SPCC # 37 A Taste of Summer

This weeks colour challenge at SPCC is

As soon as I saw the colours I thought of a cute photo I have been meaning to scrap of Matthew enjoying an orange icypole. So here is my page:

I started with a base of Night of Navy and distressed a sheet of So Saffron patterned paper from the Windsor Knot set.

I made a sun embellishment using my large star punch for the rays and the 1 3/4" circle for the centre. The buttons come from the Button Latte set.

I used some felt flowers and a silver flower Designer Brad for another embellishment.

I used the So Swirly wheel on a strip of Brilliant Blue cardstock and clear embossed. It has a nice texture irl.


Thanks for stopping by.

Happy scramping (thats stamping and scrapbooking lol).

Lisa

Supplies:

Stamps: Frames with a Flourish, So Swirly (Wheel) Big Deal Alphabet

Ink: Versamark, Brilliant Ble, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black

Card: Brilliant Blue, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy

Paper: Windsor Knot, Washington Apple

Punches: Large Star, 1 3/4" circle, Scallop Edge

Other: So Saffron ribbon, Felt Fusion flowers, Flower Designer Brad, Button Latte, Markers

Bridal Shower Card

One of my lovely scrapbooking friends is getting married this month and to celebrate Mum and I travelled to Uralla on Sunday for a little scrapbooking shower with friends.

It was a lovely day and even though I did absolutely no scrapbooking it was fabulous to catch up.

I was still in a pink, black and white mood after this layout (and it won the Stamp-A-Memory Challenge..I was very excited lol).

Anyway back to the card, I have used Sale-a-bration set "Vintage Labels" together with the Mr & Mrs from "Occasional Greetings" and the damask stamp from "Friends 24-7".

The large black scallop oval is actually a diecut I "borrowed" from my Mum's stash but it fitted the wide oval punch so perfectly...obviously it was meant to be.

Here is Dannii and her gorgeous bub Cooper. Aren't the veil and bling divine.

Danni sure knows how to dress for the occasion.

Wishing you all the best for a fabulous wedding day Dannii and a lifetime of love and laughter with your man and your gorgeous little bub.

Can't wait for another Scrapbooking day otherwise I will be waiting to see all the girls in August at this fabulous event.

I was checking the SPCC blog this morning for the new colour challenge and noticed that my soccer layout made the Top 5. I thought that was prety cool. Love those cute photos of Ben playing soccer.

Thanks for visiting and thanks to everyone who has left comments for me. I absolutely love reading them and it has really made my week.

Happy stamping

Lisa

Supplies:

Stamps: Occasional Greetings, Friends 24-7, Vintage Labels

Card: Basic Black, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White

Paper: Bella Rose

Punches: circle punches in 3 sizes, scallop edge punch, wide oval punch

Other: Whisper White Tafetta Ribbon, Black grosgrain ribbon, 1/2 pearl from Pretties Kit, sponges, stampin' dimensionals

Stampin Addicts Challenge 30

I am on a roll with the scrapbook pages lately...and it is challenges I have to thank. There is something about it that narrows all the choices and lets me just create rather than staring at my enormous craft stash and wondering where to start.

If your mojo is missing I would definately suggest attempting a few challenges. I recently discovered another scrapbook challenge. This time it is at Stampin Addicts.

This week the challenge is to use your ribbon scraps and I soon as I read it I new exactly what I was going to do.

There was a card featured in the Summer Mini catalogue that used the negative space from the Heart to Heart punch and had ribbon behind it. I had stored the idea away to use one day and this was the perfect opportunity.

I started out with a strip of Tangerine Tango cardstock and punched out small and large stars. I then turned it over and stuck on my ribbon scraps turned it back over and voila a cute textured border. I added some extra small stars that I had doodled around and popped them up on dimensionals.

I used the Curly Label Punch and another star together with a Designer Brad to make a matching embellishment.

These photos of my gorgeous Sam were taken by my friend Deb Godley and the Art by Design stamp set has a stamp just perfect for giving her credit. I thought that was very cute when I found it.

My chipboard letters for the title were sponged with black ink and I also stamped the "Wild about you" from the Wild About You stamp set in black ink. My photos were all edged with Stazon to help them pop off the background.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stamping

Lisa

Supplies:

Stamps: Art By Design, Wild About You

Card: Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango and Kiwi Kiss Textured

Paper: Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango and Kiwi Kiss Patterns Designer Series Paper

Punches: Large Star, Small Star, Scallop Edge, Curly Label

Other: Star Designer Brad, Timeless Type Chipboard, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss and Tangerine Tango ribbons, Stampin' Dimensionsals, Black Stampin' Write Marker

Just Add Ink Challenge 6

This week's challenge at Just Add Ink is a Sketch Challenge.

Here is the sketch:

and here is my entry:

These photos were taken of my bubba last Easter. The journalling reads:

This was Samuel’s first Easter and he was totally in awe of the shiny foil wrapped Easter Eggs. For the Easter break we camped at Lake Keepit and early Sunday morning the Easter Bunny left one of these eggs in Sam’s cot. Imagine my surprise when I woke up that morning and looked in his cot to see the chocolate egg still intact up one end of the cot and the foil wrapping rolled up in his fist. I have no idea how he managed to do it without breaking the egg (or the wrapping for that matter) but he was certainly pleased with his treasure.
April 2009 5 ½ months old

Here is a close-up of the flowers and little chick from the A Good Egg Stamp Set.

I have cut flowers from my patterned paper and then used Build-a-brads with co-ordinating paper for the centres. I have also use the same paper for the little chick's shell.

The ribbon was from a freebie ribbon bundle that was available last year and co-ordinates perfectly.


For my title I have used Chipboard letters sponged with Riding Hood Red Ink.





I printed my journalling on Very Vanilla card and then sponged over the top with So Saffron ink.

Be sure to check out all the gorgeous creations at Just Add Ink.

Happy Stamping

Lisa

All supplies Stampin' Up! unless otherwise mentioned:

Paper: Washington Apple

Card: Very Vanilla, Pacific Point

Ink: So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Black Stazon

Stamps: A Good Egg

Other: So Saffron ribbon, Timeless Type Chipboard letters, Build a Brads, 1/2" circle punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Pumpkin Pie and Barely Banana Markers

SPCC 36 - Soccer Layout

I am finding that Challenge blogs are really helping to get me scrapping again...and I have found another one Scrapmaster's Paradise Colour Combos.

Here is this weeks Colour combo:

And my entry:

This is the first half of a double page of my second son Ben and his first year at Soccer.

I have stamped Mellow Moss cardstock with the Seeing Spots Stamp Set in Mellow Moss ink to make my background paper. I have also sponged over a pale yellow sheet of Bella Bleu DSP with Barely Banana Ink.

Here is a close up of the cute little guy from the All in the Family Stamp Set and the soccer ball from the Family Favourites stamp set.

My journalling was printed on Whisper White card and then sponged with Barely Banana and adhered to a Top Note template from the SU website that I had printed on Barely Banana.

Happy stamping

Lisa

All Supplies Stampin' Up! unless otherwise mentioned:

Ink: Mellow Moss, Barely Banana, Basic Black, Black Stazon

Card: Creamy Caramel, Mellow Moss, Barely Banana, Whisper White

DSP: Bella Bleu

Stamps: All in the Family, Family Favourites, Seeing Spots, Big Deal Alphabet

Punches: Scallop Edge, Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle

Other: Sponges, Stampin' Dimensionals, Barely Banana and Mellow Moss markers

JAI5 Sports Nut

This weeks challenge at Just Add Ink is to:

Just Add DIMENSION

Stamp it, colour it, dye it, punch it, stick it on, stand it up - it's up to you!
Your creation can be a card, scrapbooking LO or a 3D project.
The most important thing is to
THINK OUTSIDE THE SQUARE

So here is my entry...a scrap page of my eldest Zac and his sport obsession. My husband and I joke that he only goes to School for the sporting opportunities.

Most of my scrap pages have dimension but the ways I have added extra dimension to this page are:



* I have heat embossed some of my images which adds some great depth.



* I have also used Stampin' Dimensionals to pop up some of my squares on the layout.





* Ink the edges. I have used my Black Stazon ink to edge everything on the page including my photo. Swiping the edges of your photo with Black Stazon adds great depth (especially when you are not matting your photo).

I have gone for a bit of a grungy look with all the black ink on the page. I am not quite sure about all the crazy sponging around my title ...maybe it will grown on me. I traced around a template of a Top Note die from the Stampin' Up website using my Black Stampin' Write Journaller around my title as well.

I used some of the stamps from the Just Rugby and Just Cricket sets for a random border stamped with Black Stazon across the bottom of my page. These stamp sets are just perfect for scrapbooking and making cards for my boys.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out all the awesome entries at Just Add Ink.

Lisa

Supplies:

Cardstock: Kraft, Basic Gray

Ink: Versamark, Black Stazon, Basic Black

Stamps: Just Rugby, Just Cricket, Defining Alphabet, Big Deal Alphabet

Paper: Urban Oasis

Accessories: Stampin Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Sponges, 1 3/8" square punch, Corner rounder

February Technique Club

My monthly Technique Club has started up again and this time around I am teaching different card folds.

We started this month with an Easel Card. These cards are gorgeous as they stand up but fold flat for postage. We made our cards using a 12" by 4" piece of cardstock.

Here is the side on view of the card:

And a closer view of the card front.

Even though the Club has started I still have room for another two ladies so if you are in the Tamworth area and interested in a fun night of craft once a month please contact me for more details.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Supplies:

Stamps: Always

Ink: Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa

Cardstock: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip

Paper: Sweet Always DSP

Punches: Large Oval, Designer Label, Scallop Circle, Scallop Edge, 1 3/8" circle, 1 1/4" circle
Other: Ribbon (retired)