Memory Book

Cricut Imagine Cartridge - Elise & Country Carnival

Chipboard book from stash

Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Crackle Paint - Milled Lavender

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Milled lavender

Embellishments from stash

This project was originally goingto be a monogram birthday card for my friends daughter, but as you see it developed into a memory book spelling out the name. It is a project that I have been hoping to do for a while now, and this was the ideal opportunity.

I painted the chipboard pages initially with kaisercraft eggshell paint, then coated the outside edges with the distress crackle paint, giving it a lovely lilacy glow. The crackles of the paint were accentuated with the co ordinating distress ink in the Tim Holtz range.

The lettering is from the Cricut Imagine cartridge Country Carnival and I managed to transfer the patterns from the Elise cartridge, for a really pretty girly colour pallette.

Each page has a space for journalling for my friends daughter to record memories of best friends, family, special times, and favourite things.

I apologise that the quality of the photos are not great, I am in the process of learning, and for some reason these just did not work. I am really aiming to improve.

Thanks for taking the time to look.

 

Finally # 3 - From Me

I really enjoyed making this for Dad, I was able play around with my stamps and inks, the creating that I really enjoy.
Apart from the tiny background newspaper print (printed from the Imagine country carnival cartridge), and the text on this card, it is all stamped and inked.

I was naughty a couple of weeks ago and succombed to another set of Tim Holtz stamps (well they were in the sale and it would have been rude not to !!?!), and I put them to good use here, the bike, clock face and chequered numbers had a vintage London feel to them - perfect for Dad.   The London theme of course, not the vintage......how could you think such a thing ! hehe (only joking Dad x)

I used the faux herringbone stitched ribbon rub-ons in the background (that was a mouth full).
I made the scrolls in the cluster around the photos and stamped and embossed in copper the padlock and key.

Really love those stamps, so keep an eye open, they may crop up some more!

Thanks for looking, bye.

Second of 3 - Father's Day, Tom's Creation

Cricut Imagine Cartridge, JT & Country Carnival

Ranger Alcohol Inks - Slate, Salmon, Latte & Silver blender

This card is entirely Tom's creation, and once he had been shown how to apply the inks he was well away. He even operated the cricut imagine (with a slight bit of driection from me) The shield and wings was cut from the JT cartridge, layered over 3 layers and was actually made into a badge (by attaching a safety pin to the back) because Tom was so pleased with it. I will have to make sure that his Dad does spend some time wearing it otherwise Tom will be offended (hehe!)

The lettering was cut from the Country Carnival cartridge, and coloured with patterns from the JT cartridge (all very clever stuff).

ABC,,, Layout

I have been wanting to get back to scrapbooking, and Stephen created the perfect opportunity for me the other day. We were drawing and making in my craft room, and Stephen was asking about letters and numbers, so I thought I would give him the chance to write his name. I faintly wrote it out in pencil for him to over write, and I was amazed how accurate and how much concentration he had - the results were great - well I would think that wouldn't I, he is my son. :).

I grabbed the chance for him to write all of our names, and I created the layout so I wouldn't lose them.
The journalling explains all, but basically watching Stephen play you would not imagine that he is capable of sitting still and actually having the patience to write - but he is so considered in how he colours its comical (but he mustn't see you laugh, that spoils the moment). There are usually big deliberations, and contemplations when faced with colouring a character, and the result would be a strategically placed spot/line. A huge anti-climax....

Tom on the other hand (even now still) likes to do everything just right and isn't happy unless he feels he is good at something - yet, when making, phew, he is like a bull in a china shop. He gets an instant idea runs with it until he's finished, all within the space of 2 minutes flat. Exhausting to watch....

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it, thanks.

Recipe

Bazzill basic card - white

JT Cricut Imagine carttridge for patterns

Country Carnival Cricut Imagine Cartridge (ABC)

Robotz cricut cartridge

Backing papers, ribbon, rub-on from stash

I did try something new on this layout. I layered Stephens writing onto the backing paper and then stitched around the outside. I have tried doing this before but without success because the machine would usually leave a big knotted mess. But I loosed the stitch tension slightly on the machine , stitched, and it worked YAY!  needless to say I will be doing this again (keep your eyes peeled for it hehe).

I used the JT cartridge to print the background for the ABC's and the dog robot - using the red blue and white colourway from Stephens jumper as the theme.

I couldn't choose which photo to use, I loved the black & white one just as much, so worked them both into the layout.