I'm So Ready to Have A Class With You!

Our Scraps and Prayers class for February is coming up this Monday, February 12 and I absolutely can't wait!  We're going to be using a card kit that I think is really fun.  I chose it for several reasons:
- First, I think it's really pretty and a lot of fun.
- There are a variety of card shapes and sizes.  I love them all!
- Also, it saves me from a lot of the prep work, so I can be sure to be ready.

My shoulder is doing very well, but I want to keep it that way.  If you've not been able to stamp for a while, kits are a great way to get back into some creative fun.

I'll show you a little sneak peek, but you'll be in for a big surprise when you see how I made two different versions of each card - using two different coloring techniques.

It comes with stamps, ink and everything!!!  I especially like that you can get a refill kit and make another 20 cards.
Tip:
Some of the cards and envelopes are not the right size for mailing.  You can use those for little 'surprise' notes or gift enclosures or slip them into larger envelopes that can be mailed.  I love options! 

Here are the images of the stamps that are included in the Lots of Happy card kit.

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Enjoy the Little Things is a Great Project Kit!

If you follow my blog, you know I've mentioned in the past that, for the most part, I would prefer creating from scratch rather than using a kit.  However, I keep finding wonderful exceptions to that statement.  Another kit that I just made ... and LOVE ... is Enjoy the Little Things Project Kit.  We'll be making this at my April Saturday Stampers class!

You can display one of the 13 interchangeable display pieces at a time on the darling little easel that comes with the kit.

Sometimes, even when we love the idea of making something like this, we order it, set it aside when it arrives, and never get around to making it.  That won't happen if you sign up for my Spring Mini Retreat.  On Saturday, April 16, we'll get together from 11:00-4:00 (may finish early) and make it together.  You bring your own lunch and I'll provide a beverage and dessert.  Sounds like fun to me!

If you like the idea of attending my Spring Mini Retreat, please pay to register by April 3, so I can get your kit ordered in time.  I'll have it ready and waiting for you.

Here's a look at the kit, found on Page 33 of our Spring Occasions Catalog.  It's a wonderful home decor project.

Click here to enjoy a video on making this project.

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A Wonderful Party Hat for My Fall Decor

Before I get started on my new mini series of tutorials on OSW cards, I just have to show you what I just finished making.  I'm not always big on kits because they sometimes stifle my creativity, but this project was made with a kit I just love!

Isn't it great?  I feel like it's cute and pretty all at the same time.  I don't always decorate a lot for Halloween, but this kit just grabbed my attention and wouldn't let go.

These are the same berry baskets I shared with you in a previous post (click here).  I just changed out the contents to Fall leaves, using our beautiful new Vintage Leaves stamps and coordinating Leaflets Framelits.  My leaves are embossed in gold EP.  I'm trying to NOT use candy in my displays.  It's too tempting and I don't want to lure the puppies into showing any interest at all in my displays. 

The Witching Decor Project Kit also comes with more supplies to make a big Halloween label decoration on the front of the hat.  I haven't decided yet if I'll add it to my hat or use it for something else.  I really like my hat the way it is right now.  In addition to all the leaves in the kit, I added a few leaves cut from our new Black Glimmer Paper.  I love it!
Click here to see a video about making this wonderful hat.

I'll probably continue to tweak my display, but this is what I have right now.  I love decorating for Fall!  Right now, I'm working on the Season to Season Wreath Project Kit.  It's fun!  So far, I haven't even burned myself with my glue gun.  Even if I do at this point, it's still a record for me.  By the way, this witch hat is surprisingly quick and easy to make so, if you're interested in a beautiful Halloween decoration, this is the one for you!

Be sure to come back as I start my new mini series tutorials.  Now, I'm off to finish my beautiful wreath.   

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Happenings!

My 'Happenings' today are from our Happenings Simply Created Card Kit.  I will admit that I often have mixed feelings about kits.  They can hold back my creativity or they are too simple, so I may not like them as much as 'starting from scratch' ... OR... I DO like them for the challenge of trying to make something different than the originally intended projects... OR... I DO like them because I can make some great projects in a short amount of time... OR... I DO like them because they are just really great projects... AND at a reasonable price.

This kit falls into the 'really great projects' category for me.  I think they are really, really nice cards... AND you still have some flexibility of changing them up a bit.  I think my 'do like' list is longer than my 'not so much' list.

Here's what I made:

 ... and this...

 ... and this...

... and I stamped coordinating envelopes...

The kit includes enough card bases, envelopes and embellishments to make 15 cards!  Another reason to like this kit... the price.  In my next post, I'll share some more creative ideas using another kit!

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Blessings and Banners Projects, Part 1

I'm excited to share a couple of special projects with you.  Today, I'll share my little Blessings Album with you and then, in my next post, I'll share my Blessings Banner.  We'll be making these at my Oct. 23 Blessings and Banners Class.

The album was made using our Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit.  Yes, you read that right.  A kit doesn't always have to be used in just the way it was designed.  Think outside the box (or outside the kit) and you are limited only by your imagination.

The piece with the pocket is already cut and scored for you.  If you look on page 2 in our Holiday Catalog, you can see it with a napkin inside the pocket.  I made a little mini album to place inside the pocket.  I chose to use the Thankful card as a cover for my little album.  All I had to do was add some blank pages of coordinating CS, punch holes in the top, and add some of our gorgeous chevron ribbon.  Even the belly band and the leaves were already cut.  Super simple and so cute.  Total fun!!!

Tip:

Tie your ribbon loosely, or you will not be able to turn your pages.

You get a White Stampin' Chalk Marker with the kit, so you can write anything you want on the cute little chalkboard label.

This was a super simple project because it all started with a kit.  I love how it turned out.  I still have left-over pieces that I plan to use to make some cards.

To see the other album I made using this same kit, click here.

Check back for my next post and see my Blessings Banner.  It coordinates with today's album AND the Fall Wreath we made at my September Stamp Club.
If you missed it, click here to see the wreath.

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Speaking of Using a Kit in a New Way...

In my last post, I showed one of two little albums that I made using a kit designed for an entirely different purpose.  Today, I have another kit... another idea.  Here's the little treat bag that we'll be making at my Holiday Stampin' Party / Open House (Sept. 7 + Sept. 8).

The kit is called Real Red Goodie Gear Simply Created Kit.  It comes with cute little cello bags, tags (all cut and ready to go), little white strips that are ready to stamp and use on the tags, and tape-like stickers to decorate the tags.  You peel off however much of the tape-like strips that you want to decorate the tags and then trim them off as needed.  The kit calls them stickers, but they remind me of tape which got me thinking about Washi Tape and using it to decorate a tag... or a card.  So, I used some of it to decorate a card.

I used it on the envelope, as well and actually put one of the tags on the card.  It's a super simple card.  I just wanted to play with decorating it to coordinate with the tag.

It turned out bright and cheerful and I still have plenty of the strips and tags left to make more goodie bags.   My card base is Bermuda Bay.  What do you think? 

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