I Love Papercrafts

So Tweet - May Club Project #3

Off the top - have you sent me your list of what's going to retire with the new catalog release?  Time is running out - you have until Saturday at midnight to email me your picks at maggie@ilovepapercrafts.com.  I'll announce the winner of the $25 gift certificate on Monday along with sharing the last chance list.

Isn't this little fella cute?  The bird uses the So Tweet chipboard (which includes Owls and smaller birds too!). The main part of his body is covered with Good Morning Sunshine designer series paper, the the other parts with ink.  The circles are cut with the Circle Scissor Plus - which I've been using a fair bit and love.  It's a great tool for scrapbooking or card making, and my PJ Stampers Club had a great time playing with it.

Recipe:

Stamps: Cheep Talk

Ink: Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Summer Sun and Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss cardstock, Good Morning Sunshine designer series paper

Accessories: On Board So Tweet, Pacific Point Cord Button, Hemp Twine, Mini Glue Dots

Tools: Circle Scissor Plus, Stampin-Ma-Jig

Have a great weekend,

Soft Summer Wedding Card & Last Chance Contest Continues

Can I just say - I am having SO much fun with the last chance contest! I love seeing everyone's predictions - it's even better than an OSCAR pool!  Keep them coming - you have until Saturday at midnight to send me your list of the 10 stamp sets that are going to retire....and who ever is closest to the mark will win a $25 gift certificate.  And for playing, everyone gets a $5 off coupon when you spend $50 in the month of july - just in time for the new catalog!

It's a cold and dreary day, and things are very busy as I get ready for my son's birthday party this weekend, along with the all day Stampin' Girls convention for SU demos in Ottawa, where I will be doing a demo of the Decor Elements stencils in action. i'll post both pirate party and the projects from my demo next week.

In the meantime, here's another club project from May, which is a nice piece of summer on a yucky day!  This was watercoloured using Watercolour Wonder Crayons, and a  blender pen - stazon and watercolour paper were used to avoid any running of the colours.  The background is tone on tone - certainly celery using the other side of this double mounted stamp, and the white paper is from Taste of Textiles paper collection.  It's hard to tell but it's sparkly with pinstripes - very yummy! 

Recipe:

Stamps: Soft Summer, All Holidays

Ink/Crayons: Stazon, Certainly Celery Classic, Soft Subtles Watercolour Wonder Crayons

Paper: WC paper, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue and Perfect Plum cardstock, Taste of Textiles

Accessories: Mini Library Clip, Stampin' Dimensionals

Tools: Eyelet border punch

Check back tomorrow for Club project #3 featuring So Tweet Chipboard.  Monday I'll announce the Last Chance List winners, and share the actual list.  As a demonstrator, Monday's a double big day as I get the Sneak Peek of the Fall/Winter Catalog, including the new In Colours! I'm just a wee bit excited if you didn't notice!

Glass Etched Big Shot Butterfly - May Club Project

Here's one of the three club projects we did this month - glass etching using the Big Shot. It's super easy, and a great gift idea.  We cut the butterfly out of raw vinyl using the Big Shot (did you know there's raw vinyl in kraft, chocolate chip, white and dark grey so you can make your own decor elements using the Big Shot???).  We applied the negative of the butterfly on the jar, and then sponged the glass etching medium on the jar.  Leave it to dry for about 20 minutes and then peel off the vinyl. Then add the button on with a glue dot.  That's it!

A few tips for working with the glass etching medium - don't put too much on or it gets chunky. Leave enough time for it to dry. And if you get any extra on the glass, you can easily scrape it off with an exacto knife. 

Here's a tag we made for the top of the jar using the Great Friend stamp set:

Facebook Only Contest is On!

Are you a fan of I Love Papercrafts on Facebook yet?  Now's the time...i'm running a Facebook only contest today through Wed at midnight.  But you need to be a fan to get in on the action - so hop over to http://tinyurl.com/csq72e and become a fan to play along!  A level one stamp set of your choosing is up for grabs!  All you need to do once you are a fan is leave a post on the wall on your favorite papercrafting technique. How easy is that

While you are at it - please feel free to recommend my fan page to a friend!

Good luck!

Pick the Last Chance Sets and Win!

Monday June 1st is a big day in the Stampin' Up world - we get the list of what sets will retire with the new catalog release on July 1st.  To celebrate the last chance list, I'll be running a special contest where you will make predictions on what sets you think will retire.  So get your catalog and start making a list of favorites you think is going to retire!

Here's how it works - email me your list (maggie@ilovepapercrafts.com) of the 10 set you think you will be retiring, and whoever is closest to the mark - will win a $25 gift certificate! If the winner predicts 10 of 10 from the list, they will get an extra $10 gift certificate.  I will draw randomly if there's a tie! And EVERYONE who plays along, will get a $5 gift certificate valid on all orders over $50 in the month of July.    Just get your email to me by midnight on Saturday May 30th.

I'll email the list to all of the participants, along with the name of the contest winner on June 1st.

In the meantime, I'll be making my predictions too!

Cards with Simply Scrappin - Sunshine Garden

Simply Scrappin kits aren't just for scrapbooking!  If you need to make some quick and easy cards, or want to have something on hand for "emergencies" - check out the kits on pages 162 to 165.  This card is made with the Sunshine Garden SS kit and literally took less than five minutes to put together.  I'm teaching a class featuring the Sunshine Garden SS kit next Friday - May 29th at 8 p.m.  We'll be making two scrapbook pages perfect for your spring/summer shots, as well as a bonus card.  You'll have some supplies leftover from your class kit as well.  The cost for this class is $15 - just email me to register! maggie@ilovepapercrafts.com

Recipe: Sunshine Garden SS kit, DS latte buttons, SAB ribbon, glue dots and SNAIL. 

If you can't make the class, I will be offering a to-go option for $15 as well which includes cardstock, DS paper, buttons and ribbon, as well as a handout with sample projects. You can order bel- they are available locally, or can be shipped within canada for an additional $7.

 

Sunshine Garden Class options

May 29th Class $15.00Class Kit $15.00Class Kit with Shipping in Canada $22.00

Have a great weekend,

Join me on Facebook!

Are you on Facebook?  Then become a fan of I Love Papercrafts - the page is located here  - http://tinyurl.com/csq72e.  I'll be offering some Facebook only content, along with updates and other good stampin' stuff on an regular basis.  Monday i'll be doing a contest open only to my Fans - so hop on over to Facebook now and ensure you're a fan! :)

Scene in a Garden Bday Card

Have you heard? I'm completely obsessed with watercolour wonder crayons!  I finally had a chance to play with my new Scene in a Garden set and make a masculine card for my DH's uncle.  This is a great set for pretty much any occasion - i'm sure it will get lots of use in the Fall with the pumpkins too.

The images are stamped in Staz-On using my handy Stampin-Ma-Jig (which you totally need if you don't already have one) and then i used the Earth Elements crayones and a blender pen. 

The rest is self explanatory - so here's the recipe:

Stamps: Scene in a Garden

Ink: Staz-On and Watercolour Wonder Crayons - Earth Elements

Paper: Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip Cardstock, watercolour paper, patterned paper - retired from Fall 08 mini

Accessories: Chocolate chip tafetta ribbon

Tools: blender pen, Stampin-Ma-Jig

Have a great day - tomorrow will be samples from the upcoming sunshine garden scrapbooking class taking place on May 29th!  The cost is $15 for this class and it will get started at 8 p.m. at my place.  We'll be doing two 12x12 pages and a card - you'll have extra goodies left over too.  Email me to reserve a spot - maggie@ilovepapercrafts.com

Soft Summer Class to Go!

 

I'm happy to announce a new class to go - featuring the Soft Summer set from the Occasions Mini and lovely summer themed paper! This class to go includes the stamp set (a $31.95 value), the paper and accessories required to complete the four cards and purse style box, and a detailed step by step handout.  It requires a variety of classic ink, as well as two punches - but you can easily substitute with what you have on hand - or order the coordinating pads/punches at a 15% discount!  To purchase the class, you can use paypal below - or email me if you need to add stuff on to the order as well or have questions!

Here's the artwork from the set - I've been having lots of fun watercolouring with this one!

Happy Accidents - Friends 24/7 Card

I'm back - last week was totally crazy as I got caught up on everything!  Here's a card that was a happy accident - I was preparing for my watercolour class this Saturday (you can still register - there's a couple spots left!), and stamped this flower. I then realized I wasn't going to use the Friends 24/7 set.  Later I saw this hanging around and decided to colour it in and see what I could do with it - and here's my happy little accident.

I used the Watercolour Wonder crayons - which I am completely addicted to. It's my new favorite technique.  We used in this past month in club, and I'll share that card later this week!   The background on the card is stamped with the damask image from the set.  This is a really versatile set - the more I use it, the more I like it!

 

Recipe:

Stamps: Friends 24/7

Ink: Staz-On, Baja Breeze classic

Paper: Watercolour paper, Perfect Plum and Baja Breeze cardstock

Tool: WWC Earth Elements & Soft Subtles, Blender Pen