100th Post Winner

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ATC JAM #3 I Started

This is one I started. Here's the part I did:



Then I sent it onto the next person in North Carolina. She added the cake and then sent it to the next person in Pennsylvania who added the rest.

Here is how it turned out:



Cute!

101st Post

I always wanted to start a blog, but I thought I'd never have enough to say. Boy after 100 posts, I guess I do. I hope all of you enjoy visiting and seeing what I create and ideas I have to offer. I surely enjoy doing it. Some days are tougher than the rest to figure out what to write about. Other days I could do 10 new posts. But, I've learned to keep those ideas for the days when the ideas are not flowing as quickly.

Please let me know what you like about my blog, what you'd like to see more of, or anything you want to learn?

Leave a comment and I will put all the names in a hat and draw one that will get a handmade card pack, from yours truly.

I will draw a name on May 31, 2009

Calendar ATC Swap

I decided to join a swap at InpisreSwapChat that we were to create a assigned month ATC, I chose July. Then we will send the ATC's to the host and she is going to assemble all 12 ATCs into a flip calendar. How Fun!



Supplies
Paper: Solid Red-DieCutsWithaView, Pattern and Dark Blue-JoAnns, Kraft-Neenah, Bright Blue-Archivers
Ink: TIm Holtz Vintage Photo distress ink
Punches: Fiskars Extra Large Star, Cuddlebug script embossing folder on star
Sticker: Star Envelope K & Co.
Stamps: See d's-flourish, Papertry Ink Mega Mixed Messages
Other: String, Button, Pledge printed on cream certificate paper

Remember the Just Beautiful post about tape?

Here's the link if you forgot.

We'll I finally found a place that stocks the tape... and a lot more! It is an online store called Happy Tape... cute huh!

I hope you visit it and buy lots of fun tape! I know I am going to add to my collection.

100th post! Tuesday Tip: Ribbon Rings

I used to store all of my ribbon in a binder clip or in a basket. But lately (or as I am getting older) I can't keep track of the brands of the ribbon. So I was in my LSS and found this great product for organizing ribbon called the ribbon ring. And knew that would help me both organize, and keep track of the brands. I knew I would need to label it somehow (because these did not come with a place to label them). I had some Avery 5267 address labels that were just the right size. This is what I did...
















It did not come with the ring (it came with a piece of ribbon) but book rings are easy to get from your LSS, or like most of us, we have one in our stash.

Now I have to figure out all the brands of the ribbons that I did not still have the packaging for... it is going to be a task, wish me luck.

May Altered Book Club

For this months altered book club, I chose Judith's book. Her book is about fashion and costume. This one was a hard one for me, I did not want to disappoint Judith because I know she is very passionate about the subject matter. I got the idea after attending the Stamping and Scrapbooking Expo at the State Fair Grounds this weekend. There was a booth from Wisconsin there teaching and selling Iris Paper Folding stamps and templates. here's a sample. I thought I'd like to do something like that, so I gave it a try.


I drew the template (or at least something to follow). And then cut out where I wanted it to show through. I also added strips of that super sticky tape ( the red stuff), so once I place it over the paper pieces it will "seal" in the edges.



Then I traced that opening onto another piece of paper. And added all the folds that I was to follow.



Then I started to fold the pieces of paper. I used 2 widths 1 " and 1.5" both folded in half the long way to have a nice edge on the strip. I started to place the strips of paper. (I tried numbering the template to make sure they are overlapped correctly, some weren't but I figured it out).

This was the most tedious part. As you can se you need to extend your strips out beyond the edge so when you place your top page back on it will cover all the edges of your piece.

After it was all said and done, this is how it turned out:



I think all of the work made the results worth it. I wanted to keep it really simple so I did not draw in the girl, I just added the flowers to suggest where her hands would be.

I added this page to her book and made a title page that says "The Most Important Dress".

Teacher/School ATC

I decided to join a swap at InpisreSwapChat that we were to create a Teacher/School inspired ATC.

I decided to finally use some of that chalkboard cloth I have had for years. I am glad I held onto it just for an occasion like this.

Here's what I did:



Supplies:
Chalkbaord cloth, school tape imprinted to teach writing, Making the Grade Cricut (apple and #1 Teacher), Copic marker (brown stem and shading on apple), Eyelets, and bakers twine in red.

CPS Layout Challenge #116

Supplies
Paper: Solid Red and Solid Brown-DieCutsWithaView, Pattern-Cloud 9, Kraft-Neenah, Teal-Unknown
Ink: TIm Holtz walnut distress ink, VersaMark
Punches: Fiskars Treading Water
Ribbon: Marcella
Stamps: See d's-flourish, Papertry Ink Mega Mixed Messages
Other: String, Stampin' Up-Library clip, brads (round screw like and stars) by Unknown

Tonight's Idol Finale! CONGRATS KRIS!

Ok... ridicule me now. I hope Kris wins tonight. I really don't get Adam. He has a good voice, but when he sings he screams and always sticks out his tongue. He looks like a baby bird trying to get food from its mom. I just don't get it.

Good Luck Kris!

(I really wanted Danny to win, but after that song that was chosen for him to sing last week, I know he'd be going home)

ATC JAM #4

I was the third and last person to add to this card. This JAM was started in North Carolina, went to Minneapolis and then came to me in Maple Grove. I added the billboard and stamped on it "will stamp for food". To me it looked like a bunch of people waiting to go to work...or looking through the help wanted ads.

Only 6 more and I'll be at 100 Posts!

Please check back often, I will have a special prize for the first person who comments on my 100th post.

Tuesdays Tip

Simple tip today...

Please be safe and enjoy time with your family over the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend.

Hope to Sea You Soon

For one of the groups I belong to (InspireSwapChat), I decided to join the "beach" theme card challenge. This theme was a hard one for me. So I approached the theme in a different way. I thought about sitting on the beach and dreaming about what goes on under the water.

So this is what I came up with...


This card slides out from the right side.





YES, that is WATER! and in the water I put glitter and fish. So when you shake it, it is like a snow globe. I thought it turned out SO COOL.

Supplies
Paper: Archivers
Ink: TIm Holtz walnut distress ink
Punches: EK Success swiss cheese
Other: Stickles, holographic candy wrapper (behind bubbles), Turtle and Coral drawn by husband (I did the starfish), Jimmy Jems glitter and fish (in the water). Food Saver bag seal to hold the tinted water, Uniball Sargo white pen
Fonts: Edwardian Script and Gill Sans

New (to me) Layout Challenge Blog

I found a new layout challenge site. It is like Mojo Monday, but right now does not get as much traffic (it probably will get a lot of traffic now that I say that). But I love it. The site is card positioning systems. A great resource when you get stuck and need a layout.

The card I did for the challenge is very simple (and you know I am usually not about simple). I needed a card for a male college grad so this is what I came up with...



Supplies
Paper: Paper is from Treasures
Ink: Stampin' Up-Night of Navy and TIm Holtz walnut distress ink
Stamps: SU for the congrats grad and Studio G for the Argyle
Punches: Fiskars round punches
Other: Dictionary page with graduate punched out

See I said it was simple, but it really fits the person.

Altered Board Book Cuttlebug Challenge

Yep...that's me!




Paper: We Are Memory Keepers Vintage Brass Collection
Brown Ribbon: Stampin' Up
Hardware: Stampin' up Hodge Podge Hardware
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Butterfly Stickers: K&Co.
Rub-ons: American Crafts & Basic Grey
Other: Cuddlebug Die-Tag alongs

Images are from actual photos and others are taken from an old children's book