2 Sketches 4 U - Kazan's sketch 23

Kazan's sketch this week is so lovely, elegant and simple and therefore sooooo tricky to get right! :D

I decided to give it a go anyway, cause that's the kind of mad woman I am. This time I actually even like the result a little. That's owing to the lamp table I nicked from sitting room so I have some place to put my Big Shot as my work space is quite small. (Don't tell my husband, OK! :D He might want the lamp table back...)

As I now didn't have to sit on the floor while rooting around in drawers looking for dies I happily dug out my Sizzix texture plates and boy, there's great variety there! AND they're a bit bigger than embossing folders so you can emboss card fronts no problem, the trick is just spray it lightly with water before running through Big Shot and you get nice deep impressions.

And then I just cut a piece of packaging from Prima crystals for patterned paper...


Supplies:
Card base: Papermania scalloped card
Ribbon: Poppicrafts
PP, bling & flowers: Prima
Stamp: Aud Designs
Sizzix texture plate

Thanks for looking!

Annika

2 Sketches 4 U - Lauras Sketch 22

I have to admit I am officially addicted to 2S4U... They make the most gorgeous setches and DT is soo talented and versatile, makes me all humble about me modest abilities :D

Loved Lauras sketch, it could be used in many different ways. I'm in paper-piecing mode this week so had a go again! :D


Thank you for all the inspiration you are giving me! Would be lost without you, honest! Keep going!

Materials:
PP: Cosmo Cricket Everafter
Cardstock: Core'dinations pre-distressed
Stamps: Joanna Sheen & Magnolia
Wings: Heidi Swapp (...I think)
Stickles: Ice Gold & Black Diamond
Ric-rac, twill, charm & pearls from my stash

Thanks for looking!

Annika

Crafting with kids

That was the challenge this week on 2 Sketches 4 U.

Well, I only have two, one is 3-years old and another 6 months so I wisely picked the one who's out of nappies.

We have made cards before but that usually involves plastering a lot of stickers onto a sheet of paper and pronouncing it a card.

This time we sat down and picked everything out together. I helped him to glue down the paper and hold the sticky ribbon straight (well, kinda :D). He chose the rooster from pack of Martha Stewart chipboard animals and put the foam dots on all on his own.

I had to show him which way around to put letters om though! :D

So here's the young crafter Cillian:
And here is his work of art, which had to be given to Nana so fast I barely got a chance to take a photo!
I was very tired last night so only had energy to make a very fast card. I used Lily Bee papers since they were out already from my last project. I loved that sentiment from sheet of Pink Paislee rubons, so built the card around it.


Materials used:

Bazzill Kraft cardstock embossed with Sizzix texture plates, Lily Bee papers.

Fiskars border punch, Pink Paislee flower and rub-ons.

Ribbon is from Poppycrafts.

Thanks for looking!

Annika

BIG bling card

The challenge in Sugar Bowl this time around is to make something you KNOW your mother is going to love.

Weelll, I KNOW my Mom likes big and sparkly, so out came BIG bling.

OK, so maybe it's not the most subtle card around and maybe it's not exactly the most tasteful one either. In fact, it might even be called tacky, feel free to do so.

But my Mom will LOVE it. Wasn't that a point?

Besides, I actually happen to adore those lovely fabric flowers. Pretty-pretty-pretty. True, they would have looked nicer with cute lil' pearls or brads but did I mention my Mom incidentally? And her affection for BIG bling?

Oh, I did, you say. Repeatedly, you say.

Oops, I say. I better bugger off and leave you with a card.

Erm - before I do, I'll have to give credit to GORGEOUS talented Dawne Ivey from 2 Sketches 4 U whose sketch I used. Lovely layout, tanks a lot Dawne.

Ta!


Materials used:

Image coloured with ProMarkers.

Flowers from Dunnes, All papers MM Flower Patch, cardstock Bazzill. Bling, twine, 3D paint and stickers from my stash.

Thanks for looking!

Annika

Weird tendencies in Casa Messy

Now this is becoming a wee bit unsettling.

Once again I set out to make a card with a VERY clear idea in my head about how it should look like.

And of course ended up with something utterly different.

I suspect a crafting poltergeist or forces of cosmic misfortune or something in these lines.

Anyways, the card is for 2 Sketches 4 U challenges and for once I actually followed Lauras sketch quite precisely ... or that's what I think.

Sigh.

Oh yes, and due to the baba howling I didn't have enough time to take a better picture. Sorry.


Papers are DCWV Garden Party, Cardstock Bazzill, rub-on Melissa Frances, stamps Bildmalarna (adore their stuff!) and lace from my stash.

I HAVE started on bonus sketch as well and might even finish it in this decade if the stars are right.

Double sigh.

Thanks for looking!

Annika