Stampers 6 cards

Tonight was the monthly meeting of my stampers 6 group.

Sarah was the hostess & tonight she bought her friend Sarah who has joined our group, we madebtwo cards using the Simply said stamp set.

Stamps

Simply said

Tiny tags

Circle of friendship

Polka dot background stamp

Baroque background stamp

Ink

Basic Grey

Melon Mambo

Rich Razzlebury

Versamark

Cardstock

Whisper White

Lavender Lace

Kraft

Pretty In Pink

Accessories

Buttons from own stash

Black Gingham ribbon

Linen thread

Soft suede Dot grosgrain ribbon

Whisper white 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon

Tools

Medium jewellery tag punch

1" circle punch

1 1/4" circle punch

All of the above items are from Stampin' Up & are available to purchase through me.

Fond farewell Day 17

Day 17 of my challenge so I am over half way through the month now & already thinking what Junes challenge should be.


Sorry the pictures aren't very bright but the light wasn't very good.

Stamps
Simply said
Oval all
Cardstock
Whisper white
Certainly celery
Lovely Lilac (FF)
Ink
Certainly Celery
Lovely Lilac (FF)

All of the above products are from Stampin' Up & are available to purchase through me.

Guess what this is made from

Anyone that knows me will only need one guess
An american flat bottom bag, the type that many of our fellow crafters across the pond have their packed lunch in & throw away on a daily basis.


They are very convieniently 6" x 12" so fold in half to make a brilliant little album, Since becoming a scrapbooker I have become a real magpie, but to put a positive spin on this obsession I have also become a top recycler.

A while back Alison gave me a paper bag book to decorate, since then I have been hooked, & managed to track down a seller on e-bay & have bought a bulk pack.



For mothers day I have decorated this one using
Stamps
Playful petals 113728
Simply said 106598
Bloomin' with beauty 112606
Designer series paper
Tea party 115158
Co-ordinating Cardstock
Certainly celery
Pretty In Pink
Almost amethyst
So saffron
Bashful blue
Very vanilla
Tools
Crop o dile 108362
Paper piercing tool 116631
1/4" circle punch 110844
1/2" circle punch 110103
Round tab 109974
Accents
Dazzling diamonds glitter 110194
Bashful blue brads 110026
1/4" grosgrain ribbon ~ Certainly celery

Stampers 10 cards

Last night was the first meeting of our stampers 10 group since before Christmas due to the snow & illness we had been unable to meet up, I have the pleasure of doing it all over again next week with the other half of my lovely group.

We made two cards last night & munched on Haribo & party rings whilst chatting about forthcoming weddings, not just one but two weddings in march & June.
The first card was inspired by a card I received a while back from my Stampin' Up Mum Michelle



We used
Stamp set Fresh cuts
Cardstock Real Red, Whisper White & Creamy caramel
Inks Real red, So saffron
Punches Oval, scalloped Oval
Linen thread.



The second card is inspired by a card that is in the current Stampin' Up catalogue & Ideas book.

For this card we used
Stamps Say it with scallops, Simply said, Wheel is It's beautiful
Ink Bashful blue, chocolate chip, So saffron, Versamark
Cardstock Certainly celery, Whisper white, Chocolate chip
Punch Scallop square
Brads & dazzling diamonds glitter

All of the above products are available to purchase through me.

Thank you ladies for a lovely evening

My first 10 card swap

Well I like a challenge so in my first week of joining Stampin Up I decided to join a 10 card swap on ILWS. The idea of the swap is too boost your sample board & to give a boost to your inspiration. A great idea as not everyone is in their comfort zone in all four of the colour families.

The idea is to compile a group of 10 people, each of those 10 people make 10 identical cards & send them off to the swap organiser, who then sorts them into 10 sets of different cards & then sends them back to each participant.
The deadline was very tight as I joined near the end of the swap, I managed to get my 10 cards to there destination in time to beat the deadline.

Stamps: Simply said, True friend, Wheel ~ Its Beautiful

Card: Whisper white, Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana

Ink: Barely Banana, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Scallop punch, scoring board, d/s tape, glue

Friday nights alright for scrapbooking

Friday night was the start of Janes Stampin up career, good luck & thank you for a lovely evening. Scrapbooking is something I would love to experiment with. I started a scrapbook 2 years ago of our family holiday in Brittany & so far I have only managed to complete 3 pages.
Hopefully with Janes inspiration & knowledge I may actually finish a scrapbook.

Playing with colour

I managed to grab a couple of hours in the craft room this afternoon while the football was on, after I had dusted down and rid the room of cat hairs where the boys sneak in for a quiet sleep away from the kitten, I decided to have a play with some colour. One of my current favourite is the stampin up card which comes in four colour families.

Rich regals
Bold Brights
Earth elements
Soft subtles
The sets I used were my new Pick a petal & Simply said both from the current Stampin up catalogue.