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Santa’s Secret Notebook: He’s Making a List and Checking it Twice!

November 25, 2018 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

Tough Holiday Question #219: What to get or craft for that hard-to-shop-for person on your list. Turns out that it's not so hard to answer. Just make a customized notebook! Everyone loves cute stationery (okay, except for people who prefer elegant stationery) and the Santa's Workshop product suite gives you so many mix-and-match
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Christmas, Designer Series Paper, Favors and Treats, Gift Ideas, Looking for Ideas?, Notebooks, Products, Stampin Up, Stamping 101, Stamps in the Mail Club, Video Tutorials, Workshop Projects Tagged With: 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Notebooks, Santa's Signpost Framelits Dies (147911), Santa's Workshop Specialty Designer Series Paper (147809), Signs of Santa (147690), Sparkle Glimmer Paper (146957), Stampin' Blends, Stampin' Blends Markers Collection (147475), Stamps in the Mail Club, Stamps in the Mail Club November 2018, Starburst Punch (143717)

How to Give the Perfect Gift

May 20, 2016 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

Really - we all have that friend who has everything, right?  So what to give them when you need a treat? This is one of my favorites - in fact my son just presented some similar notebooks to his teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week!  These note pads are a wonderful gift idea.  So easy to make and so handy to use!Plus you can make
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Club Projects, Designer Series Paper, Favors and Treats, Gift Ideas, Looking for Ideas?, Notebooks, Products, Stampin Up, Stamps in the Mail Club, Video Tutorials Tagged With: All Boxed Up (139340), Expressions Thinlits Dies, Extra Large Oval Punch, Gift Ideas, Metallic Foil Doilies (138392), Stamps in the Mail Club, Stamps in the Mail Club May 2016, Teacher Gifts

Make Your Own Notepads: More Decorating Ideas

May 16, 2016 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

Hard to believe that school is nearly out!  And while we'd love to give teachers one more "You're An A+ Teacher" mug, there's only so much cocoa to be drinking during the summer vacation.  Of course coffee would be a totally different story... but this note book is sure to be a hit with your teachers, friends, family - pretty much
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Designer Series Paper, Favors and Treats, Gift Ideas, Looking for Ideas?, Notebooks, Stamp Club With Meg, Stampin Up, Techniques Tagged With: Apple of My Eye (140736), Notebooks, Sponging, Stamping Sponges (141337)

Make Your Own Notebooks: Chevrons, Bling and Butterflies

April 19, 2016 By Meg Loven 2 Comments

I have a friend who requests these notebooks as class projects several times a year. She LOVES giving them as gifts!  They're so much fun to design and so simple to create at home.  Plus they're a gift that will last - and every time the recipient reaches into her purse to pull out her cute notebook, she'll be thinking of YOU!While I have
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Big Shot, Designer Series Paper, Favors and Treats, Gift Ideas, Looking for Ideas?, Notebooks, Stampin Up, Techniques Tagged With: 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies (138135), Everyday Chic Designer Series Paper (138445), Foil Sheets, Glimmer Paper, Project Life This Is The Life stamp set (138736), Simply Scored, Watercolor Wings (139424), Watercolor Wings Photopolymer Bundle (140232), White 1-1/4" Jute Ribbon (137904)

Make Your Own Custom Notepads (with Sneak Peeks!)

January 2, 2014 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

Do it yourself!  Turn an old boring notepad into something fun and cute!  The video tutorial includes directions for scoring card stock and covering your notebook. Plus do you see the Sneak Peeks from the upcoming Occasions Catalog?  I couldn't wait one more day to share them with you...so you'll have to wait til tomorrow (Friday,
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Big Shot, Club Projects, Designer Series Paper, Gift Ideas, Kids Stamping, Looking for Ideas?, Notebooks, Punch Ideas, Stampin Up, Stamping 101, Stamping Opportunities, Stamps in the Mail Club, Techniques, Valentine's Projects, Video Tutorials Tagged With: 3/4" Chevron Ribbon, Back To School, Banners Framelits Dies, Big Shot, Crafts for Kids, DIY Craft Project for Kids, Glimmer Paper, Notebooks, Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper, School Projects, Spiral Flower Originals Die, Stamps in the Mail Club, Stamps in the Mail Club December 2013, Starburst Framelits Dies, Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Yippee Skippee

Library Volunteer Appreciation: Notebook & Pen Gift Set

November 14, 2013 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

Our local library director recently contacted me for help with making some Volunteer Appreciation gifts for the event they hosted this month.  I created this notebook & pen gift set for their volunteers, using the Thankful Tablescape Kit from the Holiday catalog. The kit includes nearly everything for the notebook decor -- it's a
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Boxes and Bags, Community, Designer Series Paper, Digital Scrapbooking, Favors and Treats, Gift Ideas, Holiday Catalog 2013, Home Decor, Looking for Ideas?, Masculine Card Ideas, Notebooks, Punch Ideas, Stampin Up, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Autumn Accents Die, Gift Ideas, Gift Tags, Glimmer Paper, Magnificent Maple, Mahomet Library, MDS, My Digital Studio, Party Favors, Tag Punch, Teacher Gifts, Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit

Back to School Notebook Sales – Don’t Miss ’em!

September 5, 2013 By Meg Loven 1 Comment

Do you walk past the stacks and stacks of spiral notebooks in the big box stores at this time of year and think, "Wish I had a project for those $0.17 notebooks!"  Guess what?  Here's the project! It's your license to stock up! This is a super-simple DIY craft project that takes hardly any time at all.  This was a sample notebook that I
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Filed Under: 1st Grade Projects, 3d projects, Designer Series Paper, Gift Ideas, Girl Scouts, Holiday Catalog 2013, Kids Stamping, Looking for Ideas?, Notebooks, Stampin Up, Summer Scrap Camp, Techniques, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Back to School Sales, Designer Series Paper, DIY Craft Project for Kids, Truly Grateful

Going On A Trip? Take “This & That” With You!

July 9, 2013 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

Last week I posted about my This & That album -- the one I'll be making WHILE I'm at the Stampin’ Up! Convention next week.  I thought I'd show you what I'm going to pack to take along. All the items are from the This & That Journal product suite (check out the Epic Day line), plus some Cute Clips to hold on extra brochures and
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Filed Under: Designer Series Paper, Express Stamping, Looking for Ideas?, Notebooks, Scrapbooking, Stampin Up Tagged With: Cute Clips, Epic Day Product Suite, Remember This and That Rotary Stamp, Scrapbook Ideas, Scrapbooking, Stampin' Up! Convention, This and That, Washi Tape

Stampin’ Up! Leadership 2013: gotta take notes!

January 9, 2013 By Meg Loven 2 Comments

Here we are in sunny Orlando for the Stampin' Up! Leadership 2013 Conference.  Wow, gotta love 80 degrees and sunny!  Of course the little treats and swap cards had to come out before we even left the airport.  I created a pocket notebook for my roomie and LovenStampfuls group gifts, and I wanted to share it with you.  (So if you haven't
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Big Shot, Chipboard Projects, Designer Series Paper, Events, Gift Ideas, Leadership, Looking for Ideas?, LovenStampfuls, Notebooks, Sale-A-Bration 2013, Stamping Opportunities Tagged With: Big Shot, Designer Build A Brads, Distressing Tool, Feel Goods, Hearts A Flutter, Hearts A Flutter Framelits, Itty Bitties, Leadership, Natural 7/16" Trim Ribbon, Rhinestones, Sale-A-Bration 2013, Stampin' Up! Leadership 2013, Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper, Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack

The Urbana Free Library: Journals and a Sneak Peek

December 27, 2012 By Meg Loven Leave a Comment

Earlier in December I was invited to teach a journal-making class for elementary school students at The Urbana Free Library in Urbana, Illinois.  Of course since my pre-order of goodies for the Spring Catalog had just arrived, I had to pull out some new goodies to use on my notebook. Some of my favorite Sneak Peek items -- the Tea Lace
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Chipboard Projects, Class Projects, Community, Designer Series Paper, Gift Ideas, Girl Scouts, Home Decor, Kids Stamping, Looking for Ideas?, Notebooks, Spring Catalog 2012, Stampin Up, Techniques Tagged With: Artisan Embellishments Kit, Baker's Twine, Hearts A Flutter, More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper, Petite Pennant Builder Punch, Spring Catalog 2012, Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons

Back to School with Build A Bear

August 10, 2010 By Meg Loven 1 Comment

This past week at Summer Scrap Camp we actually had a BOY join our group of stamping girls! The ages for this fun troupe of stampers ranges from 9 to 13, and every two weeks we've gotten together to make 4-6 pages for our scrapbooks plus a couple of other fun projects.  So far the girls had made Father's Day cards, the Fabulous Fleece
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Big Shot, Build-A-Bear Collection, Class Projects, Designer Series Paper, Gift Ideas, Girl Scouts, Kids Stamping, Looking for Ideas?, Notebooks, Stampin Up, Stamping Opportunities, Summer Scrap Camp Tagged With: Big Shot, Build A Bear, Punch Ideas, Stamping with Kids

Tropical Party at Meg’s House

May 27, 2010 By Meg Loven 1 Comment

At least that's what it felt like as I sorted through everyone's swaps! When I mentioned the other day that I have some fabulous projects to share from our LovenStampfuls Group APEX Swap, I wasn't kidding!  Here are a few more of the projects: This was the project shared by Sue Millenbaugh.  I love anything with the new Island Floral
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Filed Under: 3d projects, Designer Series Paper, Events, LovenStampfuls, Notebooks, Stampin Up, Summer Mini Catalog 2010

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