who does the most amazing arts. Be sure to check it out.

Copics Cards

Cutest little bear... digital bear donated by Pixie Dust Studios....thank you.
This is learning to shade using light source.

Practicing shading on this cute card.
Lessons... with tutorials are at
Simply Scrapping Crafts with Lisa Futch


Scrap-A-Little sneak peak-- reveal delay


Helen is out of country on a holiday and will reveal
as soon as she is home. In the mean time I have another sneak peak to share.