A Matter of Moments

Elements of Style #120045
Old Olive 1/2" Grosgrain Striped ribbon #113883
2 3/8" Scallop Circle punch #118874
Large Oval  punch #119855
Raspberry Ripple In color ink
Gunball Green In color ink
Floral District DSP #126919
Brights Brads collection #119740

Sorry I don't have time to give you the step by step directions for this today. My very good friend's dad passed away yesterday morning and I've been very busy. I'll try to get back to my regular routine soon.

Priority Birthday

Had fun recreating an envelope for this birthday card. Used my new In Colors for most of this and my punches.
Materials:
Hostess only set Priority Mail(#127044)
Gumball Green 3/8" Stain Stitched ribbon(#126848)
Brights Brads(#119740)
Floral District(#126919) patterned paper
Summer Starfruit cardstock
Curly Label(#119851) punch
1 3/8" Square(#119877) punch
      (Wish I had the Postage Stamp punch(#122344). It would have been perfect! That's the one I get next!)
Modern Label(#119849) punch
Word Window(#119857) punch
Large Oval(#119855) punch
2 1/2" Circle(#120906) punch

This is super easy to put together so go have some fun with it! All the stamps are in the Priority Mail hostess only set.

Ways to Use Ribbon

These are all ways that you can use ribbon on your cards and/or scrapbook pages. I hope that these ideas will spark your imagination.

1. Tie a bow around your cards
2. Glue a strip acoss your card, horizontally or vertically

3. Outline shapes
4. As a road to stamp cars, trucks, etc on
5. As curtains on a window of a stamped house
6. To make a komono on a paper doll
7. To make a V accent from a small piece

         Adhere it with either a staple or glue dots













8. To decorate a box on your page like a gift
9. Make ribbon flowers
10. To go around a picture as a frame
11. To use in iris folding instead of strips of paper

12. On a balloon as the string













13. To "hang" pictures on a scrapbook page
14. As stems for flowers
15. Tie on a journaling tag
16. Make a clothesline
17. Tie around a snowman's neck like a scarf

18. As a trailer behind a truck













19. For a ruffle on a clown's hat or costume
20. To make photo corners
21. As candles

22. Add to a scallop circle for an award

23. Stripes on a flag
24. Lines for journal words
25. Handles on a purse

26. As a pull tab for hidden journaling













I love to use ribbon on my cards and scrapbook pages. Hope this gives you some ideas!

Little Flocks scrapbook page

This is a two page spread for some more pictures of family. I titled this one "Little Flocks" because the pictures are of each of my children's families. The title letters are cut from Rose Red cardstock. Again, I used paper from the Birds of a Feather (#126899) patterned paper set.

1. Tear 2 pieces of paper from another Birds of a Feather sheet to be about 4" wide each. Ink the torn edge with Marina Mist classic ink.

2. Adhere two pictures to each page with each touching the other.

3.The birds are from the Bird Builder(#117191) punch using Marina Mist and Rose Red cardstock.

4.The journal boxes are cut with Framelits Labels Collection(#125598) from Rose Red and Whisper White cardstock. Write your journaling with a Midnight Muse marker.

5. Place a small Marina Mist button from the designer buttons(#126312) using a glue dot.

6. Place a dahlia from the Adornments In Color Dahlia Assortment(#127556) in one corner of each picture.

7. Adhere a strip of Marina Mist Scallop Dots(#122986) ribbon across the bottom of the left hand page and the top of the right hand page.

Another storage idea

I absolutely love the Framelits dies that Stampin' Up! carries these days. They do come in a neat little plastic pouch that I could keep them in but I wanted something a little easier to store. The unmounted or clear stamp sets from SU! come in a nice plastic case that opens easily and can stand up or lay flat for storage. You can purchase empty cases like these from SU!(#119105) in a pack of 4 for $5.95. Each case is 7 1/2 x 5 1/2." The offical name for them is Clear-Mount Stamp Cases and they are found on p. 7 of the new catalog where all the other clear mount accessories are. They are somewhat similiar to cd cases but you don't have to worry about taking out the plastic on the inside and they are a little thicker. IMO, they are perfect for storing many types of things.

I placed the info sheet into the front and laid the dies on the back. I currently have them still on the paper that they come on(it has a piece of double sided tape to hold them in place). I am considering placing a strip of magnetic tape across the back of the case & letting the dies rest on that. I've just got to remember to get some next time I'm at the store.

These cool cases could be used as storage for many types of smaller scrapbook items.

Grandchildren Scrapbook page

Well, I've been working on my scrapbook album for all the pictures that we took when the kids were all home for Jonathan's graduation so that's what you're getting right now. I will be going back to cards again soon. I'll have to get some ready to mail for all my July birthdays.

This is a 5 x 7" photo of all the grandkids & the one great. I ordered 2 packs of Birds of a Feather (#126899) patterned paper for this so they would all go together in the same album. I chose this paper because of the colors that I thought would go good with the pictures & because I like the idea of "birds of a feather" being the whole family.

For this I cut out all of their names & the title from Marina Mist cardstock. Since there are 9 of them, I felt like the names handled both the journaling and the embellishments for this page. The date is already printed on the picture. I did leave Jack, the dog, off. Maybe I should go back & put his name too.

46 years

Today is mine & my sweetie's wedding anniversary. We've been married for 46 years. The question for me would not be how did I stay married for so many years. It is instead, "how did my sweet hubby put up with me for 46 yrs?" All I can say is that I'm still the luckiest woman in the world. My David has always loved me unconditionally. He has taught me what unconditional love truely means. I thank God for him.

Hope you enjoy Mandisa's song today, Stronger.