Coming soon...

Watch the blog and FaceBook for new SRM cardmaking stickers and classes! Very cute things are coming in for spring so stay tuned.

Sandcastles

Some of the brand new Spellbinders Nestabilities shapes are in and I love the new large scallops!
They come in circle, oval, and square large scallops. There are also new Labels 10, 11, and 12 too.

I need a little more practice, but I like the new Ultra Fine Flower Soft. It adds a nice touch to make things look more realistic. I added a bit of the "Sand" color to the bottom of this sandcastle stamp.

I stamped Warmest Wishes to the inside... can you tell I'm hoping for some warmer weather?

Birthday Hoot!

In this workshop we will be making a birthday book with a really cute owl paper line. You can choose from either a girly theme or boyish one.

The book is 5x5 in size and is a combination of an accordian book and a squash book style.

The book will hold about 12 photos. This is what it looks like when you first open it.

It continues to unfold to reveal more pages. The photos above show both the boy and girl book.

Here is where the squash book comes into play... each side opens up to reveal four more square pages!

Plenty of room for more photos and journaling.

The middle section has an upper and lower flap with double sided pages. My pictures really dont show the book as well as it looks in person. There is a lot to see in this mini album. Below is a picture of the right side of the book unfolded.

Supplies you will need to bring: adhesive, paper cutting scissors, small paper trimmer.

Cost: $20, must be prepaid to hold your reservation.

Class dates:

Wednesday, April 7th @ 1 pm.

Wednesday, April 7th @ 6 pm.

Wednesday, April 21st @ 6 pm. (FULL)

Saturday, April 24th @ 11 am. (FULL)

Sunday, April 25th @ 1 pm. (FULL)

Bunnies & Chicks

More and more Easter paper and goodies have been coming in. I made this page today with the "Happy Easter" line from Reminisce. I wasnt sure if I liked it at first because it had a vintage feel to it and I am more of a cutsie scrapbooker. The more I looked at it, this line really started to grow on me.

The colors look a bit washed out in the photos, they really are very pretty!

Kaleidecolor pads & brayers

This brayer technique is one that I havent done in a really long time but thought would work great with this bird stamp.

First you need a Kaleidecolor ink pad. These pads are like 5 small individual colors that stay seperate while in storage, but slide the lever and they snap together when ready to be used. They come in a number of color combos!

Roll your brayer over the pad to ink it up.

The cardstock you use MUST be glossy cardstock! This is very important... the technique doesnt work if you use a regular piece of paper. Roll the brayer back and forth over your paper to get an even coat of ink. You may even need to re-ink your brayer and do it again. You will get a very pretty rainbow effect. I like to stamp an image in black, usually a solid image works best.

April Crop

Grab your crafting supplies and spend the day cropping with us at Hoss's Steakhouse.

When: Saturday, April 17th from 10 am to 8 pm.
Where: Hoss's Steakhouse (26th Street) in the back party rooms.
Cost: $30

Included in the price is lunch- soup, salad, and dessert bar.
Dinner- Chicken or sirloin tip meal. Soup, salad, and dessert bar.
All your drinks through the day.

We will have door prizes, a chinese auction, and a coupon to use at the store!

Comfy chair...

Sometimes you just need a comfy chair!
I had some new Memory Box stamps in recently and just loved this chair because it could be used for many different occasions.
I used the masking technique to get the print on the chair cushions and tied the white satin ribbon as an accent.

To mask you need to stamp your image on the paper. Then cut very closely on the black line, cutting off the legs and coffee cup. Just glue down on to your image stamped on white paper, it should look almost unnoticable that you stamped it on an extra piece of paper.

Lucky Changito

In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day I wanted to make this friendship card. This is one of the new sets that came in yesterday... way too cute!

The words in the set make it more versitile than just for the holiday.

I used the Cuttlebug folder Swiss Dots, Copic markers, the square Nestabilities, and green Doodlebug glitter (my favorite brand).

New holiday stamps!

Lots of really cute Spring and Easter Changito stamps are in!

These Changito stamps have shamrocks for St. Patty's day but also have some cute friendship sayings too.

Easter stamps are great for using glitter, flocking, and Flower Soft! I love making everything fuzzy!!

Birds and birdcages are the new trend right now, love this clear set from Stampendous.

Spring Flowers Flap Book Class

In this workshop we will be making a spring flowers themed "flap book". A flap book album is a uniquely folded book that opens up to have extra hidden pages.

The book is 6x6 in size and opens up to reveal 12 pages for photos.

The colors in this project are very bright and cheerful, perfect for upcoming spring and summer photos!

There are a lot of folds, and even a few pockets to tuck in more photos. The book will be on display in the shop if you would like to check it out more closely.

Class Dates:

Thursday, March 11th @ 1 pm. (2 spots left)

Sunday, March 14th @ 1 pm. (FULL)

Saturday, March 27th @11 am. (FULL)

Wednesday, March 31st @ 1 pm. (FULL)

Wednesday, March 31st @ 6 pm. (FULL)

Cost: $16.00

Supplies Needed: adhesive, pop dots, scissors.

Spring Accordian Chipboard Kit

Winter is hopefully almost over very soon! I dont know about you, but I'm ready for spring and some nicer weather.
The fun and bright colors of this chipboard accordian kit will brighten your day!

Each chipboard page is 6x6 in size and has room for a photo. The pages are tied together with ribbon so it stands alone. This project would be great for a coffee table or mantle decoration.

The chipboard will be pre-punched and the rest is assembled as a kit. You will just need scissors, pop dots, and adhesive.

Please send me an email if you are interested in having a kit made up for you.

Cost is $8.00

Here is a close up so you can see the fun colors.

School paper and die cuts

Get a jump on those graduation scrapbooks before the end of the school year gets here!
I have papers and die cuts for many of the local schools in the area...
McDowell, Fairview, Girard, Harborcreek, North East, Villa, Prep, Iroquois, Penn State and more.
If your looking for something special just ask!

Luck of the Irish kit

Are you one of those crazy people who are out at 7 am on St. Patrick's Day drinking green beer at Scullys? Even if your not, this page kit will be cute for any St. Patrick's Day pictures you might have.

This kit contains all the supplies to make this 2 page 12x12 layout all you need is adhesive and pop dots. Layout includes stickers, ribbon, brads, and decorative paper.

Please send me an email if you would like me to reserve a kit for you. That way you can be sure the paper is cut and the kit is all ready to go when you come to pick it up.

Cost is $10

Puppy Dog Tails

This is another dry embossed card using the brass templates.

After I embossed the puppy, I ran it through my Cuttlebug using the circle and scalloped Nestabilities. I sponged a little ink on his nose and attached a few matching flowers... super easy!

{Winter Chillin'} explosion box class

If you missed out on the Valentine explosion box class, you wont want to miss this one! This box is the same size and shape as the other one, but just with a different theme.

The theme of this project is Winter/Christmas. The blues, greens, purple and white make it look "wintery" but a few of the stickers have Christmas sayings. When you remove the lid of the box it opens up to reveal 2 layers of 8 total pockets.

The pockets contain tags that you can put photos on. There is also room on the pockets for some small photos too.

Class Dates:

Wednesday, Feb. 24th @ 1 pm. (1 Spot left)

Wednesday, Feb. 24th @ 6 pm. (FULL)

Wednesday, March 3rd @ 1 pm.

Wednesday, March 3rd @ 6pm. (2 spots left)

Saturday, March 6th @ 11 am. (2 spots left)

Supplies Needed:

adhesive, paper trimmer

Cost:

$20.00, class fee is required in advance to hold your spot.

New Flower Soft

Now add even more detail! Flower Soft has come out with Ultra Fine, which means it will give realistic dimension on much smaller images. Unlike flock or glitter, Ultra Fine has no static and can be poured directly from the jar onto your project.

Some of the new colors are Strawberry, Koala Grey, Citrus Crush, Sage, Toffee, Sand, and Raspberry Fizz.

Also some cute new Hedgehog card fronts. Just apply Flower Soft to add realistic fur, texture, and dimension!