In-Colour Scrapbooking

The five new in-colours that were introduced this year have such yummy colourful names; Baked Brown Sugar, Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Coastal Cabana!

I have used three of them on this double layout along with their slightly darker, corresponding colours which are in the current Stampin' Up! colour families.

Stamps: Lovely Letters Alphabet, The Great Outdoors
Cardstock: Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cataloupe, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Whisper White
Ink: Versamark, Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay
Accessories: Big Shot, Scribbles Swirls Sizzlit Die, Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die, Scallop Square Punch, 1 1/4" Square Punch, Toothpicks

"Mini Baa" Scrapbook Layout

It's not easy coming up with new layout titles, this is the 3rd year our family has entered Calf Club and I've used "Mini Moo" before! But this year they all had lambs so "Mini Baa" was most appropriate!  This layout was real easy! I just cut a 6x6 square of Night of Navy in half diagonally and adhered to opposing corners then framed with the Vintage Vogue edge stamp, voila!

Stamps: Vintage Vogue, Lovely Letters Alphabet
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, Old Olive
Accessories: Punches: 1 1/4" Square, Scallop Square, XL & L Tag, Boho Blossoms, Paper Daisies, Rhinestone Brads

"Spring" Layout

Here's a layout I'm entering in the latest challenge over at StampAMemory. The theme is RED! This red is one of the current In-Colours: Poppy Parade.
Stamps: Lovely letters
Cardstock: Whisper White, Sunny Garden DSP, DSP Pack - In Color (Hostess)
Ink: Daffodil Delight Marker
Accessories: Big Shot, Blossom Party Originals Dies, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Twp-Step Bird Punch (Leaves), Photo Corner Punch, Designer Buttons, Wavey Scissors

Two Pretty Layouts

I've been doing lots of scrapbooking this week. I'm due today and know that I won't have much time or feel like doing much crafting in the next few weeks, so have been trying to get up-to-date.

Here's a couple of pretty layouts in which I just love the colours!This is my soon to be 94-year-old Nana!
Stamps: Lovely Letters, Baroque Motifs, Vintage Vogue (Leaves on Stem)
Cardstock: Pale Plum, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper
Ink: Versamark, Pale Plum, Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Sponge Dauber, Pretties Kit, Scallop Circle Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch
Stamps: Vintage Labels, Best Yet, Fresh Cuts
Cardstock: Gable Green, Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Ink: Gable Green, Tempting Turquoise, White Gel Pen, Versamark
Accessories: Pretties Kit, Rhinestone Brads, Curly Label Punch, Scallop Border Punch, 1/4" Tempting Turquoise Grosgrain Ribbon, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

6x6 Scrapbook Pages - Part 2

Here are a few more pages from Judy's album:
Stamps: Vintage Vogue
Colours: Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant, Summer Sun
Accessories: Big Shot, Timeless Type Alphabet DiesStamps: Yummy
Colours: Real Red, Brilliant Blue, Garden GreenStamps: Mini Alphabet from The Warehouse
Colours: Sahara Sand, Brilliant Blue, Real Red, YoYo Yellow
Accessories: Star Punch, Photo Corner Punch
Stamps: Schoolbook Serif Alphabet, Priceless
Colours: Sahara Sand, Brilliant Blue, Real Red, Summer Sun
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Large Oval Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Square PunchStamps: Lovely Letters, Good Neighbors
Colours: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Old Olive
Accessories: Tag & Small Tag PunchesColours: Whisper White, Real Red, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Hodgepodge Hardware, Big Shot, Timeless Type Alphabet Dies
Stamps: Live Like You Mean It
Colours: Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Barely Banana, Spring Showers DSP
Accessories: 5 Petal Flower Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Rhinestone Brad, Corner Rounder Punch
Stamps: Life Definitions, Frames with a Flourish
Colours: Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue, Barely Banana, Spring Showers DSP
Accessories: Chocolate Chip & Whisper White Ribbon

6x6 Scrapbook Pages - Part 1

My friend Judy has been visiting recently for one-on-one craft sessions. She wanted to make an album for her nephew who is 5 but as a beginner scrapbooker, had no idea where to start. So she bought a 6x6 album from me and here's what we came up with! I will do my best to remember all the colours/stamps sets etc! Where photos/mats have been cut to ovals, circles etc, I have used my Creative Memories cutting system and used the Big Shot too of course. Sorry about the quality of some photos, I was in a hurry!Stamps: Good Friend, Frames with a Flourish, So Swirly
Colours: Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Spritzer Tool
Stamps: Baroque Motifs
Colours: Cameo Coral, Raspberry Tart DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Timeless Type Alphabet Dies, White Ribbon, Boho Blossoms Punch, Rhinestone Brad
Stamps: A Holly Jolly Christmas, Punches Three, Big Bold Birthday
Colours: Real Red, Old Olive, Dashing DSP
Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool
Stamps: Lovely Letters
Colours: Old Olive, More Mustart, Night of Navy, Ski Slope DSP
Stamps: Whimsical Words
Colours: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, Washington Apple DSP
Accessories: Heat Tool, White Embossing Powder, Rhinestone Brads, Scallop Edge Punch
Stamps: Picture This, Sprinkles
Colours: Whisper White, Brocade Blue, Bravo Burgundy
Accessories: Brocade Blue & Whisper White Ribbons, Hodgepodge Hardware

Birthday Card Organiser - 3D Project

I'm sure I've said this before, but one of things that I have enjoyed best about joining Stampin' Up! is learning how to make great practical projects, both for myself and to give as gifts. This project was no exception. It's a birthday card organiser made from another designer series paper that is on sale this week, Raspberry Tart. I got the original idea from Leonie Schroder's blog and the instructions on how to make it can be found on SCS. It contains a perpetual calendar where I have written names and year of birth, and is fine for both bought and handmade cards and would make a great present! I put it together then took it along to my local stationery shop to get spiral bound.
Stamps: Lovely Letters, Priceless
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Kraft, Whisper White, Raspberry Tart DSP
Ink: Rose Red
Accessories: Big Shot, Little Leaves Sizzlits Die, Curly Label Punch
The Raspberry Tart papers are just gorgeous, here are some other projects which I made using them:

Last Week of May Scrapbooking - Day 5

Sorry, but I forgot to take a photo of this double layout side by side so the single pages will have to do :).
Stamps: Lovely Letters Alphabet
Cardstock: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Garden Green, Patterns Pack II (Hostess)
Ink: Rose Red, Garden Green
Accessories: Extra-Large Two-Step Bird Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Crimper, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon Certainly Celery, Tag & Small Tag Punches, Hodgepodge Hardware, Rhinestone Brads, Scallop Circle Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Silver Brads

Beautiful Dreamer Scrapbook Layout

My mojo is slowly coming back. I think making/having time to craft has alot to do with it, not just the feeling unwell bit. I've put in my big preorder for the Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue today so will soon have lots of new toys play with. I am hoping my mojo will arrive along with the box!

Todays scrapbook page incorporates two techniques which I have been wanting to try; A stamped title cut out as one word and printing journalling from the computer then slicing it up. I've seen Kelly Slattery do the title one and Delys Cram uses the journalling technique quite a bit. I think both are very interesting visually!
I didn't use the Stamp-a-ma-jig for the title (because I was feeling lazy!), so just followed along the bottom edge of the whisper white cardstock. Notice that the 't' in beautiful doesn't line up? It was very noticable before I cut the word out, but I was more than happy with the result when finished. Funny eh?

Stamps: Schoolbook Serif Alphabet, Lovely Letters Alphabet, Curly Label Punch Bundle
Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Gray, Hoppy Memories Simply Scrappin' Kit
Ink: Basic Gray
Accessories: Curly Label Punch, Photo Corner Punch, Metal Photo Corners

O Where O Where Has My Mojo Gone?

Yes, it's MIA! I think it's still somewhere in 2009, but I'm not planning on going back there to find it! Anyway, at least I know WHY it's missing, I've been suffering with morning sickness since Christmas. Yes, #4 is on the way, due early August. Not feeling well can certainly take the wind out of anyones sails. I have had a cleanup in my craft room which has helped, and am very excited about all the wonderful new products that Stampin' Up are releasing on April 1 so that's going to help too! The Big Shot is coming. For those of you who don't know what the Big Shot is, it's a manual die-cutting/embossing machine similar to a cuttlebug or sissix. Clear-mount stamps are also coming, along with new slimmer punches, both of which will take up less storage space, which is always a good thing.

Well even though I'm not feeling too creative, I'll share with you some scrapbook pages I did complete over the last few weeks, and in the next few days some other projects too.

Stamps: Lovely Letters Alphabet, Sprinkles, Dream Big stamp from Hero Arts
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Gable Green, Apricot Appeal, Brilliant Blue, Whisper White, Patterns Pack II DSP
Ink: Billiant Blue (ink & marker), Gable Green, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Crimper, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Rhinestone Brads, Tag & Small Tag Punches, Curly Label Punch

Stamps: Big Bold Birthday, Frames with a Flourish
Carstock: Whisper White, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Tea Party DSP
Ink: So Saffron, Certainly Celery (ink & marker), Pretty in Pink
My Sister-in-Law gave me the Title/Flowers
Stamps: Big Bold Birthday
Cardstock: Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Basic Black Stampin' Write
Accessories: Hoppy Memories Simply Scrappin' Kit
See this post to know more about Simply Scrappin' Kits.

"Wish" Scrapbook Page

Yesterday I attended the Tauranga Christmas Extravaganza as a demonstrator for the first time. I had a whale of a time, meeting such lovely ladies, being part of the "demo" team, as well as sharing some of my creative knowledge. Here's the page I taught:
I cased the layout for this page from Sharlene Torres in New Plymouth.

I had to laugh though, not all the ladies were interested in scrapbooking. In fact there was at least 8 out the 50 that made cards with the supplies provided! Oh well, better luck next time!

Stamps: Frames with a Flourish, Lovely Letters Alphabet, Life Definitions, A Holly Jolly Christmas Cardstock: Basic Black, Real Red, Baja Breeze, Ski Slope DSP Ink: Real Red, Baja Breeze Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Scallop Circle/Square Punches (to cut the corners off the frame)

Stamp-A-Stack Christmas Cards Class

It's not too late to register for my class this Saturday. Here's the cards we'll be making:
The Joy card is actually on a Chocolate Chip base which is why it looks invisible! Come along at 1.00pm and make cards for only $2 each and tags 5 for $2. All materials and afternoon tea provided.