Jubilee Crafting – Icons of Our Age

Today’s Crafting Hint and Tip is about using British Icons to celebrate the Jubilee. If you think of Buildings, Food, Dress and Vehicles, you can think of items which are immediately identifiable as British. I have gone for Big Red Bus.

This challenge has been inspired by:

• Cute Card Thursday – who want us to use Planes Trains and Automobiles
• Tuesday Throwdown – Want us to design something masculine
• Color Throwdown – A lovely Red, Blue, White and Brown Combo
• Passion For Promarkers – A very Patriotic Photo Image

On a Journey….

This is a big stamped image and to make it a little more interesting I have let the kitten chasing the bus hang off the edge to give the idea of him chasing the bus.

I also kept the background simple to let the image pop off the card.

Stash Used

• Card – Papermania
• Cardstock – The Paper Shop and Bazzill
• Stamped Image – Penny Black
• Inks – Colorbox and Ranger
• Pens – ProMarkers

Thanks for Looking, this is my 126th Creative Project of 2012

Jubilee Crafting – My PAM for May

Its the end of May so I am celebrating with my picture a month and this time is involves a very special kiss

When there are special events on such as the torch relay or the Jubilee, you often get one chance of a photo and you need to take those chances.

Not really much more I need to say on this. Thanks for looking

BMB

Jubliee Crafting – Give us a Bit of Bling

For today’s Jubilee hint – I was inspired by the Crown Jewels and wanted to create a card with a little bit of Bling on it. Adding a little bit of sparkle to cards can really lift them and I wanted to add it in such a way that it looked like a crown without being OTT. I have also used the challenges as inspiration too.

• Cute Card Thursday – Pink and Green Colours
• Papertake – A Fantastic Mid Week Sketch
• Cupcake Crafts – Celebrating royalty
• Simon Says – Anything Goes

A Bit of Pink and Green with Bling…

I used Heidi Swapp Crystal circles and to create the crown, I cut out part of the circle and laid it over the finished digital image.

A Crown in a Minute

Stash Used

• Card – Papermania
• Cardstock – Papermania and Bazzill
• Pattern Paper – Lisa Bearnston
• Digital Image – Pollycrafts
• Pens – Promarkers
• Bling – Heidi Swapp
• Ink – Colorbox
• Ribbon – Unknown

Thanks for looking – this is my 125th Creative Project of 2012

BMB

Jubilee Crafts – Memory Books

One of the biggest memories of my childhood was the Silver Jubilee, I was only 4 years old and I don’t have any photos but I do have lots of images I still recall…

My mum made me a hat for our street party, it was a bonnet, with “Heidi” plaits which she made out of red, white and blue crepe paper. My Brother had a crown.

She also made a couple of rosettes for the window with the Queen and Prince Philip in them. We had a street party where we were all given a coin and a flag and at school we got a mug and another flag.

I was sick on the day She did her walk around but my teachers still let me come along, I was so excited.

I started to think about how I would capture the memories for this Jubilee, one idea is scrapping it but what I want to explore today is Memory Books.

The Idea behind a Memory Book is each person fills in a prompt page to capture their thoughts. I am currently making one for a friend who leaving work after 30 years

Each page asks the person filling it in to answer a couple of questions about Sue and to draw a portrait of her. Once complete, I will bind them all with covers and the Bind-It-All and will share the finished product.

There are a number of questions you could about the Jubilee including:

• What is your earliest memory of the Queen?
• What was your favourite Jubilee Event (the flotilla, the Concert, the Walkarounds)
• Draw a picture of the Queen
• Design a Logo/Stamp or Coin for the Jubilee
• what was the weather like?

You want to choose questions which anyone, what ever age can answer. And you want to collect memories that are unique to you.

Thanks for Reading, these Pages are the 124th Creative Project of 2012

BMB

Jubliee Crafting – Monday Inspiration

This week as part of my Jubilee Crafting Week, I am hosting a Royal Tea Party… Monday Inspiration Style…

I wanted to choose a regal colour scheme with a hint of a vintage feel for this Jubilee Tea Party, so what better than Red, Blues and Royal Purples?

Once you have plates – you need your bunting and one of my favourite sites for homemade accessories is denbee homes and interiors. I love their Vintage Union Flag Bunting, however take your time to browse through their site, there are so many gems

(c) denbee homes and interiors

I also love the signs section… BMB Towers needs a “Wipe Your Paws” Sign at every Cat Flap…

The perfect Tea Party needs the perfect biscuits and when I saw this recipe for Custard Kisses on Good Food – I knew this had to be a Jubilee Project. They look really professional but are only completed in two steps, perfect for summer evenings.

Thanks for Reading and I hope you enjoy your Jubilee weekends.

BMB

Jubilee Crafting – Sunday Book Club

I’ve been trawling through Amazon this week to find a book that sums up the Jubilee… and what better than Tea and Cake in London?

Zena Alkayat has conducted a very thorough study into some of the best tea and coffee shops – both big and small in and around London.

Zena’s attention to detail is fantastic, she discusses the range of teas on offer and the quality of cakes, the quirks that the owners bring to the venues and the ambience.

She has focused on some of the big name places we all think of when looking for Tea and Cake in London such as The Ritz as well as some tiny little places you would never find otherwise.

If you weren’t already convinced… here’s a sneak peek

For less than £8, this is a perfect book for a baker who either lives in and around London or who is going up for the Olympics or the Jubilee…

There is nothing like sampling other people’s baking and making to inspire you – and this book will do just that

Thanks for Reading

BMB

Jubilee Crafting – Serendipity Celebration

Today’s Jubilee Crafting hint is about using colour as the focus of a craft project and I have chosen to use the Serendipity Stripes technique which I shared earlier this year. The reason I decided on this one, it is a great way to make a feature of your background and highlight one or two colours, in this case Red, White and Blue.

I also chose a patriotic animal image to meet the challenge for Penny Black and More, Sir Stampalot as well as Totally Papercrafts.

Background in Progress

In order not to over power my final image, I have used a mixture of plain cards and just a couple of pattern papers which I alternated.

In order to keep focused on the colour I want, I went for a simple image which I could also use the repeating red, white and blue.

Celebrating Red White and Blue

Stash Used

• Card – Papermania
• Cardstock – Papermania and the Paperstore
• Pattern Paper – Papermania
• Stamped Image – Penny Black
• Pens – ProMarkers
• Inks – Rangers and Versa Ink

Thanks for Looking – this is my 123rd Creative Project of 2012