Brag Book Tutorial

Supplies that you will need:

1- 4 3/4" x 9 1/4" piece of card stock for back and spine of book
1- 4 3/4" x 6 1/4" piece of card stock for front of book
Card stock and patterned paper for finishing touches
Paper cutter with scoring tool or bone folder
1/16" handheld circle punch
Clear Envelopes
Brads for spin
Other accessories of choice for the front of the book
Sticky Strip

I got this idea from Roxy who did a great Tutorial for this cute little book for Splitcoast it can be seen here. Check out her blog is great too!


Step 1
Score your 4 3/4" x 9 1/4" piece of card stock at 1" and 2" length wise

Step 2
Fold your card stock over at the 2" score mark. This will form the spine of your book.

Step 3
Apply Sticky Strip to the end of the front panel. Attach front panel to spin like so....

Step 4
Adhere the 6 1/4" x 4 3/4" piece of card stock (your front cover) to the exposed Sticky Strip.

Step 5
Peel the plastic lining of your clear envelope seal, line the envelope up with the back of your book and tape down. Layer all envelopes on top of each other. Use as many envelopes as you would like pictures in your book . The envelopes will be your page protectors for your photos.

Step 6
Use your hole punch to make holes for your brads. You can use your thumb as a ruler on both ends Learned this trick from Roxy or just measure or eyeball about and 1' or so in from the end. The punch will go through both all the card stock and envelopes with no problem

Step 7
Attach your brads.

Step 8

Decorate the front of the book. I used the Enjoy Every Moment stamp set as well as Flower Fusion atttached with a brad to the center of the image , and cutie Pie DSP. I also stamped on double stitch ribbon with Staz-on and added a build a brad. Basic instructions are shown here:

Build a Brad- Stamp small image punch it out with the 1/2' circle punch adhere to brad with glue dot or other adhesive and then apply bubble on top.

Viola finished product! Isn't it so cute! A great idea for a shower gift! You could pre make grandma brag books for the mommy to be! Well I hope you enjoyed the tutorial and will give it a try!

Envelope Share

I am trying to fill an envelope share. SU envelopes are fabulous!! They feel like velvet and what a better chance to try all the colours and sizes! Sometimes when I am creating I think that it would be great to make an odd shaped cards but I have no envelopes to send it in. So here's a chance to get stocked up! There are 3 spots left and the first three to email me and fill the share will be put in a draw for a free sale a bration stampset! Yay! SO email me asap and sign up!

Envelope Share

$24 includes 80 assorted envelopes.
Medium (standard card)
· 8 Whisper White
· 8 Very Vanilla
· 8 Kraft
· 8 Natural Ivory
· 8 Natural White
· 8 Confetti White
· 8 Confetti Cream

Square
· 8 mini Square
· 4 Lrg Square

Long
· 4 Whisper White

March Break Kids Class Samples!

Here's a taste of the kids projects for the Bitty Birthdays Class.

This class will run on March 12th or 14th depending on sign-up. I have three spots left! So hurry hurry! Sign- up and prepay deadline is March 1st.

Warm Wishes

Just a quick card tonight as it has been a long weekend. I have been a bit ill so not a lot of creating going on here over the last few days. I managed to make it to our scrapbook fundraiser for Abby's school! What fun and a great success. I met some great new people! It was awesome seeing every ones beautiful work.

As for the card. It is a rock n roll garden whimsy card. Its kind of hard to see buts its river rock and soft sky. Recipe Kraft and soft sky cs fall flowers DSP and old olive ribbon. Have a good night and I will see you tomorrow hopefully with a new creation! Thanks

Wanted! Bedazzled Brads

This is a card I made using WANTED. You can add bling to your brads my heating them and dipping them in irr. Ice embossing powder and then heat setting them! It dosn't work with all brads I have found that the pewter ones turnout the best!! I made the scallop around the horses by cutting out a circular mask with acetate and the coluzzle. Then I used the small star stamp from this set and stamped the image all the way around the edge of the mask. After you remove the mask!! Ta da a scalloped frame!!! How fun! I will be posting a tutorial tommarrow so be sure to come back and check it out! Please see my revised class list for march Classes I had to changed a few dates. good Night all! Be sure to check out the eclipse!!

Colouring Class! First Night! A Sneak Peek!

THis is just a teaser for the upcoming colouring class! The Surprise will be which cards we make! Please sign-up asap as I have had alot of requests for this class and it may fill up fast!! Limit of 6 people/ date!! Got a special request for which cards we make? Leave it in a comment!

See this post for class details!

For THe Love Of Scrapbooking Crop Fundraiser!

I am taking part in a crop for a fundraiser at St. Micheals Catholic School (Abby's school!) If any one is interested the info is below! thanks.

“For The Love of Scrapbooking”

When: Saturday, February 23, 2008

Where: St. Michael’s School Gym, Ridgetown

Time: 9am-5pm

Includes lunch, snacks, drinks, door prizes, gift at seat!!

Cost: $30.00 Full day with lunch
$20.00 for half a day with lunch
$15.00 for half a day without lunch
$20.00 for full day with lunch-students


All profits go to St. Michael’s School!

Shop while you Crop!

Vendors on site for the day are:

Creative Memories
Top Line Creations
Stampin’ Up

Cutie Pie Creations
Close To My Heart
Make & Take activities

Please feel free to make a donation of money or items for our silent auction. Items donated can be anything of your choice. It does not have to be scrapbooking items. Thanks again for your support!

Payment to be included with registration

Contact me for registration info becca41284@yahoo.ca

Yee Haw Acetate #2

This is the second card I made playing with none christmas acetate cards. I also used the cracked glass technique on this card. I am please with the way it turned out! I used outlaw DSP. Sage shadow and Creamy Caramel CS. White stazon choclate chip craft ink and glassy glaze emanel embossing powder. Oh yes and the stampset Bronc Buster. Hope you had a great Sunday!

I've Been Tagged

I have received an award for having an excelent blog! HOw sweet is that?!! Alesha Tagged me and I am soo flattered! THanks! SO now I have to tag some great bloggers! I love so many different blogs its hard to choose! I have met alot of awesome creative people through stampin up! These are a few that I check regularly.

Lisa - Stampin with Burnsie


Corrine- Stampin with Roxy

Heather Summers- Stamp with Heather


Barb Dean- All in a Day





All very Talented Ladies!!! Check out there blogs and see what I mean!

YeeHaw Acetate! and my Valentines Day!

I thought that I would challange myself to making a none christmas acetate card. After finding some inspiration on spilcoast I came up with this. WHat do you think? I made another one that I will be posting tommarrow. I used outlaw DSP, Bronc Buster Stampset , Creamy Caramel Cs, Chocolate Chip Wide Grosgrain Ribbon and a Jumbo Eyelet!.

Also a reminder that I am still looking people for and evelope share and I have a few yards of the 1/4 grosgrain available for purchase!

Well I am off to my Space for some much needed relaxing & creating.... after some much needed catching up on housework. But first I wanted to share alittle about my Happy Heart Day.. I hope everyone had a great valentines with the one you love! We started the day with a bit of drama and terror!

Matt (My Hubby) works as a prototype tech testing brake pads and he was sprayed in the eye with brake fluid. He went blind for awile and was taken to the hospital. After and hour of flushing his eyeout with an alien eye sucker thingy they tested his eye and his vison was normal again and all the acid had been removed thank heaven!!!!

As Yesterday was valentines day and I work at a flowershop I am Pooped!! I got some beautiful Flowers from my hubby he always goes the extra mile to surprise me with the delivery of them anytime he gets me a bouquet ( its super hard to surprise the one who works where you order your flowers!) SO I appreciate him so much for trying! He had my boss get her some to pretend to buy flowers for his Girlfriend and he left with them and then brought them back for me awhile later! SOo thoughtful and sweet! And then we came home he made me my favorite dinner (pesto Chicken!) THen we passed out on the couch at 9 pm.. hehe.. He is so sweet to me as he knows how long and tiring valentines week is!!! Just ask me how long it takes to clean and prepare 700 roses!! :) THanks for stoping by and listening and have a great day!

Just Announced!!! New Promo

Dates: March 18 - April 30, 2008

Promotion Details:
Host a $450 workshop between March 18 and April 30,

and earn an EXTRA $35 in hostess awards!

Things to Remember:
Qualifying orders must be at least $450 before tax and shipping.
Workshops totaling more than $450 are not eligible for additional hostess awards.
Hostesses can use their additional $35 in hostess awards on any regular catalogue/mini-catalogue merchandise.

Contact me today to book your March Workshop!!! becca41284@yahoo.ca!

Quick and easy Valentine!

Need a quick valentine for you kiddies to hand out at school? This will so the trick! and its easy enough that they can help! All you need is whisper white CS and some DSP scallop punch and a stamp. I used Cerise DSP (Retired) and happy heart day stampset! Enjoy snuggling up with your loved ones on this blistery night! I know I will be!!

Valentine's Treats

These are the little treats that abby and I made for her class.

The milk carton and card are for her teacher we filled it with Chocolate Kisses! Click here for step by step instructions by Beate Johns.

Recipe: Real REd and REgal Rose CS, Cerise DSP (Retired) Real Red wide Grosgrain Ribbon. Slit Punch.

Happy Heart Day & Riviting (retired hostess set) stamp sets



FOr the Kiddies we made these cute little match book sort things! I got the idea from Alicia's gift from our quarterly meeting! Thanks Alicia!

Receipe: Real Red , Regal ROse and Whisper White CS. Hot to dot wheel, word window punch, ticket corner punch, Sticky strip and small velcro cirlces from the sewing section in walmart.

Happy Heart day Stampset and retired hostess set So Many Sayings!

New SU Website

The new SU websites are fabulous! It has everything that you need to know with one click. All my events classes etc. will be available on my new site. As well as the latest promotion information from Stampin Up! There is a project gallery and featured projects to keep your creativity flowing! I hope you enjoy it and let me know what you think! THanks

www.rebeccakalp.stampinup.net

Still Here

I haven't disappeared! I am just really busy creating my business website!! I will be back in a couple of days with some great new posts and the link to my stampin up website!!!

Thanks for your patience.

Here Kitty Kitty

I have always liked this set its so fun and cute. The cat has a little attitude like they all do! I am really enjoying watercolouring and colouring with aqua painters! Watch more more info on this coming soon. I learned some great tips on this technique at our big quarterly meeting on Monday. They are always lots of fun. If you are at all interested in being an SU demo esspecially with the fabulous sign-up incentives SU is offering right now.... contact me and you can come to one of our meetings as a guest and see what its all about. On to the card.....

CS.... Choclate Chip Pimpkin Pie Apricot Appeal

Ink...... Markers and ink with aqua painter. Really Rust More Mustard & Pumpkin Pie.

Watercolour paper.

I am also thinking about doing this as a technique class. ANyone interested leave a comment and I will post more details soon!

THanks for stopping by tonight! I am hoping to have lots of new smaples to share soon I spoiled myself with some new stamps!! :)

Sale- A - Bration

Sale-A-Bration has finally arrived Stampin Up!'s BEST promotion of the year!

FOr an extra exciting peice of news SU! announced today that they are increasing the discount on the Starter Kit from 10% off to 20% off!!! How exciting and extra 10% off the cost of the kit then originally expected! , also no shipping charges on the kit AND you only pay the PST (8%) and to top it all off you still get the FREE stamp set valued at $60.95 or less just for joining the SU family! Any stamp set of your choice - FREE from the current catalogue. There really isn't a better time to join the SU family even if you are just a hobbiest and want a discount for you and your SU Lovin freinds.

So what are more reasons to sale a brate Sale a Bration you ask? Hers some for everyone!

Customers

When you spend $70 on Stampin' Up! merchandise, you'll receive a free Sale-A-Bration Stampset or pkg of rubons of your choice. There's no limit-for every $70 you spend, you can select another free Sale-A-Bration reward.

Hostesses

When you host a workshop of at least $400 (before tax and shipping), you'll receive a free Sale-A-Bration reward in addition to all of the regular hostess benefits! Wowee!!

New Demonstrators

During Sale-A-Bration, anyone who joins as a demonstrator can choose any stamp set--a value of up to $60.95--from the Spring-Summer 2008 Collection! Plus, new demonstrator recruits get 20 percent off the Demonstrator Starter Kit--over $400 of Stampin' Up! products and business supplies for only $208! If you arn't interested in thebusiness side of things contact me and I can explain all the great benifits of being a hobby demo.

So LEts Sale a brate!! COntact me to today for more info, a salebration brochure or to book a party!!