What a Day!!!

What a day it has been.  I thought I would spend today stamping and going through the many tutorials I have from Inkspirations 4U and U Stamp (End of Year Blowout).  Anyway I did manage to spend the day stamping, however not very successfully.....I needed a present and card for a 60th Birthday we are going to tonight and I thought there were a number of tutorials on both sites that would be appropriate. 

So (to cut a long story short) I decided on a photo album designed by Sonia Garbutt for the latest Inkspirations 4U......great.....not so.  After lots of cutting glueing (and not reading the tutorial right the way through before starting) my album was less than impressive. 

So I started again (on a different project).  This time I chose a project from U Stamp which I had already tried before.....here is my first attempt:

I thought this project would make a really cute photo album (or Grandma's Brag book) to put photos of a new baby. 

Then today I increased the size (to be 6" x 6") and made this album:

I was really happy how it came out (especially since I had a few near disasters along the way!!)

Supplies:
Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, Purely Pomegranate (so sad that colour didn't make it back!!)
DSP:  Holiday Harmony
Stamp Set:  Just Believe, Afterthoughts
Accessories:  Large Oval Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Purely Pomegranate Satin Ribbon

So then I needed a card to match and I found this one that I really liked by Judy May so I cased it - just changing the colours.

So after a not so successful day those are my creations.  I have half cleaned my desk (well have one clear spot to start stamping on!!) so maybe I will have more luck tomorrow.

Til Next Time

Gemma