December PI Kits.....

.....are in the house!  If you are a subscriber, be sure to pick up your December kit.  If you are not a subscriber, there are only about 4 extra kits available for purchase this month.  The is a gorgeous kit full of glamor and bling.  The My Mind's Eye pattern papers are so elegant and glittered and the feathers add a unique touch to your scrapbook pages.

 

Kit  Contents:

- 4 sheets Bazzill cardstock (Ravin, Bling July, Rusted OP)

- 6 sheets MME Lost and Found Union Square pattern paper

o   Moments Charming die cut sheet

o   Favorite Birds of a Feather

o   Favorite Union Station

o   Perfect Damask Print

o   Perfect Happy

o   Beautiful Day Journey

-         1 pkg. Prima Andorra Red Pearl flower and butterfly

·         1 pkg. black feathers

·         ¼ pkg. MME Union Square “Favorites” brads

·         MME Simply Perfect die cut title

·         MME Home Sweet Home die cut title

·         1 yard black tulle

Sneak peaks of the layouts.  Completed projects are on display at Pizazz It! Scrapbooks.

December Copic Marker Monthly Class

This month's class will feature the English Robin wood stamp by Inkadinkado.  It retails for $9.99 and will be sure to give an elegant flair to your stamping projects.  We will be adding Flower Soft in Polar White to this image and paring it with Merry January paper from We R Memory Keepers.

  

These are the 3 cards we will be making in class:

December Class:   Dec 19, 2-4pm  (note date change due to holiday)

Markers needed for class are:  E34, Y35, BG10, BG72, R37

January Class:  Jan 23, 2-4pm  (note date change due to CHA)

Classes will resume on the last Sunday of the month in February.

Blog Candy Winner!!

Yikes!  I have totally neglected my little blog lately.  Too much going on with the holidays and sports this time of year.  So, without any further delay....Congrats to "djp" for her winning comment!  Send an email to karrie.cook {at} yahoo.com with your full name and snail mail address and I will get some goodies in the mail to you.

Columbus Scrappers Blog Hop and some CANDY!!

This is my very first blog hop!!  I'm not quite sure how it works, but it sure sounds like fun!    We had a challenge for our blog hop.  The challenge is to create a layout or card using the following:

- 3 fall colors
- 2 ribbons
- 1 word title

Here is my layout.  I LOVE the way it turned out.  I normally don't journal on the front of my layouts because my completed projects are usually for design team work.  I journal on the back a lot.  But here I journaled and even in my own handwriting.  Gasp!  Most of the products used were from Little Red Scrapbook's November kit. 

In honor of my very first blog hop, I'm going to give away my very first blog candy!  Yippy!!  Leave a comment and I will randomly select a winner for some yummy goodness!  Thanks for stopping by, now hop on over to Lisa's blog!

Jana: Slices Of My Life

Karrie: Welcome To My World    <---- you are here

Lisa: Blessed Beyond Measure   <---- go here next

Carey: Getting Away With Creativity

Jana: Slices Of My Life

If you are in the central Ohio area, join us at www.columbusscrappers.org for a great time.  Lots of friendly ladies, free crops, swaps, monthly challenges and annual retreats!

November Monthly Copic Marker Club

We will be working with the fabulous Jillibean Soup Christmas Chestnut Soup line for the November cards.  I absolutely love this heavy weight Kraft line is only one sided which makes is perfect for card making!  This month's technique will focus on coloring white things white.

November Class:  Nov. 21, 2-4pm (note date change due to holiday)


Markers needed for class are:  0, R00, BG0000, BG000, (W0, W1) OR (C00, C0)

December Class:  Dec. 19, 2-4pm (note date change due to holiday)

Pizazz It! November Kits

The leaves are changing, the morning air is crisp and that can only mean one thing.  Time to scrap those fall photos!  This kit features Making Memories Paper Reverie line which is extremely versatile.  These papers would be awesome for back to school, vintage, fall and so much more! 

Kit contents are:

• 6 sheets Making Memories Paper Reverie pattern paper
• 5 doubled sided
• 1 die cut sheet
• 4 sheets Bazzill cardstock
• 1 pkg MM Alphabet
• 5 MM journal notebook sheets
• Maya Road chipboard pumpkin
• 1/2 pkg MM bling, pearls and brads
• 6 Bazzill leaves (assorted)
• Tag template
• 12" MM pleated ribbon

Here are some sneak peaks of the layouts I made.  Completed projects are on display at Pizazz It! Scrapbooks.

As always, only a few extra kits were made and will sell out fast.  To ensure you receive a kit each month and to get a 10% kit discount, be sure to sign up to become a monthly kit club member.

December's kit will be My Mind's Eye Lost and Found.  This kit is stunning with lots of glamour and glitz.  A few of the girls got a sneak peak of the kit at Friday night's crop and I'm still wiping the drool off the papers.  You will not want to miss out on this kit.  As a matter of fact, I have December through April already planned out and the kits are AMAZING!!!

Little Red Scrapbook October Kit

The October kit features the Crate Paper Restoration line.  I love the vintage, yet colorful feel of this line.  The kit photo gives the impression the kit is really pink, but it is not.  And of course all paper is double sided so you always have an option.

Here are the projects I made with this kit.  It was so much fun to work with and I cannot wait to use up the rest of my supplies.

October Monthly Copic Class

I am so in love with this line from We R Memory Keepers called Maple Grove.  This month we will focus on creating 3 different backgrounds on each of the cards:  plaid, warm glow and air brushing. 

Markers needed:  YR15, YR18, YR31, Y28, YG95, B52

Stamp:   Hero Arts - Pumpkin


Paper:  We Are Memory Keepers - Maple Grove

When:  Sunday, October 31, 2:00 - 4:00

IMPORTANT:  There is a new class policy effective November 1.  Your class kit will cost $12 whether you are able to attend class or chose to pick the kit up at a later date.  I felt this was fair since I am now providing step-by-step colored instructions.  Of course, I am also available and happy to answer any questions you may have.  Additional class kits are still $4. 

Cricut Cartridges For Sale

I have 5 Cricut carts for sale for $20 each. These have only been used once or twice and are in mint condition. They have never been loaded on a Gypsy.   Let me know if anyone is interested!

Mickey Font- SOLD
Alphalicious- SOLD
Jasmine - SOLD
George & Basic Shapes - SOLD
Plantin Schoolbook - SOLD

KOTM Free Crop!!

Back by request is a KOTM Crop scheduled for Saturday, October 9^th, 12-8pm.  Bring all your unfinished kits (or anything else you want to work on) along with the printed instructions and assemble them with a great group of people.  We had a wonderful time during the last crop.  Several of the ladies mentioned bringing a snack to share so I’ll be bringing some goodies!  This is a FREE event for KOTM members!

I hope to see you there! 

Pizazz It! October Kits

Pizazz It! Scrapbooks monthly kits will be available for pick up in the store on Saturday.  This kit was so much fun to work with.  The SEI papers are excellent quality and I love the foil touches in each of the paper.  With this kit you get a full package of metal accents and a full package of die cut accents in addition to a wonderful chipboard alphabet from My Mind's Eye.

Here are a few sneak peaks.  Completed projects are on display at Pizazz It! Scrapbooks.

LRS September Kit and Sneak Peaks

The September kit at Little Red Scrapbook features American Craft Dear Lizzy "Enchanted" collection. This was such a fun and springy kit to work with.  Perfect for scrapping those summer photos we are just now getting around to printing.

And check out the embellishment add on kit.  Glimmer Mist, Maya Road chipboard and those fabulous Jenni Bowlin vintage buttons.  Yum-Oh!

Here are a couple of sneak peaks I made with this kit.  Full layouts will be posted shortly.

September Copic Marker Club

Hey all you Copic marker fans!  Here are this month's cards.  We will be using the fabulous Stampendous Fresh Fruit set we used waaaaay back in April.  This month we will be focusing on the citrus fruits.  Please note the class is Sunday, September 26 from 1-3pm only.  There will not be a 3-5pm class this month.

Markers needed for this class:  YR02, YR04, YR07, YG03, YG91, Y21

Optional pens/markers you might want to bring are: Uniball Signo white gel pen, Spica clear glitter pen, Copic medium brown marker (I used E37)

Please be sure to bring adhesive, pop dots and scissors.  Shoot me an email if you have any questions!!  I look forward to seeing everyone in class.
 

The "Orange you sweet!" card was designed by the talented Kimberly Crawford.  I loved it so much I wanted to incorporate for this class.

I normally don't prep the inside of cards for classes, however, I really wanted to do something special for this card.  I love how the negative punched swirls and flowers from the front of the card really set off the sentiment.  Class participants will get both "....make lemonade!" and (my personal favorite) "...make a lemon drop martini!" sentiments.

September Pizazz It! Scrapbook Kits

Our kit of the month features the lovely papers from Scribble Scrabble.  These papers have a great weight to them and a bit of a vintage feel.  Also in this kit you get a very special item...a Copic marker!!!  I used this marker on my layouts in several ways:  color twine, clear gems, flowers, alphabets and made spatters.  They are so versatile!  Copic makers are different than typical water based makers, which you probably already have at home, in the following ways:

- Alcohol based ink so you can color non-porous materials

- Guaranteed for 3 years
- Can be stored vertically or horizontally
- Nibs are made to last, but are replaceable if needed
- The company has been around for 25 years and they never change the formula of their colors
- Over 334 colors to choose from
- Alcohol based ink allows blending and layering colors but won't pill or tear paper

Because they are refillable at only $1.50, this will be the last marker you will ever have to buy.  I am totally hooked on them!

OK, enough about the markers, lets get on to the kit.  Here is the kit:

And here are some sneak peeks.

Completed layouts can be viewed in the store.  There were only a few extra kits made so if you missed out be sure to sign up to be a member of the Kit of the Month to be guaranteed a kit.