"No Tricks---Just Treats"

You are all invited!!

 

RSVP with class fee by 9/30/2012

I can take credit card payments or send me a check.

 

Click this link to let me know you are interested:

http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/palousepapercrafter/events?id=801232

Happy Birthday Wishes

This is a square card--about 4x4." The base card is white, with a layer of Rich Razzleberry cardstock that I ran through my Big Shot using the Stripes Embossing Folder.

 

I stamped the image in Kiwi Kiss and Razzleberry ink. Added a verse in Basic Gray and then punched the image out using a 2 1/2" circle punch. I finished it off with a piece of 1/4" stitched grosgrain ribbon in Basic Gray.

 

Stamp Sets:  Summer Silhouettes, Petite Pairs

Add just a little bling . . .

 

 

I love the color combo of yellow and gray. This sample was made using Daffodil Delight and Basic Gray. The card on the left was very simple and designed to make multiples. I added a bit more to the card on the right, just to take it up a notch and give it more bling.

Ric-Rac design

 

Here is a great way to use up some paper scraps. Use a square punch on some patterned paper, cut each square in half diagonally, then mount across a piece of cardstock slightly off set from each other. Cover the seam with a piece of ribbon. Stamp a verse. Voila! Easy card for your stash.

Simple Stamping

Here are some samples of some cards we made at a Stamp Club meeting a few weeks ago. I was excited to know that SU was re-designing the ink pads and was inspired to actually stamp again instead of just designing with paper and punches. I showed a few basic stamping techniques on some simple cards.

This one is just an image stamped in one color ink (Wysteria Wonder) and then cut out and mounted on the same color cardstock. I love mono-chromatic cards like this.

This image was inked and stamped once then restamped ("stamped off" in Certainly Celery ink) to get a lighter image set behind it. I then stamped a verse in Basic Black, mounted it on BB cardstock, and then a matching card.

 

 

For this last one I had them stamp one piece of Whisper White cardstock with three different images in three different colors (Wysteria, Old Olive and Certainly Celery), then they cut it into three equal pieces and mounted it onto a card.

 

The fun part of these cards was that they were quick to make and used limited supplies & materials.

Clean, clear and ready for action!

There is nothing like a clean, clear work surface to make me feel inspired. We are camping this weekend. The last time before school starts. I have this happy space to come home to tonight. Yippeee!!! 

card stash sharing

I still have too many cards in my stash and would love to share.

Just leave your mailing address in a blog comment below and I will send one to you.

 

Stitches and threads

I started out as a quilter right after I married Mike and moved to Palouse. I took a beginning class with Mike's mom, Joanie and his sister, Missy. The class was once a week and we made a sampler quilt. I was totally hooked! I don't do much quilting anymore, but I do enjoy looking at fabric. I still have quite a stash. Quilting and papercrafting are very similar in that you collect materials, cut it all apart and then put it back together in interesting patterns and textures. 

 

here are a few pics of the different areas I have set up on this side of my craft room:

 

I have this shelf that I display my favorite projects that I get from others or have made myself.

 

love this vintage Coca-Cola display shelf for storing my fabric.

 

I dug this shelf thingy out of a burn pile with my friend, ShaiAnn. Now that was fun!!

 

This is my Big Shot, love to use it!!  I love to share it even more, so let me know if you need to come by to cut a bunch of stuff out in pretty shapes!

 

 

My friend, Laura, gave me this faux printer's tray a couple years ago for my birthday. I picked some of my favorite pics of Emily and it found a perfect place on the wall in my craft room. I used a lot of retired SU Designer Series Paper and other embellishments.

 

 

 

 

where sleeping dogs lie . . .

Suzi has been enjoying her napping area lately. She has a teacup of water right beside her pink, fluffy bed. I really like the little lamp hanging on the wall. Once again, Jerry Foster to the rescue. He rewired some vintage lamps I won on ebay. The wicker chair used to be in Emily's nursery back in the old house. The large cubby-holed piece is something I found at a place called "Two Old Hammers" a few years ago up in Oakesdale, WA.  It holds all my SU ribbon, current and retired.

 

 

 

 

Another vintage find for storage

This is a vintage dental cabinet. I love the drawers for storing tools, adhesive and envelopes. I still haven't figured out what to store on the shelves behind the beveled glass door. I use glass corn cob tray to hold my SU markers in style! I just found the white train case a few months ago and love it sitting on the red stool. I have a bit of vision for it to come some day.

piano in storage

About five years ago the Palouse Community Center sold their building to Sam & Heidi Kite for their store, The Open Eye Consignment Shop. They didn't have a place to store their piano and we'd just decided to buy this house from Mike's family. We had the room for it and it would be safe for a few years until the new building was done. Emily has been taking lessons on it ever since. My idea was to see if she liked taking piano and how much she would practice. She loves to play the piano and still takes lessons from Trisha Mallet here in Palouse once a week.  She doesn't practice much, but we don't mind. Our plan is to just keep her playing until she is an adult. I would like to get her a smaller version or some type of keyboard to use upstairs.

Problem now is that the PCC doesn't want the piano back . . . anyone need a piano?

(I'm sure the cost would be minimal, if any.)

a few more details

I realized a few things this morning when I checked my blog: I need to learn how to take better pictures and my writing skills leave much to be desired.  Luckily I have been inspired by the "Artful Blogging" magazine I got yesterday (thanks again, Laura) and hope to learn as I go.

Here are a few more pics to actually see the vintage toys I was writing about . . .

vintage toys and stuff

My dad built a box to fit inside the fireplace. I had a doll house like this when I was in the first grade.  I have been scouring ebay and antique stores for Marx style furniture to fill it. Emily has talked me into a few pieces that aren't authentic, but no biggie. The little yellow chair was mine and the folding metal chair was my mom's. I made the doll at a class many years ago at Small Towne Quilts. I can't remember the name of the instructor. We made the body parts by felting wool by hand. It took all day and is just adorable. I bought the outfit from the doll maker. Her hair and face are my favorite parts. So glad she finally has a perfect place to sit.

Do you have any vintage toys?

Birthday present

Lookie what the post man delivered to me today!!

It is a birthday gift from my dear friend, Laura Warnecke.

I can't wait to look at it tonight. Talk about an inspiring and thoughtful gift.

Thanks bunches, Laura!!!

stamp room display

I love my stamp room! It makes me so happy to spend time in it. I am hoping to spend more time in it once Emily is back in school in 10 days. (Yikes, better get a clothes shopping day on the calendar!)

This is the fireplace mantle in my creative space. I had some blue shutters I got at a yard sale a few years ago. I had originally planned to put them out in the garden somewhere, but I sprayed them with red paint and leaned them against this wall instead. The star banner I made a couple years ago. I used a Stampin Up diecut to make it. (Sorry to say the die is now retired, but you may borrow mine if you'd like.)  I got the printer's tray at my favorite store here in Palouse, The Open Eye Consignment Shop, many years ago. The typewriter was my mom's high school graduation gift back in 1960 (Mount Vernon, WA).  It is a heavy little thing.

More stamp room details to come later this week.

Business area

Sometimes I even open the filing cabinet . . .but not much. This is an old radio cabinet from my Grandma's house. It didn't work and was on the way to the dump. It is perfect for holding my printer. I would like to take out the turntable that is inside the top area on the left and use it for more storage. My friend, Jerry Foster, fashioned a hanger on the back side of the old paper trimmer.

 I keep my new SU Catalogs handy to give to anyone who would like one.

They are full of ideas and just good to look at!!

Here is a close up of the items on the wall . . .

Holiday Catalog Contest

I am in dire need to clean out and share my card selection. I also just opened an shipment of new Holiday Catalogs from Stampin' Up!  I wanted to try out the "schedule" feature on my blog designer.

So . . . . .

Be the first 8 people to contact me to get a FREE Holiday Catalog and I will include a packet of FREE cards when you pick it up. (I can ship it too, but that will need to be handled separately.)

learning the not so technical stuff . . .

Ok so I am finally feeling better after coming down with the flu last Monday, my house is mostly clean, Emily is working on the laundry, and I have a few hours set aside for "blogging." First thing I learned is to make sure the camera is charged and I know where the cute little tabletop tripod is located before I get started.  I had made some cute cards last week using the new stamp set, Summer Silhouettes, on a stamping afternoon with my friend Tonya that I was planning to make my next post. Next thing I learned is that I need a white box or some sort of set up to take pics while displayed.  Oh well 12x12 whisper white cardstock works well as a backdrop in a pinch.

My favorite thing so far is that I can remember how to edit the photo and add the watermark signature.  Once I got the pic taken I noticed that there was a bit of discontinued SU merchandise, but I am trying not to let it bother me. 

Stamp sets:  Summer Silhouettes, Blooming with Kindness

Ink & Cardstock colors: Kiwi Kiss, Melon Mambo (and some retired dsp), Old Olive, Daffodil Delight

Accessories: Melon Mambo polka dot grosgrain, rhinestone bling, Dazzling Details

Mark your calendars!

There are few SU demos and I prepping for an upcoming stamp camp at the Palouse Community Center on Saturday morning, October 6th. We are calling it "No Tricks, Just Treats." We have just started working out the details so be watching for more details soon.

Guilty Pleasure . . . digital scrapbooking special

I am just starting to understand what you can do with digital scrapbooking. My favorite part is the ease of travel. I love to take my laptop in the car when we are driving home to the Seattle area. Hubby drives. Daughter watches movies. I get to scrapbook!! 

FABRIC on sale

Just saw that some of the discontinued SU fabric is on sale!

http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=121715

check it out get yourself a little bit of happy fabric for only $.99

craft room

Here is a pic from a few months ago of my craft room. I promise to get more current photos posted soon.

I love to see my SU punches all in a row and a clean, clear work surface. All this blogging is making me want to do some crafting this weekend. Watch for more posts soon . . .

first official post and it's on my birthday!

So excited to have a blog! Thanks so much to Becky Roberts and her sweet son, Benjamin, for helping me get it set up.

Palouse Papercrafter

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