A Book for Bailey
My niece Bailey who I just adore started school this year, she has made a wonderful transition to school and loves going which is so nice to see. I dropped her off to school the other morning and as I was driving home I thought I would get her a little a gift to let her know how proud we all are of her. That day she came home with her first sticker from the teacher, she was showing everyone and telling that all about the sticker! A light bulb went off in my head to make her a book that she can keep all her stickers, achievements and even a few photos in.
I made the book “base” myself with just a sheet of Chipboard that I cut down to make the front and back cover, the pages are Cardstock that again I cut down. Once I had decorated the pages and covers I used my “Bind it All” to cut the holes and bind the book together. Her name on the cover was cut using the “Simple Letters Alphabet Sizzix die” from Stampin’ Up! pg 154, I love that they cut Chipboard so I will never run out of “a” and “e” again because when I used to buy sheets of precut Chipboard Letters I always use “a” and “e” first then struggle to make words without them letters. I covered the Chipboard with SU! Poppy Parade Cardstock before cutting out the letters them I sponged the letters with VersaMark and stamped them with the dots stamp from “Extreme Elements” pg 52.
I have designed the book so she has lots of white space to add stickers and ect through the year, all the pages are cut at different lengths and have a decorative page ends.
I have given her the book without the photo of her on the first day as no one had printed the photo’s from the first day of school.
I just love this quote that I have put on the inside cover.
Pages 2 & 3
Pages 4 & 5
Pages 6 & 7
Pages 8 & 9
Pages 10 & 11
Pages 12 & 13
Pages 14 & 15
Pages 16 & 17
Materials used from Stampin’ Up!:
Stamps: “Extreme Elements” pg 52 and “It’s the Thoughts” Summer Mini Level 1 Hostess Set
Ink: Crumb Cake, VersaMark, Poppy Parade, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight and Early Espresso
Cardstock: Poppy Parade and Whisper White
Accessories: Blender Pen and Shimmer Paint
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Don’t you HATE when you finish a card look at it and think it needs a little more or if I just did *blah blah* it will look much better! after you make that change it then looks terrible and you wish you never touched it. If only I had an “undo key” in real life and not just on my key pad. I had one of “those” moments when making this card I had finished then looked at the top layer with the Turtle and felt it need something more, so I ripped the corner and added the newsprint. Now I hate it and wish i had just left it alone but I spend so much time on the rest of the card I did not have the heart to put it in the bin.
I like inside more then the outside. I really felt that the Turtle went so well with the Quote and clock images from ‘Sense of Time’ stamp set.
Products used from Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Love Defined, Sense of Time and Nature’s Nest
Colours: Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke and Early Espresso
CASE Study Challenge 26
It’s CASE Study Challenge 26! and the second week with the oh so talented Eva Dobilas, I found her cards are so inspiring and I have having a ball “casing” her cards. Below is this week’s CASE Study card, again this week I hope you all play along! Check out the other CASE Study DT girls HERE.
I LOVE this card and I was just so inspired by Eva’s card this week, I really liked the layout and have just changed it a little bit, the flower on Eva’s card inspired the music note paper and I make my own flower to add to the card. I am really feeling the love in the air at the moment with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, all the love has spilled onto my card.
Inside…. loving the inside!
All Stampin’ Up!:
Stamps: French Filigree, Aviary {pg 13 Summer Mini} and Well Scripted {pg 18 Summer Mini}
Ink: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black
Accessories: Black Brads and Sizzlits Floral Fusion
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Travel Journal
Look out America I am coming over…. Yay! I am very excited to leave in 64 days {not like I am counting lol} for a very exciting holiday with my most favourite people in the world to…… Disney World! I have been to Disney World before in 99’ with my Big Sister {Terrianne}, we had travelled through the West Coast and South of America before arriving in Orlando and as soon as we arrived we rang our Mum to tell her to get on a plane to join us, she did not and has always regretted not coming over.
Forward 11 years: I am turning 30 {OMG} this year and I wanted to go on a little holiday to celebrate this BIG birthday, I was think just going to the Hunter Valley of NSW not to far away, going overseas had on even entered my mind…..until….. one day in early January when Mum and I were driving home from one of my doctors appointments, I was a little quite just thinking about “stuff” when Mum very calmly asked what I thought about going to America instead of the Hunter Valley! Let me think…..YES…. that’s a great idea! The only thing that stopped me from screaming at the stop of my voice with excitement was the fact I had my 5 year old niece {Bailey} in the backseat and she could not know yet! Mum had not spoken to anyone else, if Bailey knew everyone would know! as it is she is now telling everyone that she meets she is going to see Mickey Mouse and Snow White {Cute}
We are now all booked for the most amazing trip, I am so excited to be going with my Mum {finally} and even better my two little nieces who I LOVE more then anything in this world Bailey who is 5 and Ebony who is 1 are going to lose their mind! The only part I am not looking forward to in the flight over with the kids! I have always had the belief that everything has a reason and everything has a time, my Mum will much more enjoy this trip with her daughters and her Grandkids. I have made this gorgeous travel journal for Mum to take notes of things that happen, add photos and little items that she collects on the trip. When I travel I always like to keep a little journal to remember highlights and I have even pulled out my old ones to show Bailey, I really cherish my travel journals so I hope Mum likes this!
Here is the book open…. It was get a plain old boring book with a chipboard cover and cream pages before I got creative.
I have added four pockets to the front inside cover which are just square envelopes that I have folded the flap back, attach the flap to the front of the envelope and then attached the envelopes together. They are lined with SU! printed papers from the Summer Mini. The pockets are handy to drop in maps, ticket stubs, photos and other items that you want to keep, later scrapbook or whatever!
Every page is stamped differently using Notes & Details {pg 19 Summer Mini}, Sentimental Journey {pg 16 Summer Mini} and Extreme Elements {pg 52 IBC} I have taken photos of every page and if not want to bore all my readers by showing 20+ pages so they are in an album on my Facebook Page HERE…. While you are there please feel free to “like” me.
I have three pocket pages through the book which are sheets of “Travel Journal” printed papers from the Summer Mini that I folded to create the pockets.
This was not planned at first but the journal fitted perfect in an old Pretties tin, I just added a little more printed paper.
Don’t forget if you want to see more photos of this project go to my Facebook page HERE
Materials Used: Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Notes & Details {pg 19 Summer Mini}, Sentimental Journey {pg 16 Summer Mini} and Extreme Elements {pg 52 IBC}
Ink: Bashful Blue, Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake and Night of Navy
Paper: Travel Journal {pg 17 Summer Mini} and Very Vanilla
Accessories: Hodge Podge and Square Envelopes
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Elegant Embossed Lines
Many of my cards have lots of layers and also are not always “quick” to make but sometimes I just like to make a quick and simple cards like this card. I have made the embossing folder the star of this card, I added a simple bow and a greeting. When I make quick cards I always think less is more and keep the colours simple here I have used Baja Breeze, Whisper White and Basic Black which is one of my favourite combos.
Materials all from Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Circle Circus and Thank you Kindly
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black and Baja Breeze
Sizzix: Elegant Lines Embossing Folder and Beautiful Wings Embosslits
Punches: Modern Label and 35mm Circle
Accessories: Neutrals Button and Whisper White 1.6cm wide Grosgrain
CASE Study Challenge 25
New month, new CASE Study muse…… I am very pleased to have Eva Dobilas check out her blog HERE, I must admit her style will challenge me more this any other muse we have had but I am really look ward to the challenge. Below is her card for this week…. I would LOVE to see many of my stamping friends and blog reader play along….
The first thing that popped out at me when I looked at the muse card was the decorative boarder around the card which inspired my scallop square boarder. I have loosely used the layout and I was taken with the dove , I have taken that “wing” inspiration and created the Graduation owl.
Hope you liked my spin on this weeks card.
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Birthday Boy!
For part three of my masculine card line up I have made a Birthday Card using “Party Hearty” which is my favourite Birthday set and maybe my most used stamp set of all time. What’s great with this set is how versatile it is to quickly create birthday cards every everyone…males, females and kids by changing the colours, here I have used Cherry Cobbler and Marina Mist with a little Crumb Cake.
Inside….
All Stampin’ Up!:
Stamps: Party Hearty
Ink: VersaMark, Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist and Crumb Cake
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist and Crumb Cake
Lovely Thanks
Like most creative people I am my toughest critic about my work and don’t often give myself a pat on the back or admit that I “LOVE” something that I made…. but I love this card! I think because I struggle with masculine cards and I also don’t normally “distress” however this card called for it I felt out of my comfit zone.
I have used the classic “Lovely As a Tree” and I have stamped a flourish from “French Filigree” which I omitted using a Crumb Cake Marker stamped off before stamping over the tree. I have also used the “French Filigree” on the Always Artichoke Cardstock in VersaMark and I have also stamped “Wonderfully Worn” in Soft Suede to add a little distressing detail on both the Always Artichoke Cardstock and DSP. Lots of sponging in Crumb Cake then lightly using Soft Suede on the edges.
Inside the card….
All Stampin’ Up!:
Stamps: Lovely As a Tree, French Filigree, Wonderfully Worn, Vintage Vogue, Love Defined and Afterthoughts
Ink: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke and Early Espresso
Cardstock: Naturals Ivory, Always Artichoke and Early Espresso
Accessories: Early Espresso Satin Ribbon and Vintage Brads
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To a Classic
Hands up if you struggle with making masculine cards? Yeah me too! So my mission is to create some masculine cards over the next few days to build my stash of masculine cards and also to help inspire you when it comes time to make a card for a male in your life. I am starting off easy by using a set that is design for males and I must say I think it is a very cute set, it’s called “To a Classic” on page 41 of the Stampin’ Up! Catalogue.
Inside…. not very exciting I must say!
All Materials are from Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: To a Classic
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, VersaMark, StazOn Jet Black and Basic Gray
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist and Watercolour
Accessories: Blender Pen and Sizzix Oval Die
Regal Punch
I whipped up a stack of this cute cards last night for friends and customers who have requested copies of the Sale-A-Bration booklet, I have used one of the Sale-A-Bration Sets called Punch Bunch, I love this set because it has been designed to work with many of our punches, which makes this set prefect for quick cards.
Stampin’ Up! Products:
Stamps: Punch Bunch {SAB free set}
Ink: Regal Rose, Wild Wasabi and Basic Black
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Wild Wasabi and Whisper White
Paper: Subtles Paper Stack
Punches: 44mm Scallop Circle and 35mm Circle
If you would like a copy of the Sale-A-Bration Booklet mailed to you with the Summer Mini please drop me an email and I will get one in the post to you.
