Nov 9, 2009 | Christmas, class |
New Class Kit to Go
Christmas Jingle Card Box class
All images Stampin’ Up!© 2009
This kit features a box with 20 cards and envelopes decorated with the Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin’ Kit.
The Kit includes 1/2 of a Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin’ kit plus additional materials to make 20 cards with matching envelopes and the box to store them all in. You will have elements from the Simply Scrappin’ left over to use for gift tags or additional cards by adding your own card stock. If you don’t want the box you can also use those supplies to make additional cards. These will be quick cards to put together. I only stamped greetings on some of the cards.
You will need to have some supplies at home to complete the kit as shown.
November Class Kit To Go
Christmas Jingle Card Box Kit is $22
The kit with supplies is no longer available but you can order just the tutorial – see below.
Payment due by November 20th. Kits should be ready by December 5 th.
Instruction only option is $5.95 – you will receive a pdf file emailed to you beginning November 20th. No materials are included.
Christmas Jingle Card Box Kit Tutorial $5.95
You can order the instruction only option at any time – it will appear in my tutorials for sale page.
Kit with supplies includes:
Step-by-step Instructions to make cards and the box
Materials to make 20 cards with envelopes and the box
(including card stock, ribbon, Designer Series Paper, brads, punched pieces and envelopes)
Additional items that you will need to complete the Christmas Jingle Card Box as shown are:
Four the Holidays stamp set #116921 (or similar greeting set)
Classic ink pads: Real Red, Chocolate Chip
Bone Folder
Sticky strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Paper Cutter with both cutting and scoring blade
Crop-a-dile
Scallop Circle punch, 1/16″ Handheld punch
Paper piercer and Mat Pack
If you need any of these additional items they can be added to the cost of your class.
The kits will be ready by December 5th for you to pick up at my home if you are local. I can mail them to you for $5.00 if you are not.
If you order additional items there may be an extra charge to mail those items to you. Please email me at [email protected].
Please send me an email if you would like to purchase the November Class Kit to Go. Payment must be made to me by cash or check by November 20th or use the PayPal links above. If you have trouble please email me.
I hope you like the new kit it should be easy to put together a stack of Christmas cards with this kit.
Thank you!!
Oct 30, 2009 | class, My Digital Studio |
After learning about calenders in Stampin’ Up!’s new My Digital Studio the other day I came up with an idea as I was preparing for my classes today. I wanted to create a monthly calendar showing all my upcoming classes and events. So yesterday I started to play and my idea came together – I finished up late – I should have been sleeping – but instead was on the computer adding more images to my calendar. So here is what I came up with……..
So what do you think? I know when my kids were younger and I was room mom in their class I always made fun calendars to hand out of all the activities or volunteers that were scheduled. This program would have been perfect for that. I’m going to try to do this each month and post to my blog and send out on email to my newsletter list.
My Digital Studio has Calendar templates for 2010 and 2011 – you choose a Designer Template and it has the grid with the numbers along with the month and year. The calendar Designer Templates aren’t “designed” with colors or images or anything else. In order to create a 2009 month I just went and found a month that started on the same day as the one I was creating – then selected Insert Duplicate Page to make a copy of it. Then I did my editing – by changing the month and year and deleting any extra days. I added background paper and then my stamped images and embellishments. I also added a piece of Whisper White card stock as a page layer so that I could size it and place it behind my grid so that all the calendar information was visible. I used the new Medallion Digital Download – it is not included in the original My Digital Studio release but you can get it as a Digital Download for $1.95 – to add a background accent – I adjusted the opacity so it would just be a faint image in the background.
Fun, Fun! Can you tell what colors I used – Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Old Olive, and Ruby Red – those are some of the colors I like to use for fall. I’m almost finished with my certification. Every time I play with I learn a little more…
Have a fun day! I’ll be stamping the day away in my Holiday Card Making classes – so off to finish setting up for those. Thanks for stopping by.
Oct 26, 2009 | Christmas, class, Holiday Mini Catalog 2009 |
I think I’m going to have several posts today – to make up for being late. First my next class is this Friday. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Holiday Card Making Class
Oct 30
10:00 AM
And again at
7:00 PM
This is my monthly hands-on stamping class and this month we will be making a variety of holiday cards.
The picture above shows some of the cards we will be making.
We will use a variety of stamp sets from the Stampin’ Up! Idea Book and the Holiday Mini Catalog.
(This is class is a week later than normal)
Class fee is $15 and you will receive $10 off if you place a product order for $50 or more.
Please bring adhesive (or I can order you some) and your own paper snips. RSVP for this class by 10/28/09. I hope to see you there.
My email is [email protected] – or visit my events on my website and click RSVP from there.
Oct 5, 2009 | class, Scrapbook Pages |
Kyle is my oldest son and this year he is a senior in high school! I have always kept “stuff” for all three boys since they started school – I just didn’t always do a good job of keeping it organized. So much of it is in boxes, or drawers. I started a year or two ago to try organizing it more so I could work on “School Years” Scrapbooks for each of them. I have a box with folders for all three boys for each year of school. As I came across stuff I started filing it in the appropriate folder. But I never completed all the organizing of my stuff and now Kyle is a senior and I NEED to get this scrapbook done before he graduates. I want to have it ready so when we have a graduation party everyone can look and see how he changed through the years and we can see what all he accomplished. This would have been so good to keep up with along the way. Now I’m not totally behind – I did work on a few years here and there – so I have a start and actually decided to create the same basic page for each of the boys – so all of them would have the same design for 1st grade – but not necessarily the same layout of pictures and stuff on the page.
So then a friend of mine asked me if I could help her create a scrapbook for her son who is also a senior. I asked her what she wanted and it sounded very much like what I was planning to do. LIGHTBULB moment! I need to create a class and invite everyone to join me and we can all make our books together over the next few months. It will keep me working and help everyone else at the same time. I actually had someone ask me this same sort of thing last year – but it was right before graduation and there wasn’t time to do much – so we made her a little 6×6 album that just featured her daughter’s senior year.
Here is my plan –
SCHOOL YEARS ALBUM CLASS SERIES
In this series of classes you will create a scrapbook with pages from Kindergarten through Senior Year in High School.
For each school year your layout will incorporate a pocket to keep report cards or certificates. We will be using all Stampin’ Up! products in these classes although we may use some retired stamp sets for some of our layouts.
This class will meet once a month from November 2009 through March 2010. In April 2010 you will have a completed scrapbook ready to showcase your child at his/her graduation.
If you don’t have a child close to graduating you can still take this class and have pages ready to fill with pictures and important information as they complete their school years. (I wish I had been that prepared!) You also have the option of completing only the classes that you need.
Here is an outline of the class:
October and throughout the series – gather photos, certificates, and information you may want to include in your scrapbook. These items should cover the school years from Kindergarten through Senior Year. I would suggest getting some folders and using those to help you separate everything. Sign up for the classes you wish to take. We won’t actually meet this month.
November 8, 2009 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – we will meet and begin our scrapbook – working on the front page, Kindergarten and 1st Grade layouts.
December 13, 2009 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – we will meet and work on 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, and 4th Grade layouts.
January 10, 2010 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – we will meet and work on 5th Grade, 6th Grade and 7th Grade layouts.
February 7, 2010 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – we will meet and work on 8th Grade, 9th Grade and 10th Grade layouts.
March 14, 2010 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – we will meet and work on 11th Grade, 12th Grade and Graduation layouts.
April 18, 2010 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – we will meet to finish up anything you need help with and show off our completed scrapbooks!
Class Fee: Each meeting Nov – Mar. is a $30 fee prepaid at least 2 weeks before the class. There is no cost for April as we won’t be creating new pages. You can choose which classes you need and don’t need to attend them all – some of you probably have some pages done already. If you attend/pay for the full series – 5 classes Nov – Mar – you will receive a $20 gift certificate at the end of the series that can be used for any of my future classes.
You may additionally purchase a 12×12 linen album and page protectors from me – for $35 you will get a 12″ x 12″ linen ring album and 15 page protectors – color choices are Natural, Moss, Red, or Navy. You will need to supply your own Snail Adhesive and refills at each class – I can order these for you also. Also plan to bring paper snips. All other consumable supplies and stamps, ink and tools I will provide at the class.
I’m looking forward to this and being able to showcase my child when he graduates high school in the spring.
Please email me to reserve your spot in this class – [email protected].
Sep 27, 2009 | class, Designer Series Paper, Holiday Mini Catalog 2009, Scrapbook Pages |
Autumn Meadows DSP
Stampin’ Up! © 2009
September Scrapbook Class
When: Wednesday, September 30th
Time: 6:30 pm
Come join me for my monthly scrapbook class.
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.
This month’s pages include a sport themed layout – mine is created using the Just Soccer stamp set, I also have Just Tennis and an old sport set with a variety of choices.
If you want to bring your own set for a specific sport that is fine too or let me know ahead and I can try to borrow one for baseball or football.
This layout can be used to showcase your child playing a sport or for pictures of you and your family attending a game or event.
The second layout using the new Autumn Meadows Designer Series Paper from the Holiday Mini Catalog – I have it designed as an outdoor layout for hiking pictures, but it could be used for other things too.
Please bring scissors (paper snips) and adhesive, all other supplies will be provided.
Class fee is $20 and you will receive $10 off with a $50 product order.
Since this is going out late please let me know no later than Tuesday afternoon (9/29) if you plan to come so I can cut your kit.
I hope you can join me – we always have a great time!
My next scrapbook class will be October 21st. This is a week early – I’m trading weeks with my hands on class so I can attend the Stampin’ Up! Regional Seminar on the 23rd.
Sep 26, 2009 | Big Shot, class, Punch Art |
It’s the final project from my Treat Class and this one was one of the favorites from everyone that came.
I’ll be making a flock of these for Thanksgiving this year to use on our table. This project uses the Big Shot and some punches.
This idea originated from a demo that made Big Shot boxes for each month of the year and took them to a Stampin’ Up! event to share with everyone. Stampin’ Up! liked the idea so much they posted it on our Demonstrator website for all of us to see and use. I made a few slight changes from the original project. She used the Bag w/scallops dies and has the full circle on the front and back of the box – so it is taller than my version.
My version has the Box #2 die as the inside of the container – the top flaps were cut off so it is an open box. It is large enough to hold a cello bag filled with a cookie, or trail mix, or popcorn or an assortment of candy. Then I cut two Chocolate Chip Scallop Circles. I placed these on my box so that where the bottom of the box was is covered all the way across by the scallop circle – here I marked and then scored in between the scallops. Once you get one done then you can use it as a template to mark the rest. The scallop circle is attached with sticky strip to the outside of the box – the scored flap is folded under and sticky strip holds it to the bottom. This give the bottom of the box more support if yo were putting something heavier inside. If you don’t like that then just cut the scallop circle off at the bottom of the box.
To make the tail feathers cut a Scallop Circle die on the Big Shot – one in Pumpkin Pie, one in More Mustard and one in Old Olive. Fold them in half and cut from the center of the circle out to in between the scallops. You need two Pumpkin pie pieces that have four scallops, two More Mustard pieces with four scallops and one Old Olive piece with four scallops. Then fold the Pumpkin Pie and More Mustard ones in half. For the Old Olive fold in one scallop from each side. I used the bone folder to crease them all good. Then use snail and attach to the front of the box – lining them up with the Chocolate Chip scallops. Start in the center with the Old Olive. Then add More Mustard on each side – I have the fold on the outside. Then add the Pumpkin Pie pieces on each side – again with the fold on the outside.
Since my Turkey box was smaller I made my turkey smaller than the original one was. I used the 1-3/4″ circle punch for the body and a 1″ circle punch for the head. Black eyes are punched with the Crop-A-Dile and highlighted with a white gel pen. The feet are the large flower form the BoHo Blossoms punch – cut a piece with 3 petals for each foot. The nose is also from the largest flower on the BoHo Blossoms punch – one petal. The waddle is the smallest flower – cut away 3 petals on one side and then 2 on the other and it leaves you with the waddle shape. I use my 2-way glue pen when I do punch art and usually a pair of fine tipped craft tweezers are the best thing – the kind with the reverse handle so when you aren’t holding it it holds the piece and when you press the handles together it let’s go. I have found these to be very helpful when working with tiny pieces in punch art. Once the turkey is all together I stuck him on the front of the box with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
It is a fun little box and once you make one the rest going much faster. Using a combination of various Big Shot boxes, other dies and punches you can create a box for every month of the year. I love my Big Shot – if you don’t have one make sure to put it on your wish list and let your family know to give me a call or send them to my website so they can order it for you. And remember if you order it from me I’ll decorate your Big Shot for you too! Here is a look at mine:
I decorated mine shortly after I got it more than a year ago. And I personally decorated all the ones that I have sold so far. I have been using various Rub-Ons so everyone has their very own unique Big Shot once it is decorated.
Thanks for stopping by today!
