From Screen 2 Scrap Challenge

Hi everyone, hope you're having a good weekend.

Screen 2 Scrap's January challenge poster is from the film TED

The Criteria was to use white cardstock as the base,

Large bold one word title

and a teddy bear.

My teddy bear is in the photos.

 

Opa is Dutch for grandfather

I cut some tags on the Cricut to go behind the photos and used a little butterfly brad to cover up my little cutting error!! I'm very good at cover ups now; I've had a lot of practice :)

Thanks for visiting

Jolanda x

We Love Molly Coggles!

From Screen to Scrap's inspirational poster this month is from the film 'a tree grows in Brooklyn'

The criteria to be used were to include a tree, some leaves and use a black and white photo.

This photo is of one of our guinea pigs - Molly Coggles!

As Molly is a ginger pig browns on the page were the only way to go.

I used a svg cut for the tree and also cut out the title on my cricut.

 

I also used a sketch from Sketchbook 365 to make a start on this layout.

 

Thanks for visiting

 

 

Jolanda x

The Key to Tilda's Heart

Hi everyone, I think I am having a bit of a Tilda obsession at the moment!

I decided to make an easel card with a bit of a difference this time, so I made the base easel from cogs cut on my cricut.

I cut out the heart on the cricut too and embossed it with a new embossing folder by Couture Creations. It's a nice big folder too.

The smaller cogs and the key were embossed with various different embossing powders - some of which I mixed together.

The sentiment was printed out from the computer and last of all Tilda was stamped with Distress Ink which I washed with a wet brush for the shading.

I am entering this card into

the Dutch Magnolia Chickies challenge - embossing

Totally Tilda Challenge - Tilda with a Hat

Thanks for looking

Jolanda x

Gorjuss Christmas Card

Hi,

I thought I better get on with my Christmas cards!! I've only made 3.

The Sugarbowl Challenge site have a sketch challenge this week - using sketches makes life so much easier I think!

The snowflakes are Marianne Dies and the leaves are a cricut cut from the Straight from the Nest cartridge.
Have a nice evening

Jolanda x

Hi,

I made this 'Gorjuss' stepper card and then found it fits with a few challenges running at the moment. But first I'll tell you what cuts I used to make it. The trees are made using the Straight From the Nest cartridge. I embossed them using folders in the cuttlebug.

The flowers were punched and coloured in with Promarkers/

The bunting and tablecloth are Molly Blooms stamps. I think the picnic basket is by Olyfant which might be made by Kars but I'm not sure.

I am entering this into the following:

Dutch Dare Card challenges - special fold card

Delightful challenges - make it dimensional

Sir Stampalot - food glorious food

thanks for visiting and for all your lovely comments!

Jolanda x

I made this layout using the sketch from Ingeborg's Scrapbooking Competitions - it turned out a lot more simple than the sketch! but I'm pleased with the result. My daughter sewed some zips to her shirt for a punky look, so I thought I would use a zip on the page too!

I used colour core card for the background and embossed and sanded the edges.

Thanks for looking

Have a lovely day!

Jolanda xx

Lego Darth Vader birthday card

Happy Sunday everyone!!

I thought I would show you the birthday card I made for my youngest son - he's 14 now (time has gone so quickly)

I used a free SVG cutting file. It's from Mardenz you should definitely look at all the free cuts there!! they are fantastic.

TFL

Jolanda x

Artastic Challenges - Autumn Wonder

This is my layout for the April challenge at Artastic - Autumn Wonder

The challenge was to use Autumn colours, trees and clouds (unfortunately I didn't manage to fit on any clouds unless you count the grey cloud in the photo!) The fence was cut out using my cricut and then embossed with verdigris and distress embossing powder to give a rusty effect.

Thanks for looking

Jolanda x

Once upon a Time

Hi everyone,

I made this layout for Ingeborg's Scrapbooking Competitions using a sketch from her blog.

For the backgrounds I stamped with embossing ink and brushed Perfect Pearls in bronze and green over the ink. It looks very shimmery but doesn't show up so well on the photo.

The title and 'half flowers' were cut out and gold embossed.

Thanks for looking

Jolanda x

love you more...

Happy Thursday everyone, hope you're having a good day!

I cut out a red heart and embossed it with a TH folder and then swiped ink over the top and clear embossed it.

The hanger for the tag is a humble coke can ring pull that I embossed with verdigris embossing powder.

The flower was cut out using the cricut - George cartridge. On the petals I used the rusted Enamel technique from Tim Holtz's wonderful Compendium of Curiosities book. In the centre is a star shaped eyelet.

The love you more tag is a free stamp from Craftstamper magazine, which I also clear embossed.
I am entering this into the following challenges:

Studio L3 - CCC #31

Simon Says - anything but a card challenge

Simon Says Stamp and Show - embossing

Fantabulous Cricut - share the love

Crafty Creations - three little words

Thanks for visiting my blog

Jolanda x

concentrate layout - soul scrappers challenge

I made this layout using a sketch from a challenge on soul scrappers.

I stamped around the edges and on the sewing machine with a Tim Holtz generations stamp. The dressform was embossed in the cuttlebug - I inked the folder before embossing and it looks very effective.

I found sewing machine, dressform and scissors clipart on the internet and then converted them to cutting files to cut on the cricut.

Thanks for looking

Jolanda x

CCofC challenge #29

This week the challenge is to make something using the weathered wood grunge technique.

A few days ago I bought the wood effect embossing folder and just had to use it. The method for the technique is in Tim Holtz's Compendium of Curiosities book.

I cut the swirly heart and 'rusted' it with Vintage Photo Distress embossing powder. The bird is inked with rusty hinge and tumbled glass distress ink. For a bit of glam, I painted the blue bits with Turquoise perfect pearls powder.

The bead is attached with gold wire and is curled underneath.

I'm entering this into CCC challenge #29 and delightful challenges - have a heart

Hope you like it!

Thanks for looking

Jolanda x

Candy Bar

I made this layout using the sketch from Ingeborg's Scrapbooking Competition - January sketch.

This is the best photo I could find of the candy bar before everyone dived in - it was very popular!

The little heart paperclip was cut from the cricut sampler cartridge. The flourish and sentiment were cut from 'straight from the nest' cartridge.

I am also entering this into Fantabulous Cricut - Sweet Shop challenge.

Thanks for looking

Jolanda x

My place in the sun?

This is a layout I have made using a sketch from 'your place in the sun'. there is a link to it on my sidebar. This site is a year long course to make a mini 'house' album. Each month there will be a challenge to complete and I'm really excited about this. So this is my first entry.

The coloured band across the middle is painted with acrylic paint and so is the border. I made the border with my fairycut software. It was so simple, first I found a fleur de lis and copied and welded it together, next I welded a rectangle to the fleur de lises and cut it out. I put some black rhinestone on it to add a little bit of bling. I'm rather partial to bling these days! lol

Thanks for looking and have a nice day

Jolanda x

Let's Get Shabby #19

I think this is one of the most minimal layouts I have ever done! Usually I pile on the papers and embellishments but I think this is definitely a case of less is more!!

First I sprayed antique linen distress ink mixed with water and some perfect pearls over an arched window stencil.

I printed off the music paper (a free download from Craft Stamper Magazine) and stamped and embossed gold swirls. The large flourish at the bottom of the photo was cut using my cricut machine.

Last December I won Fairycut software which is used with the cricut, but you don't need cartridges you can make your own designs. I used this software to make a rhinestone swirly template and used it with liquid pearls to make a design on the right hand side of the photo. (It looks very pretty but doesn't show up that well in the photo.

I am entering this layout into the Let's Get Shabby challenge - visit their blog - they have such beautiful and stunning designs.

circular Christmas card

Happy Friday!!,

This is a circular easel card. I really love easel cards at the moment...

I cut the circles using the George cartridge on the cricut and embossed them in the cuttlebug.

The snowmen are made using a cuttlebug die - I think they are very cute. The little robin was cut using the cricut; cartridge Storybook.

I am entering this into the Cricut Cardz Challenge #54 circle shaped Christmas card. and City crafter challenge blog - week 34 Let it snow and also Little Red Wagon - use die cuts

Thanks for visiting my blog

Jolanda x

Birthday Card

I made this little birthday card for one of my nieces. (how do you spell niece or neice?? both look wrong!! - I'll check later).
The Pink Stamper is having a birthday card challenge so I thought I would enter this card.

Thanks for looking

Jolanda x

cricut owl pop-up card

Hi everyone, last night I made a birthday card for my son's friend. I find it quite difficult to make cards for teenage boys. I don't always want a football or a computer game theme, so I tried something a bit different.

I am entering this card into top tip tuesday challenge - anything goes and a crafty little place challenge again anything goes.

Hope you like it - I had a lot of fun making this using the cricut. The cartridges I used were storybook and george.

Thanks for looking

Jolanda x

roller skating guinea pig!!!

Hi there, hope you are having a nice Wednesday! This is a layout of one of our lovely guinea pigs (we are obsessed with them LOL). This gp is called Molly and the reason for this photo was to make a birthday card/book for my daughter's 16th birthday (made by the guinea pigs of course!). She posed perfectly what a star!!!

I cut the letters, apples and stars on my cricut (wow! what a wonderful machine)

Thanks for visiting my blog

Jolanda x