Summer Days Driftin' Away...

Greetings traveller. Today we are once again adding to the family archival tome. As summer has finally descended upon the realm, we thought it fitting this time to create a summer themed entry into the ancient book. After locating some aging photos, the Lady Commander of Copics and I set to work.

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I know, I know...two scrapbook pages in one month. It’s unprecedented. For this one we used some old photos of my parents from the 70s enjoying a summer day at the park (before they had us rugrats to contend with). I don’t make the typical scrapbook layouts...it’s more haphazard and all over the place than most you see. Anyways... We used that same weird fabricy tissue paper stuff that we used on the previous page, this time in green. The cute porcupine cooking a marshmallow was cut using the Campin’ Critters cartridge and placed next to the picture of my dad roasting a hotdog. The bikini was cut using the Nifty Fifties cartridge and the “teeny bikini” words were cut with the Life’s a Beach cartridge. (It might be hard to tell from the picture, but my mom is wearing a bikini top). Both were embossed using my Cuttlebug of +60 impressions. All the other stuff was random stuff my sister and I had in our crafting chambers.

I just have to comment on this picture because I find it hilarious. I was born in the 80s and didn’t get to see 70s fashion, so I laughed when we came across this picture of my dad with those lovely heeled shoes, long flowing hair...and what is up with that hat?! {lol} I love it. :)

Seriously...was this my mom’s hat that he was wearing?? {lol}

This layout will be roasting in the following challenges:

One Crazy Stamper June “Summer Fun” Challenge

Little Scrap Pieces Friday “Summer Luvin’” Challenge

Milk Coffee “Summer Fun” Challenge

Pile It On Challenge #25: Vintage or Shabby Chic

Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge #13: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

DRS Designs Challenge #76: The Letter “B” (bikini, bbq and binoculars)

The Octopode Factory Friday Challenge: Sunshine on a rainy day

The Corrosive Challenge #177: Summertime

The Cheerful Stamp Pad Challenge #63: From the Past

My Creative Moments Word Play Saturday June Challenge “Summertime”

This fun summer page was added to the ever growing tome and returned to the dusty caverns until next time we indexed the records. From this quest, I managed to earn some much needed LO exp and go up a level! Fare thee well until your next visit.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

The Cardinal Rule

Today the Lady Commander of Copics, Guardian of Glitter and I were traversing Hortons Hills, doing some minor crafty questing when we received a fire message from Guild Apprentice Lindsay who was watching over the Guild Hall in our absence. It appears the man we had assisted only a few days ago had taken a turn for the worst. Guild Apprentice Lindsay had went to the village to take a look at the fellow and she said it appears the brigands had used some sort of advanced time release poison. As we were leagues away from the village, we put together a kit containing all the ingredients and instructions Lindsay would need to perform the spell to dispel the poison and sent it using a cardinal. Hopefully her magic was at a high enough level to be successful. 

To make this card I cut the bird using the Campin’ Critters cartridge and gave him some googley eyes (because googley eyes make everything cuter). The sentiment I cut from the “Just Because” Cards cartridge. I embossed the blue strip using the Cuttlebug, added a button and some of that “floss” type stuff to finish the front of the card. I managed to earn +79 texture exp points with this card, which actually leveled that skill up!

On the inside I cut a shape using the “Just Because” Cards cartridge and stamped the sentiment from Lawn Fawn’s “Sophie’s Sentiments.”

This cardinal creation will fly on into the following challenges:
Die Cuttin’ Divas Challenge #100: Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Anything Goes
Crafts and Me Challenge #118: Your Favourite Embellishment (buttons!)
The Perfect Sentiment Challenge #84: Anything Goes With a Die-Cut
MFP Speedy Tv Simple Salutations Challenge #30: Anything Goes
Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday Get Well Challenge
Spark Your Creativity Now Challenge #6: Anything Goes

Luckily, Lindsay’s enchanted Book of Memories and Stamp of Remembering she obtained during the Guild Raid paid off, as she had just enough mana and skill level to complete the spell, saving the villager’s life. I do believe that Lindsay is well on her way to becoming a full-fledged Guildy!

~ Guild Master Crystal ~

I "Moose" You Already!

Angela has been busy preparing the horses and wagons all day, ensuring everything is ready for her difficult journey ahead across the fields of the Sarkonian Grassland. Tomorrow the Lady Commander begins her trek to her cabin in the woods for some quality time with the Prince of Popsicle Sticks and his family. As such, there will be no crafty crops until her return to the Guild Hall. Somberly, I decided to make a card to express my feelings on this situation.

I cut the moose and the sign post from the Campin' Critters cartridge. The leaves and foot prints I stamped with the "Camp-a-Lot" Bo Bunny stamp set. The leaves were stamped on patterned paper and cut out, earning me +29 precision exp points. 

Simple inside with matching leaf stamps.

And of course I stamped the envelope to pretty it up, as I have issues with plain envelopes. Those leaves on the envelope are from the "Doodle Parts" Dylusions set.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges:
Cricut Cardz Challenge #114: Critter Cuties 
Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Animal Antics 
My Craft Spot Challenge #66: Under the Stars (Camping Theme) 

I hope the Lady Commander of Copics doesn't get attacked by brigands on the road. Or eaten by one of the Gray Griffons that are known to roam the Sarkonian Grasslands. Many perils await her journey and I wish for her safe return to the Crafters Guild Hall. May the d20s roll in your favour, dear sister.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~    

The Quest to Mount Moonstar

Yesterday, just as I was sitting down to enjoy a flagon of warm milk and a plate of biscuits, a message arrived from my good friend Grengan the dwarf. Grengan resides in a cave deep within the snow covered peaks of Mount Moonstar. He and his clan guard the realm's largest deposit of colour crystals and it appeared he was under attack by some overambitious skull mages. Unfortunately my sister, Guild Master Crystal, was away on an important crafting quest with the Guardian of Glitter rescuing some sparkle nymphs, so I had to seek help from someone else. As the only way into the caves Grengan inhabits is to ride down the side of Mount Moonstar on a snow plank, I thought this would be an excellent quest for me and my husband, the Prince of Popsicle Sticks.

Of course we took some pictures while we were gliding down the white mountainside and being a true Guildy, I had to turn them into a crafting project upon my return to the Guild Hall.

The phrase "frosty" I cut from the Winter Frolic cartridge. I added some ribbon, embellishments and a cute stamp to finish off the first page. On the next page, I cut the rabbit from Campin' Critters, and gave him a toque I had left over in my "bits box". I'm fairly certain it came from a snowman cut from Winter Frolic at some point in time. This move earned me +39 exp in reuse. The "snowhill" was also in my "bits box", and it was cut from Give a Hoot. I embossed it and inked it to give it a more "snowy" feel, earning me a level up in my cuttlebug magic.

I will be submitting this "double layout" into the following challenges:

Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge #30: Sports & Hobbies
Paper Playtime Challenge #80: Anything Goes
Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #76: Anything Goes 
Cardz TV Design Team Challenge #12: Anything Goes

The Prince of Popsicle Sticks and I did manage to fend off the evil skull mages and save the colour crystals from harm. Grengan was very grateful and promised to send me a new batch of colour crystals for my copic collection as soon as they were fully matured. Quest complete. 

~ Angela - Lady Commander of Copics ~