KISS Stampin’ Up! Style

Every once in a while I take a good look at the amount of photos I have filed away waiting to be scrapped and I get to thinking it’s time to Keep It Simple Sweetie! To me, scrapbooking is not about having every page looking like the cover of a magazine, it’s about the journey of life and our memories of it. Not every page needs a big flashy heading, but 99% of my pages have journaling on them to capture our story for the generations to come, some only need the date as the photo’s tell their own story.

If you’re like me, (a little wierd…but…you know..) you’re the kind of person who seperates their photo’s into their pages as soon as you get them home and then files them. No? Ok… Then I’ll ask you a question. Do you have loads of time to do your scrapbooking? No? Then it’s time to get organised, if you’re the kind of person who sits to scrapbook and spends the first half hour sifting through photographs wondering what to do. You need to get yourself a Forget-me-not Keeper, they are on page157 of the catalogue. It’s got little dividers in it so you can group your photos to ther individual pages, as you are grouping your photos grab some scraps of photo friendly cardstock and jot down what colour combo and which stamp sets you want to use on the page, pop the info in with your photos and your set. You’ve just added an extra half an hour of scappin’ time  to work on each of those pages. Have you got so many photos that even doing this seems like a daunting task, no worries, this Is just one of the services I offer. My house or yours, give me a call on 0449 639 649.

Getting back to the page above. Pages don’t have to be complex works of art, can simply capture the moment for it’s simplicity. I have used the Heartfelt Thanks (2 step) stamp set and I didn’t even use markers to get both burgundy and green onto the one stamp, just a bit of artful inking. I’ve used the Scallop Border Punch on the burgundy cardstock and added a few buttons as an accent, too easy.

Here are the ingredients I used:

Stamps:

• Heartfelt Thanks

Cardstock:

• Pumpkin Pie
• Old Olive
• Bravo Burgundy

Ink:

• Pumpkin Pie
• Old Olive
• Bravo Burgundy

Extras:

• Buttons (Retired)
• Mini Glue Dots
• Snail Adhesive

If you want to know more about simplifing your scrappin’, leave a question in the comment box and I shall dedicate a post to it, if you are on my mailing list I’ll send you out a goodie bag too. Not on the mailing list? Go to the sign-up box at the top of the right hand column and fill in your details. As per norm only Aussie’s who are non-demonstrators are eligible for prizes, but every one is welcome to participate