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A Relaxing Memorial Day Weekend
Aloha, all!
At this point, my husband is feeling quite well, thank you, and his surgeon has asked that he get out a bit if he can. This is all while we are awaiting a date for the surgery. It's going to be quite extensive, and requires the operating room to be reserved for a full day. But with all the drugs the medical types are pumping into Harry, he really is able to get out a bit. So out we've been getting him.
One trip has been to the Foster Botanical Garden in Honolulu. This is a great trip because Harry really misses his garden at home, and he can look at some plants that are similar to what he has at home. Great for him and for us.
Meanwhile, Harry shows off the album I made for him that features his very own garden. Last week I shared the pages featuring our pets, and today I'll start showing off some of the garden pages. The overall colors throughout the scrapbook (pet pages not withstanding) are Garden Green/Certainly Celery and Pumpkin Pie/So Saffron. The scrapping technique for today's two-page spread is one that I use a lot with the small (6" x 6") page spreads: I take a whole bunch of photos and make them into a collage and print that as a larger photo on one page. Then, on the facing page, I feature 2 or 3 individual pictures of the objects in question. Here I'm featuring the tropical rhododendrons, or Vireyas, that are current blooming in our garden. The photo at the left shows how you can get 11 nice pictures on one small page!
The paper for this page is from the Designer Series Paper, Flocked Together. I really wish I had "found" this set earlier! This coming year I'll pay better attention to ALL the designer series paper sets so I don't miss anything. The stamp sets featured on this page – as well as on the right side page – are Paradise and Tropical Party. I originally thought this would be too busy, but I really like the effect when it's all put together in the scrapbook. You can see that I matted the photo with So Saffron and Garden Green. I didn't mat most of the photos in this album because of my time constraints. But sometimes, I just had to get out the card stock and the paper cutter and mat away!
On the right, I used a page from the Designer Series Paper Jackpot. Now, because my dear husband runs the local ACBL bridge club in Hilo, Hawaii, I already had a big stash of this Designer Series Paper. And I'll be keeping it for Bridge Club use even after it retires. But I digress. The fact is that this paper is NOT just for cards and games. Look at that lovely diamond pattern in So Saffron! OK, it's Diamonds as in Hearts, Spades and Clubs. But it's also diamonds as in a cool pattern!
As the new papers come out I promise that I'll be much better at looking at them ALL to make sure that neither I nor you just discount a set because the paper that the catalog features just doesn't appeal.
ALERT! These Designer Series Paper sets are going to retire July 1st! They are absolutely perfect for scrapbooking and, if you're a scrapbooker as I am, you might just want to stock up a bit before they're gone for good.
I only have computer time late at night as the rest of the time I'm spending with my husband. But I really hope to be back here with some analysis of the Stampin' Up! retired products lists and some suggestions for what you might want to snap up before it goes away. Meanwhile, please keep my dear husband in your thoughts and prayers!
Subscribe to the comments for this postHappy Birthday, Jadon!
Aloha, Jadon! And a very happy birthday–the first I’ve been able to celebrate with you!
For the rest of you, my son was married this summer to a wonderful woman who has a 6-year old (well, now 7-yeasr old) son, Jadon. I’m off visiting them in the Pacific Northwest as I write this, and Saturday is Jadon’s Birthday Party. When I heard that dinosaurs were his current main interest, I was so sorry that I never bought the stamp set, Prehistoric Pals. Yes, I loved those palm trees, but never dreamed I’d need dinosaurs again!
So I started looking around for ideas and found a punch art Dino on the blog of fellow Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, Ros Davidson from Australia. Don’t you just love how small the Internet has made this world?! And what a creative gal she is! This card is based on the punches that it looked like she used in her own creation. So now I have a real original card for Jadon!
The body oval is punched with the Sizzix Ovals die, and the rest of the body parts are punched with Stampin’ Up! punches. The balloons and party hat are from the stamp sets Sock Monkey and Sock Monkey Accessories. The papers for the balloons are scrap pieces of Designer Series Papers–Jackpot, Cottage Wall, and The Write Stuff Specialty papers.
In all due respect to Ros’ creation, my dinosaur has a bit more of an overbit than hers did. But too late for me to correct it now 
Back in town next week! Keep watching for Stampin’ Up!’s weekly specials–a new one will be posted on Monday.
Game Night!
Aloha, all!
You might recall that, earlier this week, I showed off all the papers in the Jackpot Designer Series Paper pack. Last week I used an "old favorite" stamp set of mine, Voila!, in a challenge card. Well, today I’m putting both of those together!
I told you that I love dressing up the chef in Voila! in Designer Series paper. So here he is–in some Jackpot paper! To make sure that the diamonds, hearts, spades and clubs were nicely distributed on his coat, I first stamped him on Card Stock Vellum, using the Stamp-a-ma-jig. I then put the vellum on the DSP, and moved it around until the coat looked like it had a nice balance. Then, using the Stamp-a-ma-jig again, I stamped him on the DSP. I used the same technique to stamp the Chef’s Hat to place the heart right in the middle of it.
I next stamped him on Real Red Card Stock. I trimmed away the neck line on the DSP, then attached it over the stamped image on the Real Red Card stock. Then I cut the whole figure out. Next I stamped the image on the background Very Vanilla Card Stock card front. Finally, I adhered the Real Red/DSP piece and the Chef’s Hat to the card front.
The game pieces and "Game Night" are from the stamp set, Game Night. I stamped the various game pieces on Very Vanilla, using Basic Black, So Saffron, and Real Red ink, and cut them out to place on the Chef’s Tray. I needed something in the lower left corner, so attached some black brads from the Vintage Brads set. "Game Night," on Very Vanilla with Real Red ink, is punched out with the small oval punch, and the Real Red card stock behind it with the larger oval punch.
And, Voila!! (sorry…I just had to write that). The card is done!! Now all I have to do is plan the party and get the invitations out.
Do you have a game night planned for this summer or fall? If so, you might just consider using these two great stamp sets. You can order them online or just call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me, and I can place the order for you!
The Domino Effect
Aloha, all!
Recall that the last time I was here discussing Stampin’ Up! products I was showing off one of the Designer Series Paper set, Jackpot. My problem with that is that I only have a use for it that relates to bridge. But I don’t want the rest of the papers to go to waste.
So here is a try at using not only the DSP, but also one of the stamps in the set, Game Night, that I figured I’d probably never use. It took me awhile to stare at the stamp set and figure out what to do. But now that I’ve done that, I can see where I might be able to use lots of the stamps in that set! I won’t bore you with any more of this right now. Not everyone is into card and board games. But if you are, don’t forget that there are quite a few products in the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog that you could use for party nights!
To make the front of this card, I used a background of Real Red Card Stock, layered with Jackpot DesignerSeries Paper, and some Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon. On it I stamped the word, "Wow!" using the Jumble Alphabet, along with the Exclamation Point from the alphabet set, Taffy Alphabet. Finally I stamped LOTS of the 6/5 dominoes from the Game Night set, and layered them up as I thought one might get a line of dominoes to fall.
I’ll use this card to send to someone who has big news (I think I know someone, but the news may not yet be out!!)
If you have someone with some big news, maybe this is an idea for you! And think of all the other projects you could make with these stamp sets and papers! The possibilities go on and on. Just call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me, and I’ll help you choose the sets that will be just right for you! Of course, if you already know what you want, you can order online anytime 24/7/365!
Jackpot!
Aloha, all!!
No, I haven’t been to Las Vegas–though we were close as we made our way to Minnesota early last week.
But there’s games and cards and all kinds of stuff in the Craft Room related to what goes on in Vegas! There are two stamp sets related to cards and games, as well as some Designer Series Paper called, what else, Jackpot! And they’re all in the Craft Room. You might well ask, "Why?" And the answer would be (as perhaps I’ve mentioned here before) that DH is the manager of our local Duplicate Bridge Club, Hilo Duplicate Bridge Club (what an original name, don’t you think?!) And, of course, I play in the club’s weekly game (keeps me from ordering more SU "stuff" on Sunday afternoons!)
The Jackpot Designer Series Paper actually has a lot of patterns that I can use in helping prepare materials for the Bridge Club. Here’s a sample of all the prints in this DSP pack. I made this as part of swap in which I’m participating, where each of us takes a pack of DSP and cuts some of the papers into little squares and then sends it off to the coordinator, who divides all the goodies up into nice, neat piles, and sends samples of all the OTHER DSPs back to us. So this is my contribution to the group.
Oh, and the squares that we’ve made of each of the papers in each DSP set are 1-1/4" square. When you line them up 4 by 3, you can cut them with the Stampin’ Up! Exclusive Sizzix Die, Top Note. Way cute!!! And I’m going to have a sample of each of the new catalog’s DSPs in the Craft Room by the time of my New Catalog Open House in August!
Now, about those papers that don’t go well with the game of bridge… I’ve decided I’m going to try to figure out something to do with each of them! In a day or two I should have at least one greeting card design to show you that uses at least one of these!
Meanwhile, if you’d like to see some samples of any of the DSPs that are in the brand new catalog, just call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me, and I’ll get some samples out to you as soon as I can! And if you already know that there’s a set of DSP that you’ll just love to have, you can order online any time 24/7. Or, again, call or e-mail me, and I can help you place your order.
Get Well Soon, Mary Ellen!
Aloha, all!
Our friend and fellow duplicate bridge player, Mary Ellen, was taken ill last week and is still in the hospital. Oh my! And of course we decided that I should make a Get Well Card for her for the bridge group to sign and send off to her. But what to use? As I was going through my stash of "stuff," I came across a purchased-never-opened-totally-forgotten-about pack of the Designer Series Paper, "Jackpot"! If that’s not THE perfect paper to use for a card for a bridge player, I certainly do not know what is.
This card is a bit larger than the usual card that I make–it’s 5-1/2" wide and 8-1/2" high, and fits in the Extra Large Envelopes in the Stampin’ Up! catalog. This gave us plenty of room for the signatures of everyone at last Sunday’s regular weekly game of the Hilo Bridge Club.
The colors in the Designer Series Paper are Basic Black, Real Red and So Saffron, all on a background of Very Vanilla flecked with a bit of Whisper White. Yes, the Spades and Clubs are Basic Black. And the Hearts are Real Red. I can only guess that the reason that the Diamonds are So Saffron is to give the paper some color interest. Oh, well.
Recalling that I said that the red in the paper is Real Red, I nonetheless used the Rose Red 1" ribbon (left out on the Craft Room table from Mother’s Day!) to accent the card. It actually looks very nice in "real life" as well as in the picture. I’ve decided that the reason is that the Real Red in the Hearts is muted a bit by the Very Vanilla that surrounds it. In keeping with the Rose Red theme, the accent card stock is also Rose Red, with a bit of black, including a strip of Basic Black 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon. The brads at the bottom alternate between Black (from the Vintage Brads set) and Rose Red (from the Rich Regals set).
Now that I’ve made the one card, I’ve decided to go buy more of the paper, with May being the perfect time to do that. Why? Because
Designer Series Paper is on sale this month! Buy 3 packs of paper, and get the 4th pack FREE!!
We can mix and match, but I’ll be stocking up on the "Jackpot" paper. For one thing, DH is now the owner of the Hilo Bridge Club, and he’s already thinking of ways that I can use the paper. And, of course, now that he knows about the stamp sets, they’ll be on the same order that I’ll place later today.
If you’d like to include something that you need with the order, just call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me and I’ll add it in! It should be here before I leave for the mainland later this week. If not, DH will be happy to get anything you order to you (assuming you’re in East Hawaii!)
Now off to visit Mary Ellen at the hospital and take this card to her!
