Merry Christmas!!!

Hi guys, hope you are all enjoying the holiday season and are celebrating how ever you choose! I'm hoping all our cards got to friends and family in time, I didn't get them into the post until the 10th of Decemeber this year, as I hadn't made all the cards or taken Elsie's photo until a couple of days before that. This is the photo that accompanied our Christmas cards this year

My how she has grown, she'll be four in a couple of weeks. So from my little family to yours, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year!!! And I look forward to sharing more of what I love with you in 2019.

Until then, happy crafting everyone,

Cheers,
Ange

International Scrapbooking Day 2

Hi guys! I'm here today with a follow up to my post back on the 4th of March titled International Scrapbooking Day 1. I said then that as I'd come across two dates that I would celebrate both, so I'm back today with some more layouts to share. I've found today promoted as National Scrapbook Day in America and I've even joined Big Picture Classes "10K" layouts on instagram movement, so I'll let you know how that goes and if the tally reaches the mark. If you want to join along simply click on the badge on the left of this page to go their site.

The first layout I've got for you today I started playing with last night and finished off this morning.

I was pretty happy with this one, I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the time on the clock as five instead of the three position the arms are actually in.

Products used on this layout are Crumb Cake 12x12 Card Stock, Whisper White A4 Card Stock, I Am Me Designer Series Paper, Clockworks Stamp Set, ABC-123 Outline Alphabet & Numbers Stamp Set, Quite The Pair Stamp Set, Celebration Basics Kit, Mini Memories Simply Created Album Kit, Hip Notes Stamp Set, Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad,  Pumpkin Classic Stampin' Pad, Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad, Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad, Crumb Cake Stampin' Marker, Brights Stampin' Write Markers, Essentials Wooden Elements, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Trimmer and Adhesives.

Then this morning I created the following layout of my mum and niece.

I really like this one and can't wait to show it to my mum, I think she'll like it. I'm also proud of the fact that I used my own hand writing as part of the title and am happy with how the journalling looks on this one. Like a lot of people I'm not a huge fan of my own writing, but it's something I've been wanting to include on my layouts more and when better to throw my hat in the ring than on National Scrapbook Day.

Products used are Whisper White A4 Card Stock, I Am Me Designer Series Paper, Watercolour Wonder Designer Series Paper, Notable Alphabet Stamp Set, Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set, Basic Grey Classic Stampin' Pad, Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin' Pad, Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers, 2013-2015 In Color Stampin' Write Markers, Mini Memories Simply Created Kit, Epic Day This and That Designer Washi Tape, Watercolour Wonder Designer Washi Tape, Ovals Collection Framelits, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Stampin' Trimmer and Adhesives. 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you've enjoyed NSD. Feel free to leave a comment, I love hearing from you guys. Until next time, happy crafting everyone!

Cheers,

Ange

Creating Pretty Cards Sketch Challenge (CPC34)

Hi guys, I hope you've all had a lovely Easter and Anzac weekends. I was able to catch up with some family that I hadn't seen since Christmas, one of the things I love most about Easter. That and the excuse to have chocolate play a leading roll in breakfast! Chocolate hot cross buns, yum, need I say more?

Today I've got another entry in Craft Project Central's Creating Pretty Cards. If you've yet to check them out I strongly suggest you do. Their site houses an amazingly talented bunch of stampers. Their sketch this month was great to work with.

And here's what I came up with. I rotated the sketch to accommodate my sentiment, but other than that stuck pretty close to the sketch.

I'm really happy with the end result, I can't believe it's taken my two months to use my first piece of the Watercolour Wonder DSP, it's very beautiful paper. (I'm sure it will be making another appearance here soon.) I used another piece to create the envelope using the awesome Envelope Punch Board, together I think they look fab.

Products used were Watercolour Wonder Designer Series Paper, Naturals White A4 Card Stock, Tangerine Tango A4 Card Stock, My Mother Stamp Set, Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad, Ovals Framelits Collection, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Trimmer, Envelope Punch Board and Adhesives.

Thanks for taking the time to check out my blog, I hope you find something to inspire you to get your craft on. Until next time, happy crafting everyone!

Cheers,

Ange