Tuesday Tallies (7 August 2012)

Morning Ladies this week I have completed:

I know a bit of a miss match but I need to get working on some of my old WIPs as well as the new ones.  If you take a look at the bar above you can see I am ahead of my goal to crochet one  day this year. I have also been working on my little granny square blanket which I am posting my progress on my WIPW post each Wednesday.  I am really happy with what I have achieved this week and I am planning on having another bumper week again. 

Don't forget to pop over to Carole to see some more Tuesday Tallies.

August Counterfeit Kit Challenge

I have looked at this blog for a long long time but before I have chance to get my kit together its nearly the end of the month.  However, this month I hve mde a kit and am ready to scrap, scrap, scrap! 

The inspiration kit is this:

It is  digital kit from Chelle's Creations clled Summer Lovin'.  Love its bright colours.  This is the kit I have made from my stash:

I have some black and cream card currently on order nd I will add those in when they come as I hve none in my stash currently.  I have added some red, blue, yellow and cream large alphas plus some smaller ones in the same colours.  Ink, paint, mist, twine and tools are added as and when.

Wish me luck as I hope I have added enough things in to make at least 6 LO's.  I may be a little low on embellishments as I have never done this before so if I have to add a few in thats ok this month but no added pp or card.

Just like the inspiration kit I'm calling mine Summer Lovin.

Strike!

Another Studio Calico LO for you this fine Monday morning.  This one is a scraplift of the featured LO.  The LO had one large photo, I estimate it to be a 10 x 8.  I hadn't got any photos that large printed and to be honest I don't think I actually have any photos that I haven't already scrapped that could withstand being enlarged to that size.  Therefore I cut four 6 x 4 photos down to 3 1/2" square to make a 7 x 7 collage.  Very simple LO with just a bit of embellishment top right, a title, a strip of pp and 2 circles bottom left. 

Made with Studio Calico Memoir papers.  A few close ups:

This was Freya's first time plying skittles and her first go was a strike.  She was so happy nd jumped up and down for a considerable amount of time before doing a happy dance.

Thanks for looking and hope you enjoyed your weekend x

Two Challenges for Frosted Designs

This picture was taken at Wenlock Priory which we visited the first week of the school holidays.  Although a lot of the priory is just rubble there are some parts which are not.  The whole site is lovely for photographs and we took advantage of these fabulous backdrops.  Here is my LO:

 I am entering this LO in to the current Fabulous Friday challenge at Frosted Designs which is a colour challenge.  Your project has to contain red, yellow, sky blue, turqoise and cream.  Some close up pictures:

The second challenge is a sketch.  This is my take:

Both LOs made using a mix of Studio Calico monthly kits with some American Crafts embellishments. 

National Trust Visit; Kinver Rock Houses

A few miles away from us is a little sweet village called Kinver.  On the outskirts up on the hill are a number of houses built in to the rocks.  These were lived in quite recently but now belong to the National Trust.  The surrounding Kinver Edge is lovely for a walk around the number of paths through the woodlands with many open spaces allowing great views of the surrounding area.

The photos are printed and here is the first LO:

Made using the new MME Honey range and matching doily stamps.