Eek Fancy Favor Box

Sep 16, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, class, Halloween, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010 | 1 comment

Today I’m sharing a project from my Halloween class.  I was a long class because I had a ton of projects.  Once I started making Halloween projects it was hard to stop.  This one is a Fancy Favor box.  It would be perfect for the ghost treats you leave on your neighbors door step during Halloween.  I don’t know if everybody does that but around here you get a secret ghost visit by your house and they leave treats on your front door.  And then you become the “ghost” and leave treats at someone else’s house.  If you had the ghost visit you hang a sign in your window so he doesn’t visit again.  Are we the only ones that do that?

So here is my Fancy Favor box – cur from Rich Razzleberry card stock using the Big Shot and the Fancy Favor Box die.  At the top I used the new Stampin’ Around Web regular wheel.  Ink with a Basic Black cartridge and go all the way around the top edge.

Then I added pieces of Wicked Fun Specialty Designer Series paper on all four sides. I used the stripes on the front and back and the green with black dots on the sides but you could use any of the patterns in the pack.  Then I tied some of the new Raven 1/2″ Lace from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday mini catalog.  So if you look closely at the lace it looks like little pumpkins and if you look even closer there are little pumpkin faces – can you see them?  Two eyes, a nose and a mouth?  Is it just me or can anyone else see that?

The front of the box could be decorated with any number of different stamp sets.  I decided to use a variety of punches – Large Scallop circle, the 1-3/4″ Circle, 1-3/8″ Circle, and 1-1/4″ Circle.  Do you recognize the stamp set?  It is the Sweet Centers stamp set.

I colored just the center of the big square Halloween image and punched it out with the 1-1/4″ Circle punch.  For the Spider I used a small rhinestone brad – I have a blingy spider! I was also planning to use the Wicked Cool stamp set for this – the little witch boots would be cute on here too.

The colors are Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, Old Olive, Cajun Craze.

I hope you like it.  If you want to fill use a Cello bag and tie it with some of the lace and set it inside the box.

My parents are visiting and this time I let my dad choose a Bingo piece so here we go…….

It’s BINGO TIME!  We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo.  I’m currently taking names for Round 6.   See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.

Here is piece #7  –the small butterfly from Charming stamp set (stamped in Poppy Parade).

Anyone close to a Bingo?

Halloween Class this weekend

Sep 8, 2010 | Bingo, class, Halloween | 0 comments

Over the Labor Day holiday weekend I took some time to work on projects for my Halloween class.  I have had ideas in my head for a while but just hadn’t actually made them.  Once I got started it was hard to stop!

So this weekend is my Halloween class and it is jam packed with fun stamping projects.  Here is a look at some – and the picture doesn’t look nearly as good as the real life projects.

We will be making a BOO hanging decoration, a variety of treat holder ideas and some cards.  Fun stuff with some of the new Halloween products from Stampin’ Up!  Halloween is third biggest party event in North America.  Come make some projects to decorate your home and treats to share with your friends and family.

Here are the class details:

Date: Sunday, September 12th

Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Location: Monika’s House

Class Fee: $15

Please bring adhesive and scissors.
RSVP by Sept. 10th – CLICK HERE.

I’m still waiting to find the winner of this round of Bingo – who is it going to be??

It’s BINGO TIME!  We are playing Round 2 of Monika’s Blog Bingo.  I’m currently taking names for Round 5.   See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 winner.

Here is piece #11 –the single flower  from Because I Care stamp set (stamped in Concord Crush).

Remember if you have Bingo you have to send me an email.

Thanks for playing along!

September News and Events

Sep 3, 2010 | Bingo, class, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010, My Digital Studio | 1 comment

I’m not sure that I regularly post my classes and events on my blog so I thought I would start doing that so anyone local to me can join me.  If you have a question about something please let me know.

9/2 – KSU Card Club- hostess this month is Amy

9/3 – Stamper’s Club – this group meets at my house – hostess this month is Jamie.

9/7 – EW Card Club – hostess this month is Tammy

9/11 – PAWS Downline Meeting at my house – this is open to all Stampin’ Up! demonstrators – cost is $5 if you are not in my direct downline – or you can supply a Make&Take project  – please RSVP by 9/8.  Email me for more information.

9/12 – Halloween Class – 2:00 pm

9/14 – Stampin’ at the Ronald McDonald House

9/17 – Hands-on Class – Love Your Pets – 10:00 am and 7:00 pm

9/23 – Towne Lake Card Club – hostess this month is Meghan

9/24 – Scrapbook Class – 10:00 am and 7:00 pm

9/26 – AAWCC workshop

CLICK HERE to go to my events schedule on my website which has more information about each of these events.

Here’s the latest News from Stampin’ Up!:

The Holiday Mini is here!!

With lots of exciting new products – including FABRIC that matches or Designer Series paper!  This mini covers holidays from Halloween through Valentine’s Day and runs from Sept. 1, 2010 – Jan 3, 2011.

You’ll find two new hostess stamp sets, new Big Shot Embossing Folders and Dies, new Designer Series Paper and lots of new stamp sets.  Some of our new products include – Waffle Paper, Lace Trim, Designer Jewels, Designer Printed Albums, Sound Cards, Fabric Adhesive, Glass Glitter, Tinsel Trim, Glimmer Brads, Design-a-House Kit, and Letterpress Plates.

Everything you need to make your holidays the best ever.

Five More Card Stock Colors Available for My Digital Studio!

August 30, 2010 Last but not least! Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, Pink Pirouette, Bravo Burgundy, and Elegant Eggplant are now available for free download for My Digital Studio.  Keep your My Digital Studio card stock collection complete and up-to-date by downloading these five favorites today!
Click here to download:  http://www.stampinup.com/us/enu/16011.asp

New Digital Downloads for My Digital Studio

#122156 Taffeta Ribbon Color Pack $4.95

#122158 Crochet Trim Ribbon Pack $1.95

#122163 Vintage Trinkets Pack $1.95

#122164 Antique Brads Pack $1.95

That was a lot of information – but hopefully you found something of interest to you.  All month long I’ll be playing Monika’s Blog Bingo.  And here we go for today…….

It’s BINGO TIME!  We are playing Round 2 of Monika’s Blog Bingo.  I’m currently taking names for Round 5.   See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 winner.  It sounds like things are going well.

Here is piece #6 –small swirly circle from Circle Circus stamp set (stamped in Pear Pizzazz). 

Thanks for playing along!

Scrapbook Class this Friday

Aug 24, 2010 | Bingo, Blog Tour, class, Scrapbook Pages | 0 comments

Remember to vote today for the Royal Blog Tour Queens – see this post.

I would appreciate your support!

August 2010 Scrapbook Class Reminder

My scrapbook classes are now on FRIDAYS!  I hope that fits better into your schedule.

There will be a morning (10:00 am) class and an evening (7:00 pm) class.

Friday, August 27th – Scrapbook class

Here’s a peek at one of our pages!


10:00 am and 7:00 pm

We will be making two 2-page 12×12 spreads at this scrapbook class.  You will be able to take your pages home and add your pictures.  The class fee is $20. Please bring snail adhesive and paper snips.

RSVP by end of day on August 25th so I can have materials ready for you.

And now it is time for Monika’s BLOG BINGO!

We are currently playing the Round 1 group.  As soon as I have a winner for Round 1 I will email out the cards for Group 2 and we will start playing.  Then Group 3 will follow.  I have a couple of spots still open in Group 3.  See this POST for more details.

Here is piece #6 – the little butterfly from Flight of the Butterfly stamp set (stamped in Concord Grape).

Owl Notes

Aug 23, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, class, In Colors, Punch Art | 8 comments

Hey everyone!  I hope you had a great weekend.  I had a fun stamping class on Friday and a quiet Saturday morning (I was home alone – all the boys were gone).  Sunday afternoon we went to Georgia Tech for the New Student Convocation – Kyle is an official Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket with his very own Rat Cap.  I know the Rat Cap is an old tradition but some how during the years that I was there I don’t think they gave one to every freshman like they do now – I don’t think I every had one and Greg doesn’t remember having one either and neither of us remember going to the Convocation Ceremony.   I’ll post a couple of pictures probably tomorrow.

On to a stamping project.  I saw this cute little project at the airport while we waited to find out about our canceled flight.  I didn’t actually get one of these but a demonstrator I met at the airport was nice enough to let me see hers and take pictures.  It was the cutest idea and I don’t know who made it.

It is a mini post-it note holder.  I made a few modifications from the original one that I saw but it is the same basic project.

The holder is cut from the Stampin’ Up! Two Tags die using the Big Shot Die-Cut machine.  This is the tag that folds over.  I also used the Big Shot to cut the letters for “notes” using the Billboard Alphabet Sizzlit Strip die.

The front is decorated using the new Owl Punch (can you tell I really like this punch) and also the Bird punch for the branch.

We made this in my class on Friday and in the morning class I told the girls that I didn’t like the little hole showing from the tag but I couldn’t decide what to do with it.  Someone suggested that we cover it with another leaf punch and that is exactly what we did.

I decided to add the post it notes on the inside with a hole so they could go on the ring – I was afraid they would fall out otherwise.  I know in my purse they would.  The swap that I saw just had them attached on the inside but not going through the ring.  I took a normal sized mini post-it note pad and split it into four pieces – so this is 1/4 of a pad.  The Crop-A-Dile will punch through it and the card stock tag with no problem.

I added some of the Peach Parfait Ribbon to the book ring.

It’s a cute little project don’t you think?

Are you ready for Monika’s Blog Bingo!  I heard yesterday that one person had all 4 pieces called so far but no Bingo yet.

I am continuing with Round 1 of Monika’s Blog Bingo.  Round 2 is full and I’m taking names for Round 3 right now  which is close to being full too.  See this POST for more details.

Here is piece #5 – the cupcake image from the Itty Bitty Bits stamp set (stamped in Poppy Parade.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hands-On Class

Jul 14, 2010 | Big Shot, class, Stampin' Up! Events, Summer Mini 2010 | 4 comments

Last week I had my monthly hands-on class.  It was my Ice Cream Party class and we had a blast!  I took some pictures of all the girls working on their projects and told them I was going to post on my blog.  So here they are:

Here is Jamie and her niece, Olivia, working on their ice cream kits.  Jamie brought Olivia to two classes while she was visiting during her summer break.

And here is Sue working hard on her kit.  I think they were all mad at me because they had to cut out so many ice cream cones and ice cream scoops for the projects.  I just keep telling them it is so much cuter when they are cut out!

And there is Travice working at the Big Shot Station.  She has that at the top of her wish list and is saving her money to get it in the near future.  It is a must have these days for me – I think I use it for every class that I do. Travice has invited me to do a class for her woman’s group and I’m so excited.  We set our date for this fall.

Here is the other half of the group – Lisa, Lana and Jeannette were in the other room working on some ice cream cards.  The whole class was based on the Sweet Scoops stamp set from the Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini catalog.  I love all the things you can do with this set.  I showed them the kissing techniques – there is more than one way to kiss you know… And we did Rock ‘n Roll and the Baby Wipe technique.  All that with one stamp set in one class!

I hope everyone had as much fun as I did – they were all smiles so I’m pretty sure they had a great time.

So here is my convention prep work update:

Shoebox swap – 49 cards – ummmm nothing done on this one yet, I have an idea floating in my head though

UDI card swap – 19 cards – designed, cut and needs to be assembled

UDI 3-D swap – I only have to make 1!  And I know what it is just need to decide if I want to give away my sample or make a new one.

General swap 1 – 25 card fronts – designed, cut and half are assembled

General swap 2 – 25 card fronts – designed, cut, and all are assembled

General swap 3 – 25 card fronts – I have an idea in mind, I just need to work on it

General swap 4 – 25 card fronts – hoping to get to this one

Friend gifts – planning to make some amount of something to give to friends I see

Roommate gifts – 3 – designed

So that is where things stand and I better keep working to get it all done.

Thanks for stopping by to visit my blog and if you are going to be at the Stampin’ Up! Convention come find me and swap with me!

And let me say a quick “Happy Birthday” to my son Ryan who is 14 today on the 14th of July!  He is the first one to reach the age of his birth date –  see he does get to be first at something.  My other boys were born on the 21st and 29th so it will still be a while before they get to accomplish that.