Souper Crop

Hello My Happy Place friends!

Just wanted to share a few pictures from

The 2nd Annual Souper Crop

that took place this past Saturday, February 9th, 2013 at

My Happy Place.

I planned to take more pictures to share, but somehow

even though I'm an avid scrapper and photographer,

it just didn't happen.

But I do have some pictures of the "goodie cups" that everyone found at their seats.

Each cropper got a soup cup, which some of them used to take some of the leftovers home in.

In the cup was a "Cup of Soup" packet, in a MHP soup mug,

some chocolates, a ticket for a drink and a "can of soup"

We used the can of soup to play our trivia game throughout the day.

Scrap Queens Danielle and Kristie had a set of cans and would draw a can and called out the kind of soup that was drawn. 

Whoever had that kind of soup would play the trivia game.

 

We had 3 cans of Campbell's Soup and the "contestant" would choose

Cream of Mushroom, Chicken Noodle or Tomato.

Under the cans were the choices of trivia:

Scrapbooking/Crafting Trivia

Soup Trivia

You choose

Then if they answered correctly they would win a prize package.

If they didn't answer correctly they could choose a consolation prize.

We also gave tickets through out the day for random things.

Things like, if you had trees in a picture in front of you,

or if there was a child under 5 on your layout.

Those tickets went into a drawing for the end of the day.

Lorraine was the lucky winner of this prize pack.

 

For dinner we, of course, had soups.

Chicken Tortilla,

Cream of Mushroom,

Cream of Potato

and

Squash Bisque

All home made and delicious.

Dessert was chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies and brownies.

Our scrappers brought snacks to share, so we had plenty of munchies.

 

We did learn some interesting things about scrapbooking and soups, too.

Did you know that Thomas Jefferson, Rutherford B. Hayes, Mark Twain and Andy Warhol were all avid scrapbookers?

Did you know that the first soup in history was in 6000 BC? 

And what kind was it?  Hippopotamus! 

How they know this, I haven't a clue, but it's and interesting tidbit anyway.

Did you know The Campbell Soup company was started way back in 1869!

 

I think everyone there had a great time, we made some new scrappy friends and had a great time with some of the tried and true MHP friends too.

If you weren't lucky enough to be at the "Souper Crop"

try to come and do some scrapping/crafting with us another time.

You'll be sure to have fun with the ladies at MHP, we're a pretty friendly bunch.

Check out our schedule, by clicking on the
My Happy Place Schedule tab at the top of the page.

We have plenty to choose from.

Hope to see you soon.

 

~Scrap Queen Kristie~

Layouts

Hello scrappy, crafty friends!

I just thought I'd share a couple layouts I did recently at
My Happy Place

and they are both about MHP.

As you can see, I'm way behind on my scrapping.

The first one is from the very first all weekend crop.

They are pictures from when we went out to dinner to

TGI Friday's on Satuday evening,

This 2nd one is from a 2009 all day crop

at MHP.
Fun time!

Do you see yourself in any of these pictures?

Leave a comment and let me know you saw yourself!

 

~Scrap Queen Kristie~

Gift Card Holder Class

Just about everyone gives a gift card to someone for Christmas!

Want to be able to give those gift cards in style?

Come to our Gift Card Holder Class

with Kristie

on Tuesday, November 13th at 6:30 p.m.

You will go home with patterns and the know how to make

5 different card holders.

You will receive supplies enough to make 2 of each.

Here are 2 of the holders you will learn to make.

(gift card not included)

Cost is $15.00 per person

Please make a reservation and payment by

November 7th. 

Checks payable to Kristie Maynard

Hope to see you there!

Falling leaves

Hello, from the girls at My Happy Place!

I just wanted to pop in and show you this card that I made the other day.

It's a pretty quick and easy card to make.

I will be having a post on my personal blog in about a week or so that explains how to make that colored strip, but if you're at MHP and want me to show you, I'd be glad to.

Just ask me how, it's pretty easy and can be adapted to whatever color scheme you want.

Hope you are having a scrap happy day!

Fall Project Class

This adorable Fall project will be offered on

Monday Oct. 1st at 6:30pm. 

Once you know how to make it, you'll be making all sorts of them for fun and gifts! $12. 

This project class will fill up fast so sign up early!

Phone, e-mail, facebook us to sign up.

Make checks payable to Jennifer Peters

Reservation and payment due by September 21st

so there will be plenty of time for Jen to get the supplies and have everything ready to go.

Think outside the box

Hello everyone!

Let's talk a little bit about being different.

Sometimes different is a very good thing.
So when making cards or layouts, try something a little different, try thinking outside the box.

Here are a few ideas for working outside the box.

This card isn't your usual card that opens. 

 I used a tiny brown bag as a pocket for a tag on the front of a card.

You can stamp or write a sentiment on the tag and put it into the pocket.

Something a little out of the ordinary and it works.

On the layout below I have used pictures in a few different ways.

I used some of the pieces I had trimmed off the pictures to make letters.

The word "Sands" is cut out of pictures of the sand.

I used the Sizzix (which we have at MHP) to cut these letters, so it was easy to position the die on the small bits and pieces of pictures.

I had several pictures that were take from quite a distance from the subject.

This picture below is a picture of my husband at the top of a huge hill of sand. To give more attention and interest to him in the picture, I cut out various sizes of squares and framed him at the top of the hill.

I used card stock and another picture of the sand to frame him.

Doing this draws attention to the subject of the picture and reinforces the size of the hill he was on.

So next time you're making a card or a layout, try thinking outside the box, use some different supplies, or the leftover pieces, use a different style, do something out of the ordinary.

You might just love what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping in today, I hope I've given you some ideas and inspiration.  Hope to see you at My Happy Place soon!

The Selflessness Project

Earlier this week I came across this story

and decided to make a card to send out to Matthew for his project.

Here is the card I made at MHP on Saturday.

I used some distress inks for the background and alcohol inks to color the

"Flying Girl Holder" (#21701)

"Oval Balloon" (#5201)

and "Heart Balloon" (#5204)

which are all images from Eureka! Stamps

The grass is stamped with

"Field Grass Right" (#38925)

from Biblical Impressions.

The girl and balloons were fussy cut and adhered to the card with foam tape.

I hope you'll read the story about this little boy and maybe make a card or two to send off to him for his project.

On their facebook page his Mom says they have already surpassed his goal and it is bigger than they ever imagined and I'm sure it's going to keep on growing!

Upcycling on card.

Hello My Happy Place friends!

Here's a simple card that you can make from your "trash"

Yes!  That's right, I said trash!

The last time I was at MHP I wanted to make a card with this design, but I was having trouble finding some paper scraps that matched. 

If you have ever come to MHP you probably know Marie, well she saw I was having problems and tossed a paper at me and said "try this"

What I ended up doing was punching these squares out of the front cover paper from a pack of paper.  You know the one, it shows strips of the papers that are in the pack.

Thus I used trash to make this card!

I arranged the squares and adhered them to a piece of scrap from my stash then ran it through the Cuttlebug in an embossing folder.

I used "Just a Note" (#6405)

from Eureka! Stamps for the sentiment at the bottom and added some pink and blue embroidery floss.

Easy peasy!

Next time your are going to throw away your "trash" think again and see if you can make something with it.

Check here to see another way that I used "trash" on a card.

Thanks for stopping by today, leave a comment and let me know if you have ever used "trash" on a project.

Hope to see you soon at My Happy Place!

Video from Stamp TV

Hello MHP fans!

Today I'm sharing a video with you.  I love Gina K's videos on Stamp TV, she always has wonderful designs and some great tips.

This video shows a great tip for lining up panels on the front of your card.

It also shows how to use the Bow Easy.

Some of you have seen my home made version of this tool that I have at MHP.  Here's a chance to see how it is used.  Now if you ever want to borrow mine home made one at MHP, just ask.

To be honest, it may take me a minute or two to remember how to make a bow with it as I don't use it all that often, but we'll figure it out.

This is the card she does in the video.

I'd love to see your version of it.

Happy Stamping!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3EcX2RJlqqI

Stamping on Layouts

I do a lot of stamping and it is becoming more popular at My Happy Place.  Here is a blog post that I thought y'all might be interested in. 

It's about stamping on layouts, something I love to do,

but just don't do very often.

I think I need to make an effort to do more stamping on my layouts.

Anyone want to join me?

Here are a few layouts that I have made in the past that I have used stamping on.

This layout the entire title

"Kelsie Angel Baby" was done with stamps

and then colored with watercolor crayons.

On this layout the JOY and the Christmas trees were stamped

The JOY was colored and the trees were fussy cut.

When my nephew and niece got married they used peacock feathers in their wedding.  In the scrapbook I made for them this was the title page.

The large feather was on the paper, but the smaller one was done with a stamp and gold embossing powder.

Here are some more of the peacock feather stamps.

I stamped them with VersaMark ink and then went over them with

Perfect Pearls for the color.

On this layout, the shoe at the bottom of the page was stamped and colored.

I just happened to find a stamp that the shoes were almost the same as the shoes Renee wore for the wedding.

These are a few ways that stamps can be used in scrapbooking.

Why not give it a try?

If you need some instruction or help in any way, be sure to ask, I'm there to help anytime!

Thanks for stopping in today, hope you have enjoyed this post.

Leave a comment and let me know what you think.







Card Making

Cards don't have to be complicated.

  Here are 3 cards I made recently at My Happy Place.

This first one is very simple and easy to put together.

All you need is a few coorinating scraps, a paper cutter, a stamp and a pen or two. There are always people who have stamps that you can borrow if you don't have any of your own.

Or choose from some of the ones that My Happy Place offers for your use.

The second one is a little more work, but still simple and easy to make.

When you come to My Happy Place, ask me how I made my U stamp.

This third card was a bit more work yet, but still pretty basic, just need to use a few stamps and the Cuttlebug and some Spellbinders dies. We have a Cuttlebug and some dies for your use at My Happy Place.

Just ask one of the "Scrap Queens" how to use them and we'll show you how.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope to see you at My Happy Place soon.

Leave us a comment and let us know what you'd like to see on the blog. Become a follower and come back soon.

Happy Crafting!

Christmas in July class!

Jennifer Peters stopped in one day to show us some ideas that she had for classes and I'll tell you she has some great things going on.  This project is just wonderful.  The only thing you have to add is your own recipes and pictures!  It would make a wonderful gift for a bridal shower, birthday, Christmas or something to keep for yourself!

Now accepting pre-payments for our CHRISTMAS IN JULY heirloom recipe album class. Mark this on the calendar as it is one you won't want to miss! Class is Tuesday July 24 at 6:30. Cost is $52 for album, kit, and classroom instruction. I recommend that you start pulling out recipes that you will want to include and making sure you have some photos to go with. Pictures of people, food and also occasions will work nicely in this project.
EVERYONE MUST BE REGISTERED AND PAID BY JULY 10! Please make checks out to Jennifer Peters and send them to MHP, or drop off in person at your next crop. THANKS!

Stamping on pages from old books

One of my recent favorite techniques is stamping on pages from old books.

I love the look of the old paper, the old print and the stamp over the text.

Here are a few cards that I have made recently at My Happy Place using this technique.

The borders on this card and the one below, were done with one of the punches available for use at My Happy Place.

All these stamps are from either QKR Stampede or Eureka! Stamps

and are from my personal collection.

 This last card, I didn't stamp onto the page, but used the page as a background for a couple images that I stamped, colored and fussy cut.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing these cards and gotten some inspiration from them.

If you have any questions about this technique feel free to leave them in a comment or ask me next time you stop in to My Happy Place.

Hope to see you soon!