Forgeries on the Fourth

On Thursday I promised I would be back with my Counterfeit Kit forgeries.

Remember these bits in the kit...

well here is how I created mine...

My little machine helped me to cut my words from some gold card stock...

(not the best photo!)

...before I hunted for a different bit of stash that I just knew was hanging around somewhere.

A friend, quite sometime ago, gave me a very thin sheet of "wood"...

At the time I did't know what to do with it but knew it would be useful at some point of my crafty life.

Armed with some punches, stamps, ink and rub ons, I set to work to create my wooden

shapes...

...and I love how they have turned out.

The epherema was a bit more difficult but google images, stamps and a pair of scissors

sorted that out however as I've been busy doing this....

...for The Child's birthday today, I haven't had time to take the photos.
I promise to be back tomorrow with those.

Now what are you waiting for, get forging!!!

...And In With The New!

2015!!!!

Maybe if I blink it will be 2016, that seems to be what happened last year.

Welcome to my part in the first Counterfeit Kit blog hop of the new year.

You will already have been introduced to the kit itself 

but just in case you need a reminder...

Photo Credit

This Hip Kit really appeals to me for Winter scrapping, the colours aren't too Christmassy

and can also be used for many other projects if you don't have too many Christmas photos

(like me!)

So, following on from Susanne, who I am sure has made a gorgeous kit,
here is my January Counterfeit Kit
"In With The New"...

and here it all is broken down....

Amy Tangerine Stitched – Applique Paper

Amy Tangerine Stitched – Flora Paper

Amy Tangerine Stitched – Loom Paper

Amy Tangerine Stitched – Map of My Heart Paper

Amy Tangerine Stitched – Thrifted Paper

Pebbles – Happy Day – Sunday Paper Paper

Heidi Swapp – September Skies – Aspen Paper

Heidi Swapp – September Skies – Afternoon Breeze Paper

Heidi Swapp – September Skies – Meadow Bloom Paper

Amy Tangerine Stitched – Ephemera

Amy Tangerine Stitched – Rub-Ons

 Dear Lizzy Serendipity – Gold Word Thickers

Pebbles – Happy Day – Woodgrain Thickers

Evalicious – Photo Shoot – Wood Veneer Shapes

Photo Shoot – Puffy Stickers

I also added...

...just because I like them.

There are also a few nice bits in the add-on kit which I may or may not add in along the way...

Lisa has created a PINTEREST board with all the bits and pieces to look at individually too.

Angela is next on your hop, will she be digital this month?

Why not keep hopping and take a look...

...hang on!!!! 

Just before you go, make sure you drop back to see my Forgeries on the Fourth.

Until then Happy New Year, I hope it's a good one for us all!

Out With The Old....

So 2014 has gone by in a flash and I like to think that for most of it

I stuck to my "One Little Word"

although the last 6-8 weeks have been so manic

that I fell of the edge.

Next year (that'll be tomorrow) I will not put as much

pressure on myself to blog everyday as I know it

just won't happen so I will here as and when I need to be.

Tomorrow is also Counterfeit Kit reveal day

and I haven't even put my kit together yet!

Here's what I did yesterday though...

Two of my least favourite hobbies all in one day.

Two hobbies I used to love but now feel like a chore.

I have another birthday very soon, The Child's 16th so I don't think I can

get out of that one!!

Well, I do hope to be around a little more often than I have been lately

and I hope you'll pop in every now and again to see what I've been up to.

Until then, whatever you are doing tonight, take care, stay safe and

Happy New Year

Christmas Kit @ Wearcrafts Part Two

Woohoo! I remembered this time!

Here I am back with two more layouts from the sold out Christmas kit

from Jen at Wearcrafts.

Virginia has also been playing with this kit so hop on over to see her

layouts too.

I love this photo from Christmas last year and must remember to take a nice photo again this year

when the hoards descend on Boxing Day!

This photo always makes me chuckle.

The Child hated Santa with a passion so much so that she screamed the place down

every time we got close. What she didn't know was this particular Santa was her Daddy

and yes she still screamed the place down!!!!

Thank you for following me and my blog this year, 

wherever you are and whatever you are doing, I wish you all a very Happy Christmas.

xoxoxox

Christmas Kit @ Wearcrafts Part One

Where are these days melting away to?

I blinked at it was Saturday and a day late with my Wearcrafts post.

Apologies to Alpha Leader Jen and Virginia

for letting the side down.

Anyway the kit was lovely, yes, was, all gone I'm afraid!

You have to be quick to grab these £5 kits!

Here is my first layout...

...a little incomplete as I need a title adding just about that tab right there on the left!

Probably taken about 10 years ago now, so where do the years go? Never mind the days!!!!

I'll be back tomorrow with more...

All Good Things...

...come to an end and here I am with my second and final layout for
The Memory Nest.
The sketch from Crystal is a s follows...

My layout is also about how all good things come to an end

and the line of shoes drying out in the Madagascar sunshine

was the perfect way to tell that story.

Since arriving home from Madagascar there have been approximately 50 deaths 

in the capital due to the Plague, as if they haven't got enough to deal with!

Thank you Leslie and team over at the Memory Nest for having me on board for December.
Happy Christmas to you all!!!

Quick Cards

Just a few 10 minute cards that I created for my part in the 

Special Month of Crafting for December's Counterfeit Kit.

We don't really do Christmas cards in our family so I took on the birthdays.

Considering I started as a card maker, I have really gone off making cards, what about you?

Did you start as a card maker and move to scrapbooking or have you always been a scrapbooker first and foremost?