Can you spy the new goodies in the photo above? It's the border I've stamped on the Rose Red piece of cardstock. I received my box of preordered fun from the Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue the other day and could not wait to play with new stuff!
The first item on my list was the In Stitches jumbo wheel. This is a really great wheel, perfect for attacking in my favourite way - cutting it up!
I find that i get so much more use out of my wheels when i do this (btw, my girls were completely horrified that I was peeling the rubber off wheels and cutting it up :-) ) After I've cut the wheels to suit my preferences, I pop the rubber onto a piece of EZ mount and trim around the rubber cut out. Then I use these in the same way as our other clear mount stamp sets - super easy, and well worth it.
My page today features a photo of my middle daughter and friends on her 8th birthday. Unfortunately I forgot to take a pic while all of her friends were over, but I was pretty happy with how this photo turned out.
Stamps: In Stitches Jumbo Wheel, En Francais, Elements of Style, Medallion background, Grunge Rock.
Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake (lots of it!), Rose Red, Whisper White Craft, Soft Suede
Paper: Botannical Gazette (NEW), Rose Red, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Blushing Bride
Big Shot: Beautiful Butterflies, Butterfly Embosslit, Island Floral, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet
Other: Buttons, Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Corner Rounder, Beachfront Ribbon Originals (retired)
Thanks for looking!
Love your page Mel. Thanks for the great tip with the wheel. I do like the wheel but wasn't sure how much use I would get with? Well now I have lots of uses. Thanks again for the tip..
Posted by: karen Southwell | 07/04/2011 at 07:31 PM
Love this page-thanks for the tip about cutting up the wheels-I have so many I never use-I'm going to pull them out and give it a go-thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Dollie Evans | 03/04/2011 at 03:55 PM
What a fabulous page Mel! Love your butterflies (I have them coming!!). Thats a great idea for the wheel. Think I might just have to try cutting mine up too!!
Posted by: Lynn Powell | 03/04/2011 at 10:55 AM
Gorgeous page Mel! I love how you've done the butterflies. Another thing to add to my wishlist (sigh) ;)
Posted by: Joanne Jensen | 27/03/2011 at 08:54 AM
Mel your page is fantastic - I hadn't even noticed that wheel in the catalogue! Thanks for sharing how you chop it up - wonder if I can be brave enough to have a go myself - such a great idea. Beautiful photo too -wish we could keep our girls this age forever.
Posted by: Nikki Sadler | 27/03/2011 at 08:05 AM
Beautiful LO Melissa!Love the butterflies and the stitching.
Posted by: Delys | 27/03/2011 at 03:11 AM