Time flies..

..When you are having fun doesn't it?   I have been so busy with work, family life and studying ( I have 2 courses on the go at the minute, I know I must be mad...lol).  Anyway believe it or not I  have done some crafting among all of the aforementioned activities and I would like to share one of them with you today.

Its not really a card more of a mini scrapbook.  I made it for Nicola to give to Kirsty on her 21st Birthday in February.  Kirsty like purple so I had to use that colour and what goes well with purple... pink.

To make this mini scrapbook you need 5 Stampin' Up! envelopes.  You cut the overlay off the envelopes and punch holes on the sealed edge leaving the opening at the front.  Once this is done you measure a piece of card, punch holes in it to match the envelopes and thread ribbon through to secure.  You end up with 10 sides to decorate inside the book and, if you wish, you can make extra pages to fit into the envelope itself as the opening is at the front.  In there you could put photographs, money, a cheque etc.  Needless to say with all that was going off at the beginning of February I didn't do this..lol


This is the front cover and I have used that stamp set "You are Loved" which I thought was appropriate.

For the first page and I  used the stamp set "Amazing Family" as I wanted Kirsty to know how her sister feels about her, although this is sometimes debatable...lol

Next I wanted to give Nicola somewhere to write a message to her sister so I used some of the papers from the Storytime DSP . I think this went down well as its more personal than just a verse.

On one of these pages I used the lovely paper Doilies from the Spring Summer catalogue and the stamp set "All Dressed Up".  I stamped the 21st with the new set "Memorable Moments .  Don't you think we've have some wonderful sets out there at the moment?

Next page saw me using some more paper from Storytime DSP.  I then used "Sweet Cake" and "Fabulous Phrases stamp sets to signify what Kirsty means to Nicola.... again sometimes debatable !!!!




However, for the last page I had to sum up the child Kirsty really was... and that  was ....





but in a nice, funny way that always made us laugh.  You could never stay angry with Kirsty for long.


Thank you for taking the time to read my posts.  If you wish to purchase any of the aforementioned items please do not hesitate to get in touch and I will gladly place your order.

Til next time folks

Hugs

Tracy -x-

21st Birthday card and Make a monster

What a lovely weekend I've had.  It started on Friday night when my girls came for tea.  Nikki was with Lee and Kirsty was on her own as she'd been away all week at her boyfriends so it was nice to see her.  Then on Saturday I went to Victoria's for a card class in the afternoon and then to our neighbours daughters 21st birthday bash.  Again Nikki and Lee tagged along although Nikki was in some discomfort so we didn't stay too late.  Then on Sunday we had visitors for lunch, yeah you've guessed it was Nikki and Lee again....anyone would think she'd moved back home...lol.  Seriously though it was lovely to see them and do things as we don't see them much in the week due to work etc.

Its a week of birthdays for me, it started yesterday with our neighbours daughters, todays is Lee's, tomorrow our friends daughters, Wednesday is Deans and Thursday is Victoria's, I'm gonna be all crafted out by the weekend...lol   So with so many cards to make and show this week I've treated you today as I'm posting not one, but  2 cards, one is the 21st I made and the other is for Lee.

For this one I used the following SU products: Pretty in Pink, Early Espresso and Whisper White card, Early Espresso ink and ribbon, crimper, decorative corner, round scallop  and boarder punches and brad.

From my own stash the numbers were diecut using the bigshot.

All the products on this card were from stamping up - the colour combo is Daffodil Delight, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White and Real Red.  The brad is from the hodgepodge kit and the stamps used were Make a Monster and Party This Way.  The ribbon was initially marina mist stripped but I used the Not Quite Navy ink pad and dyed it, looks quite good eh?

Sorry its been quite a long post but I hope you've enjoyed looking at my creations.

Hugs

Tracy -x-

Rain at last....

Yay its raining and the snow is starting to disappear. Well my week off has been a washout regarding getting my christmas shopping done. If we get up early enough tomorrow, and the roads remain clear, we might venture out to try and find some pressies. I was meant to be helping my upliner, Victoria, at a craft fair tomorrow but she had to call it off due to the weather. Still, something to look forward to at a later date

Now for another card. I did this one as a convention swap. Boy did it take ages to make 25 of them as the card invovled the masking technique and all the images and pieces were stamped indiviually. It was heartbreaking when I made a mistake right at the end of the card and had to start again. Luckily this only happened about 3 times...phew.



The stamp set, Make a Monster, is a new one in the current SU catty and such fun to work with. All materials used were SU and consisted of the following:
Very Vanilla, Real Red and Tempting Turquoise card
Inks - Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, More Mustard, Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green and Rose Red.
Scalloped Edged boarder punch and word window punch

Thanks for taking time to look at my blog.

Hugs
Tracy -x-

Where does the time go...

I can't beleive its nearly 3 weeks since I last posted!!! Such a lot has happened since I was last here. I finally returned to work last week having been off for quite a while. If felt very strange the first day but seemed better the next. I'm doing phased return so easing in gently.

I've also helped my upliner, Victoria, at a couple of crafting events and workshops. Boy were they hectic but fun. It really is nice to meet lots of lovely ladies who enjoy crafting like I do. On top of this I've been making my card candy and general swaps for the SU convention thats being held on the 4-6 November. Its in London so a couple of nights away from the family will be a nice treat.

Here's one of the swaps I have made, will show the others at a later date:



I have used Make a Monster stamp set, its so fab and especially suitable for male themed cards. All products are SU and are available from the current catalogue.

On top of all this it was my birthday last Wednesday and I had a great day with lots of lovely cards and pressies. Tonight I'm off out for a meal with hubby so might need the paracetamol in the morning...haha

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog, hope you've enjoyed it and will be back.

Hugs
Tracy -x-