Handmade Christmas Album by Gloria Clark

Hi Everyone,

We just love it when our customers bring in their creations.  Today, Gloria Clark brought in this amazing paper bag album that was inspired by Laura Dennison.  This is an older Graphic 45 collection so don't fall in love with the papers.   She has pockets hidden everywhere filled with tags.

The seam binding she used was white and she colored it with distress ink.

The candle die cut is by Cheery Lynn and Gloria pieced the different colors together to create this great textured candle.  

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NEW CLASS: Halloween Cards

Join me Saturday 9-29-12 for an all new card class with a Halloween theme (my personal favorite!).  We will be making a total of 8 cards (2 of each of the 4 designs).

Note the new time for my classes:  11:30 AM - 2:30 PM.

Please bring the following Copic markers with you:
FV2
BV000
YG05
C3
C5

In addition, should you wish to bring your own inks and daubers, here are the colors needed:
Distress Inks:  Walnut Stain, Black Soot, Spiced Marmalade
Memento inks:  Grape Jelly, Gray Flannel

This class will repeat on Saturday 10-13-12 for those unable to make the first session.  Kits will be available if you are unable to attend either of the sessions, so please mention that you will need a kit only when you call to register.

I look forward to having a scary good time with you!
Cindy

Creative Customer Creation

One of our talented customers, Paulette Hall has been busy creating some beautiful things.  Last December, she made this printers tray.  It is filled with Elizazbeth Crafts glitter filled sitckers. Anyone that has done this technique knows that doing one of these stickers filled with different color glitters takes quite a long time.  Oh to be on the receiving end of Pauletts gifts.

Recently, she made this beautiful explosion box.  I love all the layered details on the outside but the true surprise is on the inside.  It is like a pop up garden filled with flowers and butterflies.

September's Demo Day card

Demo Day for September is just around the corner.  I will not be there this month, but I have designed a cute and quick card for everyone to make. 

See you soon!
Cindy

Free Pagemaps Sketch Idea Book from Pink Paisley

 Pink Paisley's newest lines and the Heidi Swapp lines should be shipping out to us next week.  In the mean time, here is some inspiration from them.  They have given us this fun online idea book for our customers.

Click Here.

More The Sweetest Thing Creations

Jill made some fun creations for the Design Team wall this month.   She always is on the lookout for things to alter.  She found the wood letter holder at Goodwill and knew all it needed was some paint and pretty paper.   When gluing paper to wood, you can use decoupage glue but you just want to coat the back of the paper.  The glue tends to be very wet and sometimes will cause the paper to bubble.  Tracy like to use the Beacon's 3 in 1 glue or the Helmar 450.  They are thicker glues than the decoupage glue and don't cause the papers to bubble.

Jill also created a pretty card and a mini tissue box for her other projects. I just love the mini banners paired with the bakers twine.  What did we do before we had all these great colors of twine?  On her card, she paired the ANW Creswood sewing machine stamp with the My Favorite Things sewing dies.  She used the mirror silver paper to die cut the scissors and thimble.  The paper makes them look so real.

MME The Sweetest Thing

Another hit out of the park for My Mind's Eye with The Sweetest Thing collection! As fast as I was checking the line in, I was planning my layouts.  The first I have created with the Bluebell line for my daughter's photos of the night she received her class ring.  The colors couldn't have worked better with the background in the photos.  I played with lots of patterned papers for this layout!  A slid a less exciting photo, but one I thought was significant enough to include, behind one of my more prominent shots.  Embellishments are always  breeze with MME as they offer plenty to choose from with the stickers, fancy brads, and journaling spots.  American Crafts Thickers made for the perfect title.  One of my favorite little touches is the bling I used instead of the dot over the "i".  If you haven't been in to see the new MME, you are missing the boat!  Hurry in!  It's going fast!

Graphic 45 candy tin

Hi Everyone,

From time to time, we see some amazing creations from our customers.  Today, Kim Jefferson brought in this incredibly detailed candy tin.  She covered the box with Graphic 45 paper.  She said that it took her about 6 hours to make.  The amazing fussy cutting she did added so much depth to this tin.

Check out The Next Iron Crafter from CHA Summer

Here is a link to the event that inspired our Next Iron Crafter Event.  Our Hostess will be Gina Adolph who is a whole lot of fun!

Don't bother studying the challenge because our mystery box will have different contents.

Christmas Cards class repeat - final class

For those who have been unable to get into my Christmas Cards class, I am running it one last time on Saturday September 8th.  We will be making a total of 8 cards in this class (4 of each design) to get you started on your Christmas card making.

Please bring the following Copics to class and make sure to have a pair of sharp, detail scissors.

R29
R89

I look forward to creating with you soon!
Cindy

P.S. Halloween Card class coming on Saturday 9/29.  Stay tuned for samples!

Hexagons and honeycomb

I had a chance to grab some crafting time on Saturday and made 2 cards using our fabulous Design Team pick for August...new lines My Mind's Eye.  If you have not seen the new MME in person, hurry up and come to Photo Scraps to check it out!  The lines are so gorgeous that they make me drool.

Both of my cards use hot trendy patterns, hexagons and honeycomb.  I am seriously in love with the honeycomb paper and hope to carve out some time tonight to make another card with it. Along with the honeycomb paper, I stamped a bee and the sentiment from the matching MME stamp set.  The bees were colored with Copics and once I had my card glued together I used Glossy Accents on the bodies and wings to give them some dimension and shine.

My second card is based on a card that was sent to me by my friend Lynn in Oregon. This card took a painstakingly long time to create, between the cutting out of the hexagons in all the different patterns and then trying to line them up nicely on the card.  The sentiment came from the same MME stamp set that the bee did and I chose that one as a little inside joke to myself because I will not be making a duplicate of this card, so it is truly one of a kind.  The hexagons were cut using a die from My Favorite Things and multiple patterns of MME from The Sweetest Thing 6x6 pad.  One of the perks of MME's 6x6 pads is that the patterns are shrunk down so that you have all the goodness from their 12x12 sheets but with a pattern size that translates well for card making.  A few of the hexagons are popped for dimension, and a little ribbon finishes off the card.



Don't forget to join us for Demo Day on 8/18 and grab some of the beautiful MME while you are in the store!

Cindy

Quick and sweet MME card

This is the first card I've made for the month with the gorgeous new MME papers.  It is a quick but sweet card inspired by a card that I saw on Pinterest.  It is done in the CAS style (clean and simple) which is often a challenge for me because it means minimal layering and minimal embellishing, but I love the fresh and clean look of it. 

The polka dot paper is from MME's All Is Bright collection.  The flower was done with wool-blend felt and Spellbinders dies.  The adorable little sentiment is from our own Lisa Hetrick's Avocado Arts set called Style Borders & Sentiments.  I love love love this set because it has tiny words (which you often need) for every occasion, plus great borders that can also be used as background builders.  I made a gorgeous quatrefoil background (current pattern obsession of mine) last night by repeatedly stamping one of the borders and because her stamps are clear you can do perfect placement.  The little tag that the words are on was cut using a Cuttlebug die.

Remember to stop by the Design Team area of the store not only to pick up the great product that we are featuring each month, but also to see our creations in person!

Take care,
Cindy

August's Demo Day card

Demo Day is quickly approaching...make sure to mark it on your calendars.  Come join us for some creative play time!

We will be making a card at my table using 2 of my favorite stamp sets:  MFT's Inspired By Flowers 4 and The Cat's Pajamas Simply Said.  This card is perfect for many different occasions and I will have all the sentiments on hand from Simply Said so that you can choose what you would like your card to say.

I look forward to seeing you soon!
Cindy

Simply Said set from the Cat's Pajamas:

Oh my...My Mind's Eye!

Have you seen the new MME in the store?  If not, run...don't walk...before it all flies out the door!  We got in several of the new MME collections and they are all fabulous.  The papers are just delicious with in-trend patterns like chevrons and honeycomb, the colors are gorgeous, and they all offer endless possibilites for cards, scrapbook pages, and paper crafting projects.  The embellishment packs are irresistable and the stamps are wonderful too.  Needless to say, the Design Team is using the new MME lines as our spotlight product for the month of August.

Stay tuned to see what we create!
Cindy