Brooke's Senior Picture Book

Our friend Jimmy is taking Brooke's senior pictures. Of course there isn't anyone who likes their picture taken more than Brooke. This is one of my favs. Isn't she beautiful? Both my girls are so photogenic, which is so unlike their mom. I take horrible pictures. My sisters just tell me that's really the way I look. LOL Gotta love sisters, don't ya? So the other night they went and took some pics in the evening in Caseville at the beach and also in Camelot Lane outside of Pigeon. For those that don't live around here, it's a subdivision that is basically in the country. A very nice area and a great place for pictures.

Jim asked me to make him a book of a few of the pictures he took so that he could show them off. I used my Bind-It-All and some of SU's On Board small book covers to bind the book. I used the now retired Simply Scrappin' Kit, Summer Days to decorate it. Very easy and very quick. Hope you enjoy it.

Have a great Saturday!

Renee

Peek-a-boo

Sorry I haven't been very good about doing my posts in the morning. Mornings have just not been very good for me as of late, so I hope you bare with me. As some of you know I have fibromyalgia and this humid icky weather has just not been good for me. I don't talk often about it, so on to much "funner" things.





I made this little peek-a-boo box after I discovered it on a blog. I'm sorry I don't remember who's it was. I had just quickly sketched a pattern out when I saw it and then got around to making it yesterday. If it's your idea, please let me know and I'll be glad to give you the credit. I filled it with maple nut candies. Yum! Would you like to know how I made it? Call or email me and schedule your SU party and we can have this as a make and take at your party. What do ya say?

Speaking of Peek-a-boo.......






Who better to play peek-a-boo with than the 3 babies of our friends Jim and Trish Steinman--Sarah, Skylar and Sadie. Seems they are constantly loosing their "nips" as they call them. I call them "suckies" since that is what we called them with our girls. Anyway, finding the holders for them hasn't been easy, so with the idea of my Lindsay (she doesn't really do crafts) and my SU ribbon and jewelry making supplies, these are what I made. Lindsay dug out one of hers from her save box from when she was a baby (it actually looked kind of icky) and that is what I used for my inspiration. Not the icky part, but the design. LOL Now the Steinman babies are SU babies with the "In Colors" of their suckie holders. If the girls had been younger I would have put a decoration on the top party, but the age they are now they'd probably just tear it to pieces. Here are the precious little ones.


The twins Sadie and Skylar who are now 7 1/2 months

and big sister Sarah who is 10 1/2 months. No they are not triplets born on different dates. They truly were long awaited for babies though.

Have a great holiday weekend,
Renee

A 3D Project

Most of you know I just love making 3D projects and I love to alter whatever I can get my hands on. Today's post is a little ornament that has been sitting on my work space for awhile now waiting to be finished and I finally got around to finishing it yesterday. It is a porcelain ornament that I had purchased at Michael's awhile ago. I covered it with Cameo Coral Craft Ink and let it dry. Then I stamped with the background from Fresh Cuts with Whisper White Craft Ink. I let this dry well (of course I did, it's been about a month since I started this--LOL) I then put Gold Encore Ink on the sides and even rubbed some on the edges of the front to give it an aged look. I stamped the Live with Passion from Inspired by Nature with the gold and embossed with clear embossing powder. I tied SU's white taffeta ribbon on the top. I thought it made a really pretty ornament. I'm thinking it just may be a hostess gift. Could you be the hostess? Call me to book a party and you just may be the recipient of this beautiful ornament.

Have a wonderful day!

Renee

Open House Night and Class Info

Here is my Open House display. My open house was Monday evening and we had a great time, or at least I think everyone did. Of course "you" didn't if you weren't here. *wink* I will share a few things though for those who couldn't make it.

I made yummy cupcakes--strawberry and chocolate wacky cake. Some of my wacky cake fans sure missed out. I made little cupcake picks using the Ronald McDonald set Say It With Scallops. I thought it made them a little more festive.

Here are the Make and Takes I had available for those who wanted to express their creativity.

This set is Inspired by Nature and was one of the sets I received at convention this year. It's a great set with lots of possibilities.

This little lamb idea came from fellow demo Patty Bennett's web site. Her friend Sharon had sent her a card with a cute little sheep similar to this. I did change mine up a little and used the 5 Petal flower punch for the head and legs. The little googly eyes are a must. I tried using the white gel pen for the eyes and the poor little sheep just looked creepy. I used the Bella Rose DSP and Pretty in Pink cardstock. The thank you is from Flight of the Butterfly, another set we received at convention. And speaking of that, the bookmark below is made using the same set. The butterfly is raised on a dimensional with an additional butterfly stamped and cut out in Kiwi Kiss underneath. This really gives it some dimension.

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Now here is my fav of the night. I made this Fall Pennant using my Big Shot and Stampin'Up's exclusive dies. I just love how it turned out and guess what? I'm offering a class so that you can make one of these too. I'll list all the details below the picture.

Class Date: Tuesday, September 23

Time: 6:30-8:30 pm

Place: My home on Brown Rd.

Cost: $15.00

What to bring: Sticky strip, Snail adhesive or glue, scissors and your paper cutter

Everything else will be supplied. If you need to order any of these things please let me know by September 12 so that I can have them here for you. Please RSVP by Sept. 12 to let me know that you will be attending because I will not be ordering any extra supplies for those "just in case" or "last minute attendees. I hope you understand. I have done this in the past and it just becomes too expensive for me to do this. If for some reason you cannot attend after you pay and register or if you live too far away to attend, but would still like to make this cute pennant, I will mail you all the supplies with directions available on the web. I will stamp, punch and cut all the pieces for you to assemble at your leisure, but their will be an additional charge of $5.00 to cover postage. Again I stress, please let me know if you are attending by paying your class costs by September 12, this will reserve your spot. Thank you for your understanding in this.

I know it's been kind of a long post this evening, but I really wanted to share all that I'd been saving up. I'll share more up close pics and info on the projects from the display table in the next few days.

Renee

Just a Quick One

I'm busy getting ready for my New Catalog Open House tonight so I didn't have anything much to share today or so I thought. Then I remembered I had some pics that I took of trades while we were waiting in the airport. A very nice demo (sorry I can't remember her name) had her trades in her carry on and offered to let all of us waiting there to look through them. I just loved this one. I'm really liking the vintage look and feel of many things in the new catalog. Right now I have so much to share that I feel like my head might explode. I'm hoping to see many of you tonight and if not, well lets just say you are missing out on some good stuff. So since you can't make it, why not give me a call and we'll set up a date for your workshop and I can share all this stuff that's going on inside my head before it explodes? I look forward to either seeing or hearing from you soon.

Blessings,

Renee

New Catalog Open House Reminder

Hey my stampin' friends! Don't forget about my New Catalog Open House on Monday, August 25, 2008 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm. It will be a fun time of stampin', laughin' and snackin'. I've got lots to share and some great give-aways. You won't want to miss it. This little notebook made with the Bella Rose DSP is just one of the items I will be giving away. Please RSVP, ASAP! Hope to hear from you and to see you on Monday.

Blessings,

Renee

A Bella Thank You

Every time I go to make something I find myself reaching for the new Bella Rose DSP. I know some have said they are sort of getting tired of this paper (ahmm my sister, but her opinions don't really matter) Now who said that? It wasn't me, someone must be taking over my blog posts. Anyway, I am not tired of this paper. My love affair with it is only begun. I used the Big Shot to make the tag. The thank you part was punched out with the new scallop square.

I'm off this morning to help with VBS so that's all I have for now. Until later.....................Renee