Wednesday, July 22, 2009

A Little Disney



Wow, I cannot believe how fast summer is flying. It was almost exactly a year ago that we were in Disney at this time. I still have to complete my journalling from that trip and my big albums, which is scary.

I decided I would do a little mini album with some of our memories from the trip. This was also the perfect little project for my Stampers 10 group last Friday night. I found a great tutorial for a Meander Book on Splitcoaststampers.

My album is made with retired designer paper from Stampin' Up! from the 2009 Sale-A-Bration mini. I used 4 inch square chipboard coasters as my front and back cover. On the front cover I added a scalloped strip of Barely Banana cardstock and wrapped some Celery Ribbon also from the Sale-A-Bration mini around it. I used a journalling pen to print the Disney 2008. The flower is from the Sticky Cut letters package and I used my green chunky glitter. I then added a button from the retired Button Bouquet.

Since each page ends up having a pocket, I used a 1" circle punch to notch some of the pages to allow for easy removal of little journalling notes. On the journalling notes I punched a hole and added a ribbon.

One of my favorite pictures from our Florida trip is a photo I took from our hotel room at Daytona beach. It was early in the morning and the sun was just coming up. The 'beach' people were setting up their chair and umbrella rentals and it just looked awesome. As soon as I had a clear shot with no people having an early morning stroll I snapped this great shot. Unfortunately this photo of my photo doesn't do my picture justice. One day I'll post my original picture.

I added little accents and tags to pages. The tags are cut from some excess glossy paper that I had done waxed paper resist on. I ran the paper through the Big Shot using my Lots of Tags dies. I was going to added some bling but I wanted to keep this album all Stampin' Up! products, where possible. (the rings that hold the binder are not SU, nor are the coasters but that's it LOL)

I also used a pink bird of all colours to choose for a bird LOL and celery green leaves on one page with a baby elephant playing in the water in the Animal Kingdom. For the picture of Aris with a cute straw hat on, I used two flowers from the Birds and Blooms die and a button from the current Playground button set.

On my back pages, I created some hearts by using my triple heart punch and punching out the hearts from the excess on the Sticky Cut letter pages. Waste not, want not - right? I then added some pink chunky glitter to these.

Overall I think the album is sweet without being overdone. I have a few women in my stampers 10 group who are not scrapbookers at all, so this project allowed them to create an album in a couple hours without feeling pressure to start a full 12 x 12 album.
Thanks for stopping by today.
Margaret :)

Monday, July 20, 2009

Hodgepodge Hardware - Deal of the Week

Stampin' Up! is offering a fantastic Deal of the Week, each week for the month of July. We are already into our fourth week in July, and we have another great deal.


This week we have the Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware which normally sells for $41.95 but this week only you can order it for $26.99 plus s/h and tax. That is over 30% off the regular price



Contact me today via email, margaret@stamphaven.ca or go to my website and click on Shop Now to order your bag as this deal is available only until early July 26/ 09.


Cheers,Margaret :)

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Alligator Purse



A few weekends ago I went to a large demonstrator meeting hosted by Laura Robinson in Burlington. I love going to these, as I always leave inspired and with lots of great new ideas. Okay, maybe not new for some but definitely new for me. LOL

This cute little purse card is an example of one of the great ideas I went home with. This was super fast and fun. First you cut out two Top Notes using the Top Note BigZ die with the Big Shot machine. One is cut out plain and simple but the card base is made by folding the cardstock and placing over the die just shy of it cutting out the one side. This way you have a large folded card cut out already.

Next you use your bone folder and make squigly lines all over the card as well as on the purse flap. Take the same colour ink as your cardstock and use it direct to paper. This will darken the cardstock and really make those lines pop out. Score and fold the purse flap and punch two small holes in the fold crease to put your ribbon through for your purse handle. Adhere to the inside back cover of the purse flap and then adhere the back flap to the back of the card base. Then we used a stamped sentiment that had been punched out using the oval scallop punch and attached it to the inside of the front purse flap. This leaves you with the inside of the main base to still fill out a message to the lucky recipient. The card was finished off with a little brad on the front flap looking like a cute little closure clasp.
Thanks for looking in today.
Margaret :)

Monday, July 13, 2009

Square Fire Rhineston Brads - Deal of the Week

Stampin' Up! is offering a fantastic Deal of the Week, each week for the month of July. We are already into our third week in July, and we have another great deal.


This week only you can purchase the Square Fire Rhinestone brads for just $10.99 plus s/h and tax. This is more than 30% off the regular price. This deal/ price is valid for Canadians only.



Contact me today via email, margaret@stamphaven.ca or go to my website and click on Shop Now to order this deal as it is available only until early Monday morning July 20/ 09.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Cheers,
Margaret :)

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Dandelions


I love this picture. I have a similar picture to this one on my work computer as my background, but just from a bit of a different angle. This picture just reminds me of the beauty that can be seen in something as simple as a weed.

A couple months ago when I was still in my photography class and doing my black and white photo assignment we drove aimlessly around the countryside looking for intriguing pictures. Chris pointed out the dandelions along the side of the road where the sun was peeking through the trees casting beautiful light on them and asked what I thought of taking a picture of them. I was a bit skeptical but up to the challenge. I walked over to the side of the road and crouched down as low as I could on my haunches and started snapping away.

The way I caught the light shining through these dandelions was just perfect. There is something about nature that makes me feel truly blessed and to have the ability to capture moments in time is such an incredible gift.

Margaret

Monday, July 6, 2009

Doctor's Bag - Deal of the Week

Stampin' Up! is offering a fantastic Deal of the Week, each week for the month of July. We are already into our second week in July, how crazy is that, and the deal this week is super great.

We are talking about the Doctor's bag folks, that right, you heard me. Even if you don't own the Big Shot because perhaps you own another machine similar to it, this Doctor's bag is perfect for carrying your machine, dies etc. I cannot wait for mine to arrive.

The regular price on this bag is $103.95 plus s/h and tax. This week only you can purchase this bag for just $72.99 plus s/h and tax. That is 25% off the regular price. Just think how much easier travelling will be with all your supplies when you have a play date with friends. This deal/ price is valid for Canadians only. (please note that this offer is for the bag only - it does not include the machine or any dies/ accessories)


Contact me today via email, margaret@stamphaven.ca or go to my website and click on Shop Now to order your bag as this deal is available only until early Monday morning July 13/ 09.

Cheers,
Margaret :)