Saturday Lunch Tin class - What a Blast!!!!

Saturday afternoon we got together again to make more lunch tins. This one is Colleen's made from the Petals & Paisleys Designer Paper (DS) from SU's current Spring Mini. The tag is made from the Cuttlebug out of Pink Passion paper stamped with Riveting (hostess set) and punched out the center with the 1/2 in. circle punch. The grosgrain ribbons are Rose and Apple Green, the brads go all around the tin and are from MM (Making Memories).

This beautiful tin was made by Jolene to be used for a gift. She used Petals & Paisleys DS. Ink used was Pixie Pink and the stamp set is a retired set called Tall Tales from the Holiday Mini 2005. Ribbons are all SU and are: Grosgrain-Apricot, Moss, Rose and Turquoise. Finally organdy Celery. Card stock: Whisper White, Old Olive and Regal Rose.

This next tin was also made by Jolene for Nicky who was unable to make it to class. Paper-Pool Party (DS), Ribbon-Grosgrain Moss, Organdy Celery and Vintage Violet. Got Flowers? supplied the Primas and the brads and silver letters are from MM.


This tin was made by Michelle, a fellow SU demo and SCS'er. Paper-Sentimental Journey DS, Ribbon-True Thyme, Cranberry Crisp, Moss, Gingham Moss, Mustard. Primas once again from Got Flowers? and her own embellishments from CTMH (Close To My Heart). The coffee cup is from a retired set from SU called What's Brewin'.

This next one was made by Tami and was decorated in paper purchased from Michael's called Red Cherry from Creative Imaginations. Embellishments on top of the tin are from Claire's Boutique. Paper is Ruby Red, the letters are Brushstroke Alphabet with Ruby Red and Black card stock. Ribbon-Red Gingham, Black, White, Red Grosgrain and the Love ribbon is also from Creative Imaginations. Brads are from MM and Primsas from Got Flowers?.

This last but not least tin was made by Erica. Paper-Spring Showers DS, Brocade Blue and So Saffron. Ribbon-Bluebird, Apricot Grosgrain, Cream and Blue Organdy. The small and large tag punch was used with the Rough Edges Alphabet. Primas from Got Flowers? and brads from MM. We had a lot of fun and laughed A LOT!!!! We will definitely have to do this class again. I forgot to mention that the tins were purchased on Joanns.com. Hope you have been inspired.

~Kate~

Lunch Boxes Friday Night

Here is Hannah's lunch box. She used Au Chocolat Designer Paper and Pretty in Pink. The letters and brads are from MM (Memory Makers), so ribbon is SU and the rest was from a RAK so I'm just not sure.



Rachel's was inspired by her kitchen, which is all apples. She used Recolections Designer Paper, Primas and MM brads, the saying is from Polka Dots and Paisley and the ribbon is SU
Grosgrain (grow-grain) Taupe and Chocolate.

Marilyn made hers from Slumber Party Designer Paper and Pale Plum. The dotted ribbon is from Mike's and the grosgrain is SU's Eggplant. Primas and MM brads were also added.


Daisy's Lunch Box and she has "Queen" on the other side with some of her drawings. Daisy used YoYo Yellow and Tempting Turquoise. The brads and letters are from MM.


This last but not least Lunch Box was made by Hailey and she made her's for her friend Sarah. Hailey used Rebecca Designer Paper and Apricot Appeal. She used SU's Moss and Apricot grosgrain ribbon and the letters and brads are from MM.

Below is the gang from left to back to front: Hannah, Rachel, Marilyn, Daisy and Hailey.


Here's a look at future crafters!!! Hannah and Hailey are twins and they are 11 and their mom is Rachel. Daisy is 14 and Marilyn is her mom. We had a blast, can't wait to see what the women tomorrow create!!!!!

Apple Hill - Continues

This is the end of our trip to Apple Hill and is the 4th page of the layout. All of the embellishments are from Out & About Simply Scrappin' Kit from SU. The only thing I added were the snaps from MM (Making Memories). As you can see the boys had a rough day and were only awake about 15 mins. after we left Apple Hill.........lol

I'm still working on the first 2 pages and when they are done I'll display them all together. These kits make scrapping so much easier!!!

~Kate~

Scrapbooking has begun!!!!

Finally a scrapbook page. It's been over 2 years now since I've scrapped and the curse has finally been broken..........lol. This is a trip our family took to Apple Hill in Placerville last October. The first 2 pages are still in the works and this is the 3rd page in a 4 page layout. I'm trying a different way of scrappin' for me, by looking at each page as if it were the only page instead of laying out all 4 pages and trying to tackle them all at once. When each page is done they will tell their own story. I am using the Out & About Simply Scrappin' Kit from SU for this event. On this page I've used Bugs & Kisses and Alphadots stamp sets.

I started with this page because it really tells a cute story of him and his "Dirty Worms", and it goes without saying how much he enjoyed them. Keep watching there are more pages to come. I'm on a role now............lol (See Tricia we do scrap)

~Kate~

March-Altered Rectangle Lunch Boxes

Here are a few of the Altered Rectangle Lunch Boxes that we've made so far. There's so many things you can do to them. At our next class on March 24th, I'll (Kate) will be making a recipe box. My kitchen is in browns, coffee memorabilia and pink (Kitchen-Aid breast cancer awareness kitchen stuff). So I'll be designing a recipe box with the new Au Chocolat Designer Papers in the SU Spring Mini and using the stamp set "Expressoly You". Krystal and I recently purchased the SU set "What's For Dinner" that is used to make recipe cards. Should be a lot of fun!!!!! So to those that have RSVP'd make sure you have an idea of what you would like your tin to look like. Maybe it will be in your bathroom to hold hair toys, make-up, brushes. Krystal made one for her mom for Mother's Day. The one that says "Tami" was made for her for Christmas and was filled with all sorts of SU goodies. As you can see I have one just for my pictures to help keep them organized for scrap booking. The templates we'll be using are from The Card Ladies , they definitely come in handy!!! Hope these pics will inspire you to make your awesome creation!!!! THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS!!!!!

Two of my favorite things~~~Trees and a Sunset

This was taken after the kids birthday party on March 10th. This is over the fence in the backyard at Krystal's house. Enjoy ~Kate~

March ATC Technique Swaps

We've been working on some ATC's (artist trading card 2 1/2"x 3 1/2") for a swap on SCS and thought we would share our techniques with you. The first one is masking, which means that you are able to put an image over another image and they aren't blurred on top of each other. This is the order in which the card was made: On Whipsper White: Creamy Caramel sand was spritzed, Tempting Turquiose(craft ink) embossed umbrella, Summer Sun (classic ink) sun and finally the Bashful Blue sky spritzed. The stamp-a-ma-jig (SAMJ) was used to place the umbrella, I then stamped the umbrella on a post-it so part of it landed over the sticky part underneath and I cut out the umbrella just inside the lines. After you stamp the umbrella and emboss with clear embossing powder (EP) lay the post-it note umbrella over the embossed umbrella. Now take your sun and use the SAMJ to place the sun over the umbrella and a little off the card now stamp. Leave the post-it umbrella and make a post-it note sun, leave both post-its on the card and spritz the Bashful Blue to make the blue sky, stamp "Summer" in Really Rust using the SAMJ. Use the double rectangle punch at the bottom for the mustard grosgrain ribbon and mount on Cool Caribbean.

The next ATC technique is Scratch-n-Sniff (SNS). You can make your own SNS by using 1 packet of your favorite cool-aid and 3 tsp. of clear embossing powder. If you add Dazzling Diamonds to the mix like we did you will need to add more clear embossing powder, we added an additional 2 tsps. Here's the recipe: On Whiper White spritz Close to Cocoa sand, then the Ballet Blue sky was spritzed, the Lovely Lilac flip flops were stamped with craft and the SNS powder was added then heated and cut out individually and adheared with dimensionals, Eggplant grosgrain ribbon was added at the corner and Elegant Eggplant "Summer" was placed with the SAMJ. This was mounted on Blush Blossom and then Elegant Eggplant. Both ATC's used the SU stamp set Some Like It Hot. These ATC's fit great in a baseball card holder.

Hope you'll give it a try.........have fun!!!!