2007 Youth Trip to MN Group Photo

Honey, I am home! This is a photo of us on the Youth Trip to MN, the last day. Everyone had a wonderful time and only one small injury. I will be getting busy soon and getting you updated for now I think I am going to find my bed back!

Glitter Window Christmas

First off I can't take credit for this card, it was sent to me by a Demo for inspiration last season. The stamp set used is from SU "Cold Play" the red is real red not sure of the blue. I am going to work on this layout and use the CB embossing snowflake folder for our Christmas card. (I love the glitter window!)
Here is how you can make a glitter window...

Cut Card Stock to size you need for image
Punch a shape in the card stock where you want your image to be (punch used here is circle)
place packing tape on the back of the card stock
Sprinkle fine glitter on the front of the tape and rub it in (you are going to twinkle like it is Christmas when you are done)!
Stamp your image on Card stock and mount it behind your glitter window
Assemble you card
These are fun to make, enjoy!

I will post my finished product when I get all of my supplies in, I have run myself short on many essentials, that stinks.
Not sure how much time I will have to post in the next few days, I am getting ready to leave on a trip with the Church Youth to MN. (10, 11-13 year olds) we are going to the Mall of America, See a Twins game and Valley Fair. And probably when I get home a trip to the DR..

Ready for Christmas?

I purchased the CB snowflake embossing folder over the weekend. I really want to use this on our Christmas Cards this year. I was just playing around to get some ideas and I thought this would make a great winter thank you card. I used Not Quite Navy C.S. and ink, the white paper is shimmery, looks great IRL. The sentiment is by Penny Black, I just love it! Not sure of the little snow flake but isn't he cute!

I learned over the weekend that the STAMP GARDEN in Sioux Falls, will take Hobby Lobby and Michaels coupons on Wednesdays. (How cool is that!) Also for the month of July all Christmas stamps are half off, yes you heard me right run don't walk to the Stamp Garden and check it out.

A smimple card

I was caught cleaning up my stamp area again and I found some things I have never used or had not used in a long time and I thought they looked lonely. This is what I came up with..
I took white C.C. and embossed it with Divine swirls, then I cut a strip of blue from SS and mounted some self adhesive bling stars on the strip. Next I found this saying from the Quick and Cute SU set and stamped it in Brilliant blue and mounted it on a scallop blue square. Simple card yet elegant it is going to be sent to a returning SD hero, Corey Briest! He was badly injured in the Iraq war and is just now returning to SD and his family after recovering in California for over a year. So a great big WELCOME HOME to Corey and a Huge THANK YOU to all of our service men fighting for our freedoms.

What were they thinking??

Went shopping on Saturday and found these frames in Target's Dollar spot, they are remnants of Father's Day Gifts and I asked myself, "What were they thinking"? I don't think I would ever make this purchase as a gift for my Father or Husband, but I will give them an alteration. This is my tutorial how to cover up these frames from Target's Dollar spot... (by the way in the end each frame cost me fifty cents.)

These are the products I used... frame from the dollar spot, DP from Scatterjoy, self healing cutting mat and exacto knife, fiscars paper trimmer and Xyron. Simple!

First thing to do is measure your frame.

Next cut your DP to the size of your frame plus add 1/4 inch to every side.

Then you run the paper that you have cut to size through the Xyron.

Remove protective backing from you DP and lay the DP face down on your self healing cutting mat. Next center your frame over the DP after it is centered press down to adhere. (Be careful here, you do not get a second chance with this adhesive.)

Take you exacto knife and trim around all of the edges of the frame and the center cut out. I saved the inner piece and immediately placed it on card stock.

When you are finished this is what you will have, an altered photo frame.

More info on Paper Trey Inc. Card Swap BUMPED TO THE TOP FOR A REPOST

Here is more info on my first swap, if you wish to join please email me so I can get you signed up. Thank you for playing....


Name of Swap: Paper Trey Inc. Card Swap
(You can see the stamps to use by following the above link)


Description: Any occasion, any color combination, any technique you wish to use. Please make full cards. Please use at least 2 layers of paper and at least 1 embellishment. You can stamp the inside of the card if you wish or you can just leave it blank, it's up to you.

Quantity: 5+1 You can sign up for more than one spot, just please make 2 different sets of cards. I will be swapping 5 different cards, you will not get one of yours back so make sure to make an extra for yourself. The plus 1 is for the hostess. You will send in 6 cards and get 5 different ones back.Vendor

Products: Please use only Paper Trey Inc. Stamps

Deadlines: Due in my hands by August 23. You can sign up as many times as you would like. If you sign up and find out that you can't make the deadline please let me know ASAP so I can fill your spot. I will mail out by Sept 1.

Questions: Leave a comment on this post or email me at paschal.sara@gmail.com

Mailing Instructions: Packaging: Place your swap cards in a zip lock bag to waterproof and protect your work. Write your real name, SCS name and the swap name on a piece of paper and put it in the bag for identification.

Swap Return: Place bag inside a self addressed stamped envelope for return mail purposes. The amount of postage on your SASE should be the same amount that it takes to mail to the swap hostess. Please Remember no metered strips...they are only good for the day you purchase them, please use stamps on your return envelope! Please include 2 extra stamps in your bag to cover any extra postage, they will be returned to you if I don't use them. Place your SASE inside your mailing envelope and address it to:

Sara Paschal
151 North Street East
Monroe, SD 57047

I will add more spots as needed.

I have been tagged

I got tagged today by Wanda at MyCreative Corner And by Aimee.

List Seven Random things about yourself:
1. Green is my FAVE color.
2. I love to swim, and yes my hair turns green from the chlorine.
3. I hate to watch movies more than once, unless Ben Affleck is in it.
4. I played in the water hose the first day of kindergarten in hopes I would not have to go to school. (Didn't work!)
5. I like the fall weather.
6. I like to be organized.
7. I was once pulled over by the police for riding my Bicycle through a stop sign.