Stamp-a-Stack #4 Spice Cake

The Triple Treat Flower Stamp is another hidden treasure in the main catalogue which matches the Spice Cake Designer Paper (p.15). And did you know the Fancy Flower, 5 Petal and 1/2" circle punch also match?

I've also featured Borderlines from the Spring Mini (p13), again another set I wished I'd used more. I bought mine in Clear Mount so you can line up the images to get a continuous pattern. It's very handy.

Spice Cake was also the Scrapbook Kit Club a few months back and by request we reproduced the layout in the Mini Catalogue on page 10.

If you'd like a Spice Cake Scrapbook Kit I have one left.

The kit includes:

6, 12x12 Spice Cake DSP

5, 12x12 sheets of cardstock

(Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Soft Suede & More Mustard)

5 Vintage Brads

1 metre of Linen Thread

4 matching Large Buttons

over 1 metre of Victoria Lace Ribbon

£15 plus postage

email jodumbleton@aol.co.uk to grab this very last kit.

Right, I must be off. Mr Brown had just brought me a LARGE order to unpack.

More from the Stamp-a-Stack tomorrow!

Timeless Portrait Scrapbook Kit Club

It's been awhile hasn't it? Computers seem to be the bain of my life. 2 weeks ago I had a nasty Trojan Horse virus attack my laptop. It completely locked so it was whisked away to the PC Doctor to be fixed. It came back last Friday, reset back to factory settings and re-formatted but somehow the virus was much more deep rooted than was thought and it started to play up again. I kept getting the 'blue screen of death' and also foreign radio stations coming out the speakers! So bizarre, I think it was a Russian station and a Chinese/Japanese station and that was with no windows open at all. My IT chap had never heard of this so it went back, and I'm glad it also happened to him! Anyway, it's all sorted now and I seem to have everything back in working order.

So, apart from a lot of classes and designing been going on, I had Scrapbook Club on Thursday using the Timeless Portrait DSP.

This month we made a Flip Album. My very first one I made was back in September 2008 here - where on earth does the time go?!

Loved making the crumpled flower on the front.

It's not easy taking photos of this but hopefully you get the idea. No photo's in it yet due to the absence of my computer, but they can be added any time.

Lots of stamping and embossing too.

I currently run Scrapbook Club from home on the last Thursday morning of each month. From September, and when planning permission has been given for my new craft studio, I will also be running an evening class.

The Kit is £15 and packed with enough to make 3 layouts.

Even after we made this Flip Album there's still enough leftover to make 2 more pages!

The Timeless Portrait Scrapbook Kit includes...

6 sheets of 12x12 Timeless Portrait DSP

2, 12x12 sheets of Basic Black c/s

1, 12x12 sheet of c/s in River Rock, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla

1 metre of Black Satin Ribbon

1 metre of Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon

5 Vintage Brads

3 vintage tags

2 antique brads

Please email me at jodumbleton@aol.co.uk if you'd like a kit.

£15 plus p&p

Right, off to eat some Chocolate.

Happy Easter!!

Merry Christmas to you all!

I'm on the last batch or pressies to wrap, the boys are out and all that's left is for me to make the house look presentable with some tidying and cleaning and that's me done! At least for a few days anyway.

I wanted to show you the lovely hostess gift I made this week but time ran away with me as usual and I didn't get to take any photos of it. I will be making another there's no doubt about that and I'll show you next week.

Today though is a page from December's Scrapbook Kit Club.

We used the Simply Scrappin' Kit 'Tickets & Tags' which isn't Christmassy but the colours are very contemporary and it seemed to work. The photo is of my boys taken a few years ago. Scott's birthday is 10th December and it's tradition in our house to have the tree up for his special day. It's usually the perfect photo opportunity but this year that didn't happen. Scott was 21 this year and a night out with his mates was more important than a family get together. That's why scrapbooking is so wonderful. At least I now have a lovely memory of what his birthday's used to be like.

The letters were die cut from my lovely new Big Shot Dies - Alphabet Simple Letters. Covered in chunky silver glitter.

So all that's left for me to say is

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Thank you to all my blog visitors, friends, family, team members and customers for supporting me through this year!

I've big plans for 2012 and it all starts on January 1st.

Have a wonderful time over the holidays and see you next week with some sneak peeks of what's to come.

Enjoy!

Paisley Petal Scrapbook Kit - layout #2

Ok, so layout #2 has finally arrived.

The Paisley Prints Scrapbook kit is £15 and packed with product. If you'd like to purchase a kit I have 2 left. Details of the contents, how to purchase and layout #1 can be found here.

This wasn't an easy page to photograph with our dark days at the moment. It's much nicer in real life. I've used French Foliage for the stamping and the NEW Bigz Alphabet Simple Numbers for the title. The Full set is a bit pricey at £80.95 but I bought it with 50% off with the NEW HOSTESS PLAN which is amazing!

To find out more on how to get products at HALF PRICE, visit the Stampin' Up! Homepage here and if you fancy hosting your own home workshop and live local to Dorset, I would love to come along and Demonstrate techniques, provide your guests with a FREE make & take and have a fun few hours crafting. Please email  me for more info or to book a date which suits you. You'll have a great time - I promise!

We're having a Firework Party at home tonight. The 'arena' is set - so hubs has advised me, the chilli is cooking, jack pots are waiting to go in the oven, so I'd better get a bit of housework done before our guests arrive.

Be back soon with some sewing projects I've been making over the weekend with our NEW Designer Fabrics.

Jo

Paisley Prints Scrapbook Kit

Kit Contents:-

6 sheets of Paisley Prints DSP

2 sheets of First Edition Speciality Paper

5 sheets 12x12 co-ordinating Cardstock

(Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, River Rock, Cajun Craze & Whisper White)

1, 12x12 Window Sheet

1 metre of Whisper White Satin Ribbon

1 metre of Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon
1 metre of Linen Thread

2 Flower Brads

£15 

(plus £2.50 postage)

Please email jodumbleton@aol.co.uk to purchase a kit which will be posted on receipt of payment.

Your kit will also include instructions for 2, 12x12 layouts.

Layout #1

Layout #2 coming tomorrow.

Jo

Springtime Vintage layout #3!

I'm on a roll with this months Springtime Vintage Scrapbook Kit. This is my 3rd layout and I can still get another 12x12 page and some cards from it! A bargain for only £15.

My favourite stamp set to use for Scrapbooking has to be 'Just Believe'. I've also added the little flowers from the 'Baby Blossoms' set so it blends in with the papers. The stitching with the Linen Thread came to me in a flash  of inspiration as I needed something to add to the bottom right hand corner of the page. I'm going to use this idea on my cards and pages more I reckon. Another simple idea that adds that finishing touch.

You can see the full details of this months kit here and the other 2 layouts I've created with the kit here and here.

Next months kit is something a little different. You'll be able to purchase all the supplies to create a Mini Album WITH instructions. 

If you're a Scrapbooker, new to it or would like to take the plunge, these kits are ideal as I take all the hardwork out of designing your pages for you. I'll provide inspiration, ideas and new techniques for you to simple copy or change as you wish.

Right, off to tackle my ironing pile yet again.

See ya soon!

Jo

p.s. Don't tell my hubby but I photoshopped out all my wrinkles but left his in....shhhhh!!

Springtime Vintage Layout #2

It's was our monthly Scrapbook Club this morning and with the school holidays now upon us we had a fantastic turnout! 13 ladies came along to create 2 layouts using the July Springtime Vintage Kit. This was the second layout they created.

Using Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy brings a different feel altogether to the Springtime Vintage papers but work so well. The beautiful Medallion stamp, although quite large, creates a little something to the plainess of the cardstock and splattered with Baja Breeze ink using the Colour Spritzer.

I demonstrated how to make the Ribbon Roses, how to crumple the Seam Binding ribbon in seconds, and also how to 'rock & roll'!

It was a total technique fest today!

Demand was pretty high for this months kit so another order has gone in and I've another 2 kits remaining. The kits are £15 plus £2.50 postage - all the details can be found here.

(UK only)

Along with the kit you'll also receive instructions on how I've put these pages together and if you've not yet seen my YouTube video on how to create the ribbon roses, have a look here.

Details of next months kit will be coming soon and the next Scrapbook Club date is Friday, 2nd September. This will be an extra long event with something a little different in the afternoon.

See ya soon!

Jo

July Scrapbook Kits & Video Tutorial

JULY SCRAPBOOK KIT

'Springtime Vintage'

£15 plus postage

This months Kit is an absolute corker!

Why not treat yourself to this fantastic value kit which you'll be able to create at least 4, 12x12 pages from.

Here's what you will receive:-

6, 12x12 sheets of Springtime Vintage Designer Paper

6, 12x12 sheets of co-ordinating cardstock

(Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Always Artichoke & Rose Red)

1.5metres of Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon

1.5metres of Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon

1 Full pack of Pearls

12 assorted Flower Brads from the Subtles Collection

It's a great way to sample a little of everything at a bargain price. 

My kits are VERY popular! 

If you'd like to purchase a kit, please email me at jodumbleton@aol.co.uk

(A 'buy it now' button will go on my sidebar later today once I know how much the postage will be.)

So here's what I've been creating with the kit.....

And some close up's of the Roses.

Better than that, here's my very first Video Tutorial on how to create the beautiful Ribbon Roses that are on my layout.

Be gentle with me - I will get better I promise.

If you are local, why not come along to my Monthly Scrapbook Club and make this page and more!

The class is FREE when you purchase the kit.

Holt Village Hall

Wimborne

Dorset

10am to 12.30pm

Thurs 28th July

Booking is essential so please email me at jodumbleton@aol.co.uk to reserve your kit.

See you soon with another page from the kit and lots more craftiness!

It's my little boys Birthday today and I've a party to organise!

Jo