Norty Boys & Ny Alesund

Within our UKS Social Group - The Twilight Addicts, we have recently had a mini cybercrop.  Lisa set us two challenges.

The first challenge was to use a favourite tool, a sketch, stash that is over a year old and to use either funny photos or have a funny title.

This was the Pagemaps sketch that she gave us to use -

I adapted it to use on a single page layout.

I used Basic Grey Two Scoops and chose dies and punches as my favourite tools.  The photographs are of Vern and Rodger - two little friends that joined us earlier this year at Meadow Barn.

Lisa's second challenge was to use a piece of equipment that you have hardly or never used.  Also to use 3 sheets of paper that you hate or dislike, use 4 or more photographs and use a favourite sketch to make a double layout.  At first I thought what a horrible challenge but this ended up being one of my favourites this weekend.

I used a Sarah's Cards kit that I really didn't like, this happens rarely but these papers just weren't me and I have struggled to use them.  They are Crate Paper 'Season'.  The tool that I have barely used was one that I have never used - the iTop bradmaker.  I won it in an online competition and have never used it so had a lot of fun making my own brads to co-ordinate with the layout.  I don't have a favourite sketch but I loved a lot of Shimelle's 6x4 love classes especially the May class - I have tweaked it slightly and made my photographs a bit smaller so that I could use 6 instead of 5.  Other supplies used are the Stampin' Up scalloped border punch and two different sets of AC Thickers.

A closer look at each side -

Thank you Lisa for two lovely challenges!!