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I can not believe it has been almost a week since my last post. The time has just gotten away from me. Between following the blogs from Leadership and getting ready to start my last class of my Masters program the week just flew.

On to the challenge. Yesterday the challenge that was posted on Splitcoast was to make an origami box. I have to say that I enjoy the technique challenges a little more that the other ones Splitcoast offers. For a while now I have been into making items other then cards, also known as ABC (anything but a card). I focused my box around Easter. You will see this technique again. All that is required (per the link) is:

• 12 X 12 piece of patterned paper (double or single sided pattern) for the no-glue Origami Box (fold instruction to the right)
• 2 sheets of double sided paper - 5 1/4" x 12" (for the cover, if you are making on of these)
• One sheet of lightweight chipboard - 5 1/4" X 12" (again, for the cover only) (I used the backing from a legal sized note pad)
• Craft glue or glue stick (for cover only)
• Ribbon (for cover closure, or you may use another type of closure)

This is so simple to make you will want to make this for every occasion.



Recipe -- Stamps: TAC I Love Easter -- Paper: Blush Blossom, Whisper White, and Petal Patch DSP -- Ink: Burnt Sienna -- Accessories: Bis Shot, Top Note Die, Circle Nestabilities, Crop-a-dile, Eyelets, Certainly Celery Ribbon, and Copic Markers

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What it is 5:00 already????? Where does the time go? I know - it goes out the window when there is chatter about the new upcoming SU! catalog. SU! is holding their Leadership conference in Florida today through Friday and the attendees are receiving their new catalog. Therefore everyone is on Splitcoast trying to get a glimpse of the new catalog before it goes live on January 19. Well, according to the attendees (I am not one of them ) SU! has put a hush hush on them with pictures of the new items. At least we are all able to discuss what is in the new catalog. How am I going to make it until January 19. This is going to be torture. All I can hope for is that I receive my complementary catalog soon. One can hope.

Swap Card Preview #6

Here is the last preview for the Year of Cards Swap. This one was a fun group. It was called the Miscellaneous group with the subcategory of Just Because. When I saw this category, my mind first went to the Best Yet hostess set from SU!'s Fall/Winter 2008 Catalog. There is a stamp in there that says "Just Because I Care". Now, after making the masculine cards I needed to go girly with this one and that is exactly what I did.


In my opinion this card epitomizes girly - pink and bling all the way. I combined two sets when making this card - Close as a Memory and Best Yet. I thought the bundle of flowers from the Close as a Memory set worked so well with the design. Now for the bling. I found these "crystals" with a sticky back at Wal-Mart before they discontinued their huge craft and fabric sections in the stores around me. they are so cute if you want to add just a little bit if bling to a card and like I said they are already sticky on the back. No more glue!!! Again, I hope everyone how gets this card will enjoy it.

Recipe -- Stamps: Close as a Memory, Best Yet -- Paper: Whisper White, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, Sweet Always DSP -- Ink: Regal Rose, Garden Green -- Accessories: Markers, Taffeta Whisper White, Crystals

Swap Card Preview #5

MASCULINE cards are the hardest ones for me to make. As I said before, it is hard for me to get out of the girly mode of card making to make a masculine themed ones. I think this one came out very well. This design is the one I will be using for my Dad's, husband's, and grandfather's birthday cards this year.

Here it is the dreaded (not really) Masculine card for the Year of Cards swap:

Once I signed up for the masculine category, I was in panic mode to find some designer paper that was not golf related. I had a golf stamp set (my dad loves to golf) at one time and made argyle shirts to put on the card. So, that was the only masculine paper that I had and it was not going to go with the design I was picturing. I scoured the Internet to find some paper and I finally found it through Scrap Simply Called Cosmo Cricket "Wanted" and used the "Doc Holliday" pieces. My next step was to make the image look like it belonged on a masculine card. I roughed the edges of the cardstock up with my scissors and them used Cat's Eye Chalk to add the edge detail. Not to toot my horn that much, but I have to say that I am pretty impressed at the job I did with this card.

Recipe -- Stamps: For Father -- Paper: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Very Vanilla, Wanted DSP -- Ink: Black -- Accessories: Markers, Jumbo Eyelets, 5/8 Grosgrain Chocolate Chip Ribbon

Swap Card Preview #4

Ok, this group was the hardest one for me. Wait a minute, no, this was one of the two hardest groups for me. I decided to push myself and attempt to think outside of the box. One of the groups in the Year of Cards swap for Life's Changes and Events. I decided to challenge myself with making a card for the New Home selection. Once I saw the selection I knew I had the perfect stamp set - Papertrey's Boards & Beams (I just love this set). It was just going to be a matter design.

Well, here it is:

I knew I wanted to cut the house and the trees out. So I did that and then I started to play with the design. My master design was to make the house look like it was on about 5 acres of land. That would be my dream!!! I tore the Baja Breeze and sponged it with Whisper White to make it look like the sky line with clouds.

My only hope is that everyone who will be receiving this card will love it.

Recipe -- Stamps: PTI Boards & Beams -- Paper: Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla -- Ink: Pallette Burnt Sienna and Whisper White (Clouds) -- Accessories: Corner Rounder, Copic Markers, and Brads

Swap Card Preview #3

Here is another preview for the Year Of Cards swap I am involved in. Like I said I have six spots for this swap.

So here is card number 3:

There is not too much of a story to go along with this one. My mom and I would always try to get some "sassy" birthday cards for each other and when I started stamping it seemed like all I was making were sappy, cute, girly cards. That will be changing this year. Since I found this set by Little Paper Shop I have no reason not to be sending my mom sassy cards for her birthday. It take a special person to be able to handle the sayings and I am sure my mom can.

Recipe -- Stamps: Little Paper Shop's Still Hot Granny -- Paper: Whisper White, Sweet Always DSP, Regal Rose, Close to Cocoa -- Ink: Black -- Accessories: Watercolor Pencils, Brads, 5/8 Grosgrain Regal Rose Ribbon

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!