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