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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Back on my feet again (almost)...
After dealing with two weeks of immobility (more or less) due to a broken foot, I finally managed to hop down to my basement craft room and have some fun. Dan even joined me last night and played his guitar as I whiled away the hours stamping and paper crafting (until 2am!)
One of the things I made was this coaster triframe with faux hinges* and little matching band-aid tin (with tags inside, not shown) for a friend in one of my online stamp groups. I hope she likes them. The color scheme is a little "different," I think. I used Junkitz papers mostly and the paper dictated the colors. I made some other goodies too, but those will have to wait for another blog day.
* Faux hinges are a fabulous in-a-pinch technique, courtesy of Lynn McAuley of SCS. Here's the first faux hinge project I made, which was more or less CASEd (copy and share everything) from Lynn's original directions.
I belong to several online groups. My favorite group for great ideas, of course, is splitcoaststampers (SCS), the absolute best stamping resource on the web, in my (not so) humble opinion. I have a gallery there with most of my recent projects. SCS has a huge following, and its members are some of the most creative people I've ever had the pleasure to CASE (tee hee)! SCS was originally set up by a Stampin' Up!® demonstrator, so if you need ideas for a particular Stampin' Up! stamp set, chances are that you'll find it in the SCS gallery (although folks use all brands of stamps and paper crafting supplies). Membership is free to anyone for everything except the "fan club," though that's a small investment I'd highly recommend.
I also belong to two Yahoo "wish" groups for Stampin' Up! demonstrators where we gift each other stamps and accessories. It's a fabulous pay-it-forward concept. One group, TradesTreasuredFriendships (TTF), is private with a focus on building relationships and I've made several dear friends there. In fact, one of the special gals at TTF will be receiving these goodies. The other group, SUDemoOnly (SUDO), is open to any Stampin' Up! demonstrator and has grown tremendously over the past couple of years.
One of the things I made was this coaster triframe with faux hinges* and little matching band-aid tin (with tags inside, not shown) for a friend in one of my online stamp groups. I hope she likes them. The color scheme is a little "different," I think. I used Junkitz papers mostly and the paper dictated the colors. I made some other goodies too, but those will have to wait for another blog day.
* Faux hinges are a fabulous in-a-pinch technique, courtesy of Lynn McAuley of SCS. Here's the first faux hinge project I made, which was more or less CASEd (copy and share everything) from Lynn's original directions.I belong to several online groups. My favorite group for great ideas, of course, is splitcoaststampers (SCS), the absolute best stamping resource on the web, in my (not so) humble opinion. I have a gallery there with most of my recent projects. SCS has a huge following, and its members are some of the most creative people I've ever had the pleasure to CASE (tee hee)! SCS was originally set up by a Stampin' Up!® demonstrator, so if you need ideas for a particular Stampin' Up! stamp set, chances are that you'll find it in the SCS gallery (although folks use all brands of stamps and paper crafting supplies). Membership is free to anyone for everything except the "fan club," though that's a small investment I'd highly recommend.
I also belong to two Yahoo "wish" groups for Stampin' Up! demonstrators where we gift each other stamps and accessories. It's a fabulous pay-it-forward concept. One group, TradesTreasuredFriendships (TTF), is private with a focus on building relationships and I've made several dear friends there. In fact, one of the special gals at TTF will be receiving these goodies. The other group, SUDemoOnly (SUDO), is open to any Stampin' Up! demonstrator and has grown tremendously over the past couple of years.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Testing, testing, is this really MY blog??
Well, folks, I did it - I think. I started my own blog! And I did it all by myself. The DH didn't have to set it up for me (though he still has to get it over to my webpage). But hey, it's a start, and a good one, I hope. My plan is to post daily and I'll try to post projects as often as possible, and I'll also include stamping and crafting thoughts, ideas, and personal updates as well. I really hope you enjoy my new blog. Feel free to share it with anyone you think might be interested.
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