Stampin up party

Hi ladies
I just wanted to show you the pretty little makes that I created at Tracey's Stampin up party last night.
I met some lovely ladies, made new friends and shared cake and a natter... it really was a lovely evening.

We all came away with some really pretty little projects.

The first I would like to show you is a card and tag.  The bow was made using a bow builder punch, this is absolutely fab - I think I might have to buy one of these myself, it was so easy!  What do you think?

I think this is so clean and simple.  You could add all sort of decorative embellishments if you would like to have something more fancy.

 

The other two little projects were a tiny post note holder and a small card.  The stamp on the card is called lotus blossom.  It is a two step stamp.  Meaning that you stamp the lines with the textured stamp of the flower with a dark colour ink first and then stamp over the top of this with a lighter colour using the solid stamp.  It really is not difficult and gives a wonderful 3d effect to your flower.  I do hope that you like the projects as much as we enjoyed making them. If you are interested in knowing more about Stampin up then please follow the link to my friend Tracey's blog.

 

Thank you for stopping by on this nearly dark Saturday afternoon :)

 

 

 

Alternative agapanthus

I have seen that the previous post has been so popular, using the sweet poppy stencil and paste that I decided to post another that I have made.



This time I have used white paste on a slate gray background cardstock.

I have also used a matching agapanthus stamp to give the white border a little interest.  Black gems in the shape of a butterfly and small dots add the final touches.

I really hope that you like this card as much as the first.

I will be back soon, enjoy the rest of your week end X x

How to create the flag book christmas album

I thought that you might like to know how to make the flag book in the previous post.

It really is very easy to make this.  I have used 4 inside pages for this album.

The front and back pages (red sheets in the photo) are 14.5 cm by 15cm as are the inside pages (white card in the photo).  The back spine (chocolate card in the photo) is 14.5 cm by 5inches wide.  This is scored at 1/2 inch intervals and folded concertina like.  The gold ribbon is added for decorative purposes.

Once you have scored and folded the spine, this needs to be really crisp folds to make a good book, all you have to do is to stick the outer covers and then the inside pages.

I actually used red double sided tape to put mine together as this is much more sturdy.  But for the purposes of this post I have used white tape so that you can see which side of the folds to stick your pages.

This is a closer view, I stuck the covers in first then the inside pages, I have used a little piece of tape to show that you need to stick your inside page all the way down to the bottom on this side of the fold.

The following photo shows you a birds eye view of the completed book.

I have finished off the outside by adding the ribbon, sticking down on the outside of the front and back covers.

I do hope that you manage to follow the simple instructions and enjoy making your mini scrapbook albums as much as we did ours.

Thank you for passing by.. Elizabeth X x

Christmas Memories mini album

Hello... and Happy New Year

I cannot believe how quickly time has gone, so many things have happened since I last posted, but I am hoping that I will be able to post again on a regular basis.

 

This week end I have had the most wonderful Saturday crafting with friends.  We created a Christmas Memories mini album, we had lots of fun tea, cake, lunch and more crafting.

 

I have posted below pictures for you to see.  The album was a flag book, made from scratch using paper from papermania called fun and frolics , we have also used contrasting plain paper and card to break up the many patterns going on!

 

This is the back cover on the left and the front cover on the right.  You can just see the concertina spine in the centre.  The tree is cut from glitter card using a Marianne die.  The envelope was made using a woodware envelope punch, vellum and then embossing it with a dotty embossing folder.

 

 

The next two pages include a vintage recipe found by googling 'vintage Christmas' and a spellbinders film strip die.  The snowflakes were made using a Martha Stewart punch. 

 

 

The pink mittens were die cut using a Marianne die and then embossed and gently smudged with white ink over the raised areas to pick out the detail.  They go really well with the little red and pink outfits of the robins I think you will agree.

We have stamped and smudged the edges of the lined paper ready for journaling to accompany the photos to be added to the chocolate die cut shapes later.

The stamps were many from my stamping up stash of Christmas's past :)

 

Again Marianne dies have been used to cut the sleigh and the fir branch from glitter card.  You can just make out the embossing on the plain pages here to add more interest.

 

I have cut up a Christmas card, winter wonderland to put behind the film strip die, the circle with snowflakes also came from the same Christmas card.

Many of the additional embellishments that you see came from a  papermania scrapbooking pack.

The stocking, sweet and parcel were die cut from mirror card using a cuttlebug die, one of the first ones I ever bought many years ago.  They have been coloured using permanent marker pens.

 

The 'let it snow' sentiment came from a set by Katy Sue and the poinsettia a spellbinders die.

 

 

I really hope that you have enjoyed looking at the photos and that it might have given you some inspiration to try something like this for yourself.

 

I will post some simple instructions later in the week, however I think you will find that there are many tutorials on the internet that will give you good advice.

 

Thank you for reading my post today.  I hope that you have a fantastic week and can drop by again soon. X x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agapanthus

 This is a second card made with sweet poppy stencils.  I have used white paste and sprinkled it with silver glitter whilst it is still wet giving the darker appearance.  The 'Happy Birthday' die is one from pink frog and really very useful.The card is really lovely and I think that my photo does not do it justice, I really need to take some lessons!!

 

Have a wonderful day, thank you for popping by and leaving your comments. x x

Wedding Day

This card was made for a very special couple for their wedding day.  My friend Claire and I created this from the scraps left over from the wedding favour's ... it will just match everything beautifully.

 

The  photo itself has come out a little dark, in real life the colours just look so natural.  The base card is 8 x8 and made using cream pearl card.  We have added another base of pearly white paper.  On top of this there is a base of hessian the leftovers from the favour bags, together with the lace and the gorgeous green ribbon which is the colour of the bridesmaid dresses.

 

  The cake has been made using the stencil from sweet poppy and white paste coloured with lettuce green alcohol ink, a sprinkling of fine glitter makes it extra special.  The tag from magnolia, a do hickey die has been stamped with "on your wedding day" from clarity stamps.

All finished off with pearly swirls and paper flowers.  A beautiful card  we hope you would agree X x

A Man's World

Hi to everyone who has popped by today, it is a beautiful sunny Saturday morning as I blog at my kitchen table.  Finally I have a few moments to do this.  Time has just simply flown by and been full of family being poorly and busy days at work.  Perhaps this sounds like your life too!

This morning I bring cards that I have created just recently for the men in my life! 

The theme for my grandson's birthday was a jungle one and this card is just right.  The letters are stamped out using an alphabet from penny black, I have had it for a very long time, but is so useful as the focus point of a card.  The little 'hugs' label is one from a collection by Little Claire. 

I was in one of those well known stationary shops and saw the jungle toppers, I couldn't resist them ... Lion, Zebra and palm tree, there was also a Monkey he is inside :) and they just added the finishing touches.The stamps are from Stamping up.

These cards I really like.  They are neat, clean and simple.  The same but different!  I have made them with a stamp that came free on the front of a magazine that you might have found in a craft shop a month or two ago. 

The globe has been stamped with clear versa mark and embossed with a rust coloured embossing powder.  I have cut it out and mounted it on sticky pads in front of a circular topper from Kanban.  Happy Birthday has been die cut from dies that are available from Pink Frog.  I think that they are very useful and come in a range of words ready for you to add to your cards.  The cards have then nee finished off with raffia, safety pins, buttons and cogs from Tim Holtz.

I hope that I have inspired you to do some crafting this week end.... have a wonderful time.