Come Craft With Us!

Hello and welcome!

 Do you have crafty projects to complete and are near the Minnesota area?

Come and join us for some adult crafting time! Grab your pictures, paper, quilting, beads, stamps - whatever is your crafty medium of choice- ideas and inspiration!
There is lots of space to do your work, hang out with friends (and make some new ones), get ideas and inspiration!

Friday, January 3, 2020
6 pm to midnight
St. John Vianney Church, 19th and Bromley, South St. Paul

We meet monthly and this group is open to all crafters. We usually have over 30 people at our gatherings with new croppers joining all the time.

 The fee for the day is only $5.00, which, is a donation for Neighbors, Inc. food shelf (www.neighborsmn.org)

Bring your own beverage and maybe a snack of some kind to share also! If you have questions, leave them in the comments.

Come for all or part of the evening!
-June

Tyler's Birthday

Hello and welcome!

Most of December my crafting was dedicated to creating cards, so it is a real joy today that I can finally get back to scrapbooking. Here is a fun page about my son, Tyler's, birthday. Tyler is a big eater and this enormous burger is right up his alley.

I needed some help getting back into scrapping, so I of course went to Rochelle Spears' blog which offered an inspiring sketch. She has teamed up with Stacy who has a great mood board. I was inspired by dark colors with pops of red and the stars in her photos. You can find links to their blogs below.

The pattern paper is by Carta Bella (Cartopia). The silver letters are Thickers and the "happy" embellishment is a die cut by Whimsy Stamps.

This page is entered in:

• Rochelle Spears' December Sketch Challenge

              

• The December Photo Inspiration Challenge at Scrap with Stacy

• The "Party Time" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Party Time" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,
-June

Glittery Ornament Card

Hello and welcome!

Hooray! Just mailed the last of my Christmas cards!!! Here is one of the fun cards I created for my family & friends this year:

This beautiful snowflake ornament die is by Hero Arts and was cut from sparkling gold glitter paper. I backed it with pattern paper from Pink Paislee and added a ribbon, gem and greenery. The gold embossed sentiment is by Hero Arts. The background was created with an embossing folder by Taylored Expressions.

This card is entered in:

• The "Holiday Fun" December Challenge at Dare 2B Artzy

• The December Challenge at Kat Scrappiness

• The December "Sparkle" Challenge at A Blog Named Hero

Happy holidays!
-June

Sweater Weather Card

Hello and welcome!

Being from Minnesota, where the temperature is currently below zero, sweaters are a must! So I"ll be sending out cards like this all winter long...

This wonderful sweater die is by Hero Arts is definitely a favorite of mine. I added lots of sparkle with green Stickles on the tree, gems and gold embossed sentiment (also by Hero Arts). The fun Nordic background was created with an embossing folder by Taylor Expressions.

This card is entered in:

• The December "Sparkle" Challenge at A Blog Named Hero

• Challenge #129 at Your Next Stamp

Stay warm!
-June

Stunning Gold and Black Card

Hello and welcome!

We are so lucky to still have real scrapbook stores here in Minnesota. Last week the Pine City Scrapbooking Company had a super fun Doe's Day Out with hot hard cider, homemade baked goodies and Make N Takes! It was amazing. One of the Make N Takes was this beautiful card.

Black cardstock was run through an embossing folder and gold paint was brushed lightly on the raised areas. A simple but stunning technique - and one of my new favorites! The beautiful sentiment and frame, cut from mirrored gold cardstock, are die cuts by Taylored Expressions.

This card is entered in:

• The December Challenge at Kat Scrappiness

• Cupcake Inspiration Challenge 485 

• Challenge #129 at Your Next Stamp

Happy holidays!
-June

Adorable Snowman Card

Hello and welcome!

My kids, Tyler & Shara, just closed on their new home! We are so excited for them!!! I thought it would be fun to mail this cute snowman card to their new address.

The adorable snowman is a stamp by Penny Black. This is my new favorite winter stamp! He is colored with watercolor markers. The dimensional snowballs beside the snowman were created with Liquid Applique. The sentiment is by Hero Arts and was heat embossed with Ranger's Princess Gold.

This card is entered in:

• The "Holiday Fun" December Challenge at Dare 2B Artzy

• The December Challenge at Kat Scrappiness

• Cupcake Inspiration Challenge 485 

• Challenge #129 at Your Next Stamp

Happy holidays!
-June

Merry Moose Card

Hello and welcome!

The holidays are in full swing here at the Swart household. The decorating is almost done, we still need to get another Christmas stocking for newest family member, daughter-in-law Sharadhi, and we are off to get our youngest son, Aaron, from college today. I am also getting my handmade Christmas cards out. Here is a merry one:

 

All of the products are by Poppy Stamps, including the Wittled Moose and Snowflake Frame dies. I am loving the new Poppy "Merry"  stamp set with the large word and playful sentiments to go with it.

This card is entered in:

•  Poppy Stamps Challenge #63 Merry Craftmas! 

• The December Challenge at Kat Scrappiness

• Cupcake Inspiration Challenge 485 

Thanks for stopping by and happy holidays,
-June

Snowflake Ornament Card

Hello and welcome!

It is a busy time getting the tree up, buying gifts and finishing up the dozens of cards that must be mailed soon. Here is a festive card I created:

I used my new Hero Arts' Snowflakes and Ornament Fancy Die. My friend, Barb, also got this die and I can't wait to see what she does with it. The beautiful sentiments are also by Hero Arts.

I love the look of the lacy snowflakes. Here is a close-up so you can see them better.

This card is entered in:

• The "Muted Tones" November Challenge at A Blog Named Hero

 

• The "Holiday Fun" December Challenge at Dare 2B Artzy

• The "Let's Sparkle" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Traditional Christmas" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,
-June

YAY Birthday Shaker Card

Hello and welcome!

It is the newest member of our family's birthday - Happy Birthday, Shara!!! I created this card and matching tag (see previous post) for her.

The stamps are by My Favorite Things: "Yay for You" and "Sweater Weather in the Woods" sets. I colored them with watercolor markers and used Simon Says Stamp shaker bits.

This card is entered in:

• Wednesday Sketch Challenge 466 at My Favorite Things

              

• Color Challenge 130 at My Favorite Things 

              

• The Birthday Project Challenge at My Favorite Things 

              

• Your Next Stamp Challenge #128 "Winter Warm Up"

• The "Let's Sparkle" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,
-June

Foxy Hugs

Hello and welcome!

This is a VERY busy time of the year for us, as we host both Thanksgiving and Christmas plus two of our kids have birthdays the first week of December! So I am crafting birthday, Christmas and thank you cards and tags like mad. Lucky for me, this Friday is my crafting night with girlfriends!

Here is a fun shaker tag created with My Favorite Things "Sweater Weather" stamps. The design was inspired by Jenn Shurkus' tags from Day 21 of The 25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019 (see link below).

This tag is entered in:

• The 25 Days of Christmas Tags challenge at In My Creative Opinion

              

• Color Challenge 130 at My Favorite Things 

              

• The Birthday Project Challenge at My Favorite Things 

              

• Your Next Stamp Challenge #128 "Winter Warm Up"

• The "Let's Sparkle" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Traditional Christmas" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,
-June

Truckin' The Tree Tag

Hello and welcome!

One of the things I enjoy making during the holidays is hand made tags for gifts. Tracey McNeely  has a wonderfully inspirational challenge for doing just that.

Here is a tag I created, inspired by Carol from Day 23.

The cute stamps are by Jillibean Soup and colored with watercolor markers and sparkly Stickles.

This tag is entered in:

• The 25 Days of Christmas Tags challenge at In My Creative Opinion

• Your Next Stamp Challenge #128 "Winter Warm Up"

• The "Let's Sparkle" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Anything Goes" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping  by,
-June

Beary Joyful

Hello and welcome!

Just got back from a fabulous girlfriend get away with my awesome friend, Treasure! We had so much fun laughing and crafting. Here is one of the projects I created:

This card was created with a stamp set by My Favorite Things and colored with Zig watercolor markers.

This card is entered in:

• Wednesday Sketch Challenge 465 at My Favorite Things

               

• The "Tape It Up" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Anything Goes" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,
-June

Handsome Aaron page

Hello and welcome!

This was a BIG year for my family. And one of the fun events was Aaron dressing up in a tux and going to his high school prom.

The wooden compass and beautiful chipboard leaves are by Creative Embellishments. The layout was inspired by the colors and leaves in Creative Embellishment's mood board. The pattern papers are by Graphic 45. This page is based on a sketch by Sketch N Scrap.

This page is entered in:

•  The November Challenge at Creative Embellishments

              

• Sketch N Scrap Challenge #188

              

• The October Work It Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,
-June

Felt Stamped Coffee Card

Hello and welcome!

Once a month I am lucky enough to be able to craft with an amazing group of women. Last Saturday was the all day crop with over 60 women (and one gentleman) attending! Most of us follow Stamp Junkies, but there are many other types of crafters there as well.

At this event, Sue Doherty, from Therm-o-web, joined us and did a fun make-n-take showing us how to stamp and embossing on their crafting felt. The background of this card is Therm-o-web's white felt on which I stamped Simon Says Stamp's Fun & Festive Outline Snowflakes stamp. Therm-o-web's felt is backed with paper and is super easy to work with.

I finished off the card by adding Simon Says Stamp's Coffee Cup and Hello die cuts plus a few snowflakes by The Cat's Pajamas.

This card is entered in:

• The Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop at Coffee Loving Cardmakers

              

• TCP Tuesday #363 at The Cat's Pajamas

              

• The "Thinking of You" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

If you are in the St.Paul, Minnesota area and want to join us, all crafters are welcome. We usually meet the first Friday of the month from 6pm to 11pm at St. John Vianney Church, 19th and Bromley in South St.Paul. If you have any questions just leave them in the comments.

Thanks for stopping by,
-June

Cup of Christmas Cheer Card

Hello and welcome!

It is supposed to snow here in Minnesota tomorrow, which is really early for us. So to embrace the weather, I thought I'd make a snow filled card.

I used the following dies by The Cat's Pajamas: Snowflake Lace Paper, Cups Duo and Heart Swirl. The sentiment is from TCP's Bunny Christmas stamp set and was embossed with Ranger's Princess Gold embossing powder.

This card is entered in:

• The Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop at Coffee Loving Cardmakers

               

• TCP Tuesday Challenge #363 "Holiday" at The Cat's Pajamas

               

• Memory Box Challenge #55 "Patterned Paper"

              

•  Your Next Stamp Challenge #126 "Holiday Wishes"

• The "Anything Goes" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,
-June

Fall Thankful Coffee Card

Hello and welcome,

I love all the rich colors of fall that were the inspiration for this card:

The Thankful Jotted Script sentiment and Whittle Oak Leaves are die cuts by Memory Box. The coffee cup is by Paper Smooches and I used Daisy D's patterned paper.

This card is entered in:

• The Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop at Coffee Loving Cardmakers

               

• Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #482

               

• Memory Box Challenge #55 "Patterned Paper"

              

• The October Work It Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Thanksgiving" Monday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Anything Goes" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,
-June

Coffee Awesome Card

Hello and welcome!

One of my dearest friends' husband, Darren, custom roasts coffee beans for her coffee. Recently they were kind enough to share these heavenly beans with me. OMG the coffee was so smooth and delicious. I just had to sent Darren this thank you card:

The cup and sentiment are by Paper Smooches. Robin's Nest drops were also added.

This card is entered in:

• The Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop at Coffee Loving Cardmakers

               

• The November Challenge at Dare 2B Artzy

              

• The November Challenge at Kat Scrappiness

• The "Anything Goes" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,
~June

Ai Be Merry Card

Hello and welcome!

Love the Art Impression's Girlfriends sets. They usually feature 4 ladies which is the number in my "small gang!" We are all card makers and love to create cards featuring The Girlfriends and sending them to each other. This one is going to Roxie.

Our gang is really into watercoloring right now, so this Art Impressions image was colored with Zig watercolor markers.

This card is entered in:

• Challenge 269 Holiday Cards at Art Impressions

• Challenge #126 "Holiday Wishes" at Your Next Stamp

• The "Anything Goes" Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,
~June

GSD Warmest Greetings

Hello and welcome!

Fall is one of my favorite seasons because there is gorgeous color everywhere! Plus it is pumpkin spice time! With these to ideas in mind I created this card:

The cute mouse about to enjoy a pumpkin spice latte is by Gerda Steiner Design and colored with Zig watercolor markers. The beautiful pattern papers are by Echo Park.

This card is entered in:

• The Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop at Coffee Loving Cardmakers

               

• The November Challenge at Dare 2B Artzy

              

• Time Out Challenge #147

              

• Challenge #126 "Holiday Wishes" at Your Next Stamp

• The October Work It Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,
~June

Homecoming Parade

Hello and welcome!

We dropped Aaron off at college two months ago and we really miss him. So we drove to Wisconsin to see him! As it was Carroll University's homecoming, we also got to see Aaron perform with the marching band in the half time show and parade through the streets of Waukesha.  It was spectacular!

I used Echo Park's My Favorite Fall pattern papers. The leaves were created with a die cut from The Cat's Pajamas. This page is based on a sketch from Rochelle Spears' blog. I was also inspired by the colors and leaves from Scrap With Stacy's inspiration photo.

This page is entered in:

• TCP Tuesday Challenge #362 "Fall" at The Cat's Pajamas

• Rochelle Spears' October Sketch Challenge

• The October Photo Inspiration Challenge at Scrap With Stacy

• The "Art Journaling" Monday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp

• The "Fall Colors" Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,
-June

Thankful Wreath Card

Hello and welcome!

I have just discovered how much fun cut files are for making scrapbook pages. So after making a layout using this Leaf Wreath cut file by Jillibean Soup (see my last post), I shrunk it and created this card:

The beautiful sentiment is Memory Box's Thankful Jotted Script.

This card is entered in:

• Memory Box Challenge #54 "Falling Leaves"

• Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #481  

 

• TCP Tuesday Challenge #362 "Fall" at The Cat's Pajamas

• The October Challenge at Kat Scrappiness 

• Double Trouble Challenge #41 Batty Color Challenge Teams Up With Crafting Happiness

 

• The "Fall Colors" Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Thanks for stopping by,-June