Sunday, 7 August 2022

RAF Cosford Airshow Digital Page

 



Over at Kate Hadfield Designs blog every month there is a digital scrapbook page template you can download completely free. I am very new to this but these templates make it so easy to create and I am having so much fun with them.



This month the template is Bannerific and it comes in different formats depending on which program you use to put them together.



I have recently been to the RAF Cosford Air Show. It has been cancelled for the last couple of years due to stupid Covid so really excited we could go this year.  As soon as I saw the 3 circles on the template it inspired me to have a play. I knew I wanted to include the RAF roundel and my favourite planes.

The background is a photo of the Red Arrows. Normally there are 9 planes that fly in various formations and create the most amazing acrobatic display. This year there are only 7 so they have adapted many of their formations. As soon as you see the colours of the planes it makes me feel so very patriotic and super proud to be British so I wanted to used the same colours throughout my page.


The papers in the Red, White 'N Blue kit were the obvious choice so I used those to create the various layers. The 3 circles have my favourite planes. My first love as a child was the Spitfire. I used to build the little Airfix kits, paint the detail on them with the tiny little tins of Humbrol paint and then hand from my bedroom ceiling with invisible cotton. 

The super fast plane is the Eurofighter Typhoon. This is the most amazing fighter jet, it is so fast and REALLY loud. When you go to an air show the acrobatics it can do, knowing it is such a big heavy plane, well it just takes your breath away. When the jets are burning as in this picture the noise is just epic. I get very squeaky and excited. 

It was such a fantastic sight to see the Spitfire and Typhoon flying together. I got quite emotional when you consider it is the perfect marriage of past & present. The Typhoon is having to fly so slow in comparison to the Spitfire and in some of the formations the perfect synchronicity was amazing.



For 2021/2022 they have given the Typhoon used for air shows a patriotic paint job so instead of being black it has a Union Jack theme to it. It really looks amazing seeing it flying so of course I had to include this into my page. I used the Great British Alpha for the numbers and the RAF banner (shame it isn't in capital letters though 😦)



We live in a suburb of Birmingham where the Commonwealth Games are currently being held. The Red Arrows flew over Alexander Stadium for the opening ceremony and as we are very close on the way they flew over our house. My neighbour over the road took this photo, you can see my house with the green car in the drive. We saw it from our back window going over the garden and then just after they put the colours on..... it was just EPIC. Then saw it on the TV a couple of minutes later flying over the stadium! Just a totally amazing moment we are so lucky to have seen.

We are going to Blackpool on 13th and 14th as there is an airshow that flies out at se along the promenade. I am working on Saturday until lunchtime so we will head up about 1pm, 2.5 - 3 hours drive so will get there quite late in the program but the red arrows are on at 5pm so we will see them. Stopping overnight so we get to see the full show on Sunday. Really looking forward to it as it is an amazing place to see them, thousands of people go and it is free! Weather is supposed to be very hot an sunny so plenty of suncream required and a hat.



If you fancy having a go with this template you can find it at the link. I am finding making digital pages a great way of saving memories and doing something creative with them instead of them just languishing in folders on the computer....

At Kate Hadfield Designs there are so many fabulous sets it is really easy to get inspired to use them. There are digital stamps which you can colour, coloured versions you can scrapbook or make into digital layouts. Papers, patterned overlays and doodles galore. No matter what your skill level there are so many goodies to play with.


Kate is really generous with her freebies which are readily available. If you sign up to the newsletter you get access to an extra subscriber area the Doodle Den where there are loads more freebies. There is a gallery full of projects by the Creative Team and customers and so much inspiration for crafters and teachers. I would highly recommend you pop over there and join in the fun.


Digital Scrapbook Page Details -


Template - Bannerific Freebie (Kate Hadfield Designs)

Digital Papers - Red, White N Blue (Kate Hadfield Designs)

Digital Alphabet - Great British Alpha (Kate Hadfield Designs)



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Wednesday, 3 August 2022

Hattori Guest DT

 


I was very lucky to be the random winner of challenge 51 at LeAnns World 101 Challenge



My prize was 2 images from the store and the opportunity to be a Guest Designer on the new challenge which starts today



I chose to work with Hattori which is a really cool image that I thought would be perfect for a birthday card for one of my twin great nieces. They will be 9 years old towards the end of this month and they have such different personalities. Liara is definitely a tomboy and this will appeal to her.

I wanted to make it quite a bold card so decided to stick to a monotone theme using mostly n
black and different shaded and tones of grey. I started by putting my papers together. The wonky striped background is from a VERY old Papermania pad. The central strip is an offcut from a Ki Memories 12" x 12" sheet of paper I bought years ago. I still have a bit left :)

Having selected the papers I used many of the colours from my vast collection of greys in the Promarkers range. Not quite 50 shades of grey but not far off to be honest.....

I used markers for the background and then pencils for the character. I experimented with the hair, she is a cool character and she obviously would not have a boring hairdo, she needed something a bit edgier.

The digital image is a tag shape so I matted this onto some silver card and then added onto black. The central strip was also layered with black as was the sentiment which was simply created in my computer. 

This is a very different image for me to work with and I am super pleased with how the card came out.

Please pop on over to the challenge at LeAnns World 101 Challenge and you could also a lucky winner like me.

Card Details -


Size - 6” Square

Digital Image - Hattori (LeAnn’s World 101)

Colouring Medium - Promarkers & Arteza Expert Pencils

Designer Papers - Black & White Mini Bangles (Ki Memories), Black & White Inspirations (Papermania)



I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order)



613 Avenue Create - #202207 Anything Goes / Black & White

Cardz 4 Galz - #178 Black & White plus 1 other colour

CD Sunday Plus - #90 - Anything Goes with a Digital Item

Colour Crazy Challenge - #29 Anything Goes with Colouring

Creative Fingers - #236 Anything Goes

Digi Choosday - #31 Anything Goes

Gem of A Challenge - #16 Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #186 Anything Goes

Penny’s Challenge - #527 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles - #30 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Happy Birthday

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - #415 Monochrome

Star Stampz Challenge Blog #36 - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

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K.I.S.S.I.N.G. in a tree for my Anniversary

 


It's time for another challenge over at The Paper Funday.
Our challenges are alway Anything Goes with an optional twist.
The twist this time is 'Friendship'


We are very fortunate to have 2 sponsors for each challenge this year which means we get to choose which artist we would like to work with. This is really great as it gives us double the choice. We are very lucky with the amazing sponsors that are lined up this year, many of which are old favourites and some that are new to me.

We are sponsored this month by Star Stampz and Fred She Said both of which I have created with before.


For this challenge I chose to work with this sweet image K-I-S-S-I-N-G. as I thought it would be lovely for an anniversary card for my hubby. We have been together for 33 years and although we didn't get married until nearly 13 years later we still celebrate the anniversary of us becoming a couple. Unfortunately things have been a little strained between us recently as my hubby is going through a difficult patch but we will work through it and I am sure it is only a temporary blip. Ultimately he is my best friend which also fits in with the challenge theme.

I coloured this image with Promarkers and a very fine brown liner pen to add bark detail onto the tree. As I am a sorry so and so I have lots of heart papers and shapes so pulled together my paper and ribbon and used black cardstock to add layers underneath the image. 

The sentiment is an old blog freebie from Sentiments 4 You which has unfortunately retired. I added some colour to the hearts and used a circle die to cut a black mat. This has then been added to the card with foam pads for dimension.

As a final touch I dragged out some peel off stickers (remember those?) which have a red heart outline and gold in the centre.

I hope you will join myself and our fabulous Team over at
The Paper Funday Challenge.

Card Details -


Size - 6”x6”

Digital Image - K-I-S-S-I-N-G (Star Stampz)

Digital Sentiment - Retired Freebie (Sentiments 4 You)

Dies - Framelits Circles (Sizzix)

Colouring Medium - Promarkers

Designer Paper - J’adore 8x8 (First Edition)

Embellishments - Ribbon, peel off stickers



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Monday, 1 August 2022

Stacy the Stegosaurus

 


Well how did that happen so quickly..... It is the start of a new month and we have a new image to play with for The Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge


Our New Blog Home is now up and running and all the challenges from today will be hosted from there. There is a challenge for each day of the week and we have ones that last for a month at a time. Lots of prizes on offer with individual ones for the specific challenges and sitewide ones for each calendar month.

Come on over and join in the fun at The Outlawz

This months at the Progressive Freebie Challenge we have been given this fab image 
Stacy The Stegosaurus from Dr. Digis House of Stamps.


I had planned my card layout out and gathered together the patterned and darker green papers from my scraps. I then selected a nice subtle patterned green background paper. These greens then dictated the overall colour scheme for my image.

I used Promarkers to put down the base layer of colour. I then added some shading using coloured pencils. I find these are a great way to add texture. Finally I added some pebbles in pencil for the dinosaur to walk on.

The sentiment is an old freebie from a blog called Tidbits Trinkets. I have obtained so many free images and sentiments from bloggers in the past and have of course kept them in my collection to use as and when required. When I create with them I go back to the blog so I can link back to them and give the relevant credit. It makes me so sad that there are many of these artists whose blogs have closed down over the years. I do hope some of them have become successful artists and perhaps sell on Etsy or something. It is such a shame for these talented people if they do not create any longer.

The Progressive Freebie challenge is a great opportunity to use images from different artists who you may not have used before. It helps to take you out of your comfort zone and introduce you to different styles and I would highly recommend you take part.

Head on over to The Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge where you can see all the details of how to request this image if you would like to play along.

Card Details -


Size - 6” Square

Digital Image - Stacy the Stegosaurus (Dr Digi’s House of Stamps)

Digital Sentiment - Old freebie from Tidbits Trinkets (retired)

Colouring Medium - Promarkers & Arteza Expert Pencils

Designer Papers - Cupcake (Basic Grey), Inspirations Colossal Paper Pack (Papermania)



I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order)



613 Avenue Create - #202207 Anything Goes

Ally's Angels - #60 Anything Goes

CD Sunday Plus - #90 - Anything Goes with a Digital Item

Colour Crazy Challenge - #30 Anything Goes with Colouring

Corrosive Challenge - #7 Anything Goes

Creative Moments - #236 Anything Goes

Digi Choosday - #30 Anything Goes

Fab ’n’ Funky - #556 Anything Goes

Gem of A Challenge - #16 Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers - #515 Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #186 Anything Goes

Penny’s Challenge - #526 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles - #30 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Star Stampz Challenge Blog #36 - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - #54 Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - #553-554 Anything Goes

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Friday, 15 July 2022

Snowglobe Shaker


Over at The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up it is the midway point of our challenge. That means it is the turn of the Merry Maidens to share some more fabulous Christmas cards.


The challenge theme is any Christmas Card or other December holiday. The lucky winner's prize is any 2 Winter or Christmas paper packs from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

If you link up 2 or more cards to our challenge you will get the free Snowflake & Bokeh digital paper sent to you that our intrepid leader Lisa of Decosse's Dynamite Doodles has designed. 



This card features 2 of my favourite Christmas subjects Snowmen and snowflakes.

The background paper is from the Welcome to the North Pole. This has been sized to 5.5" square to suit a 6" card base. It has been printed on glossy photo paper.


The snowman inside the snowglobe is a pre-coloured Doodle from Under The Tree. I am fortunate to be on the Creative Team for Kate Hadfield Designs and have access to so many fabulous images. They are a perfect compliment to Lisa's papers too.



Kate's Doodles are available pre-coloured and as digital stamp packs so perfect for many applications such as scrapbooking, journalling, card making and also a lot of teachers use them.




I had already printed the image and added some glitter glue to the snowflakes in the background. I was given some Sizzix goodies and amongst them was some shaker domes. By some complete fluke the circles were the exact size I needed to fit the dome. I added some seed beads with a white and silver core. I die cut a circle in the blue card I had used to mat the paper to cover where the edges of the dome stick to the image. The final touch was then to add a silver peel off sticker.

It was going to be a lovely card to start off with but the shaker section makes it so much more special. I must admit I can't stop playing with it ☺

I do hope you will take part in our challenge and look forward to seeing your creations.

Card Details -


Size - 6” x 6”

Digital Image - Snowglobe from Under The Tree Doodles (Kate Hadfield Designs)

Digital Paper - Welcome to The North Pole (Decosse’s Dynamite Doodles)

Dies - Sizzix Framelits Circles

Embellishments - Sizzix Large Circle Shaker Dome, Sizzix Making Essentials Beads Silver & Arctic Sky, Stickles Glitter Glue



I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order)









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Wednesday, 6 July 2022

Happy 70th Birthday


It is time for another challenge over at The Paper Funday.
Our challenges are always Anything Goes with an optional twist. 
The twist this time is the theme 'A Day At The Beach'
 

We are very fortunate to have 2 sponsors for each challenge this year which means we get to choose which artist we would like to work with. This really is great as it gives us double the choice. We are very lucky with the amazing sponsors that are lined up this year, many of which are old favourites and some are new to me. 

We are sponsored this month by Alex Syberia Designs & Mirtillamente, both of which I have not used before. 


For this challenge I chose to work with a gorgeous image from Alex Syberia Designs.

Grateful Heart A2 Card Panel was the perfect image to use to make a card for the lady across the road. Her husband went into hospital before Christmas 2020 and she lost him to Covid early last year. She lives with her son who has become a recluse and it is as if she is on her own. It is so very sad as she has very few family left now. When she mentioned a while ago it was it was her 70th birthday this year I just knew I wanted to make a special card for her.

This card is UK A5 in size so I made the panel as large as I could to fill the base, allowing space to mat it with gold and white card. The image was so crisp and clear so definitely not restricted to A2 size only.

It has been coloured with a combination of Promarkers, Spectrum Noir markers and Arteza Expert pencils for shading. I added gold Stickles glitter glue for a bit of sparkle.

The image was matted onto gold cardstock and white. I then added some old sparkly ribbon and made a tag with a sentiment added to a scrap of magenta card and embellished with a gold brad.

I hope you will join myself and our fabulous Team over at the Paper Funday Challenge.


Card Details -


Size - A5

Digital Image - Grateful Heart A2 Panel (Alex Siberia Designs)

Colouring Medium - Promarkers, Spectrum Noir Markers & Arteza Expert Pencils

Embellishments - Ribbon, Tag, Stickles glitter glue, brad



I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order)



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