Christmas Scrapbook Layout 2011

I know I promised Christmas cards, but I just finished the scrapbook layout for Tuesdays class, so thought I would share that instead! There are still spots for the class if you want to come along - just let me know ASAP! I kept the layout fairly simple as for Christmas I think that the photographs are the most important element so they should dominate the space and journalling. 

I wanted to show off the new Silver Glimmer paper from the new Summer mini catalogue and added strips of it cut with the Tasteful Trim die, the new postage punch and the heel and toes of the stockings. The Baja Breeze circle that I cut with the Circle Scissors Plus to go inside the Scallop Circle Die for the year was 4" diameter. Extra journalling could be done in white gel pen on the Night of Navy card stock as well.

I chose not to title it with anything other than the year as I felt that the stockings hanging and the Christmas postage bauble stamp told the story better (as will the photographs - we got our first Santa photo today & it wasn't blue and silver!!!). I used the relief cut out of the Tasteful Trim die to border the DSP on this page as I didn't want to waste any of the gorgeous Silver Glimmer paper - did I ever tell you I was 1/4 Scottish!

I am not sure if you can see from the photographs (sorry taken at night so not the best), but each of the stocking tops have our names written on them - if you have a bigger family, then you can just add more stockings! I also added a few basic rhinestones on the stockings to add to the sparkle of the page. Most of the Baja Breeze will be covered by the photographs, but there will be enough left to give a slight contrast. The stockings are suspended by some white Bakers twine - how awesome is that stuff - 23m for just $4.95 - bargain of the year I say!

Stamps: Stitched Stockings, Merry & Type

Card Stock: Night of Navy, Baja Breeze, Whisper White. Regals DSP Patterns stack & Silver Glimmer Paper

Ink: Night of Navy (ink pad & marker)

Accessories: Big Shot, Tasteful Trim Die, Scallop Circle Die, Square Scallop Die, Circle Scissors Plus, Junior Timeless Type Alphabet, White Bakers Twine, basic rhinestones, 1" square punch, 1 3/8" square punch, postage stamp punch, Stocking builder punch.

Merry & Type Partial Embossing

This is a super cool and simple technique that has been on the web for a while, I honestly can't remember where I first saw it I'm thinking it was probably on Dawn O's blog? You simply take a piece of chipboard (available now as sheets to buy on page 155 #114320 which is awesome as they make great die cut shapes to embellish) and cut a shape you want to show up patterned - in this case a triangle shape. I then sticky taped it to the OUTSIDE of the embossing folder, placed the white card stock inside as per normal and left off the bottom standard pad and ran it through the embossing folder as normal. I tend to get better results with the crease pad as the top layer than the standard cutting pad - but that is my preference for what I have found works with my Big Shot best. 

The embossing folder I used for this card is on sale this month - so if you want to save yourself some money, contact me to place an order now.

Stamps Merry & Type

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Card Stock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White & Regals Pattern Stack DSP

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones, Petals A Plenty textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Decorative label punch.

Embossed Stripes with Merry & Type

This was the last card in the Christmas stamp a stack for this month that we made - CASEd from the ever talented LeeAnn G. (although I did see a similar card on a few blogs, so I'm not sure who thought up the idea of only embossing half the card front first - but it was a good one!). The Stitched Stockings stamp set & builder punch is only available until the end of this month and then won;t be available again until the release of the Summer mini catalogue on December 1st.

My next Christmas Stamp a Stack is on the afternoon of Saturday November 19th and if you want to come along please let me know - they'll be all new designs again!

Stamps: Merry & Type
Ink: Old Olive
Card Stock: Riding Hood Red & Whisper White
Accessories: Striped Embossing Folder, Tasteful Trim die, Big Shot, Stocking builder punch, Basic Rhinestones, Old Olive Scallop polka dot ribbon, Dimensionals, 1/16" handheld punch, hemp twine.

Merry & Type Ornaments

This was the last for the Stamp-a-Stack using Merry and Type........it was CASEd from a super talented Canadian lady called Lynsay M.  and I just loved it - although I am very partial to colouring images!

Stamps: Merry and Type
Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Early Expresso
Ink: Early Expresso
Accessories: Blender pen, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Stitched Stocking Christmas Card

The third in the latest Stamp-a-Stack class is one using the new Stitched Stocking stamp set which has a co-ordinating punch and you can earn for FREE by hosting a party in October or purchase as a pre-order this month.

Stamps: Merry and Type & Tiny Tags

Card Stock: Letters to Santa DSP, Riding Hood Red, Early Expresso, Whisper White, Old Olive

Ink: Early Expresso

Accessories: Hemp twine, mini library clips, jewelry tag punch, 1/16" handheld punch, basic rhinestones, Dimensionals, Big Shot, Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, stamping sponge, paper snips.

Merry & Type Cracker

The next stamp-a-stack was all based around two stamp sets - Merry and Type and Stitched Stockings, the next one is designed to be like a Christmas cracker - cute hey! I borrowed the fold idea from a UK demonstrator called Elaine H. who blogged it back in 2008, but I've given it a bit of a makeover! It fits in a standard size C6 envelope and I added two panels in whisper white on the back so you can write your messages on one side and the other I stamped and coloured the ornaments from this set.

Stamps: Merry and Type
Card Stock: Riding Hood Red, Letters to Santa DSP, Old Olive & Whisper White
Ink:  Early Expresso
Accessories: Basic Rhinestones, decorative label punch, Dimensionals, bone folder, corner rounder punch.

Merry & Type Fold Square

Well I've been busy playing with some new stamp sets and designer papers this week....and still my wish list for items in the new catalogue is massive! I've been designing some cards for my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack (see here if you are interested in coming along) and this is one of them - what do you think?

Stamps: Merry and Type
Card Stock: Riding Hood Red, Early Expresso, Whisper White & Letters to Santa DSP
Ink: Early Expresso & Riding Hood Red
Accessories: 1 3/8" square punch, 1 1/4" square punch, basic Rhinestones, blender pen, Dimensionals & bone folder.

Pennant Parade Christmas Card

I love how versatile the Pennant Parade stamp set is - perfect for birthdays, baby arrival, thank you's, anniversary's, Christmas and more! Below is a Christmas one I made recently for a class using the new specialty paper Morning Mocha, it's so lovely - some sheets have lovely flocked texture on them and others a metallic sheen. 

Stamps: Merry & Type, Pennant Parade & Tiny Tags
Ink: Expresso, Soft Suede, Versamark & Crumb Cake
Card Stock: Morning Mocha, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede
Accessories: Heat gun, clear embossing powder, crumb cake seam binding, jewelry tag punch, Big Shot, Scallop circle #2, Petite Pennants builder punch, stamping sponge, linen thread, paper piercer, mat pack, itty bitty shapes punch pack, Dimensionals.