Holiday Workshop - Saturday, December 6th

Saturday we had our holiday workshop. It was so much fun. Thought those of you that weren't able to join us would like to see the projects. Thanks to everyone that joined in the fun - we really appreciate your willingness to put up with us for a full day.

PROJECT #1 - Photo Frame

PROJECT #2 - Advent Tree

PROJECT #3 - Star Album

PROJECT #4 - Photo Tree

Seven Dwarfs Album

Over a year ago I promised I would post the album that I made for the Scrapbook Station. I'm finally getting the job done. Sorry it has taken me so long.

I used an album in a box by Melissa Francis and painted the entire box and album. After it dries you can go ahead and start making your album.

This is the lid of the box.

I would suggest that you lay your album in your box, so that you can easily see where you should start. I put Doc on the first flap and then when you lift the accordion album out of the box the other six dwarfs are all on the opposite side of Doc. In other words, Doc is on one side and if you turn the album over, you'll see all the other dwarfs. The pictures below show the order I have them in, but you could mix them around without having too much of a problem. "Happy" needs to be last if you use the same wording that I have on each page. Have fun making this album, its one of those projects that's all fun. Other things I did...... I inked the edges of the paper before adhering and I set 3 eyelets in each page (as you can see the first page has 6, 3 on each side, because "Doc" is on one side and "Sleepy" is on the back side.

November & December Recipe Pages

I can't believe we are wrapping up another year of recipe class. We finished a little early this year, as I didn't want to compete with Christmas parties for meeting space. This year seemed to fly by, I can't believe we finished our 4th recipe album. Thanks to all of you that sign-up each year. I just love making these pages and getting a chance to get together once a month to visit and catch up with all of you.

Here's December's page:

There aren't any real tricks to this page. I gave you a full piece of gold paper in your kit. Use this sheet to build the page. The "Bo-Bunny" paper with the winter snowflakes needs to have a 1-1/4 inch strip cut so that you can adhere the smaller strip to the bottom of the page and the larger strip to the top of the page. The rest of the paper is layered as you see it. You'll have an extra piece of red to use for matting your word "Christmas" and "favorite". I popped those off of the page using foam tape. The "grungeboard" circles are inked with red prior to adhering to the page.

November Recipe Page:

I don't think you'll have any problems with this page. You'll want to watercolor your chef and cut out his pants to adhere to the stamped image. The frame (measuring 3-1/2 inches square on the outside edge and 1/2 inch in thickness) is cut from the scraps that you'll have when you cut the recipe down to measure 7 X 7. I inked the edge with brown and adhered it to your diagonal plaid that measures 8 X 8. As a last embellishment you'll need to set your three metal buttons in the upper right hand corner.

Here Comes Santa Claus Holiday Workshop

Santa’s Elves have been busy again this year planning a day of fun for you. Renee and Melisa would like to extend an invitation for you to join them for a fun filled day of holiday cheer and entertainment.

The workshop will be filled with projects you can either complete for yourself or give as gifts, you decide.

A special gift will be given to anyone who has a friend sign-up that has not attended one of our workshops.

Here are the details:
When: December 6, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Pendleton Free Methodist Church, 1711 SW 44th Street
Cost: $100.00

Your cost includes:
· Door Prizes
· Project supplies to complete at least 4 projects
· Dinner

Half of the cost of the workshop is required to reserve your seat and the second half is due no later than November 10, 2008. There will be no refunds given for cancellations after November 10, 2008, but you will receive your project kits.

Please mail your payments to:
Melisa Drugge
811 SW 6th Street
Pendleton, OR 97801

Email questions to:
mfrjmoore@msn.com
or
joeyjo@eoni.com

You’ll need your basic tool kit and lots of adhesive.

September and October Recipes Pages

September

Marinated Mushrooms, yummy! This recipe has lots of flavor with all the herbs to season those tasty little morsels. When you get your kit, you'll see that all of the words and herbs are on one sheet of paper and you'll be cutting them out to use on this page. I used green ink to embellish the edge of the background paper and recipe card. This is one of those pages where you can let the creativity flow....enjoy.

October


How many times have you heard, "What's for Dinner?" Well, I know my mom would tell you, "too many to count!" I had lots of fun with this page. I used my new 12-inch revolution platform to cut the tri-colored braid that runs down the left side of the page. You'll need to do the braiding when you get your kit. The letters for "dinner" are included in your kit, but will need to be punched out using a circle punch (I used varying sizes, as the letters are different sizes) and then I sanded the edges to expose the white core. I inked the small tag with a matching green and wrote the words, "what's for". Recipe cards are all on one sheet of paper that you will need to cut apart. I have included the recipes, but you'll need to do your own copying of the recipes onto the cards, then pick your favorite to adhere to the front of the pocket and tuck the remaining cards into the top of the pocket. This is really fun paper, I hope you like it as much as I did when I found it!

July and August Recipe Pages

We had lots of fun at recipe class last night and will be having a repeat performance again tonight. Here are the pages we did last night. We are getting a little ahead of ourselves because I'm anticipating difficulty in reserving a room in late November, early December. So, we will be doing July and August pages this month. Next month we will be doing September and October and then we won't be meeting again until October (skipping September).

July Page

This page won't take you very long to make, but I think you'll love it. Besides, it will give you more time to prepare your salmon for grilling. I'll be honest, I haven't made this recipe. I got it from a family member and everyone that eats salmon raves about it. I don't eat salmon, but I did try a bite and it had good flavor, for salmon! I don't think there are too many tricks to the page. As you can see I tore edges and inked the recipe using a dark blue ink. I tied ribbons through the bottom of the metal arrow, making it look like a rocket. The rhinestones are adhesive-backed, but you'll need to cut through the adhesive if you want to space them as shown in the picture.

August Page

I hope you like watermelon.........

Hints for this page: Cut around all the stamped images. The pink fleshy part of the watermelon is adhered to the green rind, in other words, don't cut out the rind, leave the inside so you can glue the pink to the green. The recipe cards are cut 3X5 and the vellum envelope is attached using four brads. You'll need to tie the ribbon through the metal charm in your kit (they are not all the same, but it will either have to do with cooking or summer picnics) and then glue dot it onto the page.

June Recipe Page

Your kit includes the pattern pieces for this Mr. Potato Head paper piecing. I used chalk around the edges and a black writer pen to embellish and put the finishing touches to this page.

April and May Recipe Pages

April

I think you'll really like this casserole. It's easy, filling and different for a change.

Hints for This Page: I used "blue iris" chalk ink and inked everything but the paper circles. I used two strands of floss on the buttons, you'll need to separate your floss. Layer your paper first, adhere the recipe and ribbon. Next arrange your paper circles and then glue dot the buttons. Add the stars as your last step.

May


This is a very healthy lasagna that will fill you up, make you feel like you're getting away with something and freezes well into individual servings.

Hints for this page: I used "olive pastel" chalk ink for this page. I tore the right edges of the blue cardstock and the blue floral. Tear the blue floral carefully, as you will use the backside of the piece you tore off as the green on the far left side of the page. The stickers are backed on blue cardstock and the sticker placed on the left edge of the recipe is popped-up using foam tape. In the lower left corner I set six eyelets. The first three are set at the deepest setting the crop-a-dile will go and then second set of three is half of the first distance. Each ribbon is knotted.

March Recipe Page

This is my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. I hardly ever make them because I can't stay out of them. Just too good to leave alone!

Hints for this page: The printed paper is your background and the purple cardstock is a 1/2 inch smaller, leaving a 1/4 inch border all the way around. The recipe is matted onto the printed paper and you have a smaller green piece that you will adhere to the bottom of the printed recipe. There is a seam, but it will be hidden by the lavender strip. Tear the top and bottom edges of the lavender strip before adhering.

January and February Pages

January

January's page is a recipe for Key West Chicken. I use this recipe a lot in the summer. I like to barbeque and this recipe is a good one for the grill and it's really pretty healthy. There's lots of steps to this page so I'll try to give you the best directions I can.


1) Layer your paper on the background paper which is an orange floral. You have a solid orange that goes down the left side, bottom. Next to it you have a lime green and an aqua blue. Above those is a brown and above those is a small lime green and a second aqua piece.

2) Place the 3 polka dots strips as shown in the picture (lower left, upper left and upper right).

3) Cut the flocked flower into 2 pieces, making one larger than the other. Place the large one on the left edge and the smaller one on the right bottom edge.

4) Use rub-on numbers to number the steps in the directions of the recipe. Cut out and adhere to page.

5) Attach paper circles to metal charms. Glue dot ribbon behind, folding in half to make a loop. Attach to page with foam tape or glue dots.


February

This recipe came from a friend of mine and boy does it come in handy when you need something ready when you get home from work. French dip sandwiches, where the meat cooks all day in the crock pot. YUM!

Hints for this Page: White cardstock is your background and you have two strips of paper that you adhere to the left and right edges of the page. I inked the edges of the recipe with spiced marmalade (Tim Holtz Distressing Ink), tied the twine around the bottom and adhered it to the page. There are 12 circles to adhere, I hung them over the top and bottom edge to make it look as though they were part of the print on the page. Two of the circles have added embellishment in the center of them. The title of the recipe (French Dip Sandwiches) is printed on the hot pink paper. You'll need to punch those out and adhere to the left and right sides of the printed recipe.

Recipe Class 2008 - The Title Page

Well, we are back at it. Recipe class is meeting again. There are 15 ladies that have joined the 2008 class. We meet monthly or thereabouts at Hamley. Can you believe it? We are scrappin' at Hamley. They have generously offered one of their conference rooms and so far I think it's working out pretty good.

The year's theme is "Potluck", which means I will be selecting recipes from all categories. I thought it was only appropriate that I create a page with a spinner on it with the different categories we will be scrapping this year. Thanks everyone for your continued dedication. This is a class that is very near and dear to my heart and I'm happy all of you want to take it.


Hints for Title Page: You have two wheels in your kit. The first is on white cardstock. All you need to do is cut out the circle. This will be your base for building your colorful wheel. The second wheel is a photocopy and the wedges have numbers. You need to cut out the wedges, cutting off the categories. You will then use these 8 pieces as patterns to trace on the back of your printed pieces of paper in your kit. I numbered them because they will line up better if you put them in numerical order.