Upcoming private class

Spent the morning working on some cards for an upcoming private class I am having in November.  We are doing all Christmas this time.  Hope you like them!  If you would like to have a card making party for you & your friends, just let me know.  We can create any theme for your party - birthdays, holidays, thank yous or combine them all!

Card 1 uses my favorite set - Lovely as a Tree - I can't get enough of it!

Supplies: 

Paper: Real Red, Whisper White

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Real Red

Stamp sets: Lovely as a Tree, Delightful Decorations, More Merry Messages

Other: Ornament punch, pearls

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Cased this second card from Tammy Downey, another Stampin' Up! demonstrator.

The base of the card is blue, but taken on a dark background, you can't see it!

Supplies: 

Paper: Midnight Muse, Whisper White 

Ink: Midnight Muse

Stamp sets: Mixed bunch, More Merry Messages

Other: Rhinestones, Midnight Muse ribbon, blossom punch, dotted embossing folder 2-1/2" circle

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This card was cased from one my up-line Rose-Ellen had us make a few months ago at a meeting.  

Supplies: 

Paper: Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, DSP Be of Good Cheer

Ink: Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler

Stamp Sets: Pennant Parade, More Merry Messages

Other: Petite Pennants Builder punch

Have a fantastic day & when you are ready to start stampin, just let me know!

Almost Christmas!

Okay, it is still a few months away, but if you want to make some cute cards to send for the holidays, now is the time to start working on them!  I found some time this afternoon to play around & came up with this cute one following a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches for their 1 year anniversary.  For this card, I followed Sketch #46 (shown below)

I had so much fun working with the sketch, that I came up with this second card - sketch #36, using the new framelits from the Holiday Mini for the gingerbread men - wish they were real so I could have a snack!

If you would like to learn to make these cards & many more, please let me know.  I would love to show you how easy it is!  If you don't think you can do it, trust me you can :)  I also sell the cards if you really truly don't want to make them.  Just leave me a comment or email me.  

Hope you have wonderful week!

Birthday card class - schedule a party with your friends!

Make 12 cards for $25!   You will make 4 cards of each design & envelopes are included.   If you make a $40 purchase out of the current Holiday catalog and/or the 2012-13 Idea Book & Catalog, the cards are free!  Contact me if you would like to host a card making party at your house.  I do all of the cutting & prep work, you invite your friends & a few hours later, everyone has a great set of cards (birthday in this case).   Here is a sample of what we might make at YOUR party!

Christmas card class will be posted by next weekend 

Have a great week!

Back to school & free ribbon!

School starts tomorrow - gone are the days of easy commutes to the office for me!  But with the kids back in school, you will have more time to stamp & Stampin' Up! has a great promotion to get you motivated!

Check out the info below:

Promotion Details: While the kids are heading back to school, Stampin' Up! is going back to 'spool'! For the month of September, get a FREE package of 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon-an $8.95 value-for every $40 you spend! Choose from the following ribbons:

Item	Description	Retail Value
126848	Gumball Green 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon	$ 8.95
126847	Midnight Muse 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon	$ 8.95
126844	Primrose Petals 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon	$ 8.95
126845	Raspberry Ripple 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon	$ 8.95
126846	Summer Starfruit 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon	$ 8.95

Place your order today!  If you are interested in hosting a card party at your house, let me know.  I am working on the finishing touches for holiday card classes & will be posting information by the end of the week.

First try at a sketch challenge! FMS41

Every week, I get an email from Freshly Made Sketches with the weekly sketch & I have never done one.  This weekend, I finally had some time to spend crafting, so I gave it a shot.  I hope to be able to find the time to do more in the future!

Here is the sketch I followed:  

Here is my card:

What do you think??

You can see all of the entries for this week's sketch here:  http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.ca/2012/06/freshly-made-sketches-41-sketch-from.html

Details for my card: 

Stamp set: Party Hearty (retired)

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Floral District DSP

Other: silver brads, apothecary arts framelits

London Olympics

Playing around with my stampin' supplies this afternoon & was inspired by all of the athletes competing in the Olympic trials.  Came up with this, now if I only had someone to send it to :)  Enjoy your weekend!

Paper: whisper white, pacific point, basic black, real red, daffodil delight, gumball  green

Ink: basic black

Stamp set: Word Play

Other: rhinestones

Baby Shower!

A good friend of mine, who I have known since we were kids, is all grown up & having a baby in a few weeks.  Today was her baby shower.  I wanted to make her something she could use & to show off some great Stampin' Up! products :)  

I made her 20 cards w/envelopes (& a book of stamps).  I figured you can never have enough Thank You cards - especially for when the little one arrives!

Supplies: 

Ink: Marina mist, daffofil delight, crumb cake, pumpkin pie, basic black, blush blossom

Card stock: marina mist, whisper white

Stamp sets: packed for baby,  thank you kindly & thanks tons (a retired one on the inside - little tiny baby pins in two of the corners for a little color)

Other: framelits - labels, ribbon punch

 Made a little box for everything to fit into & used my favorite ribbon to tie it all together & one of my favorite stamp set (Baroque motif) to give a little design to the box

Hope you like it!