Mellow Yellow

I set the Scrapwest theme this week it was " Mellow Yellow" I made a card using soft yellow colours, I used rubber stamps for the bunny and paper bag then embossed the background and layered it on a textured card .

I have been doing very little paper crafting lately so will show some jewellery instead =0)

Jackies Jewellery

I bought this stamp last week and was trying it out. I used watercolours for the background and love the image but am not too sure about the watercolours =0)( I badly need watercolour lessons ).

Scrapwest " Halloween "

The Scrapwest theme this week is " Halloween " so I decided to make a layout with the Capt'n Jack papers, for the map I used a rubber stamp and made a treasure chest filled with gems like the one I made for the Scrapwest cyber crop.

Scrapwest " Focus on your photo"

My Scrapwest entry this week is my take on Caroline's flag book, I made it with less folds and kept the panels a bit different so they open as one page but the idea is much the same, It neatly holds 23 of my favourite photos I took this year.I finished it off with organza ribbon and heart embellishments

Jackies Jewellery

I never show my photos or my Jewellery here any more so I decided to add them now and again.

To see more of my Jewellery visit Jackies Jewellery

My Photos

These photos were taken in Bray last week. To see more of my photos visit My Photos Blog

Scrapwest Cyber Crop

( Click on the photo for more detail )

My Scrapwest Cyber crop cards are up on the Scrapwest forum with instructions , If you would like ask any questions about the cards you can ask me on the Craft Supplies forum or you can ask here and I will reply to you. I hope you give these cards a try, I would love to see your ideas. If you do you could put them on your blog and post a link in the comments and I will link you to this post .

Well done to everyone on the Scrapwest team the projects are all fantastic.

Scrapwest " Autumn Glory "

The Scrapwest theme this week was set by Caroline and was " Autumn Glory " I have Autumn Photos on my Photo Blog but decided to make a card instead of a layout. I have so many rubber stamps that I don't use enough , I decided to use one of my favourites, I coloured it in browns and yellows to create an Autumn feel , I found this card really difficult to scan or photograph maybe it is the colours ?

Scrapwest Cyber Crop

Scrapwest is celebrating its 1st Birthday this Sunday 21st Oct by having a

SCRAPWEST CYBER CROP.

There is something for everyone so I hope you can join in the fun.

Class Times

8am-9am: Best Friends Forever by Kate - 6"x4" B&W photo Landscape

9am-10am: Beautiful Bride by Noelle - 5"x7" B&W or Sepia photo Portrait

10am-11am: Lucky Me by Annamarie - 3 photos 3"x2"

11am-12pm: You Are My Sunshine by Lainey - 5"x7" B&W photo Landscape

12pm-1pm: Permission by Crafteire - 6"x4" B&W photo Portrait

1pm-2pm: If Friends Were Flowers by Ruth - 5"x7" B&W photo Landscape

2pm-3pm: Play by Eva - 6"x4" photo Landscape

3pm-4pm: Circle Of Friends by Carrie - No photos

4pm-5pm: Jackie's Cards

5pm-6pm: Flag Book by Caroline

6pm-7pm: Fancy Framing by Audrey - 7"x5" photo Portrait

A Stitch In Time

The Scrapwest theme this week was " A stitch in time " and I thought it was set by Carrie ? but Eva said Annamarie so I'm not sure =0) Anyway here is my submission a stitched card .

TMTA " Masks "

The Think Monday think ATC theme this week is " Masks " For the background I cut a diamond shape from piece of foam ( the type you find on children's stamps )I like the uneven edge it gives.

Wednesday stamper " inchies"

This weeks Wednesday Stamper theme is " Inchies " I used a thick card and coloured the background with Adirondack butterscotch and lavender inks. I then stamped with various images,highlighted with bleach and edged with gold pen, I embossed each inchie with one layer of ultra thick embossing powder to give a glossy finish and add some texture.

Wednesday stamper " Autumn Colours "

The theme for the Wednesday stampert this week is " Autumn Colours " .

October is my favourite month I love the change in colour everywhere so I couldn't resist this theme. The first thing I thought of to achieve the colours was alcohol inks so that's what I used for the background I stamped the pumpkins and layered them then added some diamond glaze to highlight.

Stepping out

I made this card using a template I got from a notepad in a local supermarket.

4x4 Friday Challenge "Black and White"

This is the first time I took the 4x4 Friday challenge , I was inspired by Marlou's blog and I love B&W themes . I stamped the background with an Impression Obsession rubber stamp.

Scrapwest " Shopping "

The Scrapwest theme this week was set by Noelle and is " Shopping" Drop over and have a look at all the great submissions ( Click the logo on the left) I love this image and think it say's it all.

Wednesday Stamper " Moo card "

This weeks theme for Wednesday stamper is " Moo " A Moo card ) A moo meaning (mini) card measures 2,8 x 7 cm . To be honest when I read the theme my first thought was " I must have some cow stamps somewhere " I have never heard of a moo card =0) I enjoyed making these I suppose they are a smaller version of an ATC.

TMTA.. Smile

The theme for Think Monday think ATC this week is " Smile " I love this image and use it a lot .

Sending Best Wishes.

This card is going to Texas for a young girl named Victoria who has Cancer , her Teacher is trying to organise 5000 cards from all over the world for her, all the details are on this blog, Created By Courtney I hope it gets there on time because the closing date is 27th Sep..

Scrapwest " Going Dotty "

I set the Scrapwest theme this week " Going Dotty" and made a dotty Dolly card which reads " It's official I've become my mother " I have so many stamps that I never get a chance to use and a theme gives me an excuse to dig them out. The Scrapwesties really went dotty with all their fantastic submissions this week, click the Scrapwest logo on the left to have a look.

Wednesday stamper " Fish "

This weeks Wednesday Stamper theme is " Fish " I made a card with two backgrounds, For one of the backgrounds I sprayed vellum with gold webbing spray the other I coloured with watercolour paint direct to cs and blended in, when dry I embossed and added diamond glaze to give a swirly sea effect. I stamped and embossed the Koi fish and coloured with chalk.

Just Because...

I made these two cards just because I love the images , I like the different effects you can get by using different coloured backing papers. I coloured both with watercolour's.

TMTA " Coca Cola "

The TMTA Challenge this week is " Coca Cola " For this I used a beautiful advert lady image . I used Alcohol inks for the background and layered the image on top, I then added a coca cola bottle raised slightly with foam pads ( I like the way she is looking at the bottle ) I then added a bottle cap image glazed with diamond glaze to give a more realistic 3D effect.

Digi Layout.

The Scrapwest theme this week was set by Audrey and was titled " Seven Deadly Sins " We were to chose one but when it comes to crafting I am guilty of three =0).

This is my very first attempt at a digi layout and am not too sure about it at all. I hope no experienced digi scrappers look in . I always wanted to give it a try and enjoyed the challenge..

Welcome to the team Kate...

Wednesday stamper

This is my entry for the Wednesday stamper challenge this week , The theme is "ATC Tryptich" I dug out my Wizard of Oz stamp sheet for this one, it's a long time since I used them . I enjoyed this challenge .

TMTA Challenge

The Think Monday -Think ATC theme this week is all about "slide mounts".I made a mini frame from a slide mount and layered it on embossed gold paper and script vellum.

The Scrapwest theme this week is " Back to school" and was set by Lainey. I made a card this week with a stamp I love but have never used. I coloured the background with watercolours direct from the tubes and blended them in to make an aged look then I embossed it and removed the top layer with a sanding block. I stamped the image and text with brown ink and embellished with a school house charm and a pencil. To see all the other great submissions from the team click the Scrapwest logo on the left.

The Blog Celebration winner from last week' Scrapwest comments was .....................

NOELLE

Noelle I will have something in the post to you asap. Thank you for all the lovely comments .

Daring Cardmakers challenge.

The rules for the DCM Challenge this week are set by Lythan : Three die cuts had to be used . "If you don't have access to die cuts in any shape or from, you can still play along. You can then use punches. And if you don't have punches then you can do hand cutting ". I used the sizzix sweet small die to make the lollipops which I glazed with diamond glaze to give a lovely shine ,a sizzlet die for the flowers and a punched embossed label. ( click on pictures for more detail )

Scrapwest Blog Celebration, Spotlight technique.

Scrapwest had a different sort of feel to it this week " Blog celebration" was Eva 's theme, click on the Scrapwest logo on the left for more details.

The challenge is open to everyone who wants to join in , If you feel inspired by anything you see on the blog links why not give them a try and post your blog link on the scrapwest site. Or you could inspire us with your favourite technique.

If you leave a comment here on my blog I will pick a winner on Friday 7 th and send on a little pressie =0)

"In The Spotlight"

This is a nice technique for using large detailed or background rubber stamps. It spotlights parts of an image that otherwise would get lost in all the detail. For these three cards I used black stazon ink but very different effects can be achieved by using different colour inks and embossing powders .I would love to see your take on this technique. If you would like to try it yourself here are basic instructions.

1. Stamp your large stamp image onto two pieces of different coloured card.

2.Mount and layer the image you want to use as the background.

3. With the remaining image decide which part of the image you want to spotlight, cut or punch the section out , outline the edges with a marker or inks.

4. Using double sided foam pads place the spotlight sections exactly over the same part of the image below.