This was one of the projects demonstrated by Susan Paterson last year at our annual We CAN Stamp Convention. I had forgotten about it until I was looking through some of my old project ideas. I knew this was something I wanted to show you as one of the designer series paper projects. So here it is! Supplies: Styrofoam Cone…
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Novembers Club Projects
These are the projects we will be making at my club meetings this month. The card was inspired by this card by darleenstamps on Splitcoaststampers. I love her card and just made a couple of modifications to incorporate some of the Holiday Harmony dsp and the fabulous pomegranate satin ribbon from the Holiday Mini Collection. I have been hoarding this…
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Fortune-Teller Candy Dish
Remember the fortune-tellers that we used to make when we were kids and all the silly little things we would write inside each flap? I saw this twist on the fortune-teller idea in the Martha Stewart Living (August 2007 edition) and thought it was fabulous. My initial thought was that it would be perfect for gingerbread men decorating! You could…
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November’s Scrapbook Club Layout
These photos are from Christmas 2000. Our daughter was not even 2 at the time. Wow! Where does the time go?! I love doing clusters of photos on my pages. It enables you to add many photos in several different sizes. If you like this layout and live in Sherwood Park, Edmonton or surrounding areas and would like to join…
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Fan Fold Christmas Ornament
Supplies:Two strips designer series paper 1-3/4″x12″ (Blue Bayou Prints DSP used here)Coordinating piece of cardstock (Blue Bayou)Coluzzle (circle template)Paper cutter with scoring toolChipboard Accent (On Board Trimmings used here)Crystal EffectsCraft Ink (Whisper White used here)Glue Stick (or 2-way Glue)Dazzling Diamonds Glitter1/16″ PunchSticky StripElastic Cord or ribbon Instructions: 1. Score strips of cardstock every 3/8″. Fan fold along score lines. Use…
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Put those Scraps to Use
For those of you who know me, you know that I don’t like to throw away any of my scraps. It could be a punched out image that I didn’t end up using, the tiniest piece of ribbon, even strips of cardstock. Needless to say my scrap basket was overflowing when I decided I needed to purge! As I was…
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Grade 3 Memories Lunch Tin
My daughter started grade 3 this year and every year since kindergarden, I have had intentions of doing something similar to this tin. When the new catalogue was released and I saw the Primary Colors Simply Scrappin’ Kit I knew this was going to be the year! It was the perfect motivation! It wasn’t until last night that I actually…
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Lunch & Learn Projects
I know I said I would post this months stamp club projects today, but that will have to wait until tomorrow. I decided to post these photos instead… These are a couple of the projects that I will be doing for an upcoming lunch & learn in October. The snowflake card is made using two of the In Colors –…
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Take Three
I’ve been busy mass producing cards over the last couple weeks. I received an order for 160 cards from one of my realtors. And also just finished up 100 cards to go in our Crop for Kids bags. The Take Three card here is what I decided to do. I needed something simple and inexpensive – it will be going…
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Getting into the holiday mood – Halloween that is…
Well I’m not really a huge Halloween fan but went out on a limb and bough the Creepy Crawly dsp and Batty for You set and man, have I been having fun playing with it. I love that everything coordinates – no thinking or guesswork involved! I have been planning my Septembers’ stamp club projects and demonstration. My plan is…
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Pick a Petal meets Pretties
This card was one of the projects for my class on August 18th. I’ve had the Pick a Petal set for a couple months now, but it took me a while to actually start using it. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to get a nice flower without having to stamp and then cut out each petal but…
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