October SOTM Blog Hop!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our
October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop
featuring this month's SOTM:

  Scandinavian Wishes S1310
 

If you've just arrived here from SHIRLEY's BLOG,

then you are on the correct path.

 

  Standard-size card with Colonial White and Olive cardstock and Silver Glitter paper.

New England Ivy ink pad used for the stamping.

 

Now you can visit MICHELLE's BLOG next! 
Enjoy the hop!!

September Scrapbooking Club (featuring Laughing Lola)!

Our September Scrapbooking Club workshop

will feature the Laughing Lola kit!

...and I am ready to take pre-orders for the kits NOW!

All pre-orders are due by September 20th

in order to receive the products in time!

(I don't expect to have extra kits on hand, so your

pre-order is required to guarantee your spot!)
 

Local club members will be meeting on

Friday, September 27th (6pm-10pm)
and/or
Saturday, September 28th (6pm-10pm)

to assemble our kits together!

You choose the night that works best for you!

Locals can still pre-order a kit to use at home even

if they can't attend (and I will deliver it at no charge)!

Long-distance club members can pre-order their kits now

and can expect them to be mailed/shipped right away!

Here are the kit options:

POCKET PAGES KIT

(formerly called Project 365 kit)

$25 local or $30 mail-order

 Includes materials to to create 8-12x12 pocket pages to use

for layouts inspired by "Project Life" and/or "Project 365"

4 - 12x12 Photo Storage Pages

Assorted flip-flaps memory protectors (8x12 and 4x6)

Pre-cut papers (lines are pre-stamped for you!)

Laughing Lola Complements Dimensional Elements X7170C ($4.95 value)
Laughing Lola Assortment embellishments Z1854 ($5.95 value)
 

Sorry, this kit is SOLD OUT!

Pages 1 and 2 (shown above) with the 8x12 flip flap closed
 (4x6 photos are to be inserted in each pocket where you see
the plain "whisper" grey or white cardstock pieces) 
 
Please CLICK ON THESE IMAGES
TO SEE THEM LARGER!

 Page 1 (shown above) with the 8x12 flip flap open

 Pages 3 and 4 (above)

 Pages 5 and 6 (above)

Pages 7 and 8 (above)
  

WORKSHOPS-ON-THE-GO KIT (with Stamps!)

$35 local or $37.69 mail-order 

(item# G1065* includes the D-size Stamp Set!)

*shown on pages 22-23 of the Idea Book (has a retail value of $40.42 before tax/shipping!!)

WORKSHOPS-ON-THE-GO KIT (NO Stamps)

  $25 locals only

(NO stamp set is included!...
You will use my stamps and inks at the workshop.)

Laughing Lola Workshop Kit:

Mail-order (kit with stamps) $37.69 USD Local (kit with stamps) $35.00 USD Local (kit...NO stamp set) $25.00 USD

The full kit contents (including the stamp set)
can be seen by clicking on this link here:
Laughing Lola Workshops on the Go Kit
    

With these kits we will create FOUR beautiful 12x12 pages:

 

 

I hope you can join us for the creative fun in September!!
Please feel free to contact me anytime
with any questions you might have :)

September Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our 
September Stamp of the Month Blog Hop
featuring this month's SOTM:

Poster Tidings S1309
(FYI...you will need a 4x5 block to use these stamps!)

 

If you've just arrived here from KRISTA's BLOG,

then you are on the correct path.

Here is an easy fall card I created (standard size) featuring our
NEW Huntington papers X7174B (above).

...and THIS ink pad is my secret as to how I inked my large stamp!
(Lay your block stamp-side up onto your work surface,
then rub the ink on using a left-to-right,
not back and forth, side-swiping motion
to leave little lines in the image intentionally).

 This was a product (above) that we used to sell years ago...the pads came un-inked and then you would use re-inkers to add whatever colors you want to use to each little strip on the pad. This ink pad is probably almost ten years old now, but I just couldn't resist getting it out again to use with this stamp set (below)...I sure have missed my favorite rainbow pad! You could probably come up with a similar effect by creating your own "puddle pad" using a piece of felt and the re-inker colors of your choice.
I've also found these available for purchase on amazon.com :)
  

 
Now you can visit NIKKA's BLOG next! 
Enjoy the hop!!
 

Project 365 layouts! (with the Surf's Up kit)

So I have been planning to share my "completed" Project 365 layouts here on my blog for weeks. Life has been so busy though, that I'm not quite finished with writing about each photo yet. I finally decided that it would be better to just post what IS done so far, rather than not share them for a while longer. Some of my journaling is hand-written and some is printed from my computer so you can see that either option (or both!) works...it really just depends on how much you want to say
...these are all of the best photos I took during the month of June 2013.

I LOVE how these pages give the reader just a glimpse at what was going on in my life and the daily lives of my family! I think that my kids are really going to cherish these pages and the things I wrote about each of them someday. No more need to keep a journal now...this will be how I continue to preserve my family's history
...in our own storybook with photos! :)

 Pages 1 and 2

 Page 1 (with the flip flap open!) - still need to add one photo up there :)

 Pages 3 and 4 (notice how I printed out the journaling from my computer for page 4)
 

 Pages 5 and 6 (still have some journaling to do on page 6)
 

Pages 6 and 7 (have a tad more journaling to add here also)

If you are interested in learning how to preserve 
your story this way, then you should
plan to attend my next 365 scrapbooking class!! 

Make sure you start taking at least one photo every day (making a few notes about each photo as you take them is recommended) and then mark your calendar for class on Saturday, September 14th (6pm-10pm)!

You won't need to bring photos with you as we will assemble the pages in about two hours (so you can join us at any time between 6 and 10 that works for you) and then you will slip your September photos and journaling cards into the pockets later at home as soon as you have them printed...so easy! The class kit includes ALL of the materials you'll need (including pre-cut papers!) for $25 if you are attending in person or $30 for mail-order customers.*

*If you don't live locally, and want to get a kit mailed to you so you can join us from your own home, then be sure to visit my blog again on Sept. 1st so you can order the next kit online with your debit/credit card (using the PayPal button/link I will post here). Online orders for the September kit will be due by Sept. 5th
and then I plan to mail them out on Sept. 10th.

...and of course, I will be posting photos of the September page designs
featuring the "Laughing Lola" kit late next week!

August Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our
August Stamp of the Month Blog Hop
featuring this month's SOTM:
A Chocolate Affair S1308
 

If you've just arrived here from DAWN's BLOG,

then you are on the correct path.

 This standard-size card features the Babycakes papers X7173C (Buttercup, Chocolate, Colonial White, Slate, and Sunset) with a little bit of Cocoa cardstock and ink added.
Card design is inspired by Pattern #28 in our NEW Make it From Your Heart Volume 2 (9042).

 This standard-size card also features the Babycakes papers X7173C (Buttercup, Chocolate, Colonial White, Slate, and Sunset) with a little bit of Cocoa ink added.
Card design is inspired by Pattern #21 in our NEW Make it From Your Heart Volume 2 (9042).

Finally, here's a view of all of the delicious images that are included in this stamp set:

 ...and the best news is that during August, you can  
get this stamp set FREE with a $50 or more order!! 
(or you still have the option to purchase it at the full retail price of $17.95 if you prefer).
Add it to your online order now at
www.StampwithJen.ctmh.com.
Join the "August Bonus Orders" when you shop for an additional "surprise" gift from me!
Plus, when you order the NEW Artbooking Cricut Collection
(or any Cricut Collection) you will automatically get your SOTM Free,
and as a bonus I will also give you any paper pack of your choice for FREE!!
(just e-mail me to let me know which paper pack you want me to send you)!
 

Now you can visit LISA's BLOG next!

Enjoy the hop!!

You Are Welcome Here!!

...and memory keeping matters!
...just a few more reasons why I LOVE my job with CTMH so much!
...and I would be thrilled to have YOU join me anytime :)

 
www.StampwithJen.ctmh.com
 

$5 Card Class on Friday 7/12 (Christmas in July)!

We're getting a start on Christmas early this year!

These are the three cards I'll be teaching my students to make
during our $5 Card Class this Friday, July 12th at 7pm!

You can't get this much creative know-how so affordably

anywhere else! I hope you can join us for the fun!! 
 
I still have room for a few more guests so it's not too late to 

please call/text me to reserve your spot now! (760) 220-0683
 

 Standard-size card featuring the Merry & Bright stamp set C1510

with Cashmere cardstock.

 Standard-size card featuring the NEW Scandinavian Wishes stamp set S1310

(upcoming October 2013 Stamp of the Month!)

with Olive cardstock and Silver Glitter paper.

 Standard-size "Swing Card" (cut with Cricut Artiste cartridge Z1790)

featuring the Perfect Fit-Frames D1527 and

Perfect Fit-Holidays B1412 stamp sets.

Cocoa, Colonial White, Barn Red, and Olive cardstocks and inks.
 

You will just LOVE how this card swings open (so neat!!)

Here's the inside view of the "Swing Card" when it is opened!

Happy Independence Day!!

Wishing you all a happy and safe

4th of July!