Apr 24, 2009 | Blog Tour, family, Sporting, Wildlife |
We have been a soccer family for years – Kyle started playing at 5 years old, then Tyler and then Ryan – for a few 
years all three played on three different teams and Greg was coaching either one or two of their teams. Eventually Tyler and Kyle moved on to other interests. Greg coached up until this last year and now only Ryan is still playing. This last week and next
week are heavy soccer weeks – with lots of rain this season we have missed many games and as we approach the end of the season they are trying to get all of them played. Last weekend Ryan played in 3 games. They had a game tonight and the boys played a great game and won 4-0 against ones of the teams they lost to last weekend. There is another game on Sunday, and then one Tuesday night and Wednesday night too. With all this soccer it reminded me of a 6×6 scrapbook I made for Ryan a few seasons ago. I intend to scrapbook some more of his soccer pictures and also want to make some 12×12 pages too. I’m not sure I ever shared the book with anyone so I thought I would show you a few pages from it tonight.
Supplies:
- Sporting stamp set
- Just Soccer stamp set
- Night of Navy card stock
- Real Red card stock
- Summer Sun card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Basic Black classic ink
- Real Red classic ink and marker
- Summer Sun classic ink
- Night of Navy classic ink and marker
- Round Tab punch
- 1″ Circle punch
- 1-3/8″ Circle punch
- White Gel Pen
- Silver brads
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Stapler/Staples
Have a great weekend! Tomorrow is a tennis match day. I need to make some scrapbook pages with the Just Tennis stamp set too. Maybe one day I’ll catch up on all the scrapbooking I want to do – but probably not.
Quick note on the birds – I finally saw the chickadee babies today – both mom and dad were out of the house and I got a quick peek at a pile of babies. The robin babies are getting bigger – they seem to know when food is on the way and stick up their heads and open their beaks until mom or dad comes by to drop in some food. Today I got to watch while they were fed a worm! The bluebirds are growing too – I can hear them now from the porch – so I know when mom or dad is there feeding them – they make quite a bit of noise when food is coming. I’m going to check my dates tomorrow because as the date approaches for them to fledge I don’t want to open the box anymore so they don’t come out early. Hopefully I’ll be able to see the day that they leave and get some pictures of them as the babies learn to fly.
Blog Tour on April 27th – Tour #4. 
Don’t miss the train!
Apr 23, 2009 | Blog Tour, Designer Series Paper, Occasions Mini 2009 |
I bought the Forest Friends stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog because I thought the animals were just so cute. I have been wanting to use but have been busy with other things so I haven’t even had a chance to put it together. But I finally did today! And I made the cutestest project!
I wanted to use one of the Mini Note Kits that you can get for free this month. I got mine in my last order and had it waiting to be used to. So I combined the two and here is my project.
The Mini Note Kit – Birthdays Count – comes with a double-mounted stamp, 4 note cards with envelopes, and a Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Spot. You can get it free if you order $40 from the Occasions Mini Catalog. Ask me if you want more details.
I made a little box out of Chocolate Chip card stock and then wrapped it with a piece of Designer Series Paper – the Walk in the Park paper from the Occasions Mini Catalog. Then I tied a piece of the double-stitched Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon through a white Jumbo Grommet – also in the Occasions Mini Catalog. I cut out the little bunny and added him to the front with dimensionals. I made the four note cards by adding a piece of Designer Series Paper – the same paper that I wrapped around the box. Then added each of the four images from the Forest Friends set – one to each card. I stamped Happy Birthday from the Birthdays Count Mini Note Kit on the front of each card and the other stamp which has a saying “The Secret of Happiness is to Count You Blessings, Not Your Birthdays.” on the inside of each notecard.
Here is a picture of the whole set and a list of all the supplies that I used:
Supplies:
- Forest Friends stamp set
- Birthdays Count Mini Note Kit – gift notes and envelopes and Chocolate Chip Classic ink
- Chocolate Chip card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Walk in the Park Designer Series Paper
- Basic Jumbo Grommets
- Double Stitched Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon
- 1-3/4″ circle punch
- 1-3/8″ circle punch
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
I hope you like it!
Remember to hop on the Blog Tour on Monday, April 27th by visiting my blog. You’ll get to see more ideas using the Forest Friends stamp set and Walk in the Park Designer Series Paper when you are on the tour.
We have storms – lightening and thunder are all around – I’m going to get off the computer now. Be safe and have a nice evening!
Apr 22, 2009 | Designer Series Paper |
While I was visiting my mom over Spring Break I made her a bunch of these Raspberry Tart Beach Bags. She is going to use them to give to all of her friends next month when they have lunch toghether.
I learned how to make these last year and they are the cutest bags. You could adjust the size of your paper and make them shorter or shaped differently. The bottom is a piece of card stock that is made into a square shaped box bottom. Then attach the Designer Series Paper to the outside of the box bottom. I added a strip that had been scallopped with the Scallop Edge punch to the outside of the base of the bag. Punch out two Round Tab punches to creat the tabs at the top – attach with sticky strip so they don’t come loose. Punch with the crop-a-dile and tie coordinating ribbon through to hold the bag shut. Decorae the front with punched flowers and brads or leave it plain. They didn’t take long to make. Now my mom has to decide what to put in them!
Have a great evening – I’ll be back tomorrow.
Remember to join the Blog Tour on Monday, April 27th. See this post for all the details.
Apr 22, 2009 | Blog Tour, Occasions Mini 2009 |
Your ticket is ready so be prepared to hop on board in less than a week and join me for an exciting Blog Tour featuring items from the Occasions Mini Catalog. As you tour around the country you will get to see art work from all different demonstrators. Start here in Georgia at my blog to see samples with the “Sense of Time” stamp set. Along our route you’ll stop in Massachusetts, California, Texas, Arizona, Alabama, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New York, Tennessee and Missouri. You’ll see samples using stamp sets and accessories from the Occasions Mini Collection.
Invite your friends to join you! And make sure you leave a comment here and along the route so we know that you are having a great time on the tour. I’m working on my samples and can’t wait to share them with you. I was ready with one yesterday but I had to make myself wait – it isn’t easy to keep a great project under wraps for a week!
And don’t forget the awesome special that is going on this month:
When you buy $40 in product from the Occasions Mini, or host a workshop totaling $150 or more, you’ll get one item from the “Under $10” page (p.208) in the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog – FREE!
Check back later for a stamping post and a bird update.
Happy Stamping, Blogging and Touring!
Apr 21, 2009 | class, Heartfelt Thanks, Stamps, Thank You Kindly |
On Friday I had my monthly class and it was called Get Connected Notes Class – we made two projects one I designed as a box set that you could have sitting on your desk ready to go whenever you needed to connect with friends or family by sending them a note. I used the Bella Rose Designer Series Paper and the coordinating colors and pulled out an old stamp set that I hadn’t used in a while – Heartfelt Thanks. It is a beautiful 2-step stampin’ set. Everyone made the box, four cards with matching envelopes – there were two different styles, a bookmark and a beaded pen. This project would also be a perfect gift for a teacher – I’ve seen many discussions on what to give and not give teachers. It seemed the most popular gift that teachers want is note cards or thank you cards – something consumable. So this idea is perfect! My kids only have about 6 more weeks of school left for this year – it is unbelievable how fast time goes by!
