Photo Cube Class

I had so much fun designing this set of blocks to display in our home.

I will be teaching a class next week at the local Family Centre to make these...looking forward to it

Triple Clipboard Class

Taught a class this week at the Family Centre where we made these triple clipboards. I plan on hanging mine in my kitchen and keeping a separate shopping list on each.

Little Princess Book

Created this cute little book a while back and thought I would share.

Directions can be found here along with a video tutorial.

Quick & easy baby shower gift idea.

I think I'm addicted, you might be too once you see how easy they are to make!

Loved this simple way of binding the book.

Made out of envelopes, you can dress up the pages and tuck goodies inside.

Stampin' Up! Color Renovation

Are you excited, ready for a change...a Color Renovation?

Stampin' Up! has just announced they will be reorganizing their color collections into 40 core colors beginning with the release on July 1 of the 2010-2011 Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog.

So excited about this organization overhaul...exciting new colors and the return of some of my favorite In Colors to the regular line up. For me living in a rural community, these Stampin' Up! colors are the palette I always keep on-hand since running to the local scrapbook store isn't an option for me.

Introducing the new colors: Cajun Craze (rich, rusty orange), Cherry Cobbler (relevant red), Crumb Cake (formerly kraft), Daffodil Delight (the perfect yellow), Early Espresso (deep brown & delicious), Marina Mist (not too green, not too gray shade of blue).

Some of my favorite In Colors returning are: Baja Breeze, Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Pointe, Tangerine Tango, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red.

Click to download new color renovation chart.

Click to download fond farewell color chart.

Stampin' Up! Colors Headed For Retirement on July 1:

Almost Amethyst, Apricot Appeal, Ballet Blue, Barely Banana, Blush Blossom, Bordering Blue, Brilliant Blue, Brocade Blue, Cameo Coral, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Gable Green, Glorious Green, Going Gray, Green Galore, Handsome Hunter, Lavender Lace, Lovely Lilac, Mellow Moss, Only Orange, Orchid Opulence, Pale Plum, Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Really Rust, Ruby Red, Sage Shadow, Summer Sun, Taken with Teal, YoYo Yellow.

2010-2011 In Colors:

5 new In Colors will be introduced with the Idea Book & Catalog July 1 (you can be sure you'll see sneak peeks from me in June). The new In Colors will be available for 2 years! Starting next year, there will be a total of 10 In Colors with five rotating out and five rotating in every year.

Hot New Items:

Watch for details on new color kits, Stampin' Up! markers for all Core Colors (including former In Colors and the newest colors), expansion of colors for Stampin' Pastels and Watercolor Wonder Crayons and an awesome Color Coach tool that will make color selection better than ever!

You can keep up to date with these changes on my Stampin' Up! website. I'd be happy to hear what you think of the new colors!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to my PEEPS!

Hope you had a good one and the Easter Bunny left some yummy chocolate for you and yours!

Had to share this adorable treat topper craft found online {this site is full of great ideas}. Made these for some special people this Easter.

We started our morning discovering what the Easter Bunny had brought us.

So excited!

Loving what they found in their baskets.

Easter egg hunt...

...fun fun!

Had our traditional 'apple before anything else' snack before breakfast.

Relaxing day...mostly in our pjs.

Then had my sister's family over for Easter Dinner, just the 8.5 of us...it was a great day!

Winning Layouts

Loved how these layouts came together. Haven't scrapbooked 12 x 12 layouts in a while and was thrilled when they were each chosen to win 1st & 2nd prize at the retreat last weekend! Love this creative outlet!

Baby Girl Card

There's ALOT of baby girls being born these days, so I made a fresh batch of these to hand out.

Instructions for this adorable card can be found here.

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Valentine's Day treats the kids made and handed out to their classmates.

Quilting Class

I attended another great class tonight put on by the EFC, lead by Shelley Baldwin & Evelyn Lochart. These two women are novice quilters that live in the area and they were nice enough to lend us their expertice.

I brought the only project I've ever quilted with me, a crib quilt I made before Ace was born.

The finished project made in the class, a pot holder. So proud of how it turned out.

These two goofy kids clearing the table after supper.

A closer look!

Winter Paper Bag Album

A closer look at the finished sample for the Winter Paper Bag Album I taught this week at the Expressway Family Centre. I mainly used this Simply Scrappin kit, white paper bags (sewn together) and lots of fun ribbon. The class was a hit! You can order a kit for $25, let me know if you're interested. And don't forget about the Sale-A-Bration event on now with Stampin' Up!, order online or contact me for details.

Could it be...a {SPARK} of creativity?

I have been spending alot of time crafting this past week. It's feeling so good to have the creativity flowing again! There's no shortage of friends to send cards to, so these went out the door the same day...glad I snapped some pics before.

Project 365: Today

The last few weeks have been a burst of many things...the delay in getting up-to-date on my blog again was from a lack of knowing what to say??? And that is why I feel so lucky to have my photography, because when I don't know what to say, I say it in my photographs....'A picture is worth a thousand words'!

I've also been working on a few things I'm excited to reveal in the next week!

I'm refreshed, I'm back...please keep an eye on me so I don't stray again :)

Thanks for stopping by!!!

~ Starr

Only a few weeks left for Project 365...for this year!

All About Scarlett Mini Book

I love making mini albums...and my family loves looking at them! I made this one during the last retreat I attended using the Big Shot Scallop Square Die and Simply Scrappin' kits. Scarlett was so excited to see a book All About Her!