Create with us ~ from the comfort of your home!

One of my very favorite things about what I do... is creating with others, connecting over the art of crafting.  Doing so at our many In~Person and Online crafting and card making classes.  

See the crafting that is coming your way right now!

Every Monday we gather to create and connect over card making and crafting.  Join our Facebook.com/GettingCrafty.net LIVES.

I love doing TWO LIVES each Monday.. here for my Getting Crafty Family we have so much fun creating extra each week with a bonus handmade card.

Oh my goodness ~ I just love crafting.  I was that girl.. the one who had string and making bracelets daily as a kid, learning to crochet young, sewing, collecting beautiful stationary and writing others, painting, carving.. lol.. not that I was good at all of those things.

When I started card making and crafting it was amazing.  I could combine most of my crafting supplies into one.. card making!

Join us as I share WHY I love Crafting and Create TWO beautiful cards for FREE (see how to have me send YOU those handmade cards too!!).

Do YOU want to Create along side of ME?

YES YOU CAN!!

I have this stunning card class prepped and ready to go for you!!  YOU Pick Your Options!  

Order the class and the card making kits will be sent to your door (in the USA) or Pick to ADD the Stamp Set & SAVE $20 on the class!

Then Join US to create them LIVE at Facebook.com/GettingCrafty.net at 

7pm PST on March 27th.

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Paper Pumpkin FUN!!

I have to admit, I tried Paper Pumpkin when it first came out and the kits were not my favorite.  Lately, my girlfriends and I have tried it out and are beyond excited!  These all-inclusive kits have the paper, inks, accessories, stamp set and fun all in ONE awesome monthly kit!  

A monthly escape that is about 30 minutes long - why not??  These kits have become our Kid Club where our kids took over the kits and now THEY Demonstrate the kits to their fellow 'club' members while us moms connect and enjoy watching our kids!  TODAY ONLY - the Last Day for you to try Paper Pumpkin at 50% OFF the First two months!!  Sign up at PaperPumpkin.com by June 10 with promo code SAVE50!

It's so easy to get started. Simply sign up for the program by visiting mypaperpumpkin.com and click Get it. Pick ME, Jamie Albanese.

Here our kiddos have jumped into the fun of Paper Pumpkin with us moms... the great thing is that they do this solo - without us, too!!

My girl loves leading her siblings and friends into creating cards and projects that they send and give out!!  I love that they don't tackle my crafting supplies while making a kit I don't have to 'hold their hands' through!!

Seriously - she's 7!!  She loves creating and giving notes to her teachers, family and friends!

This was May's kit and WOW - the whole thing was fun and easy to do while looking great!!

April's kit was perfect as the girls made Mother's Day cards they hung from my presents and my coffee cup.  They have also made their dad and teachers some cards from this fun kit!

This was an older kit but look at how fun it is!  The girls are devouring the fun while teaching their friends!

Voila!  Fun, easy and anyone can do this.  These all inclusive kits are a great creative escape!  Try it out - it's on-sale TODAY ONLY for 50% OFF the first two months!  Join Us in creating these fun kits - the club meet is a $5 escape that my crafting wall is open to accessories and the laughter rolls!

Childhood Memories Celebrated with Project Life by Stampin' Up!

This year, for our family Christmas Gifts, I wanted to give the kids a gift that will last a long time, have genuine benefit, that will occupy their time and leave behind some great memories.  This year (and quite possibly every year from now on) they received a 6"x8" Espresso Project Life Album and a Variety Pack of Project Life Photo Pocket Pages.  While we are home, recovering from colds, on this MLK Jr day I had the plethora of pictures out and their books to get them documenting, remembering and celebrating their life.  

Celebrate and Leave a Legacy of Love with:

Espresso 6"x8" Project Life Album (135293)

Variety Pack 6"x8" Project Life Photo Pocket Pages (135297)

Happiness Is Project Life Card Collection (135307)

Happiness Is Proejct Life Accessory Pack (135309)

 

CLICK HERE to see the New Project Life Products in my Memory Celebrating Monday Posts and CLICK HERE to see them in our New Catalog!!  Pick a Date - Let's Schedule YOU a Private Class for our Project Life Memory Documenting System and Bring them home for FREE as a Hostess!!

 

Let ME give YOU the Gift of Pictures... I don't receive anything for this referral but I found the Coolest App that I have to share with you!  CLICK HERE to see more on the Groovebook App and how to print 100 photos for FREE (yes, Free) from your smart phone!! Printing your photos is more than 1/2 of the struggle in documenting our lives, isn't it?

**  SHOP 24/7 with me while Earning BONUS Frequent Buyer Points!!   If you enjoy this project and want to have some fun crafting with me, CLICK HERE and RSVP ASAP for my Upcoming Classes!!  Most classes are FREE with a qualified purchase!!

Sale~A~Bration is a LIMITED TIME celebration!  Score Amazing FREE Items, Unlimited, with a qualifying purchase/party or when you Join!  

BOOK Your OWN Private Class that will Highlight the card styles or techniques you are interested in!  With my designing cards for YOU,Book a FUN Gathering of family and friends to create!  From fun Holiday Cards to Celebrations... YOU will earn ALL of the Hostess Benefits on ALL of the Purchases - perfect for stocking up to make cards all year long!! 

My girls.. they couldn't wait to jump in and start the process.  I did make them a template - I cut a card stock guide that is 4"x6" and one that is 3"x4" so that they could frame their pictures and cut or fold them in the right places.

OK so maybe it isn't how Iiiiiii would do it - the word in at the wrong angle, the images picked.. but I have so many pictures (thanks to my Iphone and Groovebook App) that there is no way I could ever documented them all.  

Letting the kids have at it, using it in a way that fits their vision will be a fun way to see them grow and mature.  Here my 6 year old doesn't care if the Happiness Is Project Life card is at the wrong angle, she is seeing herself and her loved ones and what makes her happy.

My boy... he was resistant.  I have to admit it.  With a not-so-gentle encouragement (sigh.. motherhood) he did find that it is fun to highlight his memories.  Once in the swing of things he was bragging on his success and how he was 'ahead' of his sisters  (such a boy - lol).

With my children's sense of entitlement I pray this process will remind them and help them to understand that they live a blessed life.  I love the idea of seeing their hand-writing and thoughts as they change and grow.

My perfectionist of a daughter was stumped at cropping the photos.  She also struggles with her written word.  This will be a great way to give her practice while she celebrates her life and growth.  She can look back and see her success in writing, reading and have hope.  

With general guidelines, specific space for writing - they will be limited in how much to write and this may give them freedom from writing too much.  The Project Life by Stampin' Up! cards look so good that it frames up and highlights their memories.

We live blessed lives.  I love how easy and fun it is to celebrate these memories.  Soon they will be too busy for Mom, but they will have a great system that allows them to remember when they did and where they are on various stages of life.

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Stampin' Up! even has a FREE Collection of Project Life cards in their Sale~A~Bration Promotion!  This is a great way to give my children a low-cost activity that will bring priceless memories.  They see the world through their eyes, at the age they are and the memories they experienced.  I love that this will be a legacy of love that they can share with their friends, family and even their future children.  This Christmas Gift will be one that keeps on giving.  Like sand slipping through my fingers, time with my kids goes so fast and is hard to hold.  I pray that this can carry them through low and hard times, reminding them that they are loved and cherished!  

Many Merry Stars

It's SUCH FUN to Decorate Your Home and GIFTS!!  Let the Many Merry Stars Kit help you!!  Join this upcoming class and secure YOUR Spot... seating is limited!!  With a Kit that can create (with everything you may need to do so) 26 Star Shaped Boxes - WOW.. you'll have a blast in our Class on December 12th!

This is the largest of the boxes in our class - can I tell you HOW MUCH I LOVE, Love, love this kit??  So stinkin' cute!!  Creating decorations with beautiful, natural wood, delicate, snowflakes, bling, color, style... sigh.  Great for Decorations to Gifts to Gift Wrap (I can help make these into boxes to add gifts to the inside of!!).  Great for on-top of a tree to around your home, atop a tray of cookies for your neighbors, family, friends, coworkers... sigh.

 

Can't Join the Class??  NO PROBLEM! 

This Kit is Ready to be Shipped anywhere - just place an order on my site and score the great deals!!  Many Merry Stars Kit (Item No. 138104)

 In addition, there are the:

Bright and Beautiful star stamp set (wood 135026/clear 135029),  

Many Merry Stars stamp set (Photopolymer 138105),

Stars Framelits Dies (133723)

and they ALL COORDINATE with this Kit!  BAM!!  I love that, when something makes me look good with no real work of my own - lol.  They aren't even 'needed' but they coordinate perfectly if you want to add them to your collection and use them with your kit!

 

**  SHOP 24/7 with me while Earning BONUS Frequent Buyer Points!!   If you enjoy this project and want to have some fun crafting with me, CLICK HERE and RSVP ASAP for my Upcoming Classes!!  Most classes are FREE with a qualified purchase!!

 

BOOK Your OWN Private Class that will Highlight the card styles or techniques you are interested in!  With my designing cards for YOU, Book a FUN Gathering of family and friends to create!  From fun Holiday Cards to Celebrations... YOU will earn ALL of the Hostess Benefits on ALL of the Purchases - perfect for stocking up to make holiday cards!!

WHY NOT??  I Love Wreaths.. so create a wreath that will delight!  Bring a blank wreath to the class and use my industrial sized hot-glue gun to create a pretty wreath for YOUR Home!!  BAM!  I love how this came out and it looks smashing on the inside of my front door for a delightful, seasonal but classic decoration. 

Bling with Natural Woods.. sigh.  I love bling but I love wood accents.  Here delicate, lazer cut wood snowflakes intermingle with the Sequins, Gold Die-Cut words, Gold Baker's Twine, patterns, newsprint and more for a cool look!  This kit has EVERYTHING you will need and you aren't limited to the suggestions on decoration - mix it up to make your own style!! 

Seriously, who wouldn't love a sparkle box?  YAY!!  I love it - create as many of the boxes as you can at my class - jazz it up with my wall of accessories or just use the accessories that come with!  it's easy and fun to do!  Make a wreath, take it home, give them away or stock pile them (like I'm tempted to do). 

 

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From great gift wrap to a great gift and an awesome decoration - this kit delivers so much!  With no skill needed - it's all die-cut and ready to go!  Join the Fun Class (nibbles and crafting makes for the perfect mix, don't you think??) to ordering this kit to be directly shipped to your home - you can have the fun 26 different ways (a kit that makes 26 star boxes - score!!).  This kit is a LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABILITY... so Order and/or RSVP as when they are gone, they are gone!!  RSVP ASAP if you CAN Join in on the fun and with limited seating - we are 1/2 way filled already - eek!  I can't wait to decorate fully and give away what I'm not using (selfishly stock-piling - lol).  What will YOU Do with yours??

Crafting class fun

Hi ho, hi ho it's off to crafting class I go!!  With a weekend PACKED with Classes... I've neglected my blog and y'all!!  I'm sorry!  With so much crafting fun this weekend (events every day), I couldn't' help but quickly share some of it with you!

Creating some fun.. this weekend started off with our Watercolor Wonder Holiday Card Kit Class and we had a BLAST!  Creating 20 cards each with this old-fashioned watercoloring fun was the best with some amazing ladies, Spiked Apple Cider and our famous BBQ Popcorn...

The ladies took creative license with this fun cardmaking kit and I was excited to see the results!

The ladies had a blast wearing my collection of aprons!  Patti was inspired to jump out of her comfort zone and went to customize her Christmas Cards... she did an amazing job, too!  It was a hoot, if YOU missed out on this fun, make sure to CLICK HERE to see my upcoming classes and to RSVP (If you RSVP and bring a friend and receive a great gift from me!!)

Torii loved the sleds in this kit!  She maybe back in California but her heart is still back in Montana.  She has her sled, just like the one from the kit, on her deck... bringing a little winter fun home to sunny California! 

 

Georgia was having a ton of fun with changing the kit up and mixing the pieces... the fun thing, that I like to point out is, that I'm not the boss of YOUR cards... so have fun and change it up to fit your style!!

Preparing for holiday boutiques and the upcoming Many Merry Starts Kit Class on Dec. 12th these Stars are amazingly cool, easy and fun to create!  The Private Class on Saturday was a ton of fun with Pat and her friends and family we created some stunning Fall and Christmas hand-stamped cards to use.  Making the largest of the 3D Paper Crafted Stars within moments had the ladies blown away with the ease and beauty of this kit.

Thanks for coming by... today's class is prepped and I'm taking a moment to rest... but I couldn't resist a share with YOU.. some of my favorite people!  Make Sure that YOU are signed up for the awesome collection of crafting and cardmaking classes... making time for YOU in the midst of the holiday bustle is important and you can take the classes for FREE while buying Gifts for family and friends - most of my classes are FREE with a minimum purchase - SCORE!!  Seats are FILLING UP for the Holiday Wonder Card Class (Nov. 22nd) where we will be creating 20 cards to send this Holiday Season - before Thanksgiving so that you are prepared... so RSVP for this class, seats are filling and FAST!

Thinlits and Framelits Storage Solution

We have a lot of people and stuff in a small space.  So being creative in organizing is key in our home.  In my life, everything has it's place and there is a place for everything.  The thinlits and  framelits, we sell, are some of my most favorite paper-crafting tools!  When I misplace any part of these collections it's a nightmare... so having a way to hold the collections together is so helpful in being organized.  See this simple trick to holding it all together (well, at least my framelits - lol).

See how easy it is to 'hold it all together' in an attempt to know where all your pieces are.  You'll need to take your Framelits and Thinlits (used with our Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine).  Isn't it always the case that you want the one item you've misplaced - it's the story of my life.

The Framelits and Thinlits collections are amazing tools!!  They take my hand-crafted cards to the next WOW level!

I don't care for the sticky strip that holds the collections together.  Taking a simple addition of magnetic strips or cards you can have a reusable surface and it won't grab any lint!  (The lint of life can be kind of gross.)

Purchased at my local office-supply store, these business card magnetic sheets and magnetic strips are wonderful!  They are usually adhesive on one side and magnetic on the other.

Simply apply them to each collection of framelits and thinlits you own... I do this, usually, the first time I open them up (every deliver is like Christmas and I can't wait).

Once the magnetic strips are in place your collections will hold on in their place and stay there!  See how you can turn it upside down - they remain in place.  I love the Magnetic Platform for this very reason - it makes using the Framelits and Thinlits so much easier in the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine!

Pop the collection into the plastic sleeve it comes in and you can prevent them from falling out and getting lost when you use them. 

Stampin' Up! has these great Die Storage Boxes!  With three sizes they store all of my Embossing Folders, Framelits, Thinlits, Bigz Dies and more!  I have them perfectly lined up and they help me to keep organized.

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Keeping together your collections is a key in using your paper-crafting tools.  The Thinlits and Framelits are some of my favorite card making tools to use in my Big Shot Die-Cutting and Embossing Machines.  So taking one simple addition allows for my collections to stick together.  No matter the crafting space you may or may-not have... these simple tricks can make keeping them all together easy.  Create stunning paper-crafts, quilting, and card-making items with these amazing tools - and this will help you to find them when you need them (I've learned the 'hard' way to keep my collections together).