Memory Maze blog hop

I'm sorry this blog have been quiet this week, but I have been working on sunday's blog post at Memory Maze and the blog hop starting on monday (and a new The Studio Challenges layout and some CSI color challenges - all so you can have fun!)

Are you ready to hop with us and to win some cool prizes along the hop?

Got Wheels (CSI Case File #71)

Earlier this spring my oldest son said he NEVER would buy a scooter - according to him scooters are dead boring. But his younger brother bought one, the oldest want tried it out - and now he wants one, too. What a shame he has spent all his savings on computer games....




Background paper: Lemon Owl. Other papers: Studio Calico, Kaiser Kraft. Washi: Teresa Collins.
 Chipboard: Memory Maze. Wood weeners: Studio Calico. Alpha: Webster Pages (grey), Sassafras Lass (red).
Pens: Zig. Flair: AC

 Some detail photos:

This layout is my take on CSI Case File#71:

How I solved the case:

All colors & sketch is used.
Evidence: Bicycle, doodling, bird (on flair)
Testimony: Add hearts to your journaling spot


Don't you love this challenge/case file??

The London Eye (A new The Studio Challenge is up!)

Hi!

Are you as much as a sketch fan as I am? In that case, check out this great sketch from The Studio Challenges, created by Valerie.

I used this sketch to make this page about the London Eye:

Petterned paper, washi & banners: Teresa Collins. Chipboard: Memory Maze. Flairs: The Paper Bakery
Alphas: Webster Pages (thin), Crate Paper (fat)

Closeup photos focusing on chipboard from the May sponsor Mamory Maze:

Chipboard painted with acrylic paint.

Inked chipboard words. Painted hipboard cogs

I took my family to London during the Easter break, and it was a wonderful trip, even if it was cold and without any signs of spring. I just love London, and have visited the city several times, but this is the first time with kids. And thay had a blast, too - there is so much to see and do in London. We visited the usual tourist traps as Madame Tussauds, the London Eye, the aquarium and Hamleys, but we did a lot of walking, too, and got to see a lot of known places: Big Ben, Trafalguar Squares, parks, Covent Garden etc etc. We only had four days, so we didn't reach every place worth seeing, but we're surely coming back. And beware of more London layouts in the future :-)


What do you say - do you want to play with us at The Studio Challenges, and maybe find out how to win a fabolous prize from the chipboard manufactorer Memory Maze? You have the entire month of May to do so. Welcome!

Spring Cleaning - CSI Case File #70

I wish spring was just about pretty flowers blooming, sunny, warmer days, and letting go of the heavy winter boots and clothes. All those mentioned are off course a huge part of the season called spring, along with a massive increase in day light hours in my part of the world, but there is one important issue which I must not forget:

Spring Cleaning!

Patterned papers: MME (Green), SEI (the rest). Chipboards: SEI. Wooden butterflies: Studio Calico
Alphas: AC (large), October Afternoon (small). Bling: Scrappers Choice

After a long winter both the house, the patio and the outdoor furniture need a good cleaning. And it's amazing what the snow and ice hide: old, often broken, toys, remains from the new year eve fire works etc etc.

This layout is my first layout as a DT member at CSI, and my example for Case File #70.

Don't you love the colors and the journaling promts?

Here is how I solved the case:

Colors: All five used
Evidence: Vertical stripes, wood (butterflies), flowers (printed on chipboards)
Testimony: Documenting spring


Do you need to do spring cleaning, too, or can you enjoy just the pretty parts?

You'll never know if you don't try...

My youngest son, the 10 years old, is a very creative boy. He has tons if ideas, and is very DIY - and he has technical skills and the patience to try out what occupies his brains. The internet is a true source for getting clever ideas, like transforming an ordinary electronic fly killer to an electro shock baton - oh, was I happy for that one (insert ironic grin here), but he also wants to invent new, never seen or done before, creations.

Last summer he wanted to test out what happened if he attached an oversized A-framed wing to his bike. Would he jump longer with the wing on? Would he be able to fly if he run fast enough? He claims he jumped longer, but admits he never succeeded in taking off...

Patterned papers: AC, Lily Bee Designs, Studio Calico. Die Cuts: Crate Paper. Alpha: Jillibean Soup
Flairs: The Paper Bakery

I got the idea for the design of this layout when I saw Sketch #2 at The Paper Bakery blog. I have rotated the sketch to make it fit my three landscape oriented photos better, but except for that I have stayed pretty close to the sketch.


Did you notice the fun mix of papers and the lovely flairs? They are all from The Paper Bakery.I have been looking for a scrap kit club for a while - some times it's handy to grab coordinated papers and embellishments when you have an idea and don't want to spend time on putting it all together yourself. I have tried out a few clubs, but haven't been happy with them - either the kits weren't my style, they were over prized or had lousy customers services (or a combination of these three). Then I stumbled upon The Paper Bakery, put in an order as I fell in love with both their kits and the flairs, and so far I'm very happy with them. No, I'm not sponsored to promote them - I just wanted you to take part in my experience :-)

Closer to 50 than 40

Yepp, it's the truth...

I remember when my father turned 50. I thought he was so old! I'm sure I'm not as old as he was at my age!

All material except white cardstoch (Bazill)s: The Paper Bakery April Scrapbooking Kit (Papers WP/Alison Craft + AC/Dear Lizzy. Alpha: Jillibean Soup. Die Cuts: Crate Paper. Feather: Bella Blv. Washi: Prima.  Flair: The Paper Bakery)

Some details:


Btw, the paper with arrows is from Studio Calico's April Card Kit
Photo taken by scrapping buddy  Petra Offrell/Pysselpetra at her place  

Journaling says: " I might as well face it: I'm closer to 50 than 40. I can see retirement hitting me fast! But as it seems as "The 60YOs are the new 50YOs", there might be lots of good years ahead."


As you might know, there are two DTs at Once Upon A Sketch (OUAS), team A and team B, which alternate every second month. I'm on team B, and May is Team A's month, so I'm not up on the OUAS blog this month. But I couldn't resist plying with this month sketch and theme, and the layout above is my take on the challenge.

Sketch:

Theme: Numbers!!!

This month, we ask you to include a number , ANY number, on your layout. It has to be VISIBLE on your layout and it can be in your title or part of your journalling. It can be a date, an age, a house number, an anniversary, the number of children you have, the number of pets ....anything you like. But please make sure that there is some explanation through your journalling, somewhere on your page or blog about what this number means to you.

 

I replaced one of the photos with a tag, but still did stay pretty close to the sketch. And yes, I journaled about numbers - my age.

 

 

What do you say? Do you want to give the challenge a try?
Please head over to the OUAS blog to see more fabolouse exambples from the DT and to see who this month's sposnsors are!

Cards for Memory Maze

This month I have a post at the Memory Maze blog about 3D Stackum Sheets. Not do Memory Maze only have a large range of chipboards in the shop, but they do have a large number of 3D Stackum sheets, too. They are printed A4 sheets, ready to cut, layer and embellish as you wish. They are originally design for cards, but who say you can't use them for OTPs or layout, if you want to?

In the blog post I give examples on how you can pimp up your cards by changing backgrounds and adding other embellies. To see the supply list, and to get the entire tutorial, please visit the Memory Maze blog post.

Here are the cards I made for the post and some close up photos showing details and layers:


Fairy Card:

Happy Birthday Card:

Dancer Girl Card

Have you ever tried using these kind of cut out sheets to make cards or embellies?