Oct 21, 2013 | Demonstrator, Scrapbook Pages |
If you wondered why I haven’t posted in a while – well I went away on a long scrapbook weekend in the North Georgia Mountains. It was a really fun weekend and I spent time working on a scrapbook that I have been planning for years! I just haven’t taken the time to actually sit down and work on it. But I did this weekend. It was so fun to go look back at the pictures of our trip that we took in 2006. Yep it was quite some time ago and we have all changed – the boys have grown into young men and well Greg and I have aged a bit.
I had intended to create blog posts while I was away but after the first day up there the internet stopped working and well I spent the time doing other things and not on my computer. I suppose that is good I’m sure it meant I spent more time scrapbooking and more time getting to know the other people at the cabin – I only new a few to begin with and there were about 20 of us there. It was a fun weekend with lots of crafting and laughing in a beautiful cabin (well a rather large house really) on Lake Rabun in the North Georgia Mountains.
I thought I would share the first layout for my scrapbook that I worked on while I was at the retreat –
I actually made the layout years ago and saved all my designer paper form this collection when it retired. Plus the stamp set, ink and card stock. Pretty much everything I’m using is now retired. And I’ve ended up making a few substitutions (or additions) too. The colors that I saved were Sage Shadow and Really Rust – remember those? I’ve been hanging onto all this old stuff just for this scrapbook. I printed lots of pictures before I left for the weekend so that I could bring them with me.
I had a whole bag of stuff that I had saved from the trip and I was excited to realize that I had already sorted it all by each day of our trip. It was a great trip that started in Las Vegas and we circled through Utah and a bunch of National Parks, across Lake Powell, to the Grand Canyon, across the Hoover Dam and back to Las Vegas. Something different almost every day and I had all my notes and everything saved in my bag.
And don’t forget today is the last day to join STAMPIN’ UP! for only $25!
I have an email going out along with a class reminder for this week – but email service seems to be having an issue getting it out. I am going to set up a duplicate email – so if you get it twice – I’m sorry but since this is the last day I want to make sure everyone sees it. Join my Stampin’ Up! team for $25 – today is the last day. Visit my website – www.monika.stampinup.net and click on JOIN THE FUN. From there you can sign up online and your starter kit will be on its way and you can start placing orders!
Oct 17, 2013 | Big Shot, Christmas, Holiday Catalog 2013, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat, Thinlits |
Our Christmas themed project for the Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat was a trio of Christmas boxes. All ready to fill with special treats or gifts. All of the boxes are food safe if you want to bake something yummy to put inside.
For the big XL box this is what we used –
- extra large gift box
- Season of Style Designer Paper
- Gift Bow Die
- Be Merry single stamp
- Cherry Cobbler 1″ ribbon
- Frosted Finishes Embellishment
- Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine
For the window box this is what we used –
- Decorative Window Box
- Season of Style Designer Paper
- Gift Bow Die
- Cherry Cobbler 1″ ribbon
- Perfectly You stamp set
- Rhinestones
- Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine
- Hearts a Flutter Framelits
For the long box this is what we used –
- Tag a Bag Box
- Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White card stock
- Cherry Cobbler 1″ ribbon
- Season of Style Washi Tape
- Expressions Thinlits
- Label Love stamp set
- Artisan Label punch
And for all of them the basics like the Big Shot for the framelits, ink in Old Olive and/or Cherry Cobbler, etc.
Most of the supplies for these projects can be found in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini catalog.
Thanks for stopping by today. I’m off for a long, long weekend of scrapbooking with a house full of new friends.
Oct 14, 2013 | Cards, Holiday Catalog 2013, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat, Thank You |
Our “Thanksgiving” themed project for the Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat was this fall themed Thank You card set.
The whole set includes 4 cards with lined envelopes and a cute decorated bag to hold them all.
This bag idea came from a swap I received at convention. I used the Burlap Ribbon to add a handle to the bag. The button was sewed to the front with Linen Thread. The back was attached with a brad. You just slide the handle to the side to get the cards in and out. It makes a nice little gift for someone. The front of the bag is decorated just like the front of the cards.
Each card was on a different color base to match the colors in the Sweater Weather Designer Series paper. The paper was used to line the envelopes.
I really love the whole set. I hope you love it too!
Thanks for visiting today!
Oct 12, 2013 | Banner Kit, Halloween, Holiday Catalog 2013, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
The Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat theme this fall was “Tackle the Holidays”. So our first holiday was Halloween. The project was this BOO Banner made with the Simply Created Banner Kit.
I probably need to take a new photograph with it hanging up – this one is lying on my dining room table and you can hardly see the black glittery punch art spider hanging off the bottom. And we cheated just a little when we made this one – Cindy had one of the accessory kits for the banners – the Halloween one and it had the big Bat in it. We needed 12 but didn’t want to buy a kit for each person and increase the price or our retreat. So instead we traced the one that Cindy had and made a template for everyone to trace and cut – a bit more work but the effect was the same. We covered the bat with the 2-way glue pen and black glitter and it was done.
Here are some more details on how this banner came together –
- Using Sponge Daubers and Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black ink stencil the polka dots on one banner piece and the chevrons on another. The dot stencil you can line up with the two grommets at the top of the banner.
- Use the alphabet stencils and the mask to stencil a ‘b’ and and ‘o’ in black.
- For the center banner cover it with the mask stencil so that you have just the large circle open. Use a spritzer filled with Crushed Curry ink and rubbing alcohol (20 drops of ink refill). Spritz the circle. Let it dry for a minute and before removing the stencil use a sponge and Summer Starfruit ink to sponge around the edge of the circle to add some depth.
- Trace and cut out the bat. Cover with 2-way glue pen and black glitter. Attach to the banner.
- Create the pumpkin. Three xl-Oval punches in Pumpkin Pie – sponge the edges with Pumpkin Pie Ink. Layer with Stampin’ Dimensionals. A hand cut piece of black for the stem. Old Olive punched from the Boho Blossom punch for the leaves. A little piece of Linen Thread tied around the stem. Attach to banner with dimensionals.
- create the Spider. (I really need to get another picture so you can see it better.) The body is the Mosaic punch, the head 3/4″ circle punch, the legs are the Chevron Punch each one cut in half to make them thinner, plus a thin strip for the web part. Glue all the pieces together. Then cover with the 2-way glue pen and black glitter. Attach to the back of the banner so it is hanging down.
- String all the banners on a piece of Jute.
- Add ribbon to the jute on each end. Summer Starfruit and Basic Black ribbon.
Let just say there was black glitter everywhere and I am very glad we did this project in my craft room and not in the dining room or kitchen table.
Now go make your Halloween banner – it will be here soon!
And to see a stepped up version of this banner that Cindy made for one of her Artisan team projects – look here.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Oct 11, 2013 | Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Demonstrator, Thinlits |
Stamping News from Monika Davis
