Cheaper Than Therapy Submission # 18

For this layout I have gone with a Christmas theme. I have chosen Stampin' Up's! new Christmas DSP papers "Letters To Santa" and used the new Stockings Punch to create a border of stockings hanging from the mantle. So cute and this punch is so versatile, wait til I show you the hobby horse birthday card I have made with it as well (cased from Gemma Graham). This punch and the co-ordinating stamp set will be available to purchase in Stampin' Up's! Summer Mini Catalogue, being released on the 1st December 2011.

Anyway, back to this week's submission, here is a reminder of the layout:

And here is my layout, I turned it into a double page as 4 photos just don't cut it for Christmas day!

Hope you like it:

Ok, couldn't help but add my cute birthday card. I have used the stocking punch and the Christmas DSP, so this makes even the Chrissy paper just as versatile as the punch. I've just spotted another cute card using the punch, I might just have to have a play with that one too. (Have I made you realise how 'necessary' this punch is yet? lol)

Hobby Horse Birthday Card:

Don't forget to blog-hop over to Rachael

and Adele's blogs to see what they came up with this week for challenge # 18.

Cheaper Than Therapy Challenge # 18

Our challenge this week is a sketch from Inspired Blueprints. We have no restrictions on colour or stamp set, so it will be interesting to see what we all come up with.

Here is the sketch:

Don't forget to check back next week and see what Adele, Rach and I come up with.

Cheaper Than Therapy Submission # 17

I had no idea where this challenge would lead me, but am delighted to say it came together so easily and I am really happy with the end result.

Be sure to blog hop over to Adele and Rachael's and see what they came up with for this challenge.

Stamp Club # 2, 27th October 2011

Stamp Club # 2 is just around the corner and I thought I would publish photos of the layout we will be doing. We will be using Stampin' Up's new DSP Nursery Nest and the pennant stamp from the very versatile stamp set Party This Way.

Here is the layout we will be doing - girly version first:

and here is the boy version I have done for my son:



I didn't have a 5" x 7" photo of him, so I have changed the photo layout a little from the original layout.

See you at 7.30pm next Thursday girls!

Cheaper Than Therapy Challenge # 17

For the challenge this week we are going back to the wonderful Palettes from the clever girls in The Color Room and we have chosen Palette #34 – His Room which looks like this......

Here is a close-up of the sketch:

Vibrant, fresh and very IN COLOURS wouldn’t you say!!! Yes, you guessed it this could be a layout consisting of the following wonderful NEW Stampin' Up! inColours for 2011-2013:

And the most exciting part is that we have FREE CHOICE of stamp set to compliment our layout...again!! Woohoohoo!  Can’t wait to see how these layouts turn out Rach n Maree!



Cheaper Than Therapy Submission # 16

Just a reminder that the challenge for this week was to re-visit Challenge # 11's layout and this time use Stampin' Up's current DSP 'Well Worn'. Lucky that I just love this layout and now I can't wait to add my photos, title and journal to finish it off. I was thinking the Reptile Park, but I can also see it with Oakvale Farm, Fathers Day or using vintage photos. Maybe cowboy or cowgirl dress-ups even??? Anyway here it is, I hope you like it too.

Don't forget to drop by at Rachael and Adele's blogs to see what they came up with.

Cheaper Than Therapy Challenge # 16

Whoopsie, we are a bit late this week, but this is what we are up to. This week we are revisiting the sketch we used in CTTC#11 and adding the new ‘Well Worn’ Designer Series Papers to the challenge. The Well Worn DSP pack is a gorgeous combination of the following colours from the Stampin’ Up! Regal and Neutral collections:

The sketch we used – then and again now - is from the talented Becky Fleck – this is designed as an 8 ½ “ x 11” layout but can easily be adapted to 12”x12”.

And the most exciting part is that we have FREE CHOICE of stamp set to compliment our layout!! Woohoo!  Can’t wait to see how these layouts turn out Rach and Adele

Cheaper Than Therapy Submission # 15

Just a reminder that this week's challenge was to use the new Big Top DSP paper, a sketch from Inspired Blueprints and Stampin' Up's new Pennant Punch.

And yes, I managed to get Book Week scrapped for THIS year. How exciting. I used the real red & whisper white patterned papers from the Big Top DSP and added Marina Mist (yep it's my current fav!) and Wild Wasabi to the mix. I'm really happy with it.

So, that's Ben's Book Week pages done, now onto Mikaedy's...

Don't forget to see what Adele and Rachael came up with this week.

Cheaper Than Therapy Challenge # 15

This week our challenge is to use layout 61 from the clever ladies at Inspired Blueprints:

and incorporate Stampin' Up's new Big Top DSP along with Stampin' Up's new Pennant Punch. Both of these products are beautifully displayed on pages 32 & 33 of the 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue.

Here are the colours in the Big Top DSP papers.

I look forward to sharing my creation with you next week. Be sure to check up on Adele and Rachael's blogs too!

Cheaper Than Therapy Submission # 14

So this week's submission turned into a double layout. I had ideas to use my birthday zoo photos on last week's challenge and since Rachael gave me a brilliant idea to use my Father's Day photos last week, then this week my birthday photos were burning a hole in my craft table. I'm must say, I'm glad I did save them, as I think they look good with these colours.

Do you think that's all the photos I took at the zoo? Of course not! This is only us arriving at the zoo. LOL. Stay tuned, there will be more pages to come.

How did you get on with the Burgundy challenge Rach and Adele?