All Finished!

And here is the 18th Birthday Photo Album in all it's finished glory!! Well, almost as I forgot to take a photo of the last 2 pages for some strange reason!!

Danielle loved it and there are rumblings that others want one for their forthcoming 21st's!! I've said that I'm happy to do them, just more notice is needed!!!

The reverse of each page is a mirror image of itself as this was the easiest way. The little white blocks are notes for where each photo should be placed so to keep the balance of the page.

The brief was pink, black and silver!

I've used the Funky Fairy Pinkie Pops download including some of the 8x8 papers within the download as these made life a lot easier! The card for the actual pages is 300gsm smooth white card from The Papermill Shop and I've doodled a line around the edges. I also used silver card and the Swiss Dots embossing folder.

Sizzix Round-a-Bout alphabet set used for the very glittery letters along with a Nestabilities Spellbinder die. Plus lots of fibres, gems and card candy, including liquid pearls and glitter glue.

The last two sides should be here but I forgot to take a photo!

Total of approximately 15 hours from start to finish to make this and had to think on my feet too!

Are You Ready??!

Hope you are ready for what you are about to read! Each of the following pages of the Birthday Photo Album (yes it is completed! And will blog it in it's entirety over the weekend!) are for a particular challenge.


I've not added each sketch as the post would become a little difficult so click on the links to see each sketch.


I've used Pinkie Pops download from Funky Fairy for the whole album and I think I've only ever used the papers once or twice before. Added gems from my stash plus fibres (balls of wool, if I'm honest) plus silver card, a Martha Stewart punch and card candy here and there.


First up is the Card Positioning Sketch:

Then two pages for Corrosive Challenges which asks for Die Cuts - I've used my Sizzix Round-a-Bout alphabet die set for the lettering. And that is very very glittery card that I have used and I am still wearing the glitter 2 days later! The second page is for all the nursery staff to write their names on, in case you were wondering why most of it is blank!

Next, The Crafty Pad who want Swirls and Pearls - the pearls are liquid pearls.

Crazy 4 Challenges wants pleats - notice how I've hidden the staples under the fancy fibres!

Next, Cupcake Challenges wants to be Dazzled! So armed with glitter glue and highly reflective silver card this page will dazzle!

Another sketch this time from Friday Sketchers. I've used a Swiss Dots folder for the embossing on the silver card as the reflection was a little severe and needed softening!

Papertake Weekly also has a sketch and I've used one of the 8x8 backing paper extras from the paper collection to create one of the frames in the sketch.

Another sketch, this time from Sketch Saturday and I've added some extra gems to the fancy swirls on the backing paper.

And finally, Sketch and Stash with another sketch.

I know that was a lot to get through, but at least it was one page per challenge!

You Need It For When?!!

I've been asked to make an 18th Birthday Party Photo Album for one of the staff at nursery (I feel really really old when they are that young!) and they need it by Thursday....!!

The brief is, pink, silver and black. So in need of some inspiration I've turned to a few current challenges, and so far I've completed 2 of the 18 (yes 18!) pages....

For the first, I've used the Sketch Girl sketch:

The same sketch is repeated as a mirror image on the reverse of the page. And for page 2 I've used the sketch from Moving Along With The Times:
I've used 300gsm smooth white card as the album base, doodled a line around the edges and for the printed papers I've used Pinkie Pops from Funky Fairy. The silver card is from my stash, and as luck would have it, I had 3 balls of what is technically termed fibres (wool) that matched the colours perfectly!

I've added markers as to where the photos should be placed just so it all looks right in the end.

So only another 16 pages - double sided - to go!! So watch out for more sketch challenges over the next 2 days! Good job I've booked tomorrow off work otherwise I'd really be burning the midnight oil!

• Printed papers: Pinkie Pops by Funky Fairy
• Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities
• Everything else: My stash

Pinkie Pops and Flowers

The Cute Card Thursday challenge this week is:

"Family Affair"

A nice easy one for this week!! We want you to make a card for a member of your family. As simple as that. Could be mum, dad, husband, son, sister - anyone!!

This card has been made well in advance for one of my cousin Jane's Birthday in June - as I am likely to forget between now and then! The backing panel has been printed onto vellum and I've used the Pinkie Pops download from Funky Fairy Papercrafts. The flowers are also from the same download.

The black ribbon is from my stash (Blackburn market for 10p) and I've rounded and inked all edges.

• Backing paper and flowers: Pinkie Pops download from Funky Fairy Papercrafts
• Ribbon: From my stash

Pinkie Pops Sketch - Funky Fairy Challenge 37

The Funky Fairy challenge this week is a sketch:

And here is my interpretation:

This is quite a straight forward card! I've used Pinkie Pops papers throughout; one of the backing squares has been attached, upon which I've layered two flowers. All the flowers have been secured with black brads. The ribbon is from my stash (the black was 10p from Blackburn market, and the pink from around some card blanks!)

• Backing paper: Pinkie Pops from Funky Fairy
• Flowers: Pinkie Pops from Funky Fairy
• Ribbon: From my stash (Blackburn market originally and from around some card blanks)
• Brads: From my stash
  
  

A Pink Snowman! Funky Fairy Challenge 35

Well, the Funky Fairy Challenge this week was the sketch below and also to make a 'Non Traditional Christmas' item. Just up my street!


So I used the Pinkie Pops download which I won a few weeks ago (yay!) and added the snowman image which Allison sent to me as a swop which I coloured with watercolour pencils. Quite simple when I started making it, but it was one of those cards that I knew what I was going to do straight away!

• Backing paper: Funky Fairy Pinkie Pops download
• Image: From Allison and coloured with watercolour pencils
• Gems & Ribbon: From my stash

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 27 - Cats & Dogs

I've had the die cuts of the fashionable lady and her pooch for ages and have been meaning to do something with them, but not sure what! And it all came together after I'd printed off some of the Pinkie Pops papers from Funky Fairy.

And then I realised that it fitted the Cute Card Thursday Challenge # 27 which is:

Cats and Dogs
This week we would like to see Cats and Dogs on your cards!

The edges of the cardstock and vellum have been lightly inked in black, and eyelets have been used to thread the ribbon through. Added gems to the swirls on the vellum and the dog collar for a bit of bling!

• Backing paper: Pinkie Pops from Funky Fairy
• Ribbon: From my stash
• Die cut image: From my stash
• Other bits: Eyelets - Making Memories, gems from my stash
  
  

Carol's Sketch 3 - And Not A Thank You In Sight!!

Now be prepared - this one is very girly!! I recently won a challenge on the Funky Fairy Challenge Blog and I picked the Pinkie Pops download as my winnings. And what a download!! I spent ages going through all the different papers and eventually settled on just a few which I printed off as A5 sized (so I got 2 on an A4 sheet) as I wanted smaller patterns.

Carol's Sketch this week is:

And this is what I made!

I've used papers from the Funky Fairy Pinkie Pops collection including the flowers which have been layered and secured with a black brad. The handbag is a Hampton Arts stamp (which, was a bargain at £1.47) and is the first time I've used it. The sentiment is a Studio G one, and also the first time I've used it.

The edges of all the papers and sentiments have been inked with either pink or black inkpad (or both) with the exception of the flowers. I decided not to colour the image as I thought it looked fine as it was.

I think you'll be seeing more of these papers in the future!

• Backing papers: Pinkie Pops from Funky Fairy
• Stamps: Handbag - Hampton Arts; Sentiment - Studio G
• Brad: Making Memories