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May Scrapbooking Project of the Month

This super sunny scrapbook page is so simple to make with Stampin’ Up!’s Sunshine Garden Simply Scrappin’ Kit.
SUPPLIES
Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker
Sunshine Garden Simply Scrappin' Kit
Apricot Appeal 1/4 Inch Grosgrain Ribbon
Button Bouquet
Stampin' Dimensionals

May is National Scrapbooking Month

Stampin' Up! is offering a few specials for National Scrapbooking Month (May 1- 31):

A deal on Designer Series Paper (Buy 3 get one FREE)

A 20% discount on a brand NEW alphabet set (this is a SNEAK PEAK, only available in July in the NEW 09/10 Idea Book and Catalog

Scrapbooking Starter Kit - $75

Contact me for more information on any or all of these specials

Scallop Envelope Easter Basket

I have seen many people making these Easter baskets using the Scallop Envelope die for the Big Shot and decided I had to try this myself. It was so EASY and QUICK. Below are the steps for making your own.

First, using your Big Shot, cut out 6 Scallop Envelopes. Attach the side tabs together as shown above, with Sticky Strip.

Next, take your remaining ends and attach them together to make your basket whole.

You will now have a hole in the bottom and will need to "patch" it with another piece of cardstock. I made mine square.

I cut a 1"x11" piece of cardstock and punched the sides with the new Eyelet Border punch to make the handle. Attached it with sticky strip also.



I added Delicate Dots DSP (SAB) to each side and on the handle for another festive effect.

Snow, Snow, and More Snow

This is what we woke up to today. Kansas is getting hit with a blizzard, sleet, snow, ice storm. Wichita faired far better then what western Kansas has gotten but this is so NOT the weather for us at the end of March...Last week it was mid-70's!

Polka Dot Punches

This card has a fun little twist/technique that is kind of hard to see in the picture but it is just enough to add "something" to an other wise simple card. There is no name for this little twist but I guess you can call it "add a little bling". As you can see from the picture, the center of the flower is a brad. This isn't just any brad...I have taken a mini glue dot and formed it to the top of the brad and then dipped in into SU's Fine Cosmo Celery Glitter. Once the glitter has stuck to the glue dot, tap off any extra and add the bling to your project.

Stamps: Polka Dot Punches (SAB), Sincere Salutations
Card Stock: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Delicate Dots DSP (SAB), So Saffon, and Whisper White
Ink: Bashful Blue and Certainly Celery
Accessories: Silver Brads, Mini Glue Dots, Fine Cosmo Celery Glitter, 1/16" hand held punch

Botanical Blooms

This card features the Faux Film Strip technique and also uses the Texturz Backgrounds I plates.

To get the look of the film strip I stamped the Botanical Blooms images onto punched 1-1/4" squares and attached to Basic Black card stock that has been punched using the Spiral punch down both sides of the card stock.


(in this close up, I tried to show the texture on the card stock that was done using the Stampin' Up! Backgrounds I Texturz plate)

Stamps: Botanical Blooms (SAB)
Card stock: Bordering Blue, Regal Rose, Basic Black, and Whisper White
Ink: Bordering Blue, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Always Artichoke, Regal Rose, and Pink Piroutte
Accessories: Backgrounds I texturz plate, spiral punch, 1-1/4" square punch