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October Scrapbooking Club Pages

These are the pages that my scrapbook club made this month.  They are pretty easy pages when you use the Big Shot to make the leaves.  My stamping helper Melody designed these pages and I think they are so adorable.  Hopefully, I won't have to rely on help for much longer because believe it or not that is the part I like.  There is nothing more fun then just sitting down to play to come up with my upcoming project ideas.  Anyways, since I had a few minutes tonight I figured I would do a quick post.  I hope you enjoy this idea.  I know my club members really had fun making the pages.

Thanks for visiting.

Audra Moncur

Dry Eraser Board - Club Project

Okay, a couple of week ago I went on a trip to the local dollar stores to see what I could find. I don't know about you, but sometimes it is just fun to walk around the isles looking for things you can alter. Well, I found a package of 8 floor tiles and I looked at them and thought I bet I could use that to make a dry eraser board.  Well, I came home and tried it out and it worked.  So my Stampin' Up! clubs made this fun project this month.  I picked up the wood board at the dollar store as well.  The rest of the project is so simple.  I just used the Simple Flower embosslit and the Little Leaves sizzlit with the Big Shot.  I added a jumbo white brad in the center of the flower and attached the leaves to the board with sticky strip and then put dimensionals on the flower to give it a little dimension.

So my tip is to walk all the isles in the dollar store.  I found the tiles in the hardware section and I think the project turned out pretty good. It definitely would make a nice little gift.

Thanks for visiting.  Have a great day!!!

Audra Moncur

 

Club Card - Wedding Paper Resist

This is one of the projects we made a club this month.  I didn't realize that it wasn't a good idea to put the card on the easel when taking the picture.  You can't see the three brads that I put in the bottom corner.  Oh well, I guess I'll have to watch that for future pictures.  This month we used the wedding paper resist technique that Gretchen Barron shared on her blog.  You simply use a sponge or brayer to ink over the wedding specialty paper found on page 158 of the Stampin' Up! catalog.  It is that simple.  The fun design in the paper resists the ink and you are left with a beautiful background.  Isn't that cool!!!!  My clubs really enjoyed this idea because when you can do something that is a wow without a lot of time you know it is a hit.

Thanks for visiting.  Have a great day!!!

Audra Moncur

Build-a-Bear Club Card

This is one of the stamp club cards that we made this month.  I absolutely love the idea of letting the kids or even adults color in their own card. I figured this was the perfect time to share this idea since now is a great time to get a deal on the clearanced school supplies.

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set:  Beary Best Friends

Cardstock:  Real Red, Yo Yo Yellow, Whisper White

Accessories:  Black Grosgrain Ribbon

I'm so loving the Build-a-Bear items in the new Holiday mini catalog.  I think they are perfect for kids and adults.

Thanks for visiting.  Have a great day!!!

Audra Moncur 

Movers & Shapers Club Card

 

Okay, sorry I haven't posted for a little while.  It seems that when I have a busy schedule with my business I just can't seem to keep up with everything.  I guess that is the down side of actually working more at my day job.  Once I take my exam in November hopefully life will improve. In the meantime my goal is to post at least 3 times a week.  Now that Typepad allows me to schedule my posts I might actually be able to accomplish this goal.  Anyways, I have a ton of Holiday mini-catalog items to show.  I had an open house last Saturday and I got busy with samples and had my assistant Melody help me as well.  I decided today I would share a past club card that didn't get posted yet and try and get pictures of all my projects uploaded in the next couple of days.  We made this card at club back in April or May.  I know I've been awful about showing you all my projects on my blog.  Anyways, this card uses the fabulous movers & shapers die for the Big Shot.  I love that we now have additional movers & shapers dies that you can expand your cutting opportunities.

I just got back from the Business Women's luncheon with the Roscoe Chamber of Commerce and it was so nice. I had a nice table set with samples and got to meet a lot of wonderful ladies.  I gave away a $25 gift certificate and I think the winner, Barb, was really excited.  I know I would be so happy to get a little shopping spree. Hopefully, I will see a few new people on my blog.  So shoot me an e-mail if I meet you at the luncheon and you came to visit my site.  You might get a little surprise for checking it out.

Thanks for visiting.  Have a great day!!!

Big Shot Basket

 

This was a club project from June I believe.  Just a little slow on getting things posted these days.  It uses the Flower Daisies #2 die for the front of the basket.  Then we used the Scallop Circle die to wrap around both sides of the basket.  It is super cute in person.  

I've got all kinds of things that need to get posted.  I've been super busy with classes, work and trying to get studying in so I'm actually hiring an assistant temporarily.  I'm really hoping that she can help me get some of the much needed items done on my to do list.  Hopefully, that means I can get a few more things posted.

Thanks for visiting.  Have a great day!!! 

Audra Moncur

Decorated Candle

 

This was a club project several months ago but I never got a chance to post because of my medical problems.  This was super easy but a great way to change a simple glass candle.  We made a wrap around strip using the Raspberry Tart designer paper.  Boy, I'm sure going to miss that paper.  Then we added the flower using the Big Shot embosslit called Cherry Blossom.  Adding a rhinestone brad in the center adds a nice touch.  The leaves were cut out using the Birds & Blossoms sizzlits.  I love altering things that you can pick up pretty inexpensively but by making a few addition you can really change the look.  I hope you enjoy this idea.

Thanks for visiting.  Have a great day!!!

Home Decor Flower Pot

 

We are going to make this fun and easy flower pot at club this week.  We are using the Home Decor element on the center of the pot and then using staz on ink to stamp around the rim of the pot.  I used the Baroque Motifs stamp set for the stamping around the rim.  I think this would make a great teachers gift.  Plus we are making a matching flower pot card that will complete the entire look of the gift. 

Thanks for visiting.  I hope you enjoy the idea.

Friends 24-7 Card

 

Okay, I feel really good about getting back to my blog.  I finally had a chance to sit down and take pictures of things that have been sitting around for too long.  I think I probably uploaded about twenty things or more to show you in the near future.  I'm not back to myself quite yet since the doctors didn't get all of the kidney stones, but I'm functioning much better then I was.  Hopefully, I'll have answers after my ultrasound on Tuesday and figure out when we can do the out patient surgery to take care of the rest.  All I can say is this has been a long, very long couple of months.

Todays card is one of the cards we will be making at next weeks club.  I figured with the special on the designer paper going on, where you buy 3 packs of the designer paper or textured 12 X 12 paper and you then get a 4th pack free, we had better use designer paper for club.  This card was a swap card that someone shared on their blog and I have no idea who was the orginial designer.  All I can say is when I saw the card I loved it.  It also uses one of my new favorite sets called Friends 24-7.  I'm sure you will see quite a few cards in the future using this set.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  Bordering Blue & Very Vanilla

Ink:  Bordering Blue

Accessories:  Bella Bleu designer paper, Vanilla Hodge Podge, Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon(use bordering blue marker to match color), Big Shot Backgrounds 1 texture plate

Thanks for visiting.  I will be sharing lots of fun things in the next couple of days.  Plus we had a group meeting this week and there were some great projects shared by others.  Hopefully, my life will get back to a some what normal schedule and I can get back to posting again.

Snowman Kisses

 

Isn't this so cute.  I made this at Glenda's meeting at the beginning of the month and it is absolutely the cutest.  The dimensions on the Bashful Blue cardstock is 4 3/8" X 3" and then score 1 7/8" from each side.  You do have to make sure you use a snowman that has a big enough bottom circle so you can use the 3/4" circle.  One this one we used the snowman from the cute set called Punch Pals.  Just add a little glitter and some ribbon and what a cute little gift.

I hope you enjoy this idea.  Thanks for visiting.  Have a great day!!!