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The local paper craft store has shy of a gazillion but let's just say a LOT of dies, and most are free to use for all who enter the shop so long as you pick up your paper there. Others are reserved for those with memberships - it's cheap, and the benefits far outweigh the cost, IMHO. Two of our Saturday morning make-'n-take sessions are continuing series, and this one, led by the lovely and talented Karen, is one of those. We just completed a series where we made 2-pg 6x6" scrapbook pages. Now we're starting one where Karen's hoping to share new techniques some may not have ever tried.
This past Saturday's project at CAM was a simple Easter card. Jillibeans wondered whether it may be TOO easy ... but I don't think so! Variety is the spice of life, and you need to offer a range of projects to appeal to paper crafters of all levels of ability, right?! We repeatedly stamped a Stamps by Judith carrot for a background, colored it in using a variety of water-based markers, then popped up a bunny die and attached his bow-die and eye ... easy peasy and voilà! Here's my first Easter card!
Another in our continuing series of 2-sided folders to be eventually joined together in a mini book of sorts, each page includes a greeting card, bookmark, and list of dates to remember. They're themed each month, and this month's version is all about love! Led by the lovely and talented Joyce, I'm SO geeked about this project! We're using Basic Grey DP card stock for the pages/folders.
Here's a show-'n-tell of today's make-'n-take where we made our choice from two cards and a couple of cute mailboxes to cover some nugget chocolates. It was a relatively quick card as the lovely and talented Jill had the ingredients ready for us, so I was out of there with time to shop before heading to meet some friends for dinner and a movie (more on that later).
I learned this past Saturday that cardinal red is Jill's fav red - that's the basis of this red and white valentine card from CAM's make-'n-take. It's a nice bright red! I collect cardinals. It's something I originally started collecting for my Mom, as it's one of her fav birds. We're lucky to have some that regularly visit our bird feeders, but she spots them far and few between at her home. So, about 15 years ago I started picking her up on most Christmases. My sister got into the act too, and now every now and then Mom will stroll around the house counting all the cardinals she's amassed!
On Saturdays you'll usually find me at CAM, participating in a make-'n-take project. They generally lead us in the making of a card or small 3D project, using supplies that they offer at a discounted rate to us that day. Once a month we work on a continuing project (last year it was a recipe book), and this year's is designed and presented by the lovely and talented Joyce. We're assembling a booklet of sorts, consisting of two-sided pocket pages in which we'll insert a tag and card themed for the month, all made from Basic Grey DP. And I LOVE Basic Grey DP! Count me in! We'll add a chip board cover and assemble them when we're done with all twelve months pocket pages. Here's today's pocket page project. Sweet, eh?!
If you were in the Flint MI area today and happened to stop by Capture-a-Memory, you were in for a treat as the lovely and talented Jill led the group in the making of this cute card, one of two projects for the weekend's make-'n-take session (they're held most Saturdays from 12-2 p.m.)!
This card's the result of a weekend outing where my stampin' buddy Pat and I took in a make- 'n-take at my fav local paper crafting store, Capture-a-Memory. The lovely and talented Jill led us in making a couple projects - today's card and a tube containing goodies w Halloween poem tag. Tho' it looks pretty brown in this picture, the card stock background is more like a dark cranberry, and the green sentiment is much darker IRL.
... I'd pick you! Awwww ... cute, eh?! This is today's make-'n-take from the kind folkes at CAM (aka Capture-A-Memory, where I usually spend my midday Saturdays w my stampin' buddy Pat). It's sweet, and they usually have projects to showcase a particular technique or product. Today's featuring Martha's fringe scissors, which were used to make the grass in the card. Said product is usually offered at a discount on the days we use it for a make-'n-take. Today's sale also included the cute stamps used to make faces on the flowers and stamps used to make a 2nd card. The face stamps came in multiple styles and sizes - and were STINKIN' CUTE!
sounded daring, didn't I?! here's my fav selection from the 2 cards we made at CAM's make-'n-take today. I chose to pencil in the flower in yellow and brown, but went over it with watercolor markers when I got home. I just don't have the knack my stampin' buddies do in coloring with pencils ... sigh! unlike the rest, I chose to leave out the inverted rounded edges - it just looked too fancy for my taste - and didn't knot the ribbon to appear as though it was tied around the stems. I did it my way (ode to Frankie)! and I'm not sure what this picture's supposed to represent ... think they're pansies?
Today's make-'n-take at CAM was to create this stinkin' cute honeycomb card. Toad-illy cute froggy on the outside ... BUT ... open it up and the cut-out shaped as a toadstool opens to create a 3D effect! In case you've not seen Inky Antics' Honey Pot collection in your travels, here's a link to their stamp sets AND a quick 4-minute video tutorial on the process.
I used a pinwheel cut from designer paper using a die from CAM (Capture-A-Memory, a Flint-area paper crafting store I frequent) for today's card - that and complementary cardstock is all this CAS Easter card took, add a bit of ribbon, and voilà! My final Easter card for 2011! Thanx, CAM! I needed that!
Today's make -'n- take at CAM was this cutie patootie card and basket combo led by the lovely and talented Jill, who stamped lots of the sentiment in advance and kitted our packets. We were able to use some of the extra stamped sentiments to choose which pictures from the sentiment we popped up. I dunno if you can tell from the photo, but I popped up the bunnies and the carrot. We also used flocking, which I added to the large bunny on the basket, and to the tails of all the smaller bunnies on the matching card. To finish off the basket, we added "grass" and marshmallow bunnies. YUM! Mine's gone already ... I know, how'd THAT happen?! grins ...
Saturday's make -'n- take project at CAM were these cutie tubes that we filled w candy which I'm planning on giving my sons on Valentine's Day morning. I have two sons, so my stampin' buddy Pat was kind enough to make one and I made the other. Thanx, Jill, for the cute project!
Today's card is from a make -'n- take that I went to at Capture-A-Memory in Flint MI. They hold an inexpensive deal most Saturdays that's free for store members and only $2 for non-members. Lately we're making two items - usually one's a card, and one's a project from one of their large assortment of dies. Today's project was a scalloped heart die made into a small candy holder. We attached ribbon to it and it's hanging in my living room. I figure it'll go to which ever of my boys notices it first!
