December class

I had a lovely afternoon today holding my last scrapbooking class of 2012.  Chritmas music playing and lovely chocolate donuts { thanks Barbara} made it an fun time for all.

These are the 2 layouts they did with the kit, papers and stickers are from the Simple Stories Harvest Lane range. I gave the ladies some Hessian to use with leaf Sizzix dies, it cuts a treat and gives a great texture to the layout. For the borders on the second layout I used my new Stampin'Up Tasteful Trims bigz die. The leaves stamps are from Inkadinkado.

 

 

Septembers kit

A little late, as I ended up not teaching this last month but the girls got their kits yesterday so here's my layouts with Kaisecraft Check in papers and diecuts.

 

I wanted a double layout with plenty of photos on it and inside the large die cut I have made a little pocket for tickets etc and space for another photo or journaling.

 

The second layout using the left over papers and more of the diecuts....you get a huge amount in the packs.

 

 

I know I have used the same photo twice...its ok I am not loosing the plot, they are going in different albums. One for my son for his honeymoon album and I am going to keep the single page.

 

 

Marchs kit

With everything going on I completely forgot to post photos of the mini book the girls did with me at home and at the shop last month.  We had tabbed chipboard and acrylic pages in a 6x6 album. The kit included 6x6 papers from the new Prima Almanac range together with flowers, some grungepaper and Tim Holtz tags. I knew,what with getting ready to move, that I would not have time to sort photos etc so my album is in readiness for wedding photos that are going to be taken in June. As to give the girls some guidance to where photos would go and sizes etc I have attached plain paper pieces with removable glue.

First up the cover, using Tim Weathered clock in grungepaper

Products used:

• Woodware chipboard album
• Prima Almanac 6x6 pad
• Prima Almanac flowers
• Prima Songbird Stamps
• Tim Holtz Weathered clock, Vintage cabinet dies
• Tim Holtz Inkessentials tags
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tea Dye, Black Soot and Adirondak Rust
• Tim Holtz Distress Stain Picket Fence
• Bazzill cardstock
• Black DL envelopes
• Bazzill brad
• Glitz alphabet stickers

All the ephemera was from the sheets in the paper pack, I used the stamps to the tags and on cardstock to cover the pockets made from envelopes. The distress stain was used to colour the clock face and I used Black soot ink to colour the hands. Mini books are a great project for a event, weekend away etc where you dont want to or have time to dedicate a whole 12x12 album to. Great idea for presents as well.

Looking forward to a crafty day tomorrow with my monthly crop, whatever you are doing have a great Easter weekend.

February kit

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

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.

Canvas class

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.

Novembers kit

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

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

Monthly class kit

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!.

Julys class kit

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.

Junes Class kit

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!



Mays class

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

Aprils kit

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

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

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.