HOTP and Prima

Hot off the Press makes fun paper crafting kits.  I think this one was called "chocolate".  Our local scrapbook store carries them and you can call them and order them.  Design U'R Memories.

I used a ton of crystal Stickles to make these cards.

and I just love the new Julie Nutting Prima doll stamps.  I have them all!!!  Copic markers to color in the hair.  A little ribbon and lace never hurt anything!

I made glitter paper our of some of the paper by adding tape and glitter  by Elizabeth Craft.

These next few cards are from card kits made up by the store.  I don't really "do" country, but I enjoyed making these.

This next one is simply 2 skirts, layered - make the dress look much larger

I've gotta find more lace - I'm all out!

I've probably made over 100 cards this summer and no, I won't blog them all.  But this is a start to return to blogging on a regular basis.  I never knew that I would enjoy card making this much - but it's a great way to use up all my scraps and leftover bits and pieces.  I sort of think of them as miniature scrapbook pages - without the photos!

A great way to spend a hot afternoon when I can't stay out in the flower gardens!

Christmas card kit

I am so truly blessed!  I now live in a tiny little place that has a great stamp store and a great scrapbook store.  I am getting dizzy from all the classes they offer!!!  Are you jealous yet!!!

I took this class last week at the scrapbook store.  It was labeled "Christmas cards".  I do not celebrate Christmas.  So I gave myself a challenge to see what I could do with this card kit from Hot Off the Press.  Now, the only students were myself, my sister, and my good friend, Kathy, who came to visit for a week.  Well, needless to stay, the instructor really, truly tried to teach, but she lost complete control after about 5 minutes and decided to just sit back and watch us do our own thing.  I swear, this is the most fun class I've taken ever!!!

Here are the cards I created.  The package cover is below (well, except for the tiny gingerbread that I cut out of the packaging to use inside the door of the gingerbread house.

All tags

 The corners are a snowflake cut in quarters

 The flower petals are the insides of the snowflake above

 Cut words out of tags and inked to make the phrase I wanted

 Used a stamp on the tag (the kit did say you could use your own sayings on the tags!)

 Used 2 banners to make the Star of David

 109 pieces in this kit - tons left over

 The big snowflake as shown on the kit packaging

So, I think a lot of manufacturers miss the boat with holiday stuff.  There are more and more of us who are opting out of holidays.....or do not celebrate because of our religious beliefs.  Just think how much more they could sell if their marketing departments would show creative alternative ways to use their product.  At least this kit did not have Santas all over the paper.....but if it had, I would have just inked the paper and die cut it into flourishes.  Fun stuff!!!  All 6 cards came from this single kit.

How fun to have so many classes just blocks from my house!!!