Here are some of the Convention Make and Takes! These use Kinda Eclectic – an absolute favorite set!
This is the “before” and this is the “after.”
Sneak Peek of a Holiday Mini stamp set – Seasonally Scattered – and the new take-out boxes.
And last but not least, Amazing Birthday!
Now that was fun! Don’t you want to join me next year?? Hugs, Fran
Here’s a sweet little 3 x 3 card that you could use for so many different things. The little Trinket Keys (121892) make every project extra special! 
Fold a 3 x 6 piece of Crumb Cake card stock in half and layer a 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 piece of Pink Pirouette on the front. Stamp the butterfly from Nature’s Pace in Crumb Cake Classic ink on a 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 piece of Crumb Cake and emboss it using oval embossing folder from the Designer Frames pack on the center. On a scrap of Very Vanilla, stamp off the floral image from Clearly for You in Crumb Cake ink and stamp it on the Vanilla. Stamp the sentiment from You’re a Gem in Early Espresso and punch it out using the wide Oval Punch. Add pearls and a few distressed flowers from the Boho Blossom punch – some Always Artichoke seam binding- and tie the key on with linen thread! (Then you can call me names as you’re putting all of those sets away!) Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
I love to read but am forever forgetting the titles of books. This is a bookmark or a journaling tag – or both! My original thought is that you could use it to make note of the books you’ve read and then add it to a page. I used Nature’s Pace and a piece of chipboard from On Board Merry Medley. 
The DSP is a lined pieced from Beau Chateau layered onto a piece of Pink Pirouette. Stamp the bee image onto Very Vanilla and color it with Stampin Write Markers. Glue it to the chipboard with Tombow Multipurpose glue, sand it and sponge the edges. 
Stamp the image again and the sentiment across the bottom. 
Supplies
Stamp Set – Nature’s Pace
card stock – Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Beau Chateau DSP
Ink – Pink Pirouette, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake
Stampin WRite Markers – Pink Pirouette, Crumb Cake
Etc – On Board Merry Medley chipboard, Crumb Cake seam binding, Crop a dile
Tomorrow is the first day of school! (Can you believe it?) My youngest will be a senior in high school! Yep, I’m feeling old!
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
These two cards feature the Frame It stamp set (w -122850/ c -122852). On the first one I brayered the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder with Vanilla Craft ink to create the shading on the Soft Suede card stock. Stamp and cut out the frame – stamp the chair and punch out with the Decorative Label punch – and you have a cute focal point for your card. The DSP is First Edition brayered with Soft Suede (gotta love that paper!) 
Supplies
Stamp Sets – Frame It, Have a Seat
card stock – Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette
Ink – Vanilla Craft, Soft Suede, Early Espresso
Stampin Write Marker – Crumb Cake
Etc – Decorative Label Punch, Large Oval punch, Scallop border punch, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder
Then I used the same frame with Elements of Style. 
Stamp the large floral image on Very Vanilla and color the flowers with Pink Pirouette. Stamp the frame on Pink Pirouette and cut out. I used the floral image from clearly for you to stamp in Pink Pirouette on Very Vanilla and stamped Best Wishes (Sincere Salutations) over it with Early Espresso. Cut it out and layer it inside the frame. See the Victorian lace ribbon? Told you I had lots of it!
Supplies
Stamp Sets – Frame It, Sincere Salutations, Clearly for You
card stock – Pink Pirouette, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla
Ink – Pink Pirouette, Early Espresso
Stampin Write Marker – Pink Pirouette
Etc – Victorian Lace ribbon
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
These projects use the Beau Chateau fabric. The first is a jewelry bag made with a coaster base. 
Die cut a coaster using the 3″ circle die. Cut two pieces of Beau Chateau fabric using the 3 1/2″ circle die. Use Tombow mono adhesive to adhere the fabric to the coaster. Cut two pieces of fabric 5 /2 x 11 and sew them together, wrong sides together, at the long side. (I used the rooster print and the Marina Mist print. Now sew a seam up the short ends, wrong sides together, making a tube. Fold the tube at the seam – right sides together. Sew a line at 1″ down and 1 1/2″ down for the ribbon casing. To attach the tube to the coaster I ran a long stitch around the bottom of the tube. This gives me a gathering stitch and gives me so “cheat room” if I need it. Hand stitch the bag to the coaster using small stitches. Run the ribbon through the channel made at the top by using a crochet needle to wiggle two openings on each side. Add a fabric flower!
The coasters were made by cutting two pieces of Beau Chateau fabric 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 and a piece of batting 4 x 4. Use a 1/4 seam to sew the fabric, wrong sides together, leaving a small opening on one side. Insert the batting and tuck in the seam. Sew around the coaster in a square – then a smaller square – then a smaller square – get the idea? 
Don’t look to closely at my lines – they are not very straight! This is a great way to use up left over fabric. These have the same fabric on each side – but you could simpler use up all your scraps and have reversible coasters! Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
On this card I used bleach to color the image. One of my favorite things about SU card stock is the amazing look you get with bleach. To do this I heat embossed the image with Black embossing powder and painted on the bleach with a tiny paint brush. 
After the bleach dried, I sprizted the front with the Spritzer tool and added the Victorian Lace ribbon. (Really, I thought I’d ordered both crocheted ribbons but ended up with two of the same! You will see lots of this ribbon, I’m afraid!)
I stamped off the smaller image in the set and punched it out with the Designer Label punch and then added the sentiment and pearls. 
Supplies
Stamp set – Elements of Style
card stock – Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Beau CHateau DSP, Very Vanilla
Ink – Versamark, Marina Mist, Early Espresso
Etc – black embossing powder, Designer Label punch, Spritzer tool, Victorian Lace ribbon, bleach, antique brad
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
This is one of those cards that looks harder than what it is – my favorite kind! It uses Elements of Style and First Edition DSP. (The picture was taken at a weird angle – sorry!)
I stamped the flower image in Stazon of the First Edition DSP and colored it with Stampin Write Markers. Then I sponged the edges and matted it on Early Espresso. The Victorian lace was gathered (long stitch on my sewing machine) and attached to the side.
The card base (Marina Mist) was embossed with the Square Lattice embossing folder. To do the sentiment I used a piece of DSP that was the same pattern as the card front, stamped it and matched it up. 
Supplies
Stamp Set – Elements of Style
card stock – Marina Mist, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, First Edition DSP
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Crumb Cake
Stampin Write Markers – Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Marina Mist, Always Artichoke
Etc – Antique brad, Victorian Lace, Square Lattice embossing folder, Oval punch
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
This is the Pocket Album I showed at convention – 
The front is stamped with Creative Elements and has several Beau Chateau SIde Notes – and a vintage tag with an antique brad – to decorate. Here’s the inside – 
To make the album you need two 6 x 12 pieces of card stock (Pink Pirouette) scored in half for the covers and a 6 x 12 piece of card stock scored at every inch for the accordion middle. The cover is attached on each end of the accordion. Make 5 Petite Pockets (3 in Pink Pirouette and 2 in Marina Mist) and attach them to the exposed accordion folds. I added some inside pockets and some more Side Notes (because I just love them!) 
Inside each pocket I put a note card like the one above. The ribbon to tie it closed is run through the back cover piece only. I used my hobby blade to cut a slit on the folded edge so it could run all the way through. Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
This is an 8 x 8 page using Creative Elements, Beau Chateau DSP and the Beau Chateau Side Notes. It’s one of my favorite pictures of Samantha! 
I cut the DSP so that the frame image was just on the bottom right side. Then I stamped the sentiment and added those cute little antique trinket brads. I stamped directly onto the photo with white Stazon, matted and mounted it above the sentiment. 
I stamped the flower in Cherry Cobbler several times and cut out the different layers to make a dimensional flower. 
I did the journaling on a Beau Chateau Side Note and tucked it in behind the picture. An antique brad and some Victorian Lace ribbon – and there it is! Oh yea – the DSP on the left side is from the Subtles paper pack! Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
The Petite Pocket can hold a gift card! It works best if you don’t seal the sides closed – just fold them in. (note – a gift card will fit if you seal it, but it’s tight!) The closure keeps it safely inside. Here’s one made by die cutting it in Pink Pirouette and then embossing the front with the oval Designer Frame embossing folder. 
The folder doesn’t end up exactly center (because you don’t want to emboss the top flap) so it leaves a wonderful spot for embellishing! I chose a rose. (You can find the video for the rose on Stampin Up’s Youtube area.) Then I used the wide oval punch to punch out some Pink Pirouette DSP for the center of the oval. Add a sentiment – and you have a darling gift card holder! For the closure on the back I punched some small flowers with the Boho Blossom punch!
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran