January 2017 Workshop - Card 3

Here is the last card my group of Sassy Crafters made for our January Workshop.

I made a similar card for The Hubby a few years ago for V-Day. The only thing different about this one versus the first one is that I used a paper crimper instead of the Woodgrain Embossing Folder. And I think the sentiment was different.

We used the Hearts Framelits and the Heart Punch that are retired. But current heart items can be found online or in the Current Annual Catalog (6/2016-5/2017)page 187 Item #133786 for the punch and page 193 Item #141707 for the framelits.

Hope you enjoyed the cards my little group made for our January Workshop. I know we enjoyed making them! Stay tuned and I will showcase what we made in our March Workshop.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment or send me an email!

Happy Crafting!!

Product List

Chocolate Chip 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102128] $8.00	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $8.00	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $8.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $6.50	Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [127821] $7.50
Crazy About You Clear Stamp Set [138859] $39.00

January 2017 Workshop - Card 2

I CASE'd this card from one I found on Pinterest.

This workshop was held in January, so I wanted a card the ladies could make that would be for the upcoming holiday, Valentine's Day. :)

My friends love to use the Big Shot! So we got to use it twice for this card. Once for the heart and then again for the "love".

One of my friends made four more of this layout but changed up the papers and they looked great!! She has four daughters so that was their V-Day cards. 

March came in like a lion, hopefully it goes out like a lamb. :)

Product List

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115320] $8.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00
Pop Of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper [141648] $13.00	Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies [141489] $27.00	Basic Black Baker's Twine [134576] $3.00

January 2017 Workshop - Card 1

At our January workshop, we had a couple of visitors join us. I wanted a card using all stamping. I really like to use my Big Shot. And so do my friends that join me in these workshops. But I was wanting our visitors to experience the joys of stamping and eliminate the frustrations that come from being a beginner trying to learn about what pads to use with folders, framelits, etc.

I think this was a great beginner card. 

I did CASE this from a card I found on Pinterest. I changed the colors and used a different stamp for the greeting.

Retired Product
Stamp: Happy Birthday, Everyone

Product List

Gorgeous Grunge Clear Stamp Set [130517] $18.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [138326] $6.50	Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad [138325] $6.50

Happy 22nd Birthday

How many times have you said "I can't believe how time flies by"?

In the blink of an eye, your baby goes from this . . .

(Taken June 11, 1994. She was a whole 5 days old here)

To this . . .

(Taken December 25, 2016. A little over half way to 22.)

My beautiful baby is now a beautiful young lady.

About to tell on myself here:

This is the 22nd time I have wished My Girl a Happy Birthday 

and the first time I have made her a card! 

How does that happen? LOL

I love you to the moon and back, Junebug.

Stampin UP! Supplies

Stamps - Timeless Textures, Gorgeous Grunge, Number of Years

Cardstock - Night of Navy, Whisper White

Ink - Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive

Mason Jar Rehearsal Invitation

I had posted a couple of months ago when I was designing the rehearsal invitation. 

Here is the final product...

I changed the top element from a stamped image to an embossed image. 

And I decided to go with Kraft card stock instead of Whisper White.

I designed the layout in Word. And printed onto the Kraft card stock. 

I used my Silhouette Cameo to design the initial in the mason jar. Sent that to the printer and hand cut them out. 

* glad that's over :) *

I like it when someone asks me to make them something and they are happy with the final product.

Stampin UP! Supplies

Stamps - Hello Doily

Cardstock - Kraft

Craft Store Supplies

Cardstock - white

Rehearsal Invitation

We all know what that is don't we?

If you don't, it's called a Stamp-a-ma-jig. And it is a very nice tool to have. 

It takes a little getting used to. And you need to have some patience. Or at least I do. :)

I got it out and used it to help make up a couple of examples for a friend.

Love how the purple and yellow come together.

I hope you can see past all the purple blocks. Privacy and all ya' know. :)

The words are printed thru my home computer. The mason jar is an image I traced in my Silhouette Cameo, added the initials then sent to my printer. I hand cut that out. My friend wants 20 invitations. So it looks like I will be cutting out a lot more. 

Thought I would try a yellow mason jar, just for a pop of color.

I kinda like and I kinda don't.

I know I can't be the only one that can't make a decision.

Guess What???!!!

I came up with a totally different idea. The results are gorgeous and I went a totally different route with the colors. 

Sorry though. You will have to wait for the reveal! 

Don't hate me, LOL!!

Stampin UP! Supplies

Stamps - Baroque Motiff, Itty Bitty Bits

Cardstock - Whisper White, Daffodil Delight

Ink - Daffodil Delight, Concord Crush

A little about my journey into stampin'

About 10 years ago, I started a scrapbook of my wedding. 

I had every intention of continuing to make scrapbooks. I had my daughter and now a stepson that I wanted to make books about. And we had a dog now. And the kids were active in school. So I would have lots to scrap! 

Life was happening, and things were going well. 

Then they weren't.

Work.

Family.

Health.

Life in general.

So the scrappin' got put on hold. I never finished any of the books, except our wedding.

Then I made a new friend. And she introduced me to Stampin UP.

I joined her group. Made new friends.

We were going strong for a few years. Everything was great!

Then it wasn't.

Work.

Deaths.

Health.

Life in general.

So our little group fell apart. We were all so sad. And lonely. 

I had a few get togethers at my house so we could get our stamping fix.

Last year (2015) I could feel the "need" to become a Demo. I made the decision late in the year to start in January.

So here I am. 

SU Demo.

And loving it.

New Adventure

I have been pretty busy lately with two jobs, church and the VFW, all that takes up a lot of time. And I have managed those pretty well, but have decided to throw something else into the mix.

I am now a Stampin' UP Demo! 

Woohoo!!

My starter kit shows delivered. I have my first club meeting scheduled for this coming Saturday. I'm ready!! 

Let's do this!

Pinterest Inspiration - part 2

I blogged a little about being inspired from cards I find on Pinterest.

I showed the card I was trying to CASE (copy and share everything). 

This is from Scrappin and Stampin in GJ and here is a link to the card

Card using Gorgeous Grunge

I think I have said this before but Gorgeous Grunge is my favorite stamp set!

 And here is my version:

(The background for this picture is black.)

I stamped the different colors onto white cardstock. Starting with Melon Mambo, then Peach Parfait and Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Marina Mist and finally Concord Crush. Cut it to the size I wanted. And glued it to black cardstock, with just a little bit of the edge showing to frame it. And then glued that to a white cardstock base. Then added a few small bling elements.

I didn't have any small ribbon, so I left that element off.

Makes me want to shout "WOOHOO".

How about you? 

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p.s. Don't forget! When you are inspired or CASE someone else's work, 

please give them credit if you can. It's the right thing to do. ;-)

Stampin UP! Supplies

Stamps - Gorgeous Grunge

Cardstock - Basic Black

Ink - Melon Mambo, Peach Parfait, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Marina Mist, Concord Crush

Marker - Basic Black

Craft Store Supplies

Stamps - Stampabilities set called Exclamations!

Cardstock - white

bling

Pinterest Inspiration

I found this card on Pinterest. The link takes you to Scrappin' and Stampin' in GJ blog.

The first picture is what I am trying to accomplish. But I want to change up the colors.

The last picture is what's happening. :)

I am not real good at designing my own cards. So I take inspiration from others on the web. And when I can, I give credit. I hope you do to.

Monday Musings for October 27, 2014

Here I sit, at work, with work stuff to do.
Yes, I will do it. Just putting it off until after lunch.

It won't take an hour. Then I will sit here some more. Until time to go home.

That's the way it is this time of year when you work in agriculture.

Well, in an office anyway.

The farmers are still in the field reaping what they sowed. :)
Corn is done. Beans are being harvested now. And cotton.

I miss my days at the cotton gin.

And our portable mini golfing days are over. Until next year.

Portable mini golf? Not heard of around here.
Not sure about other parts of the country.

The Hubby built it last winter. And we used it this summer.
At every small town festival we could.

Here it is stacked in the trailer. The Hubby unloading while I take a picture. 

(I quickly took this picture and got to work helping him.) 

These are made out of treated plywood and decking boards. 

They have to be shimmed and leveled as best as he can get them. 

I

Ready for some putt putt??

This little venture sure has kept us busy this summer. 

So busy that I have not been able to play with my Silhouette Cameo. 

*insert pouty face*

I am hoping to change that this Winter!! Along with The Hubby's help. 

Hey, I helped him, now he has to help me. Right?  

At least, mine won't be soooo physically involved! LOL

Well, that's a wrap for this episode of Monday Musings. 

Will there be one next week? 

:)

Cute Cards for Cat Owners

Well, I didn't make a post on Wednesday as I said I would on Tuesday. Sorry about that. :)

I was in meetings for work on Wednesday and Thursday. Meetings that were 4 1/2 hours away from home. I fully intended on blogging from my phone, that is why I posted that I would post again on Wednesday. Cause I knew I would have some downtime in my hotel room. Well, it didn't work out that way. (does it ever?) Along with internet issues, meeting up with friends and making new ones, time got away from me....

So here is my post that I planned on posting, along with some changes. 

*Although you wouldn't have known that if I hadn't admitted to it, LOL.*

Here are a couple of more cards that I made for the fundraiser for the local humane society.

This one has just a small piece of patterned paper on the left side of the card. I really just "eyeballed" the size of the white card stock with the stamped image. 

Don't you just love that cat??!! So cute!

This little cutie is just as easy. (see a theme here) 

Simple. Quick. Easy. No fuss.

I added a little extra to this card stock with the stamped image. I added 3 score lines to the sides. 

I wanted this one to show more of the patterned paper. So I cut it into a square versus a rectangle like the stamped/scored image.

* I really like that paper *

I got my inspiration from Get Inspired Crafting with Joanne

Hopefully on Sunday I can get back here and show off a few more cute cards.

And eventually a bird.

And a frog.

Have a blessed and crafty day!!

Stampin UP! Supplies

Stamps - Hot Diggity Dog

Ink - Basic Black

Craft Store Supplies

Cardstock - white, patterned paper

Scoreboard

Cute Cards for Dog Owners

Our local humane society invited everyone to set up a table or two at their place so they could have one big yard sale. Monies collected from table rentals went to the humane society.

I couldn't participate because of a previous commitment, so I asked a friend if she would set some of these cards out and try to sell them. She could keep whatever money she collected from sales to help with the heart worm treatment for dog she is fostering.

Here are a couple of the cards that I made. 

I got my inspiration from Get Inspired Crafting with Joanne .

These are so simple to make. Layer a piece of pattern paper that has been cut to fit your card. I like to offset the patterned paper to show some of the white card stock. The patterned paper acts as a border of sorts and helps your stamped image stand out. 

Then stamp your image onto white card stock. Cut the card stock in a square or rectangle. What ever shape looks best for your image. Then layer that on top of the card. 

There are countless number of ways to layer your papers and card stock. I will have a couple of more examples to show you tomorrow. 

Have a blessed and crafty day!

Stampin UP! Supplies

Stamps - Hot Diggity Dog

Ink - Basic Black

Craft Store Supplies

Cardstock - white, patterned paper

Real Quick Masculine Card

Whipped this up real quick for a friend. 

And I mean reeeeal quick *snap* LOL

You can tell can't you?

The birthday sentiment is crooked. *sigh*

I still like it though. 

Black, gray and white. 

And a hint of color by using a little green.

Clean and simple. 

Just the way I like 'em.

Stampin UP! Supplies

Stamps - Gorgeous Grunge, Four Square

Ink - Basic Black, Smokey Slate, Old Olive

Cardstock - Basic Black

Punch - square

Craft Store Supplies

Cardstock - white

Blogmopolitan Quiz

I don't normally do these questionnaire thingys, but this one caught my eye. I found it over at Lori's Blog and she says it originated from Two Thirds Hazel, who is having a linky party with it. 

I said I would blog more about non-crafty stuff so here we go...

I should have put that one of my Favorite Things 

to be Called would be TammaLee. 

My mom would call me TammaLee. I miss hearing her voice. :(

Head over to Two Thirds Hazel and link up your Blogmopolitan Quiz! 

My First Challenge

.....that I initiated! Yep, My First Vinyl project has blossomed into 

My First Challenge. 

How you ask? 

Well, Over on Instagram I had posted about decorating my Silhouette Cameo with vinyl. My friend Tammy Malone, from over at Not Just Paper and Glue, commented on my post and mentioned that there was a cutting file for the control panel in the Silhouette Store. I knew about it, and also had the free one that came with the free downloads when I bought my Cameo. I have just vinyled (is that a word?) my Cameo and couldn't decide what paper to use for the control panel. And she hadn't done hers either. So I said "you do yours and I'll do mine". 

So, there you have it....my first challenge.... 

Control Panel Challenge

#controlpanelchallenge

Pretty up your Cameo people!!

It's easy to get started! Just find the cutting file (#42907) in the Silhouette Store, or use the free download. The difference is that #42907, from Samantha Walker, 

is scalloped around the edges. The free one is not. 

Before.......

Find the little notch in the plastic cover and take it off. Insert your paper or whatever material you used, and replace cover. There are notches on the the top and bottom of plastic cover.

After......

So easy! No welding, no ungrouping, nothing. Just choose the file, put paper on the mat, load mat, CUT! 

Viola!! A prettied up Control Panel! 

Hope to see you and your control panels over on Instagram!

SU designer paper Sunny Garden

My First Vinyl

Look!!

I did it!

I attempted vinyl!!!

Woohoo!! So proud of myself for finally taking the plunge! LOL

The cactus, roadrunner and the sun are all found in the Silhouette Store. 

I found the font online. 

I also found a little dust cloud in the Silhouette Store to go 

behind the roadrunner but I do not have the color needed for it. 

So that will come later. 

Also later, I am planning on layering the words 

to make them stand out more.

For now, I just want to look at it and say to myself "I did it!".

I freely admit, this is not the best vinyl transfer job. 

But as I found out last night, as with anything of course, 

this is going to take some practice. And patience.

Patience??  

Oy! 

I have no patience. I just want projects to hurry up and be done! LOL

I know you are with me on this, right? Hurry up already! :-)

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I live in Southeast Missouri so you may be wondering why I chose to use a desert theme. I had thought about decorating my Cameo with swirls, or an owl on a branch, or something but I just didn't know what.

Nothing jumped out at me. Until I saw the Road Runner. 

*now I need Wile E. Coyote, huh?*

I used to live in Tucson. And I would love to go back there. 

To visit.

To live.

Doesn't matter. Just take me there!

Pronto!

*see? no patience*