Get Your Stamps Out

This card was made with the Delightful Decorations stamp set and the Sparkle & Shine Stampin' Around jumbo wheel. I lovethese two items together. Hmmm, it's like they were made for each other. Not to mention the Ornament punch. OK, I mentioned it, but it isa must have with this stamp set...

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I actually did it! A blog post every single day for a whole month. Now that just goes to show that it can be done, so I don't have any excuses for not sticking with it right? Unfortunately, I hear a baby boy crying at the moment, so this one has to be short. Keep checking though...

Remember back on the first layout when you cut two 4-1/2 inch strips of DSP for those two pages? Well, that means that you should've had a 3" strip left over and we're going to use it here...

This layout is made with just 2 sheets of Designer Series Paper (DSP.) Cut 3" off each sheet and swap them. Just use a border to attch them! Tip: if you use anarrow border, you may want to use scrap card stock to anchor the sections together on the back...

You will want to use the most neutral color of card stock in your Simply Scrappin' Kit for the base of these pages. Here I used Very Vanilla. The desinger paper is one sheet cut into two 4" strips and two 2" strips. You can turn the DSP to have 2 different patterns showing if you like...

Save paper on these pages by cutting 4 inches off of the textured background card stock. Thedesigner paper is 4-1/2 inches so there is a 1/2 inch overlap under the border. Cut the 4" x 12" strips in halfto creatfour 4" x 6" photo mattes for the nextlayout. Check back tomorrow to see!

These pages are created with just 2 sheets of paper. One sheet of textured card stock and one sheet of designer paper are cut corner to corner. Then just swap half and attach them to "anchor" card stock pieces on the back side...

We had so much fun scrappin' at Gail's house on Saturday morning. She fed us a delicious breakfast before we got to work. Would you believe that there 70 scrapbook pages created that morning? Sounds unbelievable, but here is how we did it.....

And last, but certainly not least, this is the final project that we made at the library. It is one Stampin' Up!'s new designer file folders cut and scored to make this neat portfolio. What a great gift idea for any time of year...

This was my gift to the gals who came and stamped at the Alpha Park Library tonight - a gift bag in which to take home their projects.And I mustsay that italso served as a nice way to transport their supplies...

Here is another one of the projects we made at the Alpha Park Library on Thursday evening. It's almost like a Christmas card in a frame. So the next time you need to create a gift, think of some of your favorite cards that you have given or received and adapt the design to fit in a frame!

I had a workshop tonight. These are some seasoned stampers, so I try to find something with a little wow for them. This sample is actaully pretty simple, but I like the unique way to use theScallop Edge Punch. It makes a really cool frame...

A photo does not do this card justice. It's a very textured project. The silver ornament had beads on it. The red ornament has a white flocked pattern. This is from Stampin' Up!'s Specialty designer Series Paper called Christmas Cocoa. So cool...