TUESDAY, JANUARY 22ND MEETING

Tuesday, Jan 22nd is our next meeting at 6:30 PM at Seabreeze Rec Center.

We will be making a Double Heart Easel card with Carol Seitz. She has kits all made up but if you want to make more than one card the supplies you will need are:

2 sheets red cardstock

1/4 sheet black cardstock
5" x 5" piece of designer printed paper (I used SU First Edition)
3" x 3" piece of vanilla cardstock
Valentine saying between 2" and 2-1/2" wide
red ink
small scrap of silver glimmer paper (I will have extra)
small ribbon flower or other embellishment
pop-ups (I used SU stampin' dimensionals)
heart shaped dies (I used SU Hearts Collection Framelits)
rhinestone or button just under 1/2" wide

I will bring my framelits and Big Shot. If anyone else has the SU framelits and can bring them they would be great. We could play around with the size of other heart dies also. I will also bring my small heart punch, 1/2" circle punch, and a scoring board.

Here are the sizes of the hearts I used. This is the widest and tallest measurement.

5-1/4 x 4-3/4 (this one is scalloped)

4-1/4 x 3-3/4
3-3/8 x 3-1/8
2-1/2 x 2-1/4
1-3/4 x 1-5/8
heart punch 5/8 x 5/8

 Everyone can use my Big Shot and framelits but it will just mean a lot of sharing.

 Carol has been suffering with a bad back so I would ask that you please bring all the supplies you would need to make cards using the stamps from our Loan Library in case she needs to cancel at the last moment. Be sure to bring your own stamp pad(s).

 ITEMS DISCUSSED AT 1/9/13 MEETING:

Dues for 2013 are payable this month. $10.00 for the year.

A discussion and decision was made that we would like to participate in Operation Right Home in providing cards for our soldiers to send home. Joyce will do some research and share at next meeting.

 We also decided that there should be two projects at each meeting. One person can do two projects or there can be two different individuals.

April 9th is still open for someone to volunteer to teach a class. Feb 12th will be a Heart theme and volunteers are Kathy Klein and Katie Robertson.

March 12th will be Punch Art by Ginny Radtke and Joyce Stewart.

We have purchased a Cuttlebug so will happily accept donations of embossing folders. We also need punches and edge punches.

We are still working on a bus trip in June to Orlando to Stampfest.

Ginny will be ordering Tombo tape replacements. Email her if you want refills.

A decision was made that we will purchase about $100 worth of stamps at 1/24 Paradise bus trip. Katie, Janet, Shirley, Ginny and Joyce will be going.

Also made decision that we would purchase two (2) new stamp sets a month.

We are going to have two tables at Market of Marion in February -- we will be selling some of our older stamps from Loan Library. Florence, Shirley and Joyce will be manning the tables.


See you Tuesday.


Joyce Stewart

Tuesday, January 8 Meeting

Happy New Year! Hope you all had a beautiful Christmas!


Our next meeting is January 8th at 6:30 PM at Seabreeze Rec Center.

 On Tuesday night, we will be using the stamps from our library. So bring your creative talents and the following items and we will have a good time.

 Card Stock
Designer Paper and decorative items to complete your cards
Ink pad(s)
Ink pad cleaner
Bone folder, scissors, tape etc etc etc

REMINDER: 2013 dues are due in January.

 Please bring the homemade cards you received this Christmas to share with the group.

 We still need a volunteer for Feb 12th.

Wendy and Judy -- when are you coming to The Villages?? I want to be able to get you both on the calendar if you are willing to teach a class this year.

 See you all Tuesday,
Joyce Stewart

Tuesday, December 11 Meeting

Our next meeting is Tuesday, Dec 11th at Seabreeze Rec Center at 6:30 PM.
This will be our Christmas party with casseroles, salads etc so do not eat ahead of time. Please RSVP with me so we will have a good count to be sure we have enough food.

Following is a copy of our sign up sheet. If you will be attending and have not signed up, please get in touch with me as what we will need.

Casseroles: Florence, Joyce, Shirley, and Geri
Salads: Janet
Appetizers: Ginny
Desserts: Ginny, Katie and Joan
Soda: Arlene
Paper Products: Ginny

If you wish to participate, we are going to have a grab bag gift of gently used items with a $5.00 value.
We will use the # system. You will each pick a # and #1 get first selection from the array of gifts etc.


We will also make one Christmas card. Items you will need to bring:

1 pc green card stock for card 5 1/2 x 4 1/4"
l pc white card stock 5 1/4 x 4"
1 pc of small Christmas print designer paper approx 6 X 6"
Very small pc of brown paper or card stock
pc of green patterned paper (Christmas print) big enough to cut two ornament punches
pc of complimentary paper (Christmas print) big enough for one ornament punch
small pc of silver sparkle card stock for 3 stars

If you have an ornament punch, oval punch 1 3/4 x 3/4, and small star punch that you don't mind sharing. please bring along. I have one of each that I will bring. All of my punches are "Stampin Up"

Also "Merry Christmas" stamp appox 2 1/2" long and black stamp pad. Again I will bring mine but it will be faster if we have more than one of the punches and stamp.

I also will bring some scraps of Christmas paper that you may use for some of the smaller pieces listed above.

Bring your Christmas spirit and we will all have a great time! My favorite time of the year!

Paradise Stamp Club Bus Trip

Stamping Bus Trip- Nonmembers

Leave the driving to us and come along for a day of fun and stamp shopping. The Rubber Stamping Advanced Workshop of The Villages is sponsoring a bus trip to Sparkle and Sprinkle Store in Ruskin and Violettes Scrapbook Store in Lakeland on January 24, 2013, from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.. The cost of the bus trip will be $20. Lunch will be on your own at nearby McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, a pizza/sub shop or a cold lunch you bring. The schedule for the day is as follows:

8:00 Leave Laural Manor parking lot from in front of the swimming pool

10:00 Arrive at Sparkle and Sprinkle Store in Ruskin, FL for shopping and lunch

1:00 Leave Ruskin for Lakeland

2:00 Arrive at Violette’s Scrapbook Store on the south side of Lakeland

4:00 Leave Violette’s for home

6:00 Arrive back at Laural Manor

The day promises to be a lot of fun shopping, watching stamping videos on route, enjoying friends, and making new friends. Both stores will be offering a 10% discount on all purchases. Owners of both stores also promise to have interesting demos of new products and techniques. You are welcome to take pictures.

Sparkle and Sprinkle is a unique store that does internet business all over the globe. They make their own embossing powders and glitters. You will also be able to watch them make their own line of rubber stamps. They also carry a wide variety of other stamping supplies. However, their selection of paper is limited. Margaret, the owner of Sparkle and Sprinkle, recommends that you check out their website at www.sparklensprinkle.com before you come. If there are items you will want to buy the day of the trip, email her with the item name, number and your name. If it is a stamp set, indicate whether you want just plain rubber or cling cushioned cut out stamps. That way they will be sure to have them available and put aside for you. When looking at their website, if you click on one of their stamp sets you will see many card ideas using that set.

Violette’s is a large scrapbook/stamping store with a wide variety of specialty papers, ribbons, stamps, and other supplies. It is one of the larger stamping stores in Florida. Enjoy browsing, shopping, and getting ideas.

The bus company is allowing us to have food and drinks on the bus, however, we have to be very careful. Please do not litter. They do not allow glass containers. All liquids need to be in a container that has a screw top. We will be cleaning the bus before we leave. If it is not clean when we leave, there will be an additional cleaning charge. We also ask for the comfort of all on the bus, that you do not wear perfume.

Below is a registration form that needs to be sent to LaVerne Thelen, 1903 Cordero Ct., The Villages, FL 32159. Registration is complete only after she has received your registration form and $20. Payment may be by check made out to LaVerne Thelen or in cash. Please have one registration form for each person registering. If you have any questions, please call or email Barb Nass, trip chairperson, before December 18 at 751-4587 or bnass3133@embarqmail.com. After registering, if for some reason you are unable to make the trip, please let Barb Nass know after Jan. 6. It will be up to the participant to find a replacement. There will be no refunds. We may have a waiting list from which to use for contacts as a replacement.

We look forward to a fun-filled bus trip with all of our stamping friends. You’ll be sure to learn a few new things either from the examples at the stores, demonstrations, videos on the bus, or from other participants.

Sincerely,

Barb Nass, trip chairperson

Bnass3133@embarqmail.com

(352) 751- 4587

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Enclosed is the registration form and cash or a check for $20 for the bus trip on Jan. 24, 2013.

Name ________________________________________ Home phone number ____________________________

Address_______________________________________ Cell phone number ______________________________

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Tuesday, November 27th Meeting

Our next meeting is Tuesday night at 6:30 PM at Seabreeze Rec Center.


Ginny will be doing shaving cream backgrounds for cards. She will also be doing decorative candles.

Items you will need to bring are:

They need a plain pillar candle, any size and they need to bring ranger alcohol inks (refills bottles). Two to three colors to drip down the candle. Bring a piece of foil to sit the candle on. They dry fast. Yes I did test them and lit mine and it didn't catch fire. Bring a paper bag to put it in. A freshly painted one might adhere to plastic bags.

For the shaving cream project you will need to bring glossy paper. 8 1/2 x 11 cut in half and bring both pieces. Also bring some paper towels. She will have everything else.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH MEETING



You can see the green strip of cardstock (#2) and the pattern paper strip (#3). 

I used a flower as an embellishment on the outisde.

At Tuesday's meeting we will be making, what I call, box cards.  It is all in the folding, they are simple to create and can be used for any occassion.  I have posted photos.  You will need to bring the following items.

1.  81/2 x 11 pattern paper for card
2.  2 strips of card stock  (to match the card, the Christmas card above I used green cardstock) 1 1/4 inch x 4 1/4 inch (it is best to wait until the card is made to cut this in case it needs to be adjusted. 
3.  2 strips of pattern paper 1 1/8 inch x 4 1/8 inch, the paper can either match the card base or contrast with the card base
4.  4 1/4 x 4/14 square of white cardstock for inside of card.
5.  scorer
6.  adhesive
7.  sentiment stamp for inside
8.  ink pad for sentiment stamp
9.  punch, stamp or embellishment for outside of card


I will bring some holiday punches.

MFT Stamp Sale

My Favorite Things is having a fantastic stamp sale - 50% off their retiring stamp sets.  They have approximately 159 items on this list a couple of them are dies.  Below is the link.  Have fun

http://www.mftstamps.com/specials