Oooops …..

… the Summer Mini Catalogue finishes on the 31st August – so don’t forget, if there is anything that is on your wish list from the Summer Mini – THEN NOW IS THE TIME TO ORDER IT !   As yet, I am unsure what is, or will, continue into the new Annual Catalogue in October … I do know for definite that the gorgeous Pleated Satin Ribbon will NOT be continuing.

I am currently running a share of this - 1m of every colour (pear pizzazz, riding hood red, blushing bride and baja breeze) for £5.95 including postage.  I am going to run this as a continual share up until 30 August, so if you want to order one of the shares, then please contact me as soon as possible on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call me on 01706 351299.

 

LAST CHANCE TO ALSO ……

Attend the Crazy Christmas Stamp-a-Stack, this Saturday 18th August @ Turf Hill Community Centre, Rochdale, OL16 4XW from 10am – 2pm.

Apart from having heaps of fun in great company, you will be making AT LEAST 16 Christmas Cards (4 each of 4 designs).  The cost is £25 for the day and includes everything you will need to make all of your cards, refreshments and a goody bag. (excludes adhesive).

Please contact me no later than Tuesday evening to reserve your place.

SPREAD THE COST, AND EARN AS YOU GO ….

In the current climate, I appreciate that it is expensive to buy non-essential products – therefore, why not consider joining one of my stampers groups.  Due to the popularity of my groups, I have been asked to set up another group starting next month, SEPTEMBER. 

By spending £15 (plus P&P) over a 10 month period, you can earn shed loads of FREE products for one of the months.  You will be the ‘virtual’ hostess (you don’t need to do anything except browse the catalogue, and select your free goodies) and AT LEAST £25 worth of goodies    All delivered to your door.

During the duration of the group, you will receive all the FREE catalogues that are launched (this current year in particular, that means you will receive THREE free catalogues).  I also run special offers for my Stampers Groups, and offer a FREE raffle every month to the group.

If you are interested in joining the new group, or would like more details, then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call me on 01706 351299.

And here is a quick project reminder of the fabulous Summer Mini products – remember, this catalogue finishes on 31st August……. happy crafting !

   

   

I have done a little scrapping ….

Stewart was feeling a lot better today, so I decided that I’d get a little bit of scrapping done ….

The first layout, “My most favourite place in the World”, shows the Chicken Shack on Port Grimaud beach in the South of France – it truly is the most amazing place, that serves amazing food, amazing cocktails and looks directly out at St Tropez Bay.  Its heaven on earth !

Instructions

I’ve used a 12x12 Crumb Cake cardstock base.

1)  The first thing I made were the tags on the top right of the page.  They were made by cutting out 1 -  2”x4” and 1 -  2”x 3” mats from Island Indigo card.  I then cut out two different pieces of designer paper from Twitterpated measuring 1 3/4” x 3 3/4” and 1 3/4” x 2 3/4” which I then layered onto the tags, and cut out the bottom ‘tails’.  I then punched out two circles of designer paper using the 1 3/8” punch.  I then punched out another 2 circles in real red cardstock using the 1 3/4” punch.  I adhered the paper onto the card, and then cut the circles in half.   I adhered the long mats onto the layout first, and then adhered the half circles over the top.

2)  Next I cut out a strip of real red cardstock measuring 2” x 12”, and a strip of designer paper measuring 1 3/4” x 11 3/4” which I adhered onto the red cardstock.  Put this strip aside.

3)  The next thing I made was the large HALF of a circle.   I lay a dinner plate on top of a piece of Indigo Island cardstock and drew around it in pencil.  Remember, you don’t need to draw the whole circle, because you will only be using half of it !   Next, I punched out 7 scalloped circles in real red cardstock using the  1/14”  scallop circle punch.  This isn’t available in the UK catalogue now, so you can either use another brand of punch, or a spellbinder die.   I then cut the scallops into half, and adhered around the edge of the half circle.  I then adhered this to the layout, and adhered the long strip over the bottom edge of the half circle. OR – you can use the ‘regular’ size scallop punch, but just have fewer circles

4)  Next I made three more ‘tailed tags’. Again, I used Island Indigo for the bottom layer – for these, I used different sizes of card and patterned paper, and you can cut yours to any size you like.  One was 1 3/4” x 3”, the middle one was 1 7/8 x 4 1/4” and the last one on the right measures 1 7/8” x 2 5/8.  I cut the patterned paper 1/4” smaller than the cardstock.  As I say, just go with your ‘eye’ and see what size you prefer, or what you think looks best.  I adhered the tags to the top of the strip, and then adhered more half circles of cardstock and patterned paper over the three ‘tailed tags’.

5)  Next, I added the photographs.  As you can see, the photograph on the left has been trimmed down, and then cut into three – I know some people are horror stricken to be asked to cut photographs, but I think it can give a really different effect to your layouts.  I trimmed down the second photograph and then adhered it to the right of the first photograph.  TIP:  I always ink the edges of my photographs with Early Espresso, as it eliminates those awful ‘white’ lines around the edges, particularly if you have trimmed your photos.

6)  To add some elements to the layout,  I stamped the atlas from The Open Sea using Island Indigo ink on white cardstock.  I punched it out, added the words ‘in the world’ and stuck it onto the long strip using dimensionals.   Lastly, I die-cut the word ‘my’ using Lucky Limeade cardstock, and added the remainder of the title.  The little letters I use can be bought – however, I have typed up two sizes of alphabets in Word, and print them onto cardstock.  I ink the edges before placing them where I want them.

Voila !

STEP-UP  - you could step this layout up, by using buttons, pearls, rhinestones etc., I wanted to keep this pretty plain, as I felt that the amazing patterned papers were enough in this instance, and show them off to their full potential.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and I would love to see any projects you make that use mine as your inspiration.  As always, I’d be grateful if you would give me credit if you ‘lift’ this project.

Have fun and don’t forget to come back for more ideas and inspiration.  I am still working on getting a video onto my blog, but its a nightmare !

Come back in the next few days for instructions on the following layouts ….

 

If you would like to place an order, or if you have any questions, then please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call me on 01706 351299

This Months Offer

I’ll make this simple.   Order one of the new SU! Simply Scored Scoreboards from me, BEFORE the 30th May, and you will receive :-

*  half price postage (£2.50 compared to £4.95 normally)

* a selection of NEW designer patterned papers (double sided) from the new Summer Mini

*  A sample of the NEW satin pleated ribbon

*  receive a 105 page document jam packed full of ideas and projects (via email)

NEW SU! scoreboard

NEW pleated ribbon

 

Selection of NEW papers

To place an order, please contact me on carole.bryson@gmail.com or call me on 01706 351299

Happy Crafting !