Stamps Ahead

This weekend I am participating in a virtual retreat with Scrapbook Fantasies  - check them out for their story and products. This virtual uses one of their new releases - Very Vintage.  Here are 2 layouts I have completed so far: On 22nd May, 2024 with my friend Kathy, who lives in Florida, we visited Epcot for the day.  What a fun filled day it was.  One of the highlights for me was seeing the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival Topiaries. I took so many photos of each of the displays of Disney characters and more. With this layout I was able to add 17 photos. There are 3 small cards/booklets with 4 photos each and 2 flat cards double sided. I have more photos and I will cut down and tuck into the pockets. The layout below is of me when I was three and half and a flowergirl at my aunt and uncles wedding. Right up until their passings I was always introduced as "our little flowergirl". My dress was pink and made by my mother. I think I have rescued this photo - see tha...

Okay, had fun creating the cards below for challenges over at Soul Scrappers for their 6th Birthday Bash. Sit back this is a longish post showing all the cards I have made. Challenge - add stamping to a card.   For this card I have used a stamp set I purchased in England recently by Woodware Craft Collection called Square Garden.   I have coloured in the image with my Faber-Castell coloured pencils. Challenge - add a number.    This card is heading to Wales, next year for a friends 90th birthday celebrations.   The dotty image is a Kaisercraft Card Creations die - you can cut, emboss and stencil with it.  Challenge - Using Die Cuts.   A really easy card to put together, I used Kaisercraft Take a Note die cuts.  I good way to use up all those die cuts in your stash. Challenge - Masculine card.  I have embossed onto some core co-ordination paper and then rubbed with sand paper to expose inside core. This is t...