Swallowtail Scrapbook page

Morning Dear Reader, can you believe we are in May already this year is flying by!  With it being warmer the children are playing out more in the garden and they look so cute with their noses kissed by the sun and a smattering of freckles

Today i am sharing a scrapbook layout with you that was made from a class kit that i got from my friend a SU demo Sue.

As it has a vintage vibe i used a picture of me as a baby on the layout, it was nice to do a little traditional scrapping, i do tend to project life style scrap these days but i also still love 12x12 so my albums have a mix of both.

That’s it from me today; i hope that you liked my layout

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie.xx

Baby Book……{Part Two}

Good Morning Dear Reader; today i am sharing the other pages from the baby project life book.

I hope you like the baby book; now to wait for the baby to arrive so she can start filling it up with pictures of the lovely little one.  I am looking forward to meeting the new baby and having cuddles safe in the knowledge that its not me doing night feeds and when they cry i can hand them back! lol :)

Well that’s it from me today

Until Next time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

Baby Book….

Good morning Dear Reader; i hope that you are well? Are you having some sunshine where you are? We are having a little more sunshine which i lovely; i cant wait until it is a little warmer and i can sit out on the bench and read a book.
So the project i am sharing with you today is a baby book that i put together for a family member that is due to have a baby very soon, i did it in the project life style as the person who is receiving it is not a crafter or a fussy person so the ability to pop bits in an out of pockets simply was what was needed.

{supplies from Stampin Up!}

As you can see i have left lots of spaces for photos and little notes and memories.  I really only used the bits that came in the kit from SU.

This is half of the book; i will share the other half with you in my next post.

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie.xx

Celebrate…

Hello Dear Reader, thank goodness its Friday! This week has seemed really long for no particular reason and i am looking forward to the weekend i have plans to pop to my friends for an hour or two for some crafting on Saturday and a nice lazy Sunday.

So today i am sharing a card with you that i made a few weeks ago i thought that it would be suitable for a man as well as a woman.

{all supplies for this card from SU}

Fairly simple card using the stamp set to make a background  then a strip with the focal point.  I made the balloons with a small circle punch and the strings were hand drawn with a pencil.

Well that’s it from me today, i hope that you liked my card

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

Sunny day….

Hello Dear Reader, hope all is well with you.  When i made the card that i am sharing with you today it was really gloomy and throwing it down with rain so i created my own sunny day :)

{all supplies from SU}

Again using the tree set from before i have created a happy sunny scene, i am so looking forward to this being the normal weather.  I like that i can look out to the garden from the window while i work and i cant wait for all the flowers to start coming out.  Mr C has even put a window box below my window and has planted them with miniature roses my favourite. Love that man! <3

That’s it from me today
Until next time
Ttfn

Charlie.x

Cycle flip…..

Hello Dear Reader, i hope that you are well? I organised and taught a class to my local crop last meeting, its fun to share ideas {they are not a money making exercise and the ladies just pay for the materials}we have a lot of fun, and laughs.  At one point in the morning i asked someone to pass the hillock stamp which some one miss heard a pillock so the rest of the day the ground stamp was known as the pillock! :)
This card is a flip card made using a nifty die that means that you don’t need to do a lot of juggling with your plates and dies and washi tape!

{all supplies for this card from SU}
Very simple a little of 2 step stamping made simple as this is a clear stamp, and an embossed layer for the back to add interest and texture.  The circle flips to show your sentiment, mine doesn’t have one yet as not sure what this will be needed for so when i use it i will add the sentiment i need but at least the bulk of my card is done; great for last minute cards!

That’s it from me today
Until next time
Ttfn
Charlie.x

Blossoming tree…..

Hello Dear Reader, i hope that you are well? I am full of cold this week, which although not serious does make you feel rather yucky.  But at least the sun keeps poking out to cheer the days:) this time of year i find i become a little obsessed with the weather after the long gloomy days of winter! lol!

Today i am sharing a card with you with spring in mind of all the blossom trees that will soon start flowering, i am hoping that Mr C will soon take the hint and plant one or two in our garden ;)

I made the blossoms on this card using the wet-wipe technique, where you create a multi coloured ‘ink pad’ with a few layers of wet wipes with re-inkers randomly dropped over the surface. Here is the result;

{all supplies for this card from SU}

I really like the soft mottled look that this technique gives and in some ways it mimics the blossom moving in the breeze. I really like this set from SU its in their spring/summer catalogue and has lots of stamps to build a scene around the tree.  I have just realise that the mount on this card is wonky :/ sorry about that oops!

That’s it from me today

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

The new trend……Bokeh!

Hello; Dear Reader, i hope that you are well? Its very gloomy here i am wondering where the sunshine of the weekend has gone!? It was lovely over the weekend, i managed to get to sit out on my bench, admittedly in my coat but the sun was warm and i helped {filled out the plant markers} Mr C get the seeds started for the year.
So i have been seeing a technique everywhere lately on blogs and instagram, so i thought i would give it a go.  Bokeh is a photography technique and  has been defined as "the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light". You can recreate this on card with some sponging and a template made at home with acetate.

{inks from SU and Brilliance, stamp from SU, card stock also from SU}
I started with a blank piece of card and swirled on two shades of light blue then added a light lavender type colour.  With the stencil i sponged on white craft ink and white brilliance ink once it was dry i stamped the tree in versa mark and heat embossed it. Finishing off with a sparkly heart.
I hope you like it and give Bokeh a try, that’s all from me today
Until next time
Ttfn
Charlie.x