My very first (completed) scrapbook page

I'm very proud of this post! It's my first ever completed scrapbook style project I have ever made. It was one of the projects that I got to make at the Shoebox Swap event I attended, designed by the very talented Lesley Sharpe. She'd done so much hard work before the class for this project, with full instructions given, and lots of the stamping already done for us, to make sure we got it made in 30 minutes. We used the Artistic Etchings and Aviary stamp sets, with the First Edition Speciality DSP, and a colour combo of Crumb Cake and Real Red. I especially liked the distressed effect of this project, as it's something I don't do very often, but will be trying to incorporate the technique into more of my cards and projects. I also liked making the paper roses, and was shown a new way of making them using a quilling tool (not Stampin' Up!). They are just circles punched with the circle punches, and then cut into a spiral, and twisted round.

I decided to make this into a gift for my Mum and Step-Dad Ray, as it was their wedding anniversary a few weeks ago. I bought a 6" square box frame from The Range, so it could be displayed in their house. They were really pleased with it. I'm hoping to try a few more projects like this, they'd make a lovely present or gift for any occasion.

Jubilee Card Class - Crowns

I held a Jubilee themed card class at Dock Street Market on Tuesday, and here's one of the cards we made.  The colour combo is Riding Hood Red, Not Quite Navy and Crumb Cake.  The card has a fold in the middle of the card, I fancied making something a bit different to the standard shaped cards.  I used Artistic Etchings, and stamped the Crumb Cake with the crown stamp, and also with the small crown from Elementary Elegance, a Sale-a-bration stamp set.  The Perfect Pennants die was used to cut out the Not Quite Navy scalloped circle, and the 1-3/4" Circle punch was used the punch out the Riding Hood Red. Another crown was stamped and cut around, and had Rhinestone Jewels added for an extra bit of bling.  The edges of the Crumb cake and the circles were sponged with Crumb Cake ink and the Sponge Daubers to add a vintage feel to the card.

Amour

Hello,

Hope you have all had a nice day.  I've found a card in my stash that I made last year when Gemma Rathbone organised a card making workshop at Buns & Roses WI.  It's perfect to share with you today.  It uses the Artistic Etchings Stamp Set.  The medallion was stamped with the White Craft Stampin' Pad, and then the Eiffel Tower was stamped in Basic Gray onto Sahara Sand card, and then crumbled to give a distresses look, with Basic Gray ink brushed onto the edges.  The side was punched with the now retired Spiral Border Edge Punch.



Inside the card

Paper / Card- Basic Black, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla
Stamp Set - Artistic Etchings
Embellishments - Rhinestone Jewel
Tools - Spiral Border Punch, Small Heart Punch
Ink / Markers - Real Red, White Craft Ink, Basic Gray