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November Celebrate the Seasons

There are only two months left for this class. This past year has gone by so quickly. I am sad that this class is almost over but so very excited to begin working on next year's all new class. :)

It's starting to be that time of year where scrapbook time can be limited. Lots of family activities and other seasonal traditions that take up our time (and rightly so!). This month's sketch incorporates lots and lots of photos (if you want it to) or you can do like I did on my layout and fill in the empty spaces with patterned paper squares. Minimal embellishments and journaling directly on a journal tablet sheet completes November's layout.

November's Sketch:

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November's Layout:

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Almost everything on this layout was pre-made: the stickers, the florals (I layered mine for dimension and interest), the journaling sheet, etc.).

I did die cut several items to include them on my layout: the title is a Silhouette corner title design (you could easily duplicate this look with stickers, chipboard alpha, rub-ons, etc.) and the 2" squares "thankful", "blessed" & "gratitude" were cut down from Silhouette Print & Cut designs. I simply printed them on photo paper, then instead of running them through the Silhouette to cut them "as is", I used my paper trimmer to cut just the portion I wanted to use on my page.

I thought the border of the page looked a bit plain and because the page is so linear and busy with photos I added a bit of fun with punched borders that I adhered randomly. It gives a nice, playful feel to such a linear page. :)

Click HERE for the supply list and link to the pdf handout for this class.

This month's video:

Silhouette Designs used:

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Supplies:

Chocolate 12x12 Double Dot Paper by Bo Bunny; White 12x12 AC Cardstock Pack (American Crafts); Autumn Argyle/Blue Linen Double Sided Autumn Bliss Paper (Little Yellow Bicycle); Bronze Leaves/Bronze Double Sided Autumn Bliss Paper (Little Yellow Bicycle); Brown Leaves/Brown Flower Dots Double Side Autumn Bliss Paper (Little Yellow Bicycle); Ali Edwards this is the Day Stamps (Technique Tuesday); Black & Clear Big & Bossy Jumbo Embossing Pad (Ranger); Zing! Chestnut Opaque Embossing Powder (American Crafts); Autumn Bliss Journal Tablets (Little Yellow Bicycle); Gratitude 97% Complete Stickers (7Gypsies); Thanksgiving 97% Complete Cardstock Stickers (7Gypsies); Black Moma Remarks Letter Stickers (American Crafts); Florals (Making Memories); Buttons (KI Memories); Stick Pin (Heidi Grace); Mini Paper Clips (Tim Holtz); Mint Truffle Merrymint Ribbon Assortment (American Crafts); Tiny Attacher (Tim Holtz); Border Punch Kit (7Gypsies); Corner Chomper Crop-a-dile; New Scallop Edge Craft Punch (Martha Stewart); Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutter

I was going to post about the November 1st Garden but I think I will save that until Saturday. Tomorrow I have the Weekly Challenge at Two Peas and I will be sharing that layout and information here on my blog. :)

Have a super Thursday!

Silhouette Design Team

As you may or may not have heard, Silhouette has branched out and formed their own company, focused solely on the Silhouette. I was lucky enough to be asked to be a part of the "new" company's design team. I am so excited to share in this adventure with my fellow DT member, Erin Lincoln.

To read more about it (and read my dorky answers to their questionnaire) click HERE for the post from the Silhouette blog.

Here's the Thanksgiving card I created (and I did this in under an hour...that's right friends...the die cut card, die cut pumpkins and Print & Cut circle + stamping & heat embossing, etc. in under an hour). Love when that happens!

 

See that circle there with the notch? That notch is part of the card die cut. So cute and fun! Love how it holds the card closed.

Those pumpkins are seriously my favorite thing. Ever. I love pumpkins and these are the cutest. And I love that not only are they perfect for all your Halloween/Fall type layouts, cards and projects but they add such a lovely touch to a Thanksgiving project as well!

Silhouette Designs:

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Supplies:

Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutter, Elanore Battington Craft Fair Paper by American Crafts, Defencse! Varnish Junior Paper by American Crafts, Black 12x12 AC Cardstock by American Crafts, Season of Giving Clear Stamps by Hero Arts, Black & Clear Big & Bossy Jumbo Embossing Pad by Ranger, Zing! White Opaque Embossing Powder by American Crafts, 5 Color Polka Dot Ribbon by Jillibean Soup, Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz, Corner Chomper Crop-a-dile

I'll be back first thing tomorrow with this month's Celebrate the Seasons! Can you believe that we only have November and December and then this class is finished?!!!! Looking forward to sharing November's layout with you (plus I am behind and need to share my November 1st Garden layouts as well!). 

Until tomorrow...

Halloween Decorating Fun with the Silhouette

Have you checked out the Silhouette Blog this week? Kerri has been sharing how to use your Silhouette and vinyl clings to create a template for pumpkin carving. How cool is that? We are having a pumpkin carving party here Friday evening and I am going to try my hand at some of the super cool designs that Silhouette has created just for carving pumpkins!

Here are a few that I thought would be fun:

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Those are all so cool but this design is probably more my skill level! ha!

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There are a whole bunch of cute face designs available for download through the Silhouette store. Perfect for the beginner pumpkin carver or just the inept pumpkin carvers (like myself!). ;)

Speaking of Halloween, I created a bunch of spooky tags using Silhouette Print & Cut designs and regular die cut designs to create this project:

 

I bought this frame with clips from Pottery Barn Teen several years ago and I absolutely love it for seasonal decorating. 

Close ups of some of the tags:

Silhouette designs used:

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Silhouette designs used:

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Silhouette designs used:

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Silhouette designs used:

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Silhouette designs used:

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Silhouette designs used:

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Silhouette designs used:

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Silhouette designs used:

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Other Supplies:

Trick or Treat Clear Cut Shapes by Little Yellow Bicycle (Select Halloween Products 25% off)
Top Note Die (Sizzix Exclusive for Stampin' Up)
Flat Top Eyelets by Doodlebug
Clear Plastic Sheet (12x12) by Stampin' Up
Halloween Vintage Glitter 6 pack by Martha Stewart (Select Halloween Products 15% off)
Slice Tag Maker Kit by MM (20% off)
Slice Tag Maker Circle Silver Rims (20% off)
Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz 
Assorted Crystal Gemstones by Hero Arts 
Halloween Brads by MM 
Clear Plastic 4x12 Adhesive Sheets by Quickutz

To make the clear (Sizzix) tags I die cut two of the Top Note dies from the SU Clear Plastic and "sandwiched" the Silhouette Print & Cut tag or glittered Silhouette die cut shape in between. 

To create the glittered die cut shapes, I first die cut the design using the 4x12 Adhesive Sheet from Quickutz, so that the front of the design was "sticky". I sprinkled on black glitter, sprayed the design with Krylon Spray Adhesive, added another layer of glitter, then sandwiched the glittered design between 2 clear Top Note die cuts, securing the sides with flat top eyelets.

For the Print & Cut circle tags I die cut them at 2" diameter so that they would be the right size for the largest MM circle rims. I put the design in the rim and used the tag maker to secure, then I embellished.

Have a great Wednesday!

Ink Organization + Silhouette Inspiration

I purchased one of these Dymo Label Makers this week. I know, I know...these aren't new or anything. I don't know what gave me the wild hair to buy one but I did. And I love it. (I sort of have a thing for all organizational aids and products.).

 

I have a couple of different ink towers that I like to use for my stamp ink pad storage. My Stampin' Up and CTMH ink pads are just fine as they label their pads and it's easy to know what's what. However, every time I want to use a Distress Ink or Memories Ink or Staz-On Ink I have to go through them all to find the color I want. Not fun. So, I labeled them. Now, I can see and find the color I want easily. I am all about labeling everything for ease of use!

 

The inks above are my Staz-On inks. 

And here are some of my Distress Inks:

And here's a view of them in my stamp cabinet (this is where I am currently housing all stamping related product: inks, stamps, etc.). 

And here's how I'm storing the new Hero Arts Cling Stamps. I love the whole Cling Stamp concept: rubber stamps that work like clear ones. Love.

I am keeping them all in a binder, like I do my clear stamps. I am using these CD sheet protectors from Office Depot:

 

And here's how they look in the binder. I used the label maker to label the pockets so I could easily reference the item #/stamp for projects.

 

Silhouette has a brand new blog address: Silhouette Machine Blog. Kerri Bradford shared an amazing project and tips on Thursday's blog post. Check it out HERE. 

See those darling Print & Cut Advent designs Kerri used?

Um, girls who play along with Shimelle's Journal Your Christmas of Ali Edwards' December Daily every year....can you just imagine how CUTE these will be for your daily Christmas Journal?!!!! Can you guess what I'm using this year? :) And just imagine creating a wall art advent calender design. SO FUN. 

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Look for a preview of my Christmas Journal coming soon (I hope next week). I'm ready for the holidays already. :)

And want to know the BEST thing about these Advent Print & Cut designs? You see the how the days of the week are on each design? They are totally customizable. They can be moved around (i.e. next year) or removed completely if you just want to use them over and over and don't want to re-print/cut them each year! How cool is that? 

Speaking of holiday projects, I have a Halloween project that I'm hurrying to finish up. I am creating a bunch of tags to hang on this cool PB frame thing I have. I using a bunch of the Silhouette Print & Cut's for this as well. I can't wait to share it here next week!

Have a great weekend!

Fun With Type Fonts Layout + A Sewing Project

I am a week behind but wanted to share my layout for Kelly Purkey's Fun With Type Class from last week. The challenge was to use fonts. 

I used a font I had (Harlow Solid Italic) and cut it out of Kraft Cardstock using my Silhouette to create the background for my layout. A little bit different take on using fonts on a layout.

 

Here's a close-up for the background:

I am addicted to using the same color right on top of each other for subtle texture.

I also used that same font to create my title in Photoshop. I simply opened a digi kit and chose one of the papers and then typed my text right on top and printed it. Easy peasy.

I am also addicted to these little feltie monsters from Sassafras. Love them.

Silhouette designs used:

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Supplies:

Monstrosities Collection Kit by Sassafras Lass 
Monstrosities 12x12 Paper Pad by Sassafras Lass 
Line Up Double Sided Monstrosities Paper by Sassafras Lass 
Mash Double Sided Monstrosities Paper by Sassafras Lass 
Framed Double Sided Monstrosities Paper by Sassafras Lass 
Black 12x12 AC Cardstock by American Crafts 
Kraft Cardstock 
Monster Pal Brads by Sassafras Lass 
Silly Monster Felties by Sassafras Lass 
Tiny, tiny brads by CTMH 
Circle Punches
Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutting Tool 
Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz 
Slit Punch by Stampin' Up
DigiKit - So Caught up in You Page Kit by Michelle Underwood 
DigiKit - Curled Photo Frames White by Mary Ann Wise 

I spent the other day sewing. I would love to say I got more than one pillow cover done (as I had planned) but this one took me several hours. I sort of just pieced it together as I went. ;) I will get around to sewing several more pillow covers soon but for now I wanted to share this one:

I used the Sweetwater Authentic Collection Fabrics from Moda for this pillow cover. (It's an 18" pillow)

Here's the back:

 

Having the cover button on/off makes it easy to change it out with seasonal pillow covers or wash it when it inevitably gets dirty. ha!

For the flower I used some Therm O Web Heat N Bond Iron On Adhesive on a strip of fabric and then cut the "flower petals" from it, removed the paper backing and ironed then in place on the front of the pillow. Then I just randomly stitched around the petals to secure them and to add a decorative touch.

The center of the flower is a Prima floral and a MM Vintage button. :) Love being able to incorporate "scrapbooking product" into my sewing projects!

Fleur Danseur Arabesque by Prima Marketing 
Silver Buttons Vintage Findings by Making Memories 

 

I did remove the rhinestones from the Prima Flower. I didn't really like the way they looked with this project and they pulled off easily. :)

Okay, back to work I go! Getting ready for a big birthday party/sleepover tomorrow for my almost 9 year old daughter and then we're going to see Wicked as a family on Sunday. Can't wait!

October Mid-Month Garden

It's time again for another mid-month Garden at Two Pea. I think this month was one of my favorite themes this year: Typography. There are just so many options and the inspiration is absolutely amazing.

Here are some of my favorites (in no particular order) from the mid-month Garden:

• New Garden Girl, Stephanie Dagan created a masterpiece HERE. Holy Moly. I just love every single thing about this page. WOW.
• Mary MacAskill. Hello. This girl blows me away. Check out this great page HERE. And THIS one...and THIS one. Love. SO happy to now be seeing her inspiring pages every month in the Garden!
• Erica Hernandez is so amazing. Check out her darling Halloween layout HERE.
• Lisa Brown. This girl has such a classic style and my mouth is watering for apples now. Check out her fabulous page HERE.
• Moon Ko. Enough said. Her pages are so stunning. Check out THIS one. 
• Jen Gallacher never disappoints. I always love how she puts a page together. Amazing scrapbooker. Amazing person. Love her! Check out THIS Halloween layout.

Here are my Typography contributions for this Garden:

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I love the new American Crafts Junior line. The bright, primary colors are my favorites and you can use the papers for so many different themes of layouts. I love versatility in my scrapbooking product. 

The great typography on so many patterned papers (including the ones I used for my layout) make such a fun, bold statement. Just another way typography is used in our scrapbooking projects. 

The large grommets at the top of the page serve as a frame for the MM epoxy buttons. I placed the grommets only through the strip of paper at the top of the page and sewed the buttons to the paper underneath, thus giving me the perfect "frames" for my accents.

I used lots of border punches and Silhouette die cutting for this layout. 

That orange varnish dot paper from AC is my new favorite. It's just the perfect shade of orange. :)

I cut the title using a font I had on my computer and my Silhouette. :) That Silhouette gets a workout in my craft studio!

For more information on this layout click HERE.

Silhouette designs used:

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Suppiles:

White 12x12 AC Cardstock Pack by American Crafts 
Black 12x12 AC Cardstock Pack by American Crafts 
We're Number 1! Varnish Junior Paper by American Crafts 
Radical! Junior Paper by American Crafts 
Defense! Varnish Junior Paper by American Crafts
Ta-Da! Junior Paper by American Crafts
Wicked! Junior Paper by American Crafts 
Yay! Junior Paper by American Crafts 
Shazam! Varnish Junior Paper by American Crafts 
Red Photo Turn Kit by 7Gypsies 
White Mini Jewel Brads by American Crafts 
Large Grommets, Epoxy Buttons by Making Memories
Border Punch Kit by 7Gypsies 
Emboss Zigzag Edge Craft Punch by Martha Stewart 
Loops Edger Punch by Martha Stewart 
Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz 
Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutting Machine (This machine is currently 20% off! The holidays are coming...that's all I'm saying. :))
Silhouette $25 Prepaid Download Card (This is 20% off too! That means you get $25 worth of digital designs from the Silhouette Store at $19.99. That is cool!)

How about another Typography layout? 

This one utilizes fonts. I have been wanting to do this layout forever but was having a hard time finding patterned papers/embellishments that would work with the theme but not be "too girly" about these photos of my little guy all dressed up in his sister's dress-up clothes. (I am certain that one day in the future he will be a bit dismayed that he let his sister do this to him...). ;) 

I finally setteled on these new Bella Blvd papers and the layout just came together. Love when that happens!

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I used some older CK KOTM clear elements over top of my printed journaling just for a fun touch. I designed the title/journaling in PS and printed it on Epson Luster Photo Paper (same paper I used for my photos) so that the colors didn't bleed into the paper.

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And, yes, Ethan really does run around singing Aerosmith's, "Dude Looks Like a Lady" all the time. It's hysterical. He also does a pretty great impression of the Black Eyed Peas "I've Got a Feeling" and Rihanna's, "Disturbia". He is quite the performer. ;)

For more information on this layout, click HERE.

Supplies:

Slate Dot 12x12 Paper by Bo Bunny 
Robot Love Super Stud Paper by Bella Blvd 
Eclipse Super Stud Paper by Bella Blvd 
Planterium Super Stud Paper by Bella Blvd 
Bits of Bella Super Stud Paper by Bella Blvd 
Kraft 12x12 Cardstock by Bazzill 
Cherry Hill Word Stickers by October Afternoon 
Vellum Star Tag, Epoxy Buttons by Making Memories
Clear Accents by CK KOTM 
Corner Chomper Crop-a-dile 
Tasklist Font by Jennifer McGuire 

And here's my seasonal Halloween layout for the month:

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I die cut the labels, the fence and the word "Halloween" using designs for the Silhouette. The word "Disney" was die cut using a font on my computer.

For more information on this layout, click HERE.

Silhouette designs used:

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Supplies:

Black 12x12 AC Cardstock by American Crafts 
Slice 12x12 Metallic Paper Multipack by Making Memories 
Slice 12x12 Metallic Black by Making Memories 
Creepy Crawlers Boo To You Paper by MME 
Fright Night Boo To You Paper by MME 
Frightful Friends Boo To You Paper by MME 
Boo! To You Paper & Accessories by MME 
Boo! To You Glittered Chipboard by MME 
JFK Neutral 2 Remarks Sticker Book by American Crafts 
Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutting Machine 
$25 Prepaid Silhouette Download Card 
Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz

Have a super Thursday!

October Celebrate the Seasons + Fall Stamp Camp

Good Monday morning!

It's cold, rainy and dreary this morning here in Southwest Kansas. Perfect Fall Weather.

To match the Fall atmosphere outside I've got two new classes at Two Peas today, both featuring Fall-ish/Halloween-ish projects. :)

First up: Celebrate the Seasons

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Here's the sketch this layout is based on:

 
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Even though I did a Halloween layout, this sketch could be used for so many other themes/layouts. Maybe you took a trip to the Pumpkin Patch, celebrated a birthday or other family celebration, love decorating for Autumn, have great photos of fall foliage you want to showcase, vacation photos...the possibilities are endless. 

Click here for more information on the layout, the supplies used and the pdf handout.

The video for this class:

***Special Giveaway***

Please visit this thread on the Education Board over at 2peas for your chance to win the die cuts used to create the October Layout. I am including both black AC cardstock die cut frames, Black Metallic MM die cut "halloween" title + the Silhouette Print & Cuts (October 31 circle & Word Collage).

You will have until 11:59 p.m. CST Friday, October 9th, 2009 to be entered to win the set of die cuts. So please be sure to leave a comment on THIS thread at 2peas for your chance to win! 

Next, this week kicks off Fall Stamp Camp at Two Peas. 

I am thrilled to be hosting this first week: Stamping with Markers.

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This class features 3 Fall/Halloween cards all created with Stamp Markers (I used some by American Crafts but you could use whatever you have: Stampin' Up, CTMH, etc.).

The first card shows coloring in a stamped image with markers:

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The next card features using Stamp Markers to color in wood mounted stamps + a clear stamp greeting to create a card:

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And the last example showcases using Stamp Markers to color in Acrylic Stamps + a greeting to stamp a card:

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All three of these cards are so easy and fun to create!

Click here for more information, the list of supplies used to create these cards and the step-by-step instructions.

Here's the video:

Have a wonderful day!

October Garden

The October Garden is something to blog about. 

Not only is the theme fantastic, we have two new Garden Girls making their debut this month and their work is in a word, fabulous. Two of my favorite scrapbookers adding inspiration and creativity to the Garden every month makes my heart happy. :)

Check out Mary Macaskill's sweet layout HERE. Here eye for great design, clean lines and charming details always blow me away. She is amazing!

Check out Kandis Smith's fun and cheerful layout HERE. I love her use of color and detail. Happiness, I tell ya!

I absolutely adore this month's theme: Typography. 

Here's one of the layouts I created for the theme (stay tuned mid-month for another two). ;)

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I love the look of the bookend diecuts for the Silhouette. They look great framing a focal point photo + they add a nice touch of typography to the layout. Other typography points of interest: I added a digital brush directly over the photo before printing (Ali Edwards for Designer Digitals), I stamped a text border below the photo strip, the little owl die cut with the pre-printed conversation bubble and the tab with the journaling.

Silhouette designs used:

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Supplies:

White 12x12 AC Cardstock Pack by American Crafts 
Gathering Lillian Collection Paper by Craft Paper 
Bazzill Dot Paper 
Other Patterned Papers (Front Porch Collection by My Mind's Eye)
Little Sprout Glitter Die Cuts by Craft Paper 
Ali Edwards Favorite Memories Stamps by Technique Tuesday 
Soft Suede Ink by Stampin' Up
Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutter 
$25 Prepaid Silhouette Download Card 
Silhouette Cutting Mat Replacements 
Corner Chomper Crop-a-dile 
Scalloped Scallop Medium Edger Punch by EK Success 
Notch Tool (Making Memories) 
Tiny, Tiny Brads (Close To My Heart) 
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Click HERE for more information + the supplies used on this layout.

How about a New Product Focus Layout?

The vinyl for the MM Slice isn't a brand new product but I thought I'd share how I use Making Memories fabulous patterned vinyl for a layout using both my Silhouette and regular punches to create shapes from it, just like you would with a patterned paper. (And I am definitely cutting out some bigger designs for my daughter's wall. Can't you just see a big ol' butterfly from the pink polka dot?)

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Silhouette design used:

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Supplies:

Slice 12x12 Vinyl Sticker Multipack by Making Memories 
Slice 12x12 Aqua Stripe Vinyl Sticker Sheet by Making Memories 
Slice 12x12 Pink Dot Vinyl Sticker Sheet by Making Memories 
Slice 12x12 Shimmer paper Multipack by Making Memories 
Slice 12x12 Aqua Dot Shimmer by Making Memories 
Traveler 12x12 Cardstock Paper Pack by Little Yellow Bicycle 
Patterned Papers by My Mind's Eye (older collections) 
Ali Edwards Favorite Memories Stamps by Technique Tuesday 
Favorite Things, Happy Harmoney & Best Yet Stamp Sets by Stampin' Up
Stamp Inks by StazOn and Stampin' Up 
Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutter 
$25 Silhouette Prepaid Download Card 
Scallop Sentiment Border Punch by Fiskars 
Circle Caption 1.5" Paper Shapers Punch by EK Success 
Large and Small Star Punches by Stampin' Up
Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz 
Ribbon & Buttons by Stampin' Up

Click HERE for more information + the supplies used on this layout.

I can't wait to share October's Celebrate the Seasons class with you on Monday (the 5th). I absolutely love how it turned out. And to make Monday even better I have another class for you! I am hosting the first week of Fall 2009 Stamp Camp at Two Peas! Make sure to stop by the Education board on Monday for more information + I will sharing here on my blog as well. (And I will be giving something away on Monday too!)

Time to get to work. Have a fabulous Thursday!

Crazy Week

Wow.

This past week was absolutely crazy with stuff to do (and next week isn't looking any less crazy!). However, as long as I don't have people here fixing things around the house I should be good to go! ha. 

Our formal dining room has been sitting empty for awhile now. When we purchased and remodeled our home we had removed a partial wall in the formal living/dining area and made one grand room which we really, really love but we didn't really have furniture for that room. We got a sofa and some chairs for the "living" part but the dining area has been serving as the gymnastics area. It's seen more cartwheels than actual dining. ha. Well, I had picked some furniture out and had it ordered and yesterday the nice guys from our favorite local furniture store delivered it. :) Not all the chairs came in just yet. We're missing the two arm chairs that go on each end and one of the side chairs came damaged so they are getting us a new one but this is just exactly what I imagined for that room. So happy.

Here's almost the whole room, looking in from the entry of our home. The table is long and will extend to 116" to accommodate lots of guests. I only put one leaf in for now (that's the long black thing laying on the floor that needs to find a nice, safe home). And Ethan left a sippy cup on the coffee table. Lovely.

The new table and chairs. Buffet table I had already. ;) I still haven't taken the tags off the chairs or the plastic off the upholstery seats. Nice. The doorway there goes into my kitchen.

And the china cabinet that I love. Love. Lots of storage underneath and lovely display up top. I couldn't resist putting a few of my Autumn/Halloween things in with my Wilton pieces. Love the black/orange/silver. :)

Before I get started on the three classes I need to work on this weekend (yes, that's not a typo THREE new classes coming to 2peas soon!) I thought I'd share a few more Silhouette shares.

I don't think I've shared this one yet...more butterflies on this wave-edge card base. The dot border is part of the card. I just cut and adhered a piece of yellow cardstock behind it to make it stand out.

I used this Silhouette design:

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Other Supplies:

Smary Pants Stamp Set by Stampin' Up 
Flight of the Butterfly Stamp Set by Stampin' Up 
Hope Happens Stamp Set by Stampin' Up 
Soft Pool Shadow Ink by Hero Arts 
Soft Suede, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze & Crushed Curry Inks by Stampin' Up
Clouds Design Block Stamp by Hero Arts 
Butterfly Punch by Stampin' Up
Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutter

A fun Christmas card using another card base: I embossed the greeting part with white embossing powder and created a snowy scene for the stamped and embossed trees. :)

I used this Silhouette design:

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Other supplies:

Holiday Trees Small Wood Mounted Stamps by Hero Arts 
Stunning Snowflakes Design Block Stamp by Hero Arts 
Zing Rouge Opaque Embossing Powder by American Crafts 
Zing Leaf Opaque Embossing Powder by American Crafts 
Zing Cricket Opaque Embossing Powder by American Crafts 
Zing White Opaque Embossing Powder by American Crafts 
Star Gems by KI Memories 
Smooth Clear Gemstones by Hero Arts
Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutter

And a love card with yet another fun card base: I used Versamark on the "greeting" portion of the cut out again and embossed with silver embossing powder for a nice contrast. The lace die cut was layered right on top of the card base, white on white. Subtle but effective. I stamped on each of the punched hearts and embossed with different embossing powders.

I used these Silhouette designs:

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Other Supplies:

White 12x12 AC Cardstock by American Crafts 
Houndstooth Woodmounted Stamp by Hero Arts 
Artistic Windows Special Edition Stamp Set by Hero Arts 
Raindrop Background Design Block Stamp by Hero Arts 
Forever in my Heart Stamp Set by Stampin' Up
Zing Clear Embossing Powder by American Crafts 
Zing Silver Glitter Embossing Powder by American Crafts 
XLG My Funny Valentine Squeeze Punch by Fiskars 
Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutter
Zing White Opaque Embossing Powder by American Crafts 
Clear Button, String and Brads

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!

Sewing Questions + Silhouette Shares

Good morning!

First thing, thank you for all your comments on the die cutting machines. Please keep those requests and comments coming. If you have a response please post it HERE on this post. I really appreciate all the feedback.

Next, some sewing stuff. :)

Yaneri asked: Do you know any blogs that are great with doing projects, especially for beginners! Please let me know! Or if anyone who posts......

Here are a few sewing links/blogs I visit:

Susan Weinroth: she is an amazing scrapbooker and sewer extraordinaire. Love her.

Heather Bailey: love her fabrics and her blog is eye candy.

Sandi Henderson: more amazing fabrics and her blog is full of eye candy as well.

Sweetwater Blog: you know that amazing green/black/cream fabric I shared on that t-shirt project? Well they have a blog. There are some fun sewing projects scattered throughout. I want to try making THIS quilt.

Moda Bake Shop: Some really fun projects posted here too. I've found several things I'm just itching to try. 

Fiskars Craft: There are some cute sewing/quilting projects shared here too.

Rhadonda mentioned youcanmakethis.com. There are some darling projects found here, too!

If anyone wants to share more links or websites let me know and I'll add them to the list!

Sweetwater Authentic Fabric

Robin wanted to know where I purchased my fabric for the t-shirt. I bought mine HERE at the Fat Quarter Shop. It loooks like they are sold out of the fat quarter bundle I purchased but they have several other items. You can also purchase the fat quarter bundle HERE at Hancocks fabric online. And HERE is a link to all the Sweetwater Authentic collection that they carry. You can buy individual fabrics, etc. at Hancocks. I purchased a couple of the jelly rolls to make a quilt. :) I can't wait.

Silhouette Shares:

Seeing how it's almost time for another release (get ready for some spooky and scary designs this coming Thursday!) I thought I had better share some of the rest of my projects from the September 10th release!

How about some Christmas Tags?

These tags were cut with this new Silhoeutte design:

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I cut them out of craft paper, stamped them with Versamark ink and then heat embossed with white embossing powder. Then I added ribbons, florals and stamped greetings that I embossed as well. I love these tags. I want to make a bunch of them for the upcoming holiday season!

Supplies:

Big Holiday Words Design Block Stamp by Hero Arts 
Stunning Snowflakes Design Block Stamp by Hero Arts 
Holiday Sayings Clear Stamps by Hero Arts 
Large Sentiments Clear Acrylic Stamp Set by American Crafts 
Versamark Ink by Hero Arts 
Zing! White Opaque Embossing Powder by American Crafts 
Zing! Green Metallic Embossing Powder by American Crafts 
Zing! Rouge Opaque Embossing Powder by American Crafts 
Silver Large Brads by American Crafts 
Misteltoe Poinsettia Blossoms by Making Memories 
Winter Mix Flower Shop Blossoms by Making Memories 
Silhouette SD Digital Craft Cutting Machine by Quickutz 
$25 Prepaid Download Card for Silhouette 
Kraft Cardstock 
Baja Blue Ribbon by Stampin' Up 
Green Ribbon by MM 
Red & White Silk Ribbons by Creative Impressions  

Have a fabulous Wednesday!