Scrapbook Layout

I kind of did things backwards (at least in my mind) and signed up to be a Stampin' Up demonstrator before I was very experienced in stamping and paper crafting. Since then, I have mainly been making cards and have been happy to stick to that, but this past Friday night I got to attend the crop at church and decided to take the plunge and do a scrapbook layout! I chose pictures from a recent morning playdate at the park. I think it turned out cute. It is simple but I like it that way.

The left page has pictures of each kid on the slides. I used some DSP (designer series paper) that was available only in the summer mini catalog and buttons from the brights collectioin.

The second page has two of my favorite pictures from the day and a bit of journaling. Of course, there are a few more buttons!

I really enjoyed putting this layout together and look forward to making more. That is a good thing as I have the boys' birthday party to put together along with a couple other fun pages from special summer memories!

Card sets for gifts!

A good friend of mine asked me to make some sets of cards for her to give to the table leaders of her MOPs group. She wanted to give a set of 8 cards with 3 different designs. I did a thank you with this cute little bird and flower stamp. The sentiment says, "Thanks...I needed that!" I added a couple silver brads and cut out the flower and raised it with a dimensional.

I also did a "hello" card that can be used for just about any occasion! The hearts and butterflies are so cute! I love this Hello Again set!
Finally, I did a "thinking of you" card that will also be very versatile. I love the color combo of the red, crumb cake, and chocolate chip! A little piece of ribbon adds a fun touch!

I put them together with envelopes and tied them with a ribbon bow. Such a cute gift that will definitely come in handy to the recipient. If you are interested in purchasing a set of cards for a teacher, friend, or other loved one let me know! They would be great gifts for the holidays just around the corner!!!

Card Event

Last night, I held my first card event since becoming a Stampin' Up demonstrator. Six gals came to make holiday cards and gift tags. I forgot to take a picture during the fun but here is one of the table set up before everyone arrived.

We made 2 different Christmas cards. I showed you one already in a previous post, and here is the second one. This little snowman is so cute! It is from the set Big On Christmas. I love the real red satin ribbon bow too!!
We also did one Thanksgiving card. We used the Falling Leaves set and added a little bit of chocolate chip ribbon!

Here is a shot of the gift tag we made using the Cute Christmas set from the Holiday Mini catalog. It is cute all right!

Thanks to everyone that attended! If you weren't able to come last night but are interested in attending an event let me know! I am also looking for a couple more people for my stamp club!! Ask me for details!!! Thanks for reading!

Gifts for my nephews

Over the weekend, we went to Tulsa to visit my brother's family and celebrate their little boy's second birthday as well as the upcoming arrival (any day now) of their new baby boy. Roman's birthday party was a truck/construction theme so I used the invitation to the party to create his birthday card. I made it at the Friday night crop I attended to complete the challenge of hand-writing a sentiment on the card. I also used the new sticker maker I received for free by taking an online survey to turn the cute little cones into stickers!

Of course I had to make a little card to go along with the gift for my soon-to-be born nephew, Levi. I used my Seeing Stars stamp set along with the Picture This hostess set. I also used one of my new brads from the brights collection. I loved all the bright colors together!

I wanted to make something for Levi and decided to cover a set of 4 blocks with some fun papers in bright colors and decorate each one with a letter from his name. His mom is planning to do an "under the sea" theme in his nursery in bright, tropical colors so I included a turtle, crab, and whale. I used buttons from the brights collection to make an "L".

Here you can see a few more of the patterned papers I used on the sides of the blocks. Hopefully it will find a perfect home in his room! We are so excited to get to meet him!!!

We had a fun weekend of partying and cousins playing together! Hope everyone had a great Holiday weekend!

Holiday Cards

I am hosting a card making party on Thursday September 9th at 7:00 pm at my home. We are going to be making 10 cards and 5 gift tags. The cost is $15 (cash or check). I will have everything cut and ready to stamp and assemble to make cute Thanksgiving and Christmas cards! You will also be able to see some new products from the Stampin' Up new Holiday Mini Catalog that just came out on September 1st. Below is one of the cards we will be making that night. I used the new stamp set called Holiday Happiness.

The card base is Old Olive, and I added a touch of satin ribbon in Real Red. It turned out cute! I am excited to start creating the rest of the cards and tags! Let me know if you are interested in attending the card making night so I will have supplies for you! I also just finished some cute cards and a gift for my nephews we are visiting this weekend. Stay tuned next week for pictures! I don't want to post them now and possibly ruin the surprise!