Scrappin' Saturday...

Good Morning and Happy Saturday to you!  I told you a day or two ago that I was going to start something new on Saturdays and here I am today to show you what I gonna do...it has something to do with memories!!!

While I do have all of my pictures organized at this moment, I am WAY behind on getting them in to books!  I still need to do my five adult children's high school scrapbooks, my daughters wedding and the two that still live at home...I have EVERYTHING to do!  As a way to get me to get back to scrapbooking and hopefully to INSPIRE you as well, I'm going to add Scrappin' Saturday to my blog!  Every week I am going to make at least one layout and on Saturday's I will share my work with you! This will be a huge challenge for me...but I'm ready for it!  Let's start right now!

My youngest daughter LOVED to dress up!  She especially loved The Little Mermaid.  She dressed up as The Little Mermaid three years straight for Halloween.  Here is just one example!

The background of this page is a 12" x 12" piece of Tranquil Textures designer paper.  I chose it because I think it looks like water.  I then cut an 8 1/2" X 8 1/2" piece of Tranquil Tide cardstock for my base mat.  Next I used a 8" x 8" piece of Whisper White cardstock along with my Prussian Blue and Moss Green Brusho Crystals to make another background...attaching it to the Tranquil Tide Base.  I stamped the sentiment from the Magical Mermaid stamp set onto a Stitched Shapes Framelit Circle and used the Under the Sea Framelits to make all of the embellishments along the sides!  I LOVE how it turned out....she's a BEAUTIFUL little mermaid!  I'm excited to do more pages!

I hope you'll join me on Saturday's for some FUN and INSPIRING scrapbooking ideas! I'd love to hear from you about your creations! Have a wonderful day and weekend!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Tuesday’s Tip - Baker’s Box Background FUN

Hello everyone!  I have a REALLY FUN Tuesday's Tip video to share with you!  Below is a sample of the box and a couple samples of other backgrounds!  I hope you'll give it a try!!!  ENJOY!!!  I FALL and CHRISTMAS boxes to share with you soon!!

This still photo shows how I decorated the box using the Sea of Texture stamp set and the Under the Sea framelits dies.  I also used the Ribbon of Courage stamp set for the sentiment and the Love What You Do stamp set for the background behind the sentiment.  

It's filled with the chocolates at the top as well as some salt water taffy, a magnet and a couple other goodies!  The tin ant the top is filled with Dead Sea Salts...for a RELAXING BATH.  I used my Stitched Shapes Framelits to cut the circle then embossed it (several at a time) with the Seaside Embossing Folder! Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon is tied into a bow around the box.  I LOVE how it turned out!

Here are a couple of different backgrounds too!  I LOVE the look!

I hope you're INSPIRED to try some thing new!  THANKS BUNCHES for stopping by!  Have a FANTASTIC day!!

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Beautiful Day

Good morning everyone!  How's life?  Are you too busy?  Is there too much going on?  Well...that's my life.  I keep thinking it will slow down, but it never does.  Yesterday was crazy busy with tons of little things...I didn't create, I didn't blog.  I'm behind on getting my cards and gifts out to my March customers (they're going out today...SORRY!).  I'm trying to treat my Stampin' Up! business as a job that I go to everyday. To be more organized...I schedule appointments in the afternoon so I can create and get SU things done in the morning, but things always come up.  

Yesterday, I helped a neighbor get her back yard ready for photos so she can put her house on the market.  Her husband passed a couple of months ago, she's in her 80's and she is moving in with her son and daughter-in-law who live a few hours away.  It was a wonderful time...we visited as we worked, she shared her wisdom about life and a little of her sadness about moving.  Later I went and mowed my mom-in-laws grass for her and then I went to my afternoon appointments (kid stuff) and ran errands.  When I went to bed I realized I hadn't blogged...I hadn't done any BUSINESS stuff...which is my daily goal.  I realized that PEOPLE, RELATIONSHIPS are the most important part of my day and I am in a unique position to make PEOPLE and RELATIONSHIPS the most important part of my day as my JOB (SU) is flexible!  I realized how blessed I am and went to sleep smiling about my day...not stressed about not blogging, not stressed for not creating, not stressed about all the things that I didn't get done!

This morning I'm here to blog what I was going to blog yesterday...and that's ok!  I hope you like it!

This is the card I created for my Shascade (adult special needs class).  They LOVE to color and we've used the Stampin' Blend Markers, Colored Pencils and Aqua Painters so on this day I thought it would be really fun to teach them how to use the Brusho Crystals. This meant that they also learned how to heat emboss!  First they could choose the butterfly or the flower from the Beautiful Day stamp set.  They stamped their image with VersaMark, covered it with White Embossing Powder and used the heat gun to heat emboss the image (they needed a little help with the heat gun because it was burning their fingers - I can relate).  Next they went to the Brusho station and tapped away!  They all remembered NOT to take the lids off...just take the tacs out and tap.  I was impressed because I have often taken the lid off, not thinking about it...and made a big mess!  I also gave them the option to use a dauber to apply the color (if they wanted less mess) but only one of them chose the daubers!  

Here are their creations! They did a GREAT job!

There was a new guy at class...Tim, he was probably in his late 40's early 50's.  He was SOOOOOO EXCITED to be at ART class!  He had so much fun that he decided that he would come to ART class from now on!  I LOVE that he sees it as ART...because it truly is...and it's their art!

Hey...thanks for stopping by today!  Thanks for allowing me to share my creations with you, but also a little bit of my life with you!  I am grateful! Have a BEAUTIFUL DAY!

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Tuesday’s Tip - Adding Color to Ribbon

Hey there everyone!  How are things going?  Have you had much time to create lately?  I've had a bunch of time but haven't gotten out to my workshop!  CRAZY...I've been in a weird space this past week and just wanted to stay in the house and nap!  Maybe I've been fighting something off...but really I think it's menapause!  I haven't been sleeping well and those dang hot flashes are back!  I know HATE is a strong word, but I HATE HOT FLASHES!!! I was trying this Cal/Mag/Zinc drink to help with sleeping, but it was making me feel croggy in the mornings.  My daughter gave it to me and told me to just drink half instead...so I guess we'll see!  The last two nights I haven't used anything and I've slept really good and feel like my old self again...so today I'm back in my workshop and I made a Tuesday's Tip video! ENJOY!!



Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Have a great rest of your day!  No baseball games for me today...my son has a tournament Thursday, Friday and Saturday, but it's suppose to rain and snow so time will tell! It sure was FUN to watch him play yesterday though!

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"Make- It Monday" Waterfront

Hello everyone!  How was your weekend?  It sure went by fast!  It was wonderful having most of my children home...and their doggies!!  Today it's blue skies and gorgeous!  It's so nice in fact, that we're actually gonna get a baseball game in!  I LOVE watching baseball...especially when I have a player!  My son, Adam, plays first base, third base and pitcher! I CAN'T WAIT!! The weatherman is calling for rain and snow for the rest of the week so we probably won't get our Friday game in. I'm grateful the sun is shining today!

I have a FANTASTIC "Make-It Monday" to share with you today!  It's made with one of my FAVORITE stamp sets....Waterfront!  I'm having a class at my workshop in Weaverville on April 14th to make six totally different cards with this set!  Today's is BEAUTIFUL, but won't be in the class! If you live close and would like to join the class...email me for details!

"Make-It Monday": Waterfront card created with Stampin' Up! products
All images © 1990-2018 Stampin’ Up!® 

Supplies:
Stamp Sets:  Waterfront (p 146386), Beautiful Day (w 145912, c 145915)
Inks:  Basic Black (140931)
Paper: Watercolor Paper (122959), Whisper White (100730), Basic Black (121045), Tangerine Tango (119349)
Other: Brusho Crystal Colour (144101), Aqua Painters (103954), White Stampin’ Chalk Marker (132133), Whisper White ¼” Organza Ribbon (145590), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), SNAIL Adhesive (104332)

Measurements:

• Whisper White:  8 ½” x 5 ½ “
• Watercolor Paper: 3 1/8” x 2”  
• Tangerine Tango: 3 3/8” x 2 1/8”
• Basic Black:  3 ½ x 2 3/8”
• Ribbon:  14”
   

Instructions:

1. Use your Aqua Painter to wet your watercolor paper.
2. Sprinkle some of the Yellow, some of the Gamboge, and the Brilliant Red Brusho on the paper.
3. Use your Aqua Painter to spread the Brusho around.  Let the piece dry.
4. Stamp the trees with Basic Black ink on the Watercolor piece.  Let them dry.
5. Use your chalk marker to outline one side of the trees.  Let them dry.
6. Stamp the saying on the bottom of the folded card base.
7. Attach the stamped piece to the Tangerine Tango cardstock and the Basic Black cardstock. 
8. Tie the ribbon around the card base and tie into a knot on the right side of the card.
9. Attach the stamped piece to the front of the card with dimensionals.

Remember, you do not have to invent the wheel to be creative, just copy this project! Did you make it with your own hands? Then you have created!

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~Today's Thought~

Tuesday’s Tip - Brusho Crystal Colors and Beautiful Day

Hello everyone!  Welcome to Tuesday's Tip! Well...thank goodness my daughter had a minimum day today!  She was able to help me upload my video!  I've been trying ALL morning to do it...I even video taped a second version (this one) directly onto YouTube hoping it would upload faster...but it did not!  I was STUCK at 54% uploaded for about 4 hours...SOOOOOO FRUSTRATING!  Thankfully she showed me an easier way to do it! I sure do hope I can remember how next week!

Here goes...I hope you'll be inspired to use our new Stampin' UP! Brusho Crystals to add color to your creations!!



Thanks so much for following my blog! Please share it with your crafty friends! I hope your subscribing to my YouTube Channel as well so you won't miss a video!  Have a TERRIFIC evening!  See ya tomorrow!

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Beautiful Day and Brusho Crystals

Good morning everyone! Here's to a less crazy day! I do have a class to finish getting ready for, a manicure and dinner to fix for a friend who fell off a ladder and had injured one ankle and one knee...two different legs. I feel just awful and can't even imagine the pain and not be able to get around. It makes me grateful for my health...and I can't complain about my little aches and pains!

Today I want to share another project we made in my February classes!

This card has a Dapper Denim base that I embossed with the Seaside Embossing Folder.  I added a layer of Crushed Curry with dimensionals. Next I used my Brusho Crystals to add color to a piece of Watercolor. This was my first time using them and I spritzed the paper with water then sprinkled the crystals.  I LOVE the look!  Some of the gals used more water and more crystals and the color was even more vivid. BEAUTIFUL! After the watercolor paper dried I stamped the butterfly with Memento Black ink using the Beautiful Day stamp set.  Last I added some Crushed Curry Bakers Twine, some Linen Thread and some Tutti Frutti Sequins.  I LOVE how it turned out!

That's it for today!  I am participating in a Facebook Hop tonight where the theme is 3 Shades of GREEN! Try to stop by and be inspired...mine has nothing to do with St. Patrick's Day!  Have a WONDERFUL day and thanks for following my blog!

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~Today's Thought~