Simply Scrappin' Kit Club

Need to get caught up with your scrapbooking but don't know where to start?

Like products that are color coordinated and go together quickly?

Wish someone would do the planning for you so you could concentrate on scrapping?

Then join my new Simply Scrappin' Kit Clubs!

While everyone was putting together their cards and pages at the Scrapbook and Card Buffet last Saturday, I was making pages from the Summer Days Simply Scrappin' Kit on page 176 of the Spring & Summer Catalog.

Some of the ideas come from the creative ladies at SCS. Others are original and created by me. The Real Red and Pumpkin Pie remind me of the summer sun while the Wild Wasabi and Bashful Blue make me think of cool water.

Each Simply Scrappin' Kit Club needs at least 8 members who are willing to purchase the Simply Scrappin' Kit of the month. The kits cost $23.76 with shipping and tax included.

Members of each club will take turns being hostess and will receive hostess benefits for that month.

I already have a club that wants to meet one Sunday afternoon a month. It's half full, so if you're interested, you need to sign up quick. The club order for kits will be placed on June 10th.

Since I'm off for the summer, I'd be happy to hold summer kit clubs during the day or on week nights; just let me know what works for you.

Happy scrapping!

Great day at the buffet!

We had so much fun at the Scrapbook and Card Buffet at the Community Center in Yantis!

This is another one of the cards we made. It uses Green Galore cardstock as a base and has flowers from the Stitched Exotics stamp set in Pixie Pink on Whisper White cardstock. The scalloped border was made with the Cricut, the Green Galore swirl is from a retired SU! set, and I added the pen work with black ink to tie in the Celebrate you! phrase at the bottom that comes from a set in the mini catalog. (Don't forget the deadline for ordering from the mini has been extended until the end of June!)

I still need to scan several of the cards and the rest of the scrapbook pages. I'll try to get a few more of them posted before I leave for GASC next week.

It's so exciting when a group of scrappers get together and share ideas!

First Double-Page Spread

Stacey at SCS designed this layout, and I just selected the colors and rotated the page maps a little. I used Brocade Blue, Regal Rose, Old Olive, and Whisper White cardstock. The DSP strips come from the Cutie Pie collection. The journaling stamp comes from the Enjoy Every Moment Stamp set.

I'm including Old Olive corner punches for embellishment, but I wanted this spread to be something that could be used for either boys or girls. That's why I left the title block blank.

I'm not sure why the left-hand side looks so crooked in the photo, but in real life the two sides of the spread line up perfectly.

A Birthday Card for the Buffet

For this card, I used Pumpkin Pie cardstock for the base and wheeled Fast Flowers over it with a Pumpkin Pie ink cartridge. The striped paper is from the Summer Picnic DSP paper from the mini-catalogue and will be available through the end of June. Whisper White cardstock was layered over it.

The birthday sentiment came in the SAB scalloped set. I stamped it in Old Olive ink and cut it out with the 1 1/4" Circle Punch. I used the 1 3/8" Circle Punch to cut a matting circle out of Bashful Blue cardstock. Then I punched a Pumpking Pie scallop with the Scallop punch and punched a tiny circle in each scallop with the 1/16" circle punch. All three pieces were layered and centered.

One of the Thank You Cards for the Buffet

This is one of the Thank You cards I designed. It uses River Rock cardstock as its base. Black ink was wheeled on the River Rock with the Baroque Border wheel, using a black ink cartridge. Thank You was also stamped on River Rock cardstock, using black ink and a retired sentiment stamp. The sentiment was matted with black cardstock and both pieces of cardstock had their corners punched with the Ticket Corner Punch.

I love how this card turned out and plan to give sets of them as Christmas presents, but I'll need to order more cardstock since the River Rock color will no longer be available when the new catalogue comes out in August.

One of the Cards for Saturday's Buffet

This is the first card I designed for the Scrapbook and Card Buffet in Yantis on May 31, 2008.

The card uses Old Olive and Whisper White cardstock, Bali Breeze Designer Series Paper, one of the new Die-Cut Blooms, and a sentiment (for you) from the SAB rub-ons.

Wonderful Weekend

Last Saturday I went to a twelve hour crop hosted by my friend, Shela, and got 18 pages done! I'm pumped! Most of them were designed by my SU! friends, Barbara and Kim, but I'll try to get some of them posted to the blog.

I have to warn you, though, that I went crazy with the "bling" on one of them!

Today we're taking our DI teams to Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Waxahachie, Texas, so I'm sure to get lots of great photos there.

And don't forget to sign up for the Scrapbook & Card Buffet at Yantis Community Center on May 31.

I've been swamped fulfilling my 5 1/2 week contract to grade essays online for the state of North Carolina, and SAT scoring for May starts tomorrow and lasts until the 20th, but I promise to get a few sneak peeks posted before the big event!