Monday, April 27, 2009

Just {Plane} Cute

I had a little spare time today after cutting paper for classes so I wanted to do something I rarely get to do for myself... Scrapbook!


I worked on some little boy pages that I will be able to fill easily with pictures. I used paper and Chipboard stickers from Creative Imaginations.



I also used "Thickers" for the lettering, ribbon, and lots of pop dots!
I am starting to get pretty handy with the craft knife. I was happy that these pages turned out just "plane" cute!

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Copic marker sale!


I am offering a sale on the Copic set of 12 markers.
I use them alot for coloring my stamped images in my cards that I post. I love them because you can color without leaving all those streaky marker lines and you can blend colors together (which I am not that good at yet...)

The regular price for this set of 12 is $50.49
My sale price is $39.99

The perfect entry level marker- great color selection, lower price! Ciao markers feature a super brush nib on one end and a medium broad nib on the other. The alcohol based inks are permanent, non-toxic, low odor and acid-free. They will not damage paper when blending and layering colors and can be used on many surfaces such as paper, leather, wood, plastics and more. Ciao markers have a 3-year shelf life and are guaranteed for color consistency.


This set has 12 great colors to start your collection with. I have 3 sets in stock right now so just call or email me if you would like me to hold one of these for you.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Morning Meadow

I needed some quick and easy thank you cards to send out. Since the weather is supposed to be nice around here, I felt like making some spring colored cards.
I used the Pebbles Inc. duplicate stickers... perfect for card making! I also just got in some beautiful satin ribbon in a few colors. The paper was from SEI's Morning Meadow line and I used the matching buttons as an accent.




Monday, April 20, 2009

National Scrapbooking Day


May 3rd is National Scrapbooking Day! Since I have classes planned that day, I will be celebrating a week early.
Stop by on Friday, April 24th or Saturday, April 25th and make a FREE card.
There will also be special discounts in the store that day too...
If you are not on my email list send me a note so you can get the coupon for that weekend.
(Cards are available only while supplies last!)

Friday, April 17, 2009

Little Monsters 6x6 class

In this class we will be making a 20 page 6x6 album with a cute little monster theme.


There are lots of embellishments like flowers, brads, ribbon, rub-ons, and more. All papers for the class are pre-cut and ready to assemble. All you need to bring is your adhesive and pop dots.


The rub-ons throughout the book say things like "eat your vegetables", "dont jump on the bed", "share your toys", and "play nice". This book is great for every day types of pictures that dont have any special occasion. The papers and rub-ons are from the Daisy Bucket line called "My Little Monster". I dont know about you... but I've got a few little monsters at my house!

Class Dates:
Sunday, April 26th @ 1 pm. (1 SPOT LEFT)
Saturday, May 2nd @ 11 am. (1 SPOT LEFT)
Sunday, May 3rd @ 1 pm. (1 SPOT LEFT)
Wednesday, May 13th @ 1 pm (3 SPOTS LEFT) and 6 pm. (6pm FULL)
Cost is $20.00
Please bring adhesive and pop dots.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Check me out...


I am so excited!

My card is posted on the Stampendous blog today. I think anyone who comes in the store knows I love Stampendous stamps. You can check out the spring cards they are posting here...


If you would like them to post your card, all you do is send a picture of your card using Stampendous stamps and the card "recipe" of the products you used to askus@stampendous.com

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

JustRite Graduate

I used the new JustRite stamper to make up some graduation cards ahead of time this year. I could have easily personalized the card with someones name, but I wasn't sure how many parties there would be this year.
I used the JustRite Celebration set and scalloped nestabilities for the focal point. Its hard to see in the photo but there is a black ribbon tied around the card. I may change the color of the ribbon to match the school colors later on.
The "class of" stamped in the center is an old, old Stampin Up set. I was trying to find a graduation cap but didnt have one handy.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Manhattan Flower


New JustRite stamps!

Some new arrivals have been coming in from the JustRite Stampers collection. If you already have the monogram stamper than some of these will interchange with it.
Here is a quick peek....

With this set (includes a wood block) you can spell out almost anything around the border.



This set is perfect to start out your card and personalize it with a name or special occasion...

Monday, April 6, 2009

Spring Crop!

It's time for one last crop of the spring!
Join us at Hoss's Steakhouse for another all day crop.

When: Saturday, May 9th from 10 am to 8 pm.
Where: Hoss's Steakhouse in the private party rooms.
What: Included is your Lunch- all you can eat soup and salad bar.
Dinner- choice of chicken or serloin tips meal, soup,salad, and dessert bar.
Drinks and coffee throughout the day.

There will be door prizes and a chinese auction. Croppers will also get a coupon to use in the store that day too!
Dont wait to sign up.... size is limited to 50 people. That amount worked out perfect for the March crop. This will be the last one until after summer so get caught up on your scrapbooking before the nice weather comes.
Payments are due by May 4th to hold your reservation.
No refunds can be given after May 5th.

Hope to see you there!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Chocolate bunny 12x12 class

In this class we will be making a 2 page Easter layout.

All stickers and papers are from the brand new Bo Bunny line. These pages have lots of embellishments like flowers, ribbon, brads, and more. They can be for boys or girls because the color scheme is brown, white, light blue, and light green.

Stop by the shop to see the pages in person. If you cant make any of the class dates, I may have extra supplies to make up kits.


Class dates:
Wednesday, April 8th @ 6 pm. (FULL)
Saturday, April 11th @ 11 am. (FULL)
Wednesday, April 15th @ 1 pm and 6 pm. (2 SPOTS LEFT)
Saturday, April 18th @ 11 am. (2 SPOTS LEFT)
Cost: $12.00
Supplies Needed: adhesive, pop dots. If you own a craft knife and craft mat you can bring that too.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Baking up some Birthday Wishes...

New Changito clear and cling rubber stamps are in with lots of new designs! This is the clear set called Changito Baker.
Inside verse reads: Baked up a batch of Birthday Wishes for you!
The glittery background paper is from the Nana's Kitchen mat stack, a very cute pack of papers.

If you look closely at the apron, you can see how I stamped it on gingham paper and trimmed around it to look like the apron is actually checkered. The cake was cut out and popped up with some foam dots.

Friday, March 27, 2009

Play Day

I have been really busy today getting things ready for the crop on Saturday. I decided to take a short break from the hustle & bustle and make a card with some new stamps from Daisy Bucket Designs.


I love anything with little monsters on it. I thought this would make a perfect card for one of my nephew's birthdays. The photo below is the inside of the card, the 2 stamps come together in a pack. I used the Nestabilities set called Labels 2 for the die cut/embossed shape.

Monday, March 16, 2009

New cling rubber stamps are in!

New Changito images and sayings have started to arrive! Cling rubber is the best of both worlds... The same stamping feel of crisp cushioned rubber images with the easy storage of clear stamps. These cling stamps mount to clear blocks just like clear acrylic stamps do.

If you look closely, you can see his fuzzy bunny slippers that I used white flocking on.


Saturday, March 14, 2009

Monkey Business Trifold class


In this class we will be making a 6x6 trifold scrapbook album.
I call it a trifold because it folds and unfolds into 3rds. Above is how it looks when it is closed.

We will be using the Monkey Business 2 line from Reminisce. There are lots of fold outs and embellishments in the book.

There are 6 pockets that hold small pages for more photos that tuck inside.

Here is another fold out page that hides pictures.
Class Dates:
Wednesday, March 25th @ 6 pm. (FULL)
Wednesday, April 1st @ 1pm (FULL) and 6 pm.(FULL)
Saturday, April 4th @ 11 am. (1 SPOT OPEN)
Sunday, April 5th @ 11 am (FULL) and 1 pm. (FULL)
Cost: $15
Supplies needed: adhesive, pop dots, and super stick tape. If you are unsure about super stick tape just ask, I sell it at the shop and can show you what it is.

Friday, March 13, 2009

Cuttlebug Butterflies

I just ordered in this new butterfly set from Cuttlebug. Well, it isn't new... just new to the store. It cuts out the butterfly and then has 4 embossing templates to add texture to the butterfly.

I cut out the circle and the scallop with Nestabilities and embossed the background with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder.
Here is the sketch challenge I found online that I used to make the card with. Try one!


Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Lucky Me!

I just wanted to wish all my blog readers a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Supplies Used: Cuttlebug folder Swiss Dots, Stampendous stamp "Lucky Changito", Doodlebug green glitter, Copic markers- Sand, Apple Green, and Cool Gray, 2" scallop punch, 1 3/4" circle punch.

Monday, March 9, 2009

In the Woods #2

This card is somewhat similar to one I posted last month. It uses another stamp from the "In the Woods" line from Stampendous. I inked the stamp with markers and layered it on a rectangle I cut out from the long rectangle Nestabilities set. I also added a few mossy colored dew drops for some dimension.

Here is the inside of the card. I am getting better about decorating the inside too...

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Princess Kitty

I made this very simple pink and black kitty card using my Nestabilities and NOT cutting the paper out before embossing.
The Cuttlebug sandwich of plates from the bottom up would be:
A plate
B plate
Nestabilities template
paper
rubber mat
B plate


I put some silver stickles on the collar to give the kitty some bling.

Supplies used: Nestabilities Large Labels set, Sprinkles kitty from Cats Pajamas stamps, silver brads.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Sympathy cards

I never seem to have a sympathy card on hand when I need one. My monthly club made this one yesterday. It looks a little washed out in the photo but the colors were pinks and brown. I attached a small scrap of ribbon with a glue dot and inked up the stamp with markers.

I actually need to send a sympathy card today and I wanted it to be more masculine. I copied the same layout, same stamp set, just changed up the colors a bit.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Greetings from Key West

Key West is famous for having the most beautiful sunsets in the world. We have been here since Sunday and have seen one every night.



This is just a really cool boat that was passing by while we were down at Mallory Square. Mallory Square is down at the bottom tip of Key West, its the spot where everyone waits for the sun to set. There are all kinds of crazy street performers like fire jugglers and tight rope walkers to entertain while waiting for the sunset.
If I am lucky, I will bring home some sunshine for Erie, PA!

Monday, February 16, 2009

March crop

We had so much fun at the January and February crop that I have set up another for March!
Here is the scoop in a nutshell:

What: Scrapbook / Card making crop

Where: Hoss's Steakhouse (right next door to the shop)

When: Saturday, March 28th from 10 am until 8 pm.

Come and spend the day scrapbooking with your friends! We will be using the party rooms in the back of the restaurant. There will be a Chinese Auction and door prizes.

Included: Cost is $30, you get lunch (all you can eat soup and salad bar), dinner (choice of chicken or serloin tips with side dish, soup, salad, and dessert bar.) and drinks and coffee all day long.

I am slimming the number of people down from 70 to 50 to give everyone a bit more room. This means that it will fill up fast so dont wait to sign up!

Small print: Money is due by March 22nd at the latest! Thanks for understanding.

Hope to see you there!

The crop has filled but please email me if you would like to be called if there is a cancellation.

My new banner!

I love my new Blog Banner!

You should check out Kristi at http://www.designbynine.etsy.com/ she does fabulous work. She does all kinds of graphic design so if you are looking for an Etsy or blog banner she is fast and priced very reasonable.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Cuttlebug card class

Come and make 8 cards with envelopes all using the Cuttlebug machine. The cards will be all different occasions. Jeannie from the Four Creeks Bed & Breakfast is hosting the event. This will be a fun card making luncheon!

What: Make 8 cards (4 styles, 2 of each) and a lunch tea. This includes bite sized sandwiches,
fresh baked cakes, fruit salad, coffee, tea, and soda.

Where: Four Creeks Bed & Breakfast 159 Main Street in Girard.

When: Sunday, March 1st at either 12:00 or 2:30 (2:30 class has 2 openings)

Cost: $20, Please bring your adhesive, pop dots, and scissors.

Contact: Please contact Jeannie @ 774-3615 or Sljl_9@hotmail.com to reserve your spot. Seating is limited so dont wait to sign up.

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