Sunday 26 August 2012

Attic Boutique Easter

Easter Bonnet Scrapbook Page
I know this paper is a bit girly but how good does it look with this lovely photo of my son and a friend of his at the school Easter Bonnet Parade? It is so colourful and festive...

This design is a fantastic way to use up your scraps and left overs of DSP.. It is quite free in the design.. you just take some strips.. (same size or not) randomly stick them on and add some other bits and pieces...

Easter Bonnet Page Medallion EmbellishmentThis lovely medallion embellishment was made with the Simply Scored tool... by taking a strip of DSP you can score ever 1/4", then concertina it.. glue the ends together so it forms a cylinder and then flatten it out and glue a circle of card stock to keep it in the medallion shape.

It's so AWESOME when you create a page that just suits a photo you have wanted to scrap for YEARS!!!! I love it...

Attic Boutique & First Edition Specialty

Big Shot Embellishment Scraping Page

Big Shot & Scallop Border Punch Embellishments
Don't you just love the BIG SHOT!!! At my recent Big Shot scrapbboking class we created this lovely page... There is no limit to what you can do with the Big Shot!!! Especially when you can layer Card stock DSP and stamping.. You can create some absolutely GLORIOUS embellishments to you projects!!!

Using the Labels Collection Framelit dies I created some lovely Tags and Tabs for the sides of the photos and for the pocket and the journaling tag...

I loved the Scallop Trim Border withe the tiny pearls in-between each scallop... How cute and dainty is that??

Shabby Chic and Antique

Antique Shabby Chic Scrapbook page
At a recent Angle Ave Class I taught how to create this lovely Shabby Chic and Antique looking Scrapbooking page... It includes quite a lot of daubering, Punching and some faux metal tag technique...

This page will look great when I put some lovely black and white or sepia photos on it...

I gathered some lace ribbon to make the little cream flower...

To make the faux metal tags you emboss at least 3 layers of embossing powder and then stamp your VersaMark stamp image onto the HOT embossing.... It leaves a wonderful imprint in the embossing powder and whalah you have a fantastic faux metal embossed embellishment....
Antique Shabby Chic Embellishments

Have a Chic time!!!

Antique Embossing

Antique Embossing Wedding Page Back in the day when we used to be able to kiss on the lips without thinking... ummm.. I may be sick.. (Hubbie has an Immune disease and gets germs and infections REALLY quickly)
Arrrhhh they were the days!!! So young so in love and so much promise for the future... Isn't it wonderful how everything only gets better with age!!!??

I saw a lovely project at convention this year (2012) and it had an antique embossing look... So I went home and recreated the look with my own twist... of course...

I took a piece of Pool Party card stock and ran it through the Big Shot with the Labels Collection Framelits dies and then dry embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper Folder...
Antique Embossing Embellishment Close Up

Then I daubered gold ink or Versa Mark, making sure that I left a little bit of the blue showing through... then I embossed with gold embossing powder.. Then I made it a little more 'dirty' looking by daubering some Early Espresso ink on some places... Adding the glorious Antique Brad just finishes the antique look...

Antique Embossing Embellishment LettersI cut some chip board out with my Simple Letters Alphabet dies and then Versa Marked them and gold embossed... then I took a flourish stamp and inked it up with Versa Mark and stamped on top of the gold embossed letter and then sprinkled black embossing powder on and heated...

To do the strips I took Black card stock, dry embossed and then daubered gold ink and embossed with gold embossing powder...

I hope this gives you some ideas on how to make your projects look antique... It would be wonderful for your heritage photos...

Enjoy xxx

Monday 6 August 2012

2013 Retired List SOLD out

Retiring lists update:
Sold Out - Already...
*Bushing Bride card stock
*Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait & Poppy Parade ink refills
*More Mustard Marker
*Gold Brads
*Dotto Refill
*Crimper
*Stampin' Scrub replacement pads

Friday 3 August 2012

As I said in the last post....it’s that time of year when we are ushering out the old and welcoming in the new. August is the last month of the current Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue and also the LAST CHANCE to snap up retiring products (some of which are on sale) from the retired stamp & accessory list.
I was looking at the list.. and MAN it is rather long... Liz had this great idea of listing the top 7 products... so I thought I would copy her idea to help you wade through the very long list by highlighting the top 7 bargains! If you are interested in these, you will need to act QUICKLY as it is a first in best dressed basis on retiring products in August and it will be no surprise that the sale items often go first. I am placing an order tonight (Friday) as well as next week a – the sooner your order comes to me, the better your chance of securing your favourite retiring product (you know the one you’ve been meaning to order but as yet haven’t) and/or a major bargain.
‘Nursery Nest’ Designer Series Paper is now 40% OFF and instead of the usual $18.95, you can now purchase as many packets as you like for only $11.37. This is an awesome paper and great for cardmaking and scrapbooking alike. This paper would make a great gift for a papercrafter, someone having a baby, or dare I even say it ‘wrapping paper’ for small gifts!
Can you believe this! 75% OFF these Christmas Designer Fabric Packs! Each pack includes 3 beautifully coordinated designs in an extra-wide fat quarter size, each piece being approx 68.6 x 45.7. These packs are now ONLY $4.99. Seriously this has to be the best bargain of all and I can see loads of applications, from patchwork to gifting such as covering jar lids on home made Christmas Treats! Really it’s only limited by your imagination and at this price you can afford to stock up and maybe even include them as stocking fillers in gifts for crafty friends!
Some demonstrators are expressing shock that the Crop a Dile is being retired and I’m hearing them – I use this tool all the time. I can only imagine that it is because eyelets are no longer a current trend in papercrafting at present. However, this is a tool well worth having for it’s magnificent ability to punch holes through chipboard and multiple layers of cardstock with ease! But don’t be sad it’s going, buy one NOW at 25% off Normally $54.95 this must have tool is NOW ONLY $41.21
Don’t cry – this fabulous stamp cleaner is not actually being retired, rather it is being reformatted into a larger square version. I’m guessing this is to make cleaning the larger background stamps easier. Having said that, this current model does the job and if you don’t yet own one and would rather get a discount than wait for the bigger version, now’s the time to buy one. Normally $28.95, this essential tool is now 25% off and is NOW $21.71. What a great present for a fellow stamper who doesn’t yet own one too!
Loving this ‘continuous’ border punch, which stands alone, is great as a border tucked under another layer, or also looks great with ribbon threaded through it. Unbelievably this punch is 40% OFF and instead of the normal $38.95 NOW you can order for $23.37!
Finally the Triple Layer ‘Blossom Bouquet’ Punch is also 40% OFF and instead of $44.95 you’ll pay ONLY $26.97! What a bargain when you consider that this punch actually punches 4 different flowers which either stand alone or can be layered in different colours. Enjoy!

Don’t forget, these products plus the rest of the retired list, is only available whilst stocks last. I cannot order them once they have run out OR past the 31st August! Every year, I get contacted after this date and asked if I can get something from the previous catalogue – really this is true. Sadly I cannot help these people and it makes me sad!

Please either email me... naturallyu01@hotmail.com or phone on 0410 602 916

Love Ursula

Thursday 2 August 2012

Stampin Up - 2011-2012 Retired Stamp Sets

It's that time of the year we all LOVE and Dread!!! the end of a Catalogue... but the beginning of a new one... SO if you are loving ANYTHING in the 2011-2012 Ideas book and it has made it to this list.. .you NEED to get in QUICK while stocks last to purchase them....

Double Click on the images to view.... or Click on this link ... 

Retired Stamps pg 1

Retired Stamps pg 2

Retired Stamps pg 3

Click HERE to view the updated list of Retired Stampin UP Stamp sets from 2011-2012 Ideas Book and Catalogue... As products are sold out they will be crossed off the list.... ENJOY!!!


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