First ever scrapbook page

Here's a pic of the first proper scrapbook page I ever made, at a Scrapbooking party/evening a couple of years ago.

Its a really big thing in the US and Canada, but its not so well known over here...must spread the word! I suppose you could call it something like 'glorified photo album making' ?!
I think it takes me back to my school sketchbook days where I always enjoyed filling a page with designs and bits and pieces.

I complimented my page with a giant photo version of the mini ones, which I think works well.

The photos are of me and my husband (husband -to-be at the time!) and are taken by Alice Jackman. She also took our wedding photos and her pics may spring up quite a bit form time to time (she also taught me everything I know about photography, including how to use my very first SLR camera, back when we still used film!)

Pretty iPods

Update 2013: Amplify went out of business, but do go and visit this lovely blog for the beautiful cards :)

Well, finally got amplify to work, so here's another clip that I just love! The blog doesn't seem to have been updated since sept 2009 though :(

Amplify’d from thecraftspa.blogspot.com

I found another babygrow card!

Update 2013: Amplify went out of business, but do go and visit this lovely blog for the beautiful card :)
Amplify’d from www.stampjourney.com

See more at www.stampjourney.com

Blog hopping

Today I have been checking out Nancy Riley's blog: iSTAMP which is a blog with a difference:  she uses it mainly to show iPICKS- a selection of her favourite cards (mainly stamped) from all over the web. You can then click on each picture to take you through to that person's blog.

She uses a programme called Clipmarks which you can download to your browser (only firefox or IE-bummer since I now use Chrome!) However I have just found a version called "amplify" that is supposed to work with chrome, but so far i am having trouble getting it to post to my blog!! Anyone have any ideas??
Update 29/7/2012: amplify is no longer available. Looks like Pinterest is the way to do this these days

Simple but effective

I made this one with the help of a  scallop edge circle punch and circle punch. I cut the butterfly out of some wrapping paper and stuck it to the background paper with some raised sticky tabs-simple!

iPhone B'day card

It was my husband's birthday last week so i made him this little iPhone card (as he recently acquired one, and now lives on it!!) I googled for pictures of iPhone icons, popped them into paint and altered them so they made the letters i wanted.

Treat holder

Left: by Becky                    Right: by Carole W

These little gems seem to pop up all over Stampin' Up blog land. But again, it is amazing because it is SO simple, yet SO effective! You can go to town on what you want to put on it in way of embellishment tags and bows too.

There's a great demo video on Monica Gale's blog:
My many many passions

And another great example on Sarah-Jane Rae's blog:
Cards and a cuppa

Update: 10/9/2010 Just found another lovely one on Michelle Last's blog, she calls them "french fry boxes"!

To have and to hold

When it comes to weddings I always seem to forget to take a photo to remind me of what card i've made, but luckily I remembered on this occasion (back in Sept 2009!)
I have a little folder where I keep materials that I think will work well for wedding cards.
I particularly like this wedding ribbon that I bought for my own wedding from Cox & Cox (a very yummy catalogue store full of gifty type things)

My First Stampin Up Party!

Here's the card we all made with Carole Waechtler, our local Stampin up' demonstrator. I was "hostess" for the evening and there were 6 ladies there in total.
Carol's card deign used Old olive ink and card, and the following stamp sets: tiny tags, All a flutter (the butterfly), Dot dot dot (bottom half of card) and Baroque border Stampin'  Around wheel (a rollable stamp-v.fun!)
Everyone's card came out looking so elegant.

And so I begin...

Well, I've been perusing the blog-o-sphere and getting quite addicted to craft, scrapbooking and stamping sites; so much so that I think its about time I have a go at one myself. Not sure when I will get time to update it, but lets see what happens.

First off, here's a piccy of a baby card I made after seeing how it was done on Michelle Last's blog.

Really cute and SO simple, just need a new born to send it to now!

Every so often I come across a site that I think it so beautifully laid out in content and style that I have to immediately add to my favorites. Just recently these have been those by Monica Gale & Jenny Moors