Way past time for a Tutorial!!!

Haven't done a Tutorial in a while...this is one of the 3-D projects I did as a swap at Convnetion!!!

It's a gum holder!!! This is really a fun, quick projct to make for a quick gift. Start with a piece of cardstock, color of your choice, cut 11" X 3".
Next you will want to score at 4 1/2" and the 4 1/2". 9 wELL A HAIR BEYOND 4 1/2" so it doesn't crunch when you fold it up.

In the first 4 1/2" section, you will want to punch your word window punch to give you your hole to slide your gum into.
On the 3 outside edges, you will want to place a strip of Sticky Strip...whenever you are making something that has a lot of foled pressure, you want to make sure you use sticky strip...it's the only thing that will hold!!!

Take off your red strips and fold your sleeve down...You are done the basic holder...now to decorate.
The front piece is 4" X 2 1/2" and you can decorate it any way you want.

I stamped a piece and did some layering...and made a piece that I layered and poped out to give it some texture and dimension.

Busy Week!!!

We've been so busy this week at work...One of our boards is going to production..and so I've been up to my eyeballs in audits of parts...I was so glad to see that box go out the door today....Then they have me compiling some records, and reports...again...up to my eyeballs in legal research....I didn't even realize it was 5:00 this afternoon...rushed out so fast, I forgot my cell phone...so need to run back by tomorrow....But I'm almost done that task...and I think I got the hang of it eventually!!!! It was so quiet today as half the office is on a business trip, and most of the Engineers were at a class up in Denver, ....I didn't realize how much I missed their bantering....They are a good group of people!!!

Just finished up my project for next weeks Technique Tuesday Class....so here is a Sneek Peek. Enjoy...and if you'd like to join us...Tuesday, September 21, at 6:30.

Technique Projects

Hello all...Sorry I didn't get a post on here, had classes Thursday and Friday night...just ran out of time....Was going thru my perpetual pile of things to post...and realized, I never posted last months Technique Tuesday page and potject....

Our Technique for that night was Sponging Direct to Paper...and this is our page for our Technique Book. The leaf is layer sponged...this technique works best on more large,solid stamps!!!

And here is our project....a fun fall card....
There is no commitment to our Technique Tuesday classes...but we do compile a book...so you won't want to miss out on each months ideas....Think about joining us!!!
This month's class meets on Tuesday, September 21 aat 6:30, at my home!!! Cost for this class is a $2.00 supply fee!!! Such a deal!!!

Sneek Peek and a Flash Back!!!

Much cooler day today...had to break out some jeans...it's my day off this week, so, I'm trying to play catch up!!! Picked up the house early, got caught up on laundry,then ran out to get some bank and post office stuff out of the way!!! Back home for some more cleaning...seems like that is a never ending battle...then... what to do with all of of this zucchini...so made some more zucchini bread and will take a loaf over to the new neighbors across the street!!! Dee...I tried your recipe, as I wasn't happy with the way my old regular zucchini bread recipe came out last time....

Was going thru my pile of things I need to post, and found last month's Stamper's 10 project...which I thought I had posted...and since we meet again tomorrow, thought I should get it on here, along with a Sneek Peek of this months projects!!!
The one on the left is a cute gift pack...holds gift coupons or small candies very well, and the Elephant one is a gift card holder.

Tomorrows' project is just cards....

Don't forget to leave me a comment about the new Mini catalog...if you don't have it, but want one...let me know...or check it out on line at www.cathy.stampinup.net

Time for a Contest

We haven't done a Contest in ages...time to do one....I'm lovin' the new Mini...if you ordered this past Quarter from me...you should have gotten one...want one...let me know....

This card was done with the Love you Much set out of the regular catalog...and with the Square Lattice Die...you have gotta see it in person to really appreciate it...love this die!!!! Back to the contest....Leave me a comment on my Blog, and I will draw...and the lucky winner will get one of these cards, and a package of discontinued organdy ribbon!!! Let me kow what you think of the new mini!!! I've been so bad...I think I hve most of it now!!! Iwill draw on 9/14/2010!!! Cathy

Time for Another Happily Appily!!!

Yup....when my daughter called....I was like...but it can't be that time of year yet...but it is...We made our annual trip to the Happy Apple Farm in Penrose to pick apples for the winter, fully expecting a bumper crop, since our garden is so prolific...and we weren't disappointed. Razeberries were just coming in...so didn't get too many of those, and Blackberries will be ready in a week or 2...they are gonna be great...but the apples...oh my gosh...I have never seen trees so full of apples....
Steven
Princess Sarah
Princess Abbey
Got done there...didn't get as many as last year....had a hard time using them all up....so we headed home to start dinner...had a yummy chicken barbeque, with potatoe salad, a squash medly, tossed salad...and apple Crisp with ice cream and watermelon!!!! Alli, Arron and Emma joined us. Poor Princess Emma....she fell and broke her ankle...there is nothing more pathentic than a baby with a cast on it's leg trying to crawl....but it doesn't see to stop her!!!!

A Zuchinni Baking Day.....

Let's try this again...for some reason it didn't retain all I wrote!!!

Today was my day off...so I started out early with errands....came home at lunch time and started in with my Zuchinni Baking.....Made 3 loaves of Chocolate Zuchinni Bread...thanks so much for the recipe Kathy...Steven loved it!!! Will take one to work, freeze one...and the other is half gone already!!! Also put together 2 Green Summer Squash casseroles, one I will freeze and the other is for dinner tomorrow....Also gave tons of Zuchinni away on my excursions today...have a boat load to take to work...and Steven says he is putting out a stand tomorrow....as the Garden is chock full again!!!! After all that, went to my Friend Deb's house, who is a Miche Bag Rep....if you have not seen these bags, please go to her website. They are beautiful...got my 3rd cover and handles to convert my handbag to a shoulder bag!!!!

Was going thru my pile of cards to post and found this one, which I should have put with my projects from October's Rocky Mountain Inkslingers.
Beautiful card!!!

And here are the last of the Convention Swaps....
The small blue card is gorgeous....and the Popsicle Card is similar to what my Downline Karen did in her Class up at Jeffco County Fairgrounds this past spring.
This last one is just beautiful...the vases are ovals punched and then each end is cut off, curved a bit, and then white was sponged on one end to highlight it ....very classy!!!