Camp Gift

I was going to post this last week, but wanted to make sure this wasn't seen by the recipient. In case you don't know, I'm a Girl Scout and have been for most of my life! The Girl Scouts has done so much for me and have enjoyed traveling with them. I guess I wasn't your typical Girl Scout. I didn't go to summer camp. I went to camp at different times of the year. There was just too many bugs during the summer! Then it turned out when we (husband & kids) moved to the northwest part of New Jersey I wasn't that far from my childhood camp! Yay! I now go there for an annual Octoberfest for adults and I teach all kinds of stamping home decor. I love it and have a great time! As with stamping when we have gatherings it's so nice to see our old friends and make new ones, so is with Girl Scouts. Well anyway, the woman who runs the camp (Camp Director) has been doing so for 30 years! Some of the old timers had a surprise luncheon for her and I offered to make a few things for her to give as a gift from everyone.

So here is the card I made. I didn't do this in the "A4" size. Not sure what size they call this but it's a sheet of card stock (8.5 x 11) folded in half. I wanted it bigger so everyone attending could sign it. I used Number of Years and the coordinating framelit call Large Numbers. The image behind the "30" is the punch Best Badge. If you don't recognize the other stamps, that's because the are retired. I purchased these my first year as a demonstrator and retired that year. I love these and don't think I'll ever get rid of them! I think they're called Girl Power and Camp Out. The Girl Power was made to imitate the Girl Scouts. They also had one that imitated the Boy Scouts.

So initially I was just going to make the card and thought why not make this piece of home decor! It's basically a scrapbook page on a clipboard. I bought some paper that had the Girl Scout theme and thought that would be perfect for this! Everything I used here was retired! As you can see I still have them because they were favorites of mine and worked great! There are no pictures because I was sending this to the coordinator of the luncheon and she was to put the pictures in. My thought was to put  now and then pictures. In case you don't know what that "thing" is next to the lined card, it's a friendship knot. When you're a counselor at camp they give out a strip of fabric and you have a "friend" tie the knot for you! A very nice tradition!

So I was having so much fun making everything and as I was scanning the internet for some inspiration I came across this saying "I'm _________ what's your super power? and thought this would be perfect for a "badge" so I had to make one! I had made a sleeping bag button (out of shrinky dinks we used to sell) and it wasn't working for the clipboard and thought it would fit perfect on the badge! Then, still having so much fun, I thought I'd make a backpack! I've been wanting to make one of those for years! I love the way this turned out! I made another button to match the rope hearts that I stamped all over as a faux closure. This also gave me another idea to have a class using the Gift Bag Punch Board! So stayed tuned for that! It'll probably be next year at this rate, but you never know!

I hope you liked these gifts. I really had such a great time creating them! It was great to be able to just create!

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Memories & More!

So have you noticed the Memories & More in the new catalog? It has it's own section but you'll also find it throughout the catalog. That's because the card packs now coordinate with our DSP & stamp sets! So as the name implies, you can do MORE then create memories! They've made it even easier to make cards, 3D items, and Home Decor! I posted a video on my Facebook page, Cyndy's Creative Corner, this morning and also planning a product based class for August. So keep your peepers peeled!

If you'd like to learn more, contact me, or head on over to my STORE, to see all the Memories & More product line.

Project Life

At our Fall Fest event we had a contest for using the Project Life by Stampin' Up! to make a card. I love this new product. There are so many different things you can do with this besides memory keeping. Here are a few of the cards.

and here is one that's not a card but a scrap page

And here are samples I had made for display at the event. This first sample is using a small clipboard as the base. I stamped directly on the board and added washi tape (from accessory pack) at the top. I also used some card stock and ribbon along with other cards within the set to embellish. The other embellishments were also from the accessory pack.

This next sample is one of the bags in the annual catalog that I made into a bag-a-lope and used one of the cards with a pocket and another to go inside. The stamp set is For All Things.

Next up is this is a matchbook made out of DSP and used the stickers from the accessory pack to embellish. The bottom "dots" are brads and the inside I used some of the smaller cards.

This next little "pad" I made was using one of the larger cards and I cut in half to make two smaller cards for the front and back. It's embellished with a stamp and punches.

This is a gift card holder. I used a small card for the front and a piece of card stock for the back. The stamp is from Perfect Pennants. This was super easy.

 This box was using the larger card I believe. Again super simple. Just some scoring, a few snips, glue and you have a box!

Here are some Project Life by Stampin' Up! cards is did for the display. This first card is a shaker card. After making I thought I should have used the smaller punches from the edge punches, but it turned out ok.

This next card is also using the Blendabilities. Out of all the cards I with the Project Life by Stampin' Up! this card took the longest to make. The others were so quick and easy, I couldn't believe how fast it went.

I hope you enjoyed this rather long post and all the ways you can use the cards. Next week I'll post some of the pages I made with Project Life by Stampin' Up!  cards.  If you would like to purchase any of the product or have a question, please email me and I'd be more then happy to help. Now I'm off to finish painting my hall! Hoping this project will be done this weekend!

Happy Stamping,
Cyndy

Technique of the Month - May

Here is the Technique of the Month for May. It's called "Cut Borders" I got this idea from Technique Junkie This is a pretty simple technique. You can do this on any size card, using one or more images stamped one under the other. Depending on your stamp (clear mount, acrylic, or wood mount) you may want to use a stamp-a-ma-jig. To start, fold your card in half, then open card base and stamp your images, one under the other. Have them touch or overlap is good. Then cut along the outer edge. Depending on the images used, you may want to color in your image. On my sample, I used two blue colors. To help this stand out, I also matted the inside of the card. Now le'ts see some of your samples!



















Below are a couple of other projects we did at my May Technique class. The first is a slider card, showing it closed, then opened. The second is called Quilted Paper. Another really simple technique, but a bit time consuming. Using the Stampin' Up! score board with the diagonal plate makes it real easy. If you're going to be at my uplines shoebox swap May 9, I'll have it with me and show you how simple it is to do!

 See you soon!

May Happenings.

Well it's been another month since my last post, sorry. I was going to post a couple of weeks ago this book I made for my mil for Mother's Day, but one thing leads to another and it just never happened. I got the idea from my Stampin' Success magazine that I get each month from Stampin' Up! I had such a great time making this book and my mil absolutely loved it. I must say, I do have a wonderful mil. She has been there for us when we needed her & we're there for her when she needs us. 

Back & Front of Wonderful Mother Book

The next is the inside cover & first page. That first page took a long time to make, but I love the way it turned out!

first inside pages

The page on the left has a small pocket to put little messages in for her to read about why we love her.


 These next pages show one side of an envelope that is used as a page as well as some place for additional pictures or memorabilia.

Lately I've been prepping for a class I'm doing for the Girl Scouts and my open house this Sunday! There's another thing on my "To Do List"! is get out my email for that! Besides all my stamping, I've been working in my garden, that's close to being done. My asparagus should really be producing by next season. It takes a few years to establish before you can harvest. My blueberry bushes are finally going to give me some blueberries this year! That's another plant that takes awhile before you get anything from it as well. My strawberries are coming in and looking good. I still have to thin them out and hope to pick the berries before the birds! The rest of the garden has been planted & weeded. I just have to put down mulch to keep the weeds down & it helps keep the roots cool & damp from the hot sun over the summer. The rest of the yard is coming along. I'm close to being done with all the weeding. I'm waiting for a delivery of mulch for that and then it's just a weekly maintenance thing. But everything is looking good! Here is one last picture. My husband made me for mother's day. It's a garden work table. He put a slide out for catching loose dirt when planting, so I can reuse. I want to put some hooks on it for some tools, but I just love it. We're also going to re-finish a cabinet so I can keep tools I want out of the weather also. BTW, that's part of my garden in the background.

Mosaic Pages

Well last Friday night, yes Friday the 13th, my upline Tina, had us over for a girls nite out. Those who were interested, learned how to do the mosaic technique. Dale Morin and I showed how this was done. Here is the page I worked on. I still have to finish it with a title and some journaling.



















Here is Pauline's page, she finished first! She had some beautiful pictures.

Next is Dale's page.

Hope you've enjoyed this. Now I have to add this to my calendar to teach a class!

Fall Fest Samples

 Here are some close up samples of the projects we did at Fall Fest. This first one is using the milk carton die. This would make a great favor for a party.

This next project is using one of the clear stamp cases. We made a case to hold note cards. How cute!

 Here is what the inside of the case looks like. Don't you just want to send a card now!

This is a mini album. It's about 2" square, great for a tiny brag book to carry around in your purse!

 This next project uses our cork sheets and has magnets on the back so you can stick it on your frig.

 This last project is great for holding a project sample you're working on or pictures.

Hope you enjoy today's samples. Tomorrow is my support group meeting and we will be working on cards for patients at the cancer center at Hackettstown Hospital. Keep a look out for those! Enjoy this wonderful sunny warm weather! See you soon.
Cyndy

Fall Fest 2011

Well here are some pictures from our Fall Fest. This is our Tina "Beana" Rosenkrans. Fall Fest is our semi annual gathering where Tina's downline gather. We go over new things that may be going on and in our stamping world, better ways to run our business and the best part, we make Inkcredible projects!

Tina Rosenkrans

 Here is my wonderful friend, Debbie Modrowsky, showing the double embossed, faux suede, leaves from a round punch, gathering ribbon, and coloring the silver glitter paper! WOW! Here is a sample of one of the cards she demonstrated. Isn't it beautiful?!

 Here are a few of my fellow demonstrator friends that I haven't seen in a while. Linda, Debbie, Patti, me, and Cathy. (L-R)

 This is my Tina. She is like my Shelli. Shelli is the co-founder of Stampin' Up! But she is the glue that holds us all together. We always have a great time when we get together.

 This is  a picture of some of my samples I made for my presentation. Tina asked if I would make the Advent Calendar, that is in the Holiday Mini and demonstrate how to use this fabulous new Bigz Die cut Peek A Boo.

 Here is what I demonstrated. I must say I didn't come up with this card myself. I got this idea from Dawn Griffith.

This is a sample of one of the projects we did on Friday. I thought I had more pictures of the projects we did, but I seemed to forget to do that. I was so busy making them and taking pictures of some great cards and have some wonderful ideas for so many classes, I'm bursting at the seems! No not really.