This month's Technique Classes are based on "COLOR". I am planning to demonstrate different techniques that will show you different ways the you can add color into your projects. The first card is the "Faux Paint Chip Technique". I have seen a lot of people do this technique and I thought it would be a fun way to use a number of colors into a project. Although this technique uses a number of different colored card stock, the colors are all in the same color family. I thought it was fun to try to take various pieces of card stock and match them up so it looks like a pint chip from a paint store.
My Technique Classes for the month of August will be held on Saturday August 10 @9 AM, Tuesday August 13 @ 9:15 AM and Wednesday August 14 @ 7 PM. The cost is $10 for 3 cards/envelopes and 3 technique instruction cards on the 3 different techniques we used that night. If you are interested, please contact me.
I am happy how this card turned out. I am even happier that I created a masculine card without specifically thinking that I had to make a masculine card. I put together the colors first and my first thought was to use the By the Tide stamp set. For some reason this card just seemed to go together without too much tweaking.
Today is another crazy day. Lucy (my dog) is having surgery today. It seems even when I have the day off from babysitting, I still can not relax. Oh well, I figure if there are no bumps in your life, it would be very boring. Enjoy the day!
Susan and I held a joint meeting for our downlines on Saturday. We scheduled it soon after convention because we wanted to share some of what we learned at convention. Of course we decided one thing we decided we could not have a meeting without was a card swap. I love it when we swap cards because I think it is great when everyone shares ideas with each other.
This is the swap I shared. I received a swap from Karyn (no last name on the card) at convention and loved it so much that I CASE'd it. I did step it up a bit though. This is a great 1 layer card. It is simple and elegant. This card is versatile that could be used for any occasion. The supplies used for this card were:
STAMP SET: Simply Sketched
PAPER: Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding
INK: Smokey Slate, Tangerine Tango, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Versamark
ACCESSORIES: Black Embossing Powder, Heating Tool, Sponge Dauber, Sponge
I cut out a rectangle from a piece of card stock. I used that open area as a mask and sponged Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding. I then stamped the leaf image from Simply Sketched in Smokey Slate. I embossed the flower image and the sentiment with Black Embossing Powder. I then colored the flower in with Tangerine Tango using the sponge dauber. I think making the flower darker, it makes it pop! I just love it!
I hope my day is a bit calmer than yesterday. A lot was going on. I had to get Lucy to the vet and he scheduled surgery for Thursday because the lump near her eye did not get smaller with meds and now needs to be removed as soon as he could do it. More happened but I will not bore you with that. Just a crazy crazy day! Today Carter started to cruise for the first time! The good things in your life always seem to put your days back into balance. Enjoy your day!
Wow! Here is the final card that we are offering you to make at our annual Holiday Stamp A Stack. You might be looking at this card and thinking that you did not see this stamp set in the new Holiday Catalog. You are correct. It is not in this year's Holiday Catalog BUT it is one of the 7 stamp sets that is listed in the Holiday Catalog Carry Over Flyer. This ornament was stamped from the "Ornamental Ornament Keepsakes" stamp set and was cut out by using the "Holiday Ornament Framelits". Using that stamp set and framelits, I was able to create a three dimensional ornament on this card. This card is simple but the embossed snowflakes and the rhinestones that accent the sentiment Noel really make this card a stunner! Anyone would love to receive a beautiful car like this.
If you are interested in attending this month's Holiday Stamp A Stack, please contact by August 11. I will be holding my Stamp A Stack on August 18th @ 1 PM at my house. Cost is $25 for 15 cards/envelopes OR $35 for 20 cards/envelopes and a package of Rhinestone Jewels. If you start now making your Christmas Cards, you can have your Christmas card needs finished by Thanksgiving.
Today I am watching my grandson by myself so I am off for another busy day. I love the age that he is at right now because he is exploring and into everything. It keeps me busy but it is so neat to watch him grow and learn. Enjoy the day!
Here is the 3rd card that you can choose from to make at my Holiday Stamp A Stack. This is another Christmas Card that is made from a stamp set that is not really a Holiday stamp set. The image comes from the stamp set "Serene Silouette's". I love the look of the bare branches with birds sitting on them. I really looks like a scene that you would see in winter. We made the birds red to resemble Cardinals and if you look closely, you will be able to see that we added Red Dazzling Details to add a little holiday glitz to the card. I just love this simple and elegant looking card.
If you are interested in attending this month's Holiday Stamp A Stack on August 18th @ ! PM, please contact me so I can start getting supplies ready. The cost is $25 for 15 cards/envelopes or $35 for 20 cards and a package of Rhinestone Jewels. What a great way to get an early start on your Holiday card needs.
Another busy day before I can semi relax this weekend. I am only watching the little guy today but I have a lot of small errands I must do today. Hopefully we will have time to get the baby pool out today. Enjoy the day!
What a cute little guy! He is perfect to give to any child who is on your list or to anyone who is still a child at heart. I think I saw this little guy on Leann Greaff's blog and fell in love with him.
For this year 's cards I personally am trying to come up with more cards that use supplies that are more versatile. I think it is a good idea that when you buy a stamp set, embossing folder, punch, ect., that you can use it for more projects than just the one you bought it for. Hopefully, this is a card that gives you a reason to pull out that Top Note die and punches and start working.
This is the second card that you can choose to make at our Holiday Stamp A Stack which I am hosting on August 18 @ 1 PM at my house. If you are interested in attending, please contact me before August 10th.
Today is a day off from babysitting so I am trying to get some cleaning done and run some errands. Enjoy the day!
Yes, it is that time of the year again when Susan and I go crazy and start getting ready for Christmas. I know you must be thinking we are crazy for starting so early but there is a method to our madness. We hold 4 Holiday stamp a stacks each year. We hold one in August, September, October and November. We offer 15 cards or 20 cards that you can make each month. We calculate that if you attend each Stamp A Stack, you will have made 60-80 cads (depending how many you chose to make at each session) by Thanksgiving. How great is that, all your Christmas cards finished before the Christmas season begins!
This is one of the cards that we will be making during the first Stamp A Stack. Every year we try to put a blue card in along with the more traditional red/green cards. I love the color of this card. And if you look closely at this card, you will see that the Mosaic Madness stamp set was used. How cute! All this week, I will be posting the cards that we are offering for our first session.
I will be hosting the HOLIDAY STAMP A STACK at my house on August 18, 2013 at 1 PM. The cost is $25 for 15 card/envelopes or $35 for 20 cards/envelopes plus a package of Rhinestone Jewels. I will be offering 4 different designs. If you want to make 20 cards, you will make 5 cards of each of the four designs. If you want to make only 15 cards, then you will make 5 cards each of the 3 designs that you choose.
Please contact me if you are interested in attending.
I have a busy day ahead of me. I am starting to cut supplies for the Holiday Stamp A Stack for those you have signed up already but I am also watching the smallest grandson today. He was always the quiet one, but since he learned how to crawl I find that now I am chasing after him more and more. I am not complaining. I love every minute of it because I know that time goes so quickly and he will be grown up before you know it. Enjoy the day!
Thursday evening, Opening Session of convention started. This is a picture of the front stage which a sign that read, Be The Difference, which was the theme of the convention. A male singer ( I forget his name. I'm sorry.), came out singing the theme song. He had a marvelous voice. And then some pyrotechnics were set off. It was fantastic!!!! So we started off with a bang. It was a wonderful evening.
Shellie spoke with us about Stampin' Up's partnership with the Ronald McDonald Houses. Stampin' Up donates $3 to the Ronald McDonald Houses from every Ronald McDonald stamp set it sells. This year's RMCH stamp set is titled "Tag It". Shelly then introduced Ronald McDonald to us and he spoke to us, what this charity is all about. HE stayed for a while while demonstrators drop off hand made cards to be given to Ronald McDonald Houses where families there will be able to use them. Stampin' Up demonstrators also volunteer at Ronald McDonald Houses all over the US. It is one way the SU demos can "Be The Difference."
A lot more went on, but I will post that on my next blog post. There is alot of "new" going on at SU and I will tell you more about that then. Enjoy the day!
This month's Technique Classes are based on "COLOR". I am planning to demonstrate different techniques that will show you different ways the you can add color into your projects. The first card is the "Faux Paint Chip Technique". I have seen a lot of people do this technique and I thought it would be a fun way to use a number of colors into a project. Although this technique uses a number of different colored card stock, the colors are all in the same color family. I thought it was fun to try to take various pieces of card stock and match them up so it looks like a pint chip from a paint store. 
