Scrap a Sketch

Well its that time of the month again for our little group on UKS to upload their LO's. This months sketch was from Scrapfriends and chosen by Heather. I wasn't sure at first but once I started to work with the sketch I loved it, that's what I love about the group, being challenged to do something a little different.

I think it might just be a sketch that I may use again.
My LO is photos of my granddaughter who is really an outdoor girl - she loves, and will walk for miles, horse rides, will tackle any assault course and has recently competed in her first triathlon. Can you tell I'm a proud Grandma

My next LO is one from Creative Heart and Soul class by Tracie Hudson. There were 3 LO's in the class but I sort of combined them all into one

The Cupboard Trilogy Challenge

This is my go for the challenge over on the Cupboard Trilogy Challenge Blog

The challenge was to use this colour palette, such a gorgeous combination of colours

Hope I've managed to get them right - anyway here is mine. The photograph is one I took of  my granddaughter for Cheryl Johnson's online portrait photography course. I love the way the light catches her face through the branches. The papers are from the Prima Songbird collection, with lots of lovely bits to cut out, so I was in my element fussy cutting the branch and birds at the bottom of the LO

Scrap a Sketch June

This month it was Dee's turn to choose the sketch for out little group to scrap and she chose this one from PageMaps. The first thing I liked about it was the stitching - I love stitching on LO's at the moment

This is my LO - my granddaughter on a recent trip to a local farm. The papers are from a recent My Creative Scrapbook kit

My Mini Book

We take it in turns on our team on UKS to run a little challenge for the rest of the team ( I still need to do mine)
This was Dee's and she created this fantastic mini book with full insrtructions for us to do.Why dont you pop over to her blog and you can download full instructions Here
I decided to do mine on some of the places I love too - its been a labour of love with lots of hand stitching but I'm pretty pleased with the way its turned out

and a few close ups of some of the pages -
I called mine home and away as although I love travelling its always lovely to come home and I do love my home

Portrait Photography Workshop

I'm currently doing a 4 week photography work shop on how to photograph people by Cheryl Johnson
This week was to use an adult model - my wonderful prospective daughter in law Helen obliged. It was hard to tell who was the most nervous but we did end up enjoying the session. I found it easy to choose my location for the shots but not so easy to direct, but we muddled through and I'm quite pleased with these

Scrap a Sketch May

It was my turn to choose the sketch for this months Scrap a Sketch Challenge and as usual we had a mixed response to the sketch - some loving it and some finding it very challenging. I love to see what everyone comes up with from the sketch as they are always so different

My LO is using my My Creative Scrapbook kit and as the papers really didnt match the photos totally I ended up colouring all the little hexagons and chevrons on the background paper and the border strip. Time consuming but worth it. The story really is of me dropping all my Granddaughters cupcakes whilst putting them in the fridge after she had spent so long making and decorating them. These are actually the second batch and she asked to put these ones in the fridge herself obviously not trusting me to do it :lol:

Thankyou Kirsty

After not blogging for ages and trying to change the look of my blog and failing miserably I need to say a big thank you to Kirsty Wiseman for changing all this for me. I still have lots to learn but I've got a much better base to go from now

My Creative Sketches

My take on the sketch over at My Creative Sketches. I loved all the layers on the sketch and the opportunity to try and improve my stitching.

The photo is my granddaughter just after having her new fringe cut - it makes her look so grown up

Scrapstars

I had a wonderful weekend in Leeds at the fabulous Scrapstars Retreat. Its got to be the best one around - fabulous teachers, great company, shop (Bellaboo) and lovely hotel. Thank-you Caroline and when is the next one.

These two LO's were from classes taught by the lovely Emma Trout. I loved her classes at the last retreat and these two were just superb again.

This one taught us about using masks and making our own and lots of lovely layering. The photos are my granddaughter having fun on a bouncy slide

This class we used tissue paper as a background, scrunching and sticking along the way. I'll definately use this technique again. Again loads of cutting and layering.  The photos are of my daughter and her fiance and a sneak peek of her wedding dress and this LO will form part of an album of the preparations for their wedding that I'm doing for them. Needless to say the groom wont be getting a look at this LO till after the wedding

Scrap A Sketch

This months sketch was chosen by Suzy - I loved it with so many possibilities and I just knew I would use the set of photos of Abby dismounting Liam. Its so funny watching her get down. She looks so comfortable riding him and handles him really well and its only when she is getting off you realise how small she actually is.

I used papers from an MCS kit - The title reads The trouble with riding a big horse ........ its a long way down.

I managed to do the LO over last weekend whilst away at the fabulous Scrapstars Retreat  and the additional alphas were bought from Bellaboo

My Creative Sketches March

Here is my go at the March sketch challenge over on the My Creative Sketches Blog
Its a lovely sketch and there are some fabulous examples over there.
My LO is my daughter's christening in 1980. I've used the last of one of my MCS kits and added some lace around the doily and the edges of the pattern papers. The title was cut on the Cricut

It was an old photo with some damage and I'm quite pleased with the way it has scanned

My Creative Scrapbook Challenges

This is my LO for the My Creative Scrapbook March challenge - to use different textures on your LO. I embossed and inked, used twine for stitching, chipboard, misting, burlap, lace (inked)...

The photo is my daughter Jen when she was 4 in Beddgelert in Wales at the gravestone of Gelert the faithful hound of Prince Llewelyn.

The story on the tombstone reads

" In the 13th century Llewelyn, prince of North Wales, had a palace at Beddgelert. One day he went hunting without Gelert, the Faithful Hound, who was unaccountably absent.

On Llewelyn's return the truant, stained and smeared with blood, joyfully sprang to meet his master. The prince alarmed hastened to find his son, and say the infants cot empty, the bedclothes and floor covered with blood.

The frantic father plunged his sword into the hounds side, thinking it had killed his heir. Tho dogs dying yell was answered by a child's cry.

Llewelyn searched and found his boy unharmed, but near by lay the body of a mighty wolf which Gelert had slain.

The prince filled with remorse is said never to have smiled again. He buried Gelert here"
I was taken here a girl by my parents and cried at the story of Gelert. I think Jen was too young to understand

My Creative Sketches has another fantastic sketch on their blog ( closing date 14th April )

I've been really lucky with previous sketches and have won some lovely prizes as a random winner. I'll be uploading my entry tomorrow

This is my attempt at the weekly challenge on UKS. Its also a challenge on the Creative Craft World Blog I love these photos of my granddaughter and my sons girlfriend and they had such fun while I was practicing my photography.
I used papers and embellies from a My Creative Scrapbook Creative Kit

MCS Sketch challenge

Here is my entry for the MCS sketch challenge over at My Creative Sketches


I've used the beautiful Bo Bunny papers, lace, flowers and inked the chipboard frame and all from the MCS kit


The photo is of my gorgeous daughter and granddaughter taken on New Years Eve

LO's

Here are a few of the LO's I've done over the past few weeks. My blog has sadly been neglected.
I've also been doing an online photography course with Kirsty Wiseman. I have to say its been money really well spent. I have loved every minute of it and from being a total novice having just got my DSLR at Christmas I can now shoot in manual. Thank you Kirsty you have taught me so much
The first LO is of some of the shots I have taken while learning


This one is a family holiday many years ago when the children were young and was for a weekly challenge on UKS set by EK Success crop run by my friend S

This is granddaughter skating outside the Life Centre in Newcastle. We all had a fab day out there. I've used the lovely MCS January kit

and finally my new found love of my camera. I used the MCS Feb kit and this LO was for a challenge on the MCS Forum to use hearts, handmade flowers and to scrap yourself. Hard when you hate having your photo taken but I have hidden a bit behind the camera

Thanks for looking.

I've got a lovely day tomorrow going to see the wedding planner at Beamish Hall with my daughter and her finance

My Creative Sketches #1

This is my submission for this months sketch over at My Creative Sketches
Its well worth entering as I was lucky enough to win twice from the randomly picked entries. My prizes arrived today with my kit and are packed with paper and embellishments.
My LO is one of the few I do of me and is of my role as a support services manager with Northumbria Police. The hidden journaling details how I began my career there as a temp and worked my way up to be a member of the Senior Management Team

I used one of my MCS Limited Edition Kits (Websters Pages)

MCS Big Sketch challenge

Here are my 3 LO's for the My Creative sketches Blog Big Sketch Challenge
I have thoroughly enjoyed taking part in these every month and cant wait till the next one

Sketch#1
Sketch #2

Sketch #3

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to everyone.
I started the year, well it was last night really, with a phone call from a friend to say that I had been chosen as one of the random winners over on My Creative Sketches
I cant wait to see what the prize is as Pam always seems to send such lovely things.

These are a few of the LO's I have been doing with my Christmas LE and Main Kits from My Creative Scrapbook
This is my son and fiance just before they went to the annual Holly Ball. ( thanks to S for the use of the punch ) and the tip from one of the DT on how to use a corner punch round a circle
These are some photos from Beamish Museum which was all decorated for Christmas. I was lovely to see the old pit houses decorated with newspaper paper chains. I remember making paper chains as a little girl

And finally my sketch and scrap LO for this month. Photo was taken as part of Cheryl Johnson's 12 Days of Christmas photography workshop and is the tree reflected in the TV screen

Blogging from my phone

Just having a practice blogging from my phone

MCS Sketch Challenge 3

Didn't think I would have time to finish this months sketch challenge over on the MCS Sketch blog I've used the October LE kit gorgeous Websters pages. The photo is my granddaughter taken on her 11the birthday at the beginning of December. There's lots of hidden journalling about what she is like at 11 ( a lovely caring young girl)

I love my MCS kits as I buy very little else in the way of stash now as they are so packed with goodies

Have a lovely Christmas everyone and take lots of lovely photos for scrapping

XXX