Friday, October 8, 2010

Make and Takes for Chilcotin Road Elementary School CROP

I'm posting these up a little late, but I really want to get some recent stuff up here, and I don't know where the cord for my camera is at the moment. :P  I lent my camera to one of my best friends (because she went to PARIS - I'm soooo jealous!), and I got the cords back from her, but my pregnancy brain isn't letting me remember what I did with it.  Poo.  (Could be that it IS 11.30pm as well... ;) )

I was recently a vendor at a school crop locally 2 weeks ago, something I've never done before.  I've been to a couple crops, as a CROPPER, but never as a vendor.  Part of my responsibility as a vendor was to provide 2 make-and-takes for the croppers - each make-and-take was to be for up to 10 people, one on Saturday, and one on Sunday.  I did a card for Saturday, and an 8x8 layout on Sunday.  

I do a great deal of CASE'ing... maybe not ALL of my work, but I often draw, at the very least, inspiration from other people's work.  I like taking someone's idea, putting my own spin on it, and making it my own.  (For those of you not familiar with the term CASE - it means Copy And Share Everything.)



 C/S: Daffodil delight, Basic Black, Concord Crush (textured), Pear Pizazz, Basic Grey
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Basic Black
Marker: Pear Pizazz
Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder
Card sketch layout - it was so long ago, but I THINK it was a combo of about 5 different cards that I'd seen on SplitCoast.



C/S: Dusty Durango (retired), Rich Razzleberry, Sahara Sand, Basic Black, Old Olive
Ink: Cajun Craze, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Basic Black
Accessories: Round Tab Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Curly Label Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Spider Web Embossing Folder
Layout CASE'd from Stampin' Success Magazine, October

I used the Dusty Durango C/S because I really wanted to (and I still have a bit left to use up)... and it is so similar to Cajun Craze - they work so well together.  I have to admit that when Dusty was a new InColour, I didn't like it at first, but I was pretty disappointed that it wasn't one of the carryover colours with the new Colour Renovation.  Don't get me wrong - I LOOOOOOVE our colour families now, absolutely adore them, but I really liked Dusty Durango.  (And of course, the name is just TOO COOL. ;) )

For being 36 weeks pregnant, I'm feeling kinda busy -- I am running a card swap through our Demonstrator Forum, that I'm really excited about, and have started receiving packages for, as well as did my first Christmas Stamp-A-Stack of the season this week... So I will try and maybe get a pic or two posted this weekend of my Stamp-A-Stack cards.  I ALSO had my first PMP Night - Pizza, Music and Papercrafting - and we had a blast!  There were only 3 of us, but we had fun, and got some pages finished up (ALWAYS a bonus in my books!).
It's Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend, so to all my fellow Canucks: enjoy the bird, your family, and the holiday, and my best from our house to yours.

Hugs,
Dinnae :)

11 comments:

  1. Really nice projects and super cute blog! I looooove the hydrangea stamp!

    New follower :)

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  2. Those cards are great! I am now following you from SC

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  3. Hi i'm a new follower from SC!!! please stop by my blog anytime!
    stampcravings.blogspot.com
    thanks!!

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  4. I'm now following you, #248 on the list from Stampin' Connection craftysahmiam.blogspot.com

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  5. Tag you're it! Following your blog courtesy of Stampin' Connection. I hope you'll return the follow by visiting my blog:
    http://www.scrapcrazydiva.blogspot.com
    Great projects! TFS ;)

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  6. Cute card and layout. I'm a new follower from Stampin' Connection.

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  7. Great card and layout! Your pictures will look great on your scrapbook page. #271 following you via Stampin Connection

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  8. You have a nice blog. Great use of punches on your scrapbook layout. I'm now following you from SC.

    Amy
    www.justalittleink.com

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  9. beautiful cards! I'm now a follower from Stampin' Connection #277.
    Please stop by and visit me as well! Thanks :)

    http://www.createmepink.blogspot.com

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  10. great blog!!! now following from stampin connection. Hugz n blessings.

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  11. That card is beautiful!

    Following from SC...
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