Summer FUN!

It's here! The new 2009/2010 Idea Book and Catalog and it's amazing! Just the new Dies alone are going to cost me a pretty penny! And the new ribbons, papers, stamp sets....I guess every year I have a huge wishlist, but it does seem to get better and better!

In addition, Stampin' Up! just announced the "Deal of the Week!" Every week in July, a new product will be featured at a great discount. The best way to keep updated is to subscribe to my blog. I promise not to inundate you with updates, but you will be glad you subscribed!

You can click on the sidebar pictures to access the new Catalog and Deals!

Happy Stamping,
Randee

Another Birthday....another project!

So, people at work keep having birthdays and I keep having to come up with gifts for them! I've been wanting to create a Birthday Card Box for a few years now, so decided this would be the perfect time to do so.

I used a soon-to-be-retired Simply Scrappin' kit - Sunshine Garden. I just love this kit and hate to see it go! All supplies are SU! except for buttons and jewels.

Here's the outside of the box with the matching card:







If anyone knows a good way to make a template of these containers, please let me know. This was a bugger to get just right!




I then created 12 dividers (one for each month). I didn't take pictures of the back of the dividers, but there it's printed with a fill-in format for dates and names of the birthday people in that month.













And here is July - December:



If any of my two (hee hee) faithful readers would like to do a similar class project, let me know. I'd be delighted to create a class for us! We could do the birthday box as one class and then have several more classes to fill in the dates with cards!

Stampin' Hugs,
Randee

Stampin' Up! Last Chance Stamps and Accessories

Every year, at the end of the catalog year, SU! gives us advance notice of stamp sets and accessories that will be discontinued. This will be your LAST CHANCE to get some of those items you love. Some of the items are discounted, so now is the time to purchase! These are subject to availability. You can order off my website: http://thestampqueen.stampinup.net/ or you can email and/or call me with your orders.

Here are the lists:

Last Chance Stamps: http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/Retired_Lists_0609_US_alph.pdf

Last Chance Accessories:

http://www.stampinup.com/us/enu/14892.asp

Last Chance Decor Elements:

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/Decor_elements_Last_Chance_List_0609_US.pdf

These last until June 30th or until supplies are diminished, so order now!

Photo Album in a Box

So, I am trying to use up retired SU! items and other products that have been sitting around. These box photo albums were quite the rage a couple years ago. I always wanted to make one, but never got around to it. I had an unused Simply Scrappin' kit, which I used exclusively to make the box. (Just so you know, making this box still leaves a ton of product for other projects if you like the Simply Scrappin' kits.)

A little background info on me. I was scrappin' when scrappin' wasn't cool. (Sounds like an old Barbara Mandrell song, doesn't it?) I used to crop, journal and scrap before I had even heard of those terms! My first scrapbook album was made back in the late 70's when I was still in high school. Don't grab your calculator.....I admit to being somewhere in my 40's :0(

Having taught scrapping and crafts for over 10 years, you'd think I would actually have scrapbooks of my kids (my oldest just turned 20!), but alas, not one of them has a completed scrapbook. Working full time, having a "gentleman's farm", traveling a lot and three children just hasn't been condusive to getting scrapbooks done. Besides, I find that I enjoy papercrafting and other things more these days. That's not to say you won't see some traditional scrapping in these posts in the future!

So, a long winded way of posting my photo box, but here it is! I think I'll give it to my Father-in-law for Father's Day. Sorry about the quality of the pics. I need to make a photo box and set up a better area for pics, but until then, they will be pretty cheesy.

Outside of the box and the sides.

Repurposed Starbucks

Okay, how many of you love Frappuccinos? I do, but it's so hard to justify the expense.....unless you need them for a craft project! This is for you, Kristine. I needed a birthday gift for a co-worker. She always likes the little cards or projects I bring into work, so I thought she might like this. I used mostly Stampin' Up! products on this. She loved it and I had a great time making it.

These aren't the best pictures because I didn't really take them with blogging in mind, but you get the idea! I filled one bottle with Hersey's mini candy bars, another bottle with kisses and the other two with bath salts.



Here is the actual container that I repurposed, along with the gift bag.

I created a pattern for covering the Frappuccino holder. I'm working on scanning them in, so if you would like them emailed to you, let me know and as soon as I have them scanned, I'll send them to you.

Happy Crafting!

Randee

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Catch a Glimpse Thursday

Welcome to my new Stamping, Scrapping and Crafting Blog! I am moving to this blog for all things crafty, from my ScrapHouse Blog which is mostly for the purpose of renting out my Scrapbook Vacation Rental house. Click here http://www.randeescrafthouse.typepad.com to visit scraphouse.

This will look pretty blank for now as I move things over and build the blog, so bear with me!

Happy Crafting!

Randee