Altering Board Books

I got these Board books from the TARGET 1.00 Bin in the front of the store...They are really cool board books, which have a LIFT the Flap story.

The flaps come off really easily, and are only adhered with a rubber cement type adhesive. I then covered each page using the GLUE STICK and the Designer Papers....

Trimming the corners round, so that it finishes off the egdes, and I used the Cutie Pie Papers. OOoh, I love the bright colors! I had some photos of my daughter's beach days from 2006, which I just love all the pictures of beach, surfing and the friends....

The photo on the right side of this page, is a lift the flap, which I glued the photo to the flap (you can see the green tab for the flap) and you can then adhere a photo or journaling under the photo. It adds another dimension and doesn't waste the flaps!

You can see the whole book is covered, from front to back to spine.

It still needs more embellishments, but as I get inspired, I can add to this book more and more....I think it has a great start, and collage isn't that far from my mind.....maybe getting some sand to put on some pages too...lol..it was very windy, and too bad we can't bottle the Pacific Ocean smell....hmmm, can you smell the salt? I do love that ocean smell!

This is the cover of the book....I had taken this photo of the kids with the sunset in the background and they are almost silhouetted.......

It was a great day, and one of my favorite photos.....Kawabuga! Let's ride the waves.....

How easy is it to recycle your board books??? Well, I think it is very simple and very economical...and we are thinking...GREEN!

We also will keep adding to the book..so it will be changing...and making it better each time we add to the memories!

All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
For more Stampin' Up!® information, go to www.dianneshiozaki.stampinup.net

i LoVe bUiLd A bRaD!

I love the Build a BRAD!

It is one of the best embellishments that SU has added to their accessories section of the Catalog!

It is so cool to use and accent the Baroque Motif stamp set, as well as others..but I love this set, so it is one of my favorites!
You've got to try this....



All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
For more Stampin' Up!® information, go to www.dianneshiozaki.stampinup.net

Punch it out embellishments

This is one of my simple punched cards, that i bring back again, from time to time. It works great with this set, since they fit perfectly with the square punches.

I can then punch the double rectangle punch for the ribbon through the square...pretty knifty..!

All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
For more Stampin' Up!® information, go to www.dianneshiozaki.stampinup.net

Tag..I am it! ...and NOW...you're IT!

This was a OLD RAINBOW PAD from the 1995-1996 Catalog and Idea book......can you tell we've come a LONG WAY!!????
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Elizabeth Sloman has tagged me...and I have to share 7 facts about me and tag 7 Blogs...
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so here goes!


1. I am a Single Mother of a SUPER 15 yr old Daughter who plays basketball and makes me proud every day!
2. I have been a Dental Hygienist for the last 22 years
3. I Love all the NEW Papers in the SU Catalog, but my favorites are: Bali Breeze, Ginger Blossom and Spring Break
4. I am addicted to Law & Order
5. I have been a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for 12 years
6. I really like blogging..it has been fun to keep diaries, but this is so much better to be able to put photos along with jotting down thoughts! Who would've ever thought that being on the computer was this much fun!
7. I love smelling Crayons and Playdoh. (Ok that's weird..but it is true..I think it brings me back to my childhood...lol)
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Now to list 7 blogs.....!! Decisions, Decisions!


1. Anne Clemmer http://stamperdog.com/
2. Patty Bennett http://pattystamps.typepad.com/
3. http://www.shabbychickjunk.blogspot.com/
4. Suzeqscraps http://suzeqscraps.blogspot.com/
5. Andrea Walford http://andreawalford.com/
6. Paula Goff http://stampnscrapwithpaula.blogspot.com/
7. Jamie Ohlson http://www.jamiesstampingspot.blogspot.com/






Have fun Looking at these cool blogs! I sure do all the time!




All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
For more Stampin' Up!® information, go to www.dianneshiozaki.stampinup.net

New Cards - Gate folded cards...etc

This card was scoped from Cambria Turnbow's site, although I changed the papers just a little and didn't use the whole sheet of double sided Designer papers. I mounted mine to River Rock Cardstock, and I didn't want to take the time to stitch it...(her's was really beautiful stitched though...so don't get me wrong..it was absolutely..gorgeous!)

This is a close up of the Build a Brad...don't you just love the detail on it? The little clear dots are included in the kit, and you punch out the image using the 1/2" punch, and it fits perfectly in the brad. Then lay the clear plastic cover on top, and voila! it is done!

This is the same format but using a 6x12" cardstock gate folded

This is using the New Spring Break papers..!!! Love it! Inside the flower is another build a brad, stamped in Wild Wasabi, the flower is stamped in Blue Bayou, which matches the papers. I stamped the cardstock white background in the Bitty Backgrounds in Wild Wasabi and River Rock. It is a great accent to the white cardstock and then the words are stamped in Blue Bayou.

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This one is using the NEW BERRY BLISS Designer papers....Love the Pomegranate!

and this last one was adapted from the Memo books from Convention...I didn't have the "Call me Anytime" stamp...so I stamped it using the letters and cut them out...

I love the NEW in-colors...Groovy Guava, Wild Wasabi, Blue Bayou, and Sky Blue......OOOH, you got to see this one...it looks better in person!

All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
For more Stampin' Up!® information, go to www.dianneshiozaki.stampinup.net

More from Leadership boards

These are not mine, I took them in Palm Springs Jan 12th 2008. Talented stampers....!!!

All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
For more Stampin' Up!® information, go to www.dianneshiozaki.stampinup.net

Photos from the Leadership Board...and Stampin' Up!

Glitters, micro beads stick to the NEW Sticky Letters and numbers. Be sure to check out the die cut adheisves in the great tins!

Making small notebooks for a teenager that would love to fill up with their friend's names and email addresses as well as cell phone numbers!

All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
For more Stampin' Up!® information, go to www.dianneshiozaki.stampinup.net

NEW Papers, Rub ONS! and Oodles of fun!

I am addicted....



But at least this addiction is not illegal or immoral...(well, maybe...some might not understand it at all....)



But I love these rub ons! I think they are so much fun to play with and just wish they could be used over and over, but ....there are so many images on each sheet, and each packages comes in 2 colors! White and Black!



You will just have to come over and try them!

You can see that there are different styles, but this comes from the EASTERN set, which I just love! I made this teeny little accordion book for my friend Julie, who lives in Wichita, KS. I saw her at Leadership in Palm Springs, and even though I did not attend as a attendee, I went to see her. I also got to see Anne Oshiro too!

The Rub Ons work great on Glass..be sure your glass is warm...if it is too cold it doesn't stick well. We'll see how this does during the summer when it is HOT!

All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
For more Stampin' Up!® information, go to www.dianneshiozaki.stampinup.net

Designer Papers and Coordinating Cardstock Colors

Posted by SueR at 12:15 PM

Here is a list of the Designer papers for the 2008 Spring and Summer Catalog with their matching Cardstocks. Each color has a link to the page in the Catalog so you can go right to it! Hope this helps everyone!

Azure: Brilliant Blue, Very Vanilla

Bali Breeze: Old Olive, Taken with Teal, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie

Berry Bliss: Purely Pomegranate, Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa

Cutie Pie: Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Rose Red, So Saffron

East Coast Prep: Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Tempting Turquoise, More Mustard

Fall Flowers: Old Olive, Really Rust, Soft Sky, Sahara Sand

Flowers for You: Certainly Celery, Lovely Lilac, Regal Rose, Tempting Turquoise

Ginger Blossom: Ruby Red, River Rock, Cameo Coral, Groovy Guava

Jersey Shore: Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue

Le Jardin: River Rock, So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, Bashful Blue

Notebook: Soft Sky, Kraft, Vanilla

Olive Press: Old Olive, Very Vanilla

Porcelain Prints: Blue Bayou, River Rock, Wild Wasabi

Spring Break: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky

Spring Fling: Certainly Celery, Sage Shadow, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron

Spring Silhouettes: Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Soft Sky, Very Vanilla

Western Sky: Ruby Red, River Rock, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky

This was posted on Monika's blog and listed by SUE R...thank you to both of them for doing all the work and the links to the Designer papers. To see the designer papers, click on the papers and you will be linked to the Stampin' Up!® Website.



All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
For more Stampin' Up!® information, go to www.dianneshiozaki.stampinup.net

Getting Ready for Valentine's Day!

Have you been in the craft stores, or even some of the regular stores? All I see is Hearts, Valentine's and REALLY RED! (my Favorite Color!) They're getting ready for Valentine's Day and you can get yummy chocolate candies, in bright red, fuschia and pink wrappers! So why not get your stamping ready...and check out what Stampin' Up!® is offering to you right now!



Valentine's Day Bundle -

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Item Description Price
111089 Happy Heart Day stamp set $20.95
109052 Real Red wide grosgrain ribbon $7.95
102757 Medium cellophane bags $4.50
109056 Regal Rose wide grosgrain ribbon FREE!

111903 Valentine's Day Bundle $33.40


Jan 2 through Jan 31

Today, is the First day you can order from the catalog!

To see the catalog items online, go to my website http://www.dianneshiozaki.stampinup.net/ or http://www.stampinup.com/ .

You can click and see any of the stamps, new Hostess sets, accessories and papers online!



All Stamps by Stampin' Up! 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.

Happy New Year!! 2008

Tag Tag Tags!
I made a tag book using a TAG BOARD book from Micheal's. I got this in their scrapbook section, and using very small thumbnail photos, I embellished it with photos taken by Tori's camera and my own camera!

We're now officially camera Bugs!

I used the new set that is in the NEW Stampin Up! Summer Spring Catalog and Idea book!



AND the NEW GINGER BLOSSOM papers! Don't you just love the rich colors!

I also got some of the Bali Breeze papers, so I will make something using those papers SOON!

Gosh, you've got to just love the versatility of the double sided papers! You can do so much with the papers, and it isn't limited to scrapbooking! You can make cards, and special projects with the lovely colors and patterns!

I sponged around the edges to give it definition and to give it an 'aged' look...isn't it funny how we love things to look old...but we don't exactly want to BE LOOKING OLD-er! lol

All Stamps by Stampin' Up! 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.