Category: Thrifty Thursday

Thrifty Thursday 2-5-09

These are some fun cards that I’ve made using the Level 2 hostess set.  Echoes of Kindness.  I just think these flowers are beautiful.  Becoming a hostess is always a great way to save money.    You have the chance to earn exclusive hostess sets like this one as well as Hostess dollars that can be spent of what ever product you like.  Plus you will have a great time with your family and friends.  You can check out my available party dates by clicking here.

thank-you-flowers-textured-backgroundThis card was one that I actually created for one of my parties.  The guest really love learning how to use the blender pens to create easy water-coloring.

Products used:
113230 Echoes of Kindness Level 2 Hostess
114484 Elegant Thank You $6.95
114319 Whisper White Organza Ribbon $5.95
114512 Stampin’ Up!® Backgrounds 1 Textured Plates $11.95
Sizzix™ Big Shot and Accessories
102845 Blender Pens (3) $9.95
105110 Stampin’ Write® Marker
101406 Jet Black StazOn™ Ink $7.95

Colors- Pale Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Mellow Moss

 

purple-flowers-frenchI created this card for 2 different projects.  One was for my creative challenge for bootcamp and then I used it for my Card Swap that I was in.

Products used:
113230 Echoes of Kindness Level 2 Hostess
109521 En Franςais $17.95
115060 Short & Sweet $18.95
114319 Whisper White Organza Ribbon $5.95
105019 Watercolor Paper (20) $6.95
103954 Aqua Painter (2) $16.95
101406 Jet Black StazOn™ Ink $7.95
Colors- Pale Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Mellow Moss

 

 

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This is a card that I created for a Shoebox swap that I did.  A shoebox swap is where you create a card and then cut out enough for all the guest.  Then you go around the room and make each others cards.  It’s really fun.

Products used:
113230 Echoes of Kindness Level 2 Hostess
114978 Happy Heart Day $23.95
109039 Elegant Eggplant 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon
114512 Stampin’ Up!® Backgrounds 1 Textured Plates $11.95
Sizzix™ Big Shot and Accessories
103954 Aqua Painter (2) $16.95
101406 Jet Black StazOn™ Ink $7.95
112454 Styled Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware $29.95
107590 Designer Label Punch $15.95

Colors- Pale Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Very Vanilla, Mellow Moss

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Thrifty Thursday 1-29-09

In todays times we need to make our dollars stretch as much as we can.  That’s why I love this project and 3×3 cards.  We made at Janice’s meeting.

rasberry-tart-box-cardsYou can get 8 cards out of just one sheet of 12 x 12 paper.  This box is made with just a 1/2 of a sheet of 12 x 12 paper.  Each card uses just a tiny bit of dSP.  You can make 32 cards with just one sheet of paper.  They are fast and simple to make.  I love that they are easy and so nice to have on had when you need a quick note for a gift or just to show you care.  For a fun gift you can make the box and put 4 cards in it with envelops.  It’s easy and fast but someone will really feel special when they receive it.

For this project we used:

113975 Raspberry Tart DSP $9.95
113417 Petal Pizzazz $32.95
113716 Garden Greetings $21.95
109043 Scallop Circle Punch $15.95
114338 Kiwi Kiss Corduroy Buttons $9.95

If you would love to come and learn how to make this fun box then be sure to mark your calanders for my Sale-a-brations Stamp Camp.  It will be on Saturday February 28th.  We will be making this box using the Polka Dot Punches Stamp Set and Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper from the Sale-a-bration Flyer.  Click here for more details.

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Wacky Wednesday 1-28-09

Thanks so much to all of you who made it to my open house.  I had a great time and I hope you did too.  For those of you who couldn’t make it here is some of the fun you missed.  Maybe next time you will be able to join in the fun.

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Because it was and open house and there was no official hostess to give a gift to and my prize drawing was for the hostess benefits I decided to give each guest a special gift for coming.  Each guest received one of these fun Good friend boxes and each was filled with a different surprise gift.  Once again I used the new Good Friends Stamp Set #113740 $28.95 and the fun new Petal Pizzazz #113417 $32.95.

just-bee-card-envelopeThen each guest had the opportunity to create 2 fun make and takes.  The first used the set Just Buzzin’ By #113228 $27.95.  This is one of my favorite new stamp sets.  We made a card and a matching envelope.  It’s hard to see but the card says “just buzzin’ by to say…”  Then on the inside it says “have a honey of a day!  We also stamped a cute flower on the inside.

valentines-treat-bagThe second project used the wonderful big shot top not die #113463 $21.95 and some of the products from the Love you Much Bundle #115405 $41.48.  We used the heart to Heart Punch #113694 $15.95 and the Love You Much Stamp Set #113756 $25.95.  The Bundle also includes the Candy Lane DSP#113980 $9.95 which I love so much that I didn’t have enough left to use.  If you bought these products separately they would be $51.85 but you can save 20% on the bundle for just $41.48 through the end of Januray.  Hurry fast time is running out.

My guest also had the chance to check out my retired sets for sale, earn chances to win the hostess benifits, visit with old and new friends and have a little bit of chocolate.  We had a great time.  I still have lots of sets for sale you can check them out by clicking here.  Be sure to check out the great specials I have going along with them.

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Thrifty Thursday 1-22-09

Sometimes we think we need to get really complicated when we are scrap-booking.  My up-line Amy Johnson taught me that in most cases we just need to keep it simple.  Her favorite way to scrapbook is using quick strips. 

 Here are some fun quick strips I made with the sports stamps.  A few of the items are retired, but you can see how to take the same basic idea a create different pages just by how you put them together.  You can save time and money with this simple layout.  Noticed how I just changed the way the strips were layed out and the accent pieces to create 4 different looks.

go-team115010 Just Soccer $13.95

114928 Big Deal Alphabet $42.95

football115006 Just Football $13.95

113510 Schoolbook Serif Alphabet $42.95

b-ball115004 Just Basketball $13.95

114998 Jumbo Outline Alphabet $42.95

play-ball115002 Just Baseball $13.95

Here is a list of some of the other great sports sets including 2 new ones.  You can find all of them on pages 74 & 75 of the spring/summer ’09 catalog.

115008 Just Riding $13.95
115012 Just Surfing $13.95
115014 Just Tennis $13.95

This set is a must have for any sports page.  I think I used it on all ove them.

115072 Sporting $18.95

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Thrifty Thursday 1-15-09

Have you ever tried one of those books where all of the accents are made with one piece of paper.  Well I wanted to give it a try.  I searched for patterns, but didn’t really find one that worked for what I was doing so I just made up my own.  If I can find it I will try and post it for you.

mb-frontThis is a great book to use for gift items, for kids or for something you just want a quick small scrapbook of that you can keep around the house.  I created this book for my son DJ.  It’s of his baseball team last summer.  The nice thing about it is that it’s quick and easy to make so you could make one for each kid or if they are old enough they could make their own.

First you want to decided on a theme.  I obviously used baseball here so I chose the Just Baseball set #109459 $12.95.  I also used the sporting set $109246 $17.95.

Then I picked the colors I wanted to use.  You want to choose 3 to 4 colors that you will used for the entire book.  I used Real Red, Night of Navy and Whisper White as my basic colors.  Then I added Close to Cocoa and Sahara Sand as my accent colors.  I picked my colors to match his baseball team colors and the colors of the equipment.

Next you will need 1 piece of 8 1/2 x 11 paper that you will be stamping on.  I used the Whisper White.  Then you just want to stamp your images on it randomly.  It doesn’t really matter where you stamp them because you are going to cut the paper all up.  I overlapped them a lot because I liked the look of it.

Once you have your paper stamped you will cut it up to the pattern.  Then you will need a piece of 8 1/2 x 11 paper of your accent color.  I have used the night of navy.  You would use the pattern to cut up this paper to go behind your stamped paper.

This book is a 6×6 and has 16 pages.  To save money I attached the pieces to both sides of the paper instead of using two different ones back to back.  It makes a total of 16 pages so you will need to sheets of 12 x 12 cut into 6×6 to give you 8 sheets.

mb-pg-7Once you have everything cut you can begin to assemble the book.  Here is just a sample of one of the pages.  You can click here to see the whole book.  I really will try to find the pattern and get it posted for you as well. 

I hope you try making one of these fun books for a loved one or letting your kids try one of there own. 

Some of the other great sets you could use to to create one of these books are: any of the sport ones, any flower sets, wild about you, bugs & kisses or just try it with your favorite set.

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Thrifty Thursday 1-8-09

This is the Birthday card that I made for our Stampin’ Up! Birthday Celebration.  I decided to use it for Thrifty Thursday because it is so easy to make and the style allows you to use all the paper in the DSP pack. 

celbrate-b-day-cardI have used the Rainbow Sherbet #112471.  Not only does this paper sound yummy, but it is just so cute.  This card is very versital and can be used for either a boy or a girl.

The basic card is made with Apricot Appeal.  Then I used Gable Green behind the DSP.  I used Tempting Turquoise for the scallop and the 1/4″ ribbon then top off the ribbon with Apricot Appeal 1 /4″ grosgrain ribbon.

My Scallop is actually a special embosslit die that said 20 years.  It is to celebrate Stampin’ Up! 20 years in business this year.  However you could use the scallop circle punch. I covered it with a tag from the deer friends hostess set and punched it out with our 1 3/8 circle punch to create a beautiful layered look.  I didn’t want the tag to be stamped in just one color so I use our Stampin’ Markers to color directly onto the Stamp.

I finished the card by stamping happy birthday for the Bitty Birthday set #110994 for $12.95.  Because the tag just says a little something you could leave off the Birthday stamp or stamp it with a variety of other stamps for almost any occasion. 

So between the versatile saying and being able to use all the designer series paper on just one card lay out I think this card is very thrifty

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