A Bit More Relaxing

After the tale of woe for the beginning of this challenge I feel I am on safer ground this time. What could be more relaxing than a day on the beach listening to the waves gentle rhythm, searching the rock pools for interesting creatures and collecting shells to take home as a memento. Sounds idyllic and if you can find a secluded beach that takes a bit of effort to get onto then totally possible!

Materials used:

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles - A Taste of Summer 

Scribbles Designs - Beachball 

Scribbles Designs - Sand Bucket 

Scribbles Designs - Wishing You Some Sunshine

X-Press It card

printer card

X-Cut dies alphabet set

Copic pens:

bucket - Y02, Y15, Y19, YR16

spade - GO2, G17, G29, G99

pinwheel and beach ball - yellow and green combos + E15, B21, B23, B26

                                          R29, R39, R59, R89     V05, RV69, RV66, V09

starfish - R30, R20, R22, R24

The background is made up using different papers from the A Taste of Summer set and the letters are also cut from one of the papers. I have torn the wave paper to try to show some separation in them.

The beach ball and bucket images are coloured and fussy cut then arranged on the background. I used foam pads to attach them to add some dimension to the card.

The challenge runs until the 1st September and our optional twist is a focus on relaxation. If you would like to challenge yourself, create a project designed to send someone a message to help them relax and rejuvenate or a project that depicts relaxation in some manner. 

In order to be considered eligible for this month's prizes, remember that general types of projects/posts will not qualify for the prizes unless they are also positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature.

Prizes this month include:
The A Taste of Summer Kit, a digital scrapbooking kit from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles, our guest sponsor for this month, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants.
One image (value of $5 or less) from Scribbles Designs, for the post or project that the team deems most inspiring of the bunch based on all qualifying entrants.
One digital image from Creative Bug Digital SnapShots for each person chosen as a DT Delight. 

I do hope that you can join us this month. Thanks for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #112 - Anything Goes 
Creative Fingers #169 - Anything Goes 
A Bit More Time To Craft #98 - Anything Goes 
Crafts Galore Encore #66 - Anything Goes 
Scribbles Designs #80 - Include A Sentiment 
Tales From The Craft Room #7 - Summer Fun! 
Your Scrapbook Place #August - Anything Goes 

Who's been at the catnip?

The image for the progressive challenge at Limited Runs is a very spaced out looking cat. I could not resist making this ATC with it.

Materials used:

Limited Runs - Kitty Playing

X-Press It card

blue card

red card

spiral die

Copic pens:

fur: C0, C1, C3,C C5, C7, C9 100

eyes: YG11, G12, G14, YG06, G05

platform: E31, E33, E35, E39        R29, R39, R59, R89

cat toy: B24, B28, B39

Thanks for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa 

Entering the following challenges:

Limited Runs Facebook Group Progressive Challenge #29 

Little Patch of Crafty Friends #111 - Anything Goes 

Not Just Cards #August - Anything Goes 

Show Us Your Pussycats Challenge #45 - Furrything Goes With A Cat 

Creative Fingers #169 - Anything Goes 

A Bit More Time To Craft #97 - Anything Goes 

August Progressive Challenge at Scrapper's Delights

Another month, another challenge at Scrapper's Delights. This month there is a choice of two images for you, a fence or a wall. As I have used the fence before I opted to use the wall this time around.


                                

Materials used:Scrapper's Delights - Wall (available on request from Facebook Page 
Scrapper's Delights - Deer 3  
Polka Doodles - Rose Budd CD rom Collection  
X-Press It card 
printer card 
7" x 5" card blank 
Presscut Book dies set 
Card Making Magic 7" x 5" die set 
small alphabet peel off stickers 
white paint pen 
Copic pens: 
deer - E11, E13, E15, E18     E50, E51, E53, E55 
nose - E59, E39, E30 
eyes - E37, E35 
wall - W1,W3, W5, W7     C1, C3, C5, C7grass - G21, G24, G94,            G99

The background paper on the card is taken from the Polka Doodles Rose Budd CD and printed on white card.

The background paper for the ATC is a scrap I had in my stash, I can't remember where it came from.

This is the card I made using the fence image in April last year. You can find the details on the original post here.
(The links to the images are from the old store so will not work now.)

I hope you will be able to join in the fun this month. Remember you can request either the wall or the fence image to work with. All the details are on the Scrapper's Delights Facebook Page. 


Thanks for visiting. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:

Creative Fingers #169 - Anything Goes 

Simply Create Too #152 - Anything Goes 

Crafting With An Attitude #54 - Anything Goes 

A Bit More Time To Craft #97 - Anything Goes 

Creative Moments #174 - Anything Goes 

Through The Craft Room Door #6th August - Anything Goes 

Get Creative Challenges #83 - Anything Goes 

Passionate Paper Creations Facebook Challenge - Get Well

And Relax!

The DT at Path of Positivity have had their summer break and are back with a new challenge with the optional theme of Relaxation. Summer is of course the time most people kick back for a while and recharge the batteries. Here in England and elsewhere in Europe we have been experiencing some mini heatwaves so it has been impossible not to relax, it's too hot to do anything else!
We have just got back from a few days with our eldest daughter and her husband in Copenhagen. It's a lovely city and well worth a visit there is just so much to do and see. Being very flat meant that I was able to get about and do a fair bit of walking.

Ok I admit not all the holiday was relaxing, the day our passports and money were stolen was not so good but no one was hurt and the British Embassy were brilliant producing emergency ones so we could get home. Once the shock was over we thoroughly enjoyed our extra three day stay and I would still say that Copenhagen is the safest place I've been too.

Moral of the story, make sure everything is done up properly so you don't offer easy temptation to opportunist thieves!

This month we get to work with a lovely digi set from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles called A Taste of Summer available from Scribbles Designs (the link is below). I have teamed it up with a couple of holiday photos featuring the iconic Little Mermaid statue and an interloper!

Materials used:

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles - A Taste of Summer 

photos

12 x 12 card

Just as a change this whole project is done digitally. I could have printed off the elements and cut and pasted with glue but decided to try and see what I could do with my limited knowledge of digital designing.

The background paper has been lightened using a graphics programme. The original is quite a bit darker so it was overpowering the photos.

The challenge starts on 5th August and runs until the 1st September and our optional twist is a focus on relaxation. If you would like to challenge yourself, create a project designed to send someone a message to help them relax and rejuvenate or a project that depicts relaxation in some manner.

In order to be considered eligible for this month's prizes, remember that general types of projects/posts will not qualify for the prizes unless they are also positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature.

Prizes this month include:
The A Taste of Summer Kit, a digital scrapbooking kit from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles, our guest sponsor for this month, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants.
One image (value of $5 or less) from Scribbles Designs, for the post or project that the team deems most inspiring of the bunch based on all qualifying entrants.
One digital image from Creative Bug Digital SnapShots for each person chosen as a DT Delight.

I hope that you can join us as we relax on the Path of Positivity. Thanks for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:
Get Creative Challenges #83 - Anything Goes 
613 Avenue Create #224 - Anything Goes 
A Bit More Time To Craft #97 - Anything Goes

New Release at Scrapper's Delights

There is a new release happening today at Scrapper's Delights. From today you will find a collection of delightful Chibi  images Sweet and Sassy Girls each with their own sentiments. Having trained originally as a librarian and worked most of my working life in schools I could not resist the 'I have a secret' image. I designed my card to be suitable to give to someone about to train as a teacher although it could also be used as an end of term 'thank you' card for a student teacher who has finished teaching practice.

I also made an ATC card with my colour practice image.

Materials used:

Scrapper's Delights - Sweet Sassy Girls 2

Back to School Digi paper (free)

notebook paper

7" x 5" white card blank

rectangle and square dies

X-Press It card

Copic pens:

skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04   R20

hair - E21, E25, E29

eyes - YG03, G14, G17, G29

T- shirt - YG03, YG17, YG67, G29

jeans - B91, B93, B95, B97, B99

boots - W3, W5, W7, W9   R89

Having been retired for two years now I have to admit that I do miss some aspects of work. I loved science lessons with the KS1 children, all that exploration and discovery to make while the wonder of it all was still fresh for them. Hunting mini-beasts, shooting balloons attached to bottles hanging on strings across the room, indoor fireworks that nearly set off the smoke alarms, making ice-cream without a freezer all good memories.

Do pop over to the Scrapper's Delights Store and take a look at the new images. Also you can find more inspiration from my fellow team members on the Scrapper's Delight Facebook Page and on the Blog.

Thanks for dropping in. Take care.

Pippa

Entering the following challenges:

Simply Create Too #152 - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft #97 - Anything Goes 

A Perfect Time To Craft #8 - Anything Goes 

Crafts Galore Encore #66 - Anything Goes 

Your Scrapbook Place #August - Anything Goes 

Crafting With An Attitude #54 - Anything Goes 

Addicted To Stamps and More #352 - Make Your Mark 

Crafting By Designs August - Anything Goes 

Crafty Gals Corner #197 - 3+ Layers 

Little Red Wagon #508 - Digi Do 

Through The Craft Room Door July 30 - Anything Goes