Jackies Scrapbook Pages

February kit

2012-02-13T08:25:00.001Z

On Saturday I had my monthly scrapbook class, this month we used Bo Bunny Vicki B papers and embellishments. The first layout entailed some sewing and the use of my EK Success circle cutter. The leaves are a Marianne Branch Forest die and the flowers are made with the stamp set from the range. The explore was cut on my cricut. This months kit included a pack of chipboard embellishments. The ribbon is just cream seam binding ruffled along a piece of double sided tape.

I always try and make another layout up with the pieces that are left over and as I had a circle frame left from the first layout, I designed the page around that.

This kit is the one that I am doing on the 25th at the shop, so for the girls that are coming to that you need a 6x4 landscape photo and then a 6x4 portrait photo and 2 smaller ones approx 3x2. If you want you could put a little pic inside the chipboard frame. Photos for the scond layout could be added after.

Keep warm

January Kit

2012-01-21T17:35:00.001Z

Today I had my monthly scrapping class and this was the double layout I designed using the January kit.

Papers and stickers are all Echo Park Seasons Greetings. I had some cardstock left and plenty of stickers so I made another layout with my scraps.

This is the same layout we are doing next week at Wickford. I have used a 7"x5" on one side and and 1 6"x 4" plus 4 3" x 2" landscapes on the otherside. The single layout is another 3 more 3" x 2" but you could use a 6"x4" as well.

A little time to scrap

2011-12-29T09:55:00.001Z

I hope you all had a great Christmas....just before the cookathon kicked off for Christmas Day I managed to snatch a couple of hours to do a bit of scrapping. With all the cards done I like to spend some time over the holidays to scrap photos of past Christmas's that I have not used yet. It also helps trying to make some indent in the mountain of Christmas papers I have!!

These photos are from a day out James and Kylie had last year to the Christmas market in Manchester last year with friends. These papers are from Pink Paislee and the colour combo is very different, I brought them last year before he went and amazingly they match really well with the photos they took!!

The collection is called Mistletoe and Co and for the title I used some Prima chipboard alphabets, everything else is from Pink Paislee.

Canvas class

2011-12-18T10:15:00.000Z

This month I taught a canvas class at home and in the shop instead of a layout. These are ideal to give as gifts or keep yourself. The paper range is My Minds Eye Lost and Found 2 Sunshine and I used the 6x6 pad. The flowers are Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die and the border punch is Martha Stewart Arch Lattice. I used a Nestabilities tag to cut out the "adore" and then added a few brads. The canvas was primed and sealed with Mod Podge and I added some lace and pearls to the flower centres. The title was a Tim Holtz alphabet "Vintage Market" which I covered with matt accents and the leaves were Martha Stewart Frond punch.

In2crafting class

2011-11-26T22:25:00.000Z

Today I had a wonderful class at In2crafting, the theme this month was heritage and the layout used the Bo Bunny Timepiece papers and stickers. I have just got some new Tim Holtz dies and they worked really well with these layout. The swirls, hinge and key were all die cut with Grungepaper and then coloured with Distress inks. The flowers are from the tattered flowers die.

I try and make another layout with the leftovers, so this is what I came up with by just adding another piece of plain white 12x12. The corner stamps are from the same collection and I used a more upto date photo to keep with the time theme with the generation to generation stickers that in the kit. The clock is also a Tim Holtz die again on Grungepaper and inked with Distress inks. The flowers are from the Spellbinders Carnation set, I just added a few brads in the centres.

Next class is on Saturday 10th December and will be last one until late Jan 2012...its a layout on a canvas, great idea for a Christmas present....there a few places left.

Novembers kit

2011-11-05T16:38:00.000Z

Today I had my monthly scrapbooking class and we used the fabulous Summers End range from Fancy Pants. Quite alot of cutting out but I think its worth it. I used the Stampin'Up Sizzix cut and emboss Buttons die with some scraps to make the buttons. The frame has been cut on the cricut using the Elegant Edges cartridge. Stampin'Up twine was used on the tag and I managed to get two single layouts out of the kit.

Have a great weekend

Octobers class kit

2011-10-02T08:40:00.002+01:00

Yesterday I had my monthly scrapbooking class and these are the 2 layouts I designed with this months kit.

Products used:

Papers: Hot of the Press Bountiful, White Bazzill

Stamps: Fancy Pants and Maya Road journaling stamps

Punch/dies: Stampin'Up! Lace Ribbon border, Marianne corner 1, Marianne Butterfly 3, Sizzlet Flower, branches and leaves set, Spellbinders Spiral Blossom 1

Ribbon: Stampin'Up! Rich Razzleberry

Cricut Cartridge: Paper Lace 2

Embellishments: Creative Expressions pins, Ribbon roses, Dusty Attic corners and scrap fx swirls

Paint/inks: Adirondak dabber Snow cap and Adirondak Eggplant ink

In2crafting scrapbook class

2011-09-24T20:52:00.000+01:00

Had a lovely relaxed scrapbooking class this afternoon at the shop. Great to see some ladies that are new to scrapping and I had a real mix of ages today, which was lovely.

This is the double layout we worked on, everything was from the Echo Park Splash range. Great for holiday photos by the sea, pool or in the garden with the paddling pool.

As usual I did another layout with the 1 sheet I had not used and some left over bits and pieces.

All my spare papers are in the shop, if you would like a kit put together for you with instructions give them a ring.

Next class is on Saturday 26th November and its a heritage layout.

Have a great weekend

Monthly class kit

2011-08-27T19:31:00.001+01:00

We had our monthly scrapbook class today and the kit included cardstock and stickers from a new company called Authentique. As its holiday time I went with the Journey collection, lovely blues, browns and greys, great neutrals for day trip and holiday photos. I also decided I wanted to make a double layout that held plenty of photos. If you are like me I take loads when I am away and some of them dont always warrant a scrapbook page just on there own but you still want them in your album. So I mixed up the photo sizes between 6x4's portrait and landscape and then filled in with others that are 3 1/4" x2 { I use picassa and I can get 3 photos on one 6x4 photo printer paper. In total I have 10 photos on the front and another 9 hidden, I could have had more if I had not wanted to leave room for the journaling. On righthand side of the layout there is a flap that when opened out holds the extra photos.

flap opened to reveal more photos

I left the journaling space free so my son can fill in everything they did, the day in Florence was his surprise birthday present from his girlfriend. The stickers are all from the same collection and the only thing I added was the tab punch from Stampin'up!.

In2crafting august class

2011-08-20T14:00:00.005+01:00

I have just taken over the scrapbooking classes at In2crafting and this is the first class. I wanted to start off with a simple layout and use some die cuts to make flowers. The papers are from My Minds Eye Stella Rose collection. I use one of my new Marianne frame dies, not only do you get the frame but the 2 flourishes and 2 little flowers as well!

Products used:

Cardstock/stickers: My minds eye Stella Rose Mabel
Dies: Marianne ribbon flora & frame circle straight{ which includes the swirls and the little flower}
Punches: Martha Stewart Doily lace
Embellishments: kars gem stones & Creative expressions seam binding

I had enough pieces left to make another layout

For the girls in the class that wanted to see how I constructed it...the sizes are as follows:

Stripes 2" x 10" and another piece 2" x 1", damask 2" x 4" and another piece 2" x 2 1/4", turquoise 2 1/2" x 5" for the punch panel at the bottom 2" x 5" and for the side punched panel 1" x 6", Herringbone reverse 3" x 12", crocheted 4 1/2" x 2 1/2" and you need 2 of them.

products used:

Same as above plus

Coredinations cardstock: Vanilla Ice

Punches: EK Success Arbor

Die cut: Sizzix alpha for title

All the products used can be brought at the shop, any kits left will be available to buy which include full instructions.

Next class saturday 24th September...theme "splashing good time" double layout for all your beach, pool photos.

Enjoy your weekend

Julys class kit

2011-07-30T18:30:00.000+01:00

This month we used Echo Park for the record....love the colours in this kit. If you had said to me black, red, yellow and green...I probably would have said no thanks, but they work really well together. Ideally suited for a heritage layout, mine needs some journaling but I have to work our dates and the photo in the second layout is my great great grandfather but not sure which of my nans brothers and sisters the baby is. When I get time I am going to start work on my family history and hopefully I will get some idea of who it is!!

We stained cream seam binding with Distress ink Scattered Straw and spritzed with water to get that lovely vintage look.

The 2 of u

2011-07-03T17:55:00.000+01:00

Had my monthly crop yesterday and I took some time away from class preparations to use up some left overs from an old kit. Papers are Pink Paislee Queen Bee...still love those cork buttons! The Mustard Bazzill was cut using the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge....loving this cartridge, its on loan from a friend...thanks Jo! The title was cut on the alphabet thats on the same cartridge. Flowers are from the newest Tim Holtz Sizzlet die with the 2 concertina flowers on it ...I did 1 big and 2 small.

Anyway back upstairs to clean up the mess..........actually got some class work done this afternoon with 1 eye on the Tennis......congrats Novak....you played brilliantly!!

Enjoy whats left of your weekend

Junes Class kit

2011-06-25T21:30:00.000+01:00

Had the girls over today for this months kit, we used the beautiful Basic Grey Sweet Thread papers and stickers.

Love these little ribbon flowers I made to embellish the flower centres....I know its not a new technique to many of you but its the first chance I have had to play with seam binding on a scrapbook page and as its so soft its a doddle to do. I did 2 sizes using a 3/4" and 1" circle punch and some extra tacky double sided tape...like the red one. It needs to be a dry glue or else the ribbon will get mucky. Punch out your circle and adhere dst all over it, so its completely covered. Starting with your ribbon tightly pinched together start in the middle and work your away around in a circle and keep folding the ribbon as you go. Each time you fold press the ribbon down onto the dst so it stays stuck down, keep on going until you have worked your way around the whole circle and then cut off leaving enough to stick down onto the back of the circle and add some more dst to hold it place...and you ave it ready in place to attach to your layout. If there is any card showing...you can carefully cut the excess off....be careful not to catch the ribbon! You can do any size you want and they are quite flat so not going to take up to much room in your albums.

Made another one up and with a little help took some step by step pics....not great as the light was fading fast, but you get the idea..lol!!

Enjoy your weekend!

ATDML Cybercrop challenge 4

2011-06-19T13:54:00.000+01:00

Here is my take on the sketch that was supplied for challenge no. 4. I have had these photos plus some others in a bag with Thomas papers and stickers from when I started scrapping years ago!! I kept looking at them and trying to come up with a layout that was not too busy...as the colours are quite bright! Anyway when I saw the sketch this morning....I decided to have another try and go with a less is more look. Really happy that at last I have one Thomas layout done.

ATDML cyber crop class 2

2011-06-19T09:36:00.000+01:00

Ann did a double layout for a class on Fri evening...which I worked on yesterday morning. I had nothing like what she used but a dig in the old crate and I found some left overs from a Fancy Pants summer kit. I used plain cardstock as the base as I did not have enough of the patterened papers. Great layout for using lots of photos and doing it on an angle gives it a super effect. I did split some photos in two and then I made some embellishments like the folder and tag. I remembered I had some beachy stamps from Inkadinkado which I think have worked well and to finish off a few stickers I found, which luckily, were the same colour tones as the Fancy Pants range I was using, Title has been done in some chipboard alphabets from MME. I also found the cute little clipboard and fabric embellishment. Lastly, a little bit of ribbon that was in the kit and a few border from a Tim Holtz die.

The postman brought my kits for next weeks class yesterday so the rest of the day was taken up making the layouts for that...which is now all done. Got up at silly o'clock this morning to take my son to work so I did one of the challenges which was a great sketch.... I just need to photo then will post later.

Quick shower, walk the dog and get ready for dinner tonight as its Fathers Day I have a BBQ planned...although not sure we will be eating outside if the weather yesterday is repeated. Then I can crack on with another one of the cybercrop classes. Its not to late to take part all class details are here

ATDML Cybercrop

2011-06-18T09:57:00.000+01:00

Had a few bad weeks with illness so I have decided to take part in this weekends cybercrop with the girls from A Trip Down Memory Lane. It all kicked off last night with 2 classes, my aim is to complete as many classes as I can...even if its not all done this weekend, but only using stash I have here. Hopefully it will clear a few more bags from my crate of left overs from previous layouts..lol!!

First class last night was Mels.....this is my take on it. Papers from SEI....going back donkeys years!!

The middle square hides a hidden panel where you can put more photos or journaling.

Its all held down with a magnetic snap....cant find mine at the moment so there will be some journaling to add but I want to the snap to be hidden underneath. I added some alphabet stickers for the date and some metal heart embellishments. Really happy with it.....took my over the 2 hours so I am behind already..lol!! Off to have a go at Anns class from last night.

If you fancy joining in the fun...go here to get all the details....its completely free and there are some prizes on offer and some challenges to have a go at as well!! Best of all you can use whatever you have at home....so a great time to finally use all those lush papers you keep stroking..lol!!

Baby layout

2011-05-30T09:04:00.000+01:00

Another selection of cardstock I have had for years....I know its My Minds Eye and I think I got it in America. I just added the buttons instead of flowers. Slowly making my way through my stash....have a great BH Monday.

Time for some fun

2011-05-26T14:43:00.000+01:00

Another layout completed with some left overs I had from ages ago. Papers/stickers are My Minds Eye Alphabet Soup Boy collection. Small letter stickers are from my Cosmo Cricket.

Mays class

2011-05-21T20:27:00.000+01:00

This months class uses the Prima Sparkling Spring collection, lovely collection with very muted pinks, corals and greens. For the first layout I made a frame from one sheet and built the base layer up inside.

The borders and journaling blocks are from the glitter sticker sheet and the paper flowers are also from Prima. In the kit I added some of the glass pebbles...really love these. Finally, the title was done using Prima stickers in Brown.

Heres the second layout...

The flower in the bottom right hand corner is a Marianne die with ribbon threaded through it and the swirl is a Tattered angels stencil with some Stampin'Up Pear Pizzazz ink.....gently applied with a brush.

Enjoy the weekend

Take 2

2011-05-17T08:34:00.000+01:00

Theres a story behind this layout.....it was a class I did at my last ATDML retreat. Last class of the weekend and I rushed the spraying with Tattered Angels sprays. I never got around to finishing it and everytime I picked it up I liked it less and less....I had gone a bit overboard with the spray!! So this week I took all the kit leftovers out and had another go. I have some Tattered Angels sprays so I used a green instead of a bright pink with a Tattered Angels mask just in the middle but also covering the material tag that I had in the kit. With the pieces of Prima cardstock I created the rest of the layout. The flowers were done in the class, we used canvas and Tim Holtz Tattered Rose die. The canvas pieces were stamped and sprayed as well. I cant remember whose border punch that was but suspect its a Martha or a EK Success. The only thing I added was the little tickets and journaling panel. The lace was cream but I sprayed that turquoise and the leaves are one of the new Stampin'Up! sizzlet dies.

Much happier now and another bag out of the crate!!

P 4 Penguins

2011-05-16T15:02:00.000+01:00

Todays layout was the left overs from a very very old kit, I think the papers were Sassafrass Lass.....but dont quote me!!! The alphabet was from my stash and the rubons were from the same collection as the paper. Love my new Stampin Up! sizzix dies Fun Flowers....the white layer was some white DCWV chipboard which cut beautifully. The flower centres were also inc the kit..they are brads but look like flower buttons. Journaling label is Maya road.

Another couple of layouts completed last night...I am on roll!!

So cute

2011-05-15T18:31:00.000+01:00

Its been forever since I have done any scrapping solely for me! Far too much going on until now to spare the time but I have making an attempt to finish off kits that are in my dreaded crate!! I have mentioned this darn crate before.....even though I have had to move all my craft stuff into a smaller room this blessed crate is the first thing I see as I enter. Its full of half done kits....where I have completed the main layout that comes within the kit but I have loads left over to "do another one"!! So now have some layouts to show you....4 kits down, the crate looks no different but at least its a start..lol!!

Todays layouts uses some of the lush MME Andrea Victoria cardstock....I had this left over from one of my own class kits. I love the colours.....very different but they work well with colour/black and white and sepia photos. Photos of our dog Molly when she was 11 weeks old and we had just got her....

Products used:

MME Andrea Victoria cardstock and die cuts

Crochet flowers

SEI brads

Heidi Swapp stamp { I think!}

Bazzill Template

Fiskars border punch

I nearly got my sewing machine out to do the faux stitching...then remembered I had a Bazzill template. After making the holes I joined them out with a fine marker pen. Wish I could remember where I got the flowers..someone on ebay I think, but the colours match pefectly!!

Aprils kit

2011-04-16T17:33:00.000+01:00

This month kit uses Echo park "Springtime", in the kit you get 4 double sided cardstock sheets, 3 Bazzill 12x12 sheets in pink,lemon and white and a sheet of stickers. Also included is a bag of embellishments with buttons, ribbons and felt butterflys. I challenged myself to see how many layouts I could do with kit, which was sent to me from Bellaboo. I ended up with 4 layouts, the only thing I had to add was some more white cardstock. You dont have to used Springtime themed photos on all the layouts...there are other titles on the sticker sheet. The kit costs £15.00, I have some left if anybody would like one. The kit includes the instructions for all 4 layouts. Below are 2 of them...

I used tuille for the first time on the second layout...its great for lots of things and very in vogue at the moment. I scrunched it up to make a border and secured it down with brads.

March kit

2011-03-26T16:51:00.000Z

The layouts for this months kits are completely opposite from each other...and a great way to show how different things look when you add inks to distress. The paper range is a mix of Pink Pasilee Anthology and Webtsers Pages. The Anthology paper has an embossed pattern on it, which when covered with inks really pops off the page. The colours used were Distress inks Tea Dye and Scattered Straw and Baja Breeze from Stampin Up!. I used ink dusters to apply the ink and then rubbed off the excess sitting on the embossed pattern. The frame was cut out from the Websters paper, the flowers are Webster blomers in Petal. The acetate piece was a Prima Stamp stamped with Black Stazon. The Chipboard Chandelier was from a new company called Dusty Attic and as it was so detailed I coloured with Black dye based ink and a dauber rather than paint.

The second layout uses the Pink Paislee cards from the same range and I made a quick and clean layout cutting 3 photos cut to the same size as the cards. I punched a border in Baja Breeze cardstock and wrapped ribbon around it to sit under the landscape photo. Used a border stamp for the other border and used my new My Minds Eye stamps for the Doilys. I love the tickets that come in the range, they were just stuck along the bottom and finally added a word stamp from Heidi Swapp. A few clear gems were added to the centres of the Doilys.

Next months kit will be Echo Park Springtime...so great for all those lovely spring coloured/themed photos we have. I have a new supplier from next month, so if you would be interested in having one of my kits once a month, let me know. They are £15.00 {plus postage if you are not local} you get full instructions to complete the layouts..some times its a double layout ..sometimes 2 singles. My first kit is due next week so hopefully I will have time to play.

Enjoy the weekend

February Class

2011-02-26T17:41:00.000Z

These are the layouts the ladies did today, using Echo Park Wintertime papers and stickers.

The snowflake was made a Cuttlebug die and Martha Stewart/Papermania punches and the Winter Wonderland title was cut on the cricut with the Winter Woodland cartridge.

I have a couple of spaces free for an all day crop on Saturday 5th March...if anyone is free, details on the side bar.

Been mega busy with card classes recently....hopefully I can get back to scrapping soon.

Using scraps

2011-02-12T20:17:00.000Z

I had some scraps of paper left over from a page I did ages ago using Heidi grace papers. They are pearly and flocked, far to good to waste so I made this layout to use them up. The base of the layout is a precut scalloped edge Bazzill sheet, I made the scalloped circle out of white chipboard and cut some other circles out of nestabilities and punched some butterflys with my Martha Stewart punches. The chipboard alphabet is from My Minds Eye, ribbon from stash. The journaling block is from Imaginisce.

If you are local to me my next all day crop is Saturday 5th March...details on the side bar.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend

Being You

2011-02-01T08:42:00.000Z

Back to working my way through old kits in my crate...came across a pack of papers and embellishments from a SEI. I have done a few layouts already with this kit but I still have loads and that included some lovely iron on transfers. So I set to work to see what I could come up with and this layout is the result. Its all SEI except the leaf die which is part of a Sizzix set and some tiny buttons from my stash.

Delish Christmas

2011-01-27T10:18:00.000Z

Unusual color combo in these papers from Delish, so I printed my photo off in Sepia and added a Poinsettia and flourish using one of the Marianne dies. The kraft cardstock is from Stampin'Up!, another kit ticked off and out of that blooming crate!!

Brothers

2011-01-26T09:18:00.000Z

Another couple of photos I have had stuck in a bag of papers for years waiting to be scrapped! The papers and stickers are from All My Memories...which used to be a huge company when I first started out but sadly gone now. I wanted to keep this quite simple, so I used one of the Grand Nestabilities dies as well as the striped paper. Buttons and ribbon from stash and the base layer is Crumb Cake {kraft} from Stampin'Up!

Websters Pages part 2

2011-01-25T14:24:00.000Z

So this the other layoutfrom yesterdays kit, not quite the same as it should have been but I had enough pieces cut out for what I wanted and my photo is slightly bigger. Taken on my daughters 21st birthday with her Nan. Everything is from Websters pages, except the Prima flowers and the Bazzill pom poms. Buttons from stash.

Websters Pages kit

2011-01-24T15:05:00.000Z

Todays layout is from a kit from Craftystash, a few months ago. The papers are from Websters pages and they are lovey lovely papers but need alot of cutting out!!! I had done most of the cutting just need to actually complete the layouts...which I have now done! Its an old photo, so not great quality but I have so few pics of my hubbys family and I think this one works well with the colours in the papers etc. Its a die cut sheet but I will add the cream backing sheet in the sleeve.

Back tomorrow with the other layout from the kit.

This months kit

2011-01-22T20:01:00.001Z

I am back teaching my scrapbook classes again after the Christmas break and these are the layouts the girls did today. The papers, cardstock and stickers are from Stampin'Up!, the punch for the ribbon is Fiskars and the Die cut is a Nestabilites Grand die. The title has been cut with the Tim holtz Vintage market alphabet. In the kit you get enough papers/cardstock/stickers and ribbon to make the double and the single layout and comes complete with instructions. If you would like a kit they are £10.00 not inc postage.

My Favourite thing layout

2011-01-21T19:43:00.000Z

Last layout with these papers from Fancy Pants. This was a class kit, we made the flowers and I free cut the tree. Love the alphabet stickers that come with this range.

Back tomorrow with the Christmas kit the girls are doing this month.

More Fancy Pants

2011-01-20T07:27:00.000Z

With the remains of the papers I had left over from yesterdays layout, I made this one. Some very precious photos of my nan and aunt sadly no longer with us, together with son James. Just love these papers and the flowers from Prima match beautifully. On a special page like this I wanted to add the prima pearl swirl, if you out cut most of them carefully, you can usually get 2 sprays out of one pack.

Another couple of layouts done yesterday...I am on a roll..lol!!

Circle of friends

2011-01-19T07:39:00.000Z

Todays layout is another one I completed whilst away at the retreat and was part of the bingo challenge. I chose three things that had to be included on the layout, circles, tags and bling! The papers are Fancy Pants..Happy Together, alphabet is from the same collection and the flowers and bling are Prima. The photo is actually all of us at one of the previous retreats. Dont know what I would do without them, friends always get you through when times are hard!

I am really pleased with myself for carrying on finishing off half done kits....you can actually see a space clearing in my crate. So far I have finished 3 that just needed a few bits like photos and journaling done, 1 that needed alot of cutting out and 9 completely new layouts using left overs from the kits once the main layout has been done. To be honest thats what makes up most of the bags in my crate, I dont want to throw it away as you usually get so much left but I cant keep it all for cardmaking. I am using old photos as well which is great...we are talking pre digital....just wish I remembered to put dates on the back..lol!

Retreat layout..using Girls Paperie

2011-01-17T11:47:00.000Z

Another layout from last years retreat with ATDML, the papers were Girls Paperie and the class was designed by Debbie Jewell. Not my usual type of layout, but I am really pleased with this one, but thats what I like about going to retreats you do classes you would not normally do.

Finally finishing layouts

2011-01-16T13:32:00.000Z

Spent yesterday trying to catch up on unfinshed kits, that I keep moving around my room! This layout is from a Totalpapercrafts kit we did last year at one of Karens all day crops. I think the papers are K&Co, we used a Martha Stewart punch to make the border, flowers we made and the material ones are Prima long with the pearls and roses. Journaling card is from Delish, numbers are Thickers from American crafts.

I have waited for ages to find the right sort of photos for this layout, but my daughters 21st seemed appropriate and the neutral colours work well with the papers.

I managed to finish quite a few other layouts so will post those over the next few days......one of my main objectives this year is to finish started kits before starting anything new....fingers crossed!!

Engagment layout

2011-01-09T09:33:00.000Z

Made myself sit and put some final touches to some layouts yesterday, this layout was a class at the retreat I went to in November. The papers are from Pink Paislee and they were plain with a embossed design all over them. They were coloured using distress ink, did not make a note of colours..sorry! The using a tissue to buff off the ink sitting on top of the resist. I used subtle colours on mine to fit in with the photos. The frames were on another sheet which we cut around and coloured again. The flowers were Prima and the small butterfly was Martha Stewart, the lovely large one a Marianne die. The You to me label was from My Minds Eye, not sure on the tickets, could be Tim's. I added the "yes" onto the ribbon, that was from a pack by 7 Gypsies and some pearls I think were Prima. Not Sure what the flourish was as it came in the kit but probably Sizzix.

Have a lovely Sunday!

Good Cheer

2010-12-30T11:58:00.000Z

Following on from yesterdays post, this is the layout I did using left overs from the first page and another acetate sheet. Everything on the layout is from the Fancy Pants Christmas Magic range except the numbers which were Making Memories stickers. The flowers and leaves were cut from one of the sheets and I used foam squares to layer them. The rub ons went on top of the acetate sheet.

Time to play!

2010-12-29T09:55:00.000Z

Finally, I have done some scrapbooking! It feels like months ago since I last did some...but with Christmas preparations I have just have not had the time. I hope you had a lovely christmas and took loads of photos!

I have had a major clear out of my Christmas papers and am trying to use up what I have before I order more!

Todays layout uses papers and an acetate sheet from Fancy Pants. Most of the papers are underneath the acetate sheet, the photos and embellishments and rub ons are stuck on the top. The chipboard alphabet is from My Minds Eye, which I picked up in Hobbycrafts.

I had some papers and bits left over and I had another acetate sheet so I am just finishing that layout off , will show it next time.

Wall Hanging

2010-11-30T10:08:00.000Z

In this months class we did a wall hanging, based on one I did last year at a ATDML retreat. I used Sizzix dies and Nestabilities together with Artsylicious flocked cardstock and Doodlebug crushed velvet cardstock. The "Love" title was made from Thickers chipboard alphabets and I covered them in glossy accents. The hearts have been stamped with tiny detail stamps and then punched out with my Stampin'Up tiny heart punch and coated with glosy accents. Lastly, I added some Prima flowers and made the hanging out of black velvet ribbbon.

Who would have belived we would have snow in NOVEMBER!!!!

Keep warm and dry

Mini Book

2010-10-17T11:48:00.000+01:00

I dont do many mini books but I really enjoyed making this one, the photos are of our holiday this year to Wales and the great thing is you can get so many small photos in a mini book and get it done far quicker than if you were doing 12x12 layouts. The papers are from Little Yellow Bicycle and were last years autumn collection which I had left over from a class. The Title has been cut using one of Tim Holtz's alpabets Vintage Market and the stamp is from Waltzing Mouse. I used one of Tim's edger Sizzix dies for the border. The rest of the album is made up from a chipboard cover and envelopes for the pages. Inside each envelope I put another insert to hold some more photos.

Not getting alot of time for scrapping at the momet as Christmas cards have takn over but I counting the days until I go away for my retreat, hopefully I will get loads done then.

Back to Basics

2010-10-07T08:31:00.000+01:00

Not alot of time for scrapping at the moment as I have been preparing card classes but I did manage to finish off a few kits that I am using to finish an album for my husbands nephew that visited us this year from Portugal earlier this year.

This kit from Totalpapercrafts uses the Basic Grey Basics range. Works well with these photos which were proving hard to match upto some patterened papers. I used some American Craft Thickers for the title. Everything else is from the BG Basics range including the stickers.

I have put details of my next all day crop up for anyone that is interested. If you want a seat reserved just pop me an email so I know numbers.

Friends

2010-09-23T07:55:00.000+01:00

Todays layout is one I did at a recent Totalpapercrafts all day crop. The papers and stickers are from the Bo Bunny Sophie collection. The photos were taken a couple of weeks ago when Kerry surprised us with a visit from Australia, we had a great day catching up after not seeing each other for a couple of years. If you were a customer when we all worked at Pulling on the Glitz in Rayleigh and Southend you might remember her.

Day trip

2010-09-21T07:22:00.000+01:00

I am working on an album for my hubbys nephew and girlfriend who came to visit us earlier this year. They spent one day in Cambridge so I used some old Scenic Route papers I had left over from a kit to make this page. Very simple layout but I felt there was enough going on with the papers without me adding lots of photos. The alphabet stickers came with the kit.

Dear santa

2010-09-19T14:07:00.000+01:00

After seeing a friends kit for this layout from Crafty Stash , I knew I had to have it! Websters Pages are so beautiful, you really don't want to cut into them. Its only a small photo on the page but its works really well and this layout had alot of intricate cutting out, but I persevered and am really pleased with the result. The range is called Home for the holidays.

Bo Bunny Flutter

2010-09-16T11:07:00.000+01:00

I have a pile building of layouts I have not had a chance to post, so here is one of them. The papers are Bo Bunny Flutter, the title is a Autumn Leaves stamp which I stamped on a Sizzix die set that I picked up in the discontinued box at Stevenage show! I used the word window punch for the little journaling tabs at the bottom of the page.

Bella Blvd

2010-09-12T08:20:00.000+01:00

Not had a chance to scrapbook for myself in ages, so yesterday I started one layout at a crop and finished the second one last night. Patterned papers are from Bella Blvd, not a company I use very much but I love this beach range. Just got to finish some journaling as I am not sure on dates etc and they are done.

Weather is looking lovely today, have a great Sunday whatever you are doing!

More Echo park

2010-08-16T15:52:00.000+01:00

This is the layout I made with the leftovers from my last post using Echo Park Summertime, the only thing I added was some white foam Thickers for the title and a brad.

I still have some spaces left for this coming Sundays all day crop, details on the side bar. Would be great to see you...we are a friendly lot...promise..lol!!!

Echo Park Summertime

2010-08-13T17:03:00.000+01:00

Great title..."Summertime" I think not, the rain is lashing down so hard I can hardly hear myself type..lol!! Where has our lovely hot August gone that we were promised!! So I decided to post this layout I have just completed of sunny days when the boys were younger { now 23 and 16!!} and playing in the garden at our old house.

Echo Park are a relatively new company from the States, started by the people behind My Minds Eye..one of my favourites scrapbooking companys!! It has a very different modern feel to it and not the sort of thing I would usually give a second look at...but sometimes you need to push yourself "outside the box" as they say and I am really glad I did. The papers are quite bright and patterened but on the reverse they have more subtle patterns so one softens the other. Everything on the page except the buttons/bazzill are from the range, they do a great set of die cut stickers for each range and there is a new one each month. Summertime was the first one and as the colours went more with my photos thats the one I decided on.

I had enough left over to complete another layout and I will post that next time.

Have a great weekend..hopefully it will be a little drier but according to the weather man maybe not...oh well cant garden so will craft instead and off to Stamperama show on Sunday!!

August kit

2010-08-11T21:03:00.000+01:00

This month I am using My Minds Eye So Sophie Charming for class kits. You get full instructions to complete a double and a single layout. This kit includes 2 sheets of Bazzill, 4 double sheets of cardstock and I die cut sheet of cardstock, a set of alphabet stickers, 2 accessory sticker sheets, transparency frame and a title die cut. For my single layout I have used Sweet, chic and glamorous, but you could have "little lady", "open your heart", delightful adorable", "happy for you" or I also have some with no wording that you could stick a die cut a title onto.

Photo sizes: Single layout 7x5 port and for the double 1 6x4 port and 1 6x4 land { either of these could have the transparency on it, I do have extra ones if you want to use 2. Then bring another 4/5 photos, that can be cropped down. There is plenty of room for different sizes, 3 of mine are land and 1 is port.

I am teaching this kit at my house on Sat 28th August and Sat 4th Sept, the cost is £15.00 from 1.00pm, if you are interested in coming along email me. I still have some spaces for the all day crop on Sunday 22nd August...see details on the side bar.

All wrapped up!

2010-08-06T16:05:00.000+01:00

The left overs from my previous layout of Kaisercraft Utopia papers and die cuts. The only other thing I added was a button and some Papermania brown alphabet stickers. Photos are my daughter horse, Milly proudly showing off her new winter coat to everyone down the yard..lol!! If only it was that clean when she comes in from the field..yuk!!!

Next post will be this months kit, just putting together a double layout to go with the single I have already done. I have chosen My minds eye So Sophie charming..beautiful colours.

Have a great weekend

Kaisercraft Utopia

2010-08-04T20:07:00.001+01:00

Brought these papers a while back as its one of the few that has purple/mauve as one of the colour combos and I still have quite a few years of my childrens Infants and Junior school photos to do and they had purple uniform throughout the two schools. Everything on this page except the felt letters which are from Making Memories is from the Utopia range. I will add a date on the label on the top but I need to complete all her school layouts before I can work out the year...lol!!

Crop

2010-07-26T14:38:00.000+01:00

On saturday we had a great day at my first big all day crop for ages, everybody said they had a great time and lots stayed right to the end at 9.30pm...kept going by a fish and chip supper!!

As a result I have been asked to make these crops a regular thing and have today booked the next one for Sunday 22nd August. For the girls that came along Saturday note that this one is on a Sunday and this is so we can have Imagine That papercrafts shop come to visit us. Its just makes life alot easier for Emma to come on a day that the shop is closed and it benefits us as she can bring alot more with her than she could if the shop was open. The time is from 9.30am to 9.00pm...but you are free to come and go whenever, I am aware being Sunday some girls have to go to work the next day. The cost is still £10.00 that inc free tea/coffee/cakes etc all day. We ordered a take away for people stopping all day and will do so again but it might not be fish and chips this time as I am pretty sure my shop does not open on sunday evenings so it will probably be pizza or chinese. You could bring extra food yourself, of course, if you dont fancy either of those. The other thing to mention is that it is not at the hall I had before.....it is now at St Marys church hall Benfleet, which is just a few houses down from me if you have been to classes at my house before or just around the corner from the WRVS hall I had on Saturday. I am unable to book that hall in August so I am trying this other one instead. Although its a crop if you are a cardmaker you are more than welcome as well....lots of the girls were doing cards as well as scrapping....everyone is welcome.

Lastly, I have to ask for payment when booking as I need to pay the church up front, so if you want to have a place reserved for you then email me on Jackiedasilva@talktalk.net and I can tell you where and how to send the money.

For those that normally come to me for scrapbook classes Augusts kit will be there on that day, I have run out of weekends again in August and the last one is BH so I know alot of you will be busy or away still on hols.

Think thats all for now, let me know if you need anymore info.

Julys Kit

2010-07-15T15:53:00.002+01:00

This months kit is the new My Little Yellow Biycle "pack your bags" papers, you get enough papers etc to complete a double and a single layout. There are some stickers suitable for America but there are lots of others you can use as well. Even if you wanted to scrap some photos of a holiday you did not fly to you can adapt what I have used.

If you are coming to the All day crop I will have this months kit there for you, if you dont want to do it on that day thats fine you get instructions inside the kit. I cut my title on the circut machine, which I will have with me if you want to cut yours there to take with you. The cost of the kit this month will be £10.00

Photos sizes: Double 2 6x4 { 1 land and 1 port}, 2 4x3 land, 6 3x2 { 5 land and 1 port}

Single 1 6x4 port and 1 4x3 land

Both the layouts have space to move things around so dont worry to much about measurements being exact.

The postcode for the hall is SS7 5HE , if you have a sat nav or email me for directions. Dont forget to bring your lunch and whatever else you want to work on. I will have my die cutting tools etc with me as well as a small sales table and some of the girls are bringing unwanted stash to sell on...so you will be in with a chance to catch a bargin!! There is free tea/coffee/cakes etc all day and a crop would not be complete without a raffle!!

As I have had so much interest in this crop I am already looking to book another date for the next one...maybe in a larger hall still in Benfleet. I have already arranged for a friend to bring their shop with them so there will be lots of goodies for you to buy....just got to tie up dates etc, if you want to know details email me and I will let you know when its all sorted.

Mega Crop day and My Minds Eye Jack and Jill

2010-07-07T15:23:00.001+01:00

Not had a great amount of time recently for doing my own pages but I had these papers and die cuts laying on the table and after having a browse through some old photos, I found the perfect ones to go with the colours in the cardstock. As like alot of my old photos they don't compare with the digital ones we take now but they are special still and need to be scrapped.

The layout is completely from the My Minds Eye Jack and Jill collection, I just added a few flat back pearls for the birds eyes and flower centres.

If you live locally to me I have a few spaces left for an all day crop on Saturday 24th July...its a mega crop until 9.30pm in the evening. To be held at the WRVS hall Benfleet, I will be there from 9.00 am, the cost is £10.00 and I will be providing all the necessary cakes and biscuit yummy's and cold and hot drinks. I will also have my cricut and my sizzix dies etc for you to use.You just need to bring some lunch and we are ordering some sort of take away for the evening { not inc in the £10}or you could bring extra to keep you going. A great way to have a finish your pages day or maybe you are just about to start something and would love a whole day to really crack on with a project. I will have my July kit with me, its Little Yellow Bicycle "Pack your Bags"....details will be on here as soon as the page is done, just waiting for it to wing its way from America.

If you are interested email me on Jackiedasilva@talktalk.net I only have spaces for about 4 more people. I am looking to do these crops on a regular basis, so if you cant come to this one and would like to know when the next one is I can add you to my mailing list.

Interactive layout

2010-06-27T07:49:00.000+01:00

This is the layout for this months kit, the girls made a fantastic job of it yesterday. I did not design this layout, I did it at the ATDML retreat in a class with Dawn and the girls liked it so much they asked if I could show them how to replicate it. I want to thank Dawn and Mel from ATDML for agreeing to let me teach one of their classes. The flap opens up and is covered on both sides with photos and the waterfall piece opens up to reveal even more photos. Great way for using up "snaps" and the paper chosen means anything outdoors is going to work. Even better still you can cut your page protector and have the interactive elements popping out so you don't have to pull the whole page out each time to see the photos.

The papers and stickers are from the My Minds Eye Rough and Tumble and the swirls is a Sizzix die which I cut in chipboard and inked with a chalk ink pad.

Next months kit is My Little Yellow bicycle Pack your bags....if you are interested in receiving my kits each month or attending classes or crops email me for details.

Material Girl

2010-05-31T12:27:00.000+01:00

I have been doing some of my own pages this weekend for a change and Cosmo Crickets Material girl is a lovely range for girls and women in general. Great with vintage photos as it has the old style sewing images on it as well as sewing elements like scissors, cotton bobbins, tape measure etc. On saying that I did not have anything heritage suitable but I have wanted to scrap this photo for years as its one of the few of my mum-in-law that I have. Sadly both hubbys parents are no longer with us and living in Portugal they only got to see their grandhildren a few times a year. My daughter Emma was wearing a lovely little smocked dress from Marks in a beautiful buttercup yellow....I still have it in the loft..lol!!

The "love" has been cut on the cricut, Home Decor cartridge. The "Joy" has been stamped on acetate with Black Stazon. The red label sticking out the right hand side is a pull out with a journaling block attached. Everything else came on the cardstock, I have enough papers to make into kits, if you are interested they are £6.50 {not inc p&p} You get 4 doublesided cardstock sheets, a sheet of cream Bazzill, the "love" and the "joy" titles already stamped and cut, buttons for the flower centres and the puched tab for the journaling and the stamped journaling block, plus instructions which will be emailed to you.

If you would like one email me on Jackiedasilva@talktalk.net

Enjoy whats left of the BH weekend

Siblings

2010-05-25T09:42:00.000+01:00

I have been busy with a mini album for a friend of my sons last week but as that is all done now I had some time last night to do a page from my crate of half done stuff that I am trying hard to work my way through..lol!! These papers are so old its not true, think I got this kit from the first Bonanza I went to at the NEC. SEI Winnie Walls....I love this kit but orange is not something my lot wear now they are older so I used this photo I have had for ages as the colours are just right. Its not a fab pic but its a special one so had to be scrapped!

Have a great day

Mays class kit

2010-05-16T09:08:00.000+01:00

This months kit uses the Pink Paislee "Queen Bee" collection, I love the colours of this range and it works really well with hertiage photos. I also used some of the PP cork buttons...really lovely and something different. There are two single layouts this month, each kit comes with a selection of the cork buttons, a whole pack of die cuts, a shaped cardstock sheet and 3 other double sided cardstock sheets and 2 sheets of Bazzill. Title on the first page is a Sizziz alphabet and the second one is Storybook cartridge on the Cricut.

Smile

2010-05-08T15:39:00.001+01:00

Managed to get another layout done this week with some left overs from an old kit...the papers are Pebbles inc and the "Smile"stamp is Autumn Leaves.

Have a great weekend...hope it better than here wet and cold!!

Life Stories

2010-05-06T09:40:00.000+01:00

Another one of Mels kits from my retreat last month. This uses the fabulous Life stories papers from My Minds Eye. We made the flowers from circle punches and added pearls to the bunting and the flower centres. Very soft and subtle layout ideal for heritage photos.....the pics are of me by the way...aahhh!!

Details of my next class on the 15th May are on the side bar, we are doing the beautiful Pink Paislee Queen Bee range of cardstock and you will be doing 2 single layouts.

scary layout

2010-05-02T21:12:00.000+01:00

I did not realise until the other day that yesterday was National scrapbooking day.....why did I think it was in October....prehaps I am getting confused with National cardmaking day..lol!! Needless to say with card classes booked there was nothing I could do about it so I hope you had a good day if you spent it scrapping. With the weather as its been its an ideal time to steal abit of crafty time to cheer ourselves up on a miserable weekend. Todays layout is another one of mine that I did at my retreat....photos again that I have wanted to scrap for a few years. The papers and die cuts are all My Minds Eye "Boo to you" and the spiders web comes from Artbase

Enjoy the rest of your weekend

Aprils class kit

2010-04-24T18:51:00.005+01:00

Had a great class today using this months kit.....the papers and die cuts are all from the Loire Valley range from Kaisercraft. In the kit there is enough papers etc to do a double layout and a single, you get 6 sheets of double sided papers, 2 bazzill , chipboard die cuts in a great handy zipper case for you to use again for something else and some black droplets. I do have some kits left they are £9.00 not inc p&p and come with full instructions for both layouts. Email me if you are interested.....I do a kit each month if you would like to be informed about what each months kit is, I can add you to my mailing list....they are usually around the £8/9 per kit.

Basic Grey Kioshi

2010-04-21T09:17:00.000+01:00

Due to me not having the correct photos for a class at my retreat I ended up taking the kit and doing something myself. I really like this collection from Basic Grey...was not to sure at first but its lovely subtle colours and works well with black and white photos. I took some of the elements from the layout the class did, like stitching the hearts together and mounting the flower on cardstock in the top page, the rest of the design is my adaption as my photos were wrong orientation as well.

Hope you having the lovely weather like we are here, back at the weekend with this month class layout....I still have spaces on Saturday {details on side bar} or spare kits if you cant make it.

Cosmic Shimmer

2010-04-17T17:48:00.003+01:00

Another class layout from my retreat that used Cosmic Shimmer's. Must admit I have quite a few of these bottles in my craft room that have never been touched but now I am looking forward to having a play!! They were sprayed through a May Arts template and I used a very light colour first then went over it with the blue/green colour and finshed off with the bronze colour. I felt it needed a simple layout on top so I just added some of the lovely Prima vines and a Prima stamp for the journaling. The title is done with some black glitter thickers.

Have a great weekend!

Catching up!

2010-04-15T11:12:00.007+01:00

Apologies for lack of posts but decorating and general "life" has gotten in the way which is why I was so glad to finally getaway to a scrapbooking retreat last weekend. I went with the intention of completing kits/layouts that have been needing to be done for years....hence some very old papers..lol! I also had some classes whilst I was there which was great, they are almost all completed but just need photos etc so thats my next job. Over the next few days I will post the ones that are all done and dusted and ready for their albums.

The first layout I did for a sketch challenge at the retreat.....it uses SEI Grandmas kitchen. The second layout is one of my own from the rest of the kit. These papers are so old its not true but I still love it and thankfully even after 2 layouts I still have some left!!

If you are coming to my next class on saturday week, then by tonight I will have the photos sizes for you. I have posted a picture on the side bar of the papers we are using for you to get an idea on colours.

March class kit

2010-03-27T22:34:00.004Z

These are the layouts we did with this months kits, My Minds Eye Ohh La La for Him or Her. The first two pages are the Him collection, but I used mixed photos. I have a few kits over they are £9.00 not inc p&p email me if anyone is interested. You just need a circle cutter to make the circles. Full instructions are included for both layouts. Kit includes: 6 sheets of double sided papers/ die cut sheet/ 3 sheets of Bazzill, ribbon and candy dots.

The Blue Pool

2010-03-25T15:33:00.004Z

This layout was done using left over papers from an old kit I have had yonks! Cardstock is October Afternoon but cant remember which one! I love the colours in this range and it works really well with the photos we took of The Blue Pool in Dorset on holiday last year. Title was cut on the Cricut using Hanna Montana cartridge.

Back at the weekend with this months class layouts.

K & Co Que Sera Sera

2010-03-14T14:42:00.004Z

Managed to get another layout finshed yesterday, another kit from Totalpapercrafts using the k & Co Que Sera Sera range of papers. The fab ribbon and dies cuts also came with kit. I have been putting off doing this kit as I did not have a suitable photo then my son sent me some recently and I thought this photo worked well with the papers as he is wearing a lilac shirt and tie. I just added a few flowers and brads.

I spent ages this week trying to sort out layouts into albums and have decided that D ring albums are alot less work when it comes to arranging layouts in albums than the old post type ones. So definitely getting more....if you like D ring albums Making Memories do a great range.

K & Co Amy Butler Lotus tea box

2010-03-08T12:22:00.007Z

I have not had much time for scrapping recently so when the chance came to spend a day with friends last saturday I set myself a challenge to get at least one page done. I have had this kit from Totalpapercrafts for ages and after a couple of modifications managed to get 2 layouts from the 1 kit....which I was really pleased about!! They are for different albums....one of which is going to Portugal....eventually! Papers are all K & Co Amy Butler Lotus tea box ....and the die cuts are from the same range. The frame for the photo was made from the box the die cuts came in. Pom Poms are from Bazzill.

Back soon with more....take care

Februarys class kit

2010-02-21T10:04:00.005Z

Yesterday I had my monthly class with the girls and these are the layouts they did. We used cardstock and dies cuts from My Minds Eye Tiny Dancer range. The kit included a 6x4 transparency to go over your photo. I love these little 4mm pearls and they work really well with the Bazzill gem templates. You just mark the pattern through the templates, add a touch of glue on top of your pencil marks and add the pearls. The flowers were the Retro flowers punches from EK Success. The second layout is from the left-overs, I used a border punch for the side....with the remaining die-cuts from the kit. The leaves/stem I cut on the Cricut using the Mothers Day cartridge.

Totalpapercrafts kit #1 February

2010-02-03T14:31:00.003Z

Karen asked me to design one of her kits for this month and this is the resulting layout. I must confess I have these papers "somewhere" in my paper unit, I love the colours and its from Fancy Pants so you know the designs are going to be delicious! Included in the kit are some lovely cream & peachy flowers, I only used a few as I decided to partially cut some of the flowers from the cardstock and I did not want to over do it. The die-cuts and also included in the kit and you have loads to choose from. I used a Fiskars border punch Upper Crest to make the decorative border and I added some tony buttons for the flower centres. The title was cut on a Sizzix alphabet.

SEI Alpine Frost

2010-01-31T11:25:00.002Z

Another simple layout using the SEI Alpine Frost collection, the die cuts were all in the kit and I made some snowflakes with a Cuttlebug die-cut and added some glitter. Ribbon is from Stampin'Up!, brads from stash.

Christmas Kit

2010-01-23T19:35:00.003Z

For my classes this Christmas I used Bo Bunny Tis the Season papers and die cuts, I had the last class today so I can now post the layouts. The die cut sheet comes with a set of alphabet stickers. We punched some of the circles out of one of the sheets to make more embellishments.

Guess what.......another Christmas layout

2010-01-20T15:11:00.006Z

but when you are on a roll.....you have to keep going right?? I have so many Christmas photos of the kids when they were younger that have never been scrapbooked and I feel good that at last I am doing something with them. This layouts has used My Minds Eye Colourful Christmas.....good title because it definitely is colourful but works great with this photo as there is quite alot of orange, a colour not often seen in Christmas papers. The title is American Craft Thickers and I have used some of my snowflake dies with the co-ordinating brads from the range in the centres.

Back soon with more ...take care and keep warm!

Uggs

2010-01-17T13:22:00.003Z

This layout is of my sons girlfriend Kylie when he surprised her with her much wished for Ugg boots last Christmas. The layout is based on a Pencil Lines sketch and everything on the page is from a great pack of cardstock and papers I brought before Christmas from SEI called Alpine Frost. Its not cheap...£25.00 but its a big pack full of co-ordinating textured white core cardstock, glitter and pearl papers and cardstock as well as a full sheet of die cuts. It will last me ages and the colour tones are beautiful and a little but different from the normal christmas ranges you see....more a winter theme really. The title was made was Thickers chipboard alphabets, in a red pearl so tie in with the papers as they are pearl effect as well. I added some cream velver ribbon from my stash on the tag and used a punch for the corners and a quickutz alphabet for the year.

Still want to complete a few more Christmas layouts then I am going to get back to day to day scrapbooking.

Have a great Sunday.

Here comes Santa Claus

2010-01-13T09:20:00.003Z

This layout comes from another kit I have had along time....I think its Cosmo Cricket and has a distinctive vintage feel. I am starting to use all those photos I have of the children taken on my old camera...before digital and this one is not great but I still want to use it. Its not helped as I have scanned and enlarged it, but now the colours are more subtle it works ok with these papers. It also gave me the chance to use some Pointsettia Spellbinders dies that I had brought and not used last year to make the flower. There were some great rub-ons in the kit and I just added some flourishs with a Sizzix die and the corners are a EK Success punch.

Bit more Fancy Pants!

2010-01-11T09:18:00.002Z

With the same kit I used before I made this layout, using alot of the rub ons. I wanted to keep it clean and simple so pulled one of the Bazzill scalloped sheets from my stash and cut some of the baubles out from one of the sheets in the pack. The hark the herald anglels sing wording was one of the sheets already and I thought that went well with the picture.....even though the class dressed up as snowflakes! The ribbons co-ordinate with the range and I just added a gliitery brad to the centre of the snowflake rub on.

Magic Of Christmas

2010-01-09T12:48:00.004Z

I dont often use acetates that have been printed already but this sheet came in the Fancy Pants kit...in fact you get 2 different ones to play with. I decided to put the papers and the photo underneath the acetate sheet and then the border, pom poms and other embellishments are on the top. The pearl brad that is through my snowflake keeps the acetate sheet in position together with some glue behind the scalloped border. You also get a sheet of rub-ons and one of those is the Christmas memories saying.

Needless to say my son cringed when he saw what I was doing....but I love this photo of him as a snowflake....I have made another layout with the same range using the school photo that went with this one, I will post that next time.

Today I have put details of my next class, but obviously its weather permitting, surely the snow will be gone by them......fingers crossed. If you would like to book a place, let me know and I will reserve you a kit. I have a limited number this time as everybody sold out of the papers and stickers I have used. There is a pic of the paper range so you get an idea of colours etc on the side bar together with photo sizes.

Hope you are taking plenty of pics of the snow...lol!! Keep warm and stay safe.

Christmas Production

2010-01-07T08:52:00.004Z

I finally found some papers that go with some photos of my youngest son Andrew when he had his Christmas Production at Infants school, it was the orange in the photos that was causing the problems. This Scenic Route Garland collection was perfect and as there was alot of paper in the kit I was able to do 2 layouts as the photos are both 7x5. All the embellishments are in the kit, the only thing I have added is some buttons from my stash.

Snowflakes

2010-01-05T11:14:00.005Z

A few years ago, my friend Jo brought me this kit for Christmas and I am ashamed to say that I have not used it, so this year I was determined to make some layouts with it. I have these photos of my daughter Emma in her Infants school Christmas production and as the background is more turquoise than blue the papers went so well with them.

The snowflakes are a mixture of May Arts acrylic snowflakes and some punches, I have added glitter to some of the acrylic ones from my stash. The alphabet is from Kars but you could easily make your own from chipboard and glitter, its a bit of a messy job but great fun! The buttons and brads came in the kit, the papers are from Rhonna Farrer. I used a Spellbinders die for the journaling and I had just enough pom-poms in my stash to add to the page.

Its one of the things I miss most about Christmas time, seeing my children in nativity plays. I helped alot when they were at Infants and Junior schools and the snowflakes costumes I help make with a friend of mine....something I must admit I never offered to do again..I can remember many late nights putting them together..lol!!

Back soon with some Scenic Route layouts from the Garland collection.

Keep warm

Total Papercrafts Jan kit 1

2010-01-03T14:01:00.005Z

Here is the layout for the Totalpapercrafts crop this week, I have used a 6x4 landscape and a 6x4 portrait photo that you can cut down to approx 3 1/2" wide to fit under the scrolled panel, and you will just need to trim it down the height but you have some room to play with that. This Delish black and white layout would suit any celebratory photos, wedding, engagement, birthday, prom etc etc. There is nothing on the papers, embellishments etc that tie you into one theme. In the kit you get a beautiful stamp and the bling stones, so you need to bring with you a black die-based ink pad and an acrylic block, I used Versafine or you could use Stazon. Pigment ink might be to wet for such a detailed stamp. Also dig out some black and white flowers, if you wish to add those to your page. The cloth brad is from the same Delish line as the papers and we should have some of those in the shop should you wish to buy them to add to your flower centres, alternatively you use brads from your stash or buttons. The only other thing that you might find handy is a craft knife/mat, which I am sure most of you have in your tool bags, I found it easier to use a knife than scissors.

Christmas Magic

2010-01-01T12:14:00.003Z

Happy New Year to you all, one of my new year resolutions is to do more scrapbooking...this is my first layout with photos from this years christmas. I have used the Fancy Pants Christmas Magic kit, there are some fab acetates in there.

Back soon with my layout for a Total papercrafts kit.

Totalpapercrafts Dec Kit 2

2009-12-08T08:39:00.006Z

I was asked by Karen to design the 2nd kit for December using the fab papers and chipboard die cuts from Cosmo Crickets range 'Jolly By Golly'. I wanted to use some photos of a holiday I took with friends in Austria just before Christmas 2007 so I used a the snowy theme as against another Christmas one, although there are both on the chipboard sheets. I used Safmat for the journaling, a great product if you like to type your journaling on the computer and then you just peel the backing off and stick down onto some paper and as its transparent you dont see it...I have been using it alot and would recomend it.

This second layout is made from the papers etc I had left over from the first layout....makes the kit great value for money. All I added was some more plain cardstock and for the girls who have brought the kit I have used a 7x5 sized photo in both layouts but there is room for you to use 2 smaller 6x4 photos.

Totalpapercrafts dec kit 1

2009-11-24T09:24:00.003Z

Here is my version of the Decembers first kit designed by Tracey. The paper layout is the same but I have changed the photo sizes and the position of the embellishments. I have used 4 6x4 landscape and 2 6x4 portraits..some of them have had a little bit taken off. The papers are My Minds Eye and you get a whole pack of crystal gems to use on your page.

Totalpapercrafts Nov kit 2

2009-11-12T11:03:00.004Z

For the girls coming next week to Karens crop, here is the layout we will be doing designed by Claire. I have used the same photo sizes 1 6 x 4 & 2 x 2.5 x 4 portrait. You need a dark brown and a rouge/red ink pad, the red gel pen you get in the kit. Papers/die cuts are My Little shoebox..Imagine a forest.

My next class is on Saturday 28th November....details on my side bar.

Next Totalpapercrafts kit

2009-10-25T15:30:00.002Z

Here is the double layout for the next Totalpapercrafts club night. Papers are Cosmo Cricket Earth Love. Photos are 1 7x5 and 2 6x4 portrait or you could do 2 3x2 landscapes as I have done. Just bear in mind that the large photo has a strip 1" wide cut off the side so you dont want to be cutting into someones face!!

Totalpapercrafts kit

2009-10-21T14:30:00.005+01:00

As Karen and Dave are away getting married I am running the crops for the next few weeks, this is Karens 2nd October kit, designed by Claire from her Kent club.

Claire managed to get a second layout from what was left over from the kit and this layout below is my version of it, I had to use something else for the leaves and I changed the photo layout but I love these Pink Paislee papers, so rich and perfect for this time of year.

Bo Bunny Popsicle

2009-09-19T19:10:00.006+01:00

These are the layouts the girls did in todays class....we used Bo Bunny Popsicle range to make some Summer themed layouts. Brighter colours than we are used to working with...but great for beach and water photos. They did a single and a double layout ...I have posted seperate photos of the double so you can see them better. I used a new product called Safmat to do the journaling, just type and print out on your computer and the Safmat is clear and sticky on the back so you can just stick it down on top of your cardstock and its almost invisible. Great if you dont like your own handwriting on your journaling.

My Minds Eye Bloom & Grow class

2009-08-22T20:52:00.004+01:00

Here are the 2 layouts we did in todays class...all the cardstock is from the Bloom range. The first layout "Smiles" has the co-ordinating ribbons and flowers cut from the one of the cardstock sheets. The tags are a Sizzix die and the title was cut on the Cricut using Lyrical Letters cartridge. The "Beautiful" word is a stamp, buttons from stash and scalloped edge is a Quickutz border die.

The 2nd layout is a simple page suitable for a male/boy photo so I kept it flower free. The title and arrow are from Street Sign cartridge, buttons from stash.

Our next class is on the Saturday 19th September if you are interested in joining us.

Meeting Shrek

2009-08-11T19:28:00.003+01:00

Finally found some time to do a page today... it was a kit so it was much quicker than making up my own layout. It was a dawn Evans kit from A Trip down memory lane crop yonks ago....I changed the layout slightly as I had a different sized photo. Unfortunately I threw away what was left of the papers so I dont know who made them...the circles are chipboard circles that I painted and the alphabet is Scenic Route. I made the photo corners with a EK Success punch and the circle behind the title are cut with Nestabilitie dies. Think the photo goes great with the papers and its one I have had since 2005...so at last it has been scrapped!

21st Birthday

2009-07-23T09:39:00.004+01:00

I had to break into some lovely virgin 12x12 sheets of this fab Crate cardstock to make a card so I promised myself I would use the rest to make a page and not just put it all back in the draw!! I love Crate its so lovely and thick and doublesided which is a bonus! I had stickers to go with the range as well, so this is what I came up with.

I used a Bazzill stitiching template to do the pattern across the bottom and the flourish is a Sizzix die. The flower centres are just some small flower punches. The date stamp if from Imaginisce, everything else is Crate Cowgirl collection.

Pretty in Pink

2009-07-13T11:50:00.004+01:00

Somehow these papers ended up in my basket after a quick trip to Sugar and Spice on Friday...amazingly enough..lol!! Still trying to use older photos and I remembered I had this photo of Emma which needed some tweeking on picasa, its still not perfect by any means but I can live with it and would rather have it in her album than not used at all. Everything is My Minds Eye, the title was done with American Craft thickers and the brads& buttons were from my stash. The flourish and the corners are sizzix and sizzlet dies.

Growing Up

2009-07-10T09:58:00.005+01:00

I love this photo of my daughter when she was at Infants school and as the school colour was purple it was the perfect choice for this layout. The kit was from Totalpapercrafts, I made the scalloped circle from a Nestabililties die and added flat back gems around the edge. The papers are My minds eye Penny Lane. I love the idea karen had for running the ribbon through the page at the bottom....will definitely be using that idea again!

Have a great weekend be back soon with some more layouts

Madeira

2009-07-06T08:39:00.005+01:00

Hope you all had a great weekend....what a great Wimbledon final yesterday, although I did wonder if I was ever going to get the dinner on!! lol.

Todays layout is another kit from Totalpapercrafts, the papers are from Kaisercraft and I think they go with this very old photo of my in-laws really well. Sadly neither of them are with us anymore and I dont have very many photos to scrap. Crochet flowers are very in at the moment and karen has a great selection. The title has been made with American Craft Thickers... I love these alphabets, very versatile and they come in a range of fonts and colours. I did the swirls slightly differently using a Sizzix die.

Puppy Love

2009-07-03T11:03:00.007+01:00

This is the layout the girls did with their kits last sunday...they drew around a template to make the shape on the pink cardstock.

Products used:

Basic Grey Urban Prairie cardstock and stickers

Martha Stewart punches

Mark Richards flat back gems

Flowers from Totalpapercrafts & Prima

Cricut Home Accents cartridge

Technique Tuesday journaling stamp A trip down memory lane

Buttons by Fancy Pants

Hat race

2009-06-29T07:04:00.005+01:00

Had a great time yesterday at my all day crop, scrapping all day...heaven! It was a bit warm though, so fans were out in force!!

One of the layouts I did was a kit from Totalpapercrafts....My Minds Eye papers I adore, so I just loved doing this page. I am also trying to use older photos, especially of the children. How I wished I had a digital camera when they were growing up! Is so much easier to use the my recent photos but I have huge gaps in their albums and these need to be filled, so I am just going to have to get on with using the smaller photos and adjust the layouts accordingly. This picture happens to be a good one....back in the days before my daughter grew up all to quickly!!

Keep cool...its going to be a scorcher week!

This time next week will we be looking at photos of Andy Murray holding the mens champions cup at Wimbeldon?? I do hope so....but I fear I have still have to sit through many more nail bitting moments before we get to the finals!! lol but we should be used to that after watching Tim for all those years!

Laugh, Live, Love

2009-06-25T11:55:00.003+01:00

This is the one layout the girls did at this weeks class, more Andrea Victoria..I know, but thats a fluke as I had this class planned before I got karens kit! Its a simple double layout, the title and corners have been cut on the circuit. The amber flowers in the centres are a Martha Stewart punch. The grey flowers a Sizzix die.

K & Co Madeline

2009-06-23T08:58:00.005+01:00

This is the layout I taught at the Totalpapercrafts crop on Sunday. The whole range is from K & Co and makes a beautiful heritage page...although you could use more modern photos as well. I showed them how to do the pleats and they all did it really well, especially as it was last class and they were starting to get tired..lol!! For the labels I used a Nestabilites dies labels 4 and the gem stones come on the sheet of rub-ons. The girls also got a set of the fab velvet flowers in the kit with gem and pearl topped brads....as always fantastic value kits rom Karen. The photo is of my Nan when she was a child...I only have a couple of photos of her but she looks so beautiful! Not had a chance to complete my journaling yet...just need to check some details with Mum.

I still have some spaces left for an all day crop this sunday 28th if you are interested n Benfleet, £15.00 for the day, free tea/coffee etc and you will get a kit for a 12x12 layout complete with instructions.

Email me if you would like to come and I can pass on directions etc.