6x6 Album With A Twist

Here is a 6x6 Album done with a twist. It is a sample album I made for the CK Convention. Here's the twist- Each page is actually a 6" x 12" page of cardstock folded in half and adhered together on the sides. Each page is a DVD Pocket. There are 12 pages. One for each month of my son's life. We will be burning all of his pictures from each month to a disc and placing those discs into the book. The whole book was done with one Simply Scrappin Kit "Rock-a-Bye Boy". There was lots of designer cardstock and self-adhesive diecuts left so I will probably do another one as a gift. The album took between 3 and 4 hours to complete. I think that's great for an album that has every picture for the 1st year of a child's life :)

Here is the cover and a page showing how the disc is placed.



Here are the rest of the pages:

Decor Elements Jingle Jar

Here is a candy jar I made with the "Jingle all the Way" Decor Element. The jar is a 1 gallon jar and I used the small size of DE. This is a a great inexpensive project to do. I got the jar at Target for @9 and the small DE was only $3.50. I applied the DE and made a chipboard tag that I tied on with the new striped Grosgrain Ribbon from the Holiday Mini. The tag has Snow Flurries, Rhinestone Brad and Half Pearl that add some sparkle and dimension.

Country Living Holiday Kit Samples

Here are a few samples that I made from the Country Living Holiday Kit. This is a fabulous kit with over $100 worth of stuff in it for only $49.95. Order Online today HERE

Here is a few pictures of a beaded garland with the photo frames hanging from it. A cute idea for the holiday mantel decor. I think I may put it around a wall mirror I have hanging in my house.

Here are some gift tags.

Here are some ornaments.

Here are some wine charms and a place card holder.

Last buy not least. Here is a silver tree with glittered chipboard ornaments.

All these pieces were made from the same kit. I tried really hard to only use items in the kit so you can see all you can do. I did not use all the pieces- yet. The diecut designer paper and chipboard make putting these pieces together a snap.

CK Scrapbook Convention Make & Take Sample

Here is one of the samples for the Make and Take Project that will be at my Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Convention Booth next week. This particular sample uses the Sweet Always Designer paper. The booth will also have, Holiday Treasures, Ski Slope, and Frosty options available for this project. All except the Frosty will use the Curly Label Punch and coordinating stamps. The Frosty ones will use the Designer Label punch and Winter Post stamp set. The stamping on the inside will be optional. When there are lines at the booth, we will not offer this option.

CK Convention Special: During the convention anyone who orders 4 large or 3 large an 1 medium punch will receive their choice of a FREE small punch valued up to $6.95. This offer will only be available November 14 & 15th. Orders must be placed at the booth or via phone or email during those times. Unfortunately I can't offer it online because there is no way for SU to not charge your for the free item. When you call be sure to leave a message as I will be at the Convention Center.

Decor Elements Advent Calendar

Here is an advent calendar that I did with the Christmas Countdown Decor Element piece. I used a picture frame, removed the glass and covered the tag board backing with textured poster board. I applied the Decor Element and then screwed a hook into the tag board and trimmed the pointy part off the back of the hook. Many different designer papers were used, I leaned towards holidayish paper. I applied the papers to the raw SU chipboard. Then I diecut them with the Big Shot. I tried using the scallop die that SU carries, but it looked funny. The scallops didn't really go well with the Holiday theme. I am hoping the SU will start carrying the basic dies like circles and ovals. To finish the tags off I used the Crop-a-dile to punch and apply eyelets to the tops of the ovals. I was going to embellish further, but decided I liked the simplicity.

Star Bright Kit Ornaments

As promised here are some pictures of the ornaments I made with the Star Bright Ornament Kit in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini catalog. I loved playing with this kit. It went together very quickly.

Here are a few of the stars I did. The stars come diecut and scored so all you have to do is fold and embellish if you'd like. I also plan on adding a couple stars to the front of some gift bags and gift packages. I embellished these all differently. I used lots of Pretties Kit Items, Jingle Bells, and Glitter (green, blue & dazzling diamonds). I found the easiest way to adhere these together was with Dimensionals.


Here are the globe balls that I made with the strips of designer paper. Again, they are embellished, with a Pretties Kit, Glitter, Rub-Ons, etc.

Lastly, here are the balls made with the small circles. Again, the circles are diecut and scored, so they are super simple to put together. I like the balls made with 8 and 20 circles. I will probably make more with 8 because they are faster to put together. I found the best adhesive to put these together was the Tombo Multi Glue. The first picture is a comparison of the two sizes. I also made some with 4 circles, but they are pretty small and insignificant.


This is a great kit for only $19.95. I highly recommend this kit. Get it today HERE

Country Living Holiday Collection Kit Now Available

Country Living Holiday Collection Stampin’ Kit Get a jump start on your holiday projects with the Stampin’ Up!’s Country Living Holiday Collection Stampin’ Kit. This kit has everything you need to create beautiful handcrafted ornaments. The contents of this kit sold separately would run over $100. Get the kit today for just $49.95. Available While Supplies Last or December 31st, whichever comes first. Kit Contents Holiday Collection stamp set (six stamps) Four 12" x 12" sheets of die-cut chipboard Eight 12" x 12" sheets of die-cut Designer Series paper (2 ea. of 4 double-sided designs Four 12" x 12" sheets of Designer Series paper (2 ea. of 2 double-sided designs) Two 12" x 12" sheets of Whisper White card stock 25 yds. Silver Metallic cord 10 yds. 3/8" Whisper White taffeta ribbon Pretties Kit brads (20) Stampin' Dimensionals Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive Riding Hood Red Classic Stampin' Spot Old Olive Craft Stampin' Spot Uninked Stampin' Spot Whisper White Craft Ink refill Order Online HERE