Spring DIY Projects

Hey Ladies!
I finally got my act together this past weekend and got our projects finalized for the DIY Spring Retreat. As a reminder it will be April 13-14 at Bosqueville Baptist Church.

The DIY Retreat is your time to work on your personal projects. You can also choose to work on any or all of the three projects that I have available. The project details and prices are listed below. Please have your project orders to me by FRIDAY, MARCH 30. I cannot guarantee the availability of supplies for any order that's placed after the 30th.

Special thanks to Shannon and Mary Alice for their inspiration, encouragement, and help in getting this weekend planned!


Project #1 - Blocks and Tag Sets

This wonderful project was inpsired by one offered by Crop, Paper, Scissors this past Fall. You can change out the tags on the block for various holidays and occasions. In the pictures, I don't have the ties on the tags yet, but they will loop around the tack in the block!! For this retreat, we have three different sets of tags to choose from (get one or all !)

Blocks - $5 per set (6 blocks in a set)
Tags - $5 per set

Project #2 - Magnetic Chalkboard
This project consists of a 14" x 14" magnetic chalkboard and your choice of 6 magnets. I don't have all the magnets available to view right now but you will be able to choose from the ones available at the Retreat. Sorry for the poor quality of these pictures. I really need a new camera!
1 magnetic board & 6 magnets - $10







Project #3 - Coasters

These coasters are super duper easy to make and are a great gift idea. I made 50 sets (that's a total of 200 coasters!) for party favors at my brother's rehearsal dinner. They were a big hit and I'm sure you'll enjoy them.

Coasters - $8 per set (4 coasters in a set)

Tuesday's with Morley - March

For our actual March projects, we'll be doing Easter cards and utilizing the Labels Collection Framelits Dies found in the Occasions Mini Catalog

Recipe:
Stamp Sets - Easter Dove
Cardstock - Baja Breeze, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Twitterpated DS Paper
Inkpads - Island Indigo
Acccessories - Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Blushing Bride Stitched Ribbon



Recipe:
Stamp sets - Easter Dove
Cardstock - Blushing Bride, Pear Pizazz, Basic Grey, Whisper White, Twitterpated DS Paper
Inkpads - Basic Grey
Accessories - Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Hemp Twine, Linen Thread, Cross Charm (non-SU!), Stampin' Dimensionals

Tuesday's with Morley - February

February cards in March??!! Yes, your read it right. Thanks to everyone for being so understanding when I wasn't able to have our meeting February. It was very important for me to be in St. Louis with my mom for her heart cath. I'm so thankful that everything turned out just fine for her. So, you get double the pleasure, double the fun when we meet in March.

Our cards in February will be for birthdays. The first card is a fun pennant card. It utilizes the latest In-Colors and the fun Designer Series Paper curently available in the Occasions Mini Catalog.

Recipe:
Stamp Sets - Curly Cute
Cardstock - Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Sweet Shop DS Paper

Ink Pads - Chocolate Chip

Accessories - Petite Pennants Builder Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder, Baker's Twine (White), Small Heart Punch, Silver Brads, Paper Piercer

I CASEd the second card from Split Coast Stampers. I love the elegance of the card!

Recipe:

Stamp Sets - Mixed Bunch, Perfect Punches

Cardstock - Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, First Edition DS Paper

Ink Pads - Basic Black, VersaMark

Accessories - Black Embossing Powder, Melon Mambo Embossing Powder, Heating Tool, 3/4" Circle Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Blossom Punch, Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die, Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die, Pink Rhinestone, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Dimensionals

Save the Date for Spring Retreat !!

Tuesday's with Morley - January

It seems like we build up to Christmas for months and months. Then, when it's over - it's over. I was shocked to see all of the Valentine displays in the stores just a few days after Christmas! So of course, I've jumped on the bandwagon - we'll be doing Valentines cards for our January meeting!

The Occasions Mini is now out and it is amazing! There are a lot of great new products - stamps, papers, Big shot accessories, and more. It's also Sale-a-Bration so don't forget that for each $50 order, you can choose one item from the Sale-a-bration catalog.

Our first card utilizes one of the new items in the Occasions mini - the Paper Doily Sizzlits Die. It's super cute, but punching out all of those little doily holes can be tedious. Be sure to bring your paper piercer with you to the club meeting!

Our second card was inspired by this post on Split Coast Stampers. I really liked the layout, but then I put my twist on it! The new satin pleated ribbon is adorable!

December Projects

For December, we're going to be making these cute gift card holders! They are made using the Holiday Stocking Bigz L Die. I love the plaid paper that's featured in the Frostwood Lodge DS Paper.

November Club Cards

For November, we will do one card and one 3-D project. I think they are both really cute

The card is one that I CASEd from Split Coast Stampers. Here is the link. I didn't have the exact sentiment so I changed it up with one that I had. I love how the Pool Party color blends with the fall colors!


Recipe
Stamp Sets - Falling Leaves, Always Grateful, Grateful Greetings
Cardstock - More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Pool Party, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Inks - More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Pool Party, Early Espresso
Accessories - Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Chocolate Chip Button, Linen Thread, Glue Dot, Stampin' Dimensionals

The second project is this ultra-cute box. I used a die that Melanie owns. It can be used as a gift card holder or it's perfect for candy or pack of gum. I'm thinking about doing several of these and putting them at everyone's plate at the Thanksgiving table!

Recipe
Stamp Sets - Tiny Tags
Cardstock - Old Olive, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Whisper White, DS Paper
Inks - Cajun Craze
Accessories - Scallop Box Die, Tiny Tags Punch, Linen Thread, Paper Piercer, Pearl Accents, Glue Dots

October Club Cards

I've been overwhelmed with work and travel so I have to apologize in advance for the October cards - not one of my finer moments! Oh well, I can't hit a homerun every month, can I??!!!

Don't forget that October is our order month!

September Club Cards

For September, we will be doing some all-occasion cards.

The first cards uses Wild Wasabi embossing powder. Stampin' Up now has embossing powder available in several colors. I love the variety of the different colors!


Recipe
Stamp Sets - My Friend
Cardstock - So Saffron, Early Espresso, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White
Inks - Early Espresso, Versamark
Accessories - Wild Wasabi Embossing Powder, Wild Wasabi Ribbon, Crafters Tool Kit, Stampin' Dimensionals

The second card creates a "quilt" of designer series paper. I think it turned out pretty cute!

Recipe
Stamp Sets - Vintage Vogue
Cardstock - Soft Suede, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Elegant Soiree DS Paper
Ink - Not Quite Navy, Soft Suede
Accessories - Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, 1" Square Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

August Club Cards

After being "off the air" for ten months, my blog is revived! Hopefully, I'll keep up with it better than I have! We had a fun kick off for the new year last month, so now it's time to hit the ground running.

The first card highlights the watercolor technique. I used watercolor paper and Stayz On ink to prevent the colored inks from running. I still need to practice with this technique and get better at shading. I CASEd this from SCS.


Recipe
Stamp Set - Morning Cup

Cardstock - Pear Pizzaz, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise DS (retired), Watercolor Paper

Inks - Pear Pizazz, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Stayz On Black

Accessories - Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Ribbon (retired), Linen Thread, Jewelry Tag Punch, Vintage Trinkets, Paper Piercer, Aqua Painter/Blender Pens, Stampin' Dimensionals

The second cards shows off a new technique I've learned - Faux Pearl. I think it turned out pretty good. I used Frost White Shimmer paint to achieve the "pearly" look in the flower.

Recipe

Cardstock - Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, Early Espresso, Berry Blossoms DS Paper, Whisper White

Inks - Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade

Accessories - Scallop Trim Border Punch, Fun Flowers Bigz L Die, Bird w/Leaves and Flowers Die (retired), Frost White Shimmer Paint, Sponge/Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Dimensionals

Tuesday's With Morley - October Cards

This month we will be doing Halloween cards.

The first card is one that I CASEd from the SU! Ft. Worth Regional Seminar. I don't have the designer's name, but it is cute, cute, cute!

Recipe

Stamp Sets - Wicked Cool

Cardstock - Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink - Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry (Marker), Old Olive (Marker)

Accessories - 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Curly Label Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Spider Web Impressions Folder

The second card features a new product from SU! - the Smooch Illuminate Top Coat. It's hard to see in the photo, but the top coat adds a shimmer to the tree!

Recipe

Stamp Sets - House of Haunts, Wicked Cool, Scratched

Cardstock - Basic Black, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White

Ink - Basic Black, Tanerine Tango

Accessories - Top Note Die, Smooch Illuminate Top Coat

Tuesday's With Morley - October Scrapbook

Fall is definitely in the air! I love the crisp mornings we've having lately.

For the October scrapbook, we'll do a Halloween layout. I used a new item to SU! - the Big Shot Mulitpurpose Adhesive Sheets. This is a great way to add adhesive to an element. You apply the base material (cardstock) to the adhesive sheet, run it through the Big Shot, and then peel off the remaining backing! It's especially good for items that are delicate in nature and hard to apply regular adhesive.

I also used some old DS paper - Ghostly Greetings - from a couple of years ago. It felt good to be able to use up some of my stock of paper!

Recipe

Cardstock - Basic Black, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Going Grey, Ghostly Greeting DS (retired)

Accessories - Bitty Bat Punch, Spider Web Embossing Folder, Alphabet Simple Letters Die, Stampin' Dimensionals

Tuesday's With Morley - September Cards

This month's cards are really "all occasion". I will have an assortment of sentiments to use or you can bring your favorite!

Recipe

Stamp Sets - Printed Petals, sentiment of your choice (I used Curly Cute)

Cardstock - Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, So Saffron, Play Date DS Paper, Whisper White, Old Olive

Inks - Real Red, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories - Scallop Circle Punch, Real Red Ribbon, Crafter's Tool Kit, Stampin' Dimensionals, Silver Brad

Recipe

Stamp Sets - sentiment of your choice

Cardstock - Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip

Ink - Chocolate Chip

Accessories - Two-Step Owl Punch, Bird with Leaves & Flowers Die, Stampin' Dimensionals

Tuesday's With Morley - September Scrapbook

I think Marina Mist is one of my favorite new colors this year. The scrapbook layout we are doing is very simple - but I love it. It has space for up to six pictures - or you can use of the windows for journaling.

Recipe

Stamp Set - Circle Circus

Cardstock - Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Regal Rose, Whisper White

Ink - Marina Mist

Accessories - Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Fancy Flower Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Marina Mist Ribbon, Daffodil Delight Ribbon, Crafter's Tool Kit, Stampin' Dimensionals

Tuesday's With Morley - August Cards

Have I mentioned that I love the new catalog! I'm really digging the In Colors this year!

We will be doing Thank You cards this month.

The first is a masculine card. It's really hard for me to do masculine stuff - probably because most of the stamps I own contain hearts and flowers! Special thanks to Mary Alice for loaning me her manly stamp sets!

Recipe

Stamp Sets - Totally Tool, Woodgrain Background

Cardstock - Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Inks - Early Espresson

Accessories - Ticket Corner Punch, Screw Brads (non-SU!)

The second card uses an older stamp set called Happy Together. Whenever I look at I have visions of the Partidge Family!

Recipe

Stamp Sets - Happy Together, Thank You Kindly

Cardstock - So Saffron, Baja Breeze, Poppy Parade, Whisper White

Inks - Poppy Parade

Markers - So Saffron, Baja Breeze, Poppy Parade

Accessories - Top Note Bigz Die, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Modern Label Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Tuesday's With Morley - August Scrapbook

Yay! It's time to start our club back up. I'm so excited to get back into the groove of things. The new catalog is FAB-U-LOUS!

Ironically, we will be using an older stamp set for this month's scrapbook.

I love the feel of the vintage clock - perfect for scrapbooking.

Recipe

Stamp Sets - Sense of Time

Cardstock - Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizazz, Greenhouse Gala DS Paper

Inks - Chocolate Chip

Accessories - Scallop Square Bigz Die

Tuesday's With Morley - June Cards

We'll be doing some generic all occasion cards for our club meeting in June.

This first cards involves no stamping whatsoever! I love the Beautiful Wings Emosslit! The inside of the card had a little decoration too!

Recipe

Cardstock - Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Cottage Wall DS

Accessories - Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

The second card uses a couple of the in-colors that we haven't used in a while

Recipe

Stamp Set - Things I Love

Cardstock - Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Razzleberry Lemonade DS, Whisper White

Inks - Melon Mambo

Accessories - 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Crushed Curry Polka Dot Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals