Sorting and Cleaning

Family Trip to storybook Gardens Abby really wasn't too pleased about the sprinklers!

Family Easter Fun.

Family Trip to Algonquin Park. I had a great time searching for Wildlife.

Happy Halloween! Fall is one of my favorite times of year so this holiday is always fun for us!

I realized that I only have done one scrapbook page of me and my friends! Something I definitely have to work on! This is Joc and I at the Annual Maggies wine and cheese having a gay old time as we always do when we get together!

In the spirit of getting my new craft room in order I have been doing alot of sorting , cleaning , re arranging and organizing. In this fun I have gone through all my scrapbooks and took a bit of a trip down memory lane! I just wanted to share some of my favorite scrapped memories!

Backorder BUmmer!

I went to order some supplies for my kids birthday invitations today and the scalloped circle punch is on back order until September 3rd! The day after I am having there party! I was SOOOO BUmmed! Just thought I would share in my bummer ness! On the other side we have been working like champs all weekend on my NEW CRAFT ROOM!!! / Playroom. Sorry kids I'm taking over! We spent the majority of the time fixing the electrical! (Many trips to the home depot! Thanks to whoever built 100 year old houses. I got the walls done now they just have to be sanded and painted!!! I am getting excited. So I am off to work so that I can get back to my stamping! Since my house looks like Tornado Alley!

Garden Whimsey Pre-order Class

Garden Whimsy Pre-order Class

With the new catalogue out I am sure that everyone who has seen it has a growing list of NEEDS! If this set is on your wish-list then this is the class for you!

What: Everyone will receive a pre- mounted garden whimsy stamp set (on pg. 101 of the fall winter catty) view here that we will create 4 projects with at this class. The stamp set is yours to keep after the class. We will make three cards and a 3-d item.

When: August 29th 7-9p.m

Sign-up and pre-pay deadline is august 17th at 7p.m

Where: My Craft Room
152 king st s Highgate

Ws Fee: The fee for this class will be $45 which includes the stamp set pre-mounted by yours truly and all your projects precut and ready to make. Three cards with envelopes and a 3-d item!

I will need a minimum of three attendees to run this class.

Card Organizer Class

Card Organizer / Designer Series Paper pre-order class.

What: You can choose any of the designer series papers that you would like to make a card organizer for your cards. You get to keep any of the paper that you don't use out of the package!

When :August 17th 7-9p.m

Prepay and sign-up Deadline MONDAY AUGUST 6th at 7pm

Where: My place
152 king st s Highgate

WS Fee: $28.00 which includes one package of designer paper of your choice and all the supplies needed to create you organizer. If you don't yet have a catalogue you can view it here to pick your paper.

I will need a minimum of 3 attendees to run this class.

Card Organizer

This organizer was demoed at one of my Up line meetings recently and I have been meaning to recreate it ever since! I have added a bit of flare to mine and I loved it! I entered it in a 3-d item contest last night at my Stampin' Up! Meeting! I didn't win unfortunately. There was some really awesome stuff there and I got alot of ideas!

This is the cover! I used Happy everything Stamp set and Ginormous Flowers set as well as ribbon the new Brocade Designer Paper old olive, very vanilla and close to cocoa Cs. I finished it off with a rhinestone brad in the centre of the flowers for some BLING!

Inside you have your pockets for cards and a tab on each section to label with different occasions. I attached a clear envelope to the inside of the front cover to hold a list of birthdays anniversary's etc. You can take the list out and change it every year or add anything or anyone that you forgot.

Viola!

Cracked Glass Card

This is a card using the Cracked Glass Technique. It is really fun and easy to make. Also one of the cards learned at the Heat Tool Class.

mmmmmmm....chocolate

MMMMM... Here's some yummy things that we made at our Au Chocolate paper class at the end of June! I was so happy to see a version of this paper in the new Fall/Winter 2007 Collection. I find it so versatile and great for masculine cards.

Fall-Winter Collection 2007 Corrections

This morning on the Stampin' Up! website an article was posted with some useful information about the new fall/winter collection.

The information is as follows directly from there website.

Fall-Winter Collection 2007 Corrections (Updated 07.03.07)

Big Bold Birthday set Found on page 63 Item #109439
The bottom image of the cupcake is incorrectly shown as a solid image. The correct image, with "happy birthday" written on it, is shown on the sample directly below the set.

Leaves Awash jumbo wheel Found on page 106 Item #106062
The price is listed as $11.95. This is incorrect. The correct price is $11.50.

Wildlife Reserve set Found on page 111 Item # 101798
The item number is listed as 101798. This is incorrect. The correct item number is 107198.

Speckled jumbo wheel Found on page 115 Item #107265
The item number is listed as 107265. This is incorrect. The correct item number is 107465.

Defining Alphabet set Found on page 159 Item # 109423
The Defining Alphabet set shows an incorrect image. The Define Your Life image is not included in this set. The correct image is a greeting that reads, "A little letter for you!" This image is shown on the small card sample shown next to the Defining Alphabet set.

Define Your Life Found on page 159 Item # 109523
The price is listed as $68.95. This is incorrect. The correct price is $65.95.

Hope that helps with any confusion? If you don't already have a catalogue it is now posted online Click here to view.

Fancy Fold Card Tutorial

Supplies

Card stock (2 Colours plus 1 neutral)

Jumbo Roller (All About Birthdays Included in All About Occasions Hostess Bundle)

Adhesive

Two Way Glue Pen

Micro beads

In the Spotlight (New hostess Stamp set)

Ribbon

Stampin dimensional

Start with a standard piece of card stock 5.5' x 8.5' and then score at 4.25'



Score again at 2 1/8' crease fold with bone folder to make the front lay flat.






Cut four pieces of designer paper 2' x 2.5'. use adhesive to attach them in any pattern you wish.



Use Jumbo Roller and roll greeting onto the inside of the card. Roll only once against the inside fold of the card.




Stamp Images on neutrals CS with co-ordinating ink. Punch out small flower with small circle punch. Cut large image (your focal point) in a 2' x 2' square. Use two way Glue Pen and cover the stamped area of large flower leaving the center and edges clean (glue where there is colour). Cover with Micorbeads over Powder Pal. It may be easier to hold card stock with tweezers or tongs while applying beads and to dump excess into tray.



Drag edges of focal point over an ink pad or use a stampin sponge dabbed in ink to edge the neutral cardstock to make it pop.



Mount Focal point on a 2.5' x 2.5' piece of coloured CS. Now add a stampin dimensional to the back of the small flower centre that you punched out and place it in the center of you focal flower. Then place two more stampin dimensionals to the back left side of the coloured cs only on the left side so that the card can fold open.




Using a glue dot secure a length of ribbon to the front centre of the left fold close to the fold. Then attach focal point over ribbon in the centre of the card. Wrap the ribbon around the back and tie a small simple bow on the right side of the focal point.





Viola! Fancy Fold Card

Scrappin Jackson

So I am way behind on my scrapbooking! I was looking through pictures that I need to scrapbook and realized that I haven't done anything in Abby's since her 3rd birthday shes now almost 5. AHHH But I did a couple for her on the weekend and I now have a good start on Jacksons Album . SO here's a few that I did. I have been so busy doing cards that I haven't scrapbooked lately! oops