Eye Have Had It!

For 3 days I have been dealing with my right eye feeling like a log was lodge in....  Not having a good time, trying to prep for 2nd Mini Album Class, for next week.

Called the eye doctor, he is in surgery, the office girl said, "Can you be here by 1pm?"  Yes, miss I can!  2 hour drive to see the eye doctor...  I have been going to this eye doctor for over 20 years, what is a 2 hour drive to see him.....  I see My doctor's partner, have a stitch popped from the surgery I had done last May.  No big deal...After he tried to get it, he tells me he can't get it.  beyond his expertise.  Can I come back in an hour to see my doctor.  You bet I can...not driving 2 hours to home and than go back to the hospital in the morning.  Not going to happen.  Paul, Lilia & I went to Subway for a sandwich.  Lilia, my service dog, did so well we stopped at the ice cream window conveniently located next to Subway and got her a doggy cone....soft serve with a doggy biscuit on top.  She was happy.  She loves ice cream!  Go back to the doctor's.  Numbs my eye and I can feel him going after the stitch.  Told him it was hurting, so he put more drops in. Took only a minute for him to remove the bothersome stitch!!  Eye feels good...at the moment....

Paul only wants to go home it is now 3 pm... After gassing the car up we head home.  Arrived at 5:30 pm and the phone rings at 5:45 pm.  The girl says to me, "tell me you are on the way here for class?"
Told her I thought the class was for the 24th...I am all mixed up now.  I would not be able to get there tonight.  My eye has come back from the land of happy numbness and it is not feeling so great... She is not happy.  Well, I am not happy either...  Class is a bust.  I have the kits all made up.  Life happens.

So that is how my day has gone so far...  Hope your day was much better!

Stay well & happy,

Till next time,

Lynn
Samistic Cards

Directions on Mini Album

Surprisingly the Mini Album class went very well last Thursday!  Had 7 students that were all happy with their finished albums.  Now starting to set up the second Mini Album Class for the Kennebunk Free Library for the 24th.  Have made a new Mini Album to be shown to the class.  Have to finish the front cover!  Have gone over the directions and changed some of the measurements for the covers.....I think now the directions are complete!

Mini Envelope Album          Designed By:  Lynn Milewski, Samistic Cards

Supplies:          Stampin’ Up - Envelope Punch Board  #133774---$20.00

                        Paper Trimmer - #126889---$30.00

                        Multipurpose Liquid Glue – Tombow #110755---$4.00

                        Fast Fuse Adhesive - #129026---$10.00

                        Multipurpose Liquid Glue - #110755---$4.00

                        2-Way Glue Pen - #100425---$4.50

                        Bone Folder - #102300---$7.00

                        Card Stock – White - #101650---$8.50

                        Light weight designer paper – 6” x 6” #138442---$8.00

                        Tear & Tape – approx 48” in length - #138995---$7.00

                        Heavy card board (I used the piece in the back of the Stampin’ Up DSP packs)

{can use empty cereal box}

                        Pansy Punch - #130698---$16.00

                        Petite Petals Punch - #133322---$13.00

                        Itty Bitty Punch Pack - #133787---$17.00

                        Bitty Butterfly - #129406---$16.00

                        Elegant Butterfly - #127526---$16.00

Zutter Bind It All        

                        Border Punch (Discontinued Stampin’ Up Border Punch used for this project)

Card Stock:     4 sheets – 8 ½” x 11”

           

This side will be inserted into the envelope pocket   Border Punch

Cut (6) – 4” x 5 ½”       Score at 3” This is shown as blue. Using Border Punch-punch edge as shown.

            Cut (6) – 3 ½” x 4”       Using Border Punch - punch edges on 4” side

                                                           

Border Punch

Cut:     (6) – 4 1/8” x 2” (This is the binding strip) Add ½” Scor tape to the top and bottom edge

Score at   (This is shown as blue line) 1” Fold in half. 

Using the Zutter Bind it All, punch 6 holes at the fold edge.

Center the bottom of the envelope to the bottom edge of the score tape. 

Fold up and adhere each side to the bottom ½” of the envelope.

Add ½” Scor-tape to this edge

Add ½” Scor-tape to this edge

 

6 Envelopes:  3” x 4”  

 (This is an approx size, when making your own envelopes sometimes they are a bit off when doing the creasing)

            Designer Paper: (2) 12” x 12”   - -Cut:  (6) – 6” x 6”     {6” x 6” paper stack works nicely}

Use the Envelope punch board your first score mark is at 2 5/8”

Then follow directions on Envelope punch board!

Seal all 6 envelopes with adhesive of your choice!

Trim a sliver off top edge (or end) of envelopes – This forms the pocket.

Front & Back Covers: 

            Cardboard Cut:    (2) – 4 ½” x 4 ½”

Covers: I use DSP that matches my envelopes

Outside:  (2) - 5 ½” x 5 ½”

Inside:  (2)t  - 4 ¼” x 4 ¼”

Outside Cover is done first, as shown in class.

When the covers are done, use the Bind it All to punch the holes

 on the left side of the front outside cover and the Left side of the inside back cover.

Till next time have a wonderful week!

Lynn
Samistic Cards

All packed up!

I have finally finished with getting everything all packed for the mini album class that I will be teaching tomorrow.  Hopefully I will find my eye glasses case that have disappeared this afternoon....  I at least know where my glasses are...  Not unusual for me to loose something without even leaving my chair!!
My next big project is a Stampin' Up workshop that will happen on July 25th!  My friend Alaska called and set up a date.  She asked if we could do something different than the old card standby...
We will be doing a Flip Top Card!  Will post it when I have one completed... Still working on that project...
Maybe at some point I can squeeze in some water coloring with my Distress Inks!  Have the Watercolor card-stock and the inks!  Now to find the time...

Have a wonderful week!  Till next time my friends!

Lynn
Samistic Cards

Envelopes!

Today I have picked out the paper for an up coming class at the Kennebunk Free Library.
I will be teaching them how to make a mini album using envelopes.  The director wants me to do this class in 1.5 hrs.  I don't see it happening unless I do every thing for them.  There is no way that I am going to have 6 envelopes per person, 8 people in the class, all cute, scored, and put together.  What is the sense of a class if you don't get to do some of it your self?  So I have decided to have the paper all cut and scored they can put it together.  The white cardstock will be cut, they will have to use the border punch for the edging.  This is going to be at min 2-2.5 hr class easily.
I am doing this class at no cost to them.  I do a couple of classes like this every year.  My way of giving it back, paying it forward, etc.  It is a feel good type of thing until they ask more out of me than I care to give....

I had some stray papers in my stash, so have made 4 envelopes from them.  It is amazing the paper I have stashed away.  The paper stack is DCWV The Spring & Summer Stack!  180 sheets of cool paper for envelopes.  They are soft pastels for colors.  This what I am going to be using for the class.

Till next time,  You all have a wonderful awesome safe 4th of July!

Lynn
Samistic Cards