Scrapbook Garden - Prima paper and Tando Houses

This is my first page for the Scrapbook Garden as one of the Design Team Members.

The items I was given to work with were fab. Ive really enjoyed making this layout.
Ive chosen to do a vintage layout , for anyone who doesnt visit my blog regular I have a huge collection of vintage family photos and Im putting together a set of scrapbooks detailing my family history.




The pictures I decided to work with are of my Grandmothers brother Ted Hughes and his wife. After a family disagreement they emigrated to Australia and after a short while the family here lost touch with them which is a shame.



I started by painting one of these fab little Tando houses with an Adirondack paint dabber in Stream. It covered the chipboard with one coat which was perfect , I used the Pitch Black one for the little fence. (As Ted and his wife moved home this seemed appropriate)



I then took some 12 x 12 cardstock in Whipped Cream, its a lovely soft cream and I found it perfect for this layout. I added my title using the Bourdeaux cardstock which was a great contrast to the whipped cream. I chose the title 'Write Home' because maybe if they had kept in touch a bit more we would know what happened to the family. I added a little post box which serves for the writing home theme but also because my family owned the local Post Office so post has featured heavily throughout my life.






I stamped a scripted postcard , made some little envelopes and added date stamps to once again keep the postal theme.



The 12 x 12 paper I used was a Prima paper from the Botanical collection 'Far Far Away'. It was hard to chose which side to use as I loved them both but I settled for this side. These papers are a lovely quality and really nice to work with.



Then I was ready to attach everything together.















And they you have it. Im over the moon with my page.
Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you have a nice weekend, and remember all of the products I used can be bought at the Scrapbook Garden and you could pop over to their blog and see what thats all about too, you can find their blog here

Just for Fun - Different use for a Rubber Stamp

Apologies I was missing last week, Ive tried to get caught up but failed im afraid.

This is what I have made for this weeks challenge at Just for Fun which was to do something different with a rubber stamp.

Ive bought so much crafting items that havent been used very much and my Melt pot is one of them. I had some left over melted utee which was a mixture of a few colours which meant it had shades and streaks running through it. This made it perfect for this project.
I have some lovely peacock stamps which always look nice , and one in particular is the one I have chosen for this project , its set in its own square making an ideal size for an embellishment.

I was pleased with the way the stamp and the colours in the utee went together.

I added some jade green velum to the front of my card to match it in with the shades in the feather. Added some tartan adhesive ribbon which put me in mind of these big country houses where peacocks roam free in the grounds.
I attached the feather and the stamped utee embellishment to the front of the card and then added a stamped image of the same rubber stamp to the inside of the card .

I was pleased with the finished result and will definately make more utee embellishments using rubber stamps.

Thanks for stopping by my blog, enjoy the rest of the weekend , Im off to work now.

Just for Fun - Bandana technique

This is for the Just for Fun challenge, and its the Bandana technique.
Havent tried this before , but all the same dont think ive done it correctly lol.
If its not a scrapbooking page these days im finding it very hard to get inspired.

At first i thought i would incorporate my piece within a scrapbook page, but that didnt work.
So it became a little hanging, and then 30 mins later ended up a card topper.......

I enjoyed making it , I guess I was out of my comfort zone and need more practice.

Have a fab weekend and thanks for stopping by my blog.

Just for Fun - Mixed Media

This is my entry for this weeks Just for Fun challenge which is Mixed Media.

I used a little divider box and covered it with handmade paper for the texture.
Next painted it with acrylic paint, then cut 2 panels of patturned paper to fit into the cavities.
I then added to them some rubber stamps , a photo of my dad when he was at school and some petals from a hydrangea plant which i had dried.
I attached the whole thing with foam pads to give it a better effect.

It is nothing like how i intended it to be at all , dont know what happened to my idea.


Sorry its a bit late, weekends are always busy in my house.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend.

An amazing reminder

I posted this back in 2008 but thought it wouldnt hurt to be reminded once again.

Angel Wings

This is my entry for the Just for Fun challenge , which this week is Angel Wings.

Many of you who visit often will know that Hannahs dad died 4 years ago which was the reason I started Scrapbooking. Each anniversary , birthday etc I make a page to mark the occassion to add to Hannahs memory album about her dad.
As it is his anniversary at the beginning of March it seemed appropriate to use this theme for this page in advance of the anniversary.

He was very protective towards her , he loved her very much and he would be very dissapointed in fact downright annoyed at the way some members of his family have treated her since his death. It has been unforgivable at times.

But they have to live with that , we dont. In turn thats their burdon to carry not ours.

I hope you all have a nice weekend, Im off to the Craft Fair at Nissan this sunday before work and may even get some bargains.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Happy Birthday Dad

Hi everyone, sorry ive not blogged much lately. The year appears to have gotten off to a hectic start. I have however been crafting, ive been just as busy in that dept ive just not had a chance to get onto here and post it.

This is my annual page to mark my dads birthday, I miss not being able to spend his birthday with him so this is as near as i can get.

Im sure he would be pleased. Hope you are all well and i promise to make more of an effort and get on here more often.

Thanks for stopping by

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone, well after a few very hectic weeks its all over.
The decorations and the tree are packed away once more and I cant wait for the diet and the routine to come back........

Work tomorrow then back to my crafting on tuesday, cant wait.

Hope you have all had a lovely time and im looking forward to visiting blogs again and getting my hands dirty.

See you all very soon xx

Lots to do - Bling

Hi everyone, hope the last of the snow is thawing well where you are and it hasnt left too much damage.

This atc is my entry for this weeks Lots to do which is Bling.

I often make these atc's and then use them on scrapbook pages or as card toppers.

The quote and stamping is done with cosmic shimmer embossing powder which i adore and this pale pink is one of my favourite from the range.
I then doodled with a glue pen and sprinkled glitter ontop to get the light glittery line, and finally added some teeny gemstones for the heads of the teeny butterflys.

I tried to get the light to catch the glitter in the photo , but really its not doing it very much justice im afraid.

Well its been another busy week , and I think this week will be much the same too.

Have a nice weekend and thanks for stopping by my blog

Kim Klassen Cafe

After years of being in awe at the wonderful things created by friends with photoshop I have enrolled in a class to learn more.

Easy to follow, easy instructions , great results....what more do you need?

If you would like to know more about Kim Klassen follow the link from here
or click on the button on the side panel at the right of the page.

Have fun , and I hope the snow isnt causing too many disruptions where you are.

Lots to Do - Words

Quick and simple is this weeks entry for Lots to Do which is Words.
Im afraid Ive been burning the candle at both ends this week and have been extremely busy making Christmas and Birthday gifts for my family.

This is a card for my mum to give to her sister for her birthday.
Apologies that I didnt get around to visiting everyones blog for last weeks challenge until last night, Im afraid its been one of those weeks.

Hope you all have a nice weekend and are not having too many problems with the snow where you are.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.