Scraptabulous crop......

We had eighteen croppers, stampers and paper crafters at our Scraptabulous Crop last Saturday at the Hampton.  We have never had so many people all gathered together to play with paper.  There was much laughter, eating and sharing of projects.

We did something a little different at this crop.  We had a card challenge.  A box of scraps were strewn on the table and we had to come up with any design using just these scraps.  All the cards made were really creative and it was hard to choose a winner.  The winning card belongs to Karen C.  She did a fantastic job with just a few scraps.  We will be doing this a lot at the crops since it was such fun.  Congratulations to you, Karen!

Ashley W. was the winner of our door prize this month.  Thanks, ladies, for making this crop such a huge success.  Until next time,
Happy Crafting......

 

Happy New Year.....

Well, we have started a new year and all is well here in Katy, Texas.  The Christmas holidays were fantastic in the Ingram household.  The grandchildren wild with excitement and lots of wonderful family time.  We had such fun over Christmas and can't wait to do it again next year.

The decorations were taken down and put away yesterday.  The house looks rather bare but so much more space for the little ones to play.  School doesn't start until next week so we are trying to get everyone back into the old routine and an earlier bedtime.  Our schedules are so messed up right now.

My January is looking rather full right now with the Sampler at Scrappn' Savvy on Saturday, a card class on Sunday, haircut, card swap, Bridge, dinner with friends,Tim's birthday and Scraptabulous Crop all within the next two weeks.  I need to schedule a card class for a weekday also.  I love being busy so don't mind when it gets a little out of contol.   Our Stamp Club is starting again this month too, and with the new mini and Sale-a-bration starting it should be a good month.

Our Card Swap group is meeting next week to swap birthday cards.   Our group is growing and now we are making fifteen  cards instead of ten,.  I love our swaps and look forward to seeing all  the new ideas the ladies come up with for their cards.  It's always great seeing everyone and catching up also  We have such a wonderful group of ladies.  I just love the birthday card I made for the swap.  It was easy and very simple to do and can use just about any greeting.  I hope you like my card.  I love hearing your comments.

Wishing all of you a happy, healthy and prosperous new year....

Candy cane elves.....

Yesterdays class with Kirsteen Gill was so much fun.  We made these cute candy cane elves that are made with SU punches and candy canes.  Such a clever idea and not hard to make at all.
I attached a hanger so they could hang on the Christmas tree or on a banner would be cute as well.  

I think of that movie with the elf when I see these M & M filled legs with just the pants and shoes.  Believe it or not the short pants and booties were made using the Top Note die from Stampin'Up.  The hanger makes his suspenders and the Silver Glimmer paper the shiny buttons on his pants and booties.  Red bows add a special touch to his booties as well.

I am so glad Kirsteen offered this class as we all had a great time visiting and making these cute holiday ornaments.  These would make such a cute give away to our little friends in the neighborhood or for a treat for the school Christmas party.  Enjoy.......

Craft Project Central sketch challenge #17

This is the card I made for the sketch challenge over at http://craftprojectcentral.com/  I used an Early Espresso base.  The Very Vanilla strip is embossed using the Northern Flurry embossing folder then edged with the Scallop Trim border in Cherry Cobbler.  The snowflakes are punched with the new Champagne Glimmer paper in the Holiday Mini and attached to the front with pop dots.  I used the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set for the greeting and embossed it with Pewter embossing powder.  I layered it on Cherry Cobbler and attached it to the left side.  Thanks for taking a peek!
                                                                 
                                                                                  

Technique class.....

This Friday evening I'm having my very first technique class.  When I saw this card on CPC I knew I just had to make it.  What an absolute fun card to put together.  The Faux Fossil Technique was so much fun to do and I know the ladies will love it also. 

I used Cajun Craze, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso and a smidgeon of Crumb Cake.  The Oak leaves are cut with the Autumn Accents Bigz Die using VV card stock.  The Fossil Technique is done on the leaves, everything is inked with Early Espresso and layered on the card base.  I dyed White Taffeta Ribbon Always Artichoke to match  and added a Naturals Designer Button.  The stamp sets are Everything Eleanor and Kindness Matters. 

I can't wait to teach this class.

Christmas card class.....

These are the three cards we made in my Christmas Card class a few weeks ago.  The first is a case from Sage Kimble.  I just love this card.  I used white embossing powder and Whisper White, Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler card stock then tied a knot using the Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon.  The Cherry Cobbler layer is embossed using the Lacy Brocade embossing folder.  The layers make this card so elegant. 

The card in the middle is a case also but I don't know from what blog.  I love the simplicity of the card.  I used Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake card stock.  I layered the stamped image (Traditional Touches) under a layer of Crumb Cake embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, using the Framelit Die to frame the image.  Tied a knot using Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon and the card was finished.  I did pop dot the embossed layer to add dimension. Easy peasy!

The last card was a case from the Holiday Mini.  Instead of using a frame, I just changed up the card stock and made it into a card.  The embossed tree on velum gives it an airy look.  I used Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla card stock.  The Lacy Brocade embossing folder gives the card it's texture and the Champagne Glimmer paper adds the sparkle.  Love it!

Note cards......

This is one of the note cards we made in my class last month.  We did a bundle of six for the class.  I wish I could take full credit for the design but unfortunately I can't.  This is yet another project from CPC.  All the ladies loved this class and have plans on making several sets for holiday gift giving.    I

I used Midnight Muse for the card base.  The liner is Very Vanilla with a Finishing Touches Edgelit border.   The DSP is the Natural Composition Specialty paper.  I used the Tasteful Trims die to make the scallop on the left, adding small pearls to each scallop for texture.  The oval is VV and stamped with Crumb Cake and Midnight Muse using the Everything Eleanor and the Broadshreet Alphabet stamps sets.   The Crumb Cake layer is embossed using the Holiday Frame Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and the knot is Stitched Satin Ribbon in Midnight Muse.  Although this project uses a lot of SU products, it was a fun and easy card to make.  Thanks for taking a peek!