July Card Sketch

July's card sketch is created by Annette D and I love the rounded corners and angled design. Seems like lately I've been sending out more sympathy cards than birthday cards.  I almost never have sympathy cards on hand.  I feel weird even creating them.  That sounds strange, huh?  It makes me sad to just stamp "with sympathy".  

 

You should see some of the cards that have been created. Stunning!

Frame It

Happy Monday!  I'm on the road this week so you'll have to wait a tad bit longer for some Vintage Botany craftiness. So I'm completing some of July's challenges with the Literature Greetings To Go kit. This month's NBUS (Never Been Used Stuff) challenge is to create a frame with stamps.  I'm not the best stamper so a Misti is a must for me. With a little practice and masking this frame turned out much better than expected. :)

 

 

 



Lancaster Expo

Guess what I'm doing today? Sharing my love for Club Scrap...in Lancaster, PA!  Stop by the booth and say "Hi". 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy!

I tend to buy everything wine related.  So I couldn't pass up this wine glass embossing folder when I spotted it at a Scrapbook Expo.  I really didn't know what to do with it though once I got it home.  It's not really a pattern to use as a background.

 

These cards are fun and funky to put together as you can see from an earlier post. So when I was looking for embossing folders to use with the Paradise Greeting to Go collection I had an "Ah-Ha" moment. I'll use it as the front panel.

 

1.  Emboss the two sections and use the "enjoy" tag to link them together.

 

2. Stamp the inside panel with Wine Background stamp from Just for Fun Rubber Stamps.

 

3.  Embellish.

Club Scrap papers, tags and sequin flowers. Darice embossing folder. Just for Fun Rubber Stamps background. American Crafts twine. Nuvo Crystal drops.

 



Tall Z Fold

The Idea Deck challenge is a great way to learn different and fun folding cards. I love being challenged to try something out of my comfort zone. The original sketch for these Z fold cards calls for some different elements that I changed. I added metallic washi tape inside of the paper strip and used an oval die cut instead of the rectangle.  I stamped a bunch of images, heat embossed with silver and fussy cut to add some embellishing. 

 

If you're looking for an Idea Deck there is only one set out of five left in the Club Scrap store. Get it while you can! You can sometimes find them on Ebay as well.  They are a great source of inspiration and instruction.

Happy Fourth of July!

Happy Fourth of July!

 

Hope you all have a safe Fourth of July!

 

 Club Scrap papers and embellishments. Wishing Well Creations template.

Club Scrap papers, stamps and white clothing tag. Queen & Co. jewels. Martha Stewart flag.  

Holy Smokes

Happy July!  Can you believe it's July already?! With today being the first shipping day of the month, my Vintage Botany paper collection just left the Club Scrap warehouse in WI.  I'm hoping that it arrives before I leave for the East Coast so that I can fondle the papers and stamps for a bit.  I'll be flying to PA to cause trouble with Cindy and Tracey while helping out Club Scrap at the Lancaster Scrapbook Expo.  Then it's off to NY for a high school reunion. I can't wait to spend some time with my high school BFFs and college roomie! Just think of all the photos I can scrap when I get home!

 

Here's some photos I've been hanging on to for a bit, not knowing how to scrap these.  I work with these amazing guys at the fire station.  They train hard for this exact situation and did an awesome job in 100+ weather. No one got injured and that's always a winning situation.  The quote on the border strip was the deciding factor on how to pull these photos together.

 

Club Scrap papers, stamps, tags and border. Quickutz hat and hydrant dies. Nuvo crystal drops. Queen & Co. washi tape.