Cropping at the Beach

Good news! My team member, Jamie Miller and I have just scheduled a one day crop at the beautiful beach house in Bridgman,Michigan on November 20th from 1:00-9:00. It will be ONLY $10! Pizza will be provided plus a few other surprises! Sign up now by contacting me at caldreamin05@comcast.net. More details to follow! Here's some pictures of our last event at the beach. To pay even faster, use paypal!

Do you like to talk about scrapbooking and stamping?

Well that's what we do on my business Facebook page, Scrapping with Heart. We have giveaways, freebies, contests and lots and lots of chatting about our very favorite hobbies. I would love for you to join us, it's easy and free. Just go to http://facebook.com/scrappingwithheart and click the "like" button! Can't wait to see you there!

Fanfare Workshop on the Go

The Workshops on the Go are so fun to play with, I am sure you'd love them. I've set up clubs to do a different one each month. My first club is full and I have another one starting up in Battle Creek too. If you'd like to finish a 2 page layout every month you might want to consider joining us. For just $35 you will receive a Level Two paper pack, a stamp set exclusive to the kit, a full package of embellishments and the directions to complete a 2 page layout and 6 cards! I am willing to travel if you have friends who would love to meet monthly to do the club in your area. In the meantime, this is the Fanfare kit, how cute is this? By the way, don't you just love that pennant alphabet? You can buy it HERE!

Cropping at the Beach Photos - Part Two!

Here's a few more pictures from the crop! Thanks to Annette for sending them to me!

Just 2 more days left! Don't miss out on this crop!

My fellow team member and myself are throwing a big crop on Saturday, March 12th at the lovely Beach House in Bridgman, Michigan. It's only $25 and we're providing breakfast and lunch plus lots of surprises. The address is 5301 Lake Street in Bridgman.

This is where you'll be and what you get to look at while scrapbooking!!! There is ton of room for all of you scrapbookers, your Cricuts, your supplies, the food we're and giving you and lots more!!! Contact me to sign up (989) 906-6420 or caldreamin05@comcast.net

Fat Tuesday - Paczki Time

Yesterday my family and I went out for our annual tradition of eating paczkis on Fat Tuesday. We only eat one and don't give in to the temptation of the stores who bring out the paczkis early. We get up early and head out to our favorite bakery, Sandra Kay's, to have the delicious treats before school and work. I was so excited about the pictures that I came home, uploaded them to Studio J and had the layout done within an hour of taking the pictures. The layout will be winging it's way to me to be easily slipped into my album. I love Studio J! If you'd like to whip off your layouts that fast, you can try it out for free HERE!

I give blog candy on my facebook page too!

In fact, I am going to be giving away some free products as soon as I hit 100 people on my facebook business page. My facebook business page is more interactive than my blog, we have a question of the day and art shown there that I don't post here or necessarily in my newsletters. We have a great group of 80 people there already, come join us and get a chance to win some prizes.

MY FACEBOOK PAGE - CLICK HERE!

Happiness is celebrating the little things in life

Well isn't that the truth. As a person who tries to keep a positive attitude, I can really appreciate the sentiment of this card. I'm enjoying the 4 1/2 by 4 1/2 card size too! Here's another one using the Fanfare paper once again (it's such a bright and happy paper set). The stamp set is Paper Lanterns.

You'll need to stamp the big pom poms from this set (I think they are pom poms, maybe fireworks) in cranberry and sunny yellow ink. Stamp three stars in pacifica ink. Cut these all out.

Cut white cardstock 4 1/2 by 4 1/2 and make yourself the card base while you're at it cutting it 9 by 4 1/2 and fold it in half. Cut the blue pattern paper from the kit 4 by 4 and distress the pieces. Glue the blue paper onto the white cardstock square.

Cut out white cardstock 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 and a piece of pacifica cardstock 2 3/4 by 2 3/4, distress them and glue the white on the pacifica cardstock then attach them both to the center of the card. Stamp the strings on the stamp set in pacifica ink so that they start at the top of the card and go down towards the center into the white cardstock.

Stamp the "celebrating" sentiment in pacifica ink on the lower left of the white cardstock square.

Glue the three stars on the paper as shown. Use popdots to attach the pom poms to the end of the strings. Tie knots in two pieces of white ribbon and glue down to "string" images. If you like you can add glitter to the stars. Simple card but it will mean so much to the recipient. If you would like me to teach this card at your next home party, call me and we'll set up a date. (989) 906-6420.

Simply Scallops

Here's some fun tricks and tips for our new scallop punch. You're going to want one once you see this, click on the link to get yours!

Rockin' card

How about a rockin' card today? I love this X-treme stamp set because I have two teenage boys and it really shows a lot of their favorite things (my boys are into the arts, not sports so it's been hard to find stamps that fit them). I used the Wings paper and some neat corduroy brads.

This is a different sized card. Cut your paper as follows:

4 1/2 by 9 colonial white cardstock, fold in half for card base

4 1/2 by 4 1/2 vineyard berry cardstock

4 1/4 by 4 1/4 juniper cardstock

2 by 4 1/2 pattern paper

1 1/2 by 4 1/2 black cardstock

3 by 2 colonial white cardstock

3 1/2 by 2 1/2 vineyard berry cardstock

You'll also need a second piece of vineyard berry cardstock to stamp on.

Distress all with black ink. Using your trimmer and dry embossing tool, make lines in the juniper paper and sand to reveal white core. Attach to vineyard berry card front.

Glue pattern paper about a 1/4 inch from bottom of the card.

Glue black cardstock strip across the center of the pattern paper.

Attach vineyard berry cardstock frame onto right hand side of card about 1/4 inch from right hand side of card, 1/2 inch from the bottom of the card.

On the vineyard berry scrap paper stamp the guy with the guitar using black ink. Carefully cut out the stamped image.

Glue the stamped image onto the white cardstock. Stamp the word Rockin' in black ink and then use your wiry sponge tool to add little black specks all over piece.

Attach that piece to the center of the vineyard berry frame.

Add two corduroy brads in the open space to the left of the stamped image. Attach whole card front to card base and you're done! If you'd like to make this card this weekend you can attend my card class tomorrow, March 6th in Stevensville from 2 to 4:30. Click on the paypal link to sign up right away or give me a call (989) 906-6420.