Monopoly cybercrop on UKS

There was a cybercrop over on UK Scrappers this weekend. I don't think I've scrapped a page since the last CC, so I was pleased to go take a look for my mojo. I didn't go for it hell-for-leather as I've sometimes done in the past, but I did manage four layouts and a little heart wreath.

The theme was Monopoly. This class was The Angel, Islington, by Angie Woolfall - the technique was hand-cut frames. The dotty paper is the back of the stripes, so a bit of gutting was required.

This chipboard wreath - Pall Mall - was from a kit by Angel Crafts and the designer is Angela Matheson. I covered all the little bits whilst watching the London Marathon and looking out for my friend Chris who was running for Asthma UK. Had to add a bit of glitter!

This class - Fleet Street - took me the longest as I couldn't get the hang of the spiral flowers - in fact mine look nothing like the ones designed by Karen Moss - Anything But Ordinary - who's one of my favourite scrappers.

Bow Street, a class by Sarah Palmer - except that mine doesn't have the bow! This class uses paint for the title.

This is The Strand, and uses stitching and those photos I took in the garden a couple of weeks ago. The designer is Sarah Youde.

So that was my cybercrop - I really enjoyed doing the pages, maybe I'll even do some more before the next CC.

The Law

I have brothers and sisters a lot younger than me, and when they were little I used to keep them in order - not letting them start to eat before Mum sat down, putting their elbows on the table, and similar really important life skills. So they used to call me 'The Law' - and my sister still does. For Christmas she gave me this lovely vinyl decal for my craft room wall - and here it is. Are you watching Jayne x ?

Mixed media CJ - Witches Almanac

My comfort zone was a dot in the distance with the theme 'Witches Almanac' - Dragonfly Jane's mixed media CJ. After days of no inspiration at all, I decided to go with an all occasion spell - courtesy of William Shakespeare.

I covered the chipboard page with bandage left over from when Brian cut the end off his thumb a couple of weeks ago - wove the strips together and stuck down with Mod Podge, then painted with a pewter acrylic paint from Blonde Moments. The added some vellum, fibre and a couple of hand-drawn bats, one made with shrink plastic.

Not very imaginative but witches are really not my thing. Really wondering if mixed media is either, but I have ten more to come in this CJ :D

Spring has arrived at last

Although a little late this year, Spring is definitely here in my garden on this sunny Easter Day .....