Austin Area Coaches Meeting February 27, 2016

I had such a wonderful time at the Austin Area Coaches meeting yesterday.

A truly talented group of ladies. Thank you Susan for being an amazing hostess!

 Nora, Sandra, Janice, Shirley, Susan, Mary, Carmen & Crissy

Sneak Peek at the March Bloom Box. I can't wait to get this one!

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Scrapbook Expo Grapevine, Texas 2/19/2016

OMG! Was so nice getting to chat with RG today!

I'm having so much fun sharing Fun Stampers Journey with all my friends.

Here is my haul from the Expo!

Love the new Queen & Co. Topping Sets.

Crafting with Sandra Make-It Party

Today was my first Crafting with Sandra Make-It Party. I offered a free ATC make-it project and 2 card projects for purchase. Below are the details for each.

Artist Trading Card (ATC) Basic Instructions and Supplies Used:

1. Cut a piece of 8 ½” x 11” FSJ Whip Cream Cardstock to 2 ½” x 3 1/2” using your FSJ Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer. This is your ATC base.
2. Using the FSJ 2 7/8” x 2 11/16” Clear Stamping Block (E), FSJ Journey Blooms Stamp Set, and FSJ Citrus Cooler True Color Fusion Ink Pad; stamp the medium size flower on your ATC base 3 times in various places.
3. Using the FSJ True Color Fusion Stamp Cleaner, clean your stamp.
4. Using the FSJ 2 7/8” x 2 11/16” Clear Stamping Block (E), FSJ P.S. Greeting Stamp Set, and FSJ Cocoa Powder True Color Fusion Ink Pad; stamp the Hello Banner either towards the top or bottom of your ATC base.
5. Using the FSJ True Color Fusion Stamp Cleaner, clean your stamp.
6. Using a scrap piece of FSJ Whip Cream Cardstock, FSJ 2 7/8” x 2 11/16” Clear Stamping Block (E), FSJ Journey Blooms Stamp Set, and FSJ Lemon Grass True Color Fusion Ink Pad; stamp the smaller size flower two times on your scrap paper.
7. Using the FSJ True Color Fusion Stamp Cleaner, clean your stamp.
8. Using a scrap piece FSJ Whip Cream Cardstock, FSJ 2 7/8” x 2 11/16” Clear Stamping Block (E), FSJ Journey Blooms Stamp Set, and FSJ Fresh Forest True Color Fusion Ink Pad; stamp the smaller size leaf two times on your scrap paper.
9. Using the FSJ True Color Fusion Stamp Cleaner, clean your stamp.
10. Using the FSJ Journey Bloom Flowers Die Set and FSJ Journey Grand Machine or your FSJ Journey Platinum Machine, cut out the flowers and leaves.
11. Place a FSJ Small Foam Square on each of the leaves and a FSJ Medium Foam Square on each of the flowers and adhere them to your ATC base above/below your Hello Banner.
12. Place a FSJ Cut Rhinestone in the center of the flower.

Striped Background Flower Card Basic Instructions and Supplies Used:

1. Take an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of FSJ Lemon Grass Cardstock and use your FSJ Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer cutting blade to cut it in half making your cardstock 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". 
2. Use your FSJ Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer scoring blade to score the paper center at 4 1/4" and fold in half to form your card base. 
3. Take an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of FSJ Whip Cream Cardstock and use your FSJ Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer cutting blade to cut it to 4" x 5 ¼". This will be your card front.
4. Using the FSJ Striped Wall stamp, FSJ 5"x7" Clear Stamping Block (J), and FSJ Black Licorice True Color Fusion Ink Pad, stamp the image on your card front.
5. Using the FSJ True Color Fusion Stamp Cleaner, clean your stamp. 
6. Using a scrap piece of FSJ Whip Cream Cardstock, FSJ 5"x7" Clear Stamping Block (J), FSJ Journey Blooms Stamp Set, and FSJ Lemon Grass True Color Fusion Ink Pad; stamp the larger size flower on your scrap paper.
7. Using the FSJ True Color Fusion Stamp Cleaner, clean your stamp.
8. Using a scrap piece FSJ Whip Cream Cardstock, FSJ 2 7/8” x 2 11/16” Clear Stamping Block (E), FSJ Journey Blooms Stamp Set, and FSJ Fresh Forest True Color Fusion Ink Pad; stamp the larger size leaf two times on your scrap paper.
9. Using the FSJ True Color Fusion Stamp Cleaner, clean your stamp.
10. Using the FSJ Journey Bloom Flowers Die Set and FSJ Journey Grand Machine or your FSJ Journey Platinum Machine, cut out the flower and leaves.
11. Using a scrap piece FSJ Whip Cream Cardstock, FFSJ 2 7/8” x 2 11/16” Clear Stamping Block (E), FSJ P.S. Greeting Stamp Set, and FSJ Black Licorice True Color Fusion Ink Pad; stamp the Hello Banner on your scrap paper.
12. Using the FSJ True Color Fusion Stamp Cleaner, clean your stamp.
13. Using the FSJ Details Pro Shears cut out the hello image.
14. Using your FSJ Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner, adhere your card front to your card base.
15. Using your FSJ Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner, adhere your leaves to the card front at the bottom.
16. Place a couple of FSJ Medium Foam Squares on your large flower and adhere it to your card front.
17. Place a FSJ Small Foam Square on your Hello Banner and adhere it to your card front.
18. Place a FSJ Cut Rhinestone in the center of the flower.

Triple Layer Flower Card Basic Instructions and Supplies Used:

1. Take an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of FSJ Lemon Grass Cardstock and use your FSJ Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer cutting blade to cut it in half making your cardstock 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". 
2. Use your FSJ Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer scoring blade to score the paper center at 4 1/4" and fold in half to form your card base. 
3. Take an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of FSJ Lemon Grass Cardstock and use your FSJ Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer cutting blade to cut it into two pieces, one to 4 1/2” x 3 1/4” and one to 3 1/2" x 2 1/4".
4. Take an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of FSJ Whip Cream Cardstock and use your FSJ Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer cutting blade to cut it into three pieces, one to 5 1/4" x 4”, one to 4 1/4" x 3”, and one to 3 1/4" x 2”.
5. Form your matted stack and then remove the FSJ Lemon Grass Cardstock pieces and place a FSJ Small Glue Dot in the center of the remaining FSJ Whip Cream Cardstock stacked pieces just to temporarily hold them in place.
6. Using the FSJ 2 7/8” x 2 11/16” Clear Stamping Block (E), FSJ Journey Blooms Stamp Set, and FSJ Citrus Cooler True Color Fusion Ink Pad; stamp the medium size flower on your stack 5 times in various places.
7. Using the FSJ True Color Fusion Stamp Cleaner, clean your stamp.
8. Gently remove each of the stamped layers and using your FSJ Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner and adhere them to the FSJ Lemon Grass Cardstock mat pieces so that when completed you have the shown layered card front.
9. Using the FSJ 2 7/8” x 2 11/16” Clear Stamping Block (E), FSJ P.S. Greeting Stamp Set, and FSJ Cocoa Powder True Color Fusion Ink Pad; stamp the Hello Banner either towards the top or bottom of the center piece on your card front.
10. Using the FSJ True Color Fusion Stamp Cleaner, clean your stamp.
11. Using a scrap piece of FSJ Whip Cream Cardstock, FSJ 2 7/8” x 2 11/16” Clear Stamping Block (E), FSJ Journey Blooms Stamp Set, and FSJ Lemon Grass True Color Fusion Ink Pad; stamp the smaller size flower on your scrap paper.
12. Using the FSJ True Color Fusion Stamp Cleaner, clean your stamp.
13. Using a scrap piece FSJ Whip Cream Cardstock, FSJ 2 7/8” x 2 11/16” Clear Stamping Block (E), FSJ Journey Blooms Stamp Set, and FSJ Fresh Forest True Color Fusion Ink Pad; stamp the smaller size leaf two times on your scrap paper.
14. Using the FSJ True Color Fusion Stamp Cleaner, clean your stamp.
15. Using the FSJ Journey Bloom Flowers Die Set and FSJ Journey Grand Machine or your FSJ Journey Platinum Machine, cut out the flower and leaves.
16. Place a FSJ Small Foam Square on each of the leaves and a FSJ Medium Foam Square on the flower and adhere them to your card front above/below your Hello Banner.
17. Place a FSJ Cut Rhinestone in the center of the flower.

Fun Stampers Journey (FSJ) Keep Calm and Journey On Embossed Card

Basic Instructions and Supplies Used:

Fun Stampers Journey (FSJ)

1. Take an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of FSJ Lemon Grass Cardstock and use your FSJ Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer cutting blade to cut it in half making your cardstock 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". 
2. Use your FSJ Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer scoring blade to score the paper center at 4 1/4" and fold in half to form your card base. 
3. Place the front half of your card base in your FSJ J Blooms Embossing Folder and run it through your FSJ Journey Grand Machine or your FSJ Journey Platinum Machine.
4. Take an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of FSJ Whip Cream Cardstock and use your FSJ Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer cutting blade to cut it to 3 3/4" x 5".
5. Using the FSJ Journey On Stamp, FSJ 5"x7" Clear Stamping Block (J), and FSJ Lemon Grass True Color Fusion Ink Pad, stamp the image toward the bottom of the FSJ Whip Cream Cardstock. 
6. Using the FSJ True Color Fusion Stamp Cleaner, clean your stamp. 
7. Tie a knot in a piece of FSJ Lemon Grass Satin Ribbon and adhere it above your stamped image using your FSJ Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner. 
8. Place a FSJ Cut Rhinestone in the center of the flower.
9. Using your FSJ Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner, adhere your stamped and embellished image to the card base.