May 3, 2009 | Scrapbook Pages |
Here is the May Featured Project from Stampin’ Up!
Hi Friend scrapbook page (8″ x 8″) |
Stamps
Paper - Sunshine Garden Simply Scrappin’ Kit
Ink - Old Olive Stampin’ Write marker
Accessories - Apricot Appeal 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon
- Button Bouquet
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
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Instructions
- Adhere Certainly Celery textured card stock to Baja Breeze textured card stock. Adhere photo to Certainly Celery textured card stock. Adhere strip of Designer Series paper to side of photo.
- Adhere strip of So Saffron textured card stock below photo. Adhere strip of Designer Series paper above So Saffron textured card stock. Tie Apricot Appeal ribbon around page.
- Adhere “Hi” die cut to page. Adhere small flower above “i.”
- Adhere “Friend” die cut to page using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Adhere flower stem die cut to page using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Adhere flower die cut to page; layer second flower die cut to first flower. Thread crochet thread through button and tie, then adhere button to flower center.
- Journal with Stampin’ Write marker.
May is National Scrapbooking Month so I hope you’ll take some time to scrapbook your memories. If you need help getting started come join me for my monthly scrapbook class on May 27th.
I had a wonderful weekend at Wendy’s at our STARZ group retreat – I’ll share more with you about that throughout the week. I’m having a mini Mother’s Day class on May 6th with some cute projects that you can use together as a gift for your mother or someone else that is special to you. I hope you can join me.
May 1, 2009 | class, Pocket Silhouettes, Stamps, SU Ribbon |
I have decided to have a MINI CLASS on Wednesday, May 6th at 6:30 pm.
It is going to be a Mini Mother’s Day class – you will make a card, a bookmark and a box to hold the bookmark.
These don’t have to be Mother’s Day if you don’t have a need for that.
Depending on how many people sign up you may be able to make two sets if you need to.
The class fee will be $10 – please bring your scissors and adhesive.
RSVP by Tuesday, May 5th so I know how many people to expect.
May 1, 2009 | Demonstrator, Designer Series Paper, Scrapbook Pages |
Stampin’ Up! is offering some great specials in May. You can take advantage of these through online ordering at my website, ordering at a class or just send me an email and I’ll place the order for you. This will be a great time to join Stampin’ Up! if you have ever thought about it. Just send me an email or call and I’ll be glad to answer any questions that you have. You can sign up online through my website and be an active demo the very same day. I would love to have you join my team – PAWS – which stands for Play Alot With Stamps!
Buy Three, Get One Free
Celebrate National Scrapbookin Month with Stampin’ Up! from May 1-31, buy three packs of Designer Series paper and/or 12″ x 12″ textured card stock, and get one pack free! Mix and match your papers to meet all your scrapbooking and paper crafting needs.
Jumble Alphabet Sneak Peek
Get a sneak peek into the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog when you purchase the brand-new Jumble Alphabet stamp set at 20% off. This set of 52 die-cut, double-mounted stamps is perfect for scrapbooking because you’ll never run out of letters! But don’t wait – this offer is only good through May 31.
Limited-Time Scrapbooking Starter Kit
Start your own business for as little as $75 with the limited-time Scrapbooking Starter Kit. The Scrapbooking Starter Kit contains the following:
- Schoolbook Serif Alphabet stamp set
- Simply Scrappin’ Petal Party
- Earth Elements Assorted textured card stock (12″ x 12″)
- Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad
In addition, this specially-priced Starter Kit contains all the business supplies found in the regular-priced Starter Kit.
National Scrapbooking Month
May is National Scrapbooking Month. And Saturday May 2nd is National Scrapbooking Day. The May WOW Scrapbook Kit is now ready to be ordered. You can place orders and see all the details for these WOW scrapbook pages by visiting – wowscrapbookkits.wordpress.com. Here is a sneak peek of this month’s pages:
Thanks for stopping by today! I’m spending the weekend with 10 demonstrators from the STARZ group – we will be stamping, sharing ideas and having a wonderful time together. I’ll have lots of new ideas to share when I return. Have a fun weekend!
Apr 30, 2009 | Occasions Mini 2009 |
During the Blog Tour on Monday I showcased a card featuring the Cracked Glass Technique. I received many comments on this card and I wanted to share the technique with you.
The key is to use the Glassy Glaze Enamel Embossing Powder. Which is a thick clear embossing powder and creates a look like glass. If you have the correct supplies it is easy and just requires some wait time to achieve the look of cracked glass.
Cracked Glass Technique:
Here are the basic instructions:
- Stamp your image and color as desired on card stock. Cut or punch to the finished size.
- Apply VersaMark ink over the entire piece of card stock.
- Place the card stock inside the Powder Pal and cover the entire piece with Glassy Glaze Enamel Embossing Powder.
- Tap off excess powder. Use a heat tool to heat the powder until it has melted. I use the tip of my craft tweezers to hold the card stock still while I heat it.
- Add another layer of VersaMark ink and Glassy Glaze Enamel and heat again. It should begin to look like a thick layer of glass.
- Add a third layer and if desired add a fourth layer. I normally do three layers.
- After all the layers have been added place the card stock in the freezer to cool completely. The card stock may curl a bit while it is cooling – that is ok.
Remove the card stock from the freezer and bend it until it cracks – bend and crack until you get the look that you want.- To give it a more aged look sponge a dark color ink over the image allowing ink to get into the cracks.
- Clean away any excess ink from the glass with a paper towel.
- Add image to your card or scrapbook page and complete your project.
Here is aother sample that I made a couple of years ago. These stamp sets are now retired. I stamped the image and colored it with markers before adding the cracked glass over the top.
Thanks for visiting.
I am trying to finish a bunch of stuff today before I go tomorrow to our group retreat for the weekend. It should be alot of fun – everyone attending is preparing a project to share. So we prep our project for everyone and then over the weekend we will make all the projects and come home with lots of new ideas! I also have to make swaps – Yikes! I haven’t even started those but did come up with my idea last night as I went to sleep – luckily I still remember what it was!!
I’m also planning to have the May Wow Scrapbook Kit out tomorrow morning – so check out our blog at wowscrapbookkits.wordpress.com – for the new kit.
I’m planning a quick class for next week – a Mother’s Day Mini Class – I’m hoping to get that email out later today.
My May newsletter will go out probably on Sunday so if you are on my email list for my newsletter look for that.
Check back for information about another Blog Tour in May – I have signed up for a different group and need to decide what stamp set I am going to showcase.
And I’m sure I have other things that I can’t think of right now. I had a long list yesterday so that I wouldn’t forget anything.
Thanks for stopping by!
Apr 29, 2009 | Circle Scissor Plus, Designer Series Paper, Occasions Mini 2009, SU Buttons, Wildlife |
I am mailing out the Corduroy Button Share today. I had them packaged a couple of days ago but I wanted to make them cute – so I took some time yesterday and came up with a great idea!
I always save all of my little plastic containers that the buttons, brads and other accessories come in. I’m sure they are useful for something. I used up all the Corduroy button containers for sorting the share and then decided to decorate them. I peeled off the labels – some came off easily while others didn’t – so I heat them for a few seconds with the heat tool and then they come off. But if some of the sticky stays that’s ok because I’m covering it back up anyway.
I used the Circle Scissor Plus to cut a 2″ circle from the Pacific Point card stock. Then used my 1-3/4″ circle punch to punch circles from the Good Morning Sunshine Designer Series Paper. I attached those to the lid of the container. Closed it up and tied a piece of Pacific Point striped ribbon around it.
Then I stamped “for you” from the Great Friend stamp set in the Occasions Mini Catalog in Pacific Point ink on Whisper White. Stamp the leaf image in Kiwi Kiss. Then punch out with the Large Oval Punch. I used the new Scallop Oval Punch to punch out Pacific Point card stock and layer behind my large oval. Punch a small hole in one end with the 1/16″ handheld punch and tie a piece of Linen Thread throught to attach it to the ribbon.
You could use these little containers to hold various little treats and gifts and decorate to suit your occasion. If you were part of the share or won my blog candy during the tour yours will be on the way to you shortly.
And a quick bird update – yesterday the Towhee left his nest. I can still hear them calling so they are probably still around. My book says they have 2 broods per year, but I’m not sure if they use the same nest or build a new one. I’ll go back and remove the eggs that didn’t incubate soon.
The robins left this morning. I let Magnolia out earlier and happened to see the 2nd baby perched on the 
downspout ready to fly. The other one had already left the nest earlier this morning. I ran inside to get my camera and take one last picture of this little guy. We were almost late for school – oops! When I got back home he was gone. Robins have 2-3 broods per year. Again I don’t know if they reuse the same nest. I’ll have to figure that out. I want to get a ladder and see if any eggs were left behind.
The bluebirds and chickadees are still feeding. I think they still have a few more days probably over the weekend or the first of next week before they are ready to go.
I have lots to do today – so I’m headed to the craft room now. I’m hoping to get the tutorial for the cracked glass posted tomorrow. So visit me again.
Have a great day!
