I'm joining up with Stampin Up at the end of the month!!

Hey everyone I wanted to let you know I'll be joining back up with Stampin up at the end of August and I already have big plans for this September! Right now I'm trying to schedule at least two Christmas Stamp A Stack classes. Classes will be 20 cards for $20 (4 different cards, 5 of each design) Classes are filling up quickly so please contact me asap to reserve a spot. Your spot will be confirmed upon payment. Hope to see you there!


Here is a sample of 2 of the cards we will be making





If you are unable to attend a Christmas Stamp A Stack but are interested in hosting a Stampin Up party, attending a Technique class or would like to participate in a Scrapbooking Club let me know and I will get information out to you.

Take care,

Melody

Make your own Ink Pads for kids using Re-Inkers!

My kids love watching me use rubber stamps when I scrapbook, and over the years I have bought them some rubber stamps of their own. Hobby stores like Michaels & Hobby Lobby have sets of foam stamps for $1.00 with lots of kid designs to choose from.

The problem I run into, is letting them use my ink pads. With my kids being 5 & 4 years old, I don't quite trust them with my $6.00 ink pads. And of course each child wants their own ink pads. And although you can find $1.00 ink pads at some stores, I don't recommend purchasing them. $1.00 Ink Pads usually don't have much ink on them & dry up before you have the chance to use them more than once.

What I recommend is making your own ink pads. This can easily be done with the following:

• A baby wipe
• A small foam plate
• re-inkers

All you need to do is squeeze around 8 drops of each color onto the baby wipe & voila!

I purchase my Re-Inkers through Stampin Up. They run $2.95 per bottle, and can also be used to dye ribbon, re-ink your Stampin Up ink pads and much more. With 58 colors to choose from the possibilities are endless.

Depending on what your using your re-inkers for, they can last a very long time!

Eyelet Lover Layout

Here is a layout I created today for Author Jane Porter. The subject is her niece Krystyna and was taken on their trip to Europe.

• I choose paper based on the colors in the pictures. I love the pink, Dark gray & light gray combo!


• I used The Cricut to create the K, and tied Stampin Up Organza ribbon around the top of it for added embellishment.
  
• I think the eyelets create a nice accent to the page without overkill.

Here is a Squidoo page I created about choosing the Best Eyelet Setter http://www.squidoo.com/Best-Eyelet-Setter

And here is the layout idea I scraplifted for this page:

Thanks for looking!

Melody