Happy Crafting!

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I created the tutorial below using Photobucket. The site did not offer the option to adjust the speed. To view all the images, hover your cursor over the slideshow to activate the navigation menu, click stop and you can manually navigate through the slides.

I hope you find this tutorial helpful. Happy Crafting!

Two items not included in the supply list are your die cutting machine (Big Shot/Kick, Cuttlebug, etc.) and a paper trimmer. I was not able to edit the slide. Sorry. ~Amy

While Dian worked hard on her crafty goodness, I spent the evening making a gift for another friend. I was inspired by Nicole Heady‘s personalized stationary kit. I personalized 24 notecards and 12 envelopes. Using Kraft cardstock, Amy Butler Designer Series Paper and green scraps (SU I think) I created a darling stationary keeper. I used my SU! Kiwi Kiss and Soft Suede to personalize the Single Note cards with SU! Seeing Spots and Martha Stewart Letters. I stamped all the envelopes. I am really pleased how it turned out.

We spent so much time gabbing and crafting, I totally forgot to take pictures. Dian made several cute cards. She made these hearts with the SU! designer label on top that made the heart look like little angels. I hope to have her over again soon for more carfts and conversation. I can’t wait to give this gift away.

I have another craft date nite with another friend. I cannot wait to hang out and catch up with her. I’m having her over to make a few cards. I thought I would plan ahead in case she is not ready to create from scratch. I want her to have something to take home so I decided to make 3 cards for her to copy. As I made the cards, I cut all the pieces for her and put them in the envelope for the card. That way she has 2 of each card. I made a lil box with a lid for her. I used transparency film to make a box top. Most of the supplies are Stampin’ Up. I am too lazy to list all the supplies out. Sorry if I am breaking some kind of scrapbook code by not listing out the supplies. Sue me. I cased one of the cards. I gave proper credit on my 2Peas account. Here is a sneak peek at the card set. I’ll be sure to post pics from my craft date with Dian.

Happy Crafting!

I thought I would share a few things I do when I need to cut multiple pages or cards and want to make percise and consistent cuts or score lines.

• The supplies I use are: a paper trimmer with a swing out arm, 2 Binder clips and a piece of scrap cardboard that is slightly thicker than the cardstock. I used the back cardboard for the last DCWV stack I purchased
• If the measurement falls on the swing out arm, I clip a binder clip on the arm from the inside, lining up the inside edge of the clip at the measurement I need to cut or score. In this case, I lined the clip up at 5.5″. Slide your cardstock against the edge of the binder clip and then cut or score.
• If the measurement falls on the main part of the paper trimmer, I use a shim made out of cardboard. Using a piece that is thicker than the cardstock I am cutting allows the cardstock to butt up against the shim easily. The medium binder clips I use do not have very deep reach but are big enough to clip onto the shim and trimmer just fine. I lined up the edge of the shim in this demo at the 4.25″ trim/score line. Rule of thumb: The smaller the measurement, the wider the shim. I secure the shim to the trimmer using at least 2 binder clips to secure the shim in place.
• With the shim set in place, you can set up a pretty quick assembly line. Using these simple tips will help you with accurate measurements and consistent cards or pages. This tip helps most when making pages for my mini albums.

I hope you find this tutorial/tip useful. Feel free to trackback and leave comments.

HAPPY CRAFTING!

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My friend Brenda’s last day was Friday. I altered my 1st journal for her going away present. Unfortunately, this is the only pic I snagged of it. I took inspiration from the fabulous journal my best friend, Reyanna, gave me for my birthday. I am so happy how it turned out.

Materials:

• Moleskin sketch journal (no lines)
• Basic Grey Urban Prairie
• Stampin’ Up Scallop Square Punch
• American Crafts Chipboard Embellishments
• Small yellow clip from my childhood
• Modge Podge finish

I took an embroidery class a couple weeks ago at the Stitch Lab. Rachel of Average Jane Crafter taught the class. I took the class to fine tune my skills and battle the stem stitch. I had a blast and caught a glimpse of the super secret tea towel for Jenny Hart. That was almost as fun as taking the class. eeeek!

I really appreciated the class. This is what we made in class. I couldnt wait to take it home to frame it. I bought these cool shadow box style frames from Ikea. I decided to kinda scrapbook it. I did my first rub on on the glass with an Amy Butler trim rub on transfer. I love how it turned out. I even did the back and added a lil journaling too. Check it out in the next pic

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Tomorrow is the last day before one of my co-worker’s maternity leave. I made this banner for the baby out of scrapbook paper, stiff felt and ribbon. I zig zagged the edges with my sewing machine for a finishing touch, they are actually attached to the cicles with iron on adhesive.

the lighting was all funky when I took this pic. It is too late in the nite to mess with the lighting. View large On Black for a better look.

*Ignore the mess on the shelf. i am working on the studio and have not set up the shelf yet. he he he

Then I refolded and restored my stash not only by color, I also arranged by my favorites. I put the ones that I love the MOST in the armoir I keep my supplies in. THEN arranged the swatches in a binder after ironing them all.

The swatch binder is filled with baseball card sleeves I bought from the local hobby store. Then I filled the sheets with my swatches by color (ROYGBIV kids…ROYGBIV!). I used a playing card as a template to cut out a swatch from each piece of fabric but the card was too slippery. So I decided to cut the template out of stiff craft felt. It was flexible enough but stayed in place because it was felt.

Now I have a catalog of all my fabrics. It is a great reference and good place to go for inspriation. Don’t ask how many reds I have, they are so much alike but different enough to be justify so many…at least that is what I am telling myself to justify them all.

On my most recent trip, these milk glass jars called out to me. I had a vision of adding a velvet pincushion to them all. I wanted pink or light blue velvet but red was the best I could find. Over the past few nites I made them up and set them aside to dry.

I’ve been in a pin topper kick too. Found a whole bag of tiny doves for a DOLLAR! Rock On! SO I made up about a dozen or so of these dove pins and they look fabulous on these new pin cushions.

The only delimma is that they look unfinished. I’ve tried a few things to finish them up but none of those ideas look right. I’ll spend another day or 2 at most to figure it out. Otherwise, they are going up on the shop as is.

Any ideas?