We Create Blog Hop - Jogging my Memory

Welcome to the SEPTEMBER 2023 "Jogging my Memory" Blog Hop!!! We generally hop on the first day of every month, and this month our theme will focus on projects that have to do with memories, or jogging, or whatever fits! My projects today feature the Bright & Beautiful Memories & More Card Pack and the coordinating Bright & Beautiful Memories & More Cards & Envelopes.  

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These are actually just 2 of a set of 10 cards I made from a class I attended that a couple of Stampin' Up! demonstrator friends of mine held for about 75 of us fellow demonstrators! I had to add a few little colored dots (I hand cut them from extra Card Pack pieces) because I made a mess with my liquid glue on the card front. Also, the "Oh Happy Day" card can hold a gift card inside, as you can see below. The Bright & Beautiful Memories & More Cards & Envelopes are a pack of 20 card bases, and 20 coordinating envelopes.

The balloon card is just a plain card, but the balloon was on one of the Memories & More Card Pack cards. I hand trimmed it off the background. Oh...and when I said I made these from a class I attended, I actually didn't make the cards AT the class. I was running late and actually spent the class time finishing up a swap. I made these two cards using the PDF instructions just this morning.

After making my 10 cards there's still plenty left in the Bright & Beautiful Memories & More Card Pack to make more cards with the 10 card bases and envelopes left from the Bright & Beautiful Memories & More Cards & Envelopes.

Stampin' Supplies:  Bright & Beautiful Memories & More Card Pack, Bright & Beautiful Memories & More Cards & Envelopes, Azure Afternoon Cardstock, Berry Burst Cardstock, 3/8" Sheer Ribbon Combo Pack, Tinsel Gems 4-Pack, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Tear & Tape, Paper Snips, Paper Trimmer, Bone Folder, Grid Paper.

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We Create Blog Hop September 2023 Blog Roll
Kimberley Morris YOU ARE HERE!
Tricia Butts

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Bright & Beautiful Memories & More Card Pack [161754]	Bright & Beautiful Memories & More Cards & Envelopes [161753]	Azure Afternoon 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161719]	Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243]
3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon Combo Pack [161635]	Tinsel Gems Four Pack [161623]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]
Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995]	Paper Snips [103579]	Paper Trimmer [152392]	Bone Folder [102300]
Grid Paper [130148]

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Third Thursdays Blog Hop: Keepin' the Memories Alive

Welcome once again to our Third Thursdays Blog Hop! This month our theme for the hop is Keepin' the Memories Alive! Posts will feature Stampin' Up! products or projects used for memory keeping. I ordered the Pressed Petals Journal to play with!
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I actually ordered 2 of the Pressed Petals Journals, because the pages are perforated...I wanted one journal to use with the pages left in the binding, and one I could tear out all the pages from to use individually. Unfortunately, I didn't take the time to read the description, so I didn't realize that: A) these journals are a lot smaller than I imagined, and B) the designs repeat throughout the journal, and C) there are not even enough facing page "layouts" to journal for a whole month.

So, I went to work figuring out how I might alter the journal, to use it as a gratitude journal for one whole month, by adding pages. For this blog post, I'll just show you how I added the pages. I want to decorate the added pages a little bit, but I want to order the Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper first, so I'll have to come back to that part later. I actually thought I had also ordered the Stitched Labels Dies to decorate the cover, but I accidentally ordered another set of stitched dies that I already have. Ugh.

Anyway...I hopped onto my Facebook Page to do a LIVE demo of this tutorial, but it wouldn't upload the HD version, so I have added the HD version to YouTube. You can click below to watch the embedded version, or you can go watch it on YouTube at THIS LINK.

Stampin' Supplies: Pressed Petals Journal, THICK Very Vanilla Cardstock, Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stitched Labels Dies, Stampin' Trimmer (for cutting & scoring), ARC by Staples Hole Punch (optional).

August 2019 Third Thursdays Blog Roll: Keepin' the Memories Alive
Kimberley Morris YOU ARE HERE
Angie McKenzie
Sarah Fleming

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Pressed Petals Journal

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper

Stitched Labels Dies

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~Kimberley Morris Colorado Springs, CO
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator since 1994
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Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop - Memories and More

Welcome to the January 2019 Edition of the Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop, featuring a Memories & More theme! You'll see projects from stampers from around the world--I'm in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Note: I can only sell to customers in the US, so any prices are in USD)

We generally hop the first Friday of each month, so be sure to come back regularly. This month I'm featuring a mini album using the 6x8 Memories & More pocket pages, along with some FREE Sale-a-Bration and Occasions Catalog products.
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So, I have a confession to make. I don't really own any Memories & More card packs. I kinda don't like to get roped into preprinted stuff because I like to change the color combos, and use sets that don't necessarily coordinate with the images on the cards. I do, however, have some Variety Pack 6x8 Photo Pocket Pages, and that's what I used for my project. I cut a few pages in half, stapled them together, then added a cover...that's what you see in the above picture. I'll just flip through the book so you can get an idea of what I've done.

And for this blog post, I'm actually only going to show you the basic album, without a lot of decoration. I will share the embellishment and decoration in a different post. This is partly because I still need to complete the excavation of my stamp room, and partly because I don't want to overwhelm you with details at first. This is a very simple thing to make, and I feel like separating out the bare bones of it helps illustrate that point. You can always make it more froo-froo, but sometimes you just need something that gets the job done.

Although I mentioned I don't like getting roped into only using the color combo of the preprinted Memories & More cards, I *do* like using those color combos for inspiration. I've used a couple of the colors from the NEW Happiness Blooms Memories & More Card Pack, featured in the 2019 Occasions Catalog. Those colors are Night of Navy, and Call Me Clover. I chose these two colors because I wanted to coordinate with the FREE Sale-a-Bration Botanical Butterfly Designer Paper, and later I want to stamp some froggies in and on my mini album from the FREE Sale-a-Bration So Hoppy Together stamp set.

Sorry for the quality of the inside pictures, the pocket pages pick up glare like nobody's business! You can see as I'm flipping through, that there are no butterflies showing on the big pockets where I put the Designer Series Paper. This is because I don't like butterflies! Lol. The Botanical Butterfly DSP is SOOOO worth getting, though, as it has black and white designs on the back of each sheet (like the polka dots show above) that you can use instead.

To be clear, this particular leafy green sheet of the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper in the 4x6 pocket actually has black and white butterflies on the back of it. So, I cut a different sheet with the polka dots on it, and I put the leafy green pattern and the polka dot pattern back-to-back in the pocket, so you don't see ANY butterflies.

The cardstock pieces are just the same color/piece showing through the pocket pages from front to back. No need to add any colors back to back in those pockets. If you just want to keep your mini album simple, you could just drop some snapshots, or handwritten notes, or memorabilia into the pockets, adhering them to the DSP and cardstock if you want to keep them in place.

So that's the end of it...this shows the back side of the last two pockets, and the back cover. I will try to get a video done for you on the assembly for this one. It honestly goes together pretty fast if you know what to do. Lol, it took me a little longer because I was working it out as I was going along!

Stampin' Supplies: Variety Pack 6x8 Photo Pocket Pages, Night of Navy Cardstock, Call Me Clover Cardstock, Sale-a-Bration Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper, Dot-to-Dot Embossing Folder (used with the Big Shot), Tear & Tape Adhesive, Paper Trimmer (for cutting & scoring), Exacto knife (aka hobby blade), staples.
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If you are in the US and you want to get a hard copy of the Stampin' Up! 2019 Occasions Catalog and Sale-a-Bration Brochure, drop me an email with your mailing address, and we can get that coordinated!

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2019 JANUARY - MEMORIES & MORE BLOG ROLL

1. Libby Dyson
2. Tricia Butts
3. Anja Reuss
4. Vicky Wright 
5. Narelle Fasulo
6. Kimberley Anne Morris YOU ARE HERE!
7. Jan Musselman
8. Rachel Macleod
9. Lisa Henderson
10. Marieke Bart

Stampin' Supplies Product Purchase Links:

Variety Pack 6" X 8" Photo Pocket Pages	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Call Me Clover 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper
Dot To Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder	Big Shot	Tear & Tape Adhesive	Stampin' Trimmer

JANUARY Monthly Perks Code: GGX7HYVH
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BUNDLE & SAVE!!! (OCCASIONS Catalog Product Bundles at 10% OFF Everyday!)

~Kimberley Morris Colorado Springs, CO
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator since 1994
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