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Using written instructions to make a Scrapbook Layout
Welcome to the Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop. The theme this month is: Blind Scrapping. The theme for this month has been decided by the talented Courtenay Heuston. Did you know that Blind Scrapbooking is using written instructions to make a scrapbook layout? Oh and by the way there are no pictures/images for you to follow. I have never done a scrapbook layout this way but as you all know sometimes we just need to try something outside of our comfort zone and learn a new technique or way of...
Six Various Ways to Colour
Welcome to this month's Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. This Month's Theme is: Favourite Tool(s). As some of you know I became a Stampin' Up! demonstrator because the products coordinate so well. I thought I would show you the various ways to colour in a stamped image using the same colours but different colouring products. First I started by cutting some Basic White card stock mat layers and stamped the flower and leaf images from the Happiness Abounds stamp set. I then decided on to use the...
Something Square Scrapbook Layout
Welcome to this month's Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop. The theme this month is Something Square. When I saw the theme for this month theme was Something Square I decided that I wanted to make a scrapbook layout. It is my son's wedding in under 2 weeks so I am trying to prepare layouts ready to add photographs as soon as they are printed. Unfortunately for me the colour theme for the wedding is a secret so I decided to make black and white layouts and then add colour to match the photos. How...
Floral Thank You Card
Welcome to this month's Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Monthly Hop. The theme this month is CASE the Catty. For this month’s theme I looked through the Annual Catalogue and the January to April Mini Catalogue. I found quite a few that I could CASE but as I had just received the Dainty Delight Bundle in this weeks order I decided to make the Foloral Tank You card which is on page 77 of the January to April mini catalogue. In case you are wondering what CASE means it is when you Copy And Share...
Creative Background Scrapbook Layout
Welcome to the Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop. The theme this month is: Creative Background. The theme for this month has been decided by the talented Delys Cram. As some of you know I love making a creative background scrapbook layout as you can use so many elements. This month I got my inspiration from Danielle Wagner who did a double scrapbook layout using stamped images for her background. As it is my son's wedding at the end of April and as I will be Mother of the Groom I wanted to make a...
Flowering Tulips for Mother’s Day Card
Welcome to this month's Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop. The theme this month is Springtime. This month I decided to make a Flowering Tulips for a Mother's Day Card. Springtime is the time where you think of tulips and Mothers Day. Mothering Sunday has always been the 4th Sunday of Lent and historically was a day when children, mainly daughters, who had gone to work as domestic servants were given a day off to visit their mothers and family. How I made my Flowering Tulip Mother's Day card. I...
Simple Embossed Just a Note card
Welcome to this month's Ink, Stamp, Share Showcase Blog Hop For this month's showcase hop I decided to make a simple embossed Just a Note card. I wanted to continue showcasing our lovely designer series papers by using a small square mat layer on top of an embossed mat layer. How I made my simple embossed Just a Note card. First I started by cutting a landscape Basic White landscape card base. I then cut a 14.3cm x 10cm mat layer using Bermuda Bay card stock. Next I embossed the Bermuda Bay...
Male Adventure Birthday Cards
Welcome to this month's Stamp & Hop Blog Hop. The theme this month is Males. When I saw this month's theme was males I already had an idea in mind to make some Male Adventure Birthday cards. As it is my brother-in-law's birthday this month and he enjoys going out on his bicycle. So I wanted to make a card using the Greatest Journey bundle and designer series papers. How I made my Male Adventure Birthday cards. First I cut my card bases using Basic White Thick card stock in half to make 2...
Scrapbook Layout – Love my Cats
Welcome to this month's Ink & Share Scrapbook Blog Hop. This month's theme is Love. When I saw that this month's theme was Love and that it could mean any type of love I decided to make a scrapbook layout showing my two cat and how love can help them go from shy, scared cats to lovable cats. As some of you may know I have two rescue cats who were once street cats in Cairo. They were caught and received treatment before being sponsored at the rescue centre. Once their flights had been...
Black & White Card with a Pop of Colour Challenge
Welcome to this month's Ink, Stamp, Share Monthly Blog Hop The theme this month is a Colour Challenge using Black, White and a Pop of Colour. I love making card or scrapbook layouts using a colour challenge and this month's is Black, White and a Pop of Colour Challenge was quite easy to design a card for. How I made my Black and White Card with a Pop of Colour. As I was going to be cutting a piece of A4 Basic Black card stock in half I decided to make two cards. Once I had cut my card bases I...
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