3 Things

I am so loving all the new Bo Bunny papers. They seem to come up with the best color combinations. My next project uses their "Persuasion" line. Its full of flowers, and colors like skye blue, pink red and green. One of the designs features a floral spray in the cores of the page. These kinds of designs are really hot right now, and although I have several of them in my paper stash, I rarely use them. This one has some gorgeous swirls, so I trimmed out around them. I then mounted the cut piece on my page using pop dots.

The journaling card is from another sheet from this line. I used a little Inkssentials white gel pen inside the numbers to get them to pop a bit. I also embossed a paperstrip to lay behind my journaling card.

The finish touch was using the gel pen to creat faux stitchign around my page and photomat, and popping on a few brads for dimension.

Stop by the store to see this wonderful line!

A little Valentine treat

I wanted to come up with an idea that I could use for my kids to pass out to their classmates for Valentine's Day. I used a fun-sized bag of M&M's and basically made a matchbook style cover for it. I added an extra strip of patterned paper for color. I wrapped ribbon around, then I stapled the bag and ribbon in place, in the same place a staple would be in a traditional matchbook. Then I tied a simple bow and placed a label over the flap, using adhesive on only the right edge of the label (from the Bo Bunny Love Bandit collection). I took photos so you can see how it opens.

Card Ideas

This past weekend we had one of our crops, so I had a wonderful time making cards here are just a few of the cards I made.

This card was done with a Hero arts stamp and two shades of distress ink.


This card was fun to make Shawn demonstrated this card at the class during the crop. It is done with one sheet of 12 x 12 paper and a scrap of white paper, and two hearts cut out of red. This card has a unique fold.


I really like this card. For those who have a hard time making sympathy cards, this card is made with one of the Martha Stewart deep edge punches, I simply layered the paper so the cream in the back showed and layered the verse.


Again I used the Martha Stewart Punch, ( I think this is my favorite tool for now!)
It is funny how changing the paper and the words make such a difference.


This card I stamped the image with black and then came back with another color. You could do this same concept with different images, such as flowers, wheat...


Here is another Martha Stewart punch for the border, I changed the color of paper, added some ribbon and embellished with a flower! Quick- Easy- Elegant!



This is a fun card, I used a cuttlebugged panel in middle of the card lined it with ribbon on both sides, added some flowers to embellish and you have a very nice card.

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New Products

Just unpacked a shipment of new products! Hero Arts clear stamps, Pebbles chalks and stencils, Bazzill stitching templates. We also recieved card kits, they come with stamps, embellishments, and the paper to make cards.
Stop by to check out the new items!
625 East Main Street
Owatonna, MN

Grow with Love

I'm loving creating projects for January and Valentine's Day. Today I present another scrapbooking layout. I sure don't have the time to scrapbook like I used to, but I love making blank pages to fill later with photos. They also make great gifts for friends who don't have the time or knowledge to scrapbook.
I started with these gorgeous paper from Pink Paislee's Cupid line. They are double sided and so pretty!

I trimmed out some flowers and punched small hearts from red glitter paper for the center of each flower. I cut strips of green for stems and hand cut some leaves in varying sizes. I used a few solid papers in red and green to coordinate and inked edges of a few journaling strips.

It's that time of year...

...to scrapbook his big kill. You know the one. That big deer he brought down he's so darn proud of... how many points was it?
I'm talking to all the hunting-widows out there.
If you are like me, you probably have more photos of your husband posing with his hunting trophy than with you. And, you are probably less bitter about it than I am. Nonetheless, these photos should make it into your scrapbooks, right? Wouldn't that be sweet of you?

We have some new supplies in stock for all those hunting photos, and a few that are great for camping and 4 wheeling, too.


He'll love that you put his trophy in your scrapbook. He'll probably love it so much, he'd be willing to go out and snag another one next year just so he can get another photo for you to scrapbook! Wouldn't that be sweet of him?

Valentine Project from Getaway Girl Karla Ihrke

Valentine Treat bag
I made a treat bag for everyone of my grandson's daycare friends.
I used 1" x 8" Acetate bags & put M & M 's in a stack.
I traced my grandsons hand and cut it out. I used my nestabilities heart to shape them. I printed on my computer " You're my favorite Valentine hands down."
So easy yet so fun!!

You stole my heart

Once again, I utilized the BoBunny Love Bandit paper to make this layout. Can you tell I love the stuff? I trimmed out the little racoons and popped them on one of the mats from the sheet I showed you 2 posts ago. I added a few rhinestones to the flowers. Then, I trimmed out the phrase from the same sheet to use as my page title.
Please notice that green DoubleDot border piece! I punched it with one of the new Martha Stewart Deep Edge Punches. If you haven't seen them yet, come into the store and check them out. They are about twice the size of her regular punches and are perfect for scrapbook pages!

Love Birds

This card was made using the same cardstock sheet I talked about in the last post. I trimmed out these little birds from one of the valentine card pieces, and layered it on Wasabi DoubleDot cardstock, also from BoBunny. The circle and scalloped circle layers are cut using Nestibilities. I added Icicle Stickles to each scallop on the circle. The band acrooss the card was made simply using a scalloped punch on both the top and bottom of a stip of Wild Berry DoubleDot paper.
Once all the pieces are cut, this is an incredibly easy card to assemble! Enjoy!

Nuts for you!

I absolutely love this cardstock form Bo Bunny's Love Bandit line. Studio Getaway has it in stock in time for Valentine's Day. The sheet is double sided and actually has little valentines you can cut out and use.

I used this sheet to make several of my projects for my January Getaway Girl projects. Below is a card using just the acorns image from the sheet I cut out. The background paper is also from the Love Bandit line.

I added some Icicle Stickles for a little added sparkle to finish off the card. I will be posting more projects over the next couple of days!

January Getaway Girl

We are excited to start something new at Studio Getaway. We have started a design team, with the goal of bringing you great ideas and inspiration throughout the year. Our first Getaway Girl is Skye Devoe. She is taking on ideas for cardmaking and scrapbooking, with Valentine's Day as the focus.

Here is her interview:
Tell us a little bit about yourself.
I am a mom of two very rambunctious boys and married to a tattooed mailman for almost 14 years. My husband and I both grew up on Cheyenne, Wyoming and moved to Owatonna 9 years ago. I started scrapbooking almost 12 years ago.
Describe your style.
My style is definitely shabby chic and lots of layers. I love to have dimension on my pages and cards! I used to be scared to add brads, buttons, foam dots, and other 3-D embellishments to my projects, but now I don’t feel a projects is done if it’s flat.
Which companies or brands are your favorite?
Lately, I have been loving everything from BoBunny, and their DoubleDot cardstock is my first choice when I start a project.
And anyone who knows me knows I have an obsession with Copic Markers. I love coloring stamped images and they are the best! I have quite a collection!
What are some of your favorite techniques?
I really like hand cutting. The trick is to move the paper instead of the scissors while cutting. Also great pair of sharp small scissors, like CutterBee‘s.
What tips would you like to share with others who scrapbook or make cards?
1. Look at your stash! We all seem to forget what we already have and what you might be looking for is in your stash. You might even be able to alter an ebellishment with marker of paint to make it work.
2. Craft with friends. I’m always amazed at the ideas we bounce off of each other.
3. Surf blogs for ideas. If you feel stuck, head to the computer for inspiration. But also set a time limit, or you might not get anything done.
Where do you do your crafting? Is your space clean or messy?
I have a small room in my house where I can do my crafting. Although I have lots of organizers, the desktop is always a mess. I try to tidy up about once a week or so. I usually work late at night and don’t tidy up before bedtime and save it for the morning.
What is your favorite tool?
I love my Cuttlebug and Spellbinders Nestibilities dies. I use them on most of my cards.
But one of my favorite tools is my computer. That’s where I find so many great ideas!
Other than scrapbooking and photography, do you have additional hobbies?
I am also a photographer, and love playing in Photoshop. I also spend way too much time on the computer!

Stayed tuned to see what projects Skye has come up with for January!

Cabin Fever Reliever

Christmas is over now to turn your photos into lasting memories. Join us for two days of Stamping and Scrapbooking at your leasure as you enjoy the company of others who enjoy the same interest. HyVee is a beautiful area with alot of windows and great lighting.

Cost for the event will be $10.00 for Friday
$20.00 for Saturday
or sign up for both days for $25.00

Please pre-register by calling Kathey at 451-3920
or e-mail at frontdesk@trimgraphics.com