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Sunday, 8 July 2007

Scrapbook Workshop - Paper Paradise

What a fantastic day I had today. I spent the day with Sue and eight other scrappers in Paradise Studio making scrapbook layouts.
Sue gave us a pick of a Themed Colorbox 12x12 punch out pack, then a choice of any 12x12 album in the shop and a choice of one overlay (there was 5 to choose from). What a choice. Sue had created 6 pages for us to make. We got to page 4 and we had very little time left, so it was decided that we would make the tricky bits, pick out our embellishments and finish it off at home. We got to keep whatever was left (which was quite a lot) in our punch out packs.

We had so much fun!!! A full day of scrapbooking, with no interruptions except for lunch. Absolute PARADISE!!!!

I have just finished adding the embellishments to
my pages, only the photos to add now. Here are the pages without photos once I get the photos added I will post the pages.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, SUE xxxxx
Helena









Sunday, 1 July 2007

June's ATC Swap


Here is my ATC for June's swap at Paper Paradise


It mightn't look it, but a lot went into it, I made 7 in total.

First of all I didn't want to make any of the cliches, time flies, time is precious etc.

Aimee and me were singing nursery rhymes walking home from school, and Aimee picked this one, so I thought it might make a good ATC.


I coloured some cream card with Tim Holtz antique linen and antique photo. Then made a template of a grandfather clock. Cut out all the shapes to layer them. The clock face is a pocket watch stamp embossed in gold on a platinum background. A circle cut out of the first layer of the clock. Acetate placed at the back, stuck the clock face underneath and then stuck to the back layer.

The body of the clock is done by having two layers of card, with a rectangle window cut out of the top layer, a gold brad and a length of gold peel off. Acetate stuck under the window layer, foam pads to raise it, stuck to the bottom layer, a gold circle peel of for the handle.

The base made of two pieces of card cut to shape with foam pads under the first layer. Mouse stamped with versamark and embossed with silver.

The rhyme stamped out and cut separately, with green ink stamped lightly over the words.

The background paper was a scrap piece I had left over, can't remember the name, stuck to an ATC card.

Face of clock stuck to background using foam pads, body stuck straight down, bottom layer of base stuck straight down, top layer stuck with foam pads with body sandwiched in between. Mouse stuck down with foam pads. Words placed randomly and glued down.

Quite a lot for a little card!!!!!