RE: Recipe Club and Scrap Happy news

Happy Memorial Day!

I hope you all had a great holiday weekend. Denise and I spent the day cooking up the next pages for Recipe Club. Don't forget that we are Grillin' on June 6th at 10:00 AM. Please call the shop at 786-2009 or email me if you haven't already signed up. More about this later...

This is a picture of the layout (in progress) at our class last Sunday. This picture doesn't do the pages justice -- they all turned out so cute. Everyone had a chance to personalize their layout a little with various punches/metallic distressing, etc. Everyone finally got a chance to use the Scor-Pal to emboss the background pages and to try out the Scor-Bug for perforating paper for stitching. The Scor-Bug makes perfectly spaced indentions to make decorative stitching so easy. If you use the Scor-Bug, then turn the page over, you have an embossed dotted Swiss pattern. I just love this new tool. (And, I did get a chance to use those cereal boxes I've been saving to cut the star journaling tags. The weight of the cardboard in those boxes cuts easily in the Cricut, so keep on recycling!)

The cuts on the above pages are from Uncle Sam's Extravaganza I, II, and III. If you have Sure Cuts A Lot, the .svg files are available at www.svgcuts.com I have all three bundles if you are interested in getting any of these cuts. Just let me know at SRoss3456@aol.com. These files are used with the Cricut and SCAL. I get a lot of files from svgcuts.com. Their product is among the best of the svg cuts and the service is great. Anyway, Uncle Sam's has a lot of cuts that will work for summer, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, tribute pages, etc. I just pulled out some of my nephew's military pictures, so check back here to see a tribute page to the Army Special Forces.

The blog has been silent for a few days while the ladies at Scrap Happy ladies made some decisions. I guess by now most of you know that SH will be closing it's door on June 26th. We have ALL enjoyed our time at Scrap Happy and will really miss the shop, as well as Ericia, Jennifer, and Denise Ballard. Denise Branstetter, Lane, and I have had such a good time helping out at SH and working the classes. We love to papercraft and we thoroughly enjoy spending time with our fellow scrappers. Thanks to Scrap Happy for giving us the opportunity.

That being said, don't fear! We will be having Recipe Club at the shop as usual on the 6th. We are planning to continue Recipe Club (and other activities) at a different location. At this time, we are working out the details, so keep checking here for news. In the meantime, please stop by Scrap Happy to participate in their storewide sale. If you are not already on the mailing list, please drop me a note at SRoss3456@aol.com OR scraphappy@scrtc.com so we can keep in touch.

Things always change, but I believe the interest and the friendships will remain.

more later, swr

Red, White & Blue

Hello, Scrappers!

Just a quick update to let you know that we will be having a class this Sunday at 2:00 PM at the shop featuring red, white, and blue scrapbooking. We will make two 12 x 12 scrapbook pages, plus Lane will have a couple of cards made with the elements of the pages. We are incorporating two fun techniques in the class that you can use in all your papercrafting, so I hope to see you there.

The cost of the class is $10, which includes everything you need to finish the two pages except your own photos. Please email me at SRoss3456@aol.com or call me at 270-774-2666 to register for the class. Feel free to leave a message if I don't answer. You can also call Scrap Happy at 270-786-2009. Erricia will be in Friday and Jennifer will be there Saturday to help you. If you are planning to attend, please bring your regular kit (scissors, cutting mat and knife, adhesive, and glue/glue pen.) In addition, you might want to bring 2 sheets of regular lined notebook paper, a gold metallic stamp pad, an emery board, and an embossing tool. If you don't have any of the last items, don't worry...they will be available for your use at the shop.

Also, I will have my collection of patriotic stamps available for you to use at the shop this weekend. The stamps are custom order only, but you are welcome to use mine this weekend if you would like to stamp a page or two of red, white, and blue elements to use on your pages or cards for the summer.

Wow! Summer just crept up on us, but we have some really fun things in the works for the summer months. Don't forget Recipe Club is GRILLIN' this month and the date is June 6th.
Please get me your recipes ASAP so that we can include them in the layout for next month. Looks like this will be our biggest section yet.

I hope to see you all Sunday. Red, white, and blue wear is optional. ;)))

later, swr

RE: Flowerpot for Thursday night

Hello from the Cave:

I finally got a (not-so-good) picture of the clay pot for Thursday night's class on this blog. I know you can't tell too much from this pic, but it is a simple clay pot with Cricut vinyl cuts -- butterflies, flowers, bees, etc. I can't wait to get it planted up in the AM.

There is so much you can do with the vinyl! I found an herb planter and a metal deck planter today that I am working on now -- hope to show it to you tomorrow night. I love the vinyl on the water bottles and the little hand sanitizer gifts. So much vinyl, so little time...;)))

Maybe I can improve my photography skills by the end of class tomorrow night. Hope this helps.

Tomorrow night will be a lot of fun -- looking forward to seeing you then. later, swr

Thursday night class update

Because you asked...

Here is a picture of the Mother's Day Flower Pot Card. Thursday night, the class fee will be $3.00, plus whatever you decide to make. Each one of these card kits, including envelope, will be $4.50. Please let me know if you want pastel, primary, or mid-tone flowers in your kit. The cards are easy enough, but A LOT of pieces, so please let me know how many kits you want. Also, you can change the sentiment from "Happy Mother's Day" to ... something else, if you don't need the card for Mother's Day. Just give me a call or email to arrange it.

If you want to make the Hat Card that is on display in the window, it will be $3.00 for the kit or $1.50 for the template for hand cutting. You can put endless bling on this card!

The actual flower pots are $2 per pot, $2 per saucer, and $2.25 for the vinyl. These will hold a 6-8 inch plant. There are so many things to do with these flower pots and vinyl that I know we will do this class again soon! The vinyl also works well on plastic pots -- if you need a different size, just let me know and Scrap Happy will be glad to get it done.

Don't forget Recipe Club this weekend -- remember to bring me your grilling recipes for the June throwdown! JK!!!

I'll try to get up a pic of the flower pot later this AM. Come on in Thursday night and get ready for Mother's Day. Hope to see you then, swr

Quick Graduation BBQ Invitation

Hello, Scrappers!

Here is a really quick image of an invitation I used a few years ago for my daughter's and nephew's graduation BBQ party -- if you want a MS WORD editable doc of this clipart or invite, just email me as I seem to be having trouble posting it here. I will have two new grilling cuts on Saturday at recipe club, but I haven't finished the prototype yet.

The flower pot class will not be held until Thursday night at 5:00. We will have kits for the Mother's Day Hat and Mother's Day Flower Pot cards at that time. These projects are pretty quick, but they take a lot of advance preparation, so please give me an email or a call at SRoss3456@aol.com or 270-774-2666 to give me some idea what you might need. If you can't scrap on Thursday, then I'll be glad to help you Saturday either before or after Recipe Club. The flower pots -- and the cards, for that matter -- will work well for a gift for a lot of occasions besides Mother's Day, so you might want to change your sentiment.

Lane and Peyton made a really cute golf-related card this week. It is a very cute idea for a page or a Father's Day card, using eyelets, a toothpick, and a brad. And, don't forget Ladie's Day!

Please remember Jim, Delores, and family in your thoughts and prayers. I hope we hear some good news tonight.

More later, swr

Sunday Crop and Mother's Day

Just a quick note to let you know that Scrap Happy is having a crop on Sunday at 2:00 PM. We are not having a specific class this week so that some of you can get caught up on UFO's from our previous classes. Today, Sandra spent the afternoon working on her recipe book and I know some of you still have extra clipboards you want to finish. Anyway, we will be there to help with any project you'd like to finish Sunday.

We will also have the flip flop cards ready for you to make if you are already current with your other projects. These are the CUTEST things and quite easy. The example above is a Regina Easter design. I love all her stuff! Also, I am working on a May Day basket and a Party Hat tomorrow, so I will have something there Sunday just in case you run out of things to do...;))) The May Day basket and the Party Hat are the same pattern and can both be cut on the Cricut or with an X-Acto, if you prefer.

Next week will be the Mother's Day Flower Pots and card class. The supplies are not scheduled to arrive until Tuesday, so check back to see the examples after that. You can choose from an herb set or a larger pot for a flower. Dennison's Market just got in a bunch of herb plants and, of course, she always has beautiful flowers. We will probably have two sessions of this class to accomodate everyone, but we will post the info by next Tuesday.

The shop will be open all day Saturday as well, so I hope to see you this weekend. swr

Sunday Clipboard Class

Hello, Scrappers:

Wow! We had a really nice group this afternoon for the clipboard class. You can see some of the pictures above. We will be repeating the class this Tuesday night beginning at 5:00 PM, so give us a call or email to reserve your spot -- some of you have already signed up, so don't worry because we have you down. Anyway, come on down and make some clips.

I hope you all enjoyed the class today. We are trying to mix it up a little bit by doing some unstructured classes/pick your own design as well as the usual. I was really impressed today by how many of you had original ideas about your boards. I think we should do more of these classes, but let me know what you think.

After clipboards, it looks like graduation, Mother's Day and Father's Day. Please check back for updates. AND...y'all sign up to follow this blog! We want to know what you would like to see in the shop.

later, swr

By Popular Demand

Hey, Scrappers!

The response to the clipboard class has been so great that we will be having a second class on Tuesday, April 21st, beginning at 5:00 PM. If you were not able to schedule the class for Sunday, come by on Tuesday to make a clipboard. Please call the shop at 786-2009, or email myscraphappy@scrtc.com OR SRoss3456@aol.com to reserve your seat.

You will love the new things we received today. Lots of brads, ribbon, and other goodies. I'm getting one of each!

Don't forget the craft fair at LeGrande Saturday. The shop will be open extended hours Saturday -- 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM at least -- so come on by if you would like to select your papers and embellishments in advance. Friday and Saturday night will be by appointment, so give us a buzz if you'd like to scrap this weekend.

Hope to see you this weekend, swr

Craft Fair and Clipboard Class this weekend

Clipboards on Parade! I have uploaded some clipboards that we've finished for the weekend in case you haven't seen them yet. If you double-click on these images, you can get a better look. These clipboards are really nice to have and to give for gifts. (Teacher Appreciation gift...hint, hint!) They are also really cute used as a picture frame.

On Saturday, April 18th, Scrap Happy will participating in the craft fair at LeGrande School -- lots of premade pages, clipboards, and other goodies will be in the booth, so please stop by. While you are there, you will be able to sign up for our class on Altered Clipboards. The class will be held this Sunday, April 19th, at 2:00 PM. There will be finished clipboards for sale at the booth, but if you prefer to customize your own, please come down and take the class Sunday. If you are taking the class, you might want to bring your Terrifically Tacky Tape. There will be some at the shop if you are out. A clipboard will be provided in the class kit, but you are welcome to bring one from home if you'd like ideas for an additional board. BTW, Scrap Happy will be open downtown Saturday so you can register either place -- as usual, you can always call 270-786-2009 or email the shop or me.

We are looking forward to seeing you this weekend, later, swr

Recipe Club and a Surprise

Good morning from Horse Cave and Scrap Happy!

This month our regular date (first Saturday) for Recipe Club happened to fall on April 4th, which is the birthday of one of our regulars, Delores Reed. Delores is Denise Branstetter's mother so a little recipe-themed surprise party was in order. Our recipe section this month was Soups and Salads -- Denise Branstetter contributed the Grape Salad recipe (shown in the previous post) so she made a some delicious grape salad to go with my Vanilla Pound Cake mini bundt cakes. I can't claim any great recipe other than Tastefully Simple! The class members filled a paint can and a basket with assorted scrapbooking goodies for Delores. When Delores arrived, she was greeted with quite a surprise! I think Delores had a nice birthday and I know the class enjoyed it, too. (I heard someone asking if we would be having samples of a recipe from next months recipes...;)) Again, Happy Birthday, Delores!

I have posted above some pics from the class. Our next meeting will be moved to the second Saturday, May 9th, when we will be working on Main Course. Please check here for more details.

later, swr