Vintage Vogue Easel Card

I really wasn't joking when I said that I got in a shabby mood yesterday! Here is the other card that I made with the same stamps - Very Vintage wheel and Vintage Vogue set. Love love love them!!!!

These easel cards area little addictive, and so very easy. Hmmm - the photo doesn't show it very well, but the card front is 'sitting up' like an easel. It folds flat so that you can still post it,but it is hinged so that it will display itself. Very cool!

I used the FREE scallop edge punch (you still have time to place a $50 order and get this one FREE!) on the inside of the card to hold the front in place. So - that bottom scallop edge is actually on the inside of the card!

Another cool-i-oh idea on this card is the flowers. Notice them didja???? I stole the idea form the very talented Julie Buhler, and adapted the colors for this card. They are made by punching out stamped tissue paper with the 5 petal flower punch and then layering them on another green flower for the petals. Pretty, aren't they? I just sponged some of the Lavender Lace over the top to make them match a bit better. The centers are some of the rhinestone brads, they just add enough bling to this card to make it pop!

I love this card - I think we might make it on the next Fabulous Friday night session!

Onto the deets!!!!

Stamps: Vintage Vogue, Very Vintage (wheel), En Francais (background stamp),Well Scripted

Card stock: Bordering Blue, Lavender Lace,Very Vanilla, Old Olive (for petals on the flower)

Ink:Lavender Lace, Basic Brown

Accessories: 5 petal flower punch, Fire Rhinestone brads,Scallop Trim Border Punch,

It's a very easy card to duplicate! Did you run to order the vintage stamps yet? Vintage Vogue is item #118598(clear mounted), #117690 (wood mounted) $17.95, and $23.95. Very Vintage wheel is #117693 $8.50. What a bargain - and if you throw in some papers and a older for the wheel and some inks - you have a nice little $50 order which will earn you the punch FREE!!! And trust me, you NEED this punch (as well as the stamps!!!)

Enjoy your day people, now go and get creative!!!

Hugs

Megan

Shabby Chic Vintage Vogue

Got into a bit of a shabby mood this afternoon! Do you like it? I think you either love this look, or you could live without it! I love the way that my fingers are so messy afterwards - I look like I've been creative!

I am also in love with these new 'Vintage' stamps from the mini catalog. There is a fabulous stamp set (in wither wood mounted or clear mounted) called Vintage Vogue and a matching jumbo roller called Very Vintage. If you like this look, you need these stamps!

So how did I do it you ask? The card base is Rich Razzleberry (an In Color that finished soon, get it while you can), the right hand side of the base is wheeled with Very Vintage. Then there is a layer of Close to Cocoa that I stamped with the En Francais background stamp in Basic Brown ink. I used the floral ivy image form Vintage Vogue to stamp in Rich Razzleberry over the top of that.It as then wheeled as well- it has a lot going on!

The top layer is Creamy Caramel with En Francais in Basic Brown, with more of the images form Vogue over the top of that. All of the edges were really distressed, this one was crumpled a fair bit,and then I just put the ink direct to paper (basic brown). I sponges up all of the edges and then added the flower and the sentiment.

The flower is fabulous, isn't it? I copied the idea from one I saw on YouTube today (I think form Patti Benett?). It's a 12"x 1" slice of Razzleberry edges with the new pinking Hearts border punch and then pleated around a circle. Easy peasy and oh, so cute! Give it a try and let me know how you went!

Get on line now at my site and order the Very Vintage wheel and the Vintage Vogue stamp set -then you are well on your way to the $50 you need to get some FREE stuff because it is STILL SALE-a-bration!

have a great night

Hugs

Megan

Pages with emboss resist border

As promised - here are the pages that I made yesterday with this border.

I made some more elements using the same stamp set (Eastern Blooms) and used them to give the page a cohesive look. Once you have the stamps, and the embossing tool going, it's very quick to just make up some other similar embellishments. Try it!

The other way that I made these two pages 'marry' is to use some of the other stamps in the set to create a background paper. Again, because Stampin' Up! colors all coordinate, there is no problems getting them all to match (no wasted time at craft stores trying to match embellishments to papers)

This is a really fun technique to try - book your 'funshop' with me today to learn how to do it and to have a ball with your friends at the same time!

Recipe:

Stamps: Eastern blooms

Ink: Yo yo Yellow, Only Orange, Versamark

Paper: Yo yo Yellow, Only Orange, Whisper White

Hugs

Megan

All mine - punch page

Here is the page that I created with the border from yesterday. Aren't my kids just gorgeous?

Here you can see just how wide these borders are, and I would not recommend any this wide (2") on one 12" page usually, but I really wanted to focus in on the photos of my sweet babes. If you wanted to make a border this wide, think about making it a 2 page spread and putting the borders along either side - that way you will have plenty of room for more photos.

I chose the colors too based on the photos. This will really help the layout come together and not stress out anybody's eyes! (we find it hard when colors seem to be totally random!) If you have photos that don't mesh well color-wise, try printing them in black and white, and you'll never have a problem matching the layout again!

The journalling on this page is also a little hinky. Now, if you are really invested, and you WANT to read it, you need to put in some effort! Some of my more personal journalling I tend to do this way... and because I write so big (I also like to use my hideous handwriting because I think people in uears to come may be interested!)I needed to turn it to get the lines long enough.

I'd love to show you some more ideas on how to create fun and easy pages for your photos. Ring me today to book in a funshop for you and your Friends, or book into my Scrapbooking class on Saturday June 27th. 303 805 2344

Recipe:

Paper: Tempting Turquoise textured, Night of Navy, Really Rust

Stamps: Contempo Alphabet

Accessories: 1 3/8", 1 1/4 ", 1", 3/4" circle punches

Ink: Basic Black, night of navy stampin' write marker

Hugs

Megan

Bordering Saturday!

Today's is a really quick border that I created using punches ( I told you I would!!)

I used the colors on my babies' clothes (aren't they just gorgeous??!!) to create a sense of cohesiveness to the page. (But you have to wait until tomorrow to see the finished page!!!!)

This border is 2" wide - usually waaaay too wide to put on a one page layout - but it works well for what I wanted to do.

The circles are 1 3/8", 1 1/4", 1" and 3/4" punches. They make it really easy and fun - and the letters of the Contempo Alphabet fit into them just perfectly!

This same idea can be replicated using squares just as easily - try it!

IF you need punches to create a fun and easy border like this, give me a call and I'll put in an order for you! 303 805 2344

Recipe:

Punches: 1 3/8", 1 1/4", 1", 3/4" circles

Stamps: Contempo Alphabet

Paper: Tempting Turquoise textured, Night of Navy, Really rust

Ink: Basic Black

Hugs

Megan

You areone of a kind

Isn't this pretty? I don't know why I have never used lavender lace before, but I really loved using this color! And here is the swirly border again!

I used the One of a kind stamp set to create the background. It is THE easiest way to create a cohesive, one-of-a-kind 'kit' of your own! Just choose two colors of card stock (I cheated a bit and used a bit of 'hard to get' DSP) along with their matching ink pads, a stamp set and off you go! Everything will match and you just have to worry about the layout and not about finding things that will co-ordinate.

How may times have you gone down to create some pages, and then spent most of your time trying to find matching papers and embellishments from your stash? This is my solution! Can I tell you again how much I love that Stampin' Up! has everything that co-ordinates in its four color families? Just choose the family that 'speaks' to you the most, and work towards getting all of the pieces to that family, and you will never have to waste creative time searching ever again!

Call me to get a catalogue and start your collection today! 303 805 2344

Recipe:

Paper: Lavender lace,mellow moss, green tea DSP (retired),naturals ivory (sold in the naturals pack)

Stamps: One of a kind, Define your life

Tools: Swirly Big Shot die; Boho blossoms, 1 1/4" circle & designer label punches

Hugs

Megan

Scrapbook pages basics - or scrapbooking for Dummies!

Here is a really, really simple double page spread that I made last night. It only took about 30 minutes to create both pages, so I meant it when i said it was quick!
One of the most basic elements of a scrapbook page is the photo mat. As you can see from the photo, I used some of the 'background' paper leftover from the border. What an easy way to build a cohesive layout, and not waste paper!

And look at this border - how simply elegant is it?! This was a new die to me in this week's order. It's the 'Swirly' Bid Shot decorative strip die ($19.95, 113456) and I think that I am in love! I dreamt about this die last night and all the possibilities it has! So you know that it's going to show up a fair bit in the not too distant future!

And aren't borders another way easy thing to make your two pages look like they belong? I'll be featuring borders every Saturday for the foreseeable future, so stay tuned!!

This border picks up the color of Lauren's cast, another little trick to make your pages 'make sense".

Another element that your pages need is a border. This layout uses another new die to me - the 'Naturally Serif' Big Shot die ($19.95, 113453). This may be the most value for money for a scrapbooker ever! It's another long decorative strip die, meaning that it is 12" die, but that includes ALL 24 letters, big and small! And they are just the perfect size for a scrapbook page - not too big or too small.

I got a little Gladware container that I placed all of the other letters that I didn't use in, and I'm thinking that it won't take too long before I have a great stash to create all sorts of creative titles with the mismatched letters!

These letters also fit beautifully into our circle or square punches. I didn't have enough room for the 1 1/4" squares punch, so I just used the trimmer and made little 1" squares - easy-peasy!!!!!

So, if you want the great and versatile Naturally serif die, and if you need the Big Shot to go with it, give me a call to place an order! 303 805 2344

Recipe:

Paper: Bashful blue DSP, summer sun, bashful blue

Tools: Naturally Serif & Swirly Big Shot dies, 1"circle & 1 1/4" square punches, paper trimmer

Pen: basic black & bashful blue stampin' write markers

Hugs

Megan