Relay for Life 2010 Team and Fundraising Projects

ACS Relay for Life Sangamon County 2010

Fighters For Our Future Team

Our team raised $8,198.05 this year!  Go Team!

Nanci and I made these cute card holders for the balloon "pop" fundraiser.  Aren't they sweet?

The purses have six note cards with envelopes in them and the card folder has 4 cards with envelopes.  Craft Haven Retreats donated a weekend retreat for two to the silent auction also.   We'll be posting a fundraising project for next year's Relay soon!

Make 'n Takes From CHA Summer 2010

Nanci and I had such a good time at CHA Summer 2010.  We met some crafty-fun-interesting people there!  These are some of the Make 'n Takes projects I did while we were there!


I finally bought the Sure Cuts A Lot 2 (SCAL) software (that I have been talking about buying for at least a year) from Joe Rotella at  Create & Craft.  I am looking forward to creating some great projects on the Cricut with this software!

We hope to offer a retreat later this year that will feature classes offered by  Joe and the Create & Craft group.

I think I mentioned a couple of posts ago that we met Beate at the Splitcoaststampers.com booth?  She actually worked with us on the two make n' take projects we made at their booth!  She introduced us to Copic markers and grunge paper!  I am dying to take a Copic class now! :)


 

This is the pin we made with Copic markers at the Splitcoaststampers.com booth.  I had never used Copic markers before--Beate gave us some tips about using the Copic markers!  Did I mention that already?

She also helped us make these bracelets using grunge paper with Tim Holtz distress inks and hardware.  We wore our bracelets the entire day.  Mine had a bright pink button originally, but I put my hand inside my purse too many times that day--I lost it somewhere between the fresh raspberry smoothie and the Cricut booth.  I found this button in my sewing basket.  It's not pink, but I think it will do.

This Tweet-heart pop-up card we made at the Custom Crops booth.  The design and technique were really fast and fun!  I smeared my stamp--but that's the beauty of a handmade card.

Last night when I was catching up on some e-mail and blogs I follow, I noticed that one of the ladies who helped us make this card at the Custom Crops booth, Donna Mundinger, writes one of the blogs I follow - Popsicle Toes!  She had some photos from the booth on her blog!



We made this birthday card make n' take at the eksuccess brands booth!  They were using Martha Stewart punches, K&Company paper, Jolee's stickers, Inkadinkado stamps & dyes!  We also signed up for a new crafting web site there called SpottedCanary.com. We even came home with SpottedCanary t-shirts!

Last but not least we made this adorable pin-wheel tag at the Unity StampCompany booth.  Love their papers and stamps! :)

While we were waiting to get inside, we met two ladies who had traveled from New Zealand and Malaysia to attend CHA!  It was our first visit to CHA and we would definitely go again!

We Like Demonstrators Dance Video from Stampin' Up!

I heard this song for the first time on Saturday afternoon.  Later that evening I saw a post of this video.  I hope you enjoy it! :)



Happy Crafting! :)

DEMONSTRATOR SPECIAL

Welcome Stampin' Up! Demonstrators!  Have you ever dreamed of an entire weekend to do nothing but craft?  Well, we can make your dreams come true!

Craft Haven Retreats offers an all-inclusive weekend retreat for crafters of all types.  We specialize in card making and scrapbooking, offering the use of our craft room tools and equipment to compliment all of your Stampin' Up! projects!  We have the Cricut Expression with an extensive library of cartridges, Big Shot with dies, Zutter Binder and more.

We're offering a DEMONSTRATOR SPECIAL - Demonstrators who bring 6 or more guests stay FREE! Our all-inclusive weekend retreats provide a perfect opportunity for demonstators to share their passion with customers, downlines, or friends! In addition to providing delicious home-cooked meals, snacks and lodging, we offer a craft room equipped with individual work tables, craft lighting, and the free use of our extensive tools and equipment.

Host your own workshops for the weekend - whether it be training, techniques, card making, scrapbooking or just playing with new stamps and accessories. We do the rest! We'll work with you to customize your Weekend Retreat to fit your needs.

We're located in the beautiful Sister Lakes Michigan area, just an hour and 45 minutes from Chicago. Our location in Michigan offers beautiful fall foilage with lots of side activities including apple and fruit orchards, antique and craft shopping, wine vinyards tours with taste testing, and just relaxing by the lake. Why not plan a Stampin' Up! getaway weekend now! We're offering a Special Fall Rate of $199 per person--remember--YOU STAY FREE!

Call or e-mail us for more information. We would love to hear from you!

Nanci 708-259-7482

Melannie 708-441-9531

July Stamp Club

At our July Stamp Clup we featured the gorgeous Bella Bleu DSP.  So sad to see this paper go!  We made a darling drawer box using Holly McMillen's tutorial found here at Split Coast Stampers.  Our 5 cards and envelopes fit perfectly inside. So nice for gift giving or display!

The paper flowers were made using this technique featured in Julie Buhler's Paper Pleasing Ideas tutorial found here.

Drawer top decorated with leaves from the Bird Punch and these fabulous paper flowers.

Border punches always add so much!

Everyone loved the new Elegant Lines embossing folder!

Elegant Bouquet embossed on Top Note Die.

Paper:  Bella Bleu DSP, Almost Navy, Craft (not SU, substituted because my Crumb Cake didn't arrive in time)

Stamps:  Vintage Vogue, Just Believe, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Embossing Folders:  Elegant Bouquet, Elegant Lines, Script (Cuttlebug)

Ink:  Crumb Cake

Misc:  Top Note Die, Bird Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, various Circle Punches, various Oval Punches, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Dazzling Diamonds, misc. ribbon, twine and small brads

Thanks for stopping by!

Nanci

Flowers For You!

This sweet Flower Pot Pocket card is fresh, fun, and easy to make!  I used up some leftover paper I had from a Close to My Heart paper pack.  I didn't have the punches with me to make the flowers in the tutorial, so I improvised with the Cricut cartridge - Walk in My Garden.  "Pick" the flowers out of the pot to reveal the sentiment inside with space for a personalized message too.

Check out the tutorial for this card here at Splitcoaststampers.com.   At the bottom of the instructions page is a video tutorial by Beate--she makes the best video tutorials!

Nanci and I went to CHA Summer 2010 in Rosemont, IL last Friday.  We stopped at the Splitcoaststampers booth and we met Beate! We were both thrilled to meet her--I was star-struck!   We'll post our CHA blog soon!

June Stamp Club

Craft Haven Retreats Stamp Club held its very first meeting this past week!  We made lots of fun summer cards featuring Stampin' Up!'s  Tropical Pary Stamp Set and the Island Oasis DSP.  Our theme for the evening was totally tropical, right down to the delicious Key Lime cookie bars provided by our June Hostess - Melannie! 

We started out with a quick and easy card inspired by Laura Barto at her May Stamp-a-Stack Buffet.  Be sure to check out all of Laura's great projects at http://www.papercraftingtrends.com/.

Our next card was CASE'd from Gretchen Barron.  Gretchen's  Flirty Little Sundress and Matching Purse was the perfect project for our tropical theme, and everyone LOVED it!  Thanks Gretchen for the dress pattern and directions, available here http://gretchenbarron.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/05/a-flirty-little-sundress-and-a-matching-purse.html . 

Our version of the Monkey Hut card came straight from the June 2010 Stampin' Success magazine.  How fun is this!!  Our Joy Fold tropical flower card was inspired by Oregon Stamper on Splitcoast Stampers SU Gallery and can be viewed here http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1710919?&cat=19175 .

All supplies are Stampin' Up!, unless otherwise noted

Stamp Sets:  Tropical Party, One of a Kind, Warm Words

Paper: Island Oasis DPS, Tempting Turquise CS, Pumpkin Pie CS, So Saffron CS,

Rose Red CS, Old Olive CS

Ink:  Tempting Turquise, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Rose Red, Old Olive 

Tools: Scallop Circle punch, Scallop Circle Bigz XL die, Round Tab punch, various size

Circle punches, Small Oval punch, Baskets and Blooms Bigz XL die, Big Shot,

Cuttlebug Herringbone Enbossing Folder

Accessories: Misc. buttons, twine, ribbons, brads, Stampin' Dimensionals