Feb 28, 2009 | Best Wishes & More, Big Shot, Scrapbook Pages, Stamps |
I Love You 365…
This is one of the 2-page 12×12 spreads we made at my Wednesday night scrapbook class. These pages use the Best Wishes & More stamp set that demonstrators received at the Stampin’ Up! Orlando Regional Conference – it is on page 55 of the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book. The idea for this page was based on a single 8×8 page in one of the Stampin’ Up! publications. I expanded it into two 12×12 pages. Colors used are Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, and So Saffron. We used both the Big Shot machine and the new Circle Scissor Plus to make thes pages.
Enjoy!
Monika
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Feb 27, 2009 | Big Shot, Celebrate Everything, Sale-A-Bration 2009, Scrapbook Pages, Stamps |
Hi everyone on this rainy Friday (at least where I am it is rainy). At my scrapbook class on Wednesday night we did a bonus 12×12 page using some of the Sale-A-Bration items. I found this page idea on Splitcoast Stampers and changed a few things on it but the layout was basically the same as the one from the original designer. Like I said yesterday sometimes your final project turns out to look totally different from your inspiration and other times it looks much the same. Here is my 12 x 12 page:
SAB Celebrate Page
The colors come directly from Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper in the Sale-A-Bration brochure. The colors are Sahara Sand, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, So Saffron and I used Whisper White. I used the stamp set Polka Dot Punches and also the ribbon from the Ribbon Bundle. I cut out a Top-Note with my Big Shot machine and also used the Stampin’ Up! Little Leaves Embosslit. I stamped the title in Basic Grey ink using the stamp set Celebrate Everything (page 132 in the Spring-Summer 09 Idea Book). This set is great because you have so many choices – there are 7 different words to pair up with the word Celebrate so you can use it from many different things. I used a Bashful Blue brad in the center of the flower. Punches used that coordinate with the Polka Dot Punches stamp set are the Scallop Circle Punch and the 5-Petal Flower Punch. I hope you like it – I think this page could be used for many different things including wedding, baby, Easter and more.
Happy Stamping!
Monika
Feb 26, 2009 | Big Shot, family, Scrapbook Pages |
I wanted to share this scrapbook spread with you that I made over the weekend. This was based on a scrapmap from the USTAMP class that I took part in. My scrapbook page didn’t actually ended up like the original scrapmap but that is what all of this is about. You start with something – a map, a color combination, a stamp set, a picture, or anything and it builds from there into what your final project is. You may end up with something that looks totally different from where you started or end up with something that looks almost the same as your original inspiration – either way it works. Here is my result and below are the details and the story behind the pictures:
Happy on the Water
I used a Stampin’ Up! Simply Scrappin’ Kit to create this 2-page 12×12 spread. This happens to be a retired kit called Creative License that was a Hostess option a few catalogs ago. The colors in the kit are Pumpkin Pie, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi and Blue Bayou. You could easily take this same layout and use a current Simply Scrappin’ Kit to make your own pages. I used my Big Shot and the new Stampin’ Up! Billboard Alphabet Sizzlit Decorative Strip Die to create my title. At first I thought these letters were going to be too small for scrapbooking – but they aren’t – and you get the whole alphabet – upper and lower case and a few symbols for $21.95 – what a deal! I didn’t want to cut multiple times so I mixed up the upper and lower case letters in my title. I used the Calendar Alphabet & Numbers stamp set to stamp the dogs’ names in Pumpkin Pie ink. And on to the story about the pictures:
During the boys fall break from school last September we went to Tugaloo State Park and rented a cabin on the lake. We took our kayaks and had a little beach right by our cabin. This year I was able to rent a dog friendly cabin so we took the dogs on vacation with us for the first time. When we were playing at the beach and kayaking Greg decided to take the dogs out on the water. Magnolia (pictures on the left page) had no issues with being out there – she walked up to the bow of the kayak and stood there enjoying herself. We were actually surprised at how much she seemed to like it. Aspen (pictures on the right page) was NOT HAPPY about being on that kayak. He was trying to get into Greg’s lap and figure out how to get off that boat. The second Greg got close enough for Aspen to get to the beach he jumped off and that was the end of that! So Aspen spent the rest of our trip with all four feet planted firmly on the ground – no more kayaking for him! So that is why my title for this page is “Happy on the Water or NOT!”
I’ll be taking pictures of the scrapbook pages we made in last nights scrapbook class and get those posted soon.
Have a Happy Day!
Monika
Feb 25, 2009 | Big Shot, Sale-A-Bration 2009, SU Ribbon |
I finished up the February Ribbon Share and they are ready to be picked up. If you requested it be mailed to you I will be taking those to the post office tomorrow. I was so pleased with the little bag that I made to put the ribbon in –
Ribbon Share Bag
Isn’t it the cutest thing! I just love using the Beautiful Butterflies die. First I die-cut the Chocolate Chip card stock with the Top Note die using my Big Shot. The stamp is from the Yummy set in the Sale-A-Bration brochure which I stamped in VersaMark ink and embossed with White Embossing Powder. I trimmed a small white bag to 3″ and used sticky strip to attach in between the two top notes. I used the small oval to punch a hole through all the layers to create a handle. Then I used the Beautiful Butterflies die and the Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper to cut out a Butterfly with my Big Shot. I sponged More Mustard ink on the edge of my butterfly and used some Linen Thread to add the body. I put that on with dimensionals. The bag is tied shut with a piece of the So Saffron ribbon from the Sale-A-Bration ribbon bundle. I was very pleased with the result – I hope you like it.
Here is a picture of the bags filled with the ribbon:
Feb 2009 Ribbon Share
Feb 22, 2009 | Big Shot, Decor Elements, Inspired by Nature |
I wanted to share with you the gift I made for my mom for her birthday.
I used the Decor Elements for this project. There are actually four words in the set – Life, Hope, Faith, Love. We received this set as a gift at the Leadership Conference in January. I knew that I wanted to add the ribbon to the side but forgot when I added the word to the glass on the frame – I needed to scoot it over a little more to the right so the ribbon wouldn’t be so crowded against the edge. But I still think it turned out really nice. And see it matched her cake! Actually I made this first then decided to add the butterflies to the cake to match. This or a similar project will be a future Stamper’s Club project (with a supply fee) – the girls had asked about doing a frame project – and this is what I came up with. I hope everyone likes it.
Have a happy day!
Monika
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www.monika.stampinup.net
Feb 18, 2009 | Big Shot, family |
The boys and I went this week to visit my parents so we could celebrate my mom’s 70th birthday. It just happened to be the week the boys had winter break from school. So we got to stay up there for two nights and spend the whole day with my mom on her birthday. I made a birthday cake for my mom – a hummingbird cake with creamcheese frosting – this is my favorite cake to bake and I normally make it every year at Easter. This time I also made it for my mom’s birthday and guess what I decorated it with?
Die cut butterflies! I used Stampin’ Up!’s new Beautiful Butterflies BIGZ die for the Big Shot machine. I cut Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss card stock and then stamped them with Baroque Motifs swirl in the matching color ink. Super quick and easy! Here is a picture of the cake:
I scattered the extra butterflies around the table. I’ll be posting her birthday gift later – I’ll just tell you that it coordinates with the cake decorations…..
Tomorrow I’ll post the birthday presents I made for my niece and nephew. So I hope you’ll visit me again.
Happy Stamping,
Monika
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www.monika.stampinup.net
