October Afternoon

I really like October Afternoon papers - well, I am predisposed to like double-sided papers anyway, but October Afternoon do such cute die cut sticker sheets to go with them.  This card was for a Scrapbook Express WCD challenge, based on a sketch.  I rotated it and moved the element which was on the edge of the sentiment block over a bit.  The label I stuck on some white cardstock to give it some substance, and to make it easy to mount on foam pads over the lace.  I put little adhesive pearls from Bo Bunny on the bunting to add a little bit of extra interest. 

This was a pretty simple and easy card to make, and when I know who it is for I will add a sentiment with some little alphas, and that will be that.  I like the sketch, and will probably use it again - maybe with some more older October Afternoon papers!

England's World Cup ends

Oh the frustration!  The England players are better than that!  How sad.  I didn't expect us to win the Rugby World Cup, though you never know with rugby, but I did expect us to perform with a bit of flair.  The only good thing is that the Northampton Saints players were among the better ones, and at least they will be back at Franklin's Gardens a bit sooner, so I can watch them play in the flesh, so to speak.

On a happier note, butterflies seem still to be going strong in the scrappy world.  Butterflies and bunting, I wonder how long that will last?  For World Card Making Day I made some cards for a challenge to make cards of non-standard shape.  So, I tried my hand at a rocker card - well, a circle cut with my Cricut and folded in half.  I used some lovely My Minds Eye papers, and used the Cricut again to cut a pretty butterfly.  I am quite pleased with the way it turned out - the sentiment is done with Glitz alpha stickers and I dug out some old Basic Grey rub ons and Papermania adhesive stones.  I was quite pleased with the result - and looking at it I feel a bit more cheerful!

World Card Making Day

Most of my weekend was devoted to finishing an assignment and a bit of family time.  I still found a couple of hours to do the challenges for Scrapbook Express's WCD competition.  I won't win - I made so many less than some of the other ladies - but it was nice to be creative.

For one of the challenges, I used a Gorjuss girls stamp which I coloured with Letraset Pro Markers.  The picture isn't that good, and I really shouldn't colour in detailed pictures unless wearing my glasses - but I think it turned out OK.  And I managed to use a little bit of my twine too.