two sketches and something for me

Its not very often that I seem to crap without a plan in mind or a challenge giving me an idea but I did today. This LO shows Nancy playing on her Daddy's DSI- there she was sitting on the sofa, painted toenails and make-up every inch the teenager but actually only three- hence the title "when did you turn 13?"

12/365This LO was based on one from sketchabilities although by the end it had deviated rather a lot from the original- there are flowers instead of the two smaller photos, there are butterflies instead of snowflakes and the block of paper at the side is a lot thinner- still it seems quite similar doesn't it?
9/365This was the sketch

And this last one was for twisted sketches no82

I didn't really have a piece of diecut card for the Lo so I made my own ( smaller so I could leave some whit space). I folded the paper into four so that it would be symmetrical ( you can still see the fold marks but it's not too bad)

The twist for the sketch was remember so I used an old photo of me as a Brownie some time in the early 80s. I've used quite a few border punches on this and layered it all up there is even a layer over the doily if you look closely.

10/365
This was the sketch

plodding on

I was lucky enough to win a class pass to Shimelle's Journal Your Christmas on the 30th of NOvember ready to start the very next day- So anyway that meant I had no supplies, no album and no time to prepare and it means I am still plodding on through the album now. This is a very simpl LO even by my standards inspired by the get picky photo challengeThis was the inspiration

And if you haven't yet why don't you have a look at the latest Scrapbookers Anonymous challenge and use up some of button supply- find the challenge here

simple is good

It's great to get back into crafting with a simple sketch so the latest Stuck sketches was right up my street just a photo- a few strips of paper and a couple of embellishments and hey presto LO no 6 of 365This was the sketch

so sweet- so sassy

This LO si based on the latest Sassy sketch- well it was but it seems to have warped a bit in the process. I have three photos instead of two, the title has moved and those lovely dots round the LO in the sketch turned into flowers tucked around the flowers- so glad I managed to use up one of my Hambly sweet jars rub ons ( a reckless new purchase as I'm hopeless with rub ons ) (7/365)

Christmas presents

I thought I'd show some of my other crafty skills in this post. I made some gifts for my sister and her family she likes silly and frivolous as presents for Christmas and birthday- nothing useful unless its knickers!

So here's what I made

1. for my sister's son- a zombie eye t-shirt with reverse applique ( this is my son wearing a similar t-shirt)
2. For my sister

A vegan fox fur stole- she loves vintage clothing so i thought it would fit right in
3. For her husband to be-A hat and beard set ( you may notice from the picture above that it bears a stirking resemblance to his every day look!)

I only had a crochet pattern for a hat and beard and I can't crochet so I had to make up a pattern, the fox stole is from a pattern here and the t- shirt is from a crafty web site somewhere but I can't find it now

pop dots- I don't need asking twice

Twisted Sketches have some lovely sketches ( although I'm always a little unsure of when their deadline is- I may be too late!). They always have a twist to the sketch and this time it was pop dots- way too easy- you don't need to ask me twice to use a pop dot ( or foam tape mostly in my case) so here is my effort for sketch

(8/365)

the sketch

From Screen to Scrap

I feel so lucky at the moment- I am starting on three ( count em -three ) design teams this month- From Screen 2 Scrap have very kindly taken me on board- and this is my first effort for the blog.

The challenge is to use the movie poster for 9 to 5
and added with this

1. a red title

2. clocks

3. an 8Os photo ( well I failed on that one but the other two are there)

My Lo is called Playtime and shows Stanley in the middle of a game of Hide and Seek- peeking over a wall looking for his brother.

This is the poster