Sunday Class

Its Sunday!!! Its gonna be a beautiful day out!!! But don't forget this great class. I have 5 great cards that flip or fold with complete directions and pictures!
Also a Bonus card!!! I had some scraps left over so I made an extra card for you to put together!!! :)
Can't make it??? Sign up for a kit!
The kit come completely cut and scored and stamped and ready for you to put together!!
Its easy!!
Date: Sunday November 8th
Time: 2-4pm
Fee: $ 22.00



Bonus card! (ribbon may vary)

Happy Chanukah!

Who sees Chanukah in Christmas paper? I do, that's who! This pattern in Eskimo Kisses just called out Chanukah to me and I had to go for it. We just got this wonderful Chanukah stamp set in the store about 2 weeks ago. It is a clear set made by The Cat's Pajamas. Along with the menorah there is a Star of David, several sayings, a bird, a dreidel, and some swirls. Finding nice Chanukah stamps, let alone any Chanukah stamps, is difficult, and you have to grab them while you can. This is one nice set!

Cindy

A chance to play

In between all the craziness of today...kids home from school, errands, even swimming at the pool...I had a chance to make 1 card with Eskimo Kisses. I really love the rich colors and the elegance of some of the papers. For this card I used an Inkadinkado wooden stamp, Sweet Pum Memento ink, Kaiser rhinestones, and the front and back sides of one of the Eskimo Kisses papers. I also made a poinsettia (at least I hope it looks poinsettia-ish) from 6 petal punch and sponged the edges in white ink. I saw a tutorial online today about making your own poinsettias this way, and it was really super easy to do and took no time at all. Every year I get 1 (ok sometimes 2,3, or 4) new holiday stamps, and the wooden stamp I used is one of my new ones and I intend for it to go on some of my holiday cards this year. Let's not even talk about the stamps I bought last year and have never even inked up.

Cindy

Snow Sweet layout

I never make layouts but I thought I'd give it a try. Its hard for me to fill all that space! But I think I managed! :)
Chrissy

Gingerbread men and women cards

Hi everyone!!! My my my what a stinkin cute line! I wasn't too sure at first but they always find a way to challenge us! Love it! I stuck with the pastels of the line and I knew right away I wanted to use these cute little gingerbread men and women! They were from a paper pattern that you would normally trace and cut out yourself but of course I made use of my cricut again. The flowers were made by Prima. The stamps are just your basic Christmas sayings and I have no idea who made them. They were a clear set. Oooo and don't forget the Fabulous white glitter paper the store carries... it makes great snow with no mess like glitter!
Enjoy!! Chrissy

A New Paper Piecing Technique!

When Tracy and I were in Texas I was inspired by a layout and couldn't wait to try it myself. When I saw the colors and patterns of Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses I knew just what I wanted to do! I began with the Powdered Sugar multi-stripe paper cutting it into strips. Each strip was then crumpled, curled, inked and adhered to a lightweight plain paper (an old paper from my stash) creating a dimensional, textured pattern. Then I pulled out my Curvy Cutter, flipped the paper over to the smooth backside, and cut a large circle. This became the focal point of my layout! I used part of the remaining scraps of the layered paper as a corner embellishment on the 2nd page of the layout. I added a few Take Note journaling cards to tell my story. Then I removed the center of two paper poinsettias and replaced them with the Stitched Brads, inked the flower edges and mounted them to the layout. When it came time to title the layout I wasn't in love with any of the alphabet sticker colors in my stash so I reached for an inkpad and changed the color to match my layout. (Yes, I learned a lot in Texas!) I look forward to seeing all of you in the store making selections for your creative masterpeices.

Just in TIME for the Holidays

Hi, Lisa Hetrick here.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVEY Holiday Projects, Don't YOU?
Head to PhotoScraps and check out the Design Team wall.
AMAZING creations using the new Eskimo Kisses line from Basic Grey.

I LOVE, this line. Can you tell I LOVE IT! The embellishments are very whimsical and those who know me well, know I like a little whimsy.

Here are my creations this month. A super fun tree (left) using just ONE sheet of paper, A chipboard ornament (center) and A Christmas Village House (right). Some people on my holiday list will be getting these LOVELIES this year.

The tree is super duper simple to make. Just cut 1" by 4" strips of patterned paper and fold them in half. Do not crease the edge. Adhere to a cone made out of cardstock or paper mache. You can even use a styrofoam cone (use pins to attach paper). Start at the base and work your way up. The star is wired to the top. Simple. Great project to do with your kiddies.

These three projects make great teacher gifts, too. You can attach a gift card to the back of the Tree ornament. The little house is a perfect size to fit some treats into it. The top comes off. Tracy has some of the Maya Road paper mache houses in the store that are begging to be embellished with this holiday line of paper.

Are you inspired to create something fabby?
Happy Holiday Creating!

November Already?

Hi everyone!

Such a cliche, but I cannot believe how fast time flies sometimes! We are still coming down from the sugar high from Halloween in our house and it is time to think about Christmas now. We have so many awesome holiday lines in the store right now, and among the cutest of them is the Basic Grey peppermint kisses papers. My layout used several of their decorative papers, the clear overlays (for journaling) and a feltie (the uber-cute reindeer!!). I have an urge on most, alright ALL, of my layouts these days to use multiple coordinating papers, rather than just one, or heaven forbid, just plain 'ol cardstock. I love the look of mixing and matching the papers, and I figure that someone way more talented than me has taken the time to design all those papers and has deemed them interchangeable, so who am I to challenge that? Hope you like my layout. Come see us at the store to see all our fab holiday scrapbooking and stamping supplies! Off to make dinner....Lisa H., aka: the tall Lisa :)

The versatility of Eskimo Kisses

Here are the first 2 cards I've made using our DT focus this month, Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses. The papers are so versatile. The cardinal card shows off the elegance of the line, and the tree card has a whimical feel to it.

The cardinal is a clear stamp from Inkadinkado, a winter birds set. I stamped it in Black Cherry Staz On, which is in my opinion, the best shade of red that you can get in an ink. I used a wide satin ribbon in red, and some tiny bling in pink to finish it off. Actually, I am so pleased with my cardinal card that I am going to use it as one of my designs for my Christmas cards this year.

The tree card is done with a Unity stamp, designed by our very own Lisa Hetrick. The Merry Christmas is a tiny $1 Hero Arts stamp. Some white satin ribbon and some clear bling finish off the card. The images were stamped in Memento ink, my go-to ink for just about anything (except that they don't make a perfect shade of red).

I've had a little preview of some of the other DT projects and I must say that they are outstanding! Come into the store and check out our DT wall, plus you can see the new counter and all the new product. Every week is like Christmas around the store with all the new stuff that comes in.

And on a final note, I am teaching a Flower Soft class this weekend. It is quickly filling up and as of this morning there were only 3 more spots left. If you have wanted to play with this product before investing in it, this is a great opportunity. Come join me!

Cindy

Hello November!

Wow, it seems like the last few months have flown by so quickly. And here we are, Halloween is over, the clocks are turned back, and the holiday shopping season has begun (and there's only 20 days left until New Moon opens!!). The design team is in full holiday mode and ready to delight you with projects made using Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses line. It is a wonderful line with vibrant colors, and designs that range from cute and whimsical to elegant. Keep on watching for the projects to be posted here on the blog and then come see them in person in the store. We look forward to seeing you!

Cindy

Too Cute to Spook

Little Yellow Bicycle has to be one of my favorites! As soon as I saw the new Trick or Treat line, I knew it was going home with me to play!! I began by playing with the Lace-cut Spooky Tree paper as I find any diecut paper inspiring. I layered orange cardstock behind to give a pop of color. On the companion page I used the Lace-cut border accent with black cat sitting on a wrought iron fence, again using orange cardstock as a contrasting background. The Clear Cut stickers had the same black cat as was on the border. It just screamed to be layered so I used pop-dots to make the cat jump off the page. Of course, no project is complete without Stickles so I used Black Diamond to highlight the bats and Orange Peel for glowing pumpkins. Last year my daughter Taylor and my nephews were anything but spooky thus inspiring the title "Too Cute to Spook".

I just love the fun costumes at Halloween

Hi Everyone,

Halloween is always a fun time of year with kooky decorations and crazy costumes. Every year the kids try to find the perfect costume. Last year, Kirstin was determined to be a hippie. I just loved her rainbow eyelashes. The fun patterns of Eerie paper work great with her hippie tones and tie died shirt.


Every year lots of kids Trick or Treat at our house. This was the huge gang last year. From babies to teens, from Star Wars to the 60's.

"Basic" Fun from Eerie!

Hi Scrappers!
Well, I'm probably the last to post this month. Remember how I bragged last month about how fast that layout went together? This month's layout took a bit longer. Maybe because I kept tinkering with it. Or maybe because I have to admit to not being as in love with Halloween as our dear Cindy is, so it took me a while to find some photos I felt like scrapping. And, well, maybe I should confess that I was spending a lot of time talking to KC this past weekend (yes, Jill, you DID see drool on my face!) instead of actually cropping :-) But, finally the results are in .... and I really enjoyed working with Basic Grey's Eerie Line. I had a blast playing with the "Evil Eye" pattern. I ended up cutting out design strips and using them as borders around "Spiders Web" for use as my background. (After playing with using the paper several ways, I ended up sponging white ink over the design) The Eerie sticker alphas were great for my title (and I added some "bling" to both my title and the Little Yellow Bicycle journal spots) Finished the layouts with a few Eerie stickers and Tah! Dah! Ended with a spook-tacular layout! Enjoy the boo-ti-ful fall weather and stop by the store soon ... there's always lots of "treats" awaiting our customers! Gina A.

Buckle card directions

Hello.... so many of you asked for directions for this card at Demo Days so here it is.

Cardstock 5.5 x 7.5
score at 3.25
front
pink 3 x 5.25
Stripe .25 x 3
Green 2.25 x 4.5
Brown 2 x 4.25
white to stamp on 1.75 x 4
Use an ek success border punch for the buckle
Stamp used was by Stampendous

Inside
green 4 x 5.25
white 2.5 x 5

buckle
brown 5 x 1.5
pattern 4.75 x 1.25

See ya next Demo Days!
Chrissy

Ps... I will post last months directions after I get the kiddos off to school!

MME

Hi everyone!
I decided to enter a challenge at My Minds Eye. This is the 1st challenge I have ever entered and its got my heart beating! lol
The challenge was to create a Halloween door decoration. So I made this one for my scrapbook room. I'd love to hear your comments on it!
Thanks Chrissy