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

SCRAPPY HAPPY

As some of you may know, I am mummy to two of the cutest kiddies around! Sorry guys but its a fact, LOL! I am forever taking snaps of them and now there are camera phones....Well, I never miss a precious moment.


After spending time with my Upline recently, I seemed to have caught the scrapbook bug. She has warned me though, "scrapping" is extremely addictive and too much of it may lead to a serious lack of interest in...Well, anything else! 


So here it is, a simple layout to show all you newbies that you don't need much to get a great result!

Ingredients

• A beautiful Thing stamp set
• Stampin' Pastels
• Tempting Turquoise cardstock
• Regal Rose cardstock-stamped with the solid flower from set in Pixie Pink ink
• Whisper White cardstock-stamped with the larger flower from set in Versa Mark ink. The stamped image was then dusted with a Stampin' Pastel.
• 1 3/4 circle punch (although any will do)