60th Wedding Anniverary Mini Scrapbook Album

I have to tell you that this has been the most ambitious project that I have ever undertaken! I am more than thrilled with how it turned out and hope, hope, hope that Piet's Mum and Dad love it too!

I managed to put a little video of it on Face book here, so head on over and have a little peek! Make sure while you are there to "Like" my page too!
I had a fair bit of interest in this album and so I am considering making it into a club. We would meet once a month to work on it. I would need at least 6 of you to commit to it - so if this is something that you are interested in, shoot me an email here, and we'll see about starting it in January.
Thanks for looking - and leave me some love about the album (I wont hear back from my in-laws about the album for a while - and I like a little positive reinforcement now and then!!)
Make sure you go and create something fun today - and make sure you get inky!!
Hugs
Megan

New Rubber!

One of the best things about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is the FREE stamps! This week I received this new set called "Thoughts and Prayers". I love it, and I think you will too!

I went pink with my first go round with it! Pretty in Pink to be exact! This card uses the branch image in the set, but this card over on my Facebook page, uses the really cool tree image. (And I used that really fun sponging technique I taught at my Fabulous Friday class on it as well!)

So, if you would like some of your own FREE rubber, why not become a demonstrator? SU! is having a SENSATIONAL deal at the minute, and you can start your won paper crafting business for only $85! Give me a call and we'll have coffee while you fill in the paperwork!

Hugs
Megan

Recipe:
Stamps: Thoughts And Prayers
Paper: Very Vanilla, Pretty In Pink
Ink: Pretty In Pink
Accessories: Big Shot Scallop Oval, Large and Wide Oval Punches, Sponges, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Big Shot Perfect Details Texturz Plate

Pierced spotlight

This is such a fun technique and I'm really happy with the way that it turned out!

I decided to use one of the images from the "Friends 24-7" that I rarely use, and now I think it is becoming one of my favorites!!! (Check out my Facebook page here to see another card that I created with it!)

So, the idea behind this technique is to pierce the paper around a circle and then color only THAT space. I am so excited that we are selling the paper piercer separately now - do you have one yet? I actually used the reverse template as well to sponge around the inside of the circle, and it gave it a great dimension. Love it!! I will sooooo be using this technique again!

Here is a close up of the detail in the spotlight...

I added a little more shading to the flowers b using the white gel pen to add highlights. Simple, but very effective!

Someone needs to have this card - could it be you? Leave me a comment (just click on the link at the end of the post that says Comments!) and it will let you post a comment. I'll let you know who wins it!!!! Good luck...

Hugs
Megan

Recipe:
Stamps: Friends 23-7
Paper: Elegant Eggplant,Whisper White
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Black Stazon, Perfect Plum,
Markers:Old Olive, Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, White gel pen
Accessories: 1 1/4"& 1" Circle Punches, Circle Scallop Punch, Elegant Eggplant Ribbon, Paper Piercer

Technique Tuesday - Spotlighting

Today's technique is a simple one! It's called "spotlighting" and this is the card that I created to showcase it. I'm really into sponging right now, so of course it has that too!!!!

Really what spotlighting does is show up a piece of the focal image a bit more. This example shows it very simply - the background to the 'spotlight' is plain, while the background of the image is stamped. You will usually see this technique the other way around... I may make some more samples to show it!
So, simply put, you make two of your stamped images. One of them with some sort of different background, and then punch it out with a circle punch (usually!). Then you adhere the punched out image over the place in the main image that matches up. Simple huh?

Do you like this card? I'm giving it away with 9 other cards in a contest for my Facebook fans. What? You're not a fan yet? Better sign up soon - I'll start the contest on Friday. Here is the link to my page, just click on the link and then click on 'become a fan'.(If you don't have a Facebook account you'll have to set that up first!)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Megan-Verhoeven-Independant-Stampin-Up-Demonstrator/78994318000

Recipe:
Stamps: Wonderful you, En Francais background
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Chocolate chip, mellow moss
Accessories: small and large oval punches, 1 3/4" and 1 1/4" circle punches, chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon

Hugs

Megan