Great new bag

I just recieved a new bag from a new company. You can see their website here . I picked the 8 Days a Week bag (see picture). It is very nice. I have my mini catalog in the clear space on the front but you can put pictures or any kind of artwork there as well. Please check them out if you like bags. They have backpacks, bible holders and other things as well.

NSD make and take

Here is the two page 12 X 12 layout that my NSD guests will be making. My husband took the picture and didn't get the importance of showing the whole layout! I have to teach him better... :)

Anyway, I used the stamp set Bloomin' Beautiful and stamped on watercolor paper. Then I colored in the flower and the bee using ink and a Auquapainter.

Stamps: Bloomin' Beautiful

CS: Sky Blue, Chocolate Chip, Watercolor, Wild Wasabi, Afternoon Tea

Ink: Black StazOn, Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Bayou Blue, Bliss Blue

Other: Ribbon, Photo Corner Punch, Aquapainter

First Papertrey stamp set

I bought this stamp set from Papertrey Ink to use for thank you cards for my sons baptism. Well, I totally forgot and didn't make the cards. Shame on me. I did try out the set the other day though. I stamped the cross and the saying in Close to Cocoa craft ink and then embossed with clear. The background paper is a discontinued one from Stampin' Up!. I can't remember the name of it.

I will never give up my rubber stamps that are wood mounted but this set was very easy to use. I did really like being able to see exactly where I was stamping. :)

Recipe: Stamps: Everyday Blessings (Papertrey Ink), Ink: Close to Cocoa Craft, CS: Vanilla, Creamy Caramel, Other: Clear Embossing Powder, Ribbon, Tiny crystal.

Quick and easy Mother's Day card

I still have to make my own mom a Mother's Day card but here is a quick one that I came up with this week for my card basket at work.

Stamps: Just Celebrate, All Holidays

CS: Vanilla, Certainly Celery, Amost Amethyst

Ink: Black Craft

Other: Markers, Clear embossing powder

My upline is having a meeting at her house tomorrow night. We always make swaps for her meetings. She wanted us to use something from the mini catalog so I picked my favorite owl! Click on the picture to make it larger.

Stamps: Just Celebrate

Ink: StazOn Black, Chocolate Chip

CS: Afternoon Tea, So Saffron, Naturals Ivory, Chocolate Chip, Groovy Guava

Other: Brads, Photo Corner Punch, Small Oval Punch, Cutter Kit

National Scrapbook Day

National Scrapbook Day Crop
Saturday May 3rd
9 am to 9 pm
Fee: $10


Celebrate National Scrapbook Day by, of course, scrapbooking!! I have five tables available in my craft room. I can fit five people or more if you would like to share a table. Your fee includes:
· snacks
· a two page 12 X 12 layout make and take
· prize drawings
· use of my punches and cutters (except the Cricut). I have a couple of different die cut machines and dies that you can use and lots of punches.
· Tons of idea books

Lunch and dinner will be on your own (that keeps the fee much lower).You can either bring something (I have a fridge and freezer that you can keep perishables in) or you can leave to grab something to eat. Right down the street from my house are Subway, Ted’s Pizza and Mei Wei (Chinese).