Christmas Scrapbooking Club

Hello there how are you today? I was heavily back in Christmas mode yesterday teaching my first scrapbooking club of the year. Yep after a looong time planning is finally happening. I am scrapping again and I couldn’t be happier to be honest.
We made two pages, had a lot of fun and enjoyed a very decadent apple, apricot and date filled shortbread.

We used the fabby holly berry designer paper and on our first page we made this wonderful present filled sleigh using the top note die. I saw these all over the Internet but I believe the original idea belonged to Lori Heilling. They all turned out so good, I only wish you could see these pages in real life, they all have accents made from the fabulous red glimmer paper and they do sparkle like mad against the dark espresso card base. The sleigh was made from the top note die and the Swirl Scribbles sizzlets die. The presents to fill it were pieces of designer paper cut with square punches and topped with bows and other pretty accents.

Look at that paper… yummy!!
Next page followed a similar layout with space for four smaller photographs this time.

The Serene Snowflakes stamp set was stamped in white ink and a mixture of shimmer spray mixed with white reinker was sprayed over to help with the flurry of snow look.
The tree was made using the pennant die and a crazy mixture of different size punched circles in various designs were used to adorn the tree.

The title was cut using the Timeless Type sizzlets alphabet.
PAPER: Early Espresso, Real Red, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Holly berry designer paper
INK: Whisper White,
STAMPS: Serene Snowflakes
TOOLS: 1”, 3/4” circle punches, itty bitty punch, Bird builder punch, lace border punch,Timeless Type alpha, Swirls Scribbles sizzlet, Top Note die, Square punch,
ACCESSORIES: Old Olive satin ribbon, Narrow Real Red stitched taffeta, 
Our next scrapbook club is on 26 February, if you would like to join us please get in touch.
Thank you for visiting, see you again soon. Till next time big crafty hugs xx

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Stampin'Up! Serene Dasher Kit By Mail

Hello there, how are you today? I have been so busy lately planning my Christmas events and the first one takes place locally on the 28 of August, email me if you would like to attend and I will send you all the details.

I simply adore this combo, stylish and so very grown up I think these will be the cards I will send this year to all my friends and family ( Kraft, Soft Suede and Whisper White YUMMY).

 I also love these two stamp sets together, Serene Snowflakes from the mini and the very popular Dasher, if you haven't ordered him yet what are you waiting for? is THE must have stamp this season .

Do you like the look of this class but you are miles away to sample it locally? NOT A PROBLEM I have put together a fab kit that will include all the supplies needed to make TEN CARDS (2 of each design shown above). The kit is a fabulous value of £35.99 (including shipping). You also have the choice of choosing your colourway, the second choice is in Real Red, Kraft and Whisper White.

Contents of the kit by mail:

Serene Snowflakes stamp set £15.95
Dasher stamp £6.95
One bolt of Whipser White satin ribbon £4.95
Whisper White ink pad £6.25
Soft Suede ink pad £4.25
10 card kits all cut and ready for you to start the fun part of stamping and assembling, wohooo all the hard work is done for you !!!
You will need to provide your own sentiments, punches, glue and glitter, if you need to order anything in addition to the kit please let me know. Please note that from 1st October 2010 due to the price increase you will no longer receive the bolt of ribbon with this kit, should you wish to purchase it separately please let me know.
Do you have some of the stamps or ink pads already? Simply place an order for anything you wish for up to the £36 value, it can be anything you want).

Click on the Buy It Now button below to select your colour and place your order

Colours

Soft Suede £35.99 Real Red £35.99

If you want to change your kit selection simply tell me what you want to replace in the comments box or email me on telemech01@aol.com.
Here's a close up of one of the cards I love the big snowflake for the layering potential it has.

Thank you for visiting me till next time BIG HUGS xxx