Mini Bitty Board Books...try one soon!

Mini books are really fun to make and EASY with Stampin' Up!'s New Bitty Board Book Kits. There are 2 sizes to choose from, and they are easy to customize to your own ideas! The one I have shown here, is covered with Decorative Papers, and the book is covered using the Craft Ink. I covered the whole book with craft ink twice to make sure it was covered thoroughly. Then it had to dry. I think it took about 2 days for it to fully dry. Then I inked up the French Flair stamp and stamped that in Perfect Plum Craft Ink. It looks like brushed suede, and then inked up the little chipboard tag. I attached that with Sticky Strip, and tied a ribbon through to close it. It is large enough to put photos of your favorite friends (wallet size photos) great for an autograph book, special dates, and also your special Trading Cards. I haven't gotten into trading cards as of yet, but they are really cool ideas that can be shared without using alot of cardstock. I will also be doing mini scrapbooks in a jar...which I am almost done with my sample...as soon as it is done, I will have it on my blog....Hope to see you soon in a class!

Pop Up Card Class

Pop up Cards..I LOVE pop up cards! I love any card that has movement and play to it! It makes the card more fun and exciting! This is a class I am teaching on February 24th! I hope you will come and have fun playing with stamps and paper to create some fun cards! Be sure to check out my classes, and schedule! Reserve your spot now!

This is a Mini Accordion Card Book that I made using the FANTASTIC New Papers 'Enchante' from Stampin' Up! They coordinate perfectly with the Cardstock and make wonderful gifts for family and friends. You can add photos or stamped images, or phrases to embellish your card! I added pockets for a surprise message to be opened by the recipient, MY MOM! I know she will like to get this card for Mother's day! (and I am ready for it --even if it is 3 months away!)

This was one of the displays at Ellison's booth at CHA! The paper was die cut, then assembled, and then they applied glue (spray) and then rolled the box in glitter to give it a shine!. The table was very festive and bright! Wouldn't you want to attend this party! I love the ideas they had at the show, and this booth was exceptional!

Today, I went to the Hobby and Industry, or Craft Hobby Association show in Anaheim California. I went to see alot of the NEW product coming up in the Craft and Hobby industry. It was so much fun, and although we only got to 1 room downstairs (the new stuff) and then 1/2 room upstairs, WE HAD A BLAST! I went with my friend Ernestine, and we had fun. We made some cool things, and I can't wait to show you how cute some of the things that are coming up are! I want to buy more dies so that we can create some FUN projects! There are the Altoids containers albums and then there also is the round CD albums! Be looking for the Projects coming up! WE also saw VANNA WHITE! You can see her photo on the site. Her cute Daughter was also at the show! You've got to check out her new yarn at Lion Brand yarn!

My Favorite Book

This book is one of my favorites, only because it has the BEST POP UPS! It shows you how they create those wonderful pop up books and cards! Anyone who knows me, knows that I have a collection (very modest - by far!) of pop up books by Robert Sabuda, David Carter and James Diaz. I almost think this is the ultimate book to show how to make some of those wonderful pop ups. To find out more about this book go to www.amazon.com and look up this book!To find out more about this book, go to www.amazon.com and look up any of the above authors.

Accordion Book for Sell A bration

This is one of the projects From Sell A Bration! It uses 2 of the SAB sets and also uses sets from the Mini Catalog! I think overall, the colors are happy, cheerful and is a fun project to make. I scoped it from the Stampin' Success Magazine publication that we get monthly! So, if you come to one of the workshops I have scheduled, this will be one of the projects you will make! The sample in the Stampin' Up! Publication used photos of a cute little girl, but since everyone doesn't have small children, or grandchildren, I decided to use the flower stamp set instead!...I think this is waaay cuter....lol....ok, I am not a grandma!