We had a great time in class yesterday! Some worked on the Elizabeth class and some worked on the Top Note Fun class. What fun projects we made! We used the Stampin' Up! exclusive Top Note die along with several punches, the Elegant Lines embossing folder, some Concord Grape DSP and Whisper White Taffeta ribbon. Here's a side view. You know, it really was hard to decide whether to use this for the Top Note Fun class or the Gift Card Giving Class! Be sure to check out the Top Note Bag I shared yesterday along with the information on the Top Note Fun class. Oh, be sure to check the Continue reading
Top Note Fun Class
I'm very excited to be holding the first session of the Top Note Fun class this afternoon! Don't you just love this little purse we'll be making? I was so excited when a fellow stamper, Linda, shared a picture of a purse she made similar to this. I just knew we needed to make it for our class! Everything we will be making in the Top Note Fun class will be based around the Stampin' Up! exclusive Top Note die. Like I said, this afternoon is our first session but we have three more dates when you can attend if you are interested. Here are the details: You can choose one of the following Continue reading
Decorative Stampin' Up! Ribbon Storage
My sister recently sent some spice jars to me to "find something to do with." I decided to do just that yesterday. I had an idea and I like how it turned out! I always have lots of little scraps of ribbon lying around and now a bunch of them have a new home! I love how these jars look on top of my shelves! The jars serve two purpases, it organizes my scraps and makes my stamp room look bright and colorful in an organized sort of way. I often lack organization but I really do try! Here's a close up of a couple of the jars. As you can see, I have ribbon of a variety of sizes and Continue reading
Pencil Cases for Children
I have several Crystal Light containers just sitting around waiting to be turned into something special. I had an idea yesterday. My husband and I are going to be the AWANA Commanders at our church beginning this fall. In our AWANA we have a store to motivate the kids to learn their verses. I thought I'd try these special Pencil Cases in the store and see if the kids like them. I used our Motorcycle stamp to decorate this container for some little guy. I used Stampin' Write Markers in Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade, Concord Grape and Peach Parfait to color in the motorcycles. These are Continue reading
Stamping Challenge with a Sketch
I'm a little late with my Stamp-A-Holic challenge again. Sorry! This week has been absolutely crazy but I finally had a chance to sit down and do some stamping. I had this sketch to work with and I decided to use it on a journal. Since that's a 3-D item, I have 30 minutes to work. I have my idea and I'm ready to go! I grabbed up a piece of Whisper White cardstock and ran it through the Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder twice (this sheet of paper is 5 3/4" x 8" in size). Then I used the Spiral Border Punch on one side. The next step was to grab up some Whisper Continue reading
Elizabeth Gift Bag with Handmade Cards
It's time to introduce you to the Elizabeth Class I've been showing you sneak peeks at! I'm very excited about this class as I hope you will be! This fall I am going to offer classes on multiple dates just like I did this summer. I hope that will help accommodate your schedule better! So, check out the details below and mark your calendar! This is a great class to help jump-start your Christmas gift giving! The Elizabeth Class includes making the pictured box with an Organza ribbon handle, 8 handmade cards (2 each of 4 designs), 8 Whisper White envelopes AND you get to have your very own Continue reading
A Seak Peek of Things to Come
This is a sneak peek at something to come. I'm not going to give you details yet but keep your eyes and ears open for more information in the next couple weeks! Continue reading
Vintage Vogue on a Handmade Box
I think this is the last handmade box for a little while (a couple days anyway). I made this box out of Pacific Point cardstock and the Vintage Vogue stamp set. The box is perfect for giving handmade cards along with envelopes for a gift! The lid of the box is made from acetate so the recipient will be able to see the beautiful cards placed inside! This is one of the boxes we are making in the Special Stationary Storage class. There are still two dates open to take this class if you are interested. Thursday, August 5, 6:30 P.M. or Saturday, August 21, 1:30 P.M. in my home in Continue reading
Because I Care & Flower Fancy Handmade Box
I hope you're not tired of seeing handmade boxes yet! With two box classes it's kind of hard not to show off the beautiful handmade boxes we're making! I promise I will get back to hand stamped cards and scrapbook pages one of these days soon! I used the Flower Fancy and Because I Care Stampin' Up! stamp sets to decorate the box. For some reason I don't pull out the Flower Fancy set very often but I think it looks perfect on this box! I think this particular flower is probably the one that convinced me to get the set in the first place. Here's a view of the back of the box, it's much Continue reading
Because I Care Handmade Gift Box
I had fun making this little box! Of course the fact that I was using the lovely Because I Care stamp set probably helped! It's always fun to work with this level 1 hostess stamp set As in my one handmade Because I Care card, I used Concord Crush, Bashful Blue and Whisper White. If I was going to make another of these boxes, I would stamp and color the Whisper White cardstock as I did here, however, I would then run it through the Big Shot with the Finial Press embossing folder to give some nice texture. I might even try to add multiple layers to the hydrangea but I'm not quite sure how Continue reading
Handmade Tool Belt Box
We had a great time creating last night in class! There were ladies working on the Boxes & Bags class, Special Stationary Storage class and Punch Pals class all at the same time. We were busy but I thought it was so much fun to see so much creating going on all at once as everyone worked on different projects. Today's project would make a wonderful gift bag to give a guy for his birthday or Father's Day. I'm very excited about this box! I got the idea from a fellow stamper but I'm afraid her name was not attached to the document she shared and I got the document a year or more Continue reading
Elements of Style Handmade Box
Here is another of the boxes we're making in the Special Stationary Storage class. Isn't it pretty? I used the same pattern (in my head) to make this box that I used to make the Handmade Wedding Gift Box I showed you the other day made out of Rich Razzleberry. This box coordinates very well with the handmade envelope storage boxes I made a while back. It's possible to fit both cards and envelopes in the box. Once the class is over I think I may use the box to store my medium size Stampin' Up! Whisper White and Very Vanilla envelopes. Thank you for stopping by! I hope you've enjoyed the Continue reading