Patty's Stamping Spot

Bella Rose Stampin' Up! Designer Papers.. I'm In Love!

OOOOOOOOOOH my goodness.... I am sooooooooo in love with these new designer papers from Stampin' Up!  This package will be available in the new catalog on August 11th.  Demonstrators could order it early.  It's right up my alley - with my love of roses and gardening!!  It's called Bella Rose!  I love it!

I spent my free time today making this booklet... it's the same type of booklet that I shared last week from Sharon (here).  This book uses CD folders - I used 2 in my project, Sharon used 3.  I've tried to take pix from many angles to help you see how it's put together.  I'll definitely be teaching this as a class with one of our new Simply Scrappin' Kits in August or Sept., and will offer it as a kit on my blog too!  It's an amazing book.. it is so fun to hold in your hands... it doesn't come across as well in the photos,.. but trust me.. this is a "must make" project!!  :) 

Click on any image to see it larger.

here is the cover with Bella Rose paper and Kiwi Kiss textured c/s and new Riding Hood Red button:

view from the front with the pages open:

Inside the first pages with Bella Rose paper and Pink Pirouette textured c/s - 3x3 pages are attached to the accordion folds in the center:

Inside the center section - Kiwi Kiss textured c/s:

 

Inside the last set of pages with Bella Rose papers and Riding Hood Red textured c/s - 3x3 envelops are attached to the accordion folds in the center:

(wow those polkadots look funky on my screen.. they look FABulous in person! - more issues with typepad!  ugh)

 

The front/back covers:

 

top view from the front:

 

top view from the back:

I just thought to add this... I took this photo of the Bella Rose paper on the 2008 Stampin' Up! cruise.. you can see all the gorgeous patterns:

And I know you'll ask.. I got the cd folders from Uline HERE.  They are $29 for a box of 125. 

Whew.. that's all for now... can't wait to get back to my new stuff, but need to take my son to the golf course first! (Monday night church golf league) :)

TUTORIAL INFO for this project:

Video tutorial for this project can be found on Craft TV Weekly HERE.

FABULOUSLY fun book from Sharon

I know... again.. SHARON is at it AGAIN!!  She made this AMAZING book for Jen for her birthday, and I photographed it at dinner the other night... OH MY GOSH>> it's way too fun and ultra cool!

The good news... this will be an upcoming class (for those of you who are local) and it will be a kit in the mail for those who cannot attend class!  I'm going to WAIT for the NEW STAMPIN' UP! CATALOG in August and decide which Simply Scrappin' kit will work best with this project.. so stay tuned and watch for my upcoming offers on this HOT project!!

oh man.. i'm soooooooooo sick of typepad... it keeps giving me boxes with red x's instead of images.. I have about 5 more pix of this book to share... ugh!!!  Why me??

well crud. . after 30 more minutes of trying I got ONE more pnoto to upload. 

Does anyone else with Typepad have ISSUES with trying to post or the quality of their posted photos???

Patty

 

 

Special Delivery Baby Book

My friend Tai had a baby girl 2 weeks ago and I made this little scrapbook for her using the Stampin' Up! "Special Delivery - Girl" Simply Scrappin' kit (pg 173).  I used the On Board Book Basic chipboard pieces (pg 179) for the front and back cover.  It's similar to THIS BOOK I made for my husband, but I used the cardstock pieces in the Simply Scrappin' kit for the pages of this baby book instead of making all the pages out of the chipboard. 

 

Here are a few of the inside pages from the book:

  

Congratulation, Tai and Martin!  Your little girl is adorable!

Thanks to my stampin' friend Erin for inpiring me to do this - see her great baby girl project HERE.

 

 

Paper Bag Book - Rose Cottage Simply Scrappin' Kit

Remember my super stampin' friend, Sharon?? Well.. yep, she did it again.. she gave me a gift a few months ago that I turned into this Paper Bag Book class!   I revamped the design slightly and used the same Rose Cottage Simply Scrappin' kit she did.. LOVE these colors!!  Everyone who made this in class this week really enjoyed it, not only how easily it goes together but decorating it with the Simply Scrappin' Kit is tooooo fun!

Each paper bag has a "pocket page" that slips inside:

and there are also cardstock pages in between each bag.

TOP VIEW:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The pages in between the bags are all decorated with the Simply Scrappin' kit:

Here are some dimensions for you:

Paper Bag Book cutting dimensions

By Patty Bennett ~ www.PattyStamps.com

Paper Bags used:  6-1/8” x 4” x 12-3/8”  “Giant Size AJM” bags from Smart & Final (50 pk)

          Cut the bottoms off of 4 bags as follows:

                   1 bag cut at 4-1/2”

                   1 bag cut at 5-1/2”

                   1 bag cut at 6-1/2”

                   1 bag cut at 7-1/2”

Cutting Directions: Using your Simply Scrappin’ Kit, follow these cutting directions to make a decorated Paper Bag Book:

1.        take 3 of the solid color cardstock sheets from your pack

2.       cut each sheet in ½ (so they are 6”x12”)

·        cut one color at 5” (yield: 5”x6”)

·        cut a 2^nd color at 6” (yield: 6”x6”)

·        cut a 3^rd color at 7” (yield: 7”x6”)

a.       this creates 3 “pages” for in between the paper bags

3.       using 3 of your remaining 6x12 sheets, trim them down to 5-3/4”x12”

·        cut one color at 4” (use the remaining 7”x5-3/4” piece)

·        cut a 2^nd color at 5”

·        cut a 3^rd color at 6”

a.       this creates 4 pieces for inside each paper bag (you may have to trim them again slightly if they stick out of the bag too far)

Assembly – top to bottom:
          4-1/2” bag

          5x6 cardstock page

          5-1/2” bag

          6x6 cardstock page

          6-1/2” bag

          7x6 cardstock page

          7-1/2” bag

   Staple them together, and cover staples with a cardstock or patterned paper strip using STICKY STRIP.

Decorate your paper bag books with the patterned paper in the SS kit and the self adhesive die cuts.  Use the “tabs” in the die cuts for your paper bag book inserts or use the Round Tag Punch for tabs.

1 Simply Scrappin’ kit yields supplies for 4 Paper Bag books of this size.