I attend a monthly Stampin’ Up! splurge club with some of my friends in Saskatoon. This is the project we made on Sunday and I think it is super cute. I chose to use CTMH paper on mine and I love how it turned out.
Side view:
Supplies Used (all CTMH unless noted):
Paper: Cherry-O Creative Basics (retired)
Embellishments and Accessories: SU! ribbon, mini calendar, chipboard coasters (non-CTMH)
Tools: Crop-a-dile
I found a tutorial for making paper gift bows and I thought they were so cute. I tweaked the instructions a bit and made some for myself. They turned out great and they are very simple to make. I did not use brads in mine…it was all adhesive. If you are interested in trying some, check out the tutorial on Split Coast Stampers here.
The bows were all made with retired CTMH paper, except the bottom one, which was made with the Miracle Kit. It was a special last May. The paper was really beautiful and I was hoping they would come out with a whole pack of it. They may or may not have obliged me in the new catalog that starts on February 1. (I’m not telling ;)
Another friend, another birthday! Jess’s birthday was on Monday. She was my boss at the Co-op, but now that I am not working there anymore, we can be “real” friends. It was hard for us because we hit it off right away when I started there, but because she was my immediate supervisor, we couldn’t really have a relationship outside of work. Now we can and we are both happy about it. Our kids are the same age and we will definitely getting together a lot more now. So, my real friend, Happy birthday!
All products used in this card were from CTMH. The paper was from the Cherry-O pack. Other things used were the tulip mini medleys, the autumn daisy flowers (retired), big pinks flowers, heartfelt wonder, cocoa grosgrain and tulip grosgrain. The stamp sets used were Treasures of the Heart (retired), A Little Everything (March 2010 SOTM), and Say It In Style.
I had some pictures in mind when I made this Cherry-O layout. Like all other pictures, though, they are sitting on my hard drive, hoping to one day be developed. This is my contribution to the swap. I realize it is not as fabulous as the rest, but it was the best I could come up with at the time.
I am sorry that I have been away from my blog for so long. If I have any followers left, I promise to try and do better. Life gets in the way once in awhile and crafting gets put on the back burner. The great news is that I recently hosted a 12x12 Layout swap and all the pages are now in. The ladies that I swapped with did a fabulous job and I am really excited to showcase my family’s pictures on the pages. For the next few days, I am going to be showcasing the girl’s hard work, one layout a day. Feel free to leave comments for them and I will be sure to pass the messages along. Enjoy.
This “Summer Sweetness” Layout was done by Jennifer Scalabrini. She did a great job using the Cherry-O paperpack. Come back tomorrow for a “Splendor”ous layout!
