Tuesday, June 11 Meeting

Our next meeting is Tuesday, June 11th, at the Sea Breeze Rec Center at 6:30 PM.

LET'S PLAY DRESS UP!

I'll be bringing my Stampin' Up! Dress Up Framelits for everyone to play with on Tuesday night.  These are so much fun.  Just like playing paper dolls when you were a little girl.  The framelits set consists of a dress form and two styles of dresses.  However with just a little imagination papercrafters have come up with dozens of different styles.   I'll have some samples to share with you but once you get started I promise you will come up with all kinds of ideas on your own. 

There will be two sets of framelits and two Big Shots to use.  You will need to bring the following:

• Card stock for your card bases
• Black or gray card stock for the dress form
• Patterned and solid papers for your dresses
• Embellishments such as pearls, rhinestones, flowers, ribbons, etc. to decorate your dresses

I'll be bringing some of my stash of retired designer papers that you can use.  And whatever extra embellishments that I have laying around.


These are also really cute as framed art.

Please join us on Tuesday night and become a fashion designer!  If you have any questions before Tuesday, please feel free to contact me.

Carol Seitz
carolseitz@yahoo.com
352-350-7510

Tuesday, May 28th Meeting

Our next meeting is Tuesday, May 28th, 6:30 PM at Seabreeze Rec Center.
Carolyn Taylor is doing the decorative clocks.

 You will need to bring:
Embellishments and paper to decorate a CD.    Also you will need two AA batteries.

She had several clocks on display at our last meeting.  The embellishment that you choose needs to be good sized.   I purchased a Jolee dimensional sticker (golf cart) which is approximately 3" X 3 3/4".

 She will provide CD, rubber cement and clock movements. 
The cost of the class will be $5.00.

 Hope to see you all there!  Great Father's Day gift!

Tuesday, May 14 Meeting

Our next meeting is Tuesday, May 14th at the Seabreeze Rec Center at 6:30 PM.

Ginny will be doing a Cascading Card.  You only need to bring your usual supplies, double-sided tape, scissors etc etc etc.

DISCUSSION POINTS AT OUR LAST MEETING:

Volunteers for our next few meetings are:
May 28 Carolyn Taylor
June 11  Carol Seitz
June 25  Suzanne Brown
July 23   Carol Wikstrom

We still need someone for July 9th meeting.
We voted to continue with two meetings a month through the summer.  Perhaps we will have one night of Operation Write Home or doing our own projects.

 June 10th is our next mailing for Operation Write Home.  We need general cards and especially Hero cards.

 We only have 12 people signed up for the June 30th Stampfest (Orlando) bus trip.  We are going to try to have something in the paper to see if we can get stir up more interest.  If we don't get more interest, we will have to cancel the trip.  We can do that before May 30th and get our deposit back.

Tuesday, April 23 Meeting

Here is some info for the projects for the meeting Tuesday April 23rd

We will be making 2 cards/projects:  The first one will be a Herringbone Card that uses
lots of strips of coordinating papers-I have 3 different sets of papers and will cut the
strips before the meeting for people to use.  The second will be a napkin card made
from decorated cocktail napkins-I have a supply with me that people can use also

The only supplies that people need to bring will be double-sided adhesive, scissors,
scotch tape, pop-ups, white cardstock and cutter.  If you have some interesting cocktail
napkins that you would like to use, bring them along

Contact Paper Info

Hi ladies,

 

After our meeting last evening, I checked both the rolls of contact that I purchased at Staples and sure enough, one of them does not stick well.  The other is so-so.  Also as Ginny noted,  the one she purchased was not as clear and shiny and by comparison to what I use, it does seem different.

 

There was another lady sitting to my left last night (table in front of where you were
Ginny... facing you) and she told me that she got a roll, different from mine, from Staples.  She said it was bigger, more on the roll, clearer/shiny and she used it on a card and it worked well.  Hers was $9.99 and Staples ordered it for her and had it sent to the local store for her to pick up.  Sorry I don't know her name, but you might want to ask at the next meeting or send out a note to the members to

A. let them know that Staples has two types and the more expensive one is better quality

B. let them know that the $2.99 roll  has not produced acceptable results.

 

Maybe people would be willing to share a roll of the more expensive one, seeing it has more on it.  I think it is a product used more for laminating.  Will go on their site and see if I can find it.

 

Wendy

Tuesday - April 9 Meeting

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, April 9th, 6:30 PM at Seabreeze Rec Center.



We will be working on Operation Write Home cards.  Please bring all of the material you will need for this project especially card stock and envelopes.  We have quite a bit of designer paper that will be available for your use.  You will also have access to Loan Library stamps.  You may also bring your own if you are working on a specific design. 

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Directly below is a message from Jan Edmondson:

Janet and I have 85 cards ready for mailing for Operation Write Home, however we would like to wait and mail them to meet the April 30 deadline and fill the box completely.  Would you please put an e-mail out to the club that we need July 4th cards and Any Hero cards this month and please bring them on or before the April 30 deadline.  I have attached a file for members so they will know the deadlines ahead of time.  

 

ITEMS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING:

 The club purchased 3 stamps for men's cards and Scorepal at Marion Market.

Jan Edmondson took on the Operation Write Home  project.  She will be in charge of receiving any cards that we make and mailing them.  The Treasury will pay for all shipping costs.  Thanks, big time, for stepping forward Jan.  I personally am very grateful!

 See you Tuesday!  Joyce Stewart

 

TUESDAY, MARCH 26 MEETING

Wendy Kool will be presenting two projects. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Materials for class of Tuesday, March 26th - 6:30 PM - Seabreeze

 

1. Main Card: This class will be highlighting simple and elegant all occasion cards, using embossing folders in various ways. It also incorporates the use of clear, self adhesive laminate (Mac-tac).

Base card/envelope will be provided as well as the kit required for the main card.

For the main card you will need: Pop dots, glue, tape runner for assembling layers, scissors.

 

2. For the second part of the class there will be a variety of newly released embossing folders available for use, along with a demo of a triple layered embossing technique, also producing a simple and elegant all purpose card.

Bring along a camera if you wish as there will be many sample cards.

 

For the triple layered card, bring the following pieces of White or Cream card stock and you will be able to use one of the new folders to prepare the top for a future card:

1 @ 2.5 " x 4 "

1 @ 3.5 " x 5 "

1 @ 4.5 " x 6 "

(OR MULTIPLES OF THE ABOVE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE MORE THAN ONE!) A repositional glue pen is handy for this one. One will be available if you do not have one.

3. Other opportunities: There will be a couple of cute, small stamps that you may wish to use; one being a small butterfly used on the main card project... I call it my all purpose "butterfly kiss" used often for finishing off simple cards. If you would like to make a supply of these bring some watercolor paper squares 3" x 3" for stamping. I will demo my coloring style using watercolor pencils and iridescent medium.

4. If you would like to stamp images (that will be available) on cardstock and run through the various embossing folders (as will be shown on the sample card), bring along a supply of cardstock (light colors) cut to 5" X 7" and can be trimmed later to your preferred card size.

 

nb. - for anyone who cannot attend this class... I will bring the samples to the April 9th class as well.

 

ITEMS DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING:

Our 28 passenger Lamers bus (for Stampfest in Orlando) will be $624.00. The contract has been signed and a deposit of $100 has been made.

It was decided that we would not subsidize, from the treasury, the individuals from the club that are going to Stampfest. We will have $300 to spend (for the club) on single stamps and punches.

As of 3/12 we had $720.53 in our Treasury.

There will be a nominating committee selected for a new slate of officers to be in place 1/1/14. We ask that new faces step forward and give others, that have been serving, a chance to recharge. All organizations benefit from the participation of all its members.

 See you Tuesday.

Joyce Stewart