SASSC #42

I have not done a card for over a week so a dear friend gave me a nudge and told me to get into it and so after much procrastinating I chose to complete this challenge today as I loved the very simplicity of it. This challenge can be found over at The Fresh Batch if you are also wanting to take part and I urge you all to as it is such fun to make cards regularly.

Here is my take on the above sketch. If you look closely at the swiss dot embossing on the red cardstock you will see double imagery lol that is because I did the embossing on the wrong side and then decided to try it out on the other side forgetting to line up the dots and this was the outcome. I liked it so I kept it lol

Okay laters people. I have to get dressed and out of here for the newspaper to come and take our pics down at the shop.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Unscripted Sketches - #32

The sketch to follow over at Unscripted Sketches today is below. . .

It seemed like a great sketch to do so me and a good friend decided to get together and do the challenge together. . . .waving madly!!

This is my interpretation of the above sketch. I am very much into the earthy colours lately and cannot seem to shake them but that's fine with me. Once upon a time you could not get me to even own anything brown but now there is a lot of it all through my home lol. Okay that is it for now.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Pink Persimmon challenge

This is the first time I have done the Pink Persimmon challenge. I have had their blog on my fav list since Kristie won a spot on their design team. I fell in love with their banner set of stamps when they did a demo on The Girlfriends blog a while ago. Fingers crossed that I am in with a chance to win the set for this challenge *grins*. It is such a great stamp set. Okay the sketch to follow is the one below. . .

This is my interpretation of the above sketch. This is the first time I have used this stamp set. I have had it for a while now but only just tonight inked it up. . . .shame on me!!! All supplies for this card were SU supplies. I have had my buttons for quite a while too but this is my first time I have used them too. I told you I like to covet my things. . .what can I say?? ROTFLMBO

Okay it is getting late and time for me to hit the cot.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Basic Grey Challenge - #8 and Simple Doodles Challenge

My first card tonight is for the Simple Doodles challenge and the challenge was to Make It Pop Out. I made the sentiment pop out and the whole image pop as well as I put them both on dimensionals. I used the freebie digi image from Simple Doodles although it was not the current one, sorry Rose but I wanted to use my Dazzling Diamonds from SU as well as my new red polka dot ribbon which I only got yesterday so snowballs it was.

The second card today is for the Basic Grey challenge blog and their challenge today was to use Glitz and Bling and I used both!! I used my new SU Super Nova olive glitter and my Rhinestones in the wings of the butterfly. I wasn't even going to post this card as I didn't really like it but my hubby made me as well as my daughter Courtney so here it is.

Okay I am off to play with mini albums. Tune in tomorrow as I have a special deal for you if you are the right person and this is my deal nothing to do with SU head office or anything so stay tuned.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

More Progress on Mini Album

I hope this is not too long for you all but there is a large amount of pics and I swear I am going to have to do something about this and save up for a video camera so I can just do a U Tube video for you all to see. I asked my son-in-law last night if I could use a webcam to do U Tube videos and he said that I could so I might have to get one of those first because they are cheaper than a video camera. Crawl before you walk as the saying goes lol.

Okay on with the pics I am not going to describe every pic otherwise I would be here all day long hehe. But on some of them I just want to explain the details. This first pic is a photo mat and the bottom part with the black design is flocked and it is lovely to the touch.

In this second pic I took a close up of the ribbon which is cotton broderie and it was white but I Glimmer Misted it in Olive Vine and I love how it turned out.

This is a transparency over the top of journalling tags

First tag embossed in black embossing powder, the other two have been Perfect Pearled which I also love.

This is a chipboard tag and it is from the same piece as the first photo mat but I managed to just use the flocked piece and man does it look great in real life. The other side is copper painted and crackled.

This is Glimmer Misted in the Olive Vine as well but using the Glimmer Screens - wrought iron gates. . . .love it!!!
This pic has a chipboard frame which is only adhered on one side so a pic can just slide in and I have used copper paint and crackled over the top again.

These next few pics are of a business sized envelope that I wanted to add to the paper bag album and I have folded it in half and cut the ends off and then covered with designer papers etc

Okay that is it for now. I am almost finished my album so when it is done I will post the final pics of it and then start on another one lol.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

This Post is For Janice

This is a beautiful crocheted blanket that Janice sent to me for my little grandaughter and I should have done this post ages ago so my sincere apologies Janice for not posting these pics sooner my friend.

I have to tell you that when I opened the parcel from Janice Sophie almost pounced on the box as the colour spilled out. I said to her "Oh look Soph darling this is for you" Well that was enough for my little grandaughter to run off with it lol. The first pic is of her twirling it around so my apologies for the blurriness of the pic lol but she was hard to capture hehehe

This next one is of her sharing her new blanket with her Poppa but he only got a leg covered and that was all she was prepared to share lol. She is eating her banana at the same time which made the twirling even more impressive hehehe.

A little blurry again but she kept jumping around so this was the best of a blurry lot rotflmbo
This pic is of her pretending to go to sleep but let me tell you it did not last long I wish I had captured the little grin she gave me just after I took this pic it was absolutely priceless.

This last pic is the aftermath of the little grin and she was being a little cheeky but cute if you get my drift (says a proud grandmother).

So Janice from little Soph and her Nannie thankyou so much and the blanket stays at my house for her sleepovers as she loves going to bed with it in her cot, and when I tell her it is nigh nigh time she runs in and grabs the blanket of the end of her bed and waits for me to lift her in. She then gives it to me to cover her up and quite contentedly goes to sleep with a little wave to her nannie. Thankyou sincerely Janice for the most beautiful gift. I have another post to do about the progress of my mini album and I am warning you now that it will be long as there a quite a few pics.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

FTL - #67

This week over at Clean and Simple the sketch to follow was set out below. . .

This is my interpretation of the sketch above

Nice and clean and simple. I love that sometimes things come together so quickly you are finished before you really get started lol. So it is late and I am so tired and I am off to bed.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Project Tuesday - Pocket Card

This week over at Project Tuesday the challenge is to make a pocket card and there was a link to a tutorial from Beate over st Splitcoast Stampers. I gotta say it was an easy card to do but so effective when complete. . . .I love it!!!

The first pic is of the insert as well as the pocket behind it.

This is what it looks like with the insert inside the pocket. I love the way this turned out. I am off to bed now as it is late in my neck of the woods.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Progress with my First Paper Bag Album - Lots of pics

So I decided to take some pics of the progress of my very first paper bag album or even mini album. I have not done them before but I have spent so many hours over the last five days or so watching as many U Tube videos as I could about them and I have to say I think I am addicted to mini albums now. I love everything about them from the size, to their thickness, oh the thickness is to die for, the embellishments, all the techniques used. I tell totally addicted they have taken over from my cards whereby I don't care if I don't make cards on a regular basis anymore lol. All I want to do is make mini albums. I am also on the waiting list to be in a swap club with mini albums hehehe that is how addicted I am. So check out the progress on my album. . . .

The large rhinestone below was a clear one and I alcohol inked it with Lettuce alcohol ink. . .beautiful!! Nothing is too hard. I punched out the little tags with a SU Tag punch and I made the envelope that holds the tags.

Okay now this pic below is a business envelope folded in half and covered with designer paper to create two smaller pockets to be inserted in amongst the paper bag envelopes.

This last pic is my little man, Shaman who is sound asleep at my feet under the desk as I type. I could not resist taking this pic of him curled up in a ball.

Okay for me this evening that is all I've got for now.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy

Card Patterns - #40

Today's card is for the Card Patterns challenge. Below is the sketch for this week. . .

Here is my take on the above sketch. I really like how this turned out. The flip side of the designer paper is this purple colour and there is a lovely script over most of the 12 x12 piece but it fades out in one corner and I just had to choose that corner to cut didn't I? Serves me right for not checking lol.

I have recycled the twine from a parcel I received from an online scrapbooking store this week and I thought it was too good to waste for sure. Okay for me that is another christmas card completed to add to my stash.

In the meantime. . . .

Walk about your day with beauty.

The Gypsy