Hello Again!

I just cannot believe how quickly this past month has gone!! I have been busy with so many appointments and school activities that my blog has been neglected but hopefully I can get back into regular posting again. I will share some of the many projects I have made during this week as many of them are of course Christmas projects.

Last week I held my final classes of 2011, I decided not to make Christmas projects and instead we did a "One Sheet Wonder" class using the Circle Circus stamp set inspired by my lovely SU "mum" Jules. 

We used the new "In Colours" Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, and Calypso Coral with the very versatile Circle Circus stamp set. Once we had stamped our A4 sheet of card it was then cut to make pretty background paper for the cards.

 

As everyone is busy shopping for Christmas gifts, I thought the cards from this class could make a pretty gift, so we added a decorative band around a clear acetate box to hold the cards and envelopes along with the matching gift bag to present them in.

My next classes are on 11th & 13th January 2012, if you would like to join our friendly group contact me now to book your place as spaces are very limited.

Angela x

Simply Stampin' Challenge Week 10

This week at Simply Stampin' Challenge we have a fabulous sketch for your inspiration, as always the design team have made some wonderful cards for your inspiration, you can see them here.

I really like this weeks sketch, I used Circle Circus stamp set - one of the many sets that need to see more ink!!  It is a versatile set and suitable for so many different occasions too. I stamped the background on to Whisper White card.

I have used bright bold colours this week - Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise and Melon Mambo adding a few gems for a bit of bling and some lovely white ribbon, the border was punched with the scalloped edge punch.

The design team would love to see your  take on this weeks sketch.

I have had problems all week again with my internet connection and didn't manage to get to visit everyone who entered last week - it seems every night the connection is so slow and drops off - very frustrating!!

Angela x

Scrapbook Club

I will be holding my scrapbook club on Friday, for this months layout I decided to use Black and Cream colour theme.  I think this has worked out well and gives a lovely elegant feel to the layout and would work well with so many different photos.

I used the Circle Circus stamp set to create the background for the layout - there are a lot of layers on the first page as one of the best things about Stampin' Up! products is everything works together - I have used various punches to layer up the stamped circles.

I have altered the photos of Lucy, changing them to black and white to fit in with my theme, adding a couple of buttons from the Neutrals Collection with the punched circles. I bravely used the stamp-ma-jig with the Broadsheet Alphabet stamp set for "Lucy" stamping directly on to my page. 

Adding some of the gorgeous wide black and cream grosgrain ribbon, pleating it with a couple of pearls adding to the elegant feel of this layout.  The circles were again punched and layered up to make a little embelishment for the ribbon. I used the Journaling Pen to record a few details about the photographs.

In real life the colours are really vivbrant as Darran seemed to capture the early morning light through the trees perfectly - Lucy is sitting amongst the blue bells on her way back down from Roseberry Topping.

I am really enjoying making use of the photos left un-printed and neglected on the computer!  If you would like to find out more about my scrapbooking club please contact me for further details.

Angela x