Tuesday, 30 November 2010

More than just the packaging

Have you ever looked at the packaging our scrapbooking products come in and thought "I can't throw that away, I might use it!?" I'm sure I can't be the only one, and Prima seem to be one of my most favourite companies when it comes to product packaging. At the ATDML retreat at the start of the month one of the classes used several Prima Journaling notecards, which when purchased as a complete pack, come in a very neat notecard box. When packing up the kits with Mel & Jill, I remarked at the boxes and how neat they were, saying to Mel "I could do something with that" and there the challenge was laid down. "Go on then, and we can share it on the blog" they said!

So, here I am a few weeks later sharing my altered notecard box. First up, BBA image (Box Before Ann!)

And now BABA image (Box Altered by Ann!)

I have made the box into the housing for my Shimelle Christmas journalling class and the inside which once held Prima Journalling cards, now holds blank 6.5"x4" pieces of Kraft cardstock ready for the first class prompt tomorrow. The box actualy comes apart reasonably easy making it simple to cover in your choice of papers, and then reassemble as it was before. Add some distress stickles and a few beads, a stamped tag and a thickers JYC title and I'm all set.
The Prima notecards can be found here and are less than a fiver! Nice inexpensive Christmas gift to yourself!

Monday, 29 November 2010

Special Offer In The Run Up To Christmas

We all love the countdown to Christmas, there is something especially nice about getting a little treat each day in the advent calendar and getting more and more festive as the big day approaches. But how would you like to get something a little more than a chocolate as a pre Christmas treat?!

From now until Christmas Eve (or until stocks run out!) we are offering a free mini book kit with all orders of £20 (excluding postage) or more. The kit will include a shaped book with chipboard covers and 10 cardstock pages, 2 book rings, co-ordinating ribbon and 10 chipboard embellishments. It will be added automatically to your order, there is no code to remember.

So why not give yourself a little pre Christmas present from us!

PS October Afternoon Modern Homemaker arrived today and is on the website... it's very pretty and the die cut paper is great if you love your retro papers! Think Ladybird Reading Books!

Sunday, 28 November 2010

Remember Remember The Sketch of November

In THIS POST Ann posted our retreat sketch challenge and opened it up to blog readers. You have got to be in it to win it so get creating with the sketch and link to it in the comments on that post!

Happy Scrapping!

Saturday, 27 November 2010

Creating for Christmas

Been busy here, not a lot of time for crafting but I have a few projects that I am working on.

Several of them are for the Chicken Soup 12 Days of Christmas project so I can't share them here until they have gone on the soup blog.

One of them is my card class for the Eclectic Keepsakes Christmas crop so again I will share here after the crop!

What I have been doing which I can share is making some little Christmas gift bags and boxes using dies for the Big Shot. I love these for putting little gifts and goodies in - I will be making a matching set to be table favours for when my in laws join us a couple of days after Christmas for a rerun of Christmas dinner!

Friday, 26 November 2010

Snowy Layouts

No snow here (yet) but I know lots of you are experiencing the big chill - of course once the novelty of the snow wears off (usually after around 5 mins I find) you have a great excuse to be confined to the crafting area!

I thought I would upload a couple of snow layouts from years gone by - I am ashamed to admit that I have still not scrapped my photos from the snowy winter last year but here are 3 from my back catalogue!


If you have any snow layouts (new or old) then upload them to your blog and leave us a link, we would love to take a look.
Keep warm everyone!

Thursday, 25 November 2010

Teachers gifts for the holiday season?

Fancy grabbing a cuppa and popping by to peruse the latest creations from the Design Team this month who worked with Websters Pages. Items created included this great minibook by Jane which would make a neat gift for the teachers this forthcoming holiday season, and such a great idea with the pencil too!


Think I might be scraplifting this idea!
Anyone else care to share their top-tips for creating that handmade something for our teachers and classroom assistants? I could use the inspiration with December just around the corner!!

Wednesday, 24 November 2010

Belated Challenge Winner!

Oh Wow, time really did get away from us the last couple of months with things being so CRAZY hectic at home and work!

Remember the spotty dotty challenge?? Go on, think hard and you may remember it!!!

Well I realised today that we hadn't chosen a winner. I sidted through the entry emails again and I just adore this layout!
Thanks to all who took the time to enter the challenge. Karen Williams please email me and I will get your prize sorted :) Apologies for the delay