Deal Beach

You might notice an inky theme to my latest pages...and this one combines another favourite with it.....the sunbursts!  I made this page for this weeks theme on the Tando Creative blog which is red, yellow and orange and it fits nicely with the messy challenge over at Simon Says Stamp and Show too.

I started with the ink - I had a nice glimmer mist set in appropriate colours, so I started with a spritz of each of the colours across my page, and then made a little red and orange puddle for the drips.  The papers are all October Afternoon, the red is Cakewalk, the oranges are Midway as well as the 1st hello and then the final yellow is from the Farmhouse range.  I made my sunburst template on a sheet of paper and then cut it out, bent the pieces and stitched them down the middle.  The photo is an instagram of my kids on the beach at deal and the colours went really well...it isn't a super photo but it is a great memory that I detail lots more on the back of the page.  Now onto the Tando goodies - I used 3 of their cogs which I inked and embossed with silver and gold powder, then I added shells and a wood veneer boat and tried to wrap some of the cotton ends around underneath so it looks a little like a fishing net.  The last few touches were the alpha which is a mixture of thickers and prima lettering, some orange lace and sequins too.

Bembridge Beach

Hello - happy new year everyone (sorry been busy with all the festivities and then decorating and sorting and all sorts so I haven't been around that much! apologies).  Here is a page I did a while back for A Trip Down Memory Lane - there are full instructions over on the blog - here is a link for you.  I used the lovely October Afternoon Cake Walk papers, not just for birthdays and had a go at a folded circle technique to add some extra texture to the page.  Behind the photo are 2 more tabs full of pictures and journalling.

The photo was from our rather wet trip to the Isle of Wight..this was on one of the sunnier days (not entirely sunny) and we actually got to a beach - the kids loved the little rock pools and that was a super tyre swing they all had a go on, as well as a tree hollow up high which you had to try and through pebble in to.  I got a shot of my eldest with the lovely shingle background and then the photos behind are of the kids on the tyre swing.

Who shall I get next?

I love this photo from the summer, we are in my brothers garden and the kids are having a water fight.  My son has his cousins cup and is just weighing up who he should throw water over next!  I love the photo and the sun on the side of his face.

I used October Afternoons 9 to 5 and Cakewalk collections for this page which I made for the gallery over at ATDML.  I started the page with a starburst pattern - it is really hard to see on the photo as I stitched in red (I'd seen a similar effect on a white page on pinterest :)) so it stands out more when you see the page in real life - but not in photos!  I then used lots of offcuts and small bits of paper to layer behind the photo.  There is lace, I punched out a strip with my Martha Stewart doily lace punch and then used the waste to sprinkle on the page too.  The journalling is behind the photo - I made my own tab out of paper offcuts (I really like doing this as it is so easy) and you can see the string stapled to it so it can be pulled out.  The title is a mix of Girls Paperie and October Afternoon, then a few splatters of white acrylic and there you go.

The ultimate chocolate cake

I was sent some beautiful Cake Walk and 9 to 5 papers by Mel and Jill at A Trip Down Memory Lane this month.  You can see some beautiful creations in the gallery here.

So this is the 1st of 2 pages (and a mini book) that I made.  I tried something a little different as I didn't crumple up any of the papers - so it looks a little flat to me, but it was good to try something new.  I made a little patchwork of papers behind the photo and then zig zag stitched it on, I also added a second photo edging it with lace and stapling on a little tag.  I added lots of flicks of white paint, and used the yearology stamps and white embossing powder for the months.  The title is the Ali Edwards font and I cut this out on my silhouette.

Onto the photo - having seen amazing cakes on the web, my cakes aren't;  but they are made with love and my kids are incredibly appreciative of them even when they don't quite work.  So this was for my eldest and he named it 'the ultimate chocolate cake' it is chocolate cake, with melted chocolate poured over it and then slices of mars, crunchie, rolos, maltesers, dairymilk and smarties stuck on the top.  The down side is that all that chocolate makes it very hard to cut......but it does taste good :)

I'll be back with more of my creations later on in the week.