Stamps Ahead

Yesterday, I should have been cleaning (it is spring after all!) but I am wanting to finish off the scrapbooking of my photos from my holiday to the US in May/June this year. I have used all Stampin'Up! (SU) product on one page and a mixture of paper, ribbon, stamps and inks from my stash (which never seems to reduce). This page was the last day of my holiday (and my final travellers cheque that I am signing), the photos were taken at Manhattan Beach, California. I took a taxi from my hotel near LAX airport. It was a beautiful sunny day and I had a great time walking the pier, the beach and the looking at the shops. I even made it to See's Candies for my chocolate fix. My taxi driver recommended the Shellback Surf Tavern for lunch (yummy fish and chips) and the best thing the view - yes it was the view of the pier in the photo. Images:(c)1990-2009 Stampin'Up! (r) Artwork:Margaret L Crawford Artwork: Margaret L Crawford Here is the page I made from my stash - the photos are...

Images:(c)1990-2009 Stampin'Up!(r) Artwork:Margaret L Crawford My niece is turning 21 shortly and I have made her invitations for a dinner she is organising to celebrate this milestone. Of course I did not cut and emboss the frame - I used a die cutting/embossing machine for this. I love the ribbon bow using ribbon available from current SU mini catalogue - it is wide and soft.

Images:(c)1990-2009 Stampin'Up!(r) Artwork:Margaret L Crawford I have never been much of a fan of embossing but after using SU embossing powder I am a convert to this form of bling. Here are some cards I had fun creating. The christmas card I have made in several colour ways. The bird on the pink card has been cut out and attached with dimensionals to raise it up a little, this does not really show in the photo. What do you think? Thank you for stopping here for a few minutes.