Stampin' Up Polar Party

I'm afraid you are going to be seeing a lot of Christmas projects from me as this is what I have been spending many hours working on!!  Today I have a set of cards and gift packaging made with the cute Polar Party stamp set, I think it was July when I made these cards - hopefully I WILL be organised this year.

I have chosen a non-traditional colour scheme for this set, Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Melon Mambo and Whisper White. The Polar Party stamp set is a really cute set and perfect for a bit of therapeutic "colouring in".

I love the sweet little penguin stamps in this set, I used the exclusive Labels framelits to cut out the layers adding different papers from the paper stacks.

More colouring in!!!  I added lots of Dazzling Details glitter to this card for snow, I love the spotty scallop ribbon, only a few more colours left to collect.

I used paper to make the tall gift bag as Stampin' Up! papers are excellent quality, I made the closing flap with the exclusive Labels framlits.  The small box was cut with the exclusive Mini Milk Carton die, I used the extra large oval and the scalloped oval punch to layer the image, with a little ruffled Pool Party ribbon.

The photos doesn't really show the glitter and Crystal Effects I added to the trees.

Another cute scene, I "masked" the polar bear before stamping the trees so I could get some depth to the "scene".

I think this might be a set that Lucy will choose for her friends this year.  I have another set of cards made with the Polar Party stamp set that I will share with you soon!!

If you would like to order any Stampin' Up! products contact me for more details.

Angela x

Summer Scrapbooking

I have been spending time scrapbooking lately and I have completed quite a few layout I will share with you soon.  These photo's are from my mum's garden in June this year, usually there is a lot more colour in her garden but many of the plants have not bloomed as well as usual due to the wet weather this year.

I have used the pretty hostess exclusive papers Cheerful Treat for my layout, with Rose Red, Elegant Eggplant, Pear Pizzaz and Whisper White.

I used a retired stamp set to stamp the background flowers with Rose Red ink.

Here are the pages together, I made a few paper roses and used the Bird Punch to make the leaves.

I used the Labels Collection framelits dies and Apothecary stamp set for my journalling, colouring the flowers with Stampin' Write marker pens.

I have wanted to make a layout of my mum's garden for quite some time but I never got around to taking photos at the right time - my mum does all of her own gardening (there's a lot of grass to cut too) and  prefers "cottage garden" style flowers. 

Angela x

New Summer Mini Catalogue

I hope that the days are brighter where you are than here???  It has been so cold and grey all week - so what better to brighten the day than the fabulous new Summer Mini Catalogue from Stampin' Up!

This has to be our best mini catalogue so far, filled with so many lovely products. I love being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator as there are so many opportunities to earn FREE products.!!

I made both of these cards with the NEW Apothecary stamp set and the matching Stampin' Up! exclusive Labels Collection  framelits  dies (woohoo!!) they cut this gorgeous shape around the stamped images.

I love this beautiful paper Attic Boutique - there are some gorgeous designs.

I chose this one as it is very soft & delicate like the stamped image.  I coloured the flowers with Stampin' Up! marker pens. The shaped edge is cut with one of the NEW Stampin' Up! exclusive Adorning Accents Edglits dies. I added some gorgeous Victoria crochet trim and a antique brad.

I thought the roses on this image would work for a Christmas card (already?!) I embossed some Red Ridding Hood card with the Vintage Wallpaper folder, the next layer is Always Artichoke, with a few sparkly gems and a generous spritz of champagne shimmer paint. The sentiment is from the Curly Cute stamp set.

If you click on the link in my side bar it will take you to the PDF version of the NEW mini catalogue. I will be placing orders from the catalogues so if you would like to get your hands on some ot the gorgeous new prodcts contact me to place your order - delivery is just £4.95 direct to your door no matter where you live.

Today I was going on a school trip with Philip to Beamish (Brrrr) but he has come down with a sickness bug currently going around the school, so I have been kept busy looking after him, then at lunch time school phoned to let me know Lucy wasn't very well?!  It's probably better to let them have it at the same time and it would seem at least a third of the school is ill.  So I am using a few quiet minutes while Philip is asleep to blog, then its back to the washing & ironing!!!!!

Angela x