September Technique Class- Card 3

This is the third card that we will be working on during my Technique Classes this month. This is a "Ruffled Scalloped Edge". What a cute way to accent a sentiment. This card would be cute for a child but even an adult would smile when they would receive it. The stamp set used for this card is titled "FANG-TASTIC" and can be found in the Holiday Mini. It is so cute, cute, cute! If you are interested in attending any of these Technique classes, please contact me.

I have had a very busy two weeks. So I have decided that I am taking the day off and relaxing. So I hope you enjoy the day also!

September Technique Class- Card 2

This is the second card that we will be making. This is an example of the TENT CARD we will be making. I CASED this from Inked Treasures Blog. Of course I put my own spin on it. I changed the colors and made it into a Tent Card. You need to see this card in person, it is so neat. I am still in the process of tweaking it. I changed the dimensions. I wanted it larger than what she had created and now it won't fit into the envelope. It is 1/8" too big. Just enough that it will not slide easily into the envelope. So now I have to go back and trim all the paper I already had cut.

Although Halloween really is not my favorite holiday, I have been having fun making these cards. I will be posting the third card tomorrow. You still have time to let sign up for the class. Check my Sept. 5 post for specific dates and times. Contact me if you plan to attend.

I have a lot to do today. I need to clean out my daughter's room to make room for the baby when they come to visit. I have a lot of my stamping stuff stored in there. I plan to organize my things. I know that I will only scratch the surface today, but you have to start somewhere. You go out and enjoy the day!

Turtle Invites

If you have been following my blog, you should know by now that I have been working on a lot of shower invitations. Well finally, I am showing you how my invitations came out. You might be wondering what kind of invitations they are since the turtles don't give it away. These are the invitations to my youngest daughter's Baby Shower!! Yes, I am going to be a grandmother for the first time! I am so excited. If you can't tell by looking at the invites, the baby is a boy! My husband is so excited since we have two girls and he always wanted a boy. My daughter loves turtles for some reason and even had one as a pet for 8 years. So my oldest daughter decided to plan a baby shower with a turtle theme. My job was to design and make the invites. So after many, many hours of cutting and gluing, here it is. The supplies that I used for this card were:

STAMP SETS: Fox & Friends, Family Phrases

PAPER: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Bashful Blue DSP

INK: Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery

ACCESSORIES: Scallop Edge Punch, Large Oval Punch, White 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Blue Gingham Ribbon

Stampin' Up no longer carries the Bashful Blue Gingham Ribbon but I felt it perked up the white ribbon. It just needed a little punch and I thought that ribbon was perfect. I did run out of that ribbon and I accented the last two invites with Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon. I likes the Family Phrases sentiments because of the childlike fell to the font. It seemed to fit this whimsical invitation. The baby is due close to Christmas but I wanted to get the invitations done now so that I did not have to worry about getting them done at the last minute. I hope you like them and I hope she does too.

Check back tomorrow when I post Technique Class Card 2. Today I will be working on some swaps for Regionals. Two of my friends will be coming over to stamp with me this afternoon. I don't get to see them that much since they went back to work 2 weeks ago and I am retired. So today should be a fun day. Go out and enjoy your day!

September Technique Class- Card 1

I have not been able to post the last few days due to technical difficulties. First, I lost my memory card. And then after I found my memory card, the batteries in my camera died and could not be revived. So I ended up having to go out and buy new rechargeable batteries. So after a few days, here I am, back in business!

This is the first card that we will be making at my Technique Classes this month. The technique is Wavy Ribbon. It is a very cute way to pep up your cards. This month's technique class's theme is "HALLOWEEN". I am not a big fan of Halloween but this year with all the new stamp sets and products, I was really excited to come up with new ideas. I love the Rich Razzleberry color on this card. I also used Cajun Craze. I was surprised how good they look together for a spooky and creepy feeling. It is hard to see but I used Orange Fine Glitter to accent the band on the witch's hat. It really set the card off. And the new Glittery Brads in the Holiday Mini are used on this card.

My Technique Classes this month will be held on:

Saturday September 11 @ 9 AM

Tuesday September 21 @ 9:15 AM

Wednesday September 22 @ 7 PM

The cost is $10 for the 3 cards/envelopes and 3 technique instruction cards. If you are interested please contact me.

Tomorrow I will post the second card from the Technique Classes. Until the, enjoy the day!!

Last Day To Order From Summer Mini

A reminder that this is the last day to order from the Summer Mini. If you still would like to order items from that Mini, please contact me today before 9 PM and I will place it for you or you can place an order online from my Stampin' Up website.

This weekend was crazy with moving my daughter and son-in-law into their new place. Besides moving, I painted their bathroom for them. So needless to say when I got home I was exhausted. We took my father and dog, Lucy along with us. My 90 year old father was the dog watcher this weekend. We needed someone to do that so Riley (their dog) and Lucy did not get into any trouble while we were busy. Here are pictures of Lucy getting ready to go on her mimi vacation and my Dad keeping everything under control. I missed the shot with all three sleeping together on the sofa.

Well I am off to work again on the shower invites. I got an order yesterday with the paper I needed to continue working on them. I also hope to start my swaps for regionals today. Hope you are able to work on something you enjoy doing today also. Enjoy the day!

Ho, Ho, Ho!

Doesn't this Santa look jolly? He is from the stamp set Jolly Old Saint Nick. This was my swap from our downline meeting last Sunday. The theme was Christmas this month and everyone had to come up with a Christmas themed card. I was having so much trouble coming up with a design this month for the swap. I have been on overload this month trying to come up with designs for our stamp a stacks, swaps for various events and baby shower invites. So when I had to come up with one more design, I was tapped out. Luckily one of my designs for the baby shower was rejected but I really liked the layout. So I took that layout and replaced the DSP with our Christmas DSP and changed the colors to Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Very Vanilla and then placed Santa on top.

This is a very short post today because in 2 minutes I am leaving for my daughters place for the weekend. We are helping her move in their new house. I will not be able to post until we get home. So have a great weekend!

Downline Meeting Make & Take

Yesterday we had our "Love at First Stamp" downline meeting at Susan's. We usually have our meetings at Kim's but Kim moved to SC a week and a half ago, so we were on our own for the first time. Kim did join us via Skype but it just was not the same. Buffy and I did demos. Buffy did a demo of a gift bag that Cindyrae had shown us when we were at Stamford. Buffy did a great job. When we made them at Stamford, I was all thumbs and decided trying to do this one time was enough. But after watching Buffy demo the gift bag yesterday, I guess I should try again. They are so nice and when you use our Designer Paper to make them, they are so special.

Susan was in charge of the Make & Take and she did a great job. Here is the card we made. I thought that I would post it since this card seemed more season appropriate. I figured you were getting tired of seeing Christmas cards! This supplies that were used to make this card were:

STAMP SET: Dark and Dreary

PAPER: Old Olive, Whisper White, Basic Gray

INK: Pumpkin Pie

ACCESSORIES: Spider Web Embossing Folder, Raven 1/2" Lace Trim, Black Flourish Designer Jewels, Nite Owl Designer Paper, Silver Foil Smoosh Spritz, Basic Gray and Old Olive Markers

If some of these items do not seem familiar, it is because they are in the new Holiday Mini which you should have received last week or should get this week. I highlighted in red the new products from the Holiday Mini. If you do not receive your Mini by the end of the week, contact me and I will make sure you get one.

Well I am off to work on invitations to a shower. I probably will be busy all day stamping. That is the way to spend a day, doing something that you love to do. You enjoy your day too!