April Blog Hop - 'Women In Our Lives'

 

 

  

Hello

  

 Welcome to the April Blog Hop with the ‘Art from the Heart’ team.  Isn’t the year just flying by so fast! The Art with Heart team led by Claire Daly, is a group of more than 90 Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from across Australia. If you would like to be part of this supportive group of talented paper crafters email me for more details. 

  

 

You may have come from Di Dunk’s  blog, but if not, you can join the Blog Hop from here by clicking on the link to the next blog at the bottom of this post. We hope you can take the time to visit each blog to see the wonderful creations we have to show you! If you leave a comment on every blog and then email Nikki at [email protected], your name will be put into the hat to win some beautiful Blog Candy. You have until 6am EST on 3 May 2010 to leave your comments and only those who are not Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators are eligible to win the Blog Candy.

With Mother’s Day less than 2 weeks away, the theme for this month’s Blog Hop is appropriately ‘Women in our Lives’. The first item I have for you is a scrapbook page featuring a photo of my mother taken in the late 1950’s when she was in her twenties. This is one of my favourite photos of her and I love the look of simple elegance captured in black and white. My goal was to create a similar feel on this page, so I will leave you to judge whether that has been achieved.

 

The ribbon tails on the left side of the photo is the handle to pull out the journaling panel. I have typed my text on the computer, printed it onto Whisper White cardstock and then cut it out using the Top Note die and the Big Shot. All the details of the products used are provided below.

 

Scrapbook Page Details
Stamps	Brocade Basics
Cardstock & Papers	Basic Black, Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette (all textured), Rose Red, Whisper White
Ink	Versamark, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories	1” Rose Red double stitched grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Gray Taffeta ribbon, Fluerettes (retired), Silver Hodgepodge, Small flower & flat back pearls (Pretties Kit)
Tools	Eyelet Border punch, Small Oval punch, Computer & printer, Top Note Die, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet dies, Big Shot, Sponge daubers, Xyron, Paper Piercer & Mat Pack

 

The second item I have for you is a Mother’s Day card. You are probably familiar with the Flower Pot card and this is my take on it – the ‘Bowl of Roses’ card! The bowl has been formed from a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock folded in half and then dry embossed. The bowl shape was then cut from the embossed card, with the fold at the bottom. The roses and buds have been stamped in Riding Hood Red and Summer Sun using the ‘A Rose Is A Rose’ 2-step stamp set. The two-toned effect was created by stamping off the first image, then using full colour on the second. The roses have been popped up on the top of the panel that slides into the bowl.  I’ve finished it off with some taffeta ribbon and a sentiment from the new ‘Tiny Tags’ stamp set from the Autumn/Winter Mini Catalogue. The full details are below.

 

 

Here is a view with the rose panel pulled up from the bowl. The card fits into a 15cm square envelope.

 

   

 

Card Details
Stamps	A Rose is A Rose, Tiny Tags, Occasional Greetings
Cardstock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White
Ink	Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip
Accessories	Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Linen Thread
Tools	Medium Jewellery  Tag Punch, Sponge daubers, Dimensionals, Diamonds & Dots embossing folder, Cuttlebug

 

 

Your next stop on the “Art with Heart’ team Blog Hop – enjoy the creations from Tina Gillespie. 

Here are links to the other participants in this month’s Blog Hop. 

 

Ros Davidson
Nikki Sadler
Tanja Westwood
Kristine Thompson
Sue Madex
Gayatri Murali
Christine Blain
Di Dunk
Tina Gillespie
Kathryn Mangelsdorf
Alisha Watson
Nicole Rouillon
Kathryn Lowe

 

 

 

 

Enjoy your weekend.

 

 

 

Comments

[WAnda M.]

This is so pretty. But how did you make the vase?

[Delys]

Gorgeous projects Judy..the bowl of roses is absolutely stunning..love it!

[Crystal]

The scrapbook layout is beautiful! I love the colour combinations and use of ribbon.

[Anne-Marie Stephanides]

How clever! I love the pull outs! The scrapbook page of your mother is so wonderful. Elegant and beautiful - like the photo of your mum.

[Kathryn Mangelsdorf]

Judy your scrapbook layout went so well with the photograph of your mum. The vase of flowers would be greatly appreciated by a special lady.

[Kim Colborne]

Thanks so much for sharing your family with us, the colours are beautiful and you have captured the sentiments beautifully

[Tanja]

WOW WOW WOW Judy. I couldnt stop staring at your scrapbook page...so stunning but then I sawyour card....AMAZING. I love the colours...everything about it!

[Susan Joyce]

Stunning projects! Absolutely love the Bowl of Roses.

[Di Dunk]

Love both of your projects Judy. Your scrapbook page is just beautiful and your roses are absolutely stunning. Fantastic work once again.

[Alisha Watson]

Judy they are lovely, I love the little hidden journal top note. Great work and thanks for sharing

[Nicole Rouillon]

What a fantastic design the bowl of roses is! Very lovely Judy

[Claire Daly]

OMG Judy you have outdone yourself again. These projects are just stunning. That scrapbook page is so beautiful and perfect for the black and white photo. You are quite the scrapbooker now (after you leant to "just stick it down", lol). The bowl of roses is absolutely stunning. You are so creative and I'm so proud to have you on the Art with Heart team.

[Ros Davidson]

I love the layout but the bowl/vase of flowers looks amazing

[Kristine Thompson]

Your scrapbook page is just so elegant Judy. Well done. And I really love that bowl of roses. Those colours make me happy.

[Tina]

What fabulous projects! The scrapbook page os fantiastic, but I love the roses the best. A nice touch to use a round bowl.

[Gayatri Murali]

Beautiful card and divine scrapbook page, Judy! Love both of them.

[Kathryn Ruddick]

Your scrapbook page is divine - love the hidden journalling. I just ordered A Rose is a Rose as one of my Sale-a-bration freebies, can't wait till it arrives now, as I know another mother who would adore a cased bowl of roses card for mothers day!

[Sue Madex]

Love your elegant scrapbooking layout - suits the photo perfectly. (And what a lovely shot of your mum.) Those roses look wonderful.

[Kerry]

You stuck it down then!! Well done, great page.I love the bowl of roses, what a clever concept, I can see myself casing that.

[Christine Blain]

Judy, both of your projects are absolutely stunning! Your scrapbook page is beautiful (and your eyes are very like your Mum's!), and very elegant. I look forward to seeing more layouts from you now! Your Bowl of Roses card is so bright and stunning; an amazing card. LOVE!!!