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INTRODUCING SCRAPBOOKING ON SUNDAYS

I have created afew memory keeping pages over the last few years but it hasn’t been as intense as it once was.

My first introduction to paper crafting was scrapbooking, well over 20 years ago and it was introduced to me by a dear friend who was a Creative Memories Demonstrator. This is when I learned to let go and cut photos!

Now I have the opportunity to return to this wonderful memory keeping opportunity. I have boxes of photos that tell the stories of my life – before digital images overtook physical photos. And, I have thousands of images that could be printed and scrapbooked.

But, for now, I think I want to go back to those family photos yet to be remembered.

The Storybook Moments Suite Collection reminded me of the times that I read the Beatrix Potter books to my daughters when they were at THAT age.

I haven’t yet dug my way through all the photos I have of the girls, from all thise years ago, but have created a page with pockets and photo/journelling cards ready to be used for just the right images.

By choosing the background Designer Series Paper layer, I chose Balmy Blue for the page base and the die cut frame layers.

I adhered a slightly smaller Basic White panel to the Balmy Blue base. Then, I added the smaller DSP layer.

Four large pocket panels were die cut, burnished and then adhered to the page.

Adhesive sheets were added to the back of some Balmy Blue card and the decorative dies, from the Storybook Friends Dies, were cut and attached to the white pockets.

Each decorative frame then had one of the precut images attached to it.

Each pocket then had a Basic White photo panel, with a Boho Blue tag, included in the pocket. This panel could have a photo or journalling added.

I hope to find some photos soon to be added to these white panels.

Tomorrow brings a new product collection of projects.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$21.00
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MR McGREGOR NEEDS SEEDS FOR HIS GARDEN

Today is Thursday and that usually means it is time for a 3D project.

I decided to use the Pocket Thoughts Dies to make a small envelope to hold some packets of seeds.

The pocket envelope base was made using Old Olive card. After assembling the base I cut and trimmed two panels of the DSP and adhered them to the front and back of the envelope ‘box’.

I stamped and coloured 4 sets of pots before die cutting them. One was added to the back of the box. For the front, one of the set of pots was stamped with a greeting and then partially coloured. The remaining two were coloured in the same way as thepots on the back of the box.

The envelope gift box holds three to four seed satchets very easily.

This makes a great gift for any green thumbed friend.

Tomorrow I have a lovely blue card to share with you.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$21.00
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TIME FOR SOME GARDENING

When I first saw the Storybook Moments 12″x 12″ Designer Series Paper I began remembering the wonderful times spent reading the Beatrix Potter books to my daughters.

I could almost see Peter Rabbit peeking out from behind the pots, buckets and watering cans in this particular DSP design.

For this card I started with a Wild Wheat card base.

Then I adhered a panel of the DSP to a slightly larger layer of the DSP.

I took a length of Iridescent Striped Trim and coloured it with the Dark Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends pen. Then it was wrapped around the DSP/card layers and secured on the back using doubled sided tape.

A shorter length of coloured trim was then tied around the wrapped ribbon.

I used the decorative oval die to cut the Wild Wheat oval shape used for the greeting.

The stamped oval was positioned over the coloured trim using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Then I added the wheelbarrow from the sheet of die cut designs.

I added a strip of the DSP to the card insert and a larger panel to the back of the envelope.

Finally I added some of the Wild Wheat dots, from the 2023-2025 In Colour Dots, to give the card front a little bling.

Tomorrow’s card uses more of the images from the die cut sheets.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$21.00