Angelic Joy

Just a quick post today. Here is another quick and simple card to use at the Holiday Season. This card was made with the stamp set, "Angelic Joy" which can be found in the new Holiday Mini catalog. this is a perfect card to send out to friends and family who like receiving religious cards. I colored the angel by using Aquapainters. Shimmery Paint was used to create the shimmery angel wings, halo, and robe. I think it highlights the angel quite well. he supplies that I used for this card were:

STAMP SET: Angelic Joy

PAPER: Very Vanilla, Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Marina Mist DSP

INK: Black Staz-On, More Mustard, Blushing Bride, Marina Mist

ACCESSORIES: Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint, Pearl Mist Shimmer Paint, Aquapainters, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals

I had a customer who really like this stamp set tell me that she thought that this stamp set would also be good to use for sympathy cards in addition to Christmas cards. I agree with her. I think the angel and the sentiments in the set could be used for other occasions. I enjoy talking and sharing ideas with my customers. I think that sharing ideas is a great way to get your creative juices flowing. Well I am off and running for the day. I want to start to bake cookies for the shower. I do not want to let everything go to the last minute. I hope that you enjoy your day!

My Bag

I have told you many times that I do not like to make bags. I get so nervous making them. My friend Buffy, loves to make bags and makes them all the time. I wish I felt more confident when it comes to making bags. Susan and Buffy keep telling me that I should practice more and it would come more easy to me. This was the bag that I made in Stamford when Cindyrae showed us how to make them. The supplies that I used for this bag were:

PAPER: Greenhouse Gala DSP, Whisper White

ACCESSORIES: 5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Jumbo Eyelets, Crop-o-dile, Scallop Edge Border Punch

I do like my bag and hopefully I will overcome by "Bagophobia". Since my daughter is having a baby in December, I think I will try to make a bag using the DSP "Nursery Suite Specialty Paper". When I do you will be the first to see it.

Tomorrow I will be busy with our third in our Holiday Stamp - A - Stack series. So I will not get a chance to post tomorrow. Go out and enjoy your day and your weekend!

October Technique Class- Project 3

This is the last card in my October Technique Classes. This card was created by using the Colored Soot technique. I use this technique in the Fall because it just seems to lend itself more to Fall cards. The only thing using this technique is that you have to be very careful when doing it, otherwise you can have some very serious consequences. To get that soot, you must use a burning candle. So this is something that you do do not want young children trying. Sometimes I wonder if I should be trying it! I really like the effect that the it gives those colored leaves. I used the "French Foliage" stamp set. The technique piece is the dark patch on the left hand side of the card. I know that it is difficult to see . This was the fifth picture that I took of this card. It was very hard to get a good picture of this card. But I know if you would see it in person, you would love it.

Well this afternoon, I will continue to paint the centerpieces for the Baby Shower. After the shower, I will post pictures of the decorations and centerpieces. I will admit that besides the invitations I did not stamp anything but I have been involved doing things. Well the rain is finally going away and it is to be a nice day. So go out and enjoy your day!

Delightful Regional

I had such a good time at Regionals in Baltimore the other week. The best part of Regionals is that I was one of the winners of the Prize Patrol. Here I am with the stamp set that I won, "French Foliage". That is such a beautiful stamp set which is available in the Holiday Mini. Several times during Regional, they post 9 Demonstrator names and their Demo number up on the screen. Of course if you are a winner, you get to stand up, jump around and scream until they come over with your prize. Kim was able to get my picture with the girl who gave me my prize. Do I look happy here or what! What a great day!

October Technique Class- Project 2

The technique that I used on this card was Serigraph. That was used in that large multi-colored rectangle on the card. I used the "Days of Gratitude" stamp set on this card. Serigraph is a collage looking technique which means there is a lot of different pieces , colors, and shapes. A collage is very busy and that is why for this card I purposely made the rest of the card more simple. By keeping the rest of the card more simple, your eye focuses more on the more decorative collage part. For this card I tried to stick with the traditional colors that are normally used to convey an autumn feel.

The last few days here, it is really beginning to feel like Fall. The temperatures are beginning to drop and the leaves have started to change their colors. This is my favorite time of year and I enjoy it so much. So now you go out and enjoy the day!

October Technique Class- Project 1

This is one of the cards that we will be making this month at my Technique classes. This is called a Shadow Card. It is a quick and easy way to make a three dimensional card which will fold flat and fit in an envelope. It is fun card to give and your friends and family will love to display it. The set that I used for this card is an older set but still in the catalog. I loved this set as soon as I saw it. It reminds me of all the older farms in Fall that are in the area that I live. I actually used 3 different stamp sets for this card even though there is not much stamping on the card. The stamp sets that I used for this card were "Days of Gratitude" ( the acorn ), "Harvest Home" ( the farm scene ), and "Autumn Days" (the leaves ).

Cards and scrapbook pages come in all different types. Some are simple and some are more complex. There is nothing wrong with a simple card. This one card is very simple but makes a statement. If you wanted you could add a sentiment to the front or stamp your sentiment or message on the back. This card looks better in person. It is hard to see the depth of the card which creates the Shadow Box effect.

I am off to do those pesky annoying chores that have to be done today. But I am hoping that this weekend I will be able to get some fun stamping done. My next big project for the next 2 weeks is to finish the centerpieces for the shower. There is always something that needs to be done. I hope all of you can go out today and enjoy your day!

Love At First Stamp at Regionals

This started out as a project that we worked on at Regionals. One of the projects in our Make & Take packets was a scrapbook page. Of course the "Day of Gratitude" stamp set was used to create this project. Being the creative people that we are, we all stamped and placed our leaves and sentiment in different places making each page very special. Doing that made each one of our pages looked different except for the photo. If you look closely, you can see all of us from the group who attended Regionals. Seven of us were able to attend and what a good time we had! Our upline Kim is sitting in the middle of the picture. For this project we used:

STAMP SET: Day of Gratitude

PAPER: Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Whisper White, Early Espresso

INK: Old Olive, Cajun Craze

ACCESSORIES: 5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Decorative Label Punch

Of course on the way home from Baltimore, we HAD to stop at IKEA! That is where we picked up this frame which was perfect to finish off our project. What a nice idea and keepsake from a great weekend together. Enjoy your day!