Migrain yesterday - Scrapbook page today!

Sorry I didn't post yesterday. I had a really bad migraine. To the point that I couldn't function at all! But I'm back today and I have a scrapbook page to share with you. This scrapbook page could be used for several different occasions. "A star is born" "Our super star" are a couple that come to mind. I used the large and small star punches and punched out different color and sized stars! I love how bright this layout is.

 Here is the left page.

 Here is the right page.

 And here is a close up of a star that I made using our thick window sheets and our big shot and stars big shot die. I added a red corduroy brad to the center and a blue small star. I love that I can make my own embellishments that you would pay big bucks for in the craft store.

I hope you like it. Have a great day and happy stampin!
Angela

Happy Vetern's Day! and a Christmas scrapbook page

Hi Everyone,
Happy Veteran's day to you! I hope you've all had the opportunity to take a minute and really be thankful for all the men and women who have served our country or still are serving. I'm very thankful for them and their families for giving me the freedom that I have, even to the simple things like enjoy a hobby like stamping without anybody telling me it's forbidden. We truly are very blessed to live in the country we live in and that might not be the case without all of our soldiers.

Ok off of my soap box and onto the project of the day! A scrapbook page! I haven't scrapbooked for about a year! I love scrapbooking and when I was getting my scrapbook ready to go to a workshop tonight, I realized how much I missed doing it. So after I was done packing for the workshop, I decided to do a quick page and I have to say that I really love it!

I used chocolate chip, real red, baja blue and wild wasabi. I also used our ornament stencils from our decor elements line as well as the big shot for the words. If you look closely you can see that I also used our shimmer paint and one of the stencils on the chocolate chip card stock as well as on the baja and wasabi photo boarders. I'll probably make a matching page to go with it, because I'm not a huge fan of 1 page layouts. I need the symmetry of a 2 page layout! Crazy I know.
The best part is that I have a page already to go for this Christmas, so all I'll have to do is slap in some pictures!

I hope you all have a great day and happy stampin!

Angela

My Digital Studio

Hi everyone, my computer is still down! So I can't upload any projects to my blog. Because all my pictures are on my computer, But I've been playing with Stampin Up's new My digital Studio on my husbands computer and I'm super excited about this. Look for a informational class coming later this fall! So I do have a page that I did real quick this afternoon that I can share with you.

What do you think? This is my first page and I LOVE it. The colors that I chose to use where chocolate chip, pretty in pink and mellow moss. This is a 12x12 page but you could do it any size you would like to. What great gifts these books would make for special people in your lives. The best part of My Digital Studio is that it's EASY to use. Granted I do have lots to learn but if I can do this page in a short amount of time anybody who can turn on a computer and use a mouse can do this page. I can't wait to try out some of the more advanced options. Oh yeah they also have already planned out layouts so if you wanted to, you could just click and drag your pictures into the right spots on the page and your good to go. If you are interested in learning more about this fabulous product and would like to get it for 50% off shoot me a quick e-mail and I will contact you.

Alright everybody have a fantastic day and happy stampin!

I'm off to a demonstrator stamping night at Cindy L's house tonight with a couple of my downline, I can't wait to see all the fun projects that we get to do. Whoo Hoo.

Go do some stampin!

Angela

Thursday challenge on Thursday!

Good morning, it's sunny here after days of damp,dreary, rain. I actually have Thursday's challenge on Thursday isn't that fantastic! But before I get to the challenge for this week, I would like to show a scrapbook page that was done for the last challenge to use the big shot or SU punches. This scrapbook page was done by my sister Renee. She used the top note big shot die as her journaling block. Don't you love the blue and brown together. I personally love the rub on's they go nicely with the brown and white dress in the pictures.

Thanks for playing along Renee!

On to this weeks challenge:

Use a stamp set that you haven't used in a long time or ever!

I know that I have a bunch of stamp sets that I haven't had the pleasure of using yet so I'll be showing samples using those stamps sets this week. Remember you can use them how ever you would like, on a scarpbook page, card, gift giving projects or whatever else you can think of. You have until next Wednesday to complete the challenge. Have fun!

I have some really fun classes coming up in May!

My giftables class this month is a package of all occasion cards in a really neat packaging idea. We will be using part of a simply scrappin kit to make the cards. If you've wanted to see how you can incorporate our simply scrappin kits into you're card making then this is the class for you.

I have a big shot class coming up on May 21st- We will be making really fun projects using our big shot die cutting machine. This class is half full already so if you would like to get in on this class please register soon to save you're spot!

I also have a scrapbooking classes on May 28th, we will also be using part of a simply scrappin kit to make our pages.

There will be pictures coming of all the classes within the next few days so stay tuned!

Have a great day and happy stampin!

I Love what I do!

Wow, I can't believe all the stamping I've been doing lately. This is awesome! I've been fitting it in here and there and I love the projects that I've been coming up with. I wish I had thought of this weekly challenge thing a long time ago. I gives me somewhere to focus my attention and I'm just whipping out the projects.

Remember that tomorrow (Wed) is the last day to submit your projects for this weeks challenge which was to use chipboard. I don't care how you use it, just use it! Today I'm going to share 1 last way to use your chipboard. This project I have showcased on my blog a long time ago, but it fits in with the whole using chipboard thing so I figured I would show it again.

Chipboard & Stamping:

Ok the name of the company is Stampin Up! So maybe a little stamping on chipboard would be a good thing!

Step 1: Pick out your chipboard, you're stamp and your ink color

Step 2: Stamp on your chipboard

Step 3: Finish project as desired

I mean come on, how much easier can it get right?

This technique works really well with bigger pieces of chipboard that have a good amount of space to stamp on, but it can also be accomplished just as nicely on smaller pieces of chipboard too!

I hope that my chipboard projects has inspired you to try out your own projects using chipboard. It really is a fun easy product to use.
Tomorrow I'm going to be sharing 4 cards with you, that I absolutely think are so adorable, and yes they do use chipboard again! I just couldn't help myself, I've really been enjoying using my chipboard and I'll give you a hint. I'm doing a technique that I've already showed you and those of you who know me, know that this is my favorite item to use on any and every card that I can! Any guesses on which chipboard technique it is?
Have a fantastic day, it's sunny here and I'm going to enjoy it while I can, I hear we are in for some more rain. The joys of living in New England I guess.
Have a great day and happy stampin!


Today (Tuesday) is the LAST day of sale-a-bration! Get those orders in, before you miss out on all the free products!
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chipboard, chipboard who has the chipboard?

me apparently as I have been using it on all of my projects all week long! Happy start of the week to all of you! I've added a poll to the right side of my blog, so please feel free to vote. I'll be putting up different polls from time to time so I better know how to help my customers and find out what you're really interested in.

Ok on to today's post. I have another way to use your chipboard. Ready?

Chipboard & Rub-on's:

Step 1: Sponge ink onto your chipboard

Step 2: Apply rub-on of your choice

Step 3: Finish your project as desired

Isn't that easy! That's all there really is to it and I love the effect it has on this scrapbook page. You can also see that I used chipboard with glitter again, but this time it's the chunky glitter which gives it another whole look. The F is for family, friends and fun it could also be for my mom's first name Frances as this is what this scrapbook page is all about.

As you can see in the close up picture, I've also stamped out some images, cut them out, glittered them up (because I have to you know) and applied them to the chipboard as well. The rub-on's where actually all one rub-on and i just cut it apart where I wanted to and applied it to all 3 chipboard tags.

Alright you're turn, show me your projects that you've used chipboard on. I'd love to see them. Wednesday is the last day to play along with this challenge and then we'll be on to something else! I hope that you decide to join in on the fun.

Just a reminder that tomorrow Tuesday is the last day to take advantage of sale-a-bration. Orders of $50.00 or more qualify for free product. Orders can be phoned in to me, e-mailed or shop right on line at http://www.angelariddell.stampinup.net/ click on "shop now"

For every $50.00 you spend you can choose free products from the sale-a-bration catalog. Any order of $150.00 or more also qualifies for free hostess benefits so grab some orders from your friends and give me a call and we'll throw in and order and get you lots of free Stampin Up products!

Thinking of signing up to become a Stampin Up demonstrator? Do it before tomorrow to take advantage of the discounted price on the starter kit so that you can get your business off to a roaring start with out paying full price. New recruits also get to pick out an extra free stamp set of their choice from the catalog. So hurry so you don't miss out!

More chipboard!

Before I start my post for today, if you receive my blog posts by e-mail and didn't receive one yesterday, click over to my blog to see yesterdays post. I showed a really cool way to use chipboard. You won't want to miss it! Sometimes my posts don't get sent via e-mail. I'll have to figure that out. But anyway, on to today's post.

Happy beautiful Saturday to all of you. The sun is shinning here and we are expected to hit 60 degrees today, yippeee! My girls have been outside all morning so I"m hoping that they take a good afternoon nap so I can get a lot done. Today I'm showing another way to use chipboard.

Chipboard and Crystal Effects: This is a great way to make your chipboard shiny!

Step 1: sponge color of your choice onto the chipboard

Step 2: Apply crystal effects all over the inked chipboard and allow to dry. A good 4 to 6 hours for drying is needed. I did these pieces of chipboard before I left for the evening and when we came home they where good to go.

(sorry for the blurry picture, try applying crystal effects and taking a picture at the same time, it really doesn't mix!)Step 3: Apply chipboard to project and finish how ever you would like.
Isn't this a really neat way to use chipboard. People pay big bucks for shiny chipboard and we can do it with everything that we already have on hand. After you've applied the crystal effects you could also add some glitter to it before it dries to give it an extra special touch.

You can see here that I glued my 2 chipboard pieces together and I also added ribbon to the reversed heart image. That in it's self is a really cool way to use your chipboard.

Ok so I've given you another way to use your chipboard, so now go do it! Remember to e-mail me your pictures of how you are using your chipboard and I will post them to my blog. I have a really cute project for you tomorrow and yes it does involve chipboard. See you tomorrow.

Only 3 more days left to sale-a-bration, if you haven't taken advantage of our biggest promotion of the year, do it quickly before time runs out on you!

Have a great day and happy stampin!