This has to be my favourite layout of the weekend.

Suzzane added a paper "Dollie" to our weekend challange kit and I thought what the heck am I going to do with that........ after looking through the photographs that I had with me and in my box of papers that I had left from old layouts, I deceided to ink it up with a creamy brown ink pad and came up with this layout.

The photograph is from my neighbours Hindu wedding cermony it was a wonderful experience.

Well we're nearly straight the carpet is being layed this morning then its just the part of putting all the furniture back.

I just wanted to share these scrapping pages with you they are from a couple of the challanges that Suzzane arranged for us at the retreat. I had great fun doing these!!!!!!!!!

another 2 layouts

as promised I said I would share some more scrap booking pages with you from the weekend, especially as I'm still up the ladder painting.....

Firstly I must apologize for being a bad blogger these past couple of weeks, you now how it goes and I haven't been able to do much crafting either except at the weekend I went away on a Scrapping retreat with the ladies from the "Golden Green" crop that I attend. I had a brillant time and did loads of scrapping, so my posts over the next few days will be of layouts that I finished whilst there as my darling husband is decorating the living room and needs an assistant...LOL.

Here are two layouts I've completed, on one of them I have used the paper peircing technique on co-ordinations cards stock and then gently rubbing down with sand paper.

Fab time..........

What a fabulous time I had on Saturday meeting up with people for the second year running....... it was a shame not all of you could make it though....maybe next time round

Dee let us try metal embossing I really enjoyed it (wont tell hubby though he'll just moan at expense lol), Trudy and Joanne showed us how to make a domino box and gave us a domino to alter to place in it... and Sabina made her famous cookies........hubby said they were spot on!!!

And me I held a mini workshop were everyone got to make a little ATC holder, heres a piccie of some of them making it

as I said in my previous posting any commision raised was going to Charity ~ Cancer Research in memory of Joy I, well I'm pleased to say we raised £15.00 (reference no D0141560) Thankyou for your support Ladies.

My final thanks have to go to Chris......Dee's hubby who kindly supplied us with tea's and coffee's all day long........... well done Chris.... he even got it down to who had sugar, tea or coffee!!

Friendship Atc's

Here is another set of ATC's that I have made for a hosted swap.

I love the effect you get when "stamping off "with this particulat stamp set ~ Pocket Silhouette's and the sentiment is perfect for this swap. The paper is from the Tea and Crumpets collection, which co~ordinates really well with the Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grossgrain Ribbon, Chocolate Chip and So Saffron cardstock.

Get well

Here are the cards that I have made for a Get Well card swap over at the Stamp Shack.

The stamp is from the Fun and Fast Notes set.

I used Stampin' Up!'s Write Markers to colour the image before matting it on So Saffron cardstock. I've also used the So Saffron Stampin' Pastel on the embossed Whisper White cardstock.

4 pages in 1

Here is a sneek peek at 2 of the 4 pages the ladies are going to make..............at our scrapping retreat later in October. I'm counting the sleeps down on my calander!!!

I was asked by Suzzanne, if I would teach this layout that I learnt at a total paper crafts crop, way before coming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

Now the new Catalogue and Ideas book is out I'm raring to have a go with Stampin' Up!'s new 12 x 12 papers.........

South of England Meet Sat 10th

Wow its come round really quickly, has it really been a year since we all got together down in Horsham............

As arranged with Dee, I will be demonstrating some of Stampin' Up!'s products. For those of you that are lucky enough to be going you will be able to make a little something to take home with you.

As before I will be donating the Hostesses comission to Cancer research in memory of our good friend Joy I. So the more you spend the more the charitiy will get.

For those of you who are unable to attend and wish to make a purchase, the catalogue in the side bar is a virtual catalogue which you can browse on line and the just drop me an email at frankiesue@ntlworld.com and I will add the sales on to the day’s total. Please remember its cash or cheque only, sorry no cards.

Tulips.......

Here are some Artist Trading Cards (ATC's) that I made for a swap that I'm hosting on one of the crafting forums I belong to entitled "Flowers".

I've used the Tulip stamp from Stampin' Up!'s Garden Whimsy set, coloured in with Summer Sun and Always Artichoke marker pens, on Whisper White card stock.

I have then layered this on Always Artichoke cardstock and emblished is with Certainly Celery ribbon.

Time for

another card using one of the new stamp sets in the Stampin' Up! 2009-2010 idea book & catalogue.

Sadly I can't take credit for this card as it was made for me by Shaz my upline "Mummy" knowing that I was unable to craft with all my sneek peaks sitting in front of me.


The main stamp set used is Circle Circus, stamped in and on Summer Sun and Basic Gray colours and emblished with a Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon.

Shaz has layered the Circles up using the Scallop circle punch as well as the circle punches and held them together with a Silver Brad.

The sentiment is from the Cheers and Wishes set.

New card

Here's a card I made using one of the new stamps from the A Flower for All Seasons stamp set which can be found on page 46 of the new brochure, along with the Whimsy roller and sentiment from the Garden Whimsy set (page42).

Card stock colours are Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Rose Red and the emblishments are Dazzling Diamonds and Striped grossgrain ribbon (Bashful Blue).

The image was coloured in using the Stampin' Up!'s Watercolor Wonder Crayons which can be found on page 71