Exchange Student Pages

For the past few summers my parents host a Japanese exchange student for a month. And they're required to make a scrapbook, which is actually super handy for the student. I really wish someone else had done my Germany trip, then I'd know what everything was! *grin*
Anyway, when you're cramming to get this much scrapbooking done, as quickly as possible, you go super simple...and I stick with a border style because some of these events hadn't happened when I was making the pages! I also used a lot of retired products, especially card stock! With that new color renovation, I have a lot of card stock to use up! tee hee!
So here's the first few pages I've done for this year's student...annnd it keeps flipping most of the pages I'm loading, especially the ones I've cropped...so what you see is what you get today! LOL!
Supplies:

Stamps: Grunge Rock, Taffy Alphabet (retired), Whimsical Lower Alphabet (retired)

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Orchid Opulence (retired)

Paper: Whisper White card stock Supplies: (all retired!)

Stamps: Alphabet Appeal, ...forgotten the balloon set.

Ink: Basic Black

Card stock: Orchid Opulence, Barely Banana, Green Galore, Ruby Red, Only Orange, Ballet Blue

Accessories: Balloon Punch Supplies: (all retired!)

Stamps: Whimsical Lower alphabet

Ink: Tempting Turquoise

Card stock: Yoyo Yellow, Sweet DP

Aug Scrapbook Class round 1

I am home for the rest of the summer so I SHOULD get some regular posts going again! How's that? :) Well * I * am excited about it, I need to fill up my display board! I haven't had a chance since the new catalog came out!
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Here are the 8x11 pages I did for my August scrapbook class. I went with a summer theme but still tried to keep it openly applicable for everyone. So here's a beachy/water layout...

Supplies:

Stamps: Unchartered Territory, Just Perfect ABC

Ink: Crumb Cake

Paper: Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake card stocks

Accessories: Neutral Buttons
a camping kind of page...

Supplies:

Stamps: Under The Stars, Just Perfect ABC,

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, More Mustard

Paper: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip & Very Vanilla card stocks

Accessories: Vanilla grosgrain ribbon, Linen Thread
and the red white and blue page refuses to load correctly...darnit!
But there's something new to look at, and I will be a lot more consistent now!

Super Simple!

This is the end of my August card class sneak peeks!

Its really simple, almost single layer, but I really like how it turned out.

Supplies:

Stamps: Pendant Park, Occasional Quotes Ink: So Saffron, Old Olive, Soft Suede Paper: So Saffron, Whisper White

Change of Plan...

really. Who leaves home with watercolor-able stamps and forgets any watercoloring tools?! Sigh. LOL! I got to play with my new stamps tho, and threw in a little of the new colors. We will make *some* version of these cards at my August card class...! This is the one I would have really liked to watercolor, but it turned out just fine in black. Supplies:

Stamps: Uncharted Territory, Occasional Quotes

Ink: Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Basic Black

Paper: Baja Breeze, Sahara Sand, Whisper White

Accessories: Twill Tape, Staples

Peach & Pumpkin!

Are you ready for my classes to start up again? I sure am!!! I have missed you all this summer! So this week I'll post a few sneak peeks to my August Class! This is the first!

I used a fun little color combination. I have the brand new Peach Parfait ink and ribbon, with Pumpkin Pie card stock and ink for the words. Very Vanilla is the card front. I also used my new level 3 hostess set for the words! Yeay!

Pink for a boy!

Yep, even with a boy book, you can use pink! Throw in pics of a sister, a mom, a friend and you got it! Here's two more pages, and these two will face each other in the book.

Another digi page!

I have gotten a little bit done... here is one digi page! I'm up to three for this month and am still hoping for more! LOL! These are more old pics, but cute anyway!

Boy Birthday

So, my son's birthday is this week... he's a little young for the target-audience you would think of when you first see this stamp set, but I thought it could be pretty versatile. Here's my first design with it...

Supplies:

Stamps: Grunge Rock

Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Versamark

Paper: Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie & Whisper White card stocks

Accessories: Spiral Punch, Silver Brads

And this is the card my mom made and sent him. The set was in the Spring mini and is so cute!

New toys!

Ok, so I realized over a month passed between stamping. Let's see if I still have it....

This card uses Julee's Mojo Monday sketch, and is full of some of those new goodies that arrived Thursday...! *LOVE*

Supplies:

Stamps: Artistic Etchings

Ink: Crumb Cake, Basic Black

Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Basic Black card stocks, Newsprint DP

Accessories: Paper Daisies, Black grosgrain ribbon, Neutrals Designer Buttons, Linen Thread

A digi card!

I got my first digital card printed thru Stampin' Up! delivered today (along with a bunch of other new goodies!!!). It turned out pretty darn cute! Here's how it came....

The outside, and the inside...

here it is ready to be written in and sent...

The nifty thing about making cards with My Digital Studio is that they have pre-designed cards that you can use the layout for, but change it up with your own style. So I thought it would be fun to have an altered card to show at workshops. Later I'll add the original design for my card!

What do you think?? Pretty cool actually. And you can print them at home too!

I stamped!

Its been a long time, but last night I stuck some rubber to paper and this is what I got...

The stamp set is current, but I used some retired colors...

Supplies:

Stamps: Inspired by Nature, Curvy Verses

Ink: Mellow Moss (retired), Cameo Coral (retired), Perfect Plum

Paper: Blush Blossom (retired)

I made this for my sister because she adopted a friend's runt kitty and it died.

Green & Stars

Here's another (old pics!) digi page I made sometime in June.
I do have lofty goals of paper-crafting, and I even have a fun order I've placed that I am anxiously awaiting arrival...!