Sue The Iron

Sunday, 25 August 2024

Walk Like An Egyptian

Good afternoon and a very happy Sunday. Here I am with my second blog post of the day/week/month! It's been such a long time since I've blogged, but I've got a perfect excuse. My son got married in Tenerife earlier this month (it seems so long ago now). He did the legal bit in June - (which is why I needed two new dresses) and it was a fabulous day/weekend/week of fun and partying. But all good things must come to an end, and we're all safely home.

For my 2nd Relatively Thoughtful project this month I've made a Double Z fold card with the beautiful Egyptian Dreams collection.

These are such simple cards to make, but I think they look really effective, especially when you have such gorgeous papers.

I started by choosing my papers and making my base card. The worst part was knowing that some of the papers would be covered up.

Everything was designed around showing off these beautiful cat images!

These are going to be my main images.

Here kitty kitty!

He's looking rather regal, isn't he!

This is how the Double Z fits together. Isn't this scarab beetle fabulous!

As always the collection is available in the store in both digital and A4 formats

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Take care and have a very happy weekend x

The Greatest Show On Earth

Good morning and a very happy Sunday! Today I'm sharing a tri-fold card made with the fun 'The Circus' collection from Relatively Thoughtful.

Each panel is 15x15cm so it fits into a 6x6 envelope.

I started by rough-cutting my focal points and deciding where I wanted them to go on the card.

Then I matted and layered them, adding some glossy Mod Podge to give them strength and a nice shine.

These are the papers that I chose for the panels.

And my favourite 'Happy Birthday' stamps fit perfectly onto the labels.

Here we are, all sewn up and done!

Isn't that elephant a stunner! The strong man is from the same cut-apart sheet.

I love the handsome ringmaster!

And what a beautiful horse!

Are you lookin' at me???

As always this is available in both digital and an A4 paper collection.

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Have a lovely Bank Holiday Weekend whatever you are doing, and thanks so much for looking x

Sunday, 7 July 2024

Did Someone Say Christmas?

Good morning and a very happy Sunday, welcome to Christmas in July!

I've made this HUGE card using the fab new Not Just For Christmas collection from Relatively Thoughtful.

As my daughter has two cats this card is definitely going to her.

For my main focal point, I've made a shaker.

Then I've just matted and layered some of the cute images.

There are some beautiful cut-apart sheets in the collection.

So I bit the bullet and cut out a few sheets and stuck them onto some black card all ready to cut out.

And here's a few that I made earlier lol. The black card underneath make the images pop and it also gives a bit of stability to the papers.

And we're all done! The card is a sheet of A4 folded in half, so plenty of room for the images.

And here's some up-close cuteness!

The image underneath says 'Meowy & Bright'

Obviously, the fur on the hat has been glittered - it is Christmas after all.

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I hope you've enjoyed Christmas today, but I hope it's back to Summer again tomorrow.

Take care and have a wonderful week xx

Sunday, 30 June 2024

Alice's Tea Party Part 3

Good morning and a very happy Sunday!

It's time for the third part of my Alice album using papers from Relatively Thoughtful, and a tutorial from Paul Lang-Ford. This time around it's the 2nd removable insert using papers from the Alice's Tea Party Floral collection.

It's made in exactly the same way as the first insert, so if you want more details please click here.

This is the more contemporary collection and has some amazing cut-apart sheets.

Again none of the ephemera has been stuck down as I will be putting photographs in first.

Again these are perfectly sized for full sized 6x4 photos.

Such beautiful images

And lots of room for photographs.

This is the back page which has 2 deep pockets.

These are the 2 inserts together - the same but very different!

And with the album cover.

This is how they look slotted into place.

All ready and waiting for my photos.

This massive collection can be found here in the store in both digital and paper formats.

DIGITAL version:

Alice's Tea Party A4 Cutting Pages - Digital Download

https://relativelythoughtful.co.uk/.../alices-tea-party...

Alice Vintage Charms - Digital Download

https://relativelythoughtful.co.uk/.../alice-vintage...

Alice's Tea Party Backgrounds Digital Downloads

https://relativelythoughtful.co.uk/.../alices-tea-party...

Alice's Tea Party "FLORALS" - Digital Download

https://relativelythoughtful.co.uk/.../alices-tea-party...

PAPER Version:

Alice's Tea Party - "FLORALS" backgrounds

https://relativelythoughtful.co.uk/.../alices-tea-party...

Alice Vintage Charms - Papercraft Collection

https://relativelythoughtful.co.uk/.../alice-vintage...

Alice's Tea Party Backgrounds - Paper Collection

https://relativelythoughtful.co.uk/.../alices-tea-party...

Alice's Tea Party - A4 Cutting Pages

https://relativelythoughtful.co.uk/.../alices-tea-party...

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I hope you've enjoyed seeing my album, and that you check out Paul's amazing tutorials.

Take care, have a very happy weekend, and thanks so much for looking xx

Sunday, 16 June 2024

Alice's Tea Party Part 2

Good morning and a very happy Sunday. Today I'm sharing the second part of my mini album made with the beautiful new Alice Vintage Charm collection from Relatively Thoughtful.

The fabulous thing about Sally's new collection is that there is so much to it! There are cut apart sheets, vintage collections, amazing florals, and all in such beautiful colours.

Again, following Paul Lang Ford's tutorial I decorated the base pages of the albums. As there are two separate sides to the album I thought it was perfect to have a vintage and a contemporary side.

These photo mats are 6.25 x 4.25 so are perfect for full size photographs.

Aren't these papers gorgeous?

On this fold-out page, there are loads of spaces for 6x4 photos.

And Paul gives you full instructions on making all of the pages.

This is the back page, there are two pockets here so lots of room for bits and bobs.

Now for the fun part - it's time to decorate. These are just some of the ephemera pieces cut from the cut-apart sheets. They are perfect for journaling in your album.