Monday's Fun Day!!

Monday's Fun Day hosted by Memories Live On!

Fade-resistent dye ink Memento in Tuxedo Black!

As always, the package sent to you will include additional surprises... you won't be disappointed! I promise! Memories Live On is where I teach and they have decided to support my "Monday's Fun Day"! WOW! How is that for AMAZING?

THANK YOU Vivian and Mort for taking this on!

How can you get in on this Monday's Fun Day? Post on here, something stamping related that is on your wishlist. It can be something you wish you had on your craft table this minute or something you wish your lss would carry for easy purchase. :) If you have more than one thing on your wishlist, then list them all!!

This Monday's Fun Day will go on all week until Sunday. A winner will be posted Sunday evening.

Come back with a link to your blog with a post on there for this Monday's Fun Day for a second chance to win!!

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Holiday Happenings at Memories Live On

Holiday Happenings at Memories Live On


Wish List and Free Gift Wrap

Have you had your eye on a cool new tool? With the holidays around the corner, it's time to make your wishes known! Come make a Wish List of your "dream" scrapbooking items so that the people who will be giving YOU gifts this season will know exactly what to get. Even better, if you're a member of our discount club and already receive a discount of 5%, 7.5%, or 10%, the buyer of your gift will receive that discount too! And the cherry on top? If the purchase from the list is more than $25, we'll gift wrap it for free!



Out of this World" Contest


Now thru Dec. 5th

If you missed our last email, you've got to check out our "Out of this World" Layout Contest. The rules are super easy and the prizes are super BIG! You could win a Cricut Expression, two free roundtrip tickets on Southwest, or a whole gaggle of other goodies. Prizes total to more than $1000! For more about the contest click

here.

November Classes

Lauren's Purse Album Class - November 15th (11a - 1p) $25

Dawn's Deck of Cards Class - November 15th (2p - 4p) $25

Alicia's Kid's Make & Take - November 22nd (2p - 4p) free

Holly's Holiday Garland - November 23rd (2p - 4p) $25

Our November Classes are filling up, but there are still spaces left in some classes. If you haven't checked out the images and descriptions online or in the store, you're missing out on some great values! Call us at 408-446-9901 to sign up for the classes you want. If you have kids, remember we host a free kids' event once a month. Check out our class calendar here!

Other Major Events

Here are just a few of the other major events we're in the processing of planning:

Sassafras Lass Make & Take
Classes with Marah Johnson
"Shop the Catalogs" Sale
Holiday Open House

These are ALL happening in November or December so keep an eye out for future emails and updates on our website www.memoriesliveon.com.

Tic-Tac Snowman

We've had so many requests for instructions on the Tic-Tac Snowman created by KT for her October class that KT has generously allowed us to offer it as a kit! For only $5, you get detailed instructions and materials pre-cut and ready to assemble for 1 Tic-Tac Snowman. This project doesn't take much paper so you can get a LOT out of just 1 background sheet! And it's super easy to make so you can make dozens in no time at all! Imagine how your co-workers, friends, and family will smile when they see this cute snowman treat!

Changito & Fluffles Holiday Acetate Class Thanks:

A BIG "Thank you" to Christie Gilcrest, Karen MaKay, Michele Tripp, Rachel Kong, and Sandra Baldry, for joining me this past Saturday at Memories Live On for my Changito & Fluffles Holiday Acetate Cards Class. I have to say that I have never had so much fun teaching a class before! You ladies had me laughing so hard! It was a pleasure working with you and I look forward to more events in the future with you all!

It's time to heat things up!

I don't know about you, but I'm feeling cold all the time now! lol!
I had to go shopping for some new sweater and warmer clothing for the winter!

Last night, it was my turn to post a challenge for the my fellow Nimbees on our N.M.B.S. blog.
I reached for my heat tool and my embossing powders and came up with a heat embossing challenge for them.

The first card I had already made for a workshop and I decided to use my Versamarker and Glassy Glaze Enamel to add a little accent to the stamped images. Here's what I came up with in just a few minutes:





Stamps: Deer Friends (hostess set)
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Corner edge punch, 1-1/4" & 1-3/8" Circle punches, Glassy Glaze Enamel, Stampin' Dimensionals, Snail adhesive



Here's the card I made for the challenge:





I stamped the tree 3 times in Versamark and embossed them all in gold embossing powder. Then I trimmed out a section from 2 of them and layered them onto the bottom tree on my base cardstock.

Stamps: Scandinavian Season
Cardstock: Whisper White, Baja BreezeInks: Baja Breeze, Versamark, So Saffron
Accessories: silver brads, Scallop Square punch, Sponge Daubers, Stampin' dimensionals, White 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Snail adhesive


TFL!

Treats... no tricks!

Well, as always, I am a little behind but still wanted to share a few pictures from yesterday.

A card to share...


A nugget holder...


A spider in a bag...


The spider out of the bag...


A little basket of treats for a friend...


Mrs. MacDonald & Ken:


A few good punkins:


Spiderman


Yoda


Cousins undercover...


Piper fell asleep before making it out the door, so she was unable to join the Matsumoto cousins for this year's trick-or-treating with Papa. However, I wanted to share this most precious photo of her with you!



Hope you all had a very Happy Halloween!!

~ Jane

Acetate Treat Holder Tutorial

Hi! I know this is going to have a post date other than today's date. That's because I had it ready to post a few days ago and completely forgot to do so. It's just been one really crazy week. From my chats with a lot of you, it sounds like it has been this way for most. Well, I hope everyone is hanging in there! Maybe next week will slow down for us a little? lol!

Anyways, here's what I was supposed to post earlier this week. Enjoy!

This box is the one that was created by Susie McCormick called "2,4,6,8 Acetate Box".

I didn't want to just take all the hard work she put, into creating her Adobe file, that she had shared with demonstrators at SCS, and post it publicly here. So I have put together a little step by step pictorial for all of you. Thanks, Susie, for sharing the file with us fellow demonstrators!



You will need 2 sheets of your favorite DSP (designer sheet paper) - 2-1/2" x 8-1/2"



With each sheet of DSP, you will score at: 2", 4", 6", 8" along the strip





Turn the DSP on its side and score it at a 1/2"





Trim 1/2" off the end but leave the short tab attached up on top









Cut each 2" scored line up to the 1/2" mark





Shuffle the cut slabs until it is a snug fit. I like to lift each one in order and glue each layer down.









Glue down the tiny tab inside the box.





Repeat this with second DSP. You need one for the top of the treat holder and another for the bottom.



Trim your acetate (transparencies) to 3-1/2" x 8-1/4"

Score at 1-15/16" four times across the sheet.

You will have a 1/2" tab left at the end.











Crease all folds. Add adhesive along the outside of the 1/2" tab.









Add adhesive to the "bottom lid" and slip in one side of the acetate box.
Press all sides firmly against the sides.




This is what it looks like now with the top lid on and a bit of yummy inside:

Now for the holes on the side for the ribbons. Find the seam of the acetate. This is the "back" of your box. The 2 holes you will make will go to the sides of this seam. Use your hole punch to get in under the "top" lid. Punch a hole on each side.

Put the "top" lid back on. Using a small tipped marker, make a mark where your holes are on the acetate. Take the lid off and use the same hole punch to go over the marks you made on each side.

Thread ribbon in through the holes of the acetate first, then out through the holes of the "top" lid. Place the lid back on the box and tie a knot at the end of the ribbon.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and find it easy to use. Please give proper credit to Susie McCormick for the original design of this most adorable treat holder when you pass it on.

Happy Hauntings!

Jane

Halloween treats!

I have a couple of Halloween treats to share!





I will have step-by-step instructions on this as well as the little box that I had shown in an earlier post in tomorrow's post. More information on the organization folder will be posted soon too for those who have been emailing me!

The second is one that you can bake and eat!

Ooey Gooey S’mores Bars
1 14oz can Sweetened Condensed Milk (I use Dulce de leche)
1 package of small marshmallows
1 package of milk chocolate chips
2 pkgs graham cracker (crush well) in a large ziplock bag
1 package graham cracker (crush well) in separate ziplock bag
1 stick sweet unsalted butter

Melt butter into 13x9 pan.


Pour ziplock bag with 2 pkgs of graham cracker crumbs over the butter. Spread well.


Next, add a layer of milk chocolate chips. Then the marshmallows.


Then the last bag of graham cracker crumbs.


Drizzle the dulche de leche all over the top.


Bake at 350 degrees for about 18 minutes.
Take care not to burn the chocolate. It is done when the marshmallows are browned.
Loosen the edges once you take it out of the oven.
Let it cool completely before cutting it into squares.
Store in airtight containers in the fridge if there are any left overs. :)

I put a copy of the recipe on some Pumpkin Pie cardstock and tied it on with some Tangerine Tango ribbon. The s'mores bars are SO ooey and gooey that I put them on a slab of graham cracker before putting into the bags.



This recipe was found on SCS, contributed by Mirabella on "Simple but yummy goodies for stamp camps".

Cheers!
Jane