Jul 25, 2009 | Chipboard, class, Designer Series Paper, Embellishments, Embossing, SU Ribbon, Upsy Daisy |
I made the cutest little desk frame out of two 4×4 coasters the other day. This is one of the projects we made/are making in my class this month. 
The paper is from the Pink Flamingo paper and I used the Summer Sun print with the flowers. Each piece is cut to 4×4 and I used an Anywhere Glue stick to adhere the paper to the coasters. I trimmed the edges with my paper snips. The reason I don’t use my corner rounder punch is because it is not the same corner as the coasters so it is easier to just use paper snips. Then I like to sand the edges with a sanding block. We embossed on the designer paper using the Upsy Daisy stamp set – stamp in VersaMark ink and use white embossing powder. Then heat set the embossing powder. I did one before applying the paper to the coaster and I did another one after applying the paper to the coaster. I felt like the heat tool caused the coaster to warp a little but after lying flat over night it wasn’t noticeable any more so it might not really make a difference. I put the two coaster together and marked and punched the holes using my Crop-A-Dile. Then tied the Bermuda Bay ribbon through to hold the two coaster together. I stamped “always on my mind, forever in my heart” from the Stem Sayings stamp set using the Bermuda Bay ink above my flowers. The Bermuda Bay card stock is corner rounded with the corner punch and stuck on the right side with Stampin’ Dimensionals. My pictures is actually just held on by the little clip from the Clips Assortment. I tied a piece of the Bermuda Bay Polka Dot Ribbon on the clip.
The picture is Greg and I at the beach earlier this month. You might remember me telling you about the infection Greg had in his lymph nodes/neck area. If you look carefully at the picture you can see that on the left side of the picture his neck is swollen and the other side his neck is normal. In this picture he was already getting better (it was worse the week before) and now it is almost completely gone. I think he has one more follow up with the doctor in a couple of weeks.
Don’t forget to join me for the ROYAL BLOG TOUR that starts at midnight!
Have a great day!
Jul 19, 2009 | Big Shot, class, Designer Series Paper |
Last weekend I did a birthday party for Natalie. We had a fun all girls afternoon. Natalie had three friends come over for her party and her mom, Becky, and I. I showed the girls how to make their very own Paper Bag Scrapbook and then we made little purses using the Big Shot die-cut machine. Back in June when Becky was planning the birthday party she said that Natalie loved pink and green so we went through the catalog to find the perfect paper – it turned out to be the Raspberry Tart Designer Series paper and the girls all loved it. I used the same pack pf paper for their scrapbooks and their purses. The scrapbook was one I had designed a couple of years ago and uses an old Stampin’ Up! stamp set that I still think is perfect for this project. The paper bag scrapbook is full of pockets and the stamp set is about pockets and friends and how you can never have too many. Here are some pictures from this fun after noon and a close up of the two projects we made.
girls with their Paper Bag Scrapbooks
Paper Bag Scrapbook
It was so nice to hear the comments from the girls as they made their projects. They all said this was the best party they had ever been too.
Girls with Top Note purses
For the Top Note purse the girls got to use the Big Shot die-cut machine. They lined up and ran their paper through for the different dies – we used the Top Note and the Flower Daisies die. The girls thought it was so cool how their shapes popped right out after they rolled the paper through the machine.
Becky, Natalie’s mom, wants to do this for her own birthday next year.
Top Note purse
Making mini scrapbooks is a fun project and there are endless ideas out there. The paper bag scrapbook is just one and is perfect for little girls.
Have fun stamping with your friends! And if you want to have a birthday party let me know.
Jun 25, 2009 | Big Shot, class, Designer Series Paper, Occasions Mini 2009, Scrapbook Pages |
Last night I had a great scrapbook class. In my class we normally make 2 sets of 2-page 12″ x 12″ layouts – so four 12″ x12″ pages total. Sometimes I add a “bonus page” – a single 12″ x 12″ layout. Yesterday I decided to do that – why because I wanted to use my Walk in the Park Designer Series paper on a scrapbook page and I have not done it yet. My inspiration layout was actually in the Occasions Mini Catalog – and I put this together real fast a few hours before my class.
Supplies I used:
- Walk in the Park Designer Series Paper – the leafy print and the So Saffron print for the bird
- Cameo Coral card stock
- So Saffron card stock
- Basic Gray card stock
- Kiwi Kiss card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Eyelet Border Punch
- Large Oval Punch
- Scallop Oval Punch
- Basic Gray classic ink
- So Saffron classic ink – sponged the flower, the bird and the oval
- Warm Words stamp set
- Big Shot Die Cut Machine – cutting pads and platform
- Stampin’ Up! Little Leaves Sizzlits die
- Stampin’ Up! Birds & Blooms Sizzlits die
- Stampin’ Up! Simple Flower Embosslits die
- Fire Circle Rhinestone Brad
- 2-way glue pen
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Stampin’ Sponge
For another scrapbooking option you can also check out the WOW Scrapbook Kits blog that my upline Wendy and I have started. We have a monthly kit that includes three 2-page 12″ x 12″ layouts for you to create at home. If you order the kits by the 20th of the month you get all the card stock, designer paper, embellishments and die cuts along with the step-by-step instructions, photos, and WOW tips on how to create the pages. Visit our blog at wowscrapbookkits.wordpress.com for more information. Our July kit will be released after the 4th of July holiday weekend. There is a link on my side bar any time you want to stop in and visit. We will also be posting some scrapbooking related articles from time to time.
Greg update (if you want to know) – he went for a visit to the doctor today – but he went at the wrong time so I wasn’t there. He went to work today and I was planning on meeting him but he was there an hour early. Anyway, the doctor did an ultrasound (that’s what Greg said) to look at his neck again and it was much improved. Gave him a second round of the antibiotics and scheduled a recheck after the 4th of July holiday. So all is good right now. We still don’t know the exact cause or how to keep it from happening again – we’ll have that discussion next visit.
Have a good evening!
Jun 24, 2009 | Blooming with Love, class, Designer Series Paper, Masking, Retired List, Stamps, Techniques |
Well I should be back on schedule now to get something new posted each day. Greg seems to be improving and actually went in to work today – he has been home for a week and a half – so I’m glad that he feels well and can drive today. We will go back to the doctor on Thursday. It seems that it is an infection and is now responding to the medication that he is on – it just took a while. The steroid boost he got on Monday seems to have really helped. I think the worst is over now and maybe we can figure out what is causing these infections. He had one last year too – not exactly the same situation but still….
Now on to some stamping……
Blooming with Love is the third main stamp set that I featured in my Stamp-a-Stack class last week. We made two beautiful cards using this set and the Parisian Breeze Specialty Designer Series Paper. I love this set and have had it since early this year and this was the first time I had a chance to use it. Everything I have ever seen with this set is just beautiful. Why did I wait so long to buy it and why did I wait so long to use it??? Now it is on the Last Chance List and it won’t be available for sale after the end of June. But I do have mine, so if you want one too don’t forget to order it. And the Parisian Breeze paper is so pretty and it works well for both female and male cards – why – because every pattern that has flowers (girly) on the back side (it is double-sided paper) there is a more manly design like stripes.
So here are the two cards we made – the designs are slightly altered from cards created by a demonstrator named Becky Roberts. The greeting on this first card is actually a Rub-on from the Chit Chat Rub-ons – I love this collection of Rub-Ons you get over 200 different greetings – one sheet is White and the other is Chocolate Chip. The pots are stamped on scraps of the Parisian Breeze paper and cut out – then adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals ontop of the pots stamped on the Whisper White card stock. Use an aquapainter and some Sahara Sand ink to add the shadows around the plants and pots and on the ground.
This second card uses the “masking” technique. Use this technique to make the pots sit inside the wheelbarrow and the flowers sit inside the pots. You need to use post it notes when doing this technique.
First stamp the image you want in the foreground – in this case the wheelbarrow. Stamp it again on a post it note and cut out exactly on the lines – or just inside the lines of the image – this is your “mask”. Then cover the image that you stamped on your card stock.
Next stamp the second layer – in this case the center pot inside the wheelbarrow. Also stamp one on a post it note and cut it out – you may want more than one since we are working with multiple pots or you’ll have to move the one around. Leave the mask on the wheel barrow and add a mask over the center pot.
Now stamp the third layer – which is the other two pots in the wheelbarrow – they appear behind the center pot and all appear to be sitting inside the wheelbarrow. To add the flowers inside each pot you need to cover each one with a mask before stamping the flower.
Also stamp the pot behind the wheel before lifting the mask covering the wheel portion of the wheelbarrow. Once you have stamped all the pieces then remove all the masks and color in the images. When watercoloring with the Aquapainter use Stazon ink for all your stamping. I used both classic ink and Watercolor Wonder Crayons to color these.
On this particular card I stamped the wheelbarrow image onto a piece of the Parisian Breeze paper (the chocolate chip print) and cut it out. It was adhered to the original image with stampin’ dimensionals. And a vintage brad is in the center of the wheel.
The circle image with the Thank You is from another stamp set that is on the Last Chance List – it is called Seeing Spots. For a complete list of Last Chance items click on the page on the right side bar under Helpful Information – you can see the stamp sets, Decor Elements and accessories that are on the last chance list. It is your last chance to buy them….before they are gone. You can email me or go to my website and order online by clicking the SHOP NOW button.
I hope you like these beautiful cards. The masking technique is a real “Wow” technique and fun to use – so give it a try.
Have a Bloomin’ Beautiful Day!
Jun 20, 2009 | Big Shot, class, Designer Series Paper, family, Occasions Mini 2009, Retired List |
Here is a quick little card I made yesterday afternoon in between my Stamp-A-Stack classes. I have some cards for sale at a local bird store and told them I would make some more “manly” looking cards since it was Father’s Day. I took a few last week and just didn’t get time to make anymore. I figured it was my last chance so I took an idea from the new catalog and made some slight changes. The color combination is actually on the color wheel – Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, Old Olive and Bordering Blue. This is the Forest Friends stamp set. I added texture with the Big Shot and my texture plate. Edges are sponged on each layer. The owl is on dimensionals – which you can see because there is a shadow – along with the the other two layers.
Yesterday’s stamp-a-stack class was a lot of fun. I needed the break but did have a few interuptions – sorry about that.
Everyone made 6 cards with matching envelopes. I used three main stamp sets – Heartfelt Thanks, Wild About You and Bloomin’ with Love. Most of the cards I actually posted already. The Heartfelt Thanks cards we made included the one with the large scallop circle and the one with the Sweet Always striped paper – see my post from June 10th. The Wild About You cards we made included the Lion card with the Rainbow Sherbet paper – I wish I had bought that paper earlier – now it is sold out and I really liked it in person, and the Alligator card with the In-Colors – see my post from June 14th.
The last two cards used the Bloomin’ with Love stamp set and I’ll post those later.
These are all on the Last Chance List – they will be retiring at the end of June and no longer available to buy – so don’t hesitate. You can check on all the stamp sets, acessories and Decor Elements on the Last Chance List by clicking on the page in my side bar – under Helpful Information – click on Last Chance List.
Greg is doing a bit better – we talked to the doctor yesterday and he said they confirm that it was an infection and not something more. We now go back on Thrsday instead of Monday. I hope there is more improvement by Monday with the antibiotics he is on.
Thanks and have a great weekend.
Jun 15, 2009 | Big Shot, class, Occasions Mini 2009, SU Ribbon |
June 2009 Class Kit To Go
Cleary Thanks Class Kit To Go
All images Stampin’ Up!© 2009
The June Class Kit To Go is now available to be ordered.
You will need to have some supplies at home to complete the kit as shown. I am not including a stamp set option this time.
The featured item is the Cleary Thanks printed window sheets and you can make the cards with just these.
I did use the Oval All stamp set on two of my cards but you could use any greeting set or even rub-ons to complete your cards.
There are 10 cards – 2 each of 5 different designs. This class features a box with a clear window sheet cover and decorated belly band that holds 10 cards and envelopes.
June 2009 Class Kit To Go
Cleary Thanks Kit 1 is $20
Payment due by June 26th. Kits will be ready by July 13th or sooner.
Kit 1 includes:
Cleary Thanks printed window sheets on page 10 in the Occasions Mini catalog
Step-by-step Instructions to make cards and box
Materials to make ten cards with envelopes and the box
(including card stock, ribbon, rhinestone and jumbo brads, die cuts, clear window sheet, and envelopes)
Demonstrator option:
Demonstrator option – instructions only – $6. Please contact me at [email protected].
Additional items you need at home:
Additional items that you will need to complete the Cleary Thanks kit as shown are:
Basic Gray Classic ink pad, Pink Pirouette or Pretty in Pink Classic ink pad,
White Gel Pen, Paper Piercer and Mat Pack,
Sticky strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots,
Oval All stamp set, a bone folder,
Stampin’ Sponge, Paper Cutter with scoring blade,
Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, and Wide Oval punch.
If you need any of these additional items they can be added to the cost of your class.
The kits will be ready by July 13th 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 send me an email if you would like to purchase the June Class to Go Kit. Payment must be made to me by cash or check by June 26th.
I will be placing the order for the materials the night of the 26th.
