Occasions Mini Catalog!

I am so excited!!! There are some amazing new products in the new Occasions Mini Catalog!!!

• Framelits dies with coordinating stamp sets!
• Edgelits Dies with matching Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (& a stamp set!)
• A gorgeous paper doily die!
• New Smooch & Dazzling Details colors!
• Fabulous new product suites full of pure, coordinated bliss!
• The new Blossom punch and coordinating stamp set!
• Spring Fever Simply Scrappin Kit!
• At Last!  White Waffle Paper - just waiting to be stamped, twisted or colored!
• 3 New Bigz Dies!
• A Very Fun Maze Game and Coordinating stamp set!
• Scented Embossing Powders!
• Baker's Twine in the 2011-2013 In Colors!
• And so much more....

Click Here to view an online version of the catalog and Click Here to start shopping!!!

May Club Project - Father's Day

For my May hostess club, we focused on Father's Day and National Scrapbooking month to make these great accordion-style mini albums!

Here is a great tutorial on how to make the basic album.  What I love about this album, it you can expand it to be as large as you want it to be by simply adding more folded square pieces!

We embellished ours with the following supplies:

Nautical Expedition DSP (Summer Mini) & coordinating Card stock/Ink

The Open Sea Stamp Set (Summer Mini)

Broadsheet Alphabet stamp set

Dude Cards

I think one of the toughest things (when it comes to card making) is coming up with ideas for the guys. So, for my last club I created some of these masculine themed cards to spark some ideas!

This one is a CASE from Split Coast Stampers:

Stamps used: Woodgrain background stamp, Totally Tool

I followed this tutorial on SCS to get this next card, then added a little Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz on top:

Stamps Used: Lovely as a Tree, Define Your Life

This next one is another one using the brayer technique. I used black cardstock for the ground and stamped the sentiment in White Craft ink then sponged some chalks on top for the gradient effect:

Stamps Used: Pocket Silhouettes, Wanted, Heard from the Heart

I used this last one in a Swap with the Sun City Stampers. Of course, more Smooch Spritz (Have I mentioned I LOVE that stuff?), and the square lattice embossing folder makes another appearance! I think it's a great masculine texture!

Stamps Used: Motorcycle, Teeny Tiny Wishes

May Club Projets

Here's the projects from the May club!

We did a Father's Day card using the "King of the Grill" stamp set from the Summer Mini, as well as a great Emboss-resist technique with the Big Shot Square Lattice Embossing folder. (Thanks to my upline, Alecia Connelly, for teaching me this awesome technique!)

Click Here to download full supply list and instructions.

Next, for National Scrapbooking month, we did a mini album made with envelopes and pull-out journaling cards! It featured the gorgeous "Elements of Style" stamp set. I added my photos and the punched sentiments (using "In a Word" stamp set) to show how the album can look completed and with additional embellishments.

Here you can see how the journaling cards pull out from behind each photo:

Click Here to download the complete supply list and instructions.

"Bronc Buster" Father's Day Card

Here's the Father's Day card I made for my dad this year. I got the idea from SCS. Warning: a few non-SU supplies were used! (*gasp!*)

SU Supplies:
Modern Label Punch
Hemp Twine
Whisper White CS
Stamps: Bronc Buster, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Other:
Fabric/Textile papers: SEI
Glimmer Mist: Tattered Angels