Altered Caddy for my New Scrap Room

It has been a long time since I've had a space to scrap in. We started basement renovations in Fall, but these things move very slowly when you both work full time and only pick away at it on weekends (when you're usually too tired to do much!). I am so excited to finally be moving my stuff into its new space. My biggest challenge right now is remembering where I put things. I'm almost done, but I still want to finish up a couple more things before I post pictures of the completed space. In the meantime, I'd like to share some of my alterations to make items I already owned fit my new space.

This tote was perfect to house my often used tools and supplies. I picked it up almost a year ago on sale for a couple of dollars. I thought of painting it black first, but I liked the distressed edges and decided it would stand out on my black shelf better if I left it white. Here's what it looked like before:

 
 
 
 

...and here's what it looks like on my shelf ready to go when I'm ready to stamp.
 
The basket below it was found for $2.50 in a Christmas Clearance bin. I just pulled out the ugly Christmas Fabric. I plan to replace the ugly cover with Stampin UP! Designer Fabric eventually, but that will have to wait until I remove the stuff still piled around my sewing machine.
 
I'm planning a tutorial to show how I created the paper roses. My club ladies had fun making these this this month. I'll post what we made along with the tutorial in the coming weeks.
 
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Love Letter (retired)
 
Accessories: Flower Fusion Die, Crochet Trim, Little Leaves Die, Simple Letters Alphabet, Basic Pearls, Chipboard, Crackle Medium, & Acrylic Paint
 
Stamps: Artistic Etchings, Elementary Elegance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Take it to Heart: Sympathy Card

The New Occasions Mini is Live!

Okay, it's been live for over a week now, but it's end of semester time and that means I'm digging my way out from under the piles of marking that I didn't do over my Christmas break! I did find some time this week to make a quick sympathy card for a co-worker using some of my new goodies. I also have some projects that I made as Christmas gifts to post later this week.



Stamps: Heart to Heart, En Fracais, Loving Thoughts

Ink & Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Early Espresso, Blushing Bride,

Accessories: New Hearts Framelits Dies (these are so much fun to play with - you can see exactly where you're cutting), Framed Tulips Embossing Folder

The Sounding Joy: Sliding Gift Card Holder

My 11 year old daughter came up with the inspiration for this slider card. I'll post a tutorial later this week showing you how I adapted it for my Christmas cards this year. This one conceals a Gift Card. Pull the panel and the front piece slides unveiling the gift card underneath.

Stamps: The Sounding Joy (hurry, this one is in the mini catalogue that expires on January 3rd), Tiny Tags
Ink & Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Seam Binding, Northern Frost Die, Jingle Bell, Scallop Edge Punch, Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder, 3" Circle

Clearance Rack Blitz - Featuring the Decor Accents Date Keeper

I really need to start by acknowledging that it's been a very long time since I last posted. Actually, I've done very little stamping in the past few months. Renovations to my stamping space started in September and we still haven't found time to finish, leaving me no real place to craft. I'm hoping to finish the space after Christmas and get everything back to normal early in the New Year. In the meantime, I've got a table in the corner and I'm sitting on a folding ladder and I've started crafting my Christmas projects. I have enough completed and photographed to post one a day in this countdown to Christmas. For those of you who have stamped with me in My Stampin' Studio, you will be pleased to know that I finally got my ceiling! It's been a long time of looking at wooden beams and duct work, but I now have a lovely white ceiling that I love. I'll post pictures once the flooring goes in.

Today's project is made from items off the Clearance Rack. This is our Countdown to Christmas Calendar this year. Flip the numbers to count down from 100 days, or count the weeks or months.

 

Saint Nick Rubons



Boho Blossoms Punch

 

Decor Accents Date Keeper



An Apple a Day Class

It's back to school time for me this week. I'm getting ready for fall with an apple themed class. We'll make five fun projects that would make a perfect gift set. If you are in the Saskatoon area, I'd love to have you join me.

Date: Thursday, September 8th

Time: 7:00 pm

Place: My Stampin' Studio

email me for more details



Just Add Cake Meets Pennant Parade!

I finally scrapbooked a page! I first fell in love with stamping because of how well I could incorporate it into my passion for scrapbooking. Over the years as I've gotten busier, I must confess I've neglected my first love of scrapbooking - the kind with paper and punches and adhesive. I've done a lot of digital scrapbooking since MDS arrived on the scene, but, although I love it, somehow digital pages don't give me the same satisfaction that real life, touchable pages do. There's nothing like adding another completed layout to the scrapbook album. For me, that hasn't happened in a LONG time! I confess, I needed the help of a sketch to get me going again (and I followed it very closely). I'm a huge fan of sketches to get the Mojo going. This one came from a Becky Fleck sketch from Page Maps (although I don't remember which month I used).

I incorporated the colors in the Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper and used the new Pennant Parade stamp set and Petite Pennants Builder Punch.

Stamps: Pennant Parade, Grunge Rock (sentiment), Date Stamp (from an office supply store)

Paper & Ink: Just Add Cake, Whisper White Textured Cardstock, Wild Wasabi, Peach Parfait, Blushing Bride, Poppy Parade, Baja Breeze, Early Espresso

 Accessories: Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Simple Letters Die, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch, Petite Pennants Punch, 2" Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Basic Rhinestones, etc!

Thanks for looking!

Amour Anniversary Card

I made this card for my dad to give to my mom for their anniversary last week. I managed to snap a couple of quick pictures before he came to pick it up. Thanks for looking!

Stamps: Artistic Etchings
Cardstock & Ink: Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, First Edition Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Mini Library Clips, Red Glitter Paper