Scrapbook Sisters

Card Challenge 69

2012-02-01T08:50:00.004Z

It’s bitterly cold here this morning with frost on the cars and ice on the road. Not a good day to go out so plenty of opportunity to make a few cards me thinks.
This weeks challenge is

NUMBERS

Here are some lovely examples from our DT.

Julie Blakeman

Jeannie Reed

Sue Upson

Gayle Bond

We look forward to seeing all of your lovely cards. xxx

And the winner is

2012-02-01T08:34:00.001Z

The winner of Card Challenge 68 as chosen by Random..Org is

Darling Ho

Congratulations, you will be entered into our half year draw.

Thank you to everyone who entered a card. xxx

Scrapbook Challenge No 8

2012-01-29T23:39:00.003Z

I have saved this challenge until now because it would appear from the weather forecast, we are going to get some snow in February. Just in case our theme this month is….

SNOW

and here are a few ideas to get you going.

Julie Wilson

(I will put a photo on if we get snow between now and 29th Feb. Promise)

Jannina Beckett

Jeannie Reed

Looking forward to seeing your lovely creations. Challenge closes on 29th February 2012 and the winner will be chosen by Random.Org.
This months prize is one of our two page kits newly launched on our website. Good luck everyone. xx

More scrummy examples from Gayle

2012-01-28T11:25:00.002Z

Gayle never makes two or three examples for a class, she makes loads and they are all scrummy.
Here are a few more using her new Digi Stamps.

Heart Swirl Digi Stamp

Circle Flower Digi Stamp(Coming Soon)

Oval Flower Digi Stamp

Circle Leaves Digi Stamp(Coming Soon)

Heart Leaves Digi Stamp

And another example of the Heart Leaves Digi Stamp using red leaves instead of the grey in the previous post.

That’s all for now but I am working on a Scrapbook page using one of these lovely stamps. Keep checking back for more ideas. xx

New Release

2012-01-27T22:24:00.004Z

Yes we had another Gayle Bond stamp launch class this evening and Gayle made some lovely cards.
Here are a few photos to tickle your fancy and four of the new Digi Stamps are already on the website and ready for download. The rest will go on over the next few days.

Heart Hearts Digi Stamp
Gayle designed these cards specifically so that you can cut out the heart , oval or circle apperture and put your own picture, artwork or stamp it.
In this card example Gayle has cut out the heart and then attached strips of ribbon behind the heart creating a bar effect. This then allows you to thread an arrow through the ribbon to complete the card.

Heart Leaves Digi Stamp
In this example we have cut out the heart and woven red dotty ribbon on the reverse of the apperture using masking tape to hold it in place. Then take a cotton wool pad (Usually used for taking make up off) and attach to the back pushing gently into the ribbon to "Pad it". Lastly cut a square of white card and neatly cover the pad so that the inside of the card looks neat.

Heart Swirls Digi Stamp
In this example the heart has been cut out. Next make a small collage using a script stamp and distress inks. Stick this behind the heart apperture and then add a butterfly. TIP if you make a larger collage on a piece of paper you will have enough to use for the stamped butterfly as well.

Oval Flowers Digi Stamp
To make this card you will need two prints of this digi stamp printed off. Cut the oval apperture out of the main one and then colour the flowers in your chosen colour. Colour a few chosen flowers on the second sheet and cut out the flowers. Stick the flowers in place on the original using glue in the middle only. When dry, bend the petals upwards. lastly add your photo.

We’ve had a great evening. Don’t forget to keep coming back to check out all of the new releases over the coming weeks. xx

DT Call

2012-01-27T14:10:00.001Z

Our DT call finishes on 31st January we have loads of lovely entries but we still need more.

You can see our original post HERE. xx

Card Challenge 68

2012-01-25T14:50:00.004Z

This year we thought we’d try to include certain things in our challenges so once a month we will be doing a SKETCH. This is the one I have done for Challenge 68

and here a few examples to get you going.

Jeannie Reed

Julie Blakeman

Sue Upson

Looking forward to seeing all of your lovely creations. xx

And the winner is…

2012-01-25T00:03:00.001Z

Card Challenge number 67 has drawn to a close with some fantastic Valentine cards to give you inspiration.

The winner, as selected by Random.Org is

Sheryl C

Congratulations Sheryl, you will be entered into our half year draw.

Thank you to everyone who entered. I will be putting all of the entries into our Valentines gallery to provide everyone with inspiration for years to come. xx

Another Inky Day

2012-01-21T18:22:00.002Z

Yes it was Tim Holtz Product Class today with another project using some of the fantastic products that Tim Holtz uses in his ever increasing range of products.
Here are a few photos of the day.

And here is the Class Project

There are two new Classes available for booking. You can book Februarys HERE and Marchs HERE. Every project is different so come along and play with products and learn some new techniques.
Thanks to everyone who came today. Hope you enjoyed it.

Card Design Team Call

2012-01-19T12:00:00.000Z

Hi everyone. I am looking for a few new people to add to our already superb Card Challenge Design Team. I have looked back at all of the entries to all of the card challenge this year and there are so many wonderful creations that I can’t decide. So over the month of January I am going to run a challenge.

Here goes
If you would like to be on the Card Challenge Design Team in 2012 you need to make three cards or choose cards from 2011, from the following categories:

Birthday

Valentine

Anniversary

New Home

Wedding

So choose three categories from the above list and make one card for each of your chosen categories.

Then e-mail a picture of each one (you can send close ups as well if you wish) to me at scrapbooksisters@live.co.uk. The e-mail subject should be DESIGN TEAM 2012. Remember to include your blog address and your name.

Ooooh this is exciting. Closing date 31st January 2012. This is open to everyone world wide so don’t be shy.
Looking forward to seeing all of your lovely creations. xx

Card Challenge 67

2012-01-18T00:38:00.003Z

Now I know this is a little bit early but I’m sure there are loads of card makers out there looking for designs for this special occasion so our theme this week is….

My Sweet Valentine

Here are a few examples from the DT with more to come later today. (I’m a bit early posting

Julie Blakeman

Jeannie Reed

Sue Upson

More later.
Looking forward to seeing all of your scrummy cards. xx

And the winner is….

2012-01-18T00:28:00.002Z

Thank you for entering your fantastic Snow cards. The winner of this challenge as chosen by Random.Org is

Number Two – LIZY

Please take the time to pop across to Lizys blog (click on her name above this card) and see all of her lovely work and don’t forget to leave a comment for her too.
Congratulations Lizy you will be entered into our half year draw plus you can e-mail me at scrapbooksisters@live.co.uk with your choice of 5 of our Digi stamps and I will get them over to you asap.
Once again, thank you to everyone who had a go and watch out for the next challenge. xx

CHRISTMAS SCRAPBOOK CHALLENGE

The winners of our Christmas Scrapbook Challenge as chosen by Random.org is…..

Lyndsey

Congratulations Lyndsey you will be entered into our half yearly prize draw taking place on 30th June 2012.
Watch out for another challenge coming soon. xxx

Belly Bands

2012-01-16T14:09:00.001Z

We had some lovely entries to our class Belly Band competition, unfortunately not enough for voting (we needed 20) but still a lovely selection.

Thank you to everyone who took part. xxx

Introducing

2012-01-12T23:42:00.001Z

DESIGN TEAM MEMBER – JEANNIE REED

Jeannie is a valued member of our Design team and we are also lucky enough to have her as part of our team in the shop. Jeannie has a very eclectic style, is able to turn her hand to both Scrapbooking and Cardmaking.and is always full of surprises.

We asked Jeannie a few questions so you could get to know her better.

1.What is your favourite tool?
My favourite card making tool is definitely my Herma glue dispenser – I just hate to craft without it!
2. What is your favourite technique?
My favourite technique is paper piecing, either stamping onto different patterned papers or cutting patterned papers freehand - one of my favourite ( and well used) designs is cute birds in trees
3. What colours do you like using most?
I think black and white cards always look very effective but I don’t have any favourite colours.
4. Name your favourite embellishment.
I like to use paper flowers and leaves to make pretty embellishments
5. Do you ever buy a card and why?

This year, although I did make about 60 Christmas cards, for the first time in about 10 years I bought some Christmas Cards as due to an increase in my working hours I ran out of time to make them all.

6. What occasion do you not like making cards for?
I find it difficult to make wedding cards as it is such a special occasion I worry that my card will not be up to scratch.
7. What occasion is your favourite for making cards?
I love making Birthday Cards that I can personalise for the person that I’m making it for.
8. Tell us three things about yourself.
1) My family call me the mad cat lady. 2) My ambition is to own a vintage VW Camper. 3)My favourite place is St Ives in Cornwall.
9. What do you predict will be popular (name a technique or style) in 2012 in the cardmaking world?
I think with the increasing variety of new cutting dies on the market that die cuts will feature strongly on cards this year and also there seems to be several new ranges of paper featuring hexagons as part of the design which may reflect in card designs this year.
10. What card size do you use most and why?
Most of my cards are square as square cards always seem to look more balanced to me.

We asked Jeannie to send 3 or four of her favourite cards from 2011 to share with you.

You can see more of Jeannies work on her blog Lilac Kitty Creations.

Thank you for sharing Jeannie. We look forward to seeing all of your lovely work in 2012. xx

Card Challenge 66 & DT Call

2012-01-11T00:49:00.004Z

Well we started off the New Year with Anything Goes to start you off gently, now I wonder how many of you are up for a challenge? Our DT Call is athe post at the top of the page so make sure you have a go:)
This weeks Card Challenge theme is

SNOW

That’s Snow and that’s not easy. To make this more interesting, not only will the winner be entered into the half year draw but I will also throw in 5 Digi stamps of your choice. You have one week to enter.
Here are a few lovely examples from the DT.

Jeannie Reed

Julie Blakeman

Gayle Bond

Sue Upson

So how many of you are brave enough to have a go. Go on, you know you want to xx

And the winner is

2012-01-11T00:23:00.003Z

It’s been a fantastic way to start the New Year, with 234 entries for our Card Challenge number 65.
The winner, as chosen by Random.org is…

Congratulations FREA

This is a lovely card. Frea you will be entered into our half yearly draw taking place on 30th June.
Thank you to everyone who entered. xx

Spotlight on Helen Salter

2012-01-10T16:56:00.003Z

Helen has answered my call for layouts and has won her place in the spotlight. Here are the four layouts she wanted to share with you.

Thank you Helen. They are lovely. You can see more of Helens work on her BLOG.

If you would like to appear in our “Spotlight on” posts then please e-mail scrapbooksisters@live.co.uk with four pieces of your work and we will make sure you get showcased. xxx

Giveaway

2012-01-09T14:59:00.002Z

This is the first Giveaway of 2012 and is open to everyone.

All you have to do is follow the link below and leave your name. You do not need to have a Blog just an e-mail address. The winner will be drawn on 15th February at midnight. Good luck everyone. xx

Introducing

2012-01-08T00:03:00.000Z

DESIGN TEAM MEMBER – JULIE BLAKEMAN

Julie is a valued member of our Design team and has her own style and a wonderful imagination. Having known Julie for quite a while now I know that she doesn’t like having her photo taken (so thank you for sharing this one with usand that she is a perfectionist with a wonderfully creative mind and endless talent for making great cards. She is also a wizard on the Cricut machine and can cut out things I haven’t even thought of.
We asked her a few questions so you could get to know her better.
1. What is your favourite tool?
My favourite tool is definitely my Fiskars trimmer, I’ve tried numerous other trimmers but none match it. It’s so easy to change between the blade and scorer, I just wish I didn’t go through so many blades.
2. What is your favourite technique?
I don’t think I have a favourite technique, I have a least favourite, I can’t stand heat embossing though to be honest I think it’s my dodgy heat gun that makes me not like it.
3. What colours do you like using most?
I tend to go for pink and purple shades, I love spotty papers and bold funky flower papers, they really draw my eye. I tend to favour the stronger shades than pastels though.
4. Name your favourite embellishment?
My favourite embellishments are buttons, I love them, love their colours, love sorting them, love the feel of them, love grouping them together to see what look good together...... You can never have too many, though I do sometimes find it hard to part with them. I also like Prima flowers, with huge button centres. Looking back through my blog though, the embellishments I tend to use the most are gems, they are so easy to colour so they match a colour scheme and that means of course I get to keep my beloved buttons lol!
5. Do you ever buy a card and why?
The only cards I ever buy are Christmas cards. In the past I used to try to make them all but I got myself so stressed. I decided a couple of years ago that I’d buy a few as stand bys, I must admit though that I’d rather send a home made New year card than give a shop bought Christmas card. I did actually buy a pop up card the other day though but that was just because I wanted to see how the folds went so that I could try them out in my own design.
6. What occasion do you not like making cards for?
I don’t like making Sympathy cards, but don’t like to send them either, I prefer to give flowers at such times.
7. What occasion is your favourite for making cards?
I like to make cards for any other occasion.
8. Tell us three things about yourself
Three things about myself, let me think In 2011 I became the luckiest crafter ever when my husband had a craft cabin built in our back garden. When I was younger I used to knit socks for my Barbie doll. (other makes of dolls are also available lol!) I really dislike having my photo taken, I’m the most unphotogenic person you could ever meet.
9. What do you predict will be popular (name a technique or style) in 2012 in the card making world?
I think cards are going to be less fussy in 2012, there does seem to be a trend for CAS (Clean and Simple) cards beginning , suits me fine as I just can’t seem to do the major embellishment cards that have been popular, I love other people’s creations but when I try they end up looking a mess.
10. What card size do you use most and why?
I seem to make a lot of 13.5cm square cards, mainly as it’s easy to grab a pre scored card from the drawer. I do also like making tiny cards using my Nestability dies, I’m considering buying a larger size die cutting machine but I’m not sure which one to go for, any advice on the best one to go for would be gratefully received.
We asked Julie to send 3 or four of her favourite cards from 2011 to share with you.

You can see more of Julies work on her blog Rainbow Days.
Thank you for sharing Julie. We look forward to seeing all of your lovely work in 2012. xx

First Card Class of 2012

2012-01-07T21:14:00.002Z

and we had a lovely time. Nice bright colours to start off the year and of course, plenty of tea and coffee.

And here they are in more detail

Don’t forget, if you want to book a weekend or weekday card class they are now available on the website HERE.

Monthly Giveaway Winner

2012-01-06T16:08:00.001Z

The December Giveaway winner as chosen by Random.Org is….

CHERYL PARKES

Congratulations Cheryl. If you would like to e-mail me at scrapbooksisters@live.co.uk with your address. I will get your prize out to you.

New monthly giveaway will start tomorrow. Don’t miss it. xx

Two more lovely bits to share

2012-01-05T23:08:00.003Z

One my quest to poet every day I have scrolled back through my photos taken in class and at the crop, and come up with these two beauties.
The first is a card by Carol made using the Paper Dolls cartridge.

And the second is a lovely 3D frame done by Laura as one of our crops last year.

More tomorrow xx

Spotlight on Wifey Cookie

2012-01-04T18:38:00.001Z

Well I said I needed to post everyday and yesterday I asked if anyone could help (See post here), so today, thanks to a well timed e-mail, I am showing some of the work by Jenny Jean Lim also known as Wifey Cookie. You can find her Blog HERE.

These are lovely layouts Jenny. Thank you for sharing.

Day Three

2012-01-03T17:32:00.001Z

and still managing a post a day. Today Sue Cann popped into the shop with some layouts she has completed over the Christmas break. Here are just a few of her lovely layouts.

Thank you for sharing Sue.

If you have three or four layouts that you would like to share, please e-mail them to me at scrapbooksisters@live.co.uk with the heading “Spotlight on” and your name and I will include them in our blog this year. If you let me have your blog address I will also link your name so that everyone can take a look.xx

Lovely cards

2012-01-02T13:13:00.002Z

I had so many beautiful cards this Christmas. Here are just a very few of my favourites. I will try to show some more later in the week.

Thank you so much for all the lovely creations you made. xxx

A post a day for 2012

2012-01-01T13:11:00.001Z

This is my New Years resolution and I’m starting with something to make you think..

I just love this poem written by Lois Duncan. Do you have a favourite New Years Poem or saying?

The close of a year is a milestone.
We find it both painful and sweet.
A dawn has evolved into sunset,
A chapter of life is complete.

Its wonders are now only memories,
And all of the stories are told.
Tomorrow's adventures lie waiting
with new sagas yet to unfold.

Although we are glad to move onward,
the past is an intricate part.
Its memories, like beautiful music,
Were strummed on the strings of the heart.

So cherish those wonderful memories.
Hold them and cuddle them tight,
Then tuck them away in a scrapbook
and bid them a tender goodnight.

Happy New Year to all of you from Scrapbook Sisters. Have a great 2012 xxx

Raffle Prize Winner

2011-12-24T12:51:00.001Z

Well the time has come. Raffle tickets to the ready. Here goes

The winning ticket is

Thank you to Narinder next door for drawing the raffle ticket. If you are the lucky winner you have until 4pm today to collect your prize otherwise you will have to wait until after we reopen in the New Year. If you can’t make it today and you have the winning ticket, please ring the shop on 01634 366355 and let me know who you are.

Merry Christmas Everyone xxx

Class Belly Band Extension

2011-12-23T05:43:00.001Z

As it’s Christmas and so many of you are really bust, I have extended the Belly Band competition until the 5th of January to give you a little bit more time. Hopefully we can reach our 20 entries in time for the voting.

Come on ladies, you know you want to

Card Challenge 65

2011-12-21T17:05:00.007Z

This is the last Card Challenge of 2011 and with everyone rushing around and preparing all those goodies for family and friends I thought we’d have a break.
But….
At some point during the next two weeks I bet you will all sneak away and get down to card making again. So I thought, why not, lets have a 3 week challenge just in case.
The challenge is

ANYTHING GOES

and will run from now until midnight on Tuesday 10th January and as it’s a long one I’m giving away 5 Digi stamps from our range including the new ones which will go on over the next few weeks.
Here are a few to get you started made by our lovely DT.

Some of you have asked who our DT are so next year I will be introducing them all along with some brand new additions who will be contacted by me over the next few days.
Have a fantastic Christmas love from Julie, Karen and all of the Design Team xxxx

Card Challenge Winner

2011-12-21T16:43:00.003Z

Thank you to everyone who entered last weeks Card Challenge. The winner as chosen by Random.Org is……

VIVI CASALE

Congratulations Vivi you will be entered into our first half year draw in 2012.

Half Year Card Challenge Winner Announced

2011-12-21T16:24:00.002Z

Here at last it is time to draw our half year winner for the Card Challenges. The entrants are all of those who won challenges 43 to 63 this year. So without further ado and using Random.Org, our winner is………

SPLASH BUNNY

Congratulations Splash Bunny on winning our Half Yearly Prize Draw. Please e-mail me at scrapbooksisters@live.co.uk and I will get your prize out to you in the post.

They are all different

2011-12-17T21:21:00.001Z

I have seen quite a few of the finished Advent Trees since our class and they are all beautiful and unique in their own way. Here is another completed masterpiece by Sally West

I love the little Bethlehem scene going on around the bottom of the tree. It was made using the new Memory Box Country Landscape Die.

Lovely work Sally.

Card Challenge 64

2011-12-14T08:25:00.004Z

This weeks challenge is one we haven’t done before but don’t worry, it is easy. This time it’s…………

TWO COLOURS

Here are a few examples from our DT with a few more to come later.

Sue Upson

Julie Blakeman

Jeannie Reed

I want to start 2012 with a bang so with this in mind, I would like to add to our Card Challenge Design Team in 2012. At the end of this week I will be launching a competition for all of you who would like to be considered, so keep checking back.
Looking forward to seeing all of your lovely cards. xx

And the winner is…

2011-12-14T01:20:00.001Z

Thank you to everyone who entered. The winner of our Sketch Card Challenge as chosen by Random.Org is…

JENNIFER DUNN

Well done Jennifer. You will be entered into our half yearly draw.

Belly Bands at the ready

2011-12-13T07:57:00.004Z

For the last 4 weeks our classes have been making a lovely mini book. Some of you have chosen to make it to record your Christmas 2011 memories and some have made it into a journal for 2012. Either way we all have a Belly Band to decorate which goes around the book and holds it all together and this is the place to show them off.
If I have set this up correctly then as you add you belly band your name will not appear. This is to make the voting fairer.
You have until midnight on the 10th January to add you picture. I need a minimum of 20 entries to announce a winner and the prize will be a £25 gift voucher to spend in the shop.
Can’t wait to see all of your lovely creations

Another great day

2011-12-10T20:58:00.002Z

and some wonderful boxes all ready for those Christmas chocolates. Here are a few pictures from the day.

And everyone finished (well nearly)
Here are the original boxes and book made as examples for the days class.

And here are some of the boxes completed in class.

Hope everyone enjoyed the day as much as I did. xx

Slight Technical Hitch

2011-12-09T22:14:00.001Z

So many of you have commented on the Hand Card designed by Gayle that is behind the counter in the shop, that we decided to bring it out as a Digi Stamp. Unfortunately Julie is “Technically Challenged” at the moment so we have a slight delay however it should’nt be too long.

Here are a few picture to be going on with.

Watch out for more of Gayles lovely stamps coming your way soon. xxx

Card Challenge 63

2011-12-07T23:56:00.003Z

And this is the last one before our half year draw so don’t forget to enter your card for a chance to win.
This week we are using a sketch designed by Sue Upson.

And here are our Design Team examples to get you started.

Looking forward to seeing your sketch cards, xx

And the winner is..

2011-12-07T23:43:00.002Z

Sorry for being so late in doing this but better late than never so here goes. The winner, as chosen by Random.Org is…..

Cec

Congratulations Cec, you will be entered into our end of year draw. xx

Spotlight on Chris Neal

2011-12-06T23:26:00.002Z

Chris has been working her magic again on some lovely layouts. The first was based on a class we held a few weeks ago but the second is totally her own.

Little Lily

Treasure

Lovely work Chris. Thank you for sharing xx

Christmas Scrapbook Challenge

2011-12-06T09:39:00.006Z

With Christmas coming up fast and everyone so busy, I have decided to let this challenge run until 15th January, so don’t forget to take loads of scrummy pictures.
Our theme this time is……….

CHRISTMAS

And here are a few examples from Janina and Jeannie to get you started,

Janina

Jeannie

Looking forward to seeing all of your great Christmas ideas. xx

What a good day

2011-12-03T20:45:00.001Z

We had a great time at the crop today. Here are a few hat pictures

and some of the works in progress from around the hall.

And some of our ladies were knitting and doing embroidery too.

Gayle made some lovely make and takes and I even had time to video her demonstrating so watch out for a video on the blog soon.

Thank you to everyone who came today and a special thank you to everyone who helped pack up and put the shop back together. It is really appreciated.

Look forward to seeing you all on 25th February next year. xxx

The Winner

2011-12-02T08:39:00.001Z

The winner of our scrapbook challenge this time as chose by random.org is….

CRAFTY LOU

With this beautiful layout

Congratulations you now have £10 to spend in our shop. Please e-mail me on scrapbooksisters@live.co.uk with your order and I will get it out to you asap.

Thank you to everyone who entered. All of the layouts were lovely.

Watch out for the December challenge coming to you on Monday. xxx

Card Challenge 62

2011-11-30T23:05:00.003Z

Ooh so late but here goes. This week the challenge is…

ANYTHING GOES

Nice and easy so lets see how many entries we can get this week.
Here are a few ideas from the DT to get you started.

SUE UPSON

JEANNIE REED

JULIE BLAKEMAN
Looking forward to seeing all of your lovely cards. xxx

And the winner is…..

2011-11-30T22:50:00.002Z

Sorry for the delay in posting but I thought it was Tuesday today. Oooops. So without further ado our winner this week as selected by Random.org is…..

LISA S

Congratulations Lisa, you have been entered in our December draw. xx

Monthly Giveaway

2011-11-29T00:01:00.002Z

This months prize is a bundle of lovely goodies including seam binding and a set of clear number stamps plus loads more.

All you have to do is follow the link below and leave your name. You do not need to have a Blog just an e-mail address. The winner will be drawn on 31st December at midnight. Good luck everyone. xx

12 Tags

2011-11-28T20:09:00.002Z

I forgot to put these on the blog yesterday. Sorry girls. For those of you who came to class I have sent you an e-mail from ISSUU which is a magazine showing all of the photos and instructions for all of the tags.

So here they are in no particular order

I had a fantastic day and everyone made some great tags. Mine are now on their stand in the shop so take a look next time you’re in. xxx

Calling TWINKLE STAR

2011-11-28T12:59:00.001Z

If you are Twinkle Star and the winner of our last giveaway, could you please e-mail me at scrapbooksisters@live.co.uk with your address details as I would like to send your pretty prize out to you.

If anyone knows Twinkle Star then could you please let her know.

Thank you everyone

Hugs xxxxx

A really busy day

2011-11-26T22:35:00.001Z

but everyone had a great time and worked hard at making 12 Tags in our Saturday class. Here are a few photos of the day and I will post all twelve tags tomorrow when the light is better.

Thanks for a great day ladies. How many of you have got the ink off your fingers

Card Challenge 61

2011-11-23T18:05:00.007Z

A much easier one this time so we want to see loads of wonderful card ideas. Our challenge this week is….

CHRISTMAS TIME

Here are a few examples from our Design Team.

Julie Wilson

Sue Upson

Jeannie Reed

Julie Blakeman

Gayle Bond

Looking forward to seeing your Christmas Creations. The winner this time will win Gayles newest Digi Stamp releases. Good luck everyone.

Oh Dear

2011-11-23T17:48:00.002Z

This Card Challenge had to be very hard this time as we only had 2 entries, still, never mind, instead of using Random.Org I am giving both

Heike and Karen C

5 Digi Stamps each for their lovely Christmas Wedding Cards.
If you would both like to e-mail me your choices on scrapbooksisters@live.co.uk then I will e-mail your Digi Stamps across to you. Well done for entering You will both be entered into our half yearly draw as well.

Now I know that Christmas is on it’s way

2011-11-19T20:41:00.001Z

because I have an advent calendar all finished and ready to use.

Here are the two examples we made for the Tim Holtz inspired Christmas class.

Firstly Karen’s traditional tree

And my Ice & Snow Tree

With a reindeer on the top

I have posted more of the class photos on our Facebook page so if you aren’t following us, now is your chance.

Thanks to everyone for a fantastic day. xxx

Gayles new Stamps

2011-11-19T00:50:00.001Z

In Gayles class tonight she launched a further three Digi Stamps to add to our growing collection. Here are some photos of the class and some of the finished examples.

This one was my favourite

But they were all stunning

The new Digi Stamps will be available on the website from Sunday. Thanks for a great class everyone. Gayles next class will be on Friday 27th January when she will launch her new spring flower Digi Stamps. Don’t miss it. xx

A special class

2011-11-18T20:51:00.001Z

From time to time we are asked to teach a class to a craft group or club. On Tuesday this week we had the pleasure of welcoming the Can-B-Crafty club for an evening card class.

It was lovely to meet you all and we hope you will come back again soon. xx

Scrapbook Challenge

2011-11-18T13:32:00.002Z

This time our Scrapbook Challenge is

ANYTHING GOES

All layouts entered will be put in our website gallery as inspiration for our customers. If you do not want yours included please leave a comment when you add your layout.
Here is some inspiration from our Design team.

Julie Wilson

Janina Beckett

Jeannie Reed

Karen Hudson

This challenge finishes on 30th November 2011 and the prize will be a £10 voucher to spend either online or in the shop.
Looking forward to seeing your lovely scrapbook pages. xx

Giveaway Winner

2011-11-18T12:44:00.002Z

The winner of our Pretty Pastel Giveaway as chosen by Random.Org is……

Congratulations TWINKLE STAR .

If you e-mail me on sales@scrapbooksisters.co.uk I’ll get your prize out to you.
Watch out for a bumper Christmas Giveaway which will run from 20th November until 20th December. Don’t miss it

Card Challenge 60

2011-11-16T00:42:00.003Z

I can’t believe we are up to challenge 60 already. As its nearly the season to be jolly and now a popular time for brides to wed, I thought we’d have a go at a seasonal topic.
Our challenge this week is…………………

CHRISTMAS WEDDING

As an added incentive for you to get creating, the winner will receive 5 of our Digi Stamps of their choice as well as being entered into our half yearly draw.
Here is some inspiration from our design team

Julie Blakeman

(Love the autumn colours)

Sue Upson

Jeannie Reed

Good luck everyone. xx

And the winner is

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as chosen by Random.Org

Darling Ho

Congratulations, you have been entered into our end of year draw.

The Gathering

2011-11-14T20:27:00.002Z

No we haven’t had a special party, it’s the name of the newest papers from Authentic and the ones we chose to use in our Limited Edition Kit Class. Here are some of the layouts made for the class.











We have a limited amount of these papers left and I have added them to the website. More layout ideas tomorrow. xx

Happy Birthday

2011-11-14T12:53:00.001Z

Just wanted to say a very Happy Birthday to our lovely mum.

Hope you have a fantastic day. Love you loads xxxxxxxx

Spotlight on Chris Neal

2011-11-11T22:59:00.002Z

Once again Chris has come up with some lovely layouts which she shared with us in class on Wednesday. Here they are for you to enjoy.

Sweet Little Girl

Mmmmmm Nice

Thanks for sharing Chris. Can’t wait to see your next creations. xx

Are you a fan of Twilight

2011-11-10T22:08:00.002Z

I must admit, I am a True Blood fan but Ericas heart belongs to Edward in Twilight so after the Tim Holtz product day class a few month ago she went out and bought another 3D frame and made something really special.
So, for all you Twilight fans out there

I love the little books.

And the chess piece sawn in half and painted.

These pictures do no justice to this lovely piece of art. Thanks for sharing Erica. xx

Card Challenge 59

2011-11-09T13:42:00.004Z

I know it’s Christmas soon but there are still loads of babies being born out there and we have loads of ladies coming in for Baby card inspiration. So with this in mind our challenge this week is…..

BABY, BABY

Here is some inspiration from our DT

Looking forward to seeing loads of lovely inspiration. I will add these cards to our inspiration gallery on our website so if anyone does not want theirs included please let me know. Good luck everyone xx

Scrapbook Challenge Winner

2011-11-09T09:02:00.002Z

We only had 6 entries into this months Scrapbook Challenge but they were all lovely.
The winner this month as chosen by Random.Org is….

Sue Ross

You can see Sues entry HERE. Well done Sue. Your prize is a set of scrapbook papers from one of your ranges in the shop. Congratulations. xx
Thank you to everyone who entered.

And the winner is…..

2011-11-09T08:52:00.002Z

We had a whopping 304 entries into this Card Challenge so thank you to everyone who took part.
The winner, as chosen by Random.Org is

Loretta Lock

Congratulation Loretta and thank you for entering your lovely card. Please e-mail me on scrapbooksisters@live.co.uk with your choice of 5 of our Digi Stamps and I will get them across to you. You will also be entered into our Christmas Draw.

Even doggies

2011-11-04T23:59:00.001Z

look good on Prima papers

Again using those lovely letters.

Love the pearl detail.

and that stamped butterfly again.

and just a little detail to the top left of the layout to finish it off.

Butterfly border

2011-11-03T23:59:00.000Z

I love the EK Success Butterfly Border punch and it was great for this layout.

Adding a few gems completed it

And of course, a few butterfly and flower embellishments

Love these papers.

Not just for the girls

2011-11-01T23:59:00.001Z

Even though the Prima papers are pretty, they are not just for the girls as this layout proves. (sorry about the light on the photo)

One of the papers has an alphabet strip down one side which came in handy for this layout.

I like the way karen has turned the “s” in this one.

More tomorrow xx

Had to have some glitter

2011-10-31T23:59:00.000Z

I saw this paper and felt it needed flowers and glitter so this is what I did.

A touch of stickles on each petal.

A few butterflies

And just a few other embellishments

Finished the whole thing off. More tomorrow. xx

Sisters are doing it for themselves

2011-10-28T23:39:00.000+01:00

Weddings are always fun and this great photo was exactly right for these Prima papers.

The large butterfly is stamped onto cream card using Tea Dye Distress Ink.

The alphabets in this kit were to die for.

More tomorrow. xx

Picture frame

2011-10-27T23:59:00.002+01:00

These papers are just to beautiful to hide away under anything too large so on this, the second of eight layouts using Primas beautiful papers, I’ve concentrated on the middle of the paper and just added two small decorated photo frames. These are hung with cream satin ribbon and decorated with flowers and hearts.

A small sprinkling of tiny hearts finish it off.

More tomorrow. xx

Card Challenge Number 58

2011-10-26T08:02:00.003+01:00

This time not only have we made it easy but we are allowing this one to run for 2 weeks. As it is an extended challenge we are not only entering the winner into our end of year draw but the winner will also receive 5 Digi Stamps from our own range, completely free.
This time the challenge is….

ANYTHING GOES

and here are a few cards from our DT to get you started.

Julie Blakeman

Sue Upson

Jeannie Reed

Julie Wilson

Good luck everyone. We look forward to seeing your cards. xx

And the winner is…..

2011-10-26T07:53:00.002+01:00

Card Challenge number 57 “Circles” has come to an end and the winner, as chosen by Random.Org is……

Number 22 – Karen C

Well done Karen C. You will be entered into our December draw. Thank you to everyone for taking part and entering your lovely cards .xx

It’s all in the detail

2011-10-25T10:59:00.001+01:00

Over the coming week or so I will show you some of the layouts we made for the October Limited Edition Kit Class.

The papers used are from Prima and are one of our favourite collections of 2011.

Today I’ll start with the layout entitled - LOVELY

The butterflies are a small stamp, stamped onto the paper and cut out.

Glossy accents makes the body 3d and shiny.

The paper is beautiful in itself so it only needed a few well placed embellishments and detail to finish it off.

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Busy day

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but a good one. Can’t share the Limited Edition Layouts yet as I didn’t have the right light to photograph them so instead here is a look at the Mini Project from this mornings class

Thanks for a great class ladies. See you at the next one.

A great class

2011-10-21T10:24:00.002+01:00

A little while ago we held another Tim Holtz inspired Project Day. This time we made a clock and as will all of these classes, it was up to the ladies to choose what colours and decoration they used.
Here are a few of the many photos of the day, showing loads of work in progress.

I will post pictures of the class example tomorrow but I think all of these are beautiful. Well done everyone. Looking forward to the mini project tomorrow.

Card Challenge 57

2011-10-19T07:45:00.004+01:00

This is an interesting one. Our theme this week is….

CIRCLES

I’m a bit early this morning so I’ve beaten most of the DT. Here are a few cards to get you started and I will add some more as the day goes on.

Looking forward to seeing your fantastic creations. xxx

And the winner is……..

2011-10-19T07:21:00.002+01:00

We had loads of lovely entries for Challenge 56 – Anything Goes. So glad Random.org had to choose a winner and not us.

The winner is….

Number 46 – KalySto

Congratulations KalySto you have been entered into our December Draw.

Card Inspiration

2011-10-18T10:05:00.001+01:00

Just a quick hello today with four cards made for a recent card class. There are two Christmas cards which will be added to our slide show on the right as well, and two general occasion cards which are easily made but effective.

Have a Happy Day

I’ve used one of the nestabilities dies to make the background.

I love the Prima stamp on this one. It’s something really different.

Father Christmas

If you haven’t got a suitable background paper then make your own by adding glitter dots to a plain piece of card or paper

Just a note to say…

This is one of Gayles Digi Stamps (You can find it HERE). This is so easy to do but so effective. Get a great 3d look by decoupaging the flowers.

Notice that the flowers are only coloured in around the edges of the petals.

White Christmas

I love the crispness of white on white at Christmas. Sometimes simple is the most effective.

Hope you like them. I will share some more later in the week including the little cards that Gayle demonstrated at the last Crop. Watch this space.

Sharing

2011-10-16T09:18:00.001+01:00

Today I want to share a couple of layouts made in class by some of our lovely ladies. This first one was made by Julie Blakeman. The photo is amazing

and I love the flower detail

The second lovely layout was taken in the same class but I don’t know who it belongs to so, if this is yours, please let me know and I will gladly add your name.

Lovely layouts ladies xx

Wednesday Card Class

2011-10-13T20:48:00.001+01:00

Every fortnight we hold our card class where everyone gets a chance to make 4 cards. Normally the cards are designed by myself and Karen but this time I asked our Design Team member Sue Upson to make the four cards needed for the class.

Sue made 2 Christmas cards and two birthday cards. Here are the ladies with the cards they made.

I will show you Sues cards later in the week. Nice photo ladies

Card Challenge 56

2011-10-12T22:34:00.005+01:00

Sorry it’s so late but today has been really busy in the shop with a great card class this morning and a Scrapbook Class this evening, I’ve had no time to get on the computer.
So here goes, Challenge 56 is……..

ANYTHING GOES

Here are a few examples from the Design Team to get you started.

Julie Blakeman

Sue Upson

Jeannie Reed

Karen Hudson

Looking forward to seeing all of your lovely cards. xx

And the winner is

2011-10-12T22:25:00.002+01:00

Challenge 55 – Christmas Flowers, produced some lovely cards. The winner of the challenge as chosen by Random.Org is……

Number 6 – Karin

Congratulations Karin. You will be entered into our Christmas Draw.

Monthly Giveaway

2011-10-07T22:39:00.002+01:00

This time we are giving away scrummy goodies under the theme Pretty Pastel

All you have to do is follow the link below and leave your name. You do not need to have a Blog just an e-mail address. The winner will be drawn on 8th November at midnight. Good luck everyone. xx

Scrapbook Challenge Six

2011-10-05T22:28:00.005+01:00

Something to get you thinking this time. Scrapbook Challenge number six is………………………..

SHAPES

Here are a few ideas to get you started.
Firstly though, a warm welcome to Janina Beckett who has joined our Design Team. Janina was chosen from our last Scrapbook Challenge and this time, if we receive over 20 entries, we will be looking to add one more person to join our team.
Janina chose Rectangles and has made three layouts

Jeannie Reed chose Triangles

But this was only after she chose Squares and decided it didn’t turn out quite the way she wanted.

Three different shapes and five lovely layouts to get you started. The winner will be drawn on 6th November using random.org and will receive a prize chosen from our new shop stock. A maximum of 2 layouts per person please.
We are still searching for Levana Sunandar who won our last Scrapbook Challenge but has yet to claim her prize. Levana please e-mail me with your address on sales@scrapbooksisters.co.uk and I will get your prize out to you.
Looking forward to seeing your layouts. xx

Card Challenge 55

2011-10-05T00:16:00.007+01:00

I can’t believe we’re on challenge 55 already. Where has the time gone?
Our challenge this week is….

CHRISTMAS FLOWERS

and our DT have been really busy making some lovely cards.

Julie Blakeman

Jeannie Reed

Sue Upson

Karen Hudson

There are so many different kinds of Christmas Flower. We are so looking forward to seeing all of your great ideas and this week we will be asking one of you to join our Design team. Good luck everyone.xx

And the winner is…..

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as chosen by Mr Random.org

Number 5 – Amy Duff

Well done Amy. This is a lovely card. You will be entered into our Christmas Draw.

Saturdays Crop Project

2011-10-04T16:15:00.001+01:00

When we hold a crop we normally have two classes going on during the day. Last Saturday was no exception. Jeannie taught a card class in the morning where everyone had the opportunity to make 5 cards, I will post pictures of these later in the week, and in the afternoon I taught a mini book class using a My Minds Eye paper pad.

Here is just a sneek peek as we will be launching these as one of our first complete kits in November.

So keep checking back to the website for more details as these will make lovely presents.

If there are any of our classes that you would like to see available as kits then please leave a comment on here and we will take a look. If you subscribe by email on the top right hand side of the blog then you will get regular updates on all of our new additions, events and classes.

Giveaway Winner announced.

2011-10-02T23:22:00.001+01:00

Well we’ve contemplated, discussed, listed and chosen……………………….no not really, we used our old friend Random.org to choose our monthly giveaway winner.

Drum roll please………………….

Our winner is

Number 114 – Jo Harris

Congratulations Jo. As there is no link could you please e-mail me at sales@scrapbooksisters.co.uk with your address and we will get the giveaway prize off to you asap.

Watch out for a new giveaway beginning tomorrow. xx