Chipboard and paper strips.


I used Heidi Swapp Gold Colour Shine.

This is my favourite piece of furniture ... an old library catalogue drawer that I bought from a white elephant stall at a school fair. The drawers are perfect for storing my twine, washi, enamel dots and assorted tools and tapes.

Right I think I am off to tidy my space so it looks more like the above photo again.

The second simple layout was constructed along the same lines as the first layout. I used the Christmas Bells paper as the base for the page and then added pieces cut from the Berry and Glitter papers. I again stitched ribbon and the holly diecut is from the Collectables pack.



Go and check out this collection in the shop and that will be one thing ticked off your Christmas 'to do' list.

Betsy here today to share where all the work gets done!! It will be just a short post as five of us "girls" are heading away for the weekend. A crafting weekend that is. The car is loaded and we are meeting up at 5 o'clock. It is always a fun time and as Monday is South Canterbury Anniversary Day, we are having another day this time. Food, fun  and laughter and hopefully some cards on the sideline.

Liz has made the suggestion that we could share our crafting areas so I have taken a few photos while it is reasonably tidy - it's not always so!!



This is my card making corner seen from the doorway.




A front view of the desk and the shelves used to house all my wooden stamps but we have moved on from then. It is a great place to display not only my cards but ones that friends have kindly given me.




Now this is the view of where I do my patch working and you will also notice the E' Bosser and the Fuse Machine sits on this table. All very handy.




Lastly the other side of the room has a big double cupboard where I store all the card making requirements on one side and my patch work fabrics etc on the other. The wooden cupboard has more card making essentials and essentials they are!! I have recently had a declutter so things are not falling out again, as yet!! It is a very convenient  room but I could always be persuaded to have a build on - not that my husband goes along with that one, mind you!

Must go and get myself organised and I want to do some printing out yet. Do hope you enjoy seeing my workspace. Happy crafting all, have a great weekend and many blessings.

Betsy.

Good morning! :)  It's Lisa here again, and I hope you're all having a lovely Friday-- the weekend is so close I can almost taste it. Let's hope we get some lovely spring weather for it.

Today I'm sharing a couple of layouts I've made using Kaisercraft's Outdoor Trail range, which is perfectly suited for all those pages featuring camping, fishing, hunting and other sporty pursuits. Having said that, here's where I admit that I have absolutely ZERO photographs of any of those activities, so I used the range to showcase general outdoors-y style pictures, and it worked perfectly for those, too. :)


My first layout has a general travel theme, based around a photo taken from the passenger seat while we were on a country drive one weekend. I used a mix of the Frontier and Bush papers as a background, along with a strip cut from the bottom of one of the sheets featuring a map pattern. All of Kaisercraft's papers feature a little "bonus" strip of pattern along the bottom edge, and they're fun to use on layouts and cards to add a little something extra, or to fill in a gap.

Around the edges, I've layered a selection of Collectables, ribbon, leaves, wooden veneers and other assorted ephemera from my stash. A couple of closer shots are below:

I cut out the deer head and the half-compass images from the Hunt paper and arranged them around the photo, along with a variety of other embellishments in the same tones. I inked the wooden veneer heart with some Tim Holtz Walnut distress stain, and the little bird on a branch veneer is from Prima. Some leaves, ribbon and Collectables round it all off.

Again, a couple of closer pictures:

It's challenge time! Let's have some fun this month, with some quirky themes. There are plenty of ways to win so we encourage you to join in and see if you can win some prizes...

September Challenge Theme - Spring and Show off your Space

I woke up with hayfever this morning. The 1st of September is already here and gone... That means spring has sprung! I feel a bit more invigorated during Spring and I've decided it's time for a craft room overhaul. But I need some ideas! So why don't you show off your scrap space this month and I'll show off mine. Load your projects into the Gallery for a chance to win.

 Here was my space prior to the renovations... Does yours look this messy?!

Alternatively, how about selecting some colours from the images below and design a card, project or layout based on them.

Or finally you can use the sketch below as inspiration for any project you'd like. We look forward to seeing your creations.

Sketch Challenge

Sketches in Thyme have teamed with Artfull Crafts and have provided a sketch that you may want to use for inspiration. You don't have to stick to the monthly theme if you use these. Sketches are great for cards or layouts - and are perfect for the time-poor crafter, or for late at night when inspiration is lacking...

Prizes

From Kaisercraft's new Base Coat Christmas collection, we will create a mixed pack of papers and embellishments for each of the winners from the categories below:

1) Colour Challenge Winner
2) Sketch Winner
3) First Time Entrant

How to Enter

Entry is SIMPLE!! Click here, upload your image, include a sentence or two and voila - you're entered! Your entry will NOT appear immediately. We will have to activate it from our end - which may take a day or two.

Alternatively, from our website homepage, you can find the challenges and enter by clicking the Gallery Tab along the top menu bar, then click into Competitions. They are all listed there for you to view and enter.

We look forward to being inspired by your work!
Entries close midnight Monday 29th September
Maximum of 3 entries per person 

THANKS to everyone who entered the August Challenge - Colours & Costumes. We enjoyed looking at the variety of entries and are pleased to announce the winners for this month.

Please head to the Gallery to check out the fabulous entries and leave comments to encourage the crafters. We all love positive feedback. And check the blog later tonight (or tomorrow...) to see what the new challenge will be for September.

1) Colour Challenge Winner

Congratulations to Shona Chambers who submitted a classy card for the colour challenge. We loved it! In fact, it's inspired me to do some crafting tonight... Read all about the card and the dies she used on the blogpost here.

2) Sketch winner

Shona also submitted a fabulous layout showcasing her son with his face painted "Pirate style". We love it!

3) New entrant winner

Congratulations to Tracey Ireland for entering for the first time. She said it was her first attempt at one of  Artfull Crafts challenges and she took a bit from all three ideas -  the costume the colours and the sketch. Thanks for entering!