School Memory Pages & Back to School Cards

It's officially back to school time. We are busy this weekend looking for backpacks, tennis shoes and the perfect back to school outfits. Secretly, I love it because I remember how exciting it was for me. On the other side, the back to school 'to-do's' have been so much more complicated than I remember. I find myself looking for the best deals to save on the LONG school supplies items I have to get for my THREE girls. 

In between the hustle and busyness, I have been trying to work on the girls school memory books. For my older girls, I have skeleton books started and have to finish some grades and add some more photos. But for my little one, I am starting from scratch. Last year she started preschool. It was a trying year. She was a very good student, but really wanted to stay home with mami. This year, she is excited about school Thank goodness!! 

I have been looking for ideas on themes and products for my little ones book. The stuff I used for the older girls is 'retired' and no longer available. I was thrilled when I opened up the new Stampin' Up! catalog in June and found this stamp set. I thought, this is perfect for my new memory book!  I like using traditional colors in school books. For this one I used Real Red, Night of Navy, Smokey Slate, and Daffodil Delight. I loved the way it turned out!

Memory Book Tips: 

Making any scrapbook can be a big task. To simplify I try to come up with one layout and repeat it for each grade. So you can bet I'll be making a stack of each element on the page above to have for grades kinder to sixth.

I also made a couple of Back to School cards to give to my girls and others starting a new school year. I love the owl and the library card images. Did you use library cards in school? I asked my girls if they do and they were very confused. lol

Have a great back to school week (at least here in CA). I will miss the late nights and no homework nights. At least I have holiday crafts to keep me happy and busy. Join me live at facebook.com/mayra stamps on Wednesday 8/14 to get a sneak peak at some holiday products.

Here are some of the items I used on the Scrapbook Page above:

Check You Out Photopolymer Stamp Set

$16.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

These are other colors I used on the cards:

Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

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February Stamp Club - Elk Grove

Hello!

This month at club we tried several new products. One of my favorites was the one above. I used the Mini Treat Bag Framelit. I immediately knew I wanted to use it as a gift card holder. I paired it up with the BYOP (buy your own present) stamp set and together they made a quick and cute gust card holder!

The second project is a frame insert. It is cut to 5x7 so it fits perfectly inside a frame. The stamp set, Best Day Ever and the DSP, Best Year Ever are free items you can earn with a $50 order. Ask me for details.

Next up is an Easter card using For Peeps Sake. I Easter is only a month away so I thought we'd get started with a card project for it. 

The other cards required multiple steps, so this thank you card was the simple one for the night.

We hadn't done a wedding card in a while so I think it was time. We used Perfect Day stamp set and embossed the greeting in gold.

We had a great time, even had a new baby visitor, although we missed a few people :( 

Contact me if you want details on my stamp clubs. It is fun monthly get together, with fun free product perks!

Grateful Week Project #3: Gift Card Set

Hello!

I am back with Project #3 in my Grateful Week.  This type of project is one of my fall favorites.  I love doing Fall Gift Card Sets.  The reason I love the gift cards sets is because I am a big believer in giving cards and how special people feel when they receive them.....especially Thank You cards.  So these gift card sets are meant to include 1 card for the recipient and 4 for them to give out.  In this card set these are simple note cards made by the beautiful "I'm Thankful For" single stamp.  They are easy to make and fit perfectly in this cute polka dot bag.  What do you think?!

Here are some of the projects I used for this card set:

I'm Thankful For Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$12.95

For All Things Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$17.95

Color Me Autumn Designer Washi Tape

$4.95

Polka Dot Tag A Bag Gift Bags

$3.95

Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape

$4.95

Mossy Meadow 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon

$8.95

Tag Topper Scalloped Punch

$22.95

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Amazing Birthday x 2

 

Hello Everyone,

 

Here is one of the Make & Takes we made during Convention.  I was really excited about this project because I love card sets....and love to give card sets.  This one really caught my eye because it is made with the new Gift Card Enclosure Packs.  These are inexpensive kraft pre-cut, pre-scored gift card enclosures ($5.95 for 10).  The cards are made with Note Cards, another favorite of mine because the size is easier to work with and it comes in a great Note Card and Envelope pack ($5.95 for 20).....So essentially I can easily make sets of 4 cards of these for only 1 pack of eacIh and with materials left over.  Ohhhh, and I love the glimmer paper.  I never thought I liked gold, but isn't it pretty!?!

So tonight I pulled out my Amazing Birthday set to see what else I could create.  I decided I wanted to make a Quick and Cute 3x3 card, using the Sweet Taffy DSP.  So here it is.....

 

This is one set I will be using a lot!  If you like this set, and want to play along with me... purchase it at my site www.mayramt.stampinup.net by July 31 using workshop code:

UDYZQRR3

...and I will mail you a materials kit to make this and 3 other projects I will be featuring this month. 

 

A few Stampin' Supplies used in these projects:

 





Gift Card Enclosure Pack

$5.95

Amazing Birthday Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$28.95

Whisper White Mini Square Envelopes

$7.50

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Make a Wish: Creative Challenge Club CC001

Hello!

Our Stampin' Up! team has created a Created Challenge Club this week.  They post a sketch and to participate you create a card using the sketch.  So here is the sketch I followed:

What do you think?!  I changed it up a tiny bit by using a star for the accent instead of the flower.  Well, that was fun!  To see what the others designed you can click here. 

Here are the products I used for this card:

Perfect Pennants Wood Stamp Set

$29.95

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack

$6.95

Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

$16.95

2-1/2" Circle Punch

$16.95

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Hip Hip Hooray (teen style)

I always have a hard time making cards for my teens nieces and nephew so I was very excited when I ran across a card that looked like this.  I think this is hip, right!? lol  So, here is my take on a trendy card I can give to some teens.

Here are the supplies I used for this card:

Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit

$19.95

Gorgeous Grunge

$24.95

On Film Framelits Dies

$29.95

Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

$8.50

Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack

$21.95

Real Red 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

$6.95

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

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