APRIL CLASS & UPCOMING CLASSES

This class is a perfect one to do before Mother's Day. This nice fold out album will make a wonderful gift for any Mother whether it's for yourself, Grandma or any Mom that you would like to give a gift to. This book is my cousins example book, she used the "Cool Kids" Simply Scrappin' Kit. The kit that I chose for my example album is "Sunny Day" I'm having some problems with my camera so stay tuned I will be posting a peek of example to, I'm hoping to have it photographed and posted by tomorrow. Stay tuned!

During this class we will be making 1 Mini Fold Out album together, and you will take home the remainder of your Simply Scrappin' kit supplies to make more projects of your choice at home.

Fold Out Album Thursday, April 15th at 6:30 pm

Tracy, CA
RSVP by April 5th {to ensure that your kit is here in time for class}
Cost of class is $24 {the cost of {1} Simply Scrappin' Kit of your choice}
No minimum order the day of class

Save the date for these upcoming classes that you won't want to miss:

PUNCH ART #4- Thursday, May 20th
TECHNIQUE CLASS- Thursday, June 24

IT'S IN THE BAG! {back by popular demand}- Saturday, July 10

THOROUGHLY MODERN NOTE PAD

I'm a little behind in posting this! This was my raffle prize that I made for the Stamp Camp we had in late February. I saw these note pad holders on Patty Bennett's blog, you can view hers here. I thought that they were a great idea for gifts and super cute! I did add a few little extra embellishments of my own to them. These note pad holders were made using our Thoroughly Modern file folders that you can find on pg. 169 of our idea book & catalog. I wasn't sure how complicated they would be to make but actually they were very simple and did not take much time at all. I love quick and simple, don't you? My tag on the front was made using "Flight of the Butterfly" and "Define your Life" stamp sets and punched out with our wide oval. I hope that who ever received these not pad holders at stamp camp enjoyed them. Thanks for stopping by and hopefully you can go out and enjoy this beautiful weather we are having today in Cali!

RECIPE EXCHANGE!

Here are some pictures from our Recipe exchange we had last Thursday. It was so much fun and I received a lot of very yummy recipes. I think all of our tummy's were pretty full after this exchange from snacking here and there! Here is one of Jenn's recipe's and this the card she made that accompanied it, isn't cute. I loved how Jenn got into and had the shrimp jumping across the page.

Here is another dish that Jenn made, this was so yummy! Mmmmmm Chili! She made her recipe card using punch art to create her pot of chili and the jelly bean from the Something sweet to create her Lima beans, very creative Jenn. I loved it the card and definitely the Chili!

Alyssa was the creator of this recipe card, too cute not to mention that I love this stamp set "Voila". These BBQ chicken sandwiches were very tasty a must have in your recipe box.

This is Nina she was gracious enough to model the demo I did. I made the carrot using the large Scallop circle Die and the Scallop Oval punch added a bit of ribbon and done, now you have a cute little gift all you have to do is add some goodies whether you give it just like that or even if you just add a few to a Easter basket.

Here you will see the demo my cousin Niki did. She showed the ladies how to make a little bunny out of a washcloth. She paired the bunny with a Bath soap and embellished them with our Easter stamp. She saw this project at Leadership. This is a super cute and great alternative to candy for Easter.

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We had our Recipe exchange last night so stay tuned for some great pictures from last night's Recipe Exchange. I was so much funny and oh so yummy!!!!

QUICK AND SIMPLE BABY

Good Morning! Need a quick and simple card in a jiff? Here are some quick and simple cards that don't require a whole lot of supplies or time. I made these for a recent baby showers. I made all the favors and didn't have much time for elaborate cards so these 3x3 cards is what accompanied the gifts. As you can tell they coordinate with the the favors that I made, you can view those here! You don't have to worry about where can you find an to fit this size card well don't worry SU! sells the perfect size envelope for this card! Perfect!

Recipe:

Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Sweet Pea DSP

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Going Grey

Stamp Set: Short and Sweet, Holiday Blitz & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Accessories: 1 3/8 circle punch, 1 1/4 circle punch, scallop circle punch, Pretty in Pink & Bashful Blue Taffeta ribbon

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAMMIE & CHRISTTIAN

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I made these cards a couple weeks ago but am just now getting around to posting them. I made one for my niece that just turned 2 actually Sammie and Caleb are only 12 days apart, and the other for Caleb's little buddy Christtian who as you can tell by the card just turned 3. I saw this layout on Andrea Walford's blog a blog that I frequent or as some may say stalk! I thought the layout was great and I'm always looking for new layout ideas. I did add a few of my own touches to this card. What originally caught my eye when I first saw her card was how she displayed the age in one of the boxes. Absolutely loved that idea! You can view her card here, Thanks for sharing Andrea!

So be sure to sport your greens today because you never know who is going to be on the look out waiting to pinch! Have a great St. Patty's day and I hope you can enjoy this beautiful weather that we are having!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALEB!

I can't believe how time goes by so fast, my baby boy turned 2 today {sniff, sniff} it's bittersweet! Here are the cards that Caleb received at his birthday party.

Created by Niki Toll

This is Caleb's auntie, I thought this card was super cute. I think she said that she cased it from another creative stamper. You can jump on over to her blog and see some of her other creations and to see details for this card by clicking here. She very talented and has a lot of great ideas!

Created By Ashley Romo

I love all the circles she did to make up the card, that was pretty creative I think I will have to copy this one Ashley!

Created By Alyssa P.
This card did not photograph very well but it's super cute! I like the little added
chomp mark on the corner of the card.

Created by Jen L.
This one is a cute and a fun card, I loved that Jen went with the safari/monkey theme that went with our party. We definitely monkeyed around on Saturday! You can't see this in the picture but all of the scallop squares are popped up with dimensionals.

I loved all of the cards that Caleb received even the one's that weren't handmade. I'm off and running now to spend the day with Caleb and do all of the things that he loves to do being that it his his special day! Hope you have a great day and enjoy this great weather!

CALEB'S GOODY BAGS

OK so here is my 2nd post for the day. I wanted to share with you the goodies bags that I put together for all of the little kiddos that came Caleb's birthday party yesterday. I wanted to do something cute and simple. I used the Lots of Tags Die to create these little tags. Once again I used the Fox & Friends Stamp Set and Sweet Pea DSP tied them on with 5/8" Chocolate Chip grosgrain Ribbon and Voila they were done. I was really happy with the way that they came out.

Supplies:
Paper: Sweet Pea DSP, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White
Stamp Set: Fox & Friends and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive
Accessories: 1 3/8 Circle punch, 1 1/4 Circle punch, Scallop Circle punch, Corner Rounder, Lots of Tags Die, twine, 5/5 Chocolate grosgrain Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by! Tomorrow I will post the birthday cards that were given to Caleb from some pretty talented stampin friends! They are super cute you won't want to miss them!

MMMM..... CUPCAKES!

My son's 2nd birthday party was yesterday with all of his little friends! Boy was it a lot of fun watching the little kids run around and and having fun in bouncing around in the jumpers. Thanks you to those of you that came to Caleb's party and making his day special.

Yesterday you had a sneak peak, this is what I used them for. I wanted to dress up his cupcakes and tie in a his monkey/safari theme so I thought this would be a fun idea and simple way to do it. I really liked the y way they turned out. The sticks that they are on are actually coffee stirrers. These particular ones are from Starbucks it made it easy because their flat.

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set: Fox & Friends

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White and Sweet Pea DSP

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie

Accessories: 1 3/8 Circle Punch, 1 1/4 circle punch and Scallop Circle Punch

BIRTHDAY SNEAK PEEK!

So many things to do so little time! I wish I could just add several more hours to my day! Here is a little sneak peek into my son Caleb's 2nd birthday party that I'm getting ready for this morning. I think these little guys turned out cute. Stay tuned to see what I use them for on tomorrow's post but for now I leave you with a little preview. I have to run now I have lots to do! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy your day!

IT'S A BOY & A GIRL!

Good Morning All, today is a very busy day today! I have lots of things to do to get ready for my son's birthday weekend. So I thought I would get a early start on my list of things to do! These are some baby shower favors that I worked on last week. 2 of my cousins are both pregnant and only a few weeks apart. As you could already figure out one is having a boy and the other a girl. They decided to have joint baby shower so I thought it only made sense to alternate the blue and pink. The translucent film is not SU! I thought that in this case being that I was making 40+ favors that it would not be cost effective for me. I was pretty happy with the way they turned out and happily so were my cousins. = D

Supply List:

Stamp Set: Holiday Blitz

Ink: Pretty in Pink and Bashful Blue

Accessories: 1 1/4 circle punch, 1 3/8 circle punch, 1/16 handheld punch, Scallop Circle punch, Linen Thread, Pink & Blue Satiin ribbon and Sticky Strip

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENN!

Here is another birthday card I made. After Valentine's day I had a small handful of Love bot boy boxes left over so I decided to use one to make a card. One of my friends and fellow stamping gals likes the color blue so who best to use it for. This card size is a 5x5 and SU! sells envelopes for this size card. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out and I hope you liked it too Jenn!

Card Recipe:

Paper: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Sweet Pea DSP {mini}

Stamp Set: Everything Nice

Ink: Taken with Teal, Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Love bots boy {mini}, Chit Chat rub-ons, Modern Label punch and Chocolate chip Taffeta ribbon

CALEB'S 2ND BIRTHDAY INVITE!

Good Morning Stampers, I hope you all had a great weekend and enjoyed the weather that is if you are in Cali! I'm so behind on posting so i hope to get caught up this week. My husband went into the hospital last Wed. and had his appendix removed. He finally got to come home Friday afternoon so needless to say I'm behind in everything an unexpected surgery sure put a wrench in my week. I'm just thankful though that he is now home and getting better. Although our son is loving the fact that he is quicker than daddy. =D

Now on to today's post, this is my son Caleb's birthday invitation aren't those monkeys so darn cute. I wish that I could say that I came up with this all on my own but I didn't I really have to give credit where credit is due this card was inspired by Heather at Stampin' Heather you can see the original by clicking here. I ran across this card on SCS and I thought it was cute I did make some changes to make it a bit more me and to turn it into a invite. Thanks for sharing Heather.

Card recipe:

Paper: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, So Saffron and Sweet Pea DSP {mini, I'm lovin' it!}

Stamp Sets: Fox & Friends {clear}, Introducing {right now being offered as a SAB set}

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: 2 step bird punch {mini}, Wide Oval Punch, Round Trim Border punch {SAB}, 1/16" handheld punch, Old Olive & Chocolate Chip 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, Linen Thread

Drop me a line and let me know what you think!

STAMP CAMP PROJECTS

Good Morning, it's a rainy day here in California. I would have posted this picture sooner however my camera was MIA thanks to my son. He decided to hide it from mommy. These are the projects that were made at stamp Camp. I think you had a lot of variety and our campers seemed to be happy! All of them are cards except the one at the bottom of the row in the middle that is a gift card holder. If you would like to see any of these cards a bit closer or have questions on how to make one send me a email. If off now to see my niece Sammie for her 2ND birthday!

Happy birthday Sammie!