Jul 4, 2010 | class, Summer Mini 2010 |
Happy 4th of July!
I hope you have a wonderful day with your family and friends!
You are invited to an Ice Cream Party!
Please join me for my next Hands On Class on Friday, July 9th at 10:00 am and again at 7:00 pm.
Come join me for a fun class featuring the Sweet Scoops stamp set from the Summer Mini Catalog. We’ll be making an ice cream kit and some cards. The class fee is $15. Please bring snail adhesive and paper snips.
RSVP by July 7th so I can have materials ready for you.
Email me at [email protected].
Jun 28, 2010 | Birthday, Cards, class, Summer Mini 2010 |
So I made this cute card for Kimberly’s workshop that I had earlier this month. 
I used the sweet new Sweet Scoops set from the Summer Mini catalog and made my favorite Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream. And I planned to write where I got the inspiration from this card from but I have been away on vacation for a week and for the life of me I can’t remember where I got this from. I’m pretty sure it was a sketch from somewhere and I think I changed a few things on it – but I just can’t remember at all right now. I may think of it later. Anyway I really liked how this turned out. And I plan to use it for one of my cards for my July Hands-on Class. This time I’m going to do a themed class – an ICE CREAM PARTY! I think it will be lots of fun. I am having the class a week earlier than normal on Friday, July 9th instead of the following week – that week I will be at Ga. Tech with Kyle for his orientation. I’ll be sending out more details to my email list later and post them on my blog and website too.
I was actually gone for a whole week for vacation. We were in Boone, NC for the week in a house on a mountain. We had a lot of fun with our family but also had some issues. First let me just say that we have been renting places for many years and more recently I have been finding places through VRBO – and all have been great. But this time I would not recommend renting from this company/resort or whatever you want to call it. I will tell you more about it later this week. We had a nice week together with family and with the help of wireless internet at the Panera store in town I was able to get all my blog posts done for the week and check a few emails. The rest of the time we had no internet access so I didn’t get some things done like I had planned. I caught up on a few things on Sunday and will do some more this week. I share pictures and more about our trip during the week.
Have a great day!
May 25, 2010 | class, Easter, Simply Adorned Jewelry, Valentine's Day |
I have more inserts to show you from my Simply Adorned class. I tried to do one set per month for my class and the ones I showed in my earlier post – click here to see it – were Jan. (snowman), May (butterfly), Aug (monogram) and then the clear one. So here are a few more –
Here is February – like that wasn’t obvious. I used the Sending Love Specialty paper. Some punched hearts, a bit of ribbon and a Rhinestone brad removed from the brad setting so I could use just the rhinestone.
And here is March – I wasn’t sure what to do with that but I found the little Shamrock in the Holiday Blitz stamp set. This would actually be a great set to do a whole bunch of inserts for all the holidays. The other image is from the Charming stamp set. Then some circles, faux stitching and linen thread. Nothing terribly exciting but it will work for that little bit of green that you need for St. Patricks Day.
And here was the one for April. The Picnic Parade set from the last Stampin’ Up! mini catalog had perfect little images to tuse for these charms. The are all water colored with classic ink.
I made an extra long jewelry tag to hold the Happy Easter – if you have never done this – here is how – I’ll try to explain. Cut a strip of card stock the same width as the little jewelry tag punch. Then from the bottom of the punch insert the strip so that it punches only the end with the little tab on it – the other end stays out of the punch to keep it longer.
So that was a few more. That is now about half of what we made in the class. So there will be more later.
My next Simply Adorned class is on June 6th.
Thanks for checking in today!
I’m a Guest Designer at Create with Connie & Mary: Summer Edition going on now – come join us for daily projects featuring items in the Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini Catalog.
May 21, 2010 | class, Simply Adorned Jewelry |
If you haven’t already bought one of the Simply Adorned Charms you really should. I have the 1″ x 1-1/4″ charm (which is the medium size) and the 24″ chain (the smaller one). I love it. Making little inserts to go inside is really a lot of fun. you can just use bits of scraps left on your craft table and you can whip something up in no time to match what ever you might be wearing. No more worries about matching your jewelry to your clothing.
I have had one class already and have another coming up in June featuring the Simply Adorned Charm. In my class we decorated the box, created a belly band for the box, made a holder for all the inserts that aren’t currently in the charm, and then we made a whole bunch of inserts – basically one for each month. It was a very fun class. The details for my next class are at the end of this post.
I wanted to share a few of the inserts with you today.
This is the easiest one. I cut a piece of window sheet to fit inside the charm and then decorated it with rub-ons. This one is nice because it is see-through so you can wear it with any color top – solid colors would be the best. The color of your top will show through the clear window sheet – so you have a perfect match for your outfit! I saw this idea somewhere else and thought it was the best ever.
This next one is actually one of my favorites. The little snow man is one from the Holiday Lineup set – there are a whole line of snowmen to choose from – so you could use a variety. I created a matching backside using the words from Punch Pals. When I wear my charm it tends to flip back and forth as I move around so I create a front and a back. I think the idea for this snow man was also one that I saw somewhere else – I can’t remember for sure.
The black and white monogram – I think I have already showed it to you. It is my favorite one and I wear it a lot. It uses the Charming stamp set and Lovely Letters for the monogram.
I just made one for a neighbor to give as a graduation gift. On the back I made something completely different – I still have to down load the pictures of it to show you – so I’ll do that later in another post.
Right now I seem to be wearing this one a lot with the greens and yellows in it. The little butterflies from the Beautiful Wings Embosslit are just perfect to fit inside. And yes even a little brad will fit in the charm. Just make sure you really flatten it in the back.
So those are just a few of the charm inserts we made in my class. I also used this as my project for our Weekend at Wendys. The main thing was the holder that I made and then everyone made some of the charm inserts to go inside.
This last photo is actually the front and back of the holder that I created to hold all the inserts. The design of the holder it self is mine but the little decoration on the front was an idea I saw that another demonstrator had used. The stamp set is the Sale-A-Bration set Vintage labels – I have redesigned the front using a different set now but I didn’t get another picture of it yet. The background is the Medallion stamp.
And here is the information for my next class:
Come join me for a Special Class on
Sunday, June 6th – 2:00 pm – Simply Adorned Jewelry Class
The class fee will be $28 – prepaid by May 24th.
The class fee will include the 1” x 1-1/4” Simply Adorned Charm and box,
We will create 12 inserts for the charm, a holder for the inserts, and decorate the box.
You need to bring your paper snips and adhesive.
If you would like a chain there are two sizes and you can add that to the cost of the class –
24” chain – add $12.75
34” chain – add $15.00
The charms have a lobster clasp so you can use on a chain your already have or even with ribbon or cord.
Please RSVP and give me your payment by May 24th. I will be placing an order for the charms/chains that have been pre-paid. If you miss this deadline you can still attend the class but you may not receive your charm/chain until after the class. Final RSVP cut-off to attend the class will be 6/3.
Have a simply charming day!
May 19, 2010 | Big Shot, class, Scrapbook Pages |
Today I wanted to share with you one of the WOW Scrapbook layouts that I recently added pictures too. This layout was released last year in one of the WOW Scrapbook Kits – check out the blog HERE – and one that I used in my scrapbooking class last month. I added pictures to it this weekend.
The layout was perfect for these pictures of Kyle at the KSU University Scholors Awards Ceremony. He received his Outstanding Student award that day. 
The left page has photos that I took during the actual ceremony – which aren’t the best photos but you get the idea. The colors on this layout turned out to be perfect since the cord that Kyle received was red. And conveniently the school mascot is an Owl – how perfect is that!
I also wanted to let you know that on the WOW Scrapbook Kits Blog we are now selling completed scrapbook pages – all hand-stamped and fully assembled with all Stampin’ Up! products. Just add your own pictures! We are selling completed pages in very limited quantities – so don’t delay if you see one that you want. I will continue to add new layouts until we run out of the completed pages. So continue to check back on the WOW Scrapbook Kits Blog to see what we have available each day.
The first layout available is a Baseball layout. Wendy and I hope you will find something that you can use for your scrapbooking. Or check out the tutorials available for sale – these include step by step instructions, photos, measurements, supply lists and WOW tips.
Thanks for stopping by today!
May 18, 2010 | Cards, class, Masculine, Summer Mini 2010 |
Stampin’ With Monika
Class Reminder
Come join me for my Hands-on Class on
Friday, May 21st – 10:00 am and 7:00 pm
Masculine Class
This class will be featuring masculine themed cards for the men in our lives.
Please sign up for this class by the end of day May 19th.
The class fee will be $15.
I hope you will join me for a fun class!
