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August Club projects

We had a lot of fun making these pages and cards on Wednesday at Club. Remember if you join SOS Club you will be able to make these fun pages or cards as well. SOS Club will be moved from Tuesday the 18th to Wednesday the 19th for this month. Be sure to contact me asap if you want to come. Click here for the other pages and all the details.

This month we used the all in the family set. Remember right now when you buy this set you can get a set of free buttons. This is good for any $35.00 purchase in the growing up section of the catalog. Click here for more details.

The all in the family set is a perfect set to use with our Stamp-a-ma-jig. I showed them how I took the thick window sheets and cut 2 x 2 squares so that I could make a jig for all the pieces and keep them with my stamp set. It works great for anything you use your Stamp-a-ma-jig with all the time such as alphabet sets.

This fun layout came from a page that my up-line Brandi made for a 12 x 12 swap from convention.

Here is the fun page she made using the under the stars set which is also part of the growing up section of the catalog.

When we were going the other convention swaps we noticed another page that uses the same layout. It was done by my other up-line Janice. I love it when you can use the same layout to create three different and great pages. Remember when you need some inspiration just turn to our great catalog. Find a layout you like then pick a color scheme and a Stamp Set. You’ll have your own unique creation in no time.

Here are the cards that our members got to make. It hard to see but the happy together is made with a fun new technique that I learned at convention. I used the bone folder to curl the piece just like you would ribbon on a present. I wanted it curled two directions so I started in the middle and went one way then I flipped it over and went the other way.

Notice that I also used the piercing tool on the cards and the pages. I love that the piercing tool is finally avalible by itself. Be sure to order this great tool for your own projects.

Remember you can get the cute buttons like shown on the birthday card for free with your $35.00 purchase from the growing up section. This offer ends August 31st so call me today 435-245-5321. Click here to check out the great growning up promotions.

August 14, 2009

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New Monthly Project Kits

This post is very late. You still have a few days to save on these great projects. I’ve posted both May & June. Some of these stamp sets will be gone at the end of this month so be sure to get them ordered now. Check them out here.
Monthly Scrapbook Page Kits

Monthly Project Kits

Monthly Card Kits

June 27, 2009

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April Club- Just Beachy

This post is a little late, but I thought you would like to see the fun projects we did for club in April. I featured the fun Just Beachy set from the mini catalog and showed them how to do the cracked Glass technique. I love this technique it looks so cool and is actually really easy to do.I got this fun idea from Kelly. You can check out her blog here: http://stampinparadise.blogspot.com. I changed it a bit.

I thought if you are really different than maybe you would be a different color. I don’t know if you noticed it but this fish is the only one in the set that goes the other way. Here is a close up of the cracked glass.

Here is the scrapbook page that I came up with using the card as my inspiration. I love how simple it is, but it has just a fun summer feel. We colored the fish with the watercolor wonder crayons and a aqua painter.

This is the second card that my card group made. I totally cased it from a blog, I tried to find it again so I could tell you who, but I couldn’t. I changed the saying in the center, but the rest is basically like hers. I thought it was a really cute card. The size is actually 5×5 go go in our 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 envelops. The fish are punched out with the 1 1/4″ Square Punch and then sponged with the pacific point.

We stamped Happy Birthday from the $10.00 and under page on the inside. Of course we used Whisper White craft in so that it would show up.

Since I had also just got the Matchbox die of course we had to try that out as well. Here is our fun projects using the match box die and the designer series paper from the mini catalog Walk in the Park.

Items Featured:
*115123 Walk in the Park DSP $9.95
114486 Birthday Wish $6.95
*113796 Just Beachy $25.95
*113837 Lazy Days Jumbo Wheel $8.50
100477 Glassy Glaze Emboss Powder $4.75
* indicates item is in the Spring Occasions Mini Catalog.

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May 18, 2009May 27, 2009

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Freewheeling Friday 3-20-09

I think this baby card is just so cute. I wish I knew who created it. I received it in a swap. The wheel that was used is retired now but there is one similar that you could use to go with it that would give it the same effect. I love to use the wheels as a quick and easy background. Sometimes it can make all the difference in how a card looks.

Products Used:
109694 Sweet Stars Jumbo Wheel Retired
109687 See You Around Jumbo Wheel $8.50 (you can use this one instead)
115110 Wild About You $25.95
115060 Short & Sweet $18.95
104310 Crafters’ Tool Kit $39.95
104829 Light Blue Gingham Ribbon- Retired
109029 Bashful Blue 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon $4.95 (Y

March 20, 2009April 4, 2009

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Thrifty Thursday 3-19-09

Thrifty Thursday is all about cost efficiency. What I love about this card is it uses the products that come in the standard starter kit. Remember you can get started as a Stampin’ Up!® demonstrator for three easy payments of $67.00. Click here for more details. The starter kit has over $335.00 worth of product in it for just $199.00.

I really like this card beacuse it’s simple and easy to change the colors. The flower can be stamped or you can create any color by stampin’ it in VersaMark® and then using the Stampin’ Pastels® to add color. I recommend using the sponge daubers for this technique because it is easy and fast but you can also use q-tips. I really love the Stampin’ Pastels because they give you all the 48 colors plus 3 neutral colors for less than $25.00. It’s really the best way to get all of our colors to start off with and they are so easy to use.

One of the other things I love about this card is it’s so easy to dress it up. Here I have stamped the back ground (sorry it’s hard to see) with the little flower in the set and then I also added some ribbon along the top. Any white ribbon is great to start with because it goes with pretty much everything plus you can dye it to match your colors. If you would like to learn how to use our great chalks or to dye ribbon I would love to come to your home and show you and your friends how. Just give me a call and we can set up a date 435-245-5321.

One last thing that I love about this card is the saying. It comes from fundamental phrases. This stamp set is so versital. I has many different sayings. You could make up a bunch of these cards in different colors without the saying and then just choose the appropriate saying when you need it. It’s so simple and easy. You don’t need to run to a store every time you need a quick card.

Products Used:
105542 Stampin’ Pastels $24.95
102283 VersaMark Pad $7.50
114319 Whisper White Organza Ribbon $5.95 (add on)
114968 Fundamental Phrases $37.95
111626 Eastern Blooms $21.95

Colors- Green Galore, Gable Green, Pink Passion, Whisper White

March 19, 2009April 4, 2009

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Freewheeling Friday 3-13-09

This was a fun card that I made for swaps last year. This card used all the fun in-colors from last year. I believe they were Purely Pomegranate, Blue Bayou, Wild Wasabi, and Soft Sky. This is a fun masking technique. I also used watercolor for the presents. The tag was done using glossy white paper. I stamped in VersaMark® and then embossed it. Then I used the brayer to roll color over the top of it. The back ground was just using a simple roller. I love using rollers for backgrounds because they are fast and easy.