Recent Kid's Class

 

Last week I held my first kid's class for a 12 year old girl I used to do daycare for, and three of her friends.

 

 

This is what they created:

 

Inspiration for my bookmark came from this one by Chat Wszelaki.

 

We used paper from the new Flirty paper packet, and the sentiment is from Words of Comfort.

 

And the base for the bookmark measures 2 1/2" x 6" (cut at 2 1/2" x 12", and scored at 6").

 

The flower shapes were cut using the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.

 

And we used a black journal pen to draw on the faux stitching.

 

 

 

 

 

This one is a variation of an old stand-by - the stacked presents card - except by changing the ribbon, this one looks more like a 3-tier cake.

 

You can see my first version of the stacked presents card here.

 

And I have to give credit to the person I cased the original stacked presents idea from - Allison Ohran. 

 

We used paper from the Dotty for You paper pack, a past CTMH special.

 

The nice thing about CTMH papers is that the papers are double sided, so the girls were able to flip over any of the papers to create a card that looked slightly different from their friend's.

 

 

 

 

 

And lastly, this card was inspired by this one by Lynn Put.

 

We used papers from the new Clementine paper packet.

 

The owl is a punch from SU, and it's wings are from another SU punch called Boho Blossom.

 

The sentiment is from Just a Number stamp set.

 

It's an adorable card!

 

And the girls all had fun...  ;)

 

 

Happy creating!  :)

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Trail Blog Hop for August... Anything Goes with Scholastic

Welcome to the Paper Trail Blog Hop for August!

You should have arrived from Betsy's blog, but this is a circular hop, so it doesn't matter where you begin.  ;)

Each month we feature a new paper packet, but with August being a month for the release of the new 2012 CTMH Autumn/Winter Idea Book & Catalog, anything goes!  So that means that we get to choose which paper packet we want to use for the hop, whether it is a brand new one, or our choice of one that carried over from the last Idea Book.

This month I decided to play with the new  Scholastic paper packet, one of the paper packets that we don't have on the roster to showcase over the following 5 months.

{We have 8 new paper packets, and only 6 months before the next Idea Book.}

For my projects this month, I actually used the Scholastic Workshop on the Go Kit, which comes with an exclusive Scholastic WOTG stamp set - Everyday Life, new Noted Canvas Shapes, Durables Squares Studs, as well as an instruction booklet.

First off, let me start with a layout.

This layout is the bonus layout from the Scholastic Workshop on the Go Kit.

(please click on the photo to get a clearer view - not sure why it looks blurry - wondering if there's something up with Picmonkey???)

Now I just need to add photos to my layout (as usual lately, right?), and the journaling.

I want to do this layout about myself.

It might be a little misleading, because of the title.

I am actually not a big reader, never really have been.

But, I love books.

I buy books with good intention.

Every once in a while I actually will finish one.

And that is what I want to journal about.

The ones that I read, cover to cover.

And more so the feeling of accomplishment when I do.

Yeah, I'm goofy.

Many of you reading this probably read a book a week...  lol

I can probably count on both hands (and maybe a couple of toes) how many books I've read over my lifetime.

And that likely includes the ones we were forced to read in school... ha!

But, crazy as it sounds, I still love books!  :)

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I wanted to make a card to share, too.

So I created a birthday card with a very masculine feel to it.

Perfect for one of Cole's school-aged friends.

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And lastly, I made a bookmark.

It is a card-style bookmark.

The base measures 6" tall x 3 1/4" wide.

You just slide it over the page you were reading, and the top part will stick out of the top of the closed book.

And that top part is the only place you can add any bulkiness to, keeping the rest of it as flat as possible.

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This is what the Scholastic papers in the packet look like:

(ignore the hole punch parts, these are just my 6x6 sample pieces)

And with a new month, there is a new Stamp of the Month:

Baroque Borders

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I hope you enjoyed your stop on my blog.

Please continue along the Paper Trail Blog Hop for August, by hopping over to Amy's blog.

Happy creating!  :)

(Oh and have you entered for a chance to win my Blog Candy???... it's open until August 10th.)

Supplies used all CTMH (unless otherwise noted):

12x12 Layout:

Paper:  Scholastic WOTG kit; Colonial White CS

Stamps:  Scholastic WOTG - Everyday Life, Urban Alphabet, A Typeface

Inks:  Saddle, Outdoor Denim

Embellishments:  Noted Canvas Shapes - included in WOTG kit, Antique Gold Durables Squares Studs - included in WOTG kit

Other:  1 3/4" circle punch (EK), Corner Rounder, Magic - Card Trick, Sponge

5 1/2" x 4 1/4" Card:

Paper:  Scholastic WOTG kit

Stamps:  Scholastic WOTG - Everyday Life, Just a Number

Inks:  Saddle, Outdoor Denim, Ruby

Embellishments:  Milepost Shapes Star, Antique Gold Durables Squares Studs - included in WOTG kit, Clear Sparkle, Mocha Opaque, Licorice Opaque

Other:  Micro-tip scissors, Sponge

Bookmark:

Paper:  Scholastic WOTG kit; Saddle, Colonial White CS

Stamps:  Scholastic WOTG - Everyday Life, Urban Alphabet, A Typeface

Inks:  Saddle, Outdoor Denim

Embellishments:  Noted Canvas Shapes - included in WOTG kit, Antique Gold Durables Square Studs - included in WOTG kit, Dk. Chocolate Striped Grosgrain, Bronze and Red Glitz Glitter Gels

Other:  Circle Coluzzle - retired, Sponge

Older, yet-to-be-posted projects...

I have a file on my laptop that holds photos of projects I haven't posted to my blog.  Why?  Not sure, really.  I guess life just gets in the way and they get put aside... until it's like a year or two later and here we are. 

Since all my stuff is packed with no end in sight of when I'll get to create new projects, I thought now is a great time to post the old and purge my file.  ;)

I won't post all of them at the same time, though.  It would take too long... lol.  And I have to leave for the day pretty soon.

{Please forgive me on my lack of supplies listed for these projects.  I may not recall the names of the products I've used and I have no way to look at them with them being in boxes sitting over at our new home.  If you would like to know what I used, please just ask and I'll do my best to remember.}

First up:  Bookmarks I made for my friends' kids for back-to-school in the fall of 2009

What I do remember:  I used mostly CTMH product on these.  The little mushroom is a stamp from Michaels $1.50 bins - I loved the little saying with it; "Fairies Live Here", super cute.  The pirate ship is from an SU set (I believe it's called Ahoy Matey, but I could be mixing the name up with an old CTMH pirate set.)

I'll post another old project another day...

Happy creating!  :)

Bookmarks with Holders

I saw an awesome bookmark and holder on Jill Hilliard's blog HERE and wanted to make these for my customers who placed orders with me this month.  I tend to give 3x3 thank you cards, but wanted to change it up a little.  I used their (first name) initials on the covers to personalize them.  Hopefully they will like them.  ;)

Here's how I made them:

Cover:

• Start with a 6x9 piece of CS, and with 9" side at top of ScorPal, score at 1", then turn so 6" side is at the top and score at 1 3/4" and 4 1/4".
• Use scissors to cut the two little square corners off.
• Use a 1 1/2" circle punch to punch a half circle from the top front side of the holder.
• Fold along score lines and adhere one of the long sides to the other long side.
• Fold up bottom flap and adhere.
• Decorate as you wish.

Bookmark:

• CS size is 2 1/4" x 8"
• 1 1/2" circle punch
• grommet, hole punch and set grommet with Crop-A-Dile
• Ribbon:  11"

I also have to take this time to tell you all how overwhelming all your kind comments are... in a good way!  lol  Sometimes blogging can seem like a waste of my time, like I'm just talking to myself, but I have to say that running this latest blog candy and reading all your nice comments has helped me see that I'm not blogging just for myself, but for all of you as well. 

I love to teach and share my knowledge, but I've always felt an overwhelming panicky shyness when teaching in front of people, so I try to stay away from that (even though I'm getting a little less panicky), but blogging gives me a way to show and teach and share with you all what I LOVE to do. 

Thanks for hanging with me!  I feel blessed!


So with that said, I made one more bookmark that I'm adding to the Blog Candy that's up for grabs.   Don't forget to leave a comment on my Blog Candy post to be entered in my draw.   :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Paper:  Colonial White, Chocolate, Blush, Heavenly Blue CS; Topstitch B&T
Stamps:  Love Is In the Air, State of Mind, Homestead Alphabet
Inks:  Chocolate, Blush, Heavenly Blue
Embellishments:  Blush ricrac, Clear Sparkles, Grommets (Walmart)
Punches:  Upper Crest border (Fiskars), 1 1/4" circle and 1 1/2" circle (EK Success)
Tools:  Crop-A-Dile (LSS), Micro-tip scissors
Adhesive:  Tombo Mono-Multi (LSS), 3D foam tape (dollar store)

Made myself a little gift for my birthday...

Well, I've reached a milestone birthday today. Yes, I'm the big 4-0 now! Honestly, I don't feel any different than I did yesterday... lol

I received a book for my birthday from my BFF, and my family and I are heading out for a little vacation, so I thought I'd bring my book. Because I don't tend to read a whole pile (well, anything other than scrapbooking magazines and such) and don't have any bookmarks for myself, I thought I'd make one that I'd enjoy looking at evertime I open my book. I think it turned out pretty cute!

I think I might have to make some as back-to-school gifts for my son and my friends' kids when I get back.

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted): Twitterpated stamp set that comes in the WOTG kit, Classmate Alphabet stamp set; Twitterpated B&Ts; Sorbet, Crystal Blue, Sweet Leaf, Chocolate and Topiary inks; White Daisy cardstock; Sorbet ribbon; Clear Embossing Powder; Nestabilities Labels One die (Spellbinders); Sewing machine stitching with white thread (Kenmore).