Fond Memories Card

Hi lovelies and welcome back to my blog.

Today I have a new make to share with you all which is my first Design Team inspiration project for A Perfect Time To Craft. This months challenge as always is Anything Goes and our sponsor for the month is Sheepski Designs 

Why not go on over and support our sponsor by looking at the shop here

For my piece I have used the beautiful Fair Lady image

I wanted to do something a little different and something I haven't done for a while so I got my inks out and made my own scenery background. I think she looks wonderful against the snowy hills and mountains looking up at the Aurora Borealis.

The products I have used to do this piece are as follows:

Fair Lady Digi Stamp

Promarkers and Spectrum Noir Markers

Versafin White Ink Pad

Stamping Sponges

Moon/Sun/Hills/Mountain Stencil

Island Indigo Ink Pad

Rich Razzelberry Ink Pad

Basic Black Card stock 

Whisper White Cardstock - Cut down to make a 5x7 card

Corner Punch

Tombow Glue

3d Foam Tape 

I hope you like what I have done and it inspires you to try something new and don't forget to pop on over to the challenge blog here and take a look at the other DT members inspiration and why not join in and enter the challenge.

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Brotherly Love

Hi all

Today I have another scrapbook layout to share with you all, this one is the one I briefly mentioned in my last scrapbook layout post.

Another difficult layout to do but needed to be done as the pictures used are filled with cherished memories.

So here is my Brotherly Love Layout

I have kept this layout simple as I felt it did not need much doing to it as the pictures speak for them selves. The top left hand picture is of my Hubby To Be and his little brother Sandor who is the youngest, and the bottom right picture is of hubby to be's little brother Sandor and his younger brother David who we suddenly lost on 16th August 2016.

So as you can imagine this was such a hard and upsetting layout to do but It felt the right time to do it. Now for some close up pictures of the layout.

I thought these Tim Holtz Small Talk stickers fitted really well with this layout.

I have used some retired Stampin' Up! products on this layout, the retired products I have used are Urban Underground Designer Series Papers and Urban Embellishments.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing this layout and it inspires you to scrap those happy memories of lost loved ones. Always remember do not feel bad for not doing these sort of layouts as of yet, you will do them when you feel ready.

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Hi Puddin Art Journal Page

Hi all

Today I have a new Art Journal Page to share with you all which is my inspiration piece for Challenge#2 - Anything Goes over at Day Dreamer Challenges.

This month we have two sponsors: 

Bugagoo Stamps and Cute As A Button

For my piece I have used an awesome digi called Harley from Cute As A Button and here it is:

As some of you know I absolutely love Harley so of cause when I spotted this image I just had to use it and do a layout in my art journal.

So for this layout I used the following products:

Harley Digi Stamp

Spectrum Noir Markers

Dylusions Large Art Journal

Dylusions Paint - Black 

DecoArt Paint - Red

Visible Image Stamp (HA HA)

White Signo Gel Pen

I hope you have enjoyed seeing what I have done for our second challenge over at

 Day Dreamer Challenges and I can not wait to see what you all do.

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Ice Steam Steampunkers Dream

Hi all

Today I am sharing with you all my latest piece which has been done for the August Bloobel Progressive Challenge.

Lisa is an amazing artist and I love ALL of her digi stamps so to get to work with them each month for the progressive challenge is so enjoyable.

This month Lisa designed some Ice Cream Digis' all different and all awesome, when It came to choosing which one I wanted to use for this challenge it was so tough but in the end Ice Cream Steam won for me, So here we have my creation

I absolutely LOVE Steampunk so of cause when I spotted this image I just had to get it and use it for the challenge.

To do this card I used the following products:

Ice Cream Steam Digi Stamp

Spectrum Noir Markers

Tim Holtz Gears Die

Factor 42 - Ironworks by Kaisercraft

Distress Ink - Vintage Photo

Kraft Card Stock

5x7 Card

Scissors

Tobow Glue

Foam Pads

Sequins

I fussy cut the Ironworks 12 x 12 paper down so I could place the pieces into different sections onto the card and layered some up on foam pads and glued others down to give it a 3D look. I also used my scissors to distress the edges on the paper. The sentiment was typed out, printed cut out and then I used Vintage Photo Distress ink.

I hope this inspires you to get involved in the progressive challenge for September, you can find all the challenge information on the Bloobel Facebook Group HERE.

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

I Am T-REX 12x12 Layout

Hello lovelies.

Today I have another Scrapbook Layout to share with you all, I am so behind on sharing these with you all :(.

This layout was done at a monthly crop I attend and I found doing this layout so hard but I felt ready to do it while there as It made things easier being surrounded by friends and other crafters.

So I will shut up blabbing and show you all.

This layout is of my hubby-to-be and his late brother David being their usual selves after the wedding of their Dad and Step-Mum... Yes for some strange reason on this evening they had decided to be a T-Rex HA HA. I will admit it was so funny when they were doing it.

A close up pictures of part of the layout

The reason this was such a hard layout to do is sadly we suddenly lost David on 16/08/16 but I knew I had to do this layout as it is such a cherished memory for us both and I knew hubby to be would appreciate it I do have another layout which includes David to share with you all but that will be another day.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing this layout and it made you smile even though in other ways it is upsetting. But I will say David was always the prankster and joker of the family and random funny things like on this layout were a daily thing.

Kelly 

Xx The Crafty Bat xX 

The Promise 6x6 Mini Album

Hi all

Today I have something very different and new to share with you all, well it is not a new creation to make but is something new for me to make, A beautiful 6x6 mini album which I have made by hand.

I have really been looking forward to sharing this with you all and have been working on this beauty bit by bit in-between my other projects and Design Team projects.

So here it is The Promise 6x6 Mini Album

The cover of this beautiful mini album has embossed designer series paper on the front and back and a beautiful pearl flower trim down the edges.

Now for the inside of the mini album

As you can see there is plenty of space on the pages to add photographs, journal-ling and much more each page has an insert which also has room for photographs and journal-ling.

This mini album has been made from scratch including the album cover, this has been made with a lot of love and care and I am so proud of this piece as It is my first ever mini album and most certainly will not be my last

This would make a perfect gift for a wedding due to the beautiful papers which have been used all the way through the album.

I hope you have enjoyed looking at this mini album as much as I have enjoyed bringing it to life and I hope it gives you lots of inspiration.

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

The Great Orme 12 x 12 Layout

Hi lovelies

Welcome back to another of my scrapbook layout blog posts. Todays post carries on from the Pistyll Waterfall layout.

On the same day of going to the waterfall we also went into Llandudno for the day and went to the top of The Great Orme, what a spectacular view it is and I loved seeing the Hill Of Names

Here is my layout

For this layout I used some of the now retired Up and Away Designer Series Paper

Thickers

Glitter Card

Doilies

Paper Snips

Tombow Glue

Craft Foam

Stampin Trimmer

I hope you have enjoyed seeing this layout as much as I enjoyed putting it together I thought the paper I used for this layout fitted it perfectly.

Kelly 

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Have A Sweet Day

Hi all

Today I have a progressive challenge make to share with you all. This piece has been made for the August Simply Betty Digi Stamps Challenge.

This month we were given and inspiration board of colours which had to be used in the creation along with a few other guidelines to follow.

Here is the mood board of colours we needed to include

So here is what I have done for this months challenge

The products I used to do this card are as follows: 

Strawberry Rio Digi Stamp

Whisper White Card (Cut to make a 5x7 card)

Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper

2017-2019 In Colour Stampin Write Markers

Spectrum Noir Markers

Pearl Embellishments

White Gel Pen

Tombow Glue

Foam Adhesive Strips

Score Board

Stampin' Trimmer

Corner Punch

I hope you like what I have done for with this months image for the progressive challenge. I hope this has given you some inspiration.

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Pistyll Waterfall 12x12 Layouts

Hi all

Today I have a couple of scrapbook layouts to share with you all from our visit to a beautiful waterfall in Wales.

Here is the first layout of us at the Pistyll Rhaeadr Waterfall

We had a wonderful day out in Wales and this waterfall was beautiful to see, just a shame that while we were there it was raining

Now for some close up shots of the layout.

On this layout I used some of the Tim Holtz Small Talk stickers which I think fitted these pictures perfectly. Behind the last photo I slotted in the parking ticket we saved as I knew I wanted to include it on this layout.

Now for the second Layout of the Waterfall

Of cause we both took plenty of pictures it was just too beautiful not too. We only got to look at the waterfall from the very bottom and look up to the top as to get to the top would have taken 20 minutes walking, which due to having fibromyalgia was a no go for me :( boooo.

Now for some close ups

Again I used some of the Tim Holtz Small Talk Stickers which I thought fitted perfectly with the layout and pictures. I also used my corner rounder on the pictures.

Products used for both layouts:

12x12 Papers

Tim Holtz Small Talk Stickers

Flower Stickers

Thickers

Corner Punch

Foam Tape

Tombow Glue 

Paper Trimmer

Canon Selphy Printer

We also visited The Great Orme in Llandudno on the same day which I have also done a layout on and I shall be sharing that with you on another blog post. I look forward to sharing that layout with you all.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my two layouts and they inspire you.

Kelly

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Dragon Tales of Morpheus

Hi all

Well it is that time again over at Sheepski Designs Facebook Group, It is time for another Anything Goes challenge.

For this month's inspiration make I have used the following Image

Morpheus

So here is what I have created 

The products I have used for this piece are as follows:

Morpheus - Digi Stamp

Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock

Antique Frame Die Cut

Hills Die Cut

Wicked Times Designer Series Paper

Ribbon

Tombow Glue

Spectrum Noir Markers

Martha Stewert Edge Punch

Star Punch

Moon Stamp

Verse, Dragon and Bat Stamp

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

You can find all of the wonderful Digi Stamps on the Etsy store: SheepSki Designs

You can also use this code on any purchase in the Etsy store: SKIKELLY10

I hoe you have enjoyed seeing my DT inspiration for this months Anything Goes Facebook Group Challenge, and I look forward to seeing what you all do.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

2 Crafty Critters Crazies - Feature a creature

Country View Challenges - Blues and Greens

Fussy and Fancy Challenge - Things With Wings

Crafty Animals - Always Anything Goes

Koala T Crafts - Turquoise Or Yellow Or Balloons

Breena and Bear

Hi all

Today is new challenge day over at Scrapping4FunChallenges and this months theme is Anything goes and the sponsor for this challenge is Sheepski Designs.

For my inspiration piece I have used one of Sheepski Designs digi stamps called

 Breena and Bear

So here is my creation and I hope it gives you lots of inspiration

I have also taken some pictures from the side of this beauty of a statement card

I have used the following products to bring this piece to life:

Breena and Bear Digi

Spectrum Noir Markers

Whisper White Cardstock

Marina Mist Cardstock

Indigo Blue Ink 

Stampin Sponges

Variety of Die Cuts

Silver Foil Card

Star Punch

Stickles - Star Dust 

Tombow Glue 

Paper Snips

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my creation for this month and I can not wait to see what you all do for this challenge.

Kelly 

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

I would like to enter this into the following challenge:

Koala T Crafts - Turquoise or Yellow Or Balloons