Gotta love Simply Scrappin!

Take a look at this adorable project idea from Ruthie Burkey -

Hi there! I did a tin and some matching cards for one of my groups this past Thursday and thought it might be fun for the blog. It was made using the Simply Scrappin' Bulk Buy, two sheets of Whisper White cardstock, one sheet of Old Olive cardstock and, of course, a DVD tin (same size as the tins our Accents and Elements used to come in).

What a fun way to use the Simply Scrappin' kits - thanks for sharing this with us Ruthie!

Happily Ever After !

Happy Monday Everyone!

Today's project comes from Maria Williams from Katy, TX. SO CUTE. Maria is one of our blog coordinators and she posts our inspiration challenges on Thursdays. We have 'recruited' more people to her team! Be sure to check them out on Thursdays.

Here are a few of the pages from the Top Note Scrapbook I made to give you an idea of what I did with the inside.

I first cut out 7 Top Notes on the Long Boards which is the base of the book. After that I cut out more Top Note shapes in the Urban Oasis DS and glued them on the Long Board pieces with the Anywhere Glue Stick.

Next, I took my Crop a dile and punched a hole in the top left corner of one of the pages of the scrapbook. After the first hole is made, I line up each additional page and punch a hole through it so all the holes are the same. I added a Jumbo eyelet to the first and last page of the scrapbooks. To keep the pages together, I just added a Loose Leaf Ring and then prettied it up with ribbons tied on it. The front was decorated with a strip of Baja Breeze Striped Ribbon and one of the frames from the On Board Essentials. I dabbed the frame with Whisper White Craft Ink and then embossed it with Iridescent Ice embossing powder.

For the inside pages, I stamped on some the pages with sayings and also used various rub-ons. Picture size I used for this album were wallets. I converted my pictures into black and white so the colors wouldn't clash with my background papers (plus I'm a sucker for b&w pictures).

Stamps: Yummy, Once Upon a Time, Full of Life
Paper: Urban Oasis Designer Series Paper
Ink: Basic Black, Whisper White Craft Ink
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, On Board Long Board, Pewter Jumbo Eyelets, Anywhere Glue Stick, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Baja Breeze Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Whisper White, Kraft, and Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon, Crop a dile, various Rub-Ons

Enjoy your day!
Max

Sketchy Saturday (#33)

Welcome to Saturday! Here's the sketch.

Adriana

Leonie

Michelle

Ruthie

Tammy

Don't have time to participate in the sketch challenge?? Here's another challenge for you.....take a moment and send a card to someone just to let them know you appreciate them. It will lift you up and will do so much more for the recipient.

Have a wonderful weekend. :)

Diva Inspiration Challenge #46

CHEERS! To many, school has ended and summer vacation has begun. So pull up a chair, pour yourself a refreshing ice tea and get inspired for this week's inspiration challenge!

To see what my creative team came up with, just click on their name:
Maria
Elizabeth

To view the submissions on SCS click here.

Post a link in the comments section with your blog entry or SCS gallery showing us what creation you were inspired to come up with!! If you upload to SCS be sure to put DivaIC46 (no spaces) as the keyword. Have fun!!

Inspire Stampin' happiness wherever you go!! :)
~~Maria~~

Wonderful Wednesday

Today's project comes to us from Maria Williams.

Butterfly Serenity

I made this for one of my monthly stamp club projects. It took me a little while to find the frame that was "just right" for this project.

I needed some room between the back of the frame and the glass - there's probably 1/4" between the back of the frame and the glass on this frame. I used my Big Shot and the Beautiful Butterflies die to cut out the butterflies in In Color Textured card stock. I sponged the edges with Chocolate Chip ink and then layered a small butterfly on top of a big butterfly adhering it together with a mini glue dot. After that, I added some thin silver wire and twisted it to make the body of the butterflies. I took a strip of Chocolate Chip cs and punched the bottom with the Scallop Edge Punch and layered a strip of Pink Pirouette and Kiwi Kiss on top and glued it to the Urban Garden background. The butterflies were then added on with glue dots so they can still flit their wings. After I had all of that done, I ran a Chocolate Decor Elements Sheet through the Big Shot using the Natural Serif Decorative Strip Die so I could spell "Serenity" on the frame front. I lined up my letters with the top of the Chocolate Chip strip and rubbed them down. It was fairly easy to make. and everyone loved the finished project.

Paper: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, and Pink Pirouette Texture CS, Urban Garden DS, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Die, Natural Serif Decorative Strip Die, Chocolate Decor Elements Sheets, Scallop Edge Punch, Sponge, Mini Glue Dots, Metal Wire, Frame.

Thanks for sharing an absolutely gorgeous project, Maria!

Until next week...

Happy Stampin'!

Elizabeth

Custom Colored Dew Drops - Who Knew?

I'm so excited about this card from Adriana Benitez! I'm always looking for new ideas to share with my stampers and I can't wait to try this one. I think I'll try it out for my next Girl's Night Out - Thanks Adriana!

This card has a little "concertina" fold out on the front. It's made by cutting a piece of cardstock to 2 5/8" x 11"; score this paper at 2 3/4", 5 1/2", and 8 1/4". The Whisper White layer on each section is cut to 2 1/2". Once assembled, attach the concertina to the card front with your length of ribbon sandwiched between; you can then close the book and tie the ribbon over it with a knot or secure it with a library clip. *Note that the color of the ric-rac is "Tangerine Tango" - meaning it will be retiring in June along with the rest of the "In-Color" inspired supplies. (wah!)

The colored dots in the corners of the card are homemade "dew drops" - a great idea from Michelle Tech (see link below). I used a small dot of Tombow to secure them to the paper since they are smaller than our glue dots.

link for Michelle Tech's video on how to make the "dew drops" : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKsihwMrpgU

Supplies:
Stamps: Sock Monkey, Crazy for Cupcakes
Classic Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point
Cardstock: Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point
Other: Tombow adhesive, Dimensional Adhesive, Ribbon Originals Pig Tails, Top Note Die and Big Shot

Adriana - I'm really going to miss this year's In Colors too! In fact, I was just complaining to Steph G about it the other night :) I also have to say that I watched the video on Dew Drops and I can't wait to try this technique. I've made faux brads before using Crystal Effects and my small circle punch, but I never thought to use Re-inkers. I'm going to have to use this in my class too!

A Cuppa Thanks

Hello Everyone,

I am hoping you like our new blog look. Change is a good thing right? Speaking of which, starting July 1st, you will be able to order out of our new Stampin' Up! catalog. Woohoo!

These cards were made by our Blog Manager, Becky Roberts from ID. She is so very talented. Here is what she used to make these cute cute cards.

Cardstock: Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Sweet Slumber Specialty DSP
Stamp Set: Pun Fun, Thank You Kindly
Accessories: Top Note Die Cut, Big Shot!!! (you soooo need one of these!) SAB Ribbon that better be in the new catalog!,

Heart to Heart Punch, Large Oval Punch, Coluzzle Oval Cutting System, Corner Rounder, Stampin' Dimensionals

Contact your demonstrator today and ask for the Last Chance List. This is a list of lots of fabulous stamp sets and accessories that will not be in our new catalog.

Have a wonderful day

Max