Sweet Summer

Sweet Summer is such a cute little stamp set and if you love to colour you will have a lot of fun with it. It was the most popular free choice from the Sale-a-bration catalogue this past month, for all of my clubs and classes.

For this card I paired the Sweet Summer stamp set with the butterfly from Bold Blossom (Occasion Mini, page 31) a sentiment from Great Friend (Idea Book and Catalogue, page 122) and Ice Cream Parlour Designer Paper (Sale-a-bration mini, page 7) The colours I used were Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron and Very Vanilla.

Vintage Vogue x 3

Below is the second project we did at Stampers club this month. Again I showed how you can take a super simple card add embellishments etc and give it a totally different look.

Card #1 is super simple. I used the stamp set Vintage Vogue, the colour of Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze and Whisper White and the only embellishment I used was a Baja Breeze Seam Binding bow.








Card # 2 is dressed up just slightly. First I added a layer to the F in friends by stamping it a second time, cutting it out and attaching it to the card with Stampin Dimensionals. Next I embossed the background using the Framed Tulips embossing folder. Third I added another sentiment from the Vintage Vogue stamp set to the bottom of the card.









For the final card I added two things to finish the card off. First I added a Filgree brad to the center of the bow, something I love to do with bows! And second I added a flower from the Vintage Vogue stamp set (stamped with Not Quite Navy and cut out) which I attached with a Silver brad.

On a Pedestal

Here is yet another birthday card. The best thing about designing for my full "birthday Wishes" class this weekend is that I am getting A LOT of birthday cards done. I think I will have to do another birthday card class in the fall! This card won't be in the class but it's still cute and someone will definitely get this when it's their birthday (that is if I can ever remember to get my cards out on time!)

For this card I used the "On a Pedestal" stamp set and the "Dot, Dot, Dot" stamp (which you can earn Free for Sale-a-bration) The colours I used were Basic Black, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink and Cherry Cobbler. The only embellishment I used was Iridescent Ice embossing powder (which is hard to see in the picture but it is on the black pedestal and the cake!

My next order is going in on Saturday so if there is anything you want be sure to get your order to me before then!

Sweet Summer x 3

Often when I am making a card I go through several stage to make the card exactly what I want. I start out simple, with simple colours and keep adding to it until I think it's perfect. This month at my Stampers Clubs I did a set of projects showing how different a card looks as you add more details/colours/embellishments to a card.

This is a super simple card with limited colours and embellisments. On this card I used:

-Sweet Summer stamp set(which you can earn FREE for spending $60 out of the catalogue)

-So Happy for You Stamp Set (Sale-abration)

-Beautiful Wings embosslits die

-Pretty ink Pink, Very Vanilla cardstock

-Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink

-Pretty in Pink Stampin Write Marker

-Pearl Jewel

For card # 2 I added a few details to make it different (some are hard to see in the scan) First I added a layer of Pear Pizzazz cardstock. I added some Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the pink berries on the background and third I sponged some pretty in pink ink around the butterfly to help it "pop" a bit.

For the third card I added a few more items to make the card a bit more interesting. First I added a small Pink Piroutte mini butterfly to the center of the larger butterfly. Second I added several mini pearl jewels around the background. And third I layered the Dotted Scallop Ribbon border (which was cut in half lengthwise) to add a scallop border to the sentiment.

Sale-a-bration is my favourite time of the year because I just love getting FREE stuff. It's also a great time to host a workshop because you get even more FREE stuff. Contact me (s-pdavid@sympatico.ca ) for more details.

My last order of the month is going in next Saturday so if there is anything you need, please get your order to me before then!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you all are having a great day filled with chocolate! We are now more than half way done with the chocolate holidays (Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's) with only Easter to go! Enjoy all the chocolate while you can!

Todays card is a super simple card I made with the Love Impressions Rub Ons in the Occasions Mini. I wanted to make a card with no layers and minimal embellishments (so I only used some Rhinestone Jewels in between the XO's at the bottom) I find it really hard to make a card with no layers at all because I think this card would have been great if the white was layered onto red cardstock but it can be fun to try different things every once in awhile.

Petal Cone Bigz L Die

I just love this die! CeeJay was nice enough to let me use her brand new die and cut a few of these out before she evn got a chance to use it. Now I know it is a must have for me and I am definitely ordering it this month. To finish off this very pretty treat holder I used Springtime Vintage Designer Paper (page 15, Occasions Mini), a Rosette (page 16, Occasions Mini) which was coloured with a Rose Red marker amd Rose Red Seam Binding (page 16, Occasions Mini catalogue) I filled this one with chocolate kisses in a medium Cellophane bag (page 170 in the catalogue) I made this one for CeeJay as a thank you for letting me use her new die.

I am about have a very busy weekend. Mary's birthday party is tomorrow and my house will be over run with screaming girls and Sunday is my club day which should be lots of fun. If you have an order to place I will be placing an order this Sunday, next Saturday (the 19th) and Saturday the 26th.

Take a Spin

I have been spending a lot of time making birthday cards for my Birthday Wishes card class on the 26th. Even though I like a lot of the cards I often go through a process of rejecting cards as I make more because I like the cards to have a variety of stamp sets and colours so the class is more interesting. This is one of the rejects, not that it isn't nice card but I wanted to use colours with this stamp set that are more gender neutral. We will still be using this stamp set at the class but with completely different colours/design.

There are still a couple of spaces left in February 26th class (9:30 am). We will be making 10 cards (2 each of 5 designs). The cost of the class is $30 but if you place a $65 order the day of the class the class is FREE (plus you get a Sale-a-bration item for spending more than $60!)

Springtime Vintage Designer Paper

I just love the Springtime Vintage Designer paper from the Occasions Mini Catalogue! So pretty and springy! Today I paired the paper with one of the sentiments in Word Play (which is a set I am totally in LOVE with!) This card would also look awesome as a wedding card with the “Happy I Do Day” sentiment in Word Play. The little Rosette and Rose Red Seam Binding is on page 16 in the Occasions Mini catalogue.

The 2 3/8 Scallop Circle, which has been unavailable to order but super popular is now available again to order so please contact me to get yours!

Birthday Invitation...

Mary's birthday is coming up soon so every year I make some cute invitations for her party (although this year I tried to convince her that store bought ones could do, she didn't go for it though...LOL!) I used Sunny Garden designer paper and made a cute little purde invitation small enough to fit in a notecard size envelope. The stamp set I used is retired but I am definitely getting the stamp set "Inviting" to use for next year!

This cute little purse design is also going to be used in my Birthday Wishes class on February 26th (details in my January 25th post) only it will be bigger, double as a gift card holder and it will be made with the fabulous Springtime Vintage paper from the Occasions Mini Catalogue. There are still a few spaces left so be sure to e-mail me to sign up (s-pdavid@sympatico.ca )