More divided pages

Evening All

Just realised I have 2 more divided scrap book pages to share that I did last weekend inbetween an ongoing G45 project. The 1st one is really basic mainly because I wanted to use all the photos - this just left the top section for doing anything with so I used my new SU frame lits and embossed a couple of them prior to using. The 2nd page uses photos taken earlier this year during a visit to the Manchester United ground, an Xmas present to Az fom Alex which was a great choice. I used the hexagonal & circles embossing folder and also Gumball Green & Cherry Cobbler card stock, all SU products from the summer catalogue. There are a few other bits and pieces that I used just to add a bit of colour. Hope you like and comments always welcome.

Night
Karen
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SU Divided Page pt 2

Evening All

Hope you've all had a lovely chilled out Sunday and got in a bit of crafting along the way. Today I have done the reverse side of yesterday's divided scrapbooking page and one thing I can definitely recommend is sticking to SU products, mainly because everything co-ordinates and will make life much easier when trying to design your page.  Here I have a mixture of SU and non SU! The photos are from afternoon tea at the Ritz last month and I tried to colour match the design with colors in the photo's hence the terracotta and jade colours. I then came across a sheet of Prima Marketing paper called Emotion which I thought fitted the elegance of The Ritz whilst not quite fitting in with the colour scheme. Anyway here is the finished article, as always comments welcome.  I ave more photos  from the afternoon and will attemp another page using some of them soon.
Thanks for looking & enjoy the rest of your evening.

Karen
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Swallowtail - Helen's class

Hi again for the 4th and final time this evening but at least I've made up some blogging time from the last few weeks.
The 3 cards below are all using the Stampin Up Swallowtail that I fell in love with the 1st time I used it.
These cards were done at Helen's the other night and used 3 different techniques, the 1st one was so simple but looks so lovely, the image was stamped in Rich Razzleberry onto Whisper White Card stock and the sentiment stamped in the right hand corner. A line was then added all around the sides to bring it together, tip - use a long ruler or you'll end up with being slightly off like I managed. The finished piece was then adhered to a piece of Rich Razzleberry card.
The 2nd card took a more more time as it involved embossing, brayering and colouring. Firstly we stamped the image using versa mark and then embossed it in black before colouring it in using SU pens.
Stage 2 involved stamping in versa mark onto a piece of white glossy card and then embossing in white powder, we then brayered over the card using Cherry Cobbler to create a background for Swallowtail. Finally we added some ribbon and a sentiment & the card was complete, will definitely be using this idea again as I think it is stunning.
Finally card 3 involved stamping part of the image onto natural card and colouring it in using daubers and various ink pads before adding a sentiment.
Hope you like them & give them a go yourself.

Serene Silhouette Card

Hi Again

I'm on a roll tonight!! 3rd post of the evening with 1 more to go. This is a card made using an idea from
Pinterest I came across last night using a stamp from Serene Silhouettes by Stampin Up, the image is stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink and I have used the SU Tulip frame embossing folder as a surround.
I've added some Cherry Cobbler twine and one of the new gorgeous brads & to finish off  i've put a few gem stones on the flower heads.

To complete the card I've used ready made letters down the side.

Hope you like it

Cheers Karen x

Stampin Up Divided Page

Hi Again

Today I have attempted my 1st (solo) divided page and it seems to have taken ages. I love the idea of these but am not sure how practical they are as every piece has to be exact and both sides have to be precise or will look a bit of a mess as I learnt when I did side 2 after C's class. I used Cherry Cobbler card for this and the hexagonal embossing folder which I love, both Stampin Up, I've also used a couple of pieces of washi tape that I bought a few weeks ago but hadn't got round to using yet.
The page is using photo's taken on Mothers Day because I got spoilt by both the boys, it's always good to remember that they love me really :-)

Any comments greatly welcome, good or bad, no offence taken :-)

Cheers Karen x

Xmas Cards

Been a while seen I've had time to craft and blog but today I have a few things to post so I'll make a start with 2 Xmas cards I came across this afternoon while sorting my stash.  The stamp is called 'Starry Night' by 'Wild Rose Studio' and I just love it. I've stamped and then coloured the image using Promarkers and just to add a bit of sparkle have added glitter to the bottom of the hat. I know some may think it's a bit early to be thinking about Xmas but it will be here before we know it.

Hope you like them as much as I do

Karen
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Cards from scraps

Just thought I'd share a few cards that I've made using left over pieces of Stampin Up papers from recent craft sessions.  After having a tidy up a couple of weeks ago & getting rid of quite a lot of scrap paper my challenge to myself is to try and use any scraps from scrapbooking etc on a card before moving on to something new, lets see how long it lasts this time as it's not the 1st time I've tried this.