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Thanks to Timi & Dan (and Molly not wanting to go), we snagged 2 tickets to the Cardinal Celebration last night. Loved, loved, loved every second of it.
So majestic!
This next photo is not a bad grainy photo.
It's the confetti!!!!!
Not sure where it came from but it just kept coming!
What an amazing celebration and experience.
Now I've got to head over to
and pick up my Cardinal Unibind book to scrap all my photos.
is the challenge at Simon Says Stamp & Show this week. And, oh my goodness, what my Team Mates have done is amazing! They built villages!
Here's my lonely little house:
I began with Maya Road chipboard for this *home* project. Using a Classic Label, I first covered it with Bo Bunny's Et Cetera 6x6 paper pad. After inking the edges with Vintage Photo andJuniper Adirondack, I covered a teeny house from the same Bo Bunny paper pad. Then added a Maya Road key and letters to complete this *Welcome* door hanger.
I'd love to see what you create with the *home* theme. Skip over to Simon Says Stamp & Show Challenge Blog and enter your own project. You may be the person who is randomly chosen to win a $50 gift certificate from our generous sponsor
or you may be chosen as one of the
top 3 designers for the week!
Stop by
&
see what my Team Mates have come up with
as well as inspiring entries
for this week's challenge
on
Monday, I made a card for Simon Says Stamp & Show challenge blog. I'm on their Design Team with the most incredible artists. For me, sometimes things click and sometimes . . . not so much. This week's challenge was to use one color. Check.
But something just wasn't right with mine. I kept looking at it and looking and finally I realized that I had the stamped image on a paper that was a bit too dark. So that nothing really captured center stage.
Here's the original:
and here's the do-over:
I found a paper in those same green tones (only really pale) and stamped her again. Then colored in using shades of green with Copic Markers. I like it better. OK. After 2 weeks, this card is officially retired. Sheesh. How long does it take to make one card?!
This was just too much fun. I found this at a local craft store at the end of last season. It cost just $5 and measures 10.5" wide x 11" tall. Transferring it from Summer to Christmas was easy with the help of Graphic 45's Christmas Emporium.
Ink edges of all papers with the coordinating ColorBox G45 inks.
Adhere paper with Claudine's Matte Medium.
No sanding required when you use Matte Medium!
May Arts ribbon adorn the Graphic 45 chipboard tags.
. . . and the stockings were hung . . .
Hampton Art stamps for Graphic 45 colored with Copics.
and the finished product:
Jump over to the Graphic 45 blog to see my Team Mate
Yuka's gorgeous card
as well as more of G45's newest collection
Tropical Travelogue.
Being on the Graphic 45 Team is quite amazing. The collections are so gorgeous and now G45 has added alterable boxes with included mini books. MINI-BOOKS! This is one of the projects I completed for CHA-S.
I deconstructed the fold-out mini
and turned it into
a hand-stitched album.
I will be teaching this altered box and book
at
Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion Workshops
(in Mary's studio!)
and at
both located in St. Louis MO.
Hope you can join me!
These colors are so vibrant. It's the new sticker sheet from Tropical Travelogue and it is gorgeous!
Now that you've seen a preview of this beautifully designed collection, what are your plans for working with this paper?
Join me and create a Christmas Star
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
$18
Choose beautiful Graphic 45 Christmas papers + ephemera
to make this your own.
A simple painting technique, a few stickles and rosettes will help make this a
one-of-a-kind project.
With a completed size of 12" x 12",
this may be used as a
tree topper,
a door decoration
or
fill in your Christmas tree.
Sign up for this class by calling
For Keeps Sake Scrapbook
(314) 487-8131
to see more visit the Graphic 45 blog!
I decided to use a stash of My Mind's Eye papers for my chosen color. You can find similar My Mind's Eye colors in several of the 6x6 paper pads here and here. With the help of Tim Holtz Movers & Shapers and my Big Shot, I used the Cabinet Card and layered in the mini Cabinet Card to create a frame. Then stamped and inked with Pumice Stone Distress Ink. The card was then finished off with Coventry Rose Prima Flowers and Webster's Pages trim.
I'd love to see what you make with just one color. Head over to Simon Says Stamp & Show Challenge Blog and enter your own project. You may be the person who is randomly chosen to win a $50 gift certificate from our generous sponsor
or you may be chosen as one of the
top 3 designers for the week!
Stop by
&
see what my Team Mates have come up with
as well as inspiring entries
for this week's challenge
on
I know it's not even Halloween yet, but I feel the holidays sneaking up on me. And if you're a crafter who makes her own Christmas gifts or projects, you can certainly identify with this feeling.
I was able to add a few more book kits. At last count there were 4 Christmas book kits available at For Keeps Sake. If interested contact For Keeps Sake (314) 487-8131. Shipping is available. These will be the last offered as I am now officially out of paper for this kit.
By popular request, I'm adding another class to the November line-up. Date and time TBA. Here's a look at what you can make in my class . . .
Use this as a tree-topper, add it to a wreath or fill in a Christmas tree branch. This star measures 12" x 12" and uses gorgeous Graphic 45 papers. Choose your papers and images from my stash so that no two need to look alike. A simple painting technique and a myriad of folds add to the dimension of this Christmas piece.
