Gratitude Journal Class

In October, the Women's Ministry at our church will be hosting a crafting session to make a beautiful Gratitude Journal, a Sleigh gift box, and 4 simple Christmas cards featuring some elegant floral and foliage prints.  The cost of the class to cover materials is $15 per person.

All the papers, stamped flowers, and decorative pieces will be precut and stamped.  You will simply assemble the projects and stamp the word art/greetings in your journals and on your cards/packaging. Adhesives and scissors will be provided as well. So no previous stamping or paper crafting practice/skill is required.  We will walk you though the whole process.

Here are some pictures of the projects.  You can click on them to see the photo better.

Gratitude Journal:

The journals will come in 2 different printed paper styles.  This is one of them.  These are great to just get you in the mind set of thanking God for all the little things and big things He blesses you with each day.  It's a small journal so it isn't something overwhelming to write in or keep up.  It also make a great gift.

Sleigh Gift Box with Gift Card

This fun little sleigh will hold a bag of candy, some small cookies, a little potpourri, some simmering spices to scent the home at the holidays, a votive candle, some jewelry, a pair of rolled up socks, a scarf, or some hand cream or other small toiletries.  This is a fun little container to use to send your Secret Sister a little goodie too.  

Christmas Cards:

A lot of people send out photo cards today, but it's still nice to have a few regular cards in your stash to attach to a gift or give out last minute.  These cards feature some pretty winter foliage and flowers and are quick and easy to put together.  You will make 4 cards.  

Paper choices other than the two shown above.

PTI Anniversary Challenge: Day 3

Today is the third day of PTI 10th Anniversary challenges.  We are to create a card and matching envelope to send out in Saturday Snail Mail.  I need to reconnect with a very dear friend from the 7th and 8th grade.  While we don't chat or write much, I do keep up with her Instagram and Facebook posts.  However, if we did get the chance to see each other, I know that after about 15 min. of small talk, we could pick back up and it would be like we were in constant contact.

Anyway, here is my card and envelope I made.  The lighting here today is very shadowy because it is another stormy and rainy Tuesday in Alabama.

Stamps: Garden Variety 2, Fruitful, Postmarks, and MFT Kitsy Kitchen

Papers: white, kraft, black, and SU! designer series papers

Inks: smoky shadow, limeade ice, lemon zest, crushed curry, lucky limeade

Papertrey Ink February 2017 Blog Hop

The above photo is the inspiration piece for this month's Blog Hop by Papertrey Ink.  What a beautiful photo full of colors I hardly ever use, much less all together, but it is such a striking combo. Way to go Nichole for finding this picture.  

So I am last minute making my card.  I like all my elements, except I just can't seem to stamp sentiments straight anymore, and embossing things without flaws has escaped me as well.  Sigh.. Anyway, here is my entry.   I used Stampin' UP!'s Rich Razzleberry and Blackberry Bliss papers.  I used Raspberry Fizz, Saffron Spice, and Smokey Shadow papers from PTI.  I used gold and clear embossing powders for my stamping.  

Papertrey 10th Anniversary 2016

My list of stamps I purchased in 2016 is very very small.  I think I only purchased 9 sets total, and most of them were the $5 variety.  I just had to get the Just Desserts set designed by Lizzie Jones because I am a pastry chef and cake is my passion.  I went to town with this stamp set upon receiving it, but sadly after that, I haven't picked it back up to stamp with.  I had a busy year last year, and I just didn't get a lot of time to stamp.  To be totally honest, I have not been super motivated to stamp a lot lately too.  I have just been in a bit of a creative slump.  I have enjoyed these challenges/contests to help me get back to being creative in this way.

My entries into today's contest are based on a card Lizzie made when she was demoing it for release week back in February 2016,  I think.   I used my new stack of Hooray for You printed papers  I just received from the big $1 paper sale.  I used a MFT sentiment on the masculine card.  I used the Guidelines embossing plate to add texture to the white card base.
I think they turned out nice.

The other sets I purchased in 2016 were:

King of the Grill, cause you always need a great masculine set and my boys love hamburgers, Inspired Faith, Grace, Prayer, Blessing, and Hope sets, MIM Mini kit Color Pop Autumn, and Tucked In Baby.  I may have bought the Enclosed Graduate stamp set and die in the spring too to make graduation cards for sale.  

Papertrey Ink Anniversary 2014

Well, I had time to make one card with Feather Finery for the contest.  I also pulled up past pictures of some cards I made with that set and Life is Beautiful butterfly dies.  Enjoy.

On a different note, I finally cataloged all the PTI stamps and dies by year that I have purchased since 2007 and what I still have.  Quite an amazingly long list, and maybe sadder still that I have so many of them still.  I just can't part with them cause I want to eventually use them for card ideas I have saved since purchasing them.

Papertrey Anniversary: 2011

Ooh, so many stamps from this year I could use.  I really like Garden Variety, Garden Variety 2 and the Year of Flowers Collection.  I don't do a lot of Copic coloring (too expensive and time consuming), but these flowers are so pretty.  I got the mini set because I couldn't afford all the bigger single sets of the flowers released the previous year.

I made these two cards based on the Present example by Stephanie Gold, and an older card by Dawn McVey.  I am hoping to make a simple bundle of Garden Variety and flower cards to send to someone, who I think will really like them, since she is an avid gardener.

Papertrey Anniversary: 2009

I chose to make a couple of cards with the Fruitful set.  Love this set.  I bought it to make labels for jelly.  I don't do a lot of jelly making, but I have yet to give this set up.  I cased two cards from Dawn McVey, but switched up the color schemes to use papers I already had.

I hope to pull out Damask Designs and On My Couch to play along with the celebration.  I have had a busy week and haven't been able to keep up with the years or challenges.  If I get to that, I will add my photos to this post.