Why can't you photograph Purple?

What is it about the colour purple? Why is it soooooo difficult to photograph? It looks blue/not purple when photographed!! OK I'm rubbish with the camera & it's not a top of the range but that is no excuse ............................. But I've tried :-)

2 cards for the purple challenge on Hels blog - they are purple Hels! :-)

Kick Start!

Well I've been kick started to finish a layout that I started a while ago - well I'd got some bit's & pieces together but not done much else! So this morning I saw the challenge on DewDropCraftz blog 'Items from Nature' & got to work!

We tend to go to the beach more in the winter months & I love beachcombing :-) I was on my own & how do you take a photo of yourself on your own? Yes I pointed the camera downwards & took a photo of my feet :-)

The stripey paper reminded me of deckchairs & I used pebbles & shells collected from the beach in the layout as well.

The shell motif's at the top & bottom are a stencil which I outlined for definition. Not the most conventional layout perhaps but I enjoyed doing it & it brings back happy memories for me :-)

DewDrop Craftz challenge

I've entered my pumpkin layout in the autumn colours challenge over in DewDrop Craftz blog here Nice challenge Nikki :-)

Another Baby Card!

This is my challenge card for Crafts by Carolyn - the tag challenge. I made another baby card!



There is a reason behind all the baby cards - a local shop sells a range of lovely baby/toddler clothes, presents for new mums, christening gowns, really nice toys etc The only thing that she doesn't sell is handmade cards. I pointed this out when I took my MIL to look & said that I made cards so was invited to take some down to show her. She hadn't been impressed by the cards that other people have taken her so I'm a little apprehensive about showing her mine ................................. I'm trying to pluck up courage to take them & show her. They are all bagged up nicely but I've never done this before so just keep putting it off & making more 'just in case I take them' cards! LOL

My Third Layout

This was done for a challenge at Sticky Fixers Craft Club. We had to include the word Passion or Passionate, 2 hearts & a button. Now passion/passionate usually brings to mind hearts & flowers & girly pink - but I went down a different route ...........................



The picture was taken in New Hampshire USA - a barrow of pumpkins & squash with such gorgeous colours & shapes. The leaves I bought in Michaels craft shop in Rhode Island & they were ideal for this layout - note to Calvin - they are not real :-) The colours of the leaves there in Autumn were gorgeous & I did investigate ways to preserve them but then found these wonderful substitutes. The buttons were from my stash of buttons - yes I used a few!

Maddy's favourite!

Why is it Maddy's favourite you may ask ......................................

Well it's Maddy's favourite when it's full of sweeties!!

It's the tin I keep in the car for our expeditions :-) It started out in life as a travel sweet tin. I then, after washing it out, alcohol inked it (& unlike Calv didn't put flames anywhere near my alcohol ink!!) I then cut out weety with my Go slim sizzix alphabet in mount board & used another alphabet for the S - I then inked the letters & used a white gel pen to do the x's & then stuck them on the lid.

Hmmmm - went out with Maddy this afternoon - maybe need to replenish the stocks in the tin :-) - The fairies ate them!

Second layout

So here is my second layout. My son was a member of the band Xi (formerly Aeon), he was the keyboard player until they disbanded late last year. They had been together for 11 yrs gigging all round the UK. I started printing out the pic of him (top right hand corner) & the ink was running out - it was supposed to be the main black & white focus picture but I liked the effect so it became a 'happy accident' & part of the layout :-)

I used Rockstar paper by DCWV and the matching ribbon & Rock and Roll tag & star. The guitar was given to me by my SIL in the USA (she is an ex radio DJ). I stuck small gems (diamond like) to highlight the Rock Star & Dream on the backing paper & popped on one of the bands badges too.

Think I got the achievement sentiment when I was in the USA & the box with the metal eyelet letters doesn't have a label on it so I'm sorry I don't know who made them.

So there you have it - my second layout.