I bought the Basic Grey Bittersweet card kit to make my husband a Valentine's Day card.  I don't feel I have the creative flair when it comes to making cards so this was a good option for me. I made all of the cards in the kit (so now I don't need to make James another Valentine's card for 7 years!!! whoo hoo talk about forward planning). Anyway the kit was easy to use and got the creative juices flowing which helped with making the 1st birthday party invites.

Hi its been ages I know.  A trip to Sydney, braces and 6 teeth being pulled stops the scrap creation let me tell you. I have also returned back to work (very sad) but must be done if I want money to spend on scrap supplies. I did put together a calendar for my desk at work.  My first just for me scrap item using photo's of Charlotte, and its all mine!!

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I started my scrapbook experience with invitations, specifically our wedding invitations.  Who wants to pay $500 + for someone else to make them! not me I say. You will see that my style and confidence has increased with each invitation I have made.  They aren't hard to do, just a bit fiddly until your happy with the test product and then production line central all the way. One word of advice.  If you are going to use vellum to print on, print one sheet at a time and allow them to dry completely unstacked.  Otherwise you end up with ink smudges.

Our wedding invitations

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