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