S.T.A.R.S.--Sharing The Art of Rubber Stamping

"It's A Plan" Clipboard

  

I've been wanting to make something like this for quite a while & I'm so glad that I finally did!  It's been very nice to have a little reminder on the counter of what I need to be doing, eating & shopping for!  I'm going to use the "Week of____" section to Meal Plan for the week (or as in this week's case, write down what we ate).  I will be writing down groceries & other items that I need to buy in the "Things to Buy" secion...genious isn't it!, and then I will be using the "To Do List" for the things I need to do...not the everyday "routine", but those things that are floating around in my brain of things I want/need to do, but keep putting off...I bet you never do that!!  :)

 

I used the DSP from the Happy B-Day Simply Scrappin' Kit to cover this 3 Clip On Board Clipboard.  I also used Brocade Blue & Certainly Celery 5/8 Grosgrain ribbon to cover the seams.  No it's not a bad picture, I did indeed have a little incident when I put the Mod Podge on top of the DSP near the top white portion (in which I used Craft White Ink).  The craft ink must not have been fully dry & when I swiped the Mod Podge on it & then onto the paper, it brought a little bit of the ink...UGH!!  Oh Well!  At least it gets "mostly" covered up when I have the lists on it!!  I used the "It's A Plan" Stamp Set to make the "To Do List" and the "Week of____" sheets (you can find this stamp set in the "Background Stamps" section.  It is one large block of wood with a large stamp on each side of the wood.).  I used the "I HEART Lists" stamp set to create the "Things to Buy" List.  I stamped them on regular copy paper. 

  

Above, you can see how it looks blank, fresh, ready for action.  Unfortunately, I don't like that I can't see much of the Designer Series Paper, so I thought, what if I trimmed down the "To Do List" & then re-arranged the lists a little bit...see below.

 

What do you think?  I can definitely see more DSP, but now is my "To Do List" going to give me enough space to write down what I need to do?  Please leave me a comment & let me know which one you like the best.  Have a super organized day!  Erin

"Let's Eat" Clipboard

 

Although this is quite scrumptious looking (especially with that Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe on it), let's not actually "eat" the clipboard, okay?  My new blogger-friend Jill Scott over at Controlling My Chaos has come up with a fabulously unique way of how she creates, displays, and how she organizes her recipe cards . She has digitally created the recipe cards using her Creative Memories Digi Scrap program...I cannot wait for Stampin' Up! to release their Digi Scrap program this fall, so I can make digi recipe cards, too!!  Anyway, I tried a couple of the recipes (in fact, I just made the above cookies on Saturday...Delish!) and decided I needed ALL of them!  So I downloaded them all, then uploaded them to Wal-mart's photo dept. & now I have all these wonderful & beautiful recipes to try!  She even has directions on how you, too, can get her fabulous recipe cards.  I purchased 5x7 photo/postcard protectors HERE. Please stop on by Jill's wonderful & funny blog on how she creatively "controls her chaos".

Okay, on with the actual clipboard:  I made this using Stampin' Up!'s 9x9 On Board Chipboard Clipboard, which is unfortunately no longer available...grrr!  I used Mod Podge to adhere this super-cute paper from the NEW Simply Scrappin' Kit "Happy B-Day" to the clipboard. Then, I used Stampin' Up's BRAND NEW Sizzix Simple Letters BIGZ Dies to punch out the "let's eat!" letters.  The little hearts are from Stampin' Up!'s Heart to Heart Punch.  Next, I put 2 coats of Mod Podge over the paper & letters "just incase" I slop on it while I'm cooking/baking...I even coated the edges & the back with Mod Podge.  Finally, I tied some Brocade Blue & Certainly Celery Ribbon on it, and Voila...a fun little clipboard to display my YUMMY recipes while I'm cooking/baking. 

I have made another clipboard with the "Happy Bday" Simply Scrappin' Kit AND 4 sets of scrapbook pages for my Simply Scrappin' Club, so stay tuned for more fun projects!!  Erin

Technique Club Watercolor Wonder Crayons

 

No you aren't seeing something strange in the above card.  Each flower on the above card was done using a different Watercolor Crayon Technique listed below.

 

 

For the "real" card, I decided to color the crayon directly to the stamp, mist it & then stamped the center flower.  I did not re-apply the crayon to the other two flowers, so that I could create slightly lighter color effect each time I stamped it.  I hope you have enjoyed seeing the cards we have been making in my Techniques Card Club!!  Erin

Technique Club Dazzling Diamond

 

Here is one set of cards that we made last month for my Technique Club.  I just love how super-sparkly the Dazzling Diamond Dust Technique is...when you are feeling a little lack-luster, this technique will brighten any dull day!!  Keep on shining...Erin

Technique Club Heat Emboss

 

 

I completely CASED the idea for this cool card from Gretchen Barron's fabulous site HERE.  Have a super-smiley day!!   Erin

Technique Club Faux Silk

 

In April, I started a Techniques Card Club.  Each month we learn 2 new techniques.  We make a "recipe" card with a card front adhered to the front & the technique "recipe" on the back.  As you can see from the above recipe, I get my techniques info from www.splitcoaststampers.com in the Resource section.  At our first meeting we altered tin lunch boxes.  I am using the one I made a couple of years ago, so the DSP is a "little" outdated, but I still love it!  I'll show it to you sometime!!

Enjoy...Erin