2012 March Stamp Club Project

Here is one of the projects we are making tonight at Stamp Club.  This would make a great Easter Basket but could be used for lots of different occasions.

I hope the ladies like it.  I still have my house to clean and directions to type so I'm off........

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Praying For You...

I've been playing in my stamp room all day today.  My husband went on a retreat this weekend and he took me to a little scrapbooking store before he left and he let me buy some new stuff.  Not that I really needed any new stuff, but don't tell him that!

One of the things I bought was Honey Comb paper.  It's fun to play with.  Since I didn't buy any of the coordinating stamp sets that go with the Honey Comb paper, I had to come up with ways to use it on my own.

So here is my first idea.  Simply the center of a flower. This paper has to be used inside a card because when you open the card, that is what causes the paper to fan out.  So if you are wondering why I would put a flower in the fold of my card - now you know.

I also used my new favorite paper - Everyday Enchantment - which is available for FREE during Sale-a-bration with a $50 order.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

Free 30-day Trial for My Digital Studio Express

Although I purchased the My Digital Studio software when it first came out, I really haven't played with it much.  So that was one of my goals for the new year - to make some projects with this program.

So here is a project I just completed of my granddaughter Hydi.  I think one of the reasons I don't do much scrapbooking is because I stink at taking pictures.  That should be another goal this year - take some photography lessons from my friend Cheryl.

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If you have any questions or problems, please let me know.

Thanks
Kim

Here is one of the projects I created the other night

Say Cheese....

Here is a camera that I made with the matchbox die and various punches.  It opens up to reveal a mini scrapbook inside.




























                                                                                                                                                                    It also comes in several designer colors.


Thanks for looking,
Kim

More Apothecary Art

I'm really liking this new set from the Occasions mini - Apothecary Art.  So here is another card for you.

I had the background piece already created, it was left over from my Convention Swaps that I did last summer.  The background technique is called Faux Tin Ceiling.

Thanks for looking,
Kim



RECIPE:
Stamps - Apothecary Art, Elementary Elegance
Paper - Pool Party, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink - Island Indigo, Pool Party, Basic Black, Lucky Limeade
Accessories - Pool Party Ribbon

Case'd Myself

I really like the layout of my card yesterday and I love the new Everyday Enchantment DSP so I decided to case myself.  I did use a different stamp set this time - Fresh Vintage - which is one of the Sale-a-bration sets that you will be able to earn starting January 24.  I also dusted off my Janome Sewing Machine (I mean this literally, it was dusty) and added some stitching to the card.  It had been so long since I had used the machine I had to figure out how to thread it all over again.

I think that since I have it threaded now, I will keep it out and use it for a while.  I hope you like the card.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

RECIPE:
Paper - Poppy Red, Everyday Enchantment DSP, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede
Stamps - Apothecary Art,  Fresh Vintage
Ink - Markers: Poppy Red, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party
Accessories - Framelits Labels Collection, Very Vanilla Ribbon (retired), Pearls

Finally - My New Stuff

I have finally got a chance to play with my new goodies from the Occasions Mini Catalog and Sale-a-bration that I pre-ordered on December 1st. 

Here is my first card of the new year and I've used several new products.  I hope you like it!

Thanks for looking,
Kim

RECIPE:

Paper - Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Everyday Enchantment DSP
Ink - Basic Black pad, Markers - Pool Party, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade
Accessories - Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon, Bird Builder Punch, retired Three Flower Punch

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow...

 The other day I was working on balancing my checkbook - it has to balance to the penny - and I was so wrapped up in finding my mistake I hadn't noticed it had started to snow.  I just finished my checkbook when I heard a door slam so I looked out to find my husband home for lunch but I was even more excited to see it snowing.  I LOVE THE SNOW.  Of course, I don't have to get out in it or work in it, although I do love to go cruisin' when it starts to snow.

Ok so you probably don't really care for my checkbook issues or my love of snow, so on to todays project.  My grandson Ryan and I put the Christmas tree up over Thanksgiving weekend.  For the last several years I have decorated my tree in all snowmen or snowflake type ornaments.  Remember I told you I love snow, well I also really like snomen.  So I decided to make a tissue box cover to go with the snowman theme.  This was my first try at it and I did make a few mistakes but I decided to keep it anyway.  I hope you like it.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Fall Purse Sets

I can show these Purse Gift Sets now.  I made seven of these sets for my friend Judy who bought them for the ladies that work for her.  She is great about giving gifts for lots of different holidays and these were for Halloween, although we went with more of a fall theme.

I really like the purses that Becky Roberts creates, so I decided to design my own pattern.  This is what I came up with.  The nice thing about these purses are that they will hold 4.25 x 5.5 cards.  A lot of the patterns I have seen are for purses that will only hold 3x3 cards.

I hope the ladies at the office enjoyed them.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

September 2011 Stamp Club Projects

 My November Stamp Club is next week and I didn't even post the projects from September.  I hold my stamp clubs every other month.  This gives the ladies time to try out their new purchases before it's time to buy again.  It also works out well because we start in September and go until May so the ladies have a chance to order out of each mini.  We also finish up before summer starts.

At each club meeting we do three projects.  I usually try to do 2 cards and a 3-d project.  For September I picked a card that had several techniques involved in it - Emboss Resist, Background stamping, Tearing, Sponging - and then the second card was a clean and simple card.

For the 3-d project, although it was pretty simple to make, I still managed to slip in a couple of techniques on this project - punch art (check out the cute pumpkin) and altering punches (using a punch in a different way than intended).  We also used the big shot to make the box.

Hope you like these fall projects and thanks for looking,

Kim

 

Post-it Note Holder

This was another door prize from my Christmas Stamp-a-stack.  These would make great gifts for teachers, co-workers, secret sisters or for just anyone you want to give a little something to.

Thanks for looking,
Kim