Starring You

I've been stamping some index cards for SCS this past week. I did a card for "Starring You" and thought it actually turned out kind of fun for a birthday card. Index cards are cards that are stamped with the entire stamp set on the card front...somewhat complicated but fun nonetheless.

Card Recipe: CS: YoYo Yellow, Whisper White, Basic Black; Stamps: Starring You; Ink: YoYo Yellow, Basic Black; Accessories: Black Gingham, Mini Library Clip

Challenge Thursday--Collage Scrapbook Page

My BIL and his wife challenged me a few weeks back to a "collage" scrapbook page. I have actually really been looking into this type of scrapbook page for Sydney's scrapbook. I saw something similar in Creating Keepsakes magazine awhile back and LOVED the idea. So what I'm aiming for is one collage page to match her monthly calendar page. I've only done one page so far...but I love it!


Try out this challenge for one of your memories you want to scrapbook...you'll love the results!

Gift Bag Topper

I'm very in to bag toppers recently. Here's a bag topper I created for a gift bag. After I folded the Whisper White CS in half. I cut the top one inch from each end to allow the topper to fit over the handles. All stamps used on this topper are retired.

Technique Tuesday...Heat Embossing

Sorry this post is so late today...it's been a very heavy mommy day today with lots to accomplish before I could stamp. Guess that's why I have the "job" I have :) I really love heat embossing. The effect you get when you heat emboss on either the gold or silver brushed cardstock is amazing!!!

This was a simple card I created by stamping the image in versamark on the Brushed Gold cardstock, pouring on gold embossing powder, tapping off the excess, and heating the powder...ta-da! Beautiful accent for the front of the card. Try heat embossing on gold or silver cardstock today! You'll love the results!

Card Recipe: CS: Brushed Gold, Night of Navy; Stamps: Wanted; Ink: VersaMark; Accessories: Crafter's Tool Kit, Heat Tool, Gold Embossing Powder

Surf's Up!

Considering where we live, I had to get the new stamp set "Just Surfing." I see it not only useful for cards but also for some fun scrapbook pages.

Card Recipe: CS: Pacific Point, Close to Cocoa, Apricot Appeal, Very Vanilla; Stamps: Just Surfing; Ink: Pacific Point, Close to Cocoa, Apricot Appeal; Accessories: Sponge, Small and Large Oval punches

Teacher Gifts

One day after school this past week, the kids made chocolate pretzels for their teachers. You can see the fun they were having here. They looked great in their cello bags and the treats were tasty!!! We put the pretzels in cello bags, folded them over, and stapled them shut. The designer series paper (retired) is cut at 4" x 4", folded in half, and the bottom edge is punched with the eyelet border punch. We attached the DSP to the top of the cello bag using SNAIL adhesive. The large tag was punched from Chocolate Chip CS. The small tag was stamped with the tag image from Happy Heart Day stamp set stamped in Regal Rose ink on Whisper White CS. It was then punched out with the small tag punch, attached to the Chocolate Chip tag, and attached to the bag topper with a dimensional.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Card Recipe: CS: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink; Stamps: Polka Dot Punches, A Happy Heart; Ink: Chocolate Chip; Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Full Heart Punch, Heart-to-Heart Punch, Dimensional, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon

Princess Bedroom--Thanks SU!!!

Thanks to Stampin' Up! my girls' room is looking more and more like a princess room. With the release of the new catalog, they introduced these FABULOUS new decor elements. My MIL had found the castle at a local event and shipped it to us. It was a perfect match for the girls' room...but a bit lonely since it was the only thing on the ball besides the border. As soon as I saw the new decor elements, I ordered them. As soon as they came, we put them on the wall.

It was somewhat of a last minute decision to put the frog on the opposite wall so that's why the dragon looks a bit out of place but I still like the frog here. As soon as Stampin' Up! starts offering custom wording, I'll have something printed about princesses to put above the frog and between their Disneyland mouse ears.

Be sure to take a look at the decor elements brochure today and figure out how they'll work for your decorating needs.

Challenge Thursday--Progressive Scrapbooking

We all scrapbook different size albums at times. One of the quickest ways I've found to switch in between sizes is to do progressive scrapbooking. At last weekend's workshop, one of the make-n-takes was this fun 6x6 scrapbook page.

I then showed it bumped up to an 8 1/2 x 11 by just adding some sponging on the Whisper White edges and adding a die cut title.

Lastly, I showed it put on a 12x12 page by stamping the left edge and adding 3 square pictures.

Give it a try and let me know how it works for your scrapbooking!

Kiddos' Valentines

Thanks to the rain on Monday valentines were completed for classmates...

Sydney's was made with retired designer series paper that I cut with the Big Shot Scallop #2 die. Just simply wrapped it around the pencil, stapled it, and covered the staple with the tag from the stamp set "Happy Heart Day" that had been punched out with the small tag punch that was popped up with a dimensional. (The other two wrote her name on all the tags, thankfully!!)

J.R.'s was probably the fastest valentine. He stuffed the jar of playdough in the cello bag, folded the bag over, and stapled the top. I cut 4"x4" pieces of a retired designer series paper (boy colors that he insisted on), folded them in half, and adhered them to the top of the cello bag with SNAIL adhesive. He then added a tag from the stamp set "Happy Heart Day" that had been punched out with the small tag punch that was popped up with a dimensional.

We had actually started Sierra's valentines last week but then when she got sick she just didn't have the motivation to do anymore. We cut the Box #2 die using the Big Shot. We were going to wheel hearts all over the box but just didn't have the time or energy to do it so we just went with plain boxes. I put the boxes together for her with just one little piece of sticky strip. She added the playdough jar, closed up the box, and attached a popped-up heart tag that she had punched out with the Full Heart punch that she wrote her name on.
Now we're ready for the Valentine Day celebrations!!!