Vogue 1415 + 1950's American Designer Pattern N1021

Hello Everyone,

I have had a bit of a hiatus of almost a year from my blog.  Life gets busy, and other things take precedence. I have also had a break from scrapbooking, having spent some time lately indulging in my other love, sewing.  My blog will now be more inclusive of all my crafts.

Let's start.

Last time I wrote, I mentioned my mother was getting married. That happened, and it was a lovely wedding. I made her outfit which included a pair of silk pants, a drapey silk top (Vogue 1415 adjusted) and her fascinator. She looked beautiful....though unfortunately I only have a quick pic taken just before she was about to walk 'down the aisle'. The fabric for the silk top was bought at Ferrier Fabrics.

My outfit was hurriedly made the day before, hand stitching the chiffon hem just before leaving for the wedding. Way too manic for me. I made an original 1950's pattern, designed by Charles Le Maire bought on Etsy from Lady Marlowe Studio (I LOVE so many of the patterns, I'd really like the whole shop, but alas, time and finances restrict me from doing so). I really wished I had underlined with silk organza, but I just didn't have the time. It is made from silk with silk chiffon from Silk Traders.

A breeze came along, and whooshed the chiffon tail at the back. It felt so pretty. 😊 There are a few tweaks I would make to the fitting if I make this again. I have narrow shoulders, and the shoulders of the dress kept slipping down a little. If I wear this dress again, I would probably run an elastic along the edge (inside a herringbone stitched casing), gently pulling it in, just to ease it in slightly to the body.

I also made my youngest daughter's dress (Simplicty 1382), the sashes and my son's bow tie.

A family photo:

I also made a digital scrapbooking layout of the happy couple:

Credits: All from The Lilypad - BYOC April 2018.

Hard to believe that was almost a year ago!

I really enjoyed making the 1950's dress, wish I had occasion to make another!

Thank you for visiting.

CSI - Case File #247

Hello Everyone,

I think I just make it in to the CSI Case File #247 for this month. It's been crazy busy around here, partly due to the fact that my mother is getting married on Saturday! I've been busy stitching and helping with the preparations, in between working and life with 3 growing children.

Anyway, the colourful case file:

I went with the easy-going summer style and colours:

SUMMER

Credits:

Template: Just Jaimee | Template Challenge October 2014

Studio Flergs & Studio Basic Designs | Destinations Vol.4

http://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/sweetshoppe/product.php?productid=34115&cat=&page=1

The challenge ends today, so you need to be quick to enter. Go HERE for more details.

Thank you for popping by.

February Challenges - The LilyPad

What better way to get moving into scrapping, then joining a challenge? I have been inspired many, many times over, by the gorgeous layouts of Em Stafrace, and was reminded by her recent scrapping, of the challenges held over at The LilyPad.  For February, there are 8 in total for the month.  I'll see how I go.  I have done half so far which is a pretty good start. :)

Random Challenge: Choose a MOC Challenge from January 2018: Jan 7 - Include 20 Photos on a layout  (This was a definite challenge!)

Happened Today

Credits:

Bella Gypsy | Moving Forward BYOC January 2016

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Moving-Forward-Bundle.html

Allison Pennington | Mighty (Elements)

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Mighty-Elements.html

Lauren Reid | Wonky Pie Templates

No longer available instore

Mommyish | I'm So Fancy

http://the-lilypad.com/store/I-m-So-Fancy.html

BYOC Challenge: Use products from at least 4 designers from February 2018 BYOC

XOXO

Credits:

Allison Pennington | BYOC Feb 18 - Olive Juice [Papers]

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Olive-Juice-Patterns-and-Backgrounds.html

Allison Pennington | BYOC Feb 18 - Olive Juice [Elements]

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Olive-Juice-Elements.html

Allison Pennington | BYOC Feb 18 - Olive Juice [Journal Cards]

 http://the-lilypad.com/store/Olive-Juice-Journal-Cards.html

Amy Wolff Designs | BYOC Feb 18 - You're My Person [Elements]

http://the-lilypad.com/store/You-re-My-Person-element-pack.html

Becca Bonneville | BYOC Feb 18 - Happy Hearts [Elements}

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Happy-Hearts-Elements-by-Becca-Bonneville.html

Lynn Grieveson Designs | BYOC Feb 18 - Crazy Little Thing [Papers]

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Crazy-Little-Thing-Papers.html

Lynn Grieveson Designs | BYOC Feb 18 - Crazy Little Thing [Elements]

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Crazy-Little-Thing-elements.html

Rebecca McMeen | BYOC Feb 18 - You And Me [Kit and Pockets]

http://the-lilypad.com/store/You-and-Me-by-Rebecca.html

Scrapping with Liz | BYOC Feb 18 - Love Cut Outs

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Love-Cut-Outs.html

The Nifty Pixel | A Tad Torn V.1 Photo Clipping Masks

Scraplift Challenge: Scraplift a layout from the gallery of someone who has posted just before you.

Hey You

Credits:

Please note: some papers and elements have been re-coloured

Allison Pennington | MPM Jan 18 - Shiny & Happy [Papers] 

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Shiny-Happy-Patterns-and-Backgrounds.html

Allison Pennington | MPM Jan 18 - Shiny & Happy [Elements]

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Shiny-Happy-Elements.html

Dawn Inskip | Photo Border Templates

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Photo-Border-Templates.html

Dawn Inskip | Painted Page Masks

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Painted-Page-Masks.html

Sara Gleason | MPM Jan 18 - Sparkle

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Memory-Pockets-Monthly-SPARKLE.html

Tangie Baxter | Love Blooms [XL Graffiti]

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Love-Blooms-XL-Graffiti.html

Lynn Grieveson Designs | Crazy Little Thing [Papers]

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Crazy-Little-Thing-Papers.html

Lynn Grieveson Designs | Crazy Little Thing [Elements]

http://the-lilypad.com/store/Crazy-Little-Thing-elements.html

Rebecca McMeen | You And Me [Kit and Pockets]

http://the-lilypad.com/store/You-and-Me-by-Rebecca.html

I scraplifted this layout by 'wenckechodan':

Template Challenge:

Today

Credits:

Tangie Baxter | February 2018 Template Challenge (supplied)

Mommyish | #SoBasic [Papers]

http://the-lilypad.com/store/SoBasic-Papers.html

Mommyish | #SoBasic [Elements]

http://the-lilypad.com/store/SoBasic-Elements.html

That's it for the moment.
Thank you for taking a moment to pop on by. :)

Jen Maddocks - January Challenge

Hello Everyone,

I have had a break from scrapping and from the computer for almost a year. Sometimes a break is needed to deal with personal things happening and to reassess what is important.  During that time, I did a lot of sewing, which I love to do, and shall be sharing some of my makes as well as some scrapbooking that I have just started up again. I found that not scrapping, left a little void.  It reminds me to be thankful and is therapeutic for me in a different way than sewing is. So I'm going to just poddle along and see what I feel like doing and sharing at the time. :)

To get back into scrapbooking, I joined a Jen Maddocks challenge over at Digital Scrapbook Studio. Each month, she holds a challenge and supplies a few items that must be used in the challenge, and the rest is up to the creator.

At the end of January, I joined the January Bricolage challenge with this layout:

This is what was supplied for the challenge:

I also used:

Jen Maddocks | Bricolage Monthy January 2018 (Bundle)

https://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/digital-art/bundled-deals/bricolage-monthly-january-2018-bundle/

Jen Maddocks | Bricolage Monthly January 2018 (Add-On)

https://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/digital-art/element-packs/bricolage-monthly-january-2018-add-on/

And then I joined the Art Therapy Challenge for January with this layout using the same kit:

It was a great way to get back into the digital arena.  I accidentally deleted all my brushes, and forgot some techniques and where things were in the program....but it was enjoyable to create again.

Thank you for popping in.

Kraft+ March Challenge

Hello Everyone,

Kraft+ has released its new challenge for the month:

So the challenge is to use denim somewhere on the layout.  Fortunately, I found a fabulous digital kit from KimB Designs over at The Digital Press, which had some gorgeous denim bits to use. And this is what I created:

Hello Handsome

Credits: Mainly from:

KimB Designs | Standing Tall

http://shop.thedigitalpress.co/Standing-Tall-The-Collection.html

The Nifty Pixel | Page Drafts: Simple Stacks V.1

http://www.thedigichick.com/shop/SIMPLE-STACKS-V.1-Page-Drafts.html

Head on over to the Kraft+ challenge blog for more information. The challenge closes at the end of the month, and there are some generous prizes to win. Open to both paper and digital scrappers! Hope to see you play along. 😊