The project continues....

G'afternoon. Wewl, my cowld has got me {insert sneeze here} good. I've been moving pwetty slow these days. However, the stamping must continue *sniff, sniff*. I got a few more pages done :) Check 'em out....

Father's Day Project #4

This week will be my week to get THIS YEARS project done. :) I've decided to do 6x6 pages & still not sure if I will just put binder rings in the holes or actually stick it in an album. Seeing as DH is working away, it might be easier for him to have it in an actual album. I thought I'd post the pages as I get them done. Fighting a *nasty* cold these past few days, so my creativity has been a little low, but hopefully I'll be able to get it done in time :) I have until Friday (then he's home!! yeah!!!!)
Here's the cover (my son {8yr old} actually took this photo!)

Page one is my note & I took the kids' school photos and punched their faces out for the side of the page.

Page 2 is a couple shots of our munchkins.

Page 3 is "the quiz". This was fun. I thought of 10 questions to ask the kids (everything from what's daddy's favorite food, to how do you know your daddy loves you..) and I called them into my stamping room one at a time to answer the questions. It was cute to hear all their little answers!!

I'll continue to post as I work my way through this project. I love these little projects. Quick! It's nice to have a project that you start & finish all in the same week. :)
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
-j.

Father's Day Project #3

I found some old pictures when I was visiting last summer & so I pulled them out & had some copies made so I could make this mini album for my Dad for Father's Day. They were a bit blurry so I did try to ink edges and give it a bit of a "worn" look.
Here's the cover -- I tore chocolate chip cardstock & put it under some design paper.

I wanted to add a photo of his Dad who passed a number of years ago. I cut 1-1/2" squares for the background and inked all the edges in chocolate chip. Then I placed the photo directly onto that. I stamped with StazOn directly onto the photo and then added a couple of prima flowers. :)

For the page beside this I used my circle punch and cut a notch out of the top to house the circle stamp sentiment. I also inked up the edges with white stazon.

Here's the next set of "pages".

The final two pages are of then & now :)

Birthday Time.

Sorry it's blurry!! If only Santa could arrive a wee bit early this year & bring me that camera ;-)

My son has two birthday parties tomorrow, so I quickly got one of the two cards done up tonight. I haven't pulled out All Wrapped Up for quite awhile so it was fun to play with it again. Very quick card. Brocade Blue card stamped in Versamark with Flannel Background (love it!). Then I stamped the jar & lid on watercolor paper & used the watercolor crayons & aquapainter to paint them & cut them out. I'm not sure if you can tell, but the frog & lid have a stampin' dimensional around them to add some depth. I also ran a strip of really rust cardstock through the cuddlebug to give the card some more layers. The greeting was stamped with stazon on vellum.

It's for an 8-year old boy.... I know he truly won't care, but I just can't BUY a card ;-)

Happy weekend!!
-.j.

Father's Day Project #2

OK, a day late -- but here it is. This is the mini album I made for my sweetie last year. It's my favorite *type* of album [ok the only one I've tried to make - lol], but it's very simple & at crunch time, I need simple!! I used 12x12 if I have it (saves paper & less cuts) and cut in 1/2 to make a 6X6 "album". Once you've cut in half, score in half and then piece together like an accordion. The great thing about this is you can make it as big or as small as you'd like [or time permits!!]. I used cardboard to make the front & back cover SLIGHTLY larger and covered with designer paper & decorated. I actually TORE the photo on the front & sponged ink on the edges to add some texture. I was nervous tearing a photo, but it turned out ;-)
Front of Album....

Page One was my page... I got to say mushy stuff about how wonderful he is [and he really is wonderful!!] and found a few photos that showed his playfulness. He's just a big kid at heart. He's sledding down those hills just as excited as his kids! SO CUTE!!!

Page two was my oldest daughters. She was big enough to print herself so I had her write some reasons why she loves daddy! :) Precious.

Page three was my son's. Not quite big enough to print [nor much desire] so I typed while he spoke... still his own words though.

Last page was our "baby". I tried to soften it by using vellum (great way too to use a less that crisp photo!)

Back Cover. Again, I like to date it. Also note that if you want to TIE the book together you need to run the ribbon across the front cover BEFORE you adhere the front photo so that the ribbon lies underneath!


And there you have it. Our book from last year :) I just finished one I made for my dad with some old pictures of when I was a little girl that I will post tomorrow or Saturday. Need to finish it up and get the photos taken. What are you all working on for father's Day?????
-j.

Father's day is coming!!

I find it humorous how when it's Mother's Day it is PLASTERED everywhere -- for some reason the world KNOWS that the male gender will not remember this special day. HOWEVER.... us females rock when it comes to Father's day! Don't we?! :) I thought I'd take the next couple of days to share some past father's day *albums* that I have done with the kids for Daddy to help spur you on to get creating. We may KNOW that the big day is coming.... but it doesn't mean we'll STAMP until the night before ;-).
Here's a quick project (no precutting) that uses ONE sheet of 12x12 cardstock.
1. Take your sheet of cardstock and score it in half at 6"
2. Now score the other "end" at 3", 6" and 9" so that you have 4 rectangles on the top and four rectangles on the bottom (clear as mud?!?!)
3. Fold it in half again & adhere the two ends together & you now have your booklet.
4. Accordion fold and cover/decorate as desired!
5. Ask me if you have any questions, I'm good at SHOWING... explaining?.... not so much!! LOL.

Here's the cover. I simply covered it will a piece of designer paper. Do ALL your decorating first (brads included!) before adhering it so you don't have brad tongs or eyelet backings on your next "page".

Here's the back of the mini album/booklet. I always like to date it somehow (then when we look back we'll know how old the kids are :) )

Here's a full view of the inside. Sorry, I think it's a little blurry (REALLY need to get that new camera!!). You may think that the tags will float around in there as the ends are the only places that there is adhesive, but they don't. Just be sure to cut your tags SMALLER than the opening so you're not fighting to get them in & out of the booklet. :)

Panel one.

Panel two & three. Here is used the circle & square punch 1/2 way to create pull tabs.

Panel four.
I dedicated a panel to each of us. One for me & one for each of the kids. Then I looked for a photo of them with their dad and let them write a little something on the back of each tag :) I know Daddy loves these, but honestly, so do I. They are such treasures. It's neat to know when hubby goes away, he looks for his little albums that I have made him to take with him :)
Happy creating. Get the kids involved too.... I'll post another sample from last year tomorrow.

Happy Monday!

Between the laundry & a sick little one I was able to finish a card I started last night. I love colorbook stamps -- those ones that you get to sit & color as if you were little again :) Yes it does take a bit more time than your quick ink-stamp-ink-stamp-done... but the creative part of me, enjoys (when I have the time) to sit and take that extra time. I also tried out the cool idea I read somewhere to create your own *photo corners*. I used barely banana and punched first with the 1/4" square punch, then lined up with the 3/4" square punch and with that little square, lined up my metal ruler corner to opposite corner & cut diagonally with my hobby blade. SWEEEET! So easy and it added the little *something* I thought was maybe missing. I also have a ton of background paper that I bought a long time ago (I let my kids play & use it) as it seems a bit too blah for me. HOWEVER.... I found this stripe paper that I liked (sort of) and took my chocolate chip ink pad & ran it down the sides to distress it a bit -- ahhh, much better :-) I also was able to cut open my new cuttlebug slider template & cut out the ribbon slider, stamp with riveting & using a brad, adhere a little prima flower in the center. I was pleased with how it turned out :)
happy Monday !