Layouts using Vintage Bliss Simple Stories

Cor it's a perfect day to be indoors. Brrrr.

I thought I'd share with you some more of the layouts I put together over the Christmas break. Hubby bought me this amazing Simple Stories Kit - Vintage Bliss. I may have to invest in the digital version so that I never run out as I LOVE it.

The first page shows Blake with his 'girlfriend' and future wife Sophia. They are so funny together, only aged 6 and always saying they will get married. I actually bet they don't but it would be so cute if they did...eventually!

I used Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake card for my base and added half of a page from the kit then added embellishment stickers from the kit too. Such hard work...not!

Here's the opposite side using Project Life pocket page and the same kit. I did take a photo of them side by side but no matter how I rotate and save it - on here it shows as sideways. I shall chalk it up to a 'moment'!

Next up the same party and the same kit. Kids going mad at the pinata. 

I like continuity so although it's the start of a new week, I wanted to use the same kit. I think it works OK.

Here they are side by side:

If you want to visit my friend Louise at Stampin' Delight please pop over - I get my Stampin' Up! supplies from her. 

In fact, I get to see her tomorrow - yay, something to make Monday fun!

Have fun

Victoria

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Project Life Layouts for School

See I told you I loads of stuff to share with you, I'm on a mission to catch up. So whilst Hubby has taken the Mini Beasts swimming (mwah ha ha!) I thought I'd sneak a post in.

This goes back to July last year - gulp. Thankfully I've caught up a bit and am currently creating layouts for August in tandem with starting this year. Anyway, I got lots of year end photos of the Mini Beasts and their friends at school and also their official class photographs. Now we bought these because we decided it would be nice for the boys to look back at in the years to come and remember their friends. The plan was to pop them in frames on their bedroom wall. But then the photos came and were 20" wide and quite narrow. What to do with them?

Much time later I took the brave decision to scrapbook them without destroying any small children!

First though here is the last day at infant school for Zac and last day in his class for Blake:

I used the Smarty Pants collection kit from Simple Stories for these. I LOVE their kits as I like to do a mash-up of pocket style pages and 12 x 12 layouts too and the kits make it so easy. All I had to do on the layout above was add photos and journalling, everything else was done for me!

here it is below teamed up with it's opposite page. I had to include a photo of Zac on his first day ever at the school as well as his last to see how much he has changed. Aw, my baby is all grown up!

Here is Zac's class photo. You can see I managed to cut the photo without chopping off anyone's head. I'm quite proud of that! I've added a few other bits and pieces to the page, no idea where the die cut word is from but I like it. I downloaded the school logo and used my Stampin' Up! circles dies to cut it to size. Oh, the 12 x 12 base card on these is Crumb Cake from Stampin' Up!

Finally Blake's class photo. Apologies for the hidden faces but some children aren't to be shared on social media etc. Again it's all the kit from Simple Stories with a few little additions from me

I'd better dash and crack on with a bit more tidying up before everyone gets back home. I think I'm being let off cooking duties later in exchange for a pub tea. I'm starting to suspect the only reason is it's Hubby's turn to do the food shop!

Back soon

Victoria

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All About The Tequilla Body Slammer....

So, today I've been busy doing mroe prep for the Max Paper Craft Show this Sunday in Nottingham, and I set about makinga new page for my scrapbook. I wanted to use the Flirtatious papers and thought a flirty theme for my layout would be apt.

Not that I'm a particularly flirty person I might add, I'm happily married and love my Hubby to bits. BUT....a girl must have fun on her hen day and join in the fun and when I was given a list of dares to carry out on mine, I was only to happy to oblige.

If you're of a nervous disposition, please don't worry - in comparison to some hen pranks, this was a very tame affair! Here I am experiencing my first (and last) tequilla body slammer......

I've used Whisper White 12x12 for my background and punched a border using the Lace Ribbon Border punch and filled the gaps with punched circles. the huge doilie is cut out from a 12x12 patterned sheet of Flirtatious papers and the letters die cut using the Timeless Type Big Shot dies.

I've told the tale leading up to said tequilla body slammer in my jounalling - more than I'd normally write, but I'd hate anyone to flick through my scrapbook, find this page and make the assumption this is a normal daily occurence for Jelly.

If you've not yet figured it out - I have the tequilla shot on the table ready to drink, my helpful waiter has a wedge of lime gripped in his teeth and erm, I'm about to pour salt on his chest! Don't worry - my Mum was there to supervise and make sure I did it right!

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Love Vintage Kit

Oooh Jelly's got something new for you! So without further ado, may I introduce you to the first of Jelly's Monthly Kits.

Love Vintage Kit:

£16.50 plus postage - or collect from me

My first kit is packed FULL off goodies. You'll receive:

• Six 12x12 sheets of Love Letter Designer Papers
• Three sheets smooth 12x12 card (1 each Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Riding Hood Red)
• Three sheets textured 12x12 card (1 each Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Riding Hood Red)
• 1 metre of Black Striped 1 1.4" Grosgrain Ribbon
• 1 packet of Vintage Type Rub Ons (contains 2 sheets of Basic Black & 2 sheets of Very Vanilla)
• 1 packet of Basic Pearls or Basic Rhinestones (your choice)

The photo shows both sides of the patterned papers to give you more of an idea of what you will receive. this kit will be enough for you to make several layouts, cards or other items and you get to try a bit of everything without buying the full packs etc.

Why not add some coordinating items to your order?

maybe some vintage style stamps:

Or some accessories?

Throughout the month I will be sharing projects I've made using this kit to inspire you. The first is a one page 12x12 layout I created yesterday. Hubby got home from work and I was feeling a bit frayed as the kids had definately dominated Mummy! So he sent me up to the room of craft to recover and this is what I created:

I'ved used a sheet of 12x12 Testured Basic Black Card and added a strip of the Love Letter Designer Paper down one side. My title uses the Very Vanilla Vintage Type Rub Ons and the huge flourish is cut out from one of the other sheets of DSP. My journalling tag is cut from Riding Hood Red card using the Top Note die and again in the DSP with the edges trimmed to form a top layer. I've used the Stampin' Write Journaller to add my story. To get my pearls evenly spaced I used the mat pack and paper piercing tool to mark dots in the card and then stuck my pearls down.

The photo was taken a few years ago at my cousins wedding. We asked for something to warm a bottle of baby milk in and they gave us a Moet cooler! My sister in law took this fabulous photo.

I've been asked to re-start my monthly scrapbook challenge too, so watch this space!

To order this months kit please email me at bluejellystampin@sky.com or give me a call on 07748 707845

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A project finally finished

Urgh, hubby overslept this morning so when he woke me up it wasn't a gentle shake to say 'time to get up'. No I was awoken by a small child hurtling himself at my tummy from what felt like a great height. 'Mummeeee, Mummmmmeeeeee get up, hungeee'. I don't do well at being launched into the world of the awake! So I'm still feeling a little groggy some three hours later. The boys have had their breakfast and I'm slowly still waking up.

So, onto the reason I'm posting! Followers may remember a while back I posted this 12x12 page layout:

Well yesterday evening I felt inspired to create the second page:

 

I really enjoyed making this one. I've used my favourite photos of Zac as a newborn and knocked most of the colour out of them before printing. I've used Sahara Sand, Baja Breeze and Whisper White again to link it to the first page and the same stamps etc. Here's a close up of some of the detail:

 

I used some Nursery Suite Quick Accents and stuck to Sahara Sand DSP and stamped the baby bottles around and hightlighted with the White Gel pen. Here are the two pages together:

 

You'll probably need to click on the photo to see a larger version. I've had a few requests to start up my monthly scrapbook challenge again so I promise I will get this sorted!

I'm off for another cuppa now to help the wake up process.

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Holiday Fun

It's challenge time over at Die Cut Dreams and this fortnight we want to see 'Holiday Fun'. I opted to do a spot of scrapbooking as I've been neglecting my layouts for a while. Here's mine:

It's a bit hard to see like this so here are the pages on their own:

 

And the next page:

 

The photos are from our holiday to Cromer earlier this year and everything used on the layout is Stampin' up! with the exception of the larger die cut circles. I made the tags and decorated them using lots of stamps, papers and quick accents and both tag punches. I threaded some linen thread through the eyelets to join them together. The journaling has been printed on the PC on to cardstock vellum and then torn and held in place with brads. The title uses the Timeless Type Big Shot alphabet die set and I cut the photos out using the Big Shot Circles die. Finally I used some Markers to add some doodling.

I'll share a secret with you - I copied this layout from one I made years ago, ahem......

 

I much prefer the new version! Hope you can join in with us at Die Cut Dreams.
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Winter Scrap Class

Well there's no snow today but it feels cold enough to me! I have my next scrapbook class next Tuesday evening and thought I'd share in advance the 12x12 layouts we'll be making. The theme is winter and I picked some photos from the day it snowed heavily enough to ensure James couldn't get to work and Zac and I went for a very early morning walk to fetch some comfort breakfast supplies. Here's the first page:

I'm not going to detail supplies etc as I will explain that to my ladies at the class, but I will say we'll be stamping, brayering, journalling and pucnhing - card not each other!!

Here's the second page:

It actually makes me want it to snow!!! Here they are together:

And finally a close up of some of the detail:

I have a couple of spaces left in this class so if you'd like to join us, please email me at: bluejellystampin@sky.com or call me on 07748 707845 to book your place. The class is held in Arnold at 7.30PM on Tuesday 18th January and the cost is £10 including all the kit and use of my tools and stamps etc. Or you can you pay £22 and include a 12x12 scrapbook in the price - it's up to you.

When you book I will let you know what size photographs you'll need to bring if you want to re-create this layout, if you prefer you can use the kit to create your own layouts.

I also have some spaces in my thank you card making classes on Sunday 16th January, so please get in touch if you'd like to come along. Class details can be seen HERE.

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