Stampin' Up! Word Bubbles meets On Film

Cor it's Thursday already, this half term is really flying by. The boys and I have done so much and I'm enjoying every minute. We've been to a theme park, watched the Lego Movie in 3D, went to visit my Mum in her new home in Bollington, today they are having a few hours with their other Granny whilst I tidy up a bit and then we still have tomorrow and the whole weekend left.

So I printed off a few of the photos from the theme park visit and actually made a scrap layout.

 

I let the photos choose my colours: Pear Pizazz, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake and Marina Mist. Zac is doing the assault course on these photos, he absolutely loved the giant skateboard even though he was determined it was a surf board. He rocked it from side to side to keep his balance.

I've used a mix of Framelits on here. Word Bubbles, Banners and On Film but I think they go together really well. Stampin' Up! products do that and make creating so easy.

I've used a mix of stamp sets too: Just Sayin' Says it All and Gorgeous Grunge. Love the effect of them together too.

You may have noticed Zac is wearing his underpants over his trousers, let me tell you it wasn't by mistake. we all wore them that way! It was Superhero day at the park and if we all rocked up with our pants on the outside (superhero style) we got free tickets to another theme park. You want to see me in mine?

And here are Zac and Blake rocking the superhero look before we set off:

Great fun!

hugs

Victoria

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Stampin' Up! Simply Sent Snowflake Season Mini Album

When is a Christmas snowflake not a Christmas snowflake? When Jelly gets out her Stampin' up! Simply Sent Snowflake Season Kit and turns it into a mini album instead!

So in the Stampin' Up! Simply Sent Kit you get 10 postcards with pop out glittered snowflakes, 10 spotty envelopes, 10 smaller elements and 10 pre cut pieces of Bakers Twine. I toyed with the idea of sending snowflakes through the post at Christmas but never got around to it. Now I have a thing about not using stash I've bought, it really annoys me so today I set about deciding how to use this kit and an album came to mind after our trip to Sherwood Pines at the weekend. I took around 60 photos and I've been itching to get back into scrapbooking - so here it is. 

The next collage shows you a few different angles of the album, including the use of the snowflake to bind it and the smaller elements as page tabs. The album itself is made up using the envelopes. I added Bermuda Bay and Silver Ribbons and a Frosted Finishes Embellishment on the spine. I also made use of the Around the World stamp set too.

Inside each envelope is a pull out tab with one of the postcards, minus the snowflake as a photo frame:

And here are my six double pages. You can see I've used a few of the snowflakes!

Finally here are a few close up shots of some of the detail. 

The Simply Sent Snowflake Season Kit is available in the Autumn Winter Seasonal Catalogue until 1st February. You can see it and all the other goodies included at my online shop HERE.

Yes - the tutorial will be available later this week in my right hand side bar!

Hugs

Victoria

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Stampin' Up! Scrapbook Made Easy

Have you ever worried about creating a 12x12 layout and given up at the first hurdle? Well luckily for you (and me) Stampin' Up! currently supply us with beautiful 12x12 Linen Ring Albums and as well as supplying Page Protectors you can also get a pack of wonderful 12x12 Divided Page Protectors. So instead of tackling a full 12x12 page in one go, you can do it in smaller chunks. You'll see what I mean - here is a 6" x 4" section of my page.

I've used Pool Party and Crumb Cake Card with Calypso Coral, Certainly Celery and Whisper White. The photo is edged with a strip of Whisper White card using the Scallop Border Punch. I've added a sentiment and punched flowers and then after putting my Essentials Paper Piercing Pack to good use I've done some sewing by hand to tart it up a bit. Yep - you read that right folks, it's not fake it's real!!!

Here is the completed page:

As you can most of the sections on this page are 6" x 4" and the other is 6" x  8". I've linked the bottom two together by creating bunting on both sections - really easy to do. I'm finding this a great way to scrap lots of photos as once. I've got boxes full of them. These are from a trip to Spain in 2007 when I was pregnant with Zac. We went with our friends Mark and Shell and got to spend lots of time with my Mum (she lives there).

Here's the opposite page:

And together:

One of the sections close up:

You can see more sewing! I really enjoyed doing it and it was so easy after I'd pierced all the holes.
I've been using the Flower Trim again:

Can you see the raised background on the Pool Party card? I used the Cloudy Day Embossing Folder from the Stampin' Up! Summer catalogue - I hope it stays in the next one.

Just for fun - here is a shot of my desk as I was designing these layouts!

Right, I'm off for a lie down. My body doesn't know what I've done to it this week, I did boot camp in the park on Tuesday morning and went for a walk with the girls this morning - ouch!

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Stampin' Up! For The Record Simply Scrappin'

Whilst the house is empty Jelly will play - yey, the boys are both at school all day today and so I am going to be in the Room of Craft all day! Here is my first creation, I've done two 12"x12" scrap layouts featuring my Mini Beasts and this years' school photos:

Everything on both pages are elements from For The Record Simply Scrappin' Kit.

 Here's the opposite page:

I adore the photo of them together, they truly are the best of friends - well when they're not arguing!

Here are the pages together:

 

I love how the kit gives so much to helping design the layout. Instructions come in the kit but I've pretty much done my own thing. It's fab as most elements are self adhesive too.

The 12x12 card stock has a lovely spotty pattern on it and the school style papers are great for getting the Markers out on for a spot of journaling.

So fancy having a go? Why not book yourself a place at my next scrapbook club? You'll get everything you need to make these two layouts - or your own design of course, just bring photos, your paper trimmer and glue!

Wednesday 17th April

7.30pm - Nottingham

Cost £10 - to be paid in full by Tuesday 9th April please.

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