When I first received my catalog, I naturally looked at some products and wondered why they were in the catalog. The Kraft Grid Journal was one of those items. I just could not understand what they could be used for. OMG! How wrong was I for even thinking that! At Convention I realized there are so many ways to use this handy dandy little book!
I went to a mini workshop that was all about this product. After the workshop, I was so excited with all the uses for this little guy. The presenter showed us a number of ways that this product could be given away as a gift. It can be used at a Baby Shower for each guest there to write down words of advice for the new mother. That way everything is kept together in this little book. It could also be used for advice for brides at a Bridal Shower. A nifty little place to write down favorite recipes for a friend and give as a gift. I made one on a different class that I now keep a list of different techniques to used in future classes. It could be used in an office to give to someone who is retiring. I could also be used as a birthday card for someone and each person could sign a separate page.
This is the journal that we made at that session, This particular journal could be given to a teacher during teacher appreciation week of all that he or she has done for the students though out the year. The supplies that were used to make this journal were:
STAMP SET: Kinda Eclectic
PAPER: Whisper White, Lost Lagoon
INK: Tangelo Twist, Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss
ACCESSORIES: Kraft Grid Journal, Bakers Twine, Jewel Rhinestones, Elegant Butterfly Punch
This is just a few ways to use this product. You can just keep one for yourself and use it to put addresses, numbers, ect. and keep it with you. I am sure that you can come up with even more ways to use this.
Well I am again off and running. It is a three kid day today, so this Grandma needs to get ready for the chaos once they all arrive. Enjoy the day!
I will be hosting an Open House on Saturday at my house. It will be at my home on Saturday May 31 at 11 AM to 2 PM. I am so excited because I have a lot of new products to share with you, my customers. I gave my Open Hose a theme this year. I titled it "Chocolate Hugs and Kisses". I titled it that way because the new Photopolymer Stamps this year were made to smell like chocolate! The Hugs and Kisses part to the title came from "Kissing your old catalog good-bye and Hugging the New catalog hello". I know, I know, it is kind of silly but why not have fun with it, right?
Here is a pic of the cute favor/thank you for all my customers who will be attending on Saturday. It is a quick and easy Treat Holder. I made the Treat Holder and placed Hershey HUGS and KISSES candy in a small plastic bag and placed it inside this holder. I thought the candy treat complimented my theme quite well. If you look closely, the tag comes form the stamp set, "Chalk Talk". The sentiment read, "I can't thank you enough". I think that is a perfect message to give to my customers. The supplies that I used for this project were:
STAMP SETS: Glorious Grunge, Chalk Talk
PAPER: Strawberry Slush, Whisper White, Real Red
INK: Pear Pizazz, Strawberry Slush
ACCESSORIES: Angled Tag Topper Punch, Circle Card Thinlets, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Pear Pizazz Chevron Ribbon, White Baker's Twine, Rhinestone Jewels
Hopefully they will enjoy it. I know I LOVE chocolate so I would like it. I have other items that I will be giving away so check that out here tomorrow.
I know that this month has been very sparse with posting. The last few months have been very stressful and very exhausting with a family illness. But things are looking brighter and I hope that I will be able to post on a regular basis again. I have missed being able to do my stamping and posting those for you. So I ready again to post projects and cards for you.
Enjoy the day!
It is has been a rough month here with all the snow we have been having. I had to cancel 2 classes this month. I was finally able to hold a class last night. This month's theme for class was "POP UP CARDS". Sometimes these are hard to do at a class because a lot of Pop Up Cards have so many steps and can be difficult to do with a large group. But the cards that I picked for this month I thought were fairly easy to do. To help things go a little faster this month, I did score the card stock ahead of time. The first one that I will post is called a"STANDING POP UP Card". Here is what it looks like completely finished.
I decided to use the PERFECT BLEND stamp set for this card. Since I do not drink coffee, this set did not catch my eye to begin with, but since have become a fan. Just thought this would be a nice fit for this card. And of course the GLORIOUS GRUNGE stamp set made its appearance on this card. All those coffee splotches are made using that stamp set.
This is what the card looks like when it is closed. It folds up small enough that it can fit inside of an envelope. If you place the images low enough, when they open the card they get a nice surprise.
The supplies that I used for this card were:
STAMP SETS: Perfect Blend. Glorious Grunge, Sweet Essentials
PAPER: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Early Espresso
INK: Crumb Cake, Brown Baked Sugar
ACCESSORIES: Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Modern Label Punch, Sponges, Sticky Strip
Because I needed to cancel 2 classes, I will be offering this class again next month. I usually do not do that but I liked these cards so much, that I want to give all my customers a chance to make them. Today is a no kid day so I am off and running and doing all those small things that I need to get done. This afternoon, one of my closest friend is going to come over and we are going to do some stamping. So I am excited to get this day going. Enjoy your day!
My sideline was able to attend Leadership this year the rest of us were unable to for one reason or another. I would have liked to attend this year since my cousin lives in Houston and I would have been able to visit with her. But life happens and things do not always work out the way we would like them to. But she kept us up to date with all the things that were going on. But the one day she emailed us a picture of a project she saw and we all thought it was genius!
Someone took the Spiral Flower Die and rolled it into a flower (of course ) but stuck a lollipop inside. How cute! I posted a pic of what the card stock looks like after it goes through the die and how it looks with the lollipop. We thought it would be great if you placed a group of these into a vase and place it on your desk at work. Your co-workers could pick them out as a fantastic work treat!
You can find the Spiral Flower Die in the new Occasions Catalog. There are so many things
that you can use it for. Flowers on a wreath, candy treats, flower on cards and more.
Here is a video that will show you how it works:
Hope you enjoyed the video and saw how easy it is to do. Enjoy the day!
