Feeling Sassy?

SoOOoo happy to announce that beginning August 1, 2011 I will be a part of the card making design team for Sassy Lil' Card Sketches!! They have super super (that's 2) cute sketches for cards (and layouts too). Have you ever worked with a sketch? I find that using sketches removes a lot of the pain from the decision process and really helps speed up the creative flow. One of my favorite by-products of using sketches is that is takes me out of the "rut" I sometimes find myself. Hop over to Sassy Lil' Sketches blog, check out the current sketches and create something Sassy! That's what I am going to do right now :)

Final Sneak Peek & Last Chance to REGISTER!

Today's sneak peek from Reminisce is their "A Christmas Story" Line. The design team's Christmas projects are awesome on the Reminisce Blog so make sure and check it out today (Robin Gibon, Becky Kremke, and Lynne Forsythe did a great job with their projects!!). While you're there don't forget to register for some free goodies Reminisce will be giving away next week. You could win-but not if you don't register....Good Luck.

Reminisce Sneak Peek #4 "Dear Santa" -my personal favorite :)

This little guy from the Reminisce "Dear Santa" line is so cute I just want to pinch his cheeks! Distress tool used on the edges, a template & glimmer mist created the background, Maya Road wooden buttons died to match the background...
Love the border Reminisce is famous for adding to the tops of their 12x12 papers & frequently on sticker sheets. I wraped a border around the wooden Maya Road spool and put it on a stick pin (also Maya Road), the flower is an Accucut die, and the lower edge of the decorative border on the front was created using a Martha Stewart punch.

Don't even think of throwing a snowball at me young man!

Ribbon died with Ranger reinkers, Reminsice papers were dry embossed using a Cuttlebug folder.

The Santa face in the border strip reminds me of wrapping paper my mother used to use when we were kids. She must have bought about five miles of it because she had it FOREVER!!

This little card has a mix of Reminsice Christmas paper from several years past plus their newest Dear Santa, I dusted off a few older QuiKutz dies for the flourishes and used a corner punch to create the green corner flourishes, and a gold pen for the faux stiching.

Embossed and die cut snowflakes and a die cut pennent add some whimsy to these two love birds. I used a bone folder on the backside of a punched star to create dimension, pop-dotted the matted skaters to add emphasis to the photo.

Thanks for taking a peak at the newest line of papers/sticker from Reminisce's "Dear Santa" line. Don't forget to leave a comment on their blog to be entered into their product drawing. Good Luck!!

Reminisce Dimensional Signature Series...

I had a chance to design a few cards with the new dimensional Signature Series stickers from Reminisce. They are SUPER fun and sooo versatile. Here's a match book style card for Grandpa,
and top fold A2 size card with the Rainbows (I used the Glitter Factory papers and a punch to create the butterflies), and next is

Halloween and

Winter/Snowmen (I think they are just adorable!)

Leave a comment on the Reminisce Blog and you'll automatically be in a drawing to win a collection of free product from Reminisce. :) Yeah!!

Authentique Splendid Cards

Adorable tiny prints & fun sheets of words make creating a card pretty painless!

This woodgrain paper is perfect for "guy" cards & the alpha stickers make it possible to completely customize your card for that special guy.

Chipboard words & phrases are the PERFECT match for heatfelt cards!

Wanna know what's sweet? The Splendid collection from Authentique! I got mine at The Scrapbooking Studio in Moline, IL! (You can get some there too :) )

Now Available: July Sweet Tooth Kits!

Sweet Tooth is offering two new card kits and several layout kits in July 2011! Here are a few pics to help you decide which ones you'll need in your stash. First is a collection of six cards with the Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe Collection. Each kit includes Prima flowers, cords, twine, ribbons, rub-ons, die cut pieces, Canvas Corp. black clothespin, and of course instructions for quick & easy assembly. Two thank-you's, Congratulations, Best Wishes, Happy Birthday, and Friendship are all part of this great grouping. Next is...

Wedding & More designed with Crate Paper's Portrait Collection of papers and journaling pieces. Each six card collection includes hand died lace, antique buttons, wire, hand colored stamped images, ribbons, the entire 12x12 journaling piece, chipboard pieces, Graphic 45 flowers, American Crafts brads, stamped sayings & images from Wendy Vecchi's Stamper's Anonymous collection plus lots more. The six card kit includes cards appropriate for weddings/anniversary (3) and friendship/birthday (3).

Goin' Campin'? Take lots of great pictures and preserve s'more great memories with this two-page American Craft layout. Each kit includes the adorable camping papers, dimensional stickers, and large brads PLUS Reminisce's camping rub-ons and alphabets to create your personalized journaling & title. We had a great time with the Maxwell clan at Starved Rock State Park in IL this June. The racoons only ate a little bit of our food and we stayed dry-both pretty great accomplishments! :)

Kits are available online at http://www.sweettoothscrapbooking.com/ or at The Scrapbooking Studio located in Moline, IL

Dog Days of Summer

THE Most ADORABLE papers & stickers!! If you have a poochy you're gonna want some of this! Check out your LSS to get your paws on some :)

Sizzling Summer Mini Class July 21, 2011 6-8PM Register Now...

Feel the summer heat fly away with this cool Sizzle Mini-Album beautifully adorned with a butterfly, gorgeous clearly for art flower, Maya Road jewels, and Margarita matching ribbons. Class participants will have a chance to work with Ranger Alcohol Inks on clearly for art to create a flower embellishment, change ordinary chipboard into a surface that looks like hammered metal with Ranger's metallic paint daubers, and use Ranger stains & Perfect Pearls to create a chipboard background for printed papers. American Crafts Margarita was the inspiration for this hot summer class and you will receive pre-cut and ready to assemble paper and die cut pieces at class in addition to matching AC ribbons, and AC Justwrite journaling cards. If you already own a Basic Grey file set, craft mat, and blending tool please bring it/them to class in addition to the basic tool set. Date: Thursday, July 21, 2001 Cost $24 ("To Go" kits available for an additional $5). Register online for class or by calling The Scrapbooking Studio at (309)736-7242 Class size is limited.

June Kits Available NOW at Sweet Tooth Scrapbooking!!

Sweet Tooth offers two new card kits for June 2011:

A collection of five "Girlfriend Cards" from Close to My Heart and

a collection of four all-occasion cards from Jillibean Soup.

Check out the gorgeous color combos, embellishments & beauty! The Girlfriend cards are perfect to have on hand for everyday events...

While the Jillibean soup all-occasion cards are perfect for saying, "Thanks" or "Hello". You will love making them and your friends will really love receiving something so precious and home-made from YOU! (Quantities are limited for this collection).

Order you kits on-line today! www.sweettoothscsrapbooking.com

Exclusive Kits available only at The Scrapbooking Studio!

Exclusive Sweet Tooth June Kits are about to be released at one place only-The Scrapbooking Studio-located at 1623 5th Avenue, Moline, IL 61265 (309) 736-7242. Call and reserve your kit today! Quantities are limited so don't hesitate. I am showing the card kits here; but there are also layout kits available. These kits are priced to sell! June's kit includes cards appropriate for wedding, anniversaries, thinking of you, and more! All pieces are precut and stamped for you. All you will need to complete these kits are adhesive and cat eye inks.

There are also a few MAY kits left. That doesn't usually happen so you could pick up both kits at once! May's kits have a Mexican theme-and are very unique. Birthday (Feliz Compleanos), Hello (Hola), Thank-You (Gracias), Farewell (Adios), and How's it going? (Que pasa?) are all included in this set of silly Spanish cards. I gave a set to my daughter's teacher (who also teaches Spanish) and she loved them!

Celebrate America in 2011!

Get ready to celebrate your American Heritage with the newest line of papers & stickers from Reminisce. I love their 12x12 sticker sheet containing words, photo corners, borders, journaling tags and more! They've inspired me to create some sparkly cards...

On this card I used the Reminisce glitter paper in blue, silver and a Reminisce Christmas glitter paper for the red, also journaling tag, photo corners, and word stickers from the 12x12 sticker sheet along with some pearl bling in red and blue (of course).

I love pinwheels! Reminisce's double sided papers (the backsides contain famous Washington DC landmarks-perfect for scrapbooking your trip to DC!) worked great to create this pinwheel embelishment held together with a fireworks sticker in the center and a stick pin. I mounted the word sticker onto glitter paper and pop dotted it to the front of the card. I used an Accucut die to create the circle card.

I used Reminisce's stickers, double sided papers, silver glitter paper, and postal twine to create this 11x4.25" card. Accucut dies were used to create the banner pieces.

Reminisce journaling stickers, word stickers, double sided papers, gingham ribbon, Maya Road Bingo piece, Stamping Up star punches, Accucut dies, and Tim Holtz dies were used to create this 5.5x4.25" card on a red Bazzill base.

This final card is actually a party invitation. The border strip around the middle of the card is the "belly band" that holds the flap of the invite in place and also serves as a resting place for the pretty butterfly. Again, Reminisce's sticker sheet saves the day with everything like photo corners, word stickers, and border sticker. I used the Accucut to die cut the butterfly, swirls, and invite.

Celebrate USA! Show your American Spirit with a card.