Scrapbook Saturday

Hi Bloggers.

Here's this week's scrapbook page -

This is an 8 x 8 page. The card is Colorcore.

The patterned paper is from the Couture Creations Sew Jo 12 x 12 Paper Pad. With the stamp in my hand, I randomly stamped the Creative Expressions Kitten Treats A6 Background Stamp using Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I cut a border and insert using Spellbinders Ric Rac Edgeabilities Die Set. I inked around the edges with Vintage Photo.

I cut 'Smokey' out of the Colorcore Card using Spellbinders Font One Upper and Lower Case Die Sets.

I cut the heart out of Black Card using Spellbinders Pawing Around (Cat) Die Set.

I cut the 3 pawprints out using the same die set. You can get the pads on the paws in the right place by adding some low tack tape to the back of the dies to keep the shapes in them. Add the glue to the under sides and press them onto the page through the low tack tape. Hope that makes sense!

I cut the mouse and the fish bone out of Black Card using Spellbinders Kitty Play Die Set.

I keep getting asked about the Spellbinders dies that I'm using. Most of them are from the January release of UK Retailer Exclusive Dies so they won't be on TV. You need to ask your local shop to order them in for you from Creative Expressions.

Sue Wilson has shows on Create & Craft today and tomorrow with a Weekender featuring her New York and Gemini Collections plus loads of goodies. First show is at 9am today.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Scrapbook Saturday

Hi Bloggers.

I made this page quite some time ago but I thought I'd share it with you anyway. Nathan is 19 in April - he's changed quite a bit since this photo was taken!

The papers and the letters are from Basic Grey Indian Summer Collection. There's a little bit of organza ribbon and a few co-ordinating brads.

The brown textured card is some that I used to sell in my shop. I thought I had some left but can't find it so I'm afraid I can't tell you who made it, sorry. I expect I'll find it when I'm not looking for it! lol

The scalloped border was from a punch - sorry, I can't remember the name of it but a Spellbinders Edgebilities Die Set would work well too.

I have some exciting news to share tomorrow so be sure to pop by to see what it is!

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Scrapbook Saturday

Hi Bloggers.

Another page with a pic of Kathryn - it's not as wonky in real life!!!

Once again the paper is from the Couture Creations Sew Jo 12 x 12 Paper Pad. The Blue Card that I've used to mat the photos and journalling are Arctic Frog. The Terracotta Card is Bazill Basics. I printed my journalling using from computer for a change.

I used Spellbinders Classic Squares Large to cut this journalling and Sue's New York Times Square Die Set to cut the mat.

I used Spellbinders Matting Basics A & B for this journalling.

I cut a border using Couture Creations Simplicity Borders and added a few Brads. I cut another border using Spellbinders Triple Scallop Edgeablilites and Spellbinders Classic Ric Rac Edgeabilities.

I made a flower using Sue's Delicate Daisies Open Petals Die Set and added a Small Circle Dazzler. I cut a couple of leaves using Sue's Mosaic Leaves Die Set. I rubbed Patina and Autum Bronze Gilding Waxes over the surface.

The title is cut using Spellbinders Font One Upper and Lower Case Die Sets.

Sue has Weekender shows on Create & Craft this weekend starting at 9am today. I will be watching - hope you will too.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Scrapbook Saturday and a Giveaway

Hi Bloggers.

It's not always necessary to buy papers for your scrapbook pages. Just like with your card making, you can make your own papers. For this layout, an 8 x 8 by the way, I have used the paper that comes inside the sleeves of my scrapbook album and changed it.

This is my cat, Charlie. He's a substantial cat (ie a bit on the large side!) and the complete opposite to Smokey. He's quite a pest at times and seems to take great pleasure in luring me to his bowl to find that he doesn't need any more food as his bowl is already full!

For my custom made paper, a Tim Holtz technique. I scrunched up the paper from my album sleeve and then opened it up again. Then I rubbed Black Soot Distress Ink over the peaks of the paper. I spritzed this with water, allowed a couple of minutes for the water to move the Distress Ink a little and then pressed flat with my Encaustic Iron.

I did some splats with Peeled Paint and Old Paper Distress Stains. With the stamp in my hand, I randomly stamped the Creatie Expressions Kitten Treats Background using Black Soot Distress Ink. I inked around the edges with Old Paper Distress Ink.

I cut the border  and a couple of corners out of Black Card using Sue's Scandinavian Border, Corner & Tag Die Set.

I matted the photo of Charlie onto Black Card then Green Bazill Card and added a 5mm Black Pearl to 3 corners of the photo.

The journalling panel is cut from Sue's Auvergne Die Set and I inked through the die with Old Paper Distress Ink. I cut a mat out of Black Card using Sue's Provence  Die Set.

I cut Charlie's name out of Green Bazill Card using Spellbinders Font One Upper and Lower Case Die Sets.

I made the card up that I didn't get to demo in Tuesday's afternoon show so, I'm offering it up as a giveaway. Just leave a lovely comment on today's post and I'll draw a winner on Wednesday lunchtime.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Scrapbook Saturday

Hi Bloggers.

I have a 12 x 12 page for you today.

The Teal 12 x 12 Card is from Arctic Frog. The brown card is some I've had for years from who knows where. The papers are from the Couture Creations Sew Jo 12 x 12 Paper Pad.

The lacey die cut is cut using Sue's Umbria Die Set from the Italian Collection. I cut the frame and the journalling panel using Sue's Dainty Oval Frame.

Once again, I used Spellbinders Font One Upper and Lowercase Alphabet Die Sets for the title.

Nothing to it really. However, I find that it doesn't matter how simple the layout, I still look at the pages in my scrapbook albums far more often than the photos in my old albums.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Scrapbook Saturday

Hi Bloggers.

Here's this week's Scrapbook Page -

This is my cat, Smokey. She has to be one of the prettiest cats I've ever had - well I think so anyway. She's a very independent little cat, hates to be picked up and will only be stroked when she wants to be stroked. She's also very hard to photograph! Kathryn took these pics- some of the best of Smokey that I have.

I used some Brown 12 x 12 Card, some Teal 12 x 12 from Arctic Frog (mat on middle photo). The papers are from the Couture Creations 12 x 12 Paper Pad (I'm on a mission to use every sheet in the pad!).

The border is cut using Couture Creations Simplicity Borders Die Set. The title is cut using Spellbinders Font One Upper and Lowercare Alphabet Die Sets.

The fancy frame is cut using Sue's Dainty Rectangular Frame Die Set and the journalling is written on a die cut from Sue's Dainty Oval Frame Die Set.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Scrapbook Saturday

Hi Bloggers.

I'm so glad that you enjoyed the first Scrapbook Saturday last week. This week I have an 8 x 8 page is with a photo that Magic Hands took before one of the shows I did with Nigel last year.

I used some Black Cardstock. The patterned paper is from the Couture Creations Sew Jo 12 x 12 Paper Pad. I trimmed it down to size and used the Spellbinders Classic Triple Scallop Edgeabilities die set to cut a fancy edge and insert. I used Black Soot Distress Ink to stamp one of the Newsprint Flourishes over the paper and then with the stamp in my hand I also randomly stamped Phill Martin's Leafy Background. I edged the whole piece with Black Soot using Cust n Dry Foam.

I cut Sue's Scandinavian Border from the Border, Corner and Tag Die Set out of Black Card. I cut the Tag from the same die set out of Green Bazzill Card. I cut one of Sue's Stockholm Dies out of Milk Card and inked through the die with Black Soot. I used a fineliner pen for my bit of journalling.

I used Spellbinders Font One Upper and Lower Case to cut out Nigel's name.

I added a few 5mm Black Pearls to the cut insert.

I have blogged a few scrapbook pages over the last few years. You can see them here.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Scrapbook Saturday

Hi Bloggers.

Seeing as we're starting a New Year, I thought I would do something a little different and share a scrapbook page every Saturday. Scrapbooking can be a little scary when you first start but in my own opinion there really are no rules except that you should really try to use acid & lignin free papers and card.

If you approach it like you would do a card, think of the photo as your topper or stamped image and go from there. Start with 8 x 8 rather than 12 x 12 - it's far less daunting and more like the size of cards we make.

As far as journalling is concerned, if you really don't want your handwriting on a page, then type it up on your pc and print it out. If you have nothing to say about a photo, don't stress about it, just don't have any journalling on that page. Scrapbooking should be fun and I think a lot of us get hung up on what supposed to be on a page and so we get put off and don't think we can do it. Anything goes as far as I'm concerned.

With the layout - if you like how it looks then go with it!

Anyhow, here's a 12 x 12 page with my daughter, Kathryn, and her boyfriend, Jonny -

I've used Colorcore Cardstock. The paper is from the Couture Creations Sew Jo 12 x 12 Paper Pad. The corners are cut using Sue's Scandinavian Corner, Border & Tag Die Set. The border is cut using Couture Creations Simplicity Border Die Set. The Title is cut using Spellbinders Font One Upper Case and Lower Case Die Sets. The text at the bottom is stamped with Jet Black Archival using some stamp sets I've had forever.

See, not complicated at all!

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Off to University

Hi Bloggers.

Today we're taking Kathryn off to move into her flat at Portsmouth University. I'm bound to cry when we leave her however hard I try not to. I shall miss her loads.

This is a scrapbook page I made for the Spellbinders shows last Sunday. The photo was taken while we were on holiday in Cyprus in February. I've used it before in another page which you can see here.

For the background, I ran a piece of Foundations Floral Dream Paper through the Grand Calibur with the Spellbinders Ornamental Iron M-Bossabilities Folder (it really is one of my favourites). I ran it through a second time to extend the pattern. I inked all around the edges with Dusty Concord Distress Ink using Cut n Dry Foam.

I cut the photo of Kathryn out using Matting Basics B. I cut the largest of the Fancy Postage Edge dies out of the Floral Dream Paper, this time with the dotty side face up. I inked around the edges after I had removed it from the die. I threaded some black & white Baker's Twine from the Primary Set through the holes in the die cut and tied a bow in the top left-hand corner.

I cut the middle size of the Angle Approach Cut, Fold & Tuck die set out of black card and the smallest one out of the Floral Dream paper. I folded and tucked, edged the smallest with Dusty Concord and layered them on top of each other adding a 5mm Black Pearl in the centre.

I stamped the sentiment from the Creative Expressions Heartfelt Sentiments Stamp Set using Jet Black Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut it out using one of the Fancy Postage Edge dies and inked through the die with Dusty Concord.

I assembled the page as shown adding a black pearly swirly and some dots of Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in Purple Violet.

You could easily swap the photo for an image to make an 8 x 8 card with this layout instead of a scrapbook page.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Grosgrain Rose

Hi Bloggers.

Today's card is rather a busy one. Wasn't quite sure where I was going with it - all I knew was that I wanted to use a frame, an antique dressform and a grosgrain ribbon rose.
I quite like the way it turned out.

For the background, I popped some milk card through the Grand Calibur with the Spellbinders Flower Delight Impressability. I inked it with Faded Jeans Distress Ink to make the design 'pop'. I then randomly stamped some scissors from the Creative Expressions Antique Dressforms Stamp Set using Cobalt Archival.

I cut 2 borders out of milk card using the Edgeabilities Classic Ric Rac for the edge and Classic Scallop for the insert. I threaded some Navy Silky Crush Ribbon through the inserts in the borders and added the borders to my background.

I cut a frame out of cobalt card using a Classic Rectangle large and a Classic Scalloped Rectangle Large. I also cut a corner from the Fleur de Lis Accents set which I glued to the top of the frame. I cut a Persian Motif out of milk card and inked through the die with Faded Jeans Distress Ink. I added this to my frame cutting away the overlap on the inside. I attached all this to the background using 3d foam pads. I stamped the image from the Antique Dressforms stamp set using Cobalt Archival and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Embossing Powder. I cut the image out leaving a slight border all round and added to the background on the inside of the frame using 3d foam pads.

I made a ribbon rose out of some Royal Blue/Ivory Grosgrain Ribbon. I cut the ribbon in half down the centre and used a piece the length of my craft sheet. Now, this ribbon does not like being cut in half and I was half-way through making my rose when the ribbon split i.e. frayed really badly, but, rather than throw it in the bin (I nearly did) I carried on pulling the frayed edge down on to the sticky tape and continued till the end. It worked! I was very happy that I hadn't thrown it away. I glued the rose to the corner of my card and added some 'leaves' made from the Damask Accents and Persian Accents. For the leaves made from the Persian Accents I just cut the 'arms' off the corner and used those. Incidentally, when you do this you are left with a piece that looks a bit like a bug that you could use on something else.

Finally, I cut another corner out of marine blue card using the Persian Accents and glued that to the top right-hand corner of my card. I also put dots of Cosmic Shimmer Pearlescent PVA in Summer Blue around the edges.

Hope you like the card. Imagine putting a photograph in the frame instead. This is an 8 x 8 card so you could easily use the layout for a scrapbook page. Hope I'm getting you thinking!

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

New Hat

Hi Bloggers.

To even things out, today I have a scrapbook page featuring my daughter. This time, however, it's an 8" x 8" page. You could easily swap the picture of Kathryn for an image and change the text to anything you like.

I started with an 8 x 8 piece of purple card (it's actually colorcore but I haven't used it for the core). I cut a slightly smaller piece of white card and cut an edge using the Spellbinders Classic Scallop Edgeabilities and an insert from the Classic Bracket Edgeabilities. I didn't notice until it was all stuck together that the hearts are upside down! However, it doesn't really matter as some of the hearts on the Heart Square are facing that way too. I cut a piece of decorative paper (Polka Doodles) slightly smaller than the white card and cut the edge using the Classic Bracket and an insert using the Classic Scallop. I inked around the edges with Milled Lavender Distress Ink using Cut & Dry Foam. I would have preferred to use Dusty Concord but that's not in the show. I also inked through the Small Polka Dots Mask with Plum Archival. This does stain the mask but it comes off easily with Blending Solution.

I cut a large Heart Square out of purple card. I popped a Lacey Circle over the area of the photograph I wanted and cut it out - I did not emboss it.

I stained some American Seam Binding with the Milled Lavender Distress Ink (Dusty Concord would have been better) and tied a bow with 2 lengths of it. On top I popped a Persian Motif cut from the purple card, a Ribbon Buckle cut from white card and inked though the die with Milled Lavender and another Ribbon Buckle cut from lavender card.

I stamped 'NEW HAT' using Plum Archival and cut each letter out using Banner Basics Three. I inked through the die again with the Milled Lavender. I glued the title to some Baker's Twine from the Vintage Set. I added a couple of knots to the twine and set it in place on my page with some 3d foam pads.

Hope you like the layout.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia