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Saturday 17 April 2010

AN ENVELOPE OR TWO

1:35 AM, no sleep again tonight and so its another late night crafting session for me. I did say I might be back later. Its just as well really, I think I will be busy this week sleeping my days away! Cameron is back at school which means Ava will get her uninterrupted naps again and I can nap with her and try to get myself well.


I have been wanting to do a bit more scrapbooking for a while but wasn't sure how or what I wanted to achieve. Its funny how ideas will just pop into your head when you least expect them. I have a stack of envelopes that no longer have their cards. I was thinking about how I could use them and then the idea came to me....An envelope scrapbook! 


I thought using the envelopes would allow me to create little pockets with a nifty snip or two. I have put inserts in to each one, marked with a page divider-is that what they are called? 


Now, I'm not sure how this will all look in the cold light of day but right now, I a pretty pleased with my efforts. If you look closely in one of the following pictures you will see the absolute carnage that will greet me in the morning...I am a heck of a messy crafter! 





Should have rotated this...



and this.


This too!


Eurgh, if Cameron were not in cute in this picture I would have accidentally lost it.
I was very overweight back then!




Cardstock: All from the Earth Element Colour Family
Ink: More Mustard, Brilliant Blue. 
Stamp Sets: Circle Circus
Accessories: 1 1/4 circle punch, Scallop circle punch, 1/4" Whisper White Grosgain Ribbon, corner rounder
Non Stampin' Up!: Felt tip pens

1 comment:

Loraine Arderne said...

Not sure how I missed this, I was on your blog on Sunday I'm sure but never saw this post!! How annoying.

This is SUCH a clever idea and a great use of envelopes that you never seem to use (long one's for me).