Jun 30, 2010 | Big Shot, Designer Series Paper, family, Scrapbook Pages, Sporting, Summer Mini 2010 |
Today is Wednesday and usually I have a scrapbook class on the last Wednesday of the month. With the lack of internet last week I didn’t get out a class reminder and once I got home and looked at my calendar I decided it would be best not to have the class today. So instead I am posting a scrapbook layout today with supplies and measurements so you can create a similar version for yourself at home.
These are pictures that I took in March when it was Spring break for the colleges. Kyle was on spring break and so was my nephew Nicholas. The boys hung out for a few days and one afternoon decided to throw the football in the backyard. Tyler joined them.
I was glad to see them outside playing instead of inside on the computer. But the fun time didn’t last long. Nicholas threw the football and Tyler and Kyle were trying to catch it. Tyler got in front and went for the ball which hit the end of his little finger at just the wrong angle. See the last picture where Tyler is grabbing his hand. That was it for the football that day. Since his finger didn’t improve I ended up taking him to the doctor the next day and then they sent us to xrays. Yep the result was a broken finger!
Now for some information about this layout. I used a football from an old retired stamp set but you could use another ball or another image for whatever you need.
The base of the layout is Night of Navy 12″ x 12″. Both backgrounds are stamped with the football in Night of Navy ink. I used strips of the Travel Journal Designer Series paper from the Summer Mini catalog – 1″ and 1/2″ strips of different patterns and then I trimmed them to different lengths so they could be staggered.
The journaling was typed on the computer and printed on Whisper White card stock. I stamped a football in Sahara Sand ink where the word “football” was in the journaling. The title is cut from Sahara Sand card stock using the Big Shot and the GoGo Boots Alphabet dies.
I also cut arrows and brackets using the Big Shot – the brackets are from the Hearts & Brackets die and the curvy arrows are from the Curves Ahead Sizzlit die. The large straight arrow if from the My Way punch. The footballs are stamped on Whisper White card stock with Night of Navy ink and cut out.
I put all the footballs and the brackets on Stampin’ Dimensionals to lift them off the page. “Game On” is from the Sporting stamp set and punched out with the 1-1/4″ square punch. A piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock was punched with the 1-3/8″ square punch to create a layer. This is also on Stampin’ Dimensionals.
My pictures are 3″ wide and 4-1/2″ tall on the left page and 3″ wide and 5″ tall on the right page. I put a Pumpkin Pie mat on the one where Tyler is holding his finger after the ball hit him. I just never got a picture of his finger in the custom made splint that he had.
I hope you like the page – have fun making your own. Thanks for stopping by today!
Jun 29, 2010 | My Digital Studio, Wildlife |
I decided I needed a new signature and thought I would try using My Digital Studio to create one. This is what I came up with:
So today I was working on a news update to send to my customers through email and decided I should use the same idea to create a header for my newsletters. So I did using the same design and here is the result:
In My Digital Studio I opened a new project and created these as cards. The signature is the first page of the card and the newsletter header is actually the second page. The font I used is one that I downloaded for free called CK-Becky. I created a text box for the text – the signature has all the text in one box and the header has each line in it’s own box so I could move it around more. All the text is centered within the box and the color is Chocolate Chip.
Then I added some stamps – the stamp set is For All You Do. I add the stem in Old Olive and then the flower in So Saffron. I resized them all to be more in line with my text. The center of the flowers are the Sending Love Epoxy brads which is an additional download for My Digital Studio. These are also sized down to fit in the center of the flower. I added the butterfly in Old Olive and it is turned on an angle.
After I had the designs the way I wanted I exported each page to a jpg file. Then I pulled them into my photo editing software so that I could crop them down to be useable on my blog and in my newsletter. I didn’t need them to be card sized so I eliminated all the extra white around each one and made a smaller jpg file. Then I just use that to insert where I need it. I hope all that makes sense.
Oh and guess what – I have birds again! There is a bluebird building a new nest in one of the houses today. I spent some time working in the yard this morning and noticed her. I checked this afternoon and it looks like the nest is finished. I only saw the female so my guess is the male is busy teaching the babies from the last brood how to get their food while she builds her new nest. I’ll let you know if any eggs appear. And also today I saw a rabbit in the backyard twice – its a good thing this rabbit (I think it was the same one) is faster than my dogs. I didn’t see the rabbit until it started running it is fast and a little smarter than the dogs. I’m not sure where it went though so I’ll have to look for it tomorrow. I also saw a deer this afternoon in the neighbors yard across the street. Jeanette was here getting her new catalog and I looked out and saw the deer going across the yard. I also found the fire ants in my flower bed – I did see them before they saw me so i didn’t get any bites but there were tons of them right where I was digging holes and planting flowers. That’s all my animal excitement for today. I’ll try to get some new pictures of the bird and the nest – it is in house #2 which is where the chickadees were earlier this spring.
Thanks for stopping by today!
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!
Jun 27, 2010 | Big Shot, Cards, Designer Series Paper, In Colors |
This was my favorite card from my Last Chance class. The layout comes directly from the front of the new Stampin’ Up! catalog that starts on July 1st. But the Designer Paper and the stamp set are from the old catalog and on the Last Chance List.
The card base is Sahara Sand and is textured with the new Square Lattice Embossing Folder in the Summer Mini Catalog. I used strips of paper from the Thoroughly Modern Designer Series paper (this is retiring) to cover the front of a piece of card stock and then cut the whole thing with the Top Note die and the Big Shot. The strips are of varying widths and one is even scallop with the scallop border punch.
The front tag is from the Matchbox die.
The stamp set is called Of the Earth and is a very pretty Level 1 Hostess set in this year’s catalog. You have a little bit more time to earn this set. I used markers to color the flower image – Rose Red and Soft Suede and then stamped in on the left edge. I used the Warm Words stamp set (also retiring) to stamp the word “cherish” in Soft Suede. And the little butterfly is stamped in Bermuda Bay (this is a current In-Color and it will be retiring too).
The butterfly is stamped a second time on scratch paper and cut out and popped up on a dimensional on top of the first one. I stamped the envelope to match. It turned out so pretty!
You can order items on the Last Chance lists by visiting my website and clicking the SHOP NOW button. Some items are on sale and many have sold out – don’t miss out if there is something you want.
Have a great day!
Jun 26, 2010 | Designer Series Paper, Retired List |
This cute little nugget purse idea was one that was presented on stage at the Chattanooga half-day regional last year. I kept meaning to use this little project in a class but somehow it was always overlooked – until now. I used it for my Last Chance class and featured the Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper which is one of the items on the last chance list.
In this photo I took out the two little Hershey nuggets so you could see them. They are wrapped in a piece of the Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper and fit perfectly inside the little paper purse. The purse is finished on the front with one of the new Bitty Buttons from the Summer Mini catalog – these come in several shapes and the Itty Bitty Punch Pack has shapes to match. The purse stays shut with a tiny piece of Velcro.
These are nice little treats to give to anyone you need something for – just a thank you for doing a nice job or a little favor at a gathering of your girl friends. Each one turns out a little different when you use the designer paper with the various prints and colors.
Have a fun day today!
These are pictures that I took in March when it was Spring break for the colleges. Kyle was on spring break and so was my nephew Nicholas. The boys hung out for a few days and one afternoon decided to throw the football in the backyard. Tyler joined them.
Now for some information about this layout. I used a football from an old retired stamp set but you could use another ball or another image for whatever you need.
