Wish I Was There!!

 Way back when! I think it was the last month of my design team work with Kim at Serendipity, Kim gave me this ? plastic bubble? I can't remember what it is called. Something to hold memories in, I think. 

Anyway, on one of our stamping get-togethers, I used a JustRite stamp from the beach, and thought this would be perfect to hold a few shells and some sand. 

(But I didn't add the sand, too messy!)

I watercolored with my aquapen. Dave didn't like the way I kept shaking the card, to get the shells just right! Tee hee, but I had fun, kinda like a shaker card!

I used Nestabilities Circles to cut a hole to fit around the bubble and hold it in place. It was a little small, so I used the area that is usually like an embossed mat, and it is folded up a little around the bubble. It holds it in place.

Notebook

 Michelle gave me her Just Rite stamps, and a few copics. This is my first flower to color with the copics. I had fun doing the shading, and then the light blue outline.
Just had to make my friend, Monica, a bright, cheery little notebook, and used PTI's Just a Note stamp for the cover.

Pink & Black Monogram Set

this is an order that i received for a monogrammed gift set for a wedding present. i used a black and silver print with a pink as an accent color.

i have been trying to mix my patterns, and i like the way the Gothic Pink Stripe goes with the Medallion (both from Paper Studio). This one uses Nestabilities Label 8.

and this set uses Nestabilities Label One.

New Card Organizer Class

WOW! it has been so long since i have made a blog post, i have forgotten which order to upload the pics. Sorry about that!
Anyway, my next class at Scrapbook Haven in Owensboro is coming up fast. Friday, October 15th, 2010(2 classes 10am & 6pm) is almost here, and i forgot to post a pic of what we will be doing.
This is the book for all the cards you need to send out on certain dates.
We are using a new line of paper from Echo Park, called A Walk in the Park. And it comes with a sticker sheet so that you can design your own cover for your book. This is just what I chose, (believe me! i kept trying to get carried away with all those flowers!) and in the end, went sweet and simple. But those duckies were calling out to me, maybe someone in class will choose those.

It even has blue rings that match exactly the cover pages!

And calendars for each month, so you can remember those important dates!
We also put one extra pocket in the back for misc cards, like Get Well, & Sympathy, because those days pop up with no warning. How great would it be to have those cards on hand for emergencies?!!

Hope to see you in class!!

JustRite Friday Challenge 32: Color

this was the color challenge this week over at the JustRite blog. i really like these colors together. they are giving away copics. i would love to win some, i still only have the one skin tone.

so this is my card, i used my nestabilites to cut it out, and i popped up the olive ring around the image, and let the main daisy image stay level with the card. i left the nestie on the ring when i used my dauber to sponge the olive ink, i like the bright white edges, it looks like there are extra layers there. and the designer paper is Mellow from Basic Grey.

the daisy is watercolored with my aqua pen and SU pumpkin pie and really rust inks to give a little depth.

then i used my glaze pen at the end for just a little shine.

Tree Tops Supplies Organizer Class

Here is the new class that I will be doing Sept 17, 2010 at Scrapbook Haven in Owensboro, KY. There will be 2 classes that day, 10:30 am & 6:00 pm. We will be using this brand new paper that Vickie has in, called A Walk in the Park by Echo Park Paper Co. This paper line is double sided. I love double sided paper, I usually just have to buy double, tho, to use both sides equally. ;)

The back side of the green polka dot is the tree tops side. I also used some mango paper to stamp on using the Curlz JustRite alpha set, and as a divider sheet. And there is also some BoBunny Back to Backs called Buttercup Dot(yellow polka dot).

You know, I love dewdrops!

And, in case you are giving this as a gift, we must have a gift card with it. I used Nestabilities with this one.

I love those trees so much, I just had to cut a few out for the back side. And the green strip on the back of the book, just finishes it out nicely.
I would love to see you in class! The phone # is on the side bar, so please reserve your spot before they are all gone. :)

From the desk of Jane

i made these 2 card sets and notebook for Jane, using JustRite Monogram stamps, and the notebook has PTI stamp set, Take Note. The paper is from A la Carte called Romaine and Panini. and my new favorite thing is the Rickrack die from PTI(i keep wanting to write ric rac, isn't that the way it was spelled a long time ago? maybe this way is just PTI's, but then again, i am not known for my spelling ability. hey, punkin? ;). i used the full one across the cards, and the trimmed sides for the notebook, along with the bubble embossing folder. the blue and red looks so fresh.

Whipper Snapper and Cosmo Cricket

Laura and Michelle came over for a stamping day, and we had so much fun. it took us a while to figure out a time that we could all get together.

recently, i did an image swap on scs. these penguins are from Whipper Snapper, called S is for Sledding. i think they are adorable, but kinda hard to tell that they are penguins. i had fun coloring them tho, last time Mom and i got together, we had fun too, and i spent the whole time coloring a bunch of different images.

i also won 3 pads of Cosmo Cricket paper on Moxie Fab blog. i love the paper so much, i don't want to use any of it(Early Bird). but i love the red snowflake paper(Jolly by Golly), and had to use it with the penguins.

i also used Nestabilities Tag Trio to cut out the "warm hugs" and then left it on while i used my new Tim Holtz blender tool. i love the way it has the white trim on it.

at serendipity, kim had these great clear rings, so i used one stipe out of the cosmo cricket early bird paper for my ring. and i got the JustRite alpha set and put a M on a leaf sheet from the same paper for michelle. it was so much fun, i want to make some more rings, one of every color. inks: Memento rich cocoa, Koh-i-noor pencils, blending medium

paper: PTI white, Cosmo Cricket Early Bird & Jolly by Golly

accessories: snowflake brads, loose snowflakes, clear rings, nestabilities curved rectangle and tag trio, Tim Holtz blender, glitter pen on snowflakes, crystal effects on sealing paper on rings.

Gift Set

here is another gift set using Labels 8 nestabilities and Basic Grey paper, the Mellow line. i also added one of mish mash's notebooks with knitabella on the cover.

paper: SU old olive, choc chip, PTI white

ink: Memento rich cocoa, koh-i-noor pencils, blending medium

stamps: JustRite Times New Roman alpha, PTI Borders & Corners: squares, Knitabella

Market Fresh Recipe Book

some were grossed out by the last post, so i thought i would let everyone see what the nov 7th class at Serendipity is going to be. a recipe book using Market Fresh paper, with acrylic covers.

i love this blue paper, reminds me of a bandana.

yes, the insides are using PTI recipe cards. and the dividers are using JustRite Recipe and Borders set.

Stationery Box

hope you are ready for a big post, and a lot of pics. i think this is my biggest project ever. this is my last project for Kim's papercrafting kit of the Andrea Victoria paper.

i found this wonderful, easy to follow tutorial on how to make this stationery box on splitcoaststampers.com. and here is a link to some other great ideas.

my lid is just a little different from the tutorial, i used PTI smoky cardstock, and then layered the patterned paper on it. i then cut out one of the flowers and pasted it to one of the die cuts from the AVictoria accessory sheet and adhered it to the underside of the lid. in order to do this, i had to think ahead and make sure my patterned paper had the flower centered on the lid. (really, i think it happened by accident, a really happy accident!)

once you remove the lid, the front of the box unfolds to reveal all the goodies inside. i used a JustRite font set to do my labeling, and the SU window punch.

these cards are 3x3, and the tags are from the accessory sheet.

again, the damask image is from the accessory sheet, and the "thanks" is A Muse.

i love the line of gems. these were easier to adhere than i thought they would be.

this patterned paper is from the cover sheet of the kit, you know, the sheet in front of all the paper that lets you know what is in the package.

and last but not least, i think this is my fav card in the set. it is just patterned paper, with an amber gem, and black pearls added, and then an A Muse stamped sentiment. easy peasy, lemon squeezy.

Serendipity's 2nd Blog Hop

we are doing another blog hop for the last month of available papercrafting kits using My Mind's Eye: Andrea Victoria paper. you should have come to my post from Kim's blog, and Michelle's.
so, here is one of my card organizers. the info for making them is on splitcoaststampers.com.

i like the My Mind's Eye paper because it is more of a cardstock weight and holds up really well for the pockets. i also love that it is double sided paper.

i love the dewdrops as the center of these flowers. they are from the vanilla mix bottle of dewdrops.
i had a private class recently at Serendipity, and this is what we made. you can book a private class of your own, the only requirements are that you have at least 6 of your friends or relatives join you. you can contact kim for more details.

this has 7 pages, 6 pockets for the calendars, and one extra for miscellaneous cards, like this one for "thank you's".

we used the JustRite alpha stamp sets to stamp "My Cards" on the cover, and the extra labels on the last 2 pages.
i also used the cropadile to punch thru all these pocketed sheets.

Kim carries all the supplies needed to make this project. (JustRite alpha sets & handles, dewdrops, paper, ribbon, and rings for the binding, along with the cropadile.)

Vellum Wedding

i did a layer look with 2 kinds of vellum on this card.
the top layer of her dress and veil are stamped on a glittered vellum. the second layer of her dress is pti vellum which is a little thicker.

there is a mini card on the front, it opens up to the JustRite sentiment from the Wedding Ensemble set that i used for the wedding favors in the next post.

i know i went a little overboard with the pics, but i wanted you to see all the layers.

the black paper is a textured cardstock from kim's store, that i flipped over because it was a darker black. i will be using the textured side in the next wedding card that i will post later.

the pink paper is from Doodlebug Design Inc, called Paper Potpourri, the bubblegum boutique assortment that kim has in the store in 6x6 packages.