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

A card from my heart

I made this card to give to my father that I haven't spoken too in almost 2 years, hoping to rekindle some sort of relationship or at least to give him one more chance. I am good at the that. I am the lady of a thousand chances.

If nothing else I got to try out Alesha's add some Bling to your brads technique and thats a darn cute picture of me! LOL

Play Day

As you can see I stamped alot today! Well I just had to play with all my new stuff after Christmas came early... Santa was driving a brown truck and dropped off all my new catty preorder supplies!

This card is a case off Splitcoast Stampers I loved the colours I just had to recreate it!

Abby My little Protege

Today Abby and I sat down and made a card for her friends birthday party tomorrow. She picked out the paper and I matched the card stock. Then she picked her stamp and wanted a blue butterfly with sparkles and this is what we came up with.

First we stamped the butterfly onto a piece of glossy card stock with versa mark we then used the brayer and tempting turquoise ink to make the butterfly pop. After it dried we stamped the whole square in versa mark and then added iridescent ice embossing powder and heated it to get the shimmery effect. Her eyes were really wide and happy when she saw it. She smiled and said "oh look at it sparkle Mommy!"

I let her go nuts on the inside and I think that she did a great job she even used my paper trimmer all by herself. Also commenting that she thought it needed some red! Hence the red butterfly.

I was so proud! A future Rubba Luvva!

Pocket Card

I made this card this afternoon its called a pocket card. I made mine for a gift card but you could also leave the insert without the slits and write your message there.

First I cut a 8.5 x 11 piece of Purely pomegranate Card stock in half (standard card)

Then I scored it at 2" and 6" horizontally

Fold on score lines (the larger fold should be on top). You can tear the edge if you like to add a little texture I always love to do this.

One the bottom fold I added a 5"x2" piece of Rose red Prints Designer paper and then attached two brads to secure the pocket.

The insert is made from a 4.75" x 4" piece of Blush Blossom card stock. I stamped the message with the NEW holiday and Wishes stamp set and the swirl is from Delight in Life a Sellebration set. I used the Slit punch to create tabs to hold a gift card.

Next I cut a small freehand tag and stamped it with a message from the vases in vogue hostess set from the new catty.

I stamped the top fold of the card with the itty bitty backgrounds Stamp set.

Then I made a center for my flower with the pick a petal set cut it out and added some glitter by using the two way glue pen and sprinkling glitter over the glue. I let it dry and tapped off the excess into my small powder pal. I attacked a small rhinestone brad from the fire collection of circle brads.

On to the flower. I feel like I am rambling. I have never done this before. Nevertheless ...... I punched out 10 petals using the large oval Punch with whisper white cards stock. I edged them with a stampin sponge and the New River Rock Stampad. Simply dap the sponge onto the ink pad and drag the sponge over the edges of the petal until you get the desired effect. Place a stampin dimensional on the back of each petal at the bottom and place them on the card in a circular pattern.

Finally placed the flower center in the center of the flower(of all places:)) and Voila.

I've Been Tagged

I have been Tagged in a little fun blog game bay Alesha. The rules are that you post 7 random facts about yourself that other people might not know also post the rules of the game (i.e tag 7 people and post rules of game so they know how to play.) You also have to tag 7 other bloggers. I am not sure I know 7 other bloggers but we'll see!! hehe. So I now tag 7 people by commenting in there blog.

Fact 1 ~ I am seriously contemplating going back to school for photojournalism.

Fact 2 ~ I am going to see Areosmith at Sarnia Bayfest! yay sooo excited! I am a closet Areosmith freak!

Fact 3 ~ I LOVE LOVE LOVE Christmas and my house looks like a winter wonderland every year and I am darn proud of it!

Fact 4 ~ One of my biggest hopes or dreams for my life is to move to England and work in a history museum or Art Gallery.

Fact 5 ~ I am saving my pennies to buy a new Canon Digital SLR Camera.

Fact 6 ~ I want to be a stay at home mom and be a full time Stampin' Up! Demo until my kids are in high school.

Fact 7 ~ I want to buy a horse again and I seriously regret conforming and selling Nikita when I did.

I am Tagging Daphne, Aunt Missy, Jenn , Annak if I can find anymore I will add them if not I guess I am breaking the rules! woops LOL!

Retired accessories list!

THe retired accessories list was released on June 20th. CLick this link to see an updated list (done daily at at 6 pm) of retiring asseccories and the retired stampset list. They are available only while suppplies last and they will go fast!