Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Wooden Paper Clips


Last Saturday I went to a stamp camp and we made some really cool projects. I especially loved this one as it was so simple. The large wooden paper clips come from Oriental Trading but all the other products are CTMH from the new fall catalog. I've got to order some more paper clips so I can make some different versions of this. I can see one for each season making a great desk calendar!

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Ok - Here's another one using smaller tags

Cool Tag Flower Card


Excited to learn a new technique which works great with the double side patterned paper I used. No stamping this time. I can't wait to share this with my classes. Thanks Pat for sharing this with me.

Monday, August 20, 2007

Cards Cards everywhere........

I've been working hard on a swap all weekend and still have loads to do. I have to make 5 cards (6 of each) and then a 9 by 9 scrapbook page - well I've done 3 of the cards. Still quite a bit to do before Friday when I have to mail it.
What though was even more exciting was that I got the new Imagine Scrapbook Book - I can't wait to use it. So many cute ideas and some really great ideas and techniques. Now I just have to find time to do some scrapbooking. Plan A get the swap done and then I can. At least the kids go back to school next week and then I will have time to do it.


Here's another of my creations (not a swap one - I'll share these when I've done them all). The technique is called Faux Flock.

Friday, August 17, 2007

Cousins





























































I really haven't been doing much scrapbooking so have made a pledge to get back to it and create more. So here's the latest efforts. I'm really happy with it. The Cousins title was made using dimensional elements. First sponge the letters with color and then stamp image. Then you cover with liquid glass to make them shiny - love the look.
The journaling is fun - I found the poem on the internet and decided it said it all.



This layout will go in my special people album.

Bling and the Stamp of the Month



This is a cool card I've made with the current Stamp of the month from CTMH called Free Spirit. The circle stamps on this set are great and I love the little month one for using to date scrapbook pages.

This card also uses the adhesive sheets CTMH has - they are perfect as they are clear unlike other adhesive sheets. You stamp on you cardstock and then cover with the adhesive. I cut the circle using colluzle this time but you could use anything. Then remove the other side of the paper on the adhesive and cover with the prisma glitter - the glitter just sticks where you want it.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Back to School Soon



Well its nearly back to school for the kids and aren't I glad. This summer has been long.......and hot.........

Made this for the teachers this year - a bit of warm and fuzzy at the beginning of the year goes a long way. Very easy to make and the jars are from Michaels. Can you make them for lots of other occasions. This one is filled with small items of school supplies that a teacher may need in a year plus chocolate - well all teachers need that don't they!

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Adhesive Sheets and Glitter

Shared this card with a class for the first time last night and they loved it. Very easy with the adhesive sheets. I like these as they are clear unlike the red tape sheets which have a yellow color to them. For this card we used a mask to create the circular area of stamping and then cut the adhesive sheet with the coluzzle so that it would fit exactly over where we had stamped. The sprinkle with your glitter and your done. Really easy to do. For the coluzzle challenged remember to hold the tool not like a pen. Otherwise you have a tend to hold it an angle like you would a pen and it won't glide.
The colors for this card are different sweet leaf, petal and white cardstock with hollyhock, sweet leaf, petal and blush ink.

Monday, August 13, 2007

Work in Progress





Made an album out of envelopes and chipboard yesterday. Its still a work in progress but thought I'd share so far. I think I need to add to the front page the year as the idea is to keep memories from this year in each envelope. The instructions for this album came from Simple Scrapbooks but I have changed it out as I used small envelopes as I didn't have a big enough piece of chipboard to make it that size.

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Retired List from CTMH

The retired list has been published by Close to My Heart and includes some items I didn't expect to find. All the B&T paper is going and several of the styles of albums. Here's the list anyways - remember many of these items will not be replaced as they are sold between now and December so if you want something on this list you should order them now to be safe.
2008 Close to my Heart Retired List
(Retiring Dec. 31st, 2007)

Item # Description
My Legacy® Albums
1156 Green 12" x 12" Simulated Leather
1157 12" x 12" White Simulated Leather
1075 6" x 6" Dark Blue Simulated Leather
1077 6" x 6" Green Simulated Leather
1078 6" x 6" White Simulated Leather
1079 6" x 6" Black Simulated Leather
1150 12" x 12" Dark Blue Leather
Z1179 12" x 12" Buttercup Linen
Z1173 9" x 9" Buttercup Linen
Z1167 6" x 6" Buttercup Linen
Z1193 12" x 12" Snips & Snails Album
Z1194 12" x 12" Sugar & Spice Album

12" x 12" My Reflections® Base Pages
X5711 Amethyst
X5712 Heavenly Blue

B&T Combo Packs
X5672 Spring Harmony
X5673 Spring Blossom
X5674 Summer Carnival
X5675 Summer Celebration
X5677 Autumn Garden
X5676 Autumn Harvest
X5678 Winter Classic
X5679 Winter Cozy

Designer Ribbon Rounds™
Z811 New England Ivy
Z813 Cranberry

Craft Buttons
1786 Spring
1787 Summer
1788 Autumn
1789 Winter
1790 Four Seasons
1791 Baby Boy
1792 Baby Girl
1793 Wedding Day
1794 Summer Fun

Metal Rimmed Tags
X283 Rectangle Vellum
X284 Rectangle Paper
X286 Square Vellum
X282 Circle Vellum

Waxy Flax
Z351 New England Ivy
Z347 Indian Corn Blue
Z359 Buttercup

Z378 Dimensional Elements Slide Frames

Eyelets
Z154 Olive
Z140 Star Spangled Blue
Z174 Hydrangea
Z176 Blush
Z180 Breeze
Z181 Garnet

1780 Decorative Wire

My Accents™ Accessory Kits
Z197 Amethyst

Coluzzle®
Z372 Square
Z373 Rectangle
Z383 Hula Uppercase

Dry Embossing Tools
Z609 Large Stylus
Z607 Small Stylus

1783 Wipe & Swipe

Create-an-Envelope Templates
Z522 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Z523 3" x 4 3/4"
Z524 4" x 4"
Z525 5" x 5"
Z526 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
Z527 3" x 3"
Z528 5" x 7"
Z529 6" x 6"
Z530 8" x 3 1/2"

1684 Self-Healing Craft Mat
1760 Empressor® Guide
1516 Empressing® Tool

X1397 Metallic Vellum Combo Pack

1784 Gold Foil Sheets
1785 Silver Foil Sheets
X186 White Mulberry Paper
Z262 Adhesive Sheets
3906 8 1/2" x 11" Calendar Pages
Z125 12" x 12" Monthly Calendar

X273 Pillow Box
X140 Small Cube Box
Z127 Notepad Cube
Z206 Small Tote
Z207 Medium Tote
Z208 Large Tote
X280 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" White Envelopes
X281 5 3/4" x 4 1/4" White Envelopes
X253 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" Vellum Envelopes
X275 3" x 3" White Cards & Envelopes

Brilliance Metallic Ink Pads
Z895 Cosmic Copper
Z898 Cosmic Copper Re-inker
Z893 Galaxy Gold
Z896 Galaxy Gold Re-inker
Z894 Platinum Planet
Z897 Platinum Planet Re-inker

4475 Archival Pad & Cleaner
1770 Large Waterbrush
1765 Stipple Brush

1506 Mounting Squares

1761 Glitter Stack
Z654 Goldrush Embossing Powder

My Reflections® Scrapbooking Kits
X7038 Wild Adventure
A Level 1 Kit
B Level 2 Paper Packet
C Level 2 My Stickease™ Assortment
X7049 Independence
A Level 1 Kit
B Level 2 Paper Packet
C Level 2 My Stickease™ Assortment
X7050 Deck the Halls
A Level 1 Kit
B Level 2 Paper Packet
C Level 2 My Stickease™ Assortment
X7051 Harvest
A Level 1 Kit
B Level 2 Paper Packet
C Level 2 My Stickease™ Assortment
X7053 Rowdy
A Level 1 Kit
B Level 2 Paper Packet
C Level 2 My Stickease™ Assortment
X7052 Stylin
A Level 1 Kit
B Level 2 Paper Packet
C Level 2 My Stickease™ Assortment
X7054 Denim Days
A Level 1 Kit
B Level 2 Paper Packet
C Level 2 My Stickease™ Assortment
X7055 Birthday Bash
A Level 1 Kit
B Level 2 Paper Packet
C Level 2 My Stickease™ Assortment
X7059 Pawsitively Pals
A Level 1 Kit
B Level 2 Paper Packet
C Level 2 My Stickease™ Assortment
X7063 Groovy Blossoms
A Level 1 Kit
B Level 2 Paper Packet
C Level 2 My Stickease™ Assortment
X7057 Building Blocks
A Level 1 Kit
B Level 2 Paper Packet
C Level 2 My Stickease™ Assortment
X7058 Precious Paisleys
A Level 1 Kit
B Level 2 Paper Packet
C Level 2 My Stickease™ Assortment
X7067 Snips & Snails
A Level 1 Kit
B Level 2 Paper Packet
C Level 2 My Stickease™ Assortment
X7068 Sugar & Spice
A Level 1 Kit
B Level 2 Paper Packet
C Level 2 My Stickease™ Assortment
X7074 Hollydays
A Level 1 Kit
B Level 2 Paper Packet
C Level 2 My Stickease™ Assortment

Card Kits
X8605 Santa's Helpers
X8610 Floral Impressions
X8609 Smitten

My Child's Reflections™
X8500 All About Me
X8503 All About Autumn
X8505 All About Christmas
X8506 All About Winter
X8507 All About Valentine's
X8508 All About Easter
X8510 All About My Mom
X8511 All About My School Year
X8515 More About Me
X8516 All About My Hobbies
X8517 All About My Best Friends
X8518 All About My Awards
X8519 All About My Family
X8520 All About Nature
X8521 All About Trick or Treating
X8522 All About Christmas Wishes

My Reflections™ Collection
X8010 Graduation
X8005 Spooktacular
X8011 Number One Dad

My Acrylix® Stamp Sets
C1237 RELAX
C1238 R&R
C1240 SPLISH SPLASH
C1241 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR (SPANISH)
C1242 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR (FRENCH)
C1246 HOLLYDAYS
C1248 WINTER REFLECTION
C1249 WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
C1250 REJOICE
C1253 NUTCRACKERS
C1254 FAIRY WISHES
C1255 JUST BECAUSE
D1002 THE SIMPLE THINGS
D1003 GIRLY GIRL
D1012 CONFETTI AND FAVORS
D1022 BABY
D1023 GOD BLESS YOU
D1025 ALL YOU NEED
D1026 BEAUTY SEEN
D1027 JOY
D1030 WEDDING
D1031 GIFT TAGS
D1032 FALL
D1036 HERITAGE
D1038 CHILDHOOD BOY
D1051 EXPECTING
D1054 SPECKLED BACKGROUND
D1055 BEST FRIENDS
D1060 SANTA'S HELPERS
D1062 ZOO FRIENDS
D1066 ROMANTIC BACKGROUNDS
D1068 POLICE
D1069 ARMY
D1070 MARINE
D1071 FIRE FIGHTER
D1072 COAST GUARD
D1075 NAVY
D1076 AIR FORCE
D1084 LOVE TAGS
D1087 ELEGANT FLORAL
D1090 RETRO FLOWERS
D1091 GROOVY
D1092 FLOWER GIRLS
D1095 CHRISTMAS TAGS
D1096 HOLIDAY BORDERS
D1101 BLUE JEANS
D1102 TEACHER'S PRAISE
D1105 SNOWMAN HOLIDAYS
D1112 SEASONAL CELEBRATION
D1114 CREATE-A-FILE
D1116 BE MINE
D1117 SQUARE ELEMENTS
D1118 CIRCLE ELEMENTS
D1119 EASTER GARDEN
D1120 BRILLIANT BOOKPLATES
D1121 BEAUTIFUL SPRING
D1122 SPRING FLOWERS
D1124 TO LOVE MORE
D1125 THE GIVING HAND
D1129 SLIDE FRAMES
D1132 PLAYFUL TAGS
D1133 SEED PACKETS
D1134 ELEGANT SCRIPT
D1144 DOWN ON THE FARM
D1145 FRESH PICKED
D1147 GRAPEVINE
D1149 TEA PARTY
D1150 GARDEN VEGETABLES
D1161 WITCH'S BREW
D1162 SANTA'S WORKSHOP
D1173 JEWISH REMEMBRANCE
D1180 HAPPY HAUNTING