English Country Garden Card Challenge

This month's challenge has been set by our talented design team member Karen.

Karen is challenging us to make a card on the theme of English Country Garden.

Karen starts us off with this pretty card:

Here are the inspirational cards from the other Design Team members.


SUE

LINDA

  LYNN

SHEENA

DEIRDRE

SANDRA

ALISON

LINDA

DEIRDRE

Karen is offering a very pretty selection of goodies as a prize which consists of:

A Wild Rose Studio 6 X 6 Paper Pack - Annabelles Garden,
some self adhesive gems, floral ribbon, 
garden themed charms, a few flowery sentiments from Craftwork Cards, 
some layered floral embelishments from Making Memories and a handful of 
flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

 The challenge will run until the 15th July and we look forward to seeing your entries.

If you don't see your image here straight away, please bear with us. We will try to edit this post at lease once a day.

Please comment below with a link to the post on your blog where your card is featured.

If you don't have a blog please send us an email with an image of your card attached - address in sidebar.

NB Unfortunately the prize is available to UK residents only but please feel free to take part anyway, it's always lovely to see your cards.

My Framed Layout

My parents on their Golden Wedding Anniversary, framed in this layout using Carta Bella - Beautiful Moments Collection Papers and element stickers.

This month on we are scraplifting the lovely work of Maria Featon.

Here is a reminder of her original layout and the sketch.

Here is what I used and what I did:

Carta Bella - Beautiful Moments Papers - Cherish and Remember

 

 

Carta Bella Beautiful Moments Element Stickers

2 decorative Pins

Chalk Inks

3D foam tape

Bazzill scalloped heart

 

Draw with pencil around the scalloped heart template onto the white side of 'Remember' paper keep the roses in the bottom left corner. Do not draw over the roses.
With a craft knife cut out the shape, up to and around the roses. This will be your frame. 

Lay the frame in place over the paper called Cherish, with the red and white pattern showing through the aperture. Work out position of photo and stick in place so the bottom of photo is tucked under the frame.

With 3D foam tape cut pieces and add to reverse of frame created. Try not to stick foam too near the aperture to allow elements to be tucked under frame later. Stick frame in place.

Using stickers from the element sheet and the scrap paper from the Remember sheet, arrange over layout.

Cut a piece of paper and trimmed with a border punch. Add to left of photo.

Ideas for the Element Sheet: 

* When using stickers de-tack by rubbing against clothing to make them easier to work with, especially if you want to use with 3D foam.

* Make more of your stickers - such as the tickets by cutting in half and using each half separately where one end is going to be hidden under other elements.

* If stringing bunting stickers across the aperture from the frame add a little 3D foam to hold the flags up. The same applies to any shapes that overlap the frame into the aperture.

* Use the date calendar by drawing a circle round the date. 

* Add journalling to the pink, lined decorative block on the sticker sheet.

* Use the 'Beautiful Moments' or another sticker as your title.

Add a touch of glitter glue to the roses to finish off with a sparkle!

  Thanks for looking. Please make your way back to the first post for the month for details of the challenge, DT Layouts and the prize details.

More on my Blog too.

Lynn x

If you are interested in a kit for this layout please email us to see if we have any left to sell.

Your layouts for June

We already have six layouts for this month:

LOUISE H

KAREN D

 

RITA F

 

HELEN B

JULIE B

LINDA C

ANN

 

JO

 

JACKIE

KRAFTY KAREN

KATHY B

Looking forward to seeing more layouts and adding to the gallery.

Challenge open until 5th July.

SHARON O

Please go back to 1st June post 'F is for Framed' for more details of challenge.

updated 16/03/14

F is for Framed

 

For the month of June we are scraplifting this beautifully delicate layout by Maria Featon.

Off with the Pixies is Maria's Blog - please go along for a peek.



We would like you to frame your layout with your papers and use the sketch,to create your layout.

Our Sketch:

Here are the layouts created by our design team to give you some inspiration. Please click on the names to be taken to the relevant blogs.

LYNN

 

ANITA

LINDA

SHEENA

SANDRA

KAREN

ANITA

DEIRDRE

SUE

PRIZE TIME

We have a June Scrapology kit as a prize this month, with the stash as used in Lynn and Linda's layouts:

2 Sheets  Carta Bella Beautiful MomentsPapers - Cherish and Remember

1 Sheet Carta Bella Beautiful Moments Element Stickers

1  Sheet Bazzill Cardstock - Cream Puff

2 decorative Pins

Roll 3D Foam Tape

Sketch & Templates

We hope you will joining the fun and enter the challenge by creating a layout using the sketch and some framing.  To enter the challenge, comment below with a link to the post on your blog where your layout is featured. If you don't have a blog please email us with an image - address in sidebar.

The challenge closes at midnight on 5th July 2013

Please create a new layout for this challenge - no back links will be accepted.

Prize available to UK residents only.

Looking forward to seeing what you all make - good luck.