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Adorable baby scrapbook page AND join me on facebook!

Posted on April 8, 2009April 8, 2009 by Josee

What a busy beginning of the week. I’m glad not all my week’s are this busy! lol

Yesterday, I had a card-making class and had a great time stamping with 6 fun ladies! Tonight, I have my quarterly "Diva Night" with demonstrator’s. This is an incentive event where we share business ideas AND the best part…we get wonderful pedicures from Carolyn at Mobile Beauty! (It’s wonderful to get your toes done without even having to leave the house!)

AND tomorrow night (April 9) is a Beginner Scrapbook Class at 7pm. It’s free and I still have spaces if you’re available! Just email me or call 613-836-4973 if you want to attend a scrapbooking class in Ottawa (Kanata area)! Here’s a sneak peek of one of the 6×6 pages we’ll be making!

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Josee

Stampin’ Up! Scrapbook Saturday: Sail Away on Sweet Dreams

Posted on November 22, 2008November 11, 2008 by Josee

This page is an excellent way to show off your bouncing baby boy. Thanks to Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive Rock-a-bye Boy Simply Scrappin’ kit, it’s easy to make and cute as can be.

Nursery Necessities stamp set

Confetti White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

Earth Elements 12X12 Textured Card Stock

In Color 12X12 Textured Card Stock

Rock-A-Bye Boy Simply Scrappin’

Chocolate Chip Craft Stampin’ Pad

Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Write Marker

Chocolate Chip 5/8 Inch Grosgrain Ribbon

1-3/4 Inch Circle Punch

Stampin’ Up! Scrapbook Saturday: Joy Page 6×6

Posted on November 15, 2008November 11, 2008 by Josee

Christmas morning only lasts a short while, but you can make sure your children remember that feeling of exhilaration forever. Stampin’ Up!’s delicate felt snowflakes and exclusive Nordic images will help you capture the warmth of those Christmas mornings spent together!

Scandinavian Season stamp set

Scandinavian Wheel

Baja Breeze 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

Chocolate Chip 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

Naturals Ivory 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

Old Olive 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

Ski Slope Designer Series Paper

Baja Breeze Classic Stampin’ Pad

Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad

Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Write Marker

Big Felt Flurries Accents & Elements

Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware

Season of Cheer Rub-Ons

Scallop Circle Punch Card by Terri

Posted on November 9, 2008December 3, 2008 by Josee

Terri Monette has been a part of my stampers club for over a year now and regularly brings in projects she makes to share with me. She has a really great eye for colour and style and I love this card she’s recently shared with me!

Terri used the stamp set LOVELY AS A TREE…though it’s been around a while, it is still a very popular set!

Notice how she used the scallop circle punch to create a different style of card?! She trimmed the card so that it’s still fits in an envelope with the scallop circle higher than the top of the card. Not sure if that makes sense in writting but I’m sure you get the idea from the pictures! (Edited to add: Terri wanted to mention that she first saw the idea on Dawn’s Blog so you can go check out her inspiration…click here!)

Click here to see 2 Bonus Ideas using Lovely as a Tree!

Stampin’ Up! Scrapbook Saturday: Fall Time

Posted on November 8, 2008November 6, 2008 by Josee

As you may have already noticed, I’ve been trying to post scrapbooking pages on Saturday’s. My goal is to share with you how easy is to use Stampin’ Up! products in your scrapbook layouts! One of my absolute favourite new products to use for my layouts is THE BIG SHOT!!! You’ll find on this page that I was able to use the TOP NOTE BIGZ DIE to create my title and the LEAVES # 2 DIE to make my leaves. I’ll give you some tips at the end on how to created these "life like" leaves.

Creating these leaves is sooooooooo easy, even my 8 year old made some!!!

Here’s what you do!
Step1: Use the BIG SHOT to cut out your leaves.
Step 2: Use a spray bottle to lightly spray the front and back of your leaf with water.
Step 3: Scrunch up your leaf in your hand to create creases and then lightly put it back to shape and let dry.
Step 4: Use your ink pad in a coordinating colour to swip colour over your leaf!
That’s it!!! Easy, huh?!

By the way, if you’re looking to put the Big Shot on your Santa List, make sure "Santa" calls me early as it is a VERY POPULAR ITEM THIS YEAR and it is taking longer than the regular time to receive them!