Kim Peck Stamps:Rubber Stamping and Scrapbooking

Build a Bear

So, I have been asked to be on WCIA's CI Living (Central Illinois Living) Program this afternoon! 

The theme for the week is toys, so with that in mind - here are the projects that I am featuring:

I put together a basic kit with our Build a Bear products - here is a picture of what it includes

Click here for a PDF with item listings and prices

Projects made with these items

Cards made with the Build a Bear Kit PLUS the Season of Hugs Stamp Set

Build a Bear projects made using Big Shot items:

 

Build a Bear Full-sized Cookie Sheet Magnetic Paper Dolls

The second picture shows the extra clothes which are stored on the back of the cookie sheet.

Build a Bear Paper Doll Travel Tin

Pony Party Card (Using Pony Party Stamp set - item # 115217 $20.95  Page 87)

Bingo Set -

using item # 120857 - Jolly Bingo Bits set Page 41 and item # 120851 Bingo Card Stamp Page 150

(I used our Designer buttons from the Holiday Mini Catalog to cover the objects on the cards as we played.) I made this set to use with my daughter's 2nd grade class last year at the Christmas Party - the kids had a BLAST! I made little a little card with each image stamped onto it and put them in a bag. We drew the card out so the kids knew which item to cover.

I hope you enjoyed this focus on kid-themed items and projects made with these items. If you have any questions or you would like to order any of these items,please email me at kpeckstamp@mchsi.com or call 217-586-7251.

You can also order these items directly from my website - to go to my website, click here.

 

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Right now, we are at a group retreat that I put on once per year. We get together for a weekend of stamping, great food, and I give pillow gifts!

Here are the stockings with goodies that I put on each door.

 

Here was one of the desserts we have enjoyed so far!

The food is great, the fellowship even better!

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Simply Scored Fall Wreath - Free Tutorial

Do you LOVE the fall wreath on page 6 in the Holiday Mini Catalog?

 

I am teaching a class on how to make this wreath tonight. For the class, each attendee had to pre-purchase the simply scored tool. There was a supply charge for the class as well.

If you would like to learn to make this wreath,

 simply purchase the Simply Scored Tool from me, and I will send you a free tutorial!!

To order your simply scored tool, click here

Autumn Scrapbook page and Colored Brad Tutorial

I have been stamping all week. I finally have more things to share!

Here is a fall scrapbook page I did for my club this month. Be sure to check out the tutorial on how to make the colored jumbo brads!

Here is the full 2-page spread (I didn't want you to think I didn't know how to spell Autumn! Notice the "n" is on the second page :0)

 

Close up of page one

 

Close up of page two.

This "A" was made using the Serif Essentials Alphabet die on the Big Shot. I cut out a piece of chipboard and a piece of designer series paper. NOTE: Be sure to put the side of the DSP that you want to show FACE DOWN when cutting. I LOVE using this alphabet die set!!  I can cut my chipboard with the DSP so it is an exact fit - no sanding or hand cutting - yahoo!

The ribbon I used around the "leg" of the "A" is the new Early Espresso Quilted Ribbon found in the Holiday Mini catalog.

 

This image of the sunflower was made using the large Sunflower background stamp. I inked it in More Mustard Ink, and then used the Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker to ink the center.

But wait! Is that an Early Espresso Jumbo Brad??  I didn't think we carried it in Early Espresso! We don't - so check out the tutorial for making the jumbo brads any color you would like!

COLORED BRAD TUTORIAL

Start with a craft pad - I used the Early Espresso to match the center of my sunflower. Notice the color is hand-written on the end of the pad. We don't carry pre-inked craft pads in the large size. You can get the spots pre-inked, or you can purchase the uninked craft pads and get the reinker colors of your choice. (No, you cannot wash the color out and use the same pad for various colors - you need to get a separate pad for each color. This may sound like a silly question to some, but I get asked that question a lot, so I thought I would answer it before it was asked this time around!)
 

 

The jumbo brads (I used the 5/8 inch size) come in four colors (vanilla, white, chocolate chip and silver). You can use ANY of the colors to do this technique.

 

Hold the brad with a pair of tweezers so you don't burn your fingers. Dip the brad into the craft ink.

 

Check to  be sure the front of the brad is thoroughly covered with ink.

 

Dip the brad into the crystal clear embossing powder.

 

Be sure all of the ink is heavily coated with the clear embossing powder - if you question it, dip it into the powder again.

 

Heat the brad with a heat tool (also known as an embossing gun - although many have an aversion to the word "gun", so I guess "heat tool" is the PC way to say it!). Be sure all of the powder has completely melted. Hold the brad with the tweezers for a minute or so until it has a chance to cool a bit. If you put it down before this, the melted powder on the sides of the brad will stick to the surface that you put it on. (ask me how I know this! :0)

 

Simple as that, you have the option of any of our colors in jumbo brads!! This can actually be done on ANY SIZE brad! 

Go create your own colored brads in many assortments - image a two-toned brad!! Do you like shimmer brads??  Try using the irridescent ice embossing powder instead of the clear - lovely color AND glitter!!

Narrows Hike in Zion National Park

I promised more photos and details from the Narrows Tour - so here goes!

It was pretty chilly that morning when we set out. I was afraid we were going to freeze - especially when we were assured that we would be in water up to our chests! They were not kidding!

 

It was a beautiful day when we started out, though, so pretty soon the sun was hitting the canyon making it a bit less frigid!

 

The water current was pretty swift, and we couldn't see the rocks on the bottom, so you had to carefully "feel" your way along while trying not to get swept away by the current! It was still a fun and beautiful trip, and sharing it with 11 other friends just made it better!

 

 



 

 

 

 
I think they were a bit crazy to let me lead the way!

 

 

When we stopped for lunch, just after getting to the narrowest part of the canyon and turning around to come back out (about 2.25 miles into the canyon) it was sunny and beautiful. As we finished lunch, we started to see some clouds (you couldn't see large amounts of the sky since the canyon is so narrow). When we heard the first roll of thunder, everyone jumped up and started hitting the trail to high tail it out of the canyon. We got back out of the canyon a LOT faster than we went in!! The thunder and the rain were great motivators for us to MOVE FAST!!

15 minutes after we exited the canyon, waterfalls started cascading in huge torrents down the cliffs in the park. The river flash flooded VERY QUICKLY!   We were very thankful we hadn't wasted any time getting back out of that canyon! This is the reason I would never do this tour without a guide! Here is a picture of the river once the flooding started. The current was incredibly swift and the river was much higher than before. Notice the red-brown color of the water.

 

There is never a dull moment when we go hiking in  and around Zion! 

Founder's Circle - Finale!

The final day arrived. The menu for the day was fruit tarts - yummy!

 
 

I played Plinko for a prize for the last time - got an entire pad of printed designer paper!!

 

I spent the rest of the day with friends by the pool, and then it was time for the final event.

OH, WHAT A NIGHT!!!!!!

This was probably my favorite final event ever!  We had SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Imagine 130 women set loose on a golf course in golf carts!!  It was hilarious!!  We had 9 holes of "golf" to play as a team. Actually, at each hole there was a different game being run by the Stampin' Up! staff and Shelli and her daughters. Some of them were golf related (like hitting marshmallows across the green). Others were stamping related - like stamping blindfolded while the team told you what to stamp where.

 

 
 

I felt like a little kid driving that cart around. The golf course was very beautiful. There were hills and sharp curves that we drove up and down and around. Kind of like a kiddie roller coaster :0)  It was so fun as we were standing on the greens to play our games. If you listened, you could hear laughter floating on the air from all over the golf course.

 
 
 
After all of the games were over, we came back to the clubhouse for dinner. We found out we were ALL  winners! We each got a trophy and inside it was a new set of In Color Markers. AWESOME!!

 

I cannot believe all of the wonderful gifts and products we received while we were here!! It was a good thing I had brought an extra suitcase!! They were  both FULL on the way home!!

When we returned to our rooms to pack, there was a final gift on our pillows.

 

 

This beautiful keychain has an inscription on the bottom that says Founder's Circle 2011. Many of the baubles are from our simply adorned line. It is beautiful! What a wonderful way to end our fabulous retreat!!