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Scrapbook Pages February 2012

Here are my two scrapbook pages for February.  I do not do titles so that my students can make their own to match their pictures.  I used Cheerful Treat Designer Paper (Hostess) and Pink Pirouette 12 X 12 cardstock as my background.  I used the Lace Ribbon punch and cut a border in Concord Crush, threaded it with White 1/8" taffeta ribbon and put pink rhinestones on top (from Blossom Builders in the Occasions Mini Page 18). On both sheets I used various punches and various patterns of designer paper to make the flower.  The leaves are cut with the Big Shot and the Little Leaves sizzlet. My colors are Melon Mambo, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, So Saffron and Wisteria Wonder.  I love buttons so I used lots of buttons.  I hope you like my pages.  Come back again soon.  Blessings, Martha

Valentine Frame

Here is a frame I made my friends at Leadership.  I used lots of glitz.  I purchased the frame at the Dollar Tree some time ago.  I am a hoarder so I have lots of stuff in my closets.  I cut various hearts out using our punches and the new framelits  Hearts Collection.  I also used the framelit Labels Collection for the words in the center.  I needed to stick the glimmer paper to the fram outlining the smaller inside frames and could no figure out how to do it so the glue would not show.  Liz was over and she suggested I put the Sticky Sheets on the back of the glimmer paper and then cut the strips in 1/8" increments.  That worked great. I put them together and NO glue showed.  Thanks Liz.  You are a great friend.  The background paper is First Edition Specialty Paper and the doily is cut and quartered in Real Red.  I hope you like it.  I hope they like it too.  Blessings, Martha

Leadership Gifts

Stampin' Up!'s Leadership is in San Antonio, Texas this year.  I can't believe I will get to see Riverwalk.  I have read about it in Southern Living and I have always wanted to go and see the sights and eat in the wonderful restaurants.  Now is my chance.  I am going out a day early so I am writing this before I leave.  I made some 3-D items for my downline.  I did not want to post them before I left because I don't want them to see the gifts until I give them out.  I had some little square containers on hand, so I used the new Designer Rosette die for the big shot.  This is a big die and the rosette is large and has a different edge on each sied.  I wanted it to be smaller so I cut it at 2" on each side lengthwise.  The center part I saved for another day.  I made the rosette usting Twitterpated Designer paper.  I punched a flower out of the glimmer paper using the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch and added a button to finish.  I hope they like their gifts.  Blessings Martha 

Cute Card for any occasion

I hope you are enjoying my blog.  I don't post much because I am always working on projects for clubs and classes and there never seems to be enough time.  Her is a cute card I made using Pear Pizzazz as my base and Cheerful Treat (hostess) Designer paper.  The stamps are from Take It to Heart in the Occasions Mini catalog.I stamped it in Melon Mambo ink.  The ribbon is scalloped dotted in Melon Mambo.  I hope you like my card.  Come back soon.  Blessings, Martha

Valentine Project that is easy

I have the new Paper Doily Sizzlet.  It is a beautiful die that cuts best on our White and Vanilla cardstock. It will cut our regular cardstock but you might have to pick some of the pieces out of the doily.  Believe me, it is worth it.  I have used it many times and it always comes out beautiful.  For my project, I cut the doily.  I filled one of our cello bags  (approx 1" x 10") with candy hearts and folded the bag back and secured it with the taped end.  I taped it onto the die and folded it in half.  I secured it with the 1/8" taffeta ribbon in Pretty in Pink or Cherry Cobbler/Real Red.  I cut hearts out using the new Framelits, decorated them with stamps and glimmer paper hearts..  This is a great project for teachers or co-workers on Valentines Day.  Thanks to Liz for sharing this idea.  She is such a big help to me.  Thaks for looking.  Martha

January Scrapbook Pages

Here are my scrapbook pages for my January Clubs.  I used Bashful Blue for the pages. The top border is stamped with various snowflake stamps like Serene Snowflakes in Not quite Navy, Bashful Blue and Marina Mist.  I stamped Lovely as a tree on the bottom 1/3 of the page and glitzed it up with Dazzling Diamonds.  Night of Navy was used for the picture frames.  The snowmen are from the Snow Much Fun stamp set.  I punched the snowflakes with our snowflake punch.  I used the Big Shot and Naturally Serif Sizzlet Strip die for the words and the Timeless Type Sizzlets for the numbers.  I hope you like my pages.  Have a beautiful day.  Martha

December Scrapbook Pages

What a wonderful time of the year.  It's December 1, only a few more days until Christmas.  Today I will do some stamping for the Children's party at church and do some Christmas shopping.  I thought you might like to see my December scrapbook pages.  I don't know if you can see the red rhinestones decorating the Christmas tree. I used the Letters to Santa designer series pape, the stocking punch and Christmas Lodge stamp set to make the pages.  The DSP is beautiful.  I hope you like my pages.

Sale-a-bration is coming.  Look for your catalog in the mail in about 3 weeks.  Also, the new Occasions Mini Catalog is coming out in December.  It is packed with new stamps and accessories.    Have a fun day.  Thanks for looking.  Martha

The Sounding Joy

We are getting closer to December....  Christmas is coming.  Are you ready?  I am not even close to being ready.  i have so many things to make and all my shopping to do.  I think I will go shopping with my list and get it all in one day.  Is that possible?  I am going to Bizzarre Bazaar in Richmond  on December 1,  I get alot of my gifts there.  I love to give something handmade, even if I didn't make it.  The show in Richmond is at Richmond International Raceway and it runs through Sunday, December 4.  If you get a chance to go, it is well worth the trip.  It takes me about 2.25 hours to get there.

My card today is made with my very favorite new set this year.  It is called The Sounding Joy.  I used Whisper White as my base card, layered on brushed gold and then Real Red cardstock.  I stamped the star in Real Red and cut it out by hand.  I embossed "Joy" in gold and used the direct to paper method on the edges.  So simple, yet beautiful.  I hope you will try it.  Blessings, Martha

I am having so much fun making Christmas cards.  This one highlights the new Simply Scored by Stampin' Up!.  The base is Old Olive.  I cut a piece of Cherry Cobbler and scored it every 1/2" across the top, then turned it and scored it again every 1/2".  This gave me scored squares on the card.  I scored some 1" X 12" DSP every 1/4" and folded it accordion style, taped it together and made the medallion.  If you do not know how to do this, I will help you. I punched a 1" circle and adhered the medallion with hot glue to the circle.  I colored the birds with my markers and stamped them on white cardstock.  I am using the Christmas Lodge set from our Holiday Mini Catalog.  I punched it out using the Decorative Label punch and adhered it to the medallion using hot glue.  I cut a oval using the Ovals #2 die in Old Olive, stamped the leaaf image on top and bottom and adhered it to the card.  I layered the Chantilly crochet trim and them a tag stamped with the words from the set.  I hope you love the card.

I have open stamping in my stamp room on the 3rd Saturday of each month.  Come stamp with us.  We will be finishing our Christmas projects on December 17.  it starts at 10 AM.  Bring paper and ink, lunch and a drink.  Bring any accessories you will be using.  it's all free.  Blessings, Martha

This card is not my idea and I can't remember where I found it.  I thought it was so beautiful that I CASED it.  The base is Cherry Cobbler and I embossed it with the Polka Dotted Embossing folder.  i used Christmas Lodge DSP and the Cherry Cobbler Scallop Dots ribbon.  I cut a 3.5" circle in cherry.  I cut a 3" circle in Vellum cardstock. I put the vellum in my Snow Burst embossing folder for some texture and layered all on the card.  I added a wreath from the Winter Wishes Stitched Felt.  I stamped the banner image form the Pines and Poinsettias stamp set. I used my markers to color the stamp.  I added some rhinestones to each end of the banner.  I also stamped the holly from the same set, punched it out with the 1/2" circle and layered it on a Garden Green circle (3/4").  I hope you like it.  It is very easy to make so go ahead and try it.  Come back for some more ideas soon.  Blessings, Martha