Sew Lovely Mini Album

Good Evening

And what a glorious day we have had, too hot in fact, but looks set for at least another four days – just wish I hadn’t to work!

Well, this is the mini 6×6 album we made at Jo’s Scrap Club last month.  We all did something a little different and this is the one I made for my Mum’s 80th Birthday with photos of her grand and great grandchildren – there is nothing my Mum likes more than photos!

Again they were done in all SU’s Bright colours, using emobssing, punches and stamping…

Just a few pages in this 6×6 album which my Mum really loved (opened it early knowing it was photos!!) and I really enjoyed making it, something different than just 12×12 pages – well done on that, Jo!

Ok, off to our local scrap club tonight – be careful out there, use sunscreen!

More Centre Step cards

Good afternoon

Well, here are a few more Centre Step cards I have made using the DSP Sweet Stitches which is retiring …

I used Daffodil Delight for both cards and the stamp set Sew Lovely, adding a few embosslits buttons, Chocolate Chip ribbon and some twine.  I promise I won’t keep on with these cards, but I have the 6×6 Album to show yet, probably tomorrow…

Oh, the sun is shining, I am going outside to do some gardening – take care…

Centre Step card

Morning

Looks like it is set for a very warm week here, unseasonably so – our trees have already turned and loosing their leaves, they will be budding again instead!

It took me a long time to order this set of DSP from Stampin’ Up but when I saw what other crafters were doing with them, I loved it.  We made a superb 6×6 album with them at Jo Dumbleton’s last Scrap Club and I have filled it with photos of the grandchildren for my Mum’s 80th birthday this week – hope you like it Mum and made a few more cards with the papers left over from the stash.

Even though the papers are going from the new catalogue, the stamps aren’t. I do like playing about with card templates and like this centre step design.  I used Pacific Point – again one of the colours I haven’t used very much as I am more a Subtles and Neutrals girl and this is in the Brights section – if you have off cuts of paper too you can get rid of them easily with this design…

Ok, more to finish to take care everyone…

Baby Blossoms

Good Afternoon

Cold and breezy here today so a perfect chance to make cards!  I can’t believe some things are retiring  from Stampin’ Up and some things that I can’t believe are staying!   This is one of the stamp sets that I have loved from the start when the mini catalogue came out and amazed not to find it in the new catalogue coming out on 1st October…

Using Pear Pizzazz and Peach Parfait (those colours are staying for another year) I made a birthday card for a friend also adding the Tiny Tags (staying, thank goodness) stamp set,tag  punch and oval punch too, and the matching colour ribbons.  She likes simple cards so hope she likes this too…

Think I will go and put some socks on or even my slippers!  Take care as always…

More Baby Shower cards…

Morning

At least it is not so windy here today, and I know it has been dreadful in some places all over Britain…

More Baby Shower cards I made last night, quick and simple ones using the retiring Nursery Suite papers from SU.

I have never made so many baby cards!  As I have a limited amount of stamps from SU in this genre anyway I have kept to a simple theme and only made 12 out of 20 so far!

This is using Pretty in Pink, So Saffron and Whisper White, gold elastic thread and a few gold brads,

Then Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron and Whisper White with lovely white satin ribbon, Broadsheet Alphabet, Slice of Life and circle punches…

Then Pretty in Pink and Whisper White with Nursery Suite DSP with Queue Up stamps and a large subtles button…

As I said, all simple as I have to make so many, just hope they like them!  Busy busy busy so must get a wiggle on, bye for now.

Baby Shower

Afternoon

Well, I have to get a wiggle on to make some things for a double pink Baby Shower I am going to in a few weeks time.   They already know they are having girls and some of the other attendees have asked me to do some cards and tags for the presents…

So these are some of the things I have started with – tags made with the Top Note from SU and the Baby Tees roller, the card with the Nursery Suite papers and a few embossing dies, so hope the girls will like them.

Lots to do so bye for now…

Bad Blogger!

Morning,

and sorry that I have not posted in a while but I have been a very busy lady.  My good friend Jo Dumbleton held her first (and probably not her last!) 12 Hour Retreat this Saturday for 24 ladies for a superb day of crafting.  They made different projects designed by Jo and had a fun day of Spin the Wheel, Bingo and great Raffle prizes, coming away with great projects that look stunning which I am sure Jo will post on her blog http://www.stampin-n-stuff.blogspot.com so please go on over and have a look.  They all received some lovely gifts for attending the retreat too and know they were very pleased with all the effort Jo took with them all…

It took us both hours of cutting, scoring and sorting last week and Jo hardly got any sleep at all nearly the whole week so I hope, Jo, tha you got a decent nights sleep and had a restful day (except for unloading the car) on Sunday.  I know some of the ladies have written some really nice e mails to her too, very touching, thanking her for the day.  I would also like to thank Helen Clifford for helping us in the evening after having another long day at her crop – her help was very very welcome.

Hopefully I will get some card making done this week and if my stupid computer will let me, actually show some photos! Take care as always…