Step by Step Challenge

Created by Lorna Images ©1990-2012 Stampin' Up!®

This is the page that I made for Home and Scrapped's September Step by Step challenge. I've used the Subtles DSP Stack and the Pretty Postage stamp set. The colours are Rose Red, So Saffron and Wild Wasabi.

Double Happiness

Created by Lorna Images ©1990-2012 Stampin' Up!®

I made this page using a lot of the new products in the main catalogue. I really love the new Quint-Essential Flower stamp which goes with so many of our punches (see the top left hand corner). To make the title, I stamped the image from the Apothecary Arts set and used a blender pen to colour in the flowers around the outside. The lantern on the bottom right hand corner was cut out from one of my photos.

Ingredients

Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White;

DSP: Summer Smooches;

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Real Red;

Dies: Scallop Envelope Bigz, Labels Collection Framelits;

Stamps: Apothecary Art, Loving Thoughts, Bright Blossoms, Quint-Essential Flower;

Punches: 1-1/4" Scallop Circle, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle, 1" Circle, Elegant Butterfly;

Accessories: Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Brights Glimmer Brads

Hello Lucerne

Created by Lorna Images ©1990-2012 Stampin' Up!®

Love this Designer Series Paper (Paisley Petals) which retires at the end of this month. The Posy Punch Hostess Set (the stamp set used to stamp the flowers and the 'Hello' bottom left of photo group) is also retiring. If you would like to order the Paper, or host a workshop to earn the stamp set, contact me on lorna.casha@optusnet.com.au before it's too late.

Lion Monument - Lucerne

Created by Lorna Images ©1990-2012 Stampin' Up!®

One of my favourite scrapbooking sites, Home and Scrapped just had a build-a-page challenge, where 1 different person would provide a different step each day for 7 days. I took part and made this page using the retiring (sniff, sniff) Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper. I've also used Marina Mist, Soft Suede and Pretty In Pink Cardstock, Marina Mist Stampin' Write Marker, Pretty In Pink 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Subtles Designer Buttons and an Antique Brad. The letters were cut using the Simple Letters Alphabet Bigz Die.

Lucerne

Created by Lorna Images ©1990-2012 Stampin' Up!®

I created this layout for a Step By Step challenge on Home and Scrapped.  It's from my bus trip around Europe back in 2008.

Ingredients:

Cardstock: Tangerine Tango, Baja Breeze;
DSP: Paisley Petals;
Ink: Tangerine Tango, Baja Breeze;
Marker: Basic Black;
Stamps: Style Beautiful;
Punch: Full Heart;
Dies: Beautiful Wings, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet, Beautiful Butterflies, Fun Flowers;
Other: Hemp Twine, Subtles Glimmer Brads

My visit to Belgium

Created by Lorna Images ©1990-2012 Stampin' Up!®

Ben and I visited Belgium about 4 years ago and I only just put this page together in the last couple of weeks. I've used Basic Black, Daffodil Delight and Real Red cardstock, the Fun Flowers Die, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet and a Basic Black marker. The photos were die cut using the Top Note die. There's also a little yellow Circle Fire brad in the centre.

Bold Brights and Trinkets

I put this layout together from a Step by Step challenge at Home and Scrapped. I love the Designer Series Paper in the new Idea Book and Catalogue. The patterned paper on this layout is from Big Top Birthday. It uses Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Real Red, Peach Parfait, Tempting Turquoise and Whisper White. I've used these colours in the cardstock and ink on the page. I've also used the stamp sets Sweets for the Sweet and Delicate Doilies.



I also love the new trinkets and I've used one here. I think it adds a nice touch.

Created by Lorna Images ©1990-2011 Stampin' Up!®

I wanted to use the bright colours with these photos because this was a really happy day for me. It was on my trip to Europe three years ago. Ben and I were just about to set off on our bus trip around the continent. These photos are from our week with Ben's family at the Cotswolds in England - it's a really beautiful town full of thatched-roof cottages. It was the first time that I'd seen snow. It was also Easter Sunday, so we had a white Easter, which was very special.

2.02 MACH

Created by Lorna Images ©

1990-2011 Stampin' Up!®

The title refers to the average speed of the Concorde at Filton when it was still in use. I went to see it in 2008 with my husband and brother in law. I didn't think I'd enjoy looking at a plane as much as I did that day. Well worth a look if you're ever in that part of the world.

Ingredients

Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red

Patterned Paper: Elegant Soiree; Newsprint

Marker: Soft Suede

Other: Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon; Circle Fire Rhinestone Brad

Punch: Scallop Edge

Scrapbook double layout

I love putting together double layouts for my scrapbook. Not only is it a great way of scrapbooking multiple photos, but the two pages look great when they are placed side by side. I decided to focus this layout on Ben and the photos of when we were in London in 2008.

Page 1:
Page 2:

Combined:

I've used the Sweetheart set again along with a great hostess set, Punch Potpourri. It's a set that is designed around four different co-ordinating punches, but the images have different patterns on them. It really is a beautiful set. Other sets I used include Vintage Vogue and Printed Petals.

My jewels have been put to use again. This time, I used the pearl jewels for the bird's eye and on all of the butterflies' bodies.

Created by Lorna

Images ©1990-2011 Stampin' Up!®

Ingredients:

Cardstock: So Saffron, Whisper White, Garden Green

Patterned Paper: Elegant Soiree

Stamp Sets: Vintage Vogue, Printed Petals, Sweetheart, Punch Potpourri

Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Tangerine Tango, Rose Red, Soft Suede, Garden Green

Marker: Garden Green

Punches: Two-step Bird, Butterfly

Big Shot Dies: Timeless Type Junior Alphabet

Ribbon: Certainly Celery 1/8" Taffeta, Whisper White 1/8" Taffeta

Accessories: Pewter Jumbo Eyelets, Metallic Brads, Basic Pearl Jewels

The Tower

I decided to work on another double layout since I have so many pictures of the Tower of London from my last visit to London. I chose the colours for the flowers by looking at the colours in the Designer Series Paper (Elegant Soiree) and the background (Bravo Burgundy). This is page 1...

Page 2...

... and side by side ...

I hope you like them.

Ingredients

Cardstock: Bravo Burgundy, Soft Suede

Patterned Paper: Elegant Soiree Designer Series Paper
Ink: Baja Breeze, Bravo Burgundy, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake

Marker: Bravo Burgundy

Stamps: Punch Potpourri

Punches: Boho Blossums Extra Large, Scallop Edge

Ribbon: Very Vanilla Grosgrain

Accessories: Paper Daisies, Timeless Type Alphabet Junior Dies, Gold brads, Daubers

Last Chance...

A reminder that you only have until 9pm 31 August to order retiring items. Before they go, I have a couple of things to show you.

The first is a double page layout using some retiring cardstock and Designer Series Paper.

Ingredients:

Cardstock: Really Rust

Paper: Tea Party Designer Series Paper

Ribbon: So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon

Letters: Stampin' Up! Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Sizzlits Dies

Other: On Board So Tweet, Basic Black Marker

The second is a card that I made for a christening. It uses Blush Blossum Cardstock which is retiring.

Ingredients:

Cardstock: Blush Blossum

Ink: Versamark, Chocolate Chip

Stamps: Medallion, Wonderful Favourites, Short and Sweet

Other: Silver Emboss Powder, Pretties Kit

However, if you are ready to see some new colours, stamp sets and accessories, don't forget to check back here on Tuesday at 9pm for the Stampers Anonymous Blog Hop.

River Thames

Created by Lorna Images ©1990-2010 Stampin' Up!®

I found a Scrapbooking sketch challenge on Home and Scrapped and decided to give it a go. I've used some retiring products for this page, including the very versatile Windsor Knot Designer Series Paper and the Fabulous Fusion Flowers on p.144 of the current Idea Book and Catalogue. One of the best things about Stampin' Up! is that all the colours go together beautifully. For example, the Windsor Knot paper uses Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow, So Saffron and Old Olive. Once I picked out the paper to use, most of the colour choices were made for me, including the use of the cardstock, ribbon and flowers. The only other colour I added was Rose Red. I've used the Big Shot Timeless Type Junior Alphabet for the page Title in Chocolate Chip and So Saffron, and the great new Heart punch in the current mini. I applied the Jumbo Eyelets using the Crop-a-dile.

Just Cruising

Just before Easter, my husband Ben and I went on a cruise on Sydney's newest ship, Pacific Jewel. The cruise was eight nights long and we stopped three times: Noumea, Isle of Pines and Emerald Bay.

The scenery started changing immediately as we left Circular Quay. Here is me on one of the decks looking out on one of Sydney's most famous landmarks, the Sydney Opera House, with a ferry sailing past.

We sailed for three nights until we reached New Caledonia. The ocean was quite rough, but it soon calmed down as we drew closer to land. When we reached Noumea, we went on a City Highlights tour. This is the view from one of the mountains. You can see the ship waiting for us. We spent the whole day there.

Our next stop was my favourite of the three, the Isle of Pines. There were a couple of beautiful beaches there and we were very lucky to have fabulous weather. The water is too shallow for the ship to get close enough to shore, so we took tenders (small boats) from the ship to the beach. When we arrived, some locals welcomed us with a traditional dance.

On our way back to Sydney, we had a cocktail evening. This is Ben and I in cocktail dress having dinner in one of the ship's many restaurants, the Waterfront.

We arrived back in Sydney the week before Easter at about 5.30 in the morning. Of course, it was still quite dark, so taking photos on a moving ship was quite difficult. This is probably the clearest shot I have of that morning, ending where we started, near the front of the Sydney Opera House.

Oxford Page

Created by Lorna
Images ©1990-2009 Stampin' Up!®

This is my attempt at a Step-By-Step Challenge over at Home and Scrapped. It's a page describing my trip to Oxford. We climbed up a tower of a church while we were there. The climb was extremely scary as the staircase was old, uneven, very narrow, steep and there was nothing to hold onto except the occasional nick in the wall. However, once we made it to the top, the view was spectacular, so I'm glad I did it (and lived to tell about it!). The lady in the photo is Ben's aunt who showed us around Oxford. She climbed the tower ahead of us and made it look easy (I think she may have done it before).

I used the following:

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip

Patterned Paper: Bella Bleu DSP, Kaleidoscope DSP, Patterns Pack II

Stamps: Jumbo Outline Alphabet

Other: Silver Brads, Flower Fusion Too, Chocolate Chip Marker, Crystal Effects

What does a double layout have to do with Jane Austen?

Created by Lorna
Images ©1990-2009 Stampin' Up!®

I am a huge Jane Austen fan. Last year, on my honeymoon, I was able to visit the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England. I made this page through a Step By Step challenge over at Home and Scrapped. I coloured the flowers from the Pretties Kit using some ink and a dauber, then put half-pearls or brads in the centre. Once it was done, I still had some photos left over that I wanted to scrap and I made a second page...

Put them together and they look like this:

Cardstock: Close To Cocoa

Patterned Paper: Sweet Always

Stamp Sets: Lovely Letters, Great Friend (Mini)

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie, Pink Pirouette

Punches: Scallop Circle, 1-3/8", Designer Label

Other: Pretties Kit, Daubers