Celebrate

Here is a card I made using the Celebrate Everything stamp set and chipboard. The easiest technique in the world with chipboard is to just ink it up in Classic ink. I just dragged and pressed the chipboard pieces right into the Purely Pomegranate ink pad. To get the "friendship" straight under the Celebrate (harder than you think!) I used a Stamp-a-ma-jig, which is probably my new favourite tool. The spiral punch gived the card a nice finishing touch.

All that Glitters.....

This is one of the five cards we will be making at my All that Glitters Class next Sunday (May 4th), $25, my place! I used the petals from the Pick a Petal set and the hat pin and beads from the Pretties kit. I haven't used Bashful Blue much this year since Soft Sky came out but I love this colour with the Almost Amethyst!

One of a Kind/Boho Backgrounds

Here is another one of the cards we made on the weekend at my Flower Power card class. We used the flower from One of a Kind and white embossed it onto vellum. On the back side we sponged on Bayou Blue and let it dry. For the center of the flowers we stamped the three flowers and punched them with the Boho blossoms punch. Now that I am done school I will have time to stamp more, I hope so hopefully you will see some more samples with these great sets!

Pick a Petal Flower

It's been a while since I pulled out this stamp set so I thought a flower class would be the perfect time. I just love how bright and cheery this card is. The background was done with the polka dot backgroundstamp and the sewing was done by hand after piercing the paper with the paper piercing template in the mat pack.

Here is one of the cards we made yesterday at my Flower Power class. The flowers and the thanks stamp are from the Live your Dream stamp set and were inked with Pale Plum Elegant Eggplant and Old Olive, spritzed with water and stamped onto watercolor paper. I also posted the inside of the card, which I don't usually do but I just love this stamp set and wanted to use it more. It won't be available past the month of May unless it makes it into the Fall-Winter catalogue.

Wild About You

Here is a card I made a while ago but since I know so many people having babies this year (Amber, Julie and Diane!) I thought I would post a baby card I made with the Wild About You set. Giraffe's are my favourite "baby" animal, so cute! This card was made with Groovy Guava and Apricot Appeal and the "sweet little baby" stamp is from the Holiday and Wishes set.

White embossing....

Ok, this is an old card. I didn't get much stamping done yesterday because I decided to study instead, smart choice on my part!

I love the look of the flower from Embrace life stamped in Versamark Watermark and embossed with white EP. I then used the aquapainter and a sky blue ink refill to pian the flowers. The happy birthday stamp is from Stem Sayings. I hope I can find some time to stamp today!

If anyone cares to share their opinion on how the South changed and how it stayed the same between 1877 and 1900, e-mail me....I'm sure everyone has an opinion on this! LOL!

I'll get you my Pretty.....

Ok, I'm tired of studying and I think I might be losing my mind if it hasn't already happened, so I am spending some time this morning stamping. This card kind of reminds me of 70's wall paper but I still like it. I left the flowers white, which I think is nice and I used some of the paper from the Afternoon Tea Party DP that is in the Occasions Mini catalogue. Not a lot of stamping except the Thanks (from the Live Your Dreams set in the mini catalogue) Maybe I will post a completely stamped card tomorrow...I'm not sure I know how to make a card anymore without using DP.

Pretties, Pretties and more Pretties!

Ove the next few days I will be posting more cards made with the Pretties kit. Everything in the kit is so, well, pretty. I just love the clear rhinestone brads! this flower was coloured with the Aqua Painter and a Soft Sky ink refill, using more water to make the bigger flower a softer blue. The flower background (from the Sprinkles stamp set) was stamped with soft sky and the Happy Birthday stamp is from the cute little "A Little Birthday Cheer" stamp set. I know how much I go on and on about how much I love my Chocolate Chip ink pads paper etc but I am really going to miss using this colour when it retires in August.

Flower Power Class...

This is one of the cards we will be making on April 20th. The flower is from the awesome Pretties Kit (I will be posting a few more cards made with this kit in the next few days) and the beautiful Ginger Blossoms designer Paper. I just love the half pearls that come with the Pretties. The colours are a little washed out in this picture and the card is actually more vibrant in real life. The colour used are Ruby Red and Groovy Guava

Flower Fusion

Here is another simple card I made using the Flower Fusion tin of flowers. I love the button in the middle. I have just realized that I have been neglecting all my buttons and promise to use them more. The background paper is from the Bali Breeze designer Paper and the great "If at first you do succeed, try not to look astonished" stamp is out of the Full of Life stamp set in the Occassions mini catalogue. If you don't have this catalogue, send me an e-mail and I will make sure you get one!

Tomorrow I will post one of the cards we will be making at my Flower Power class (if I remember to take a picture of it today!) on Sunday the 20th.

April Newsletter

Free Wheelin' Special

From March 18 through April 30, when you buy a preselected stamp set, you’ll receive the coordinating jumbo wheel absolutely FREE (a $10.95 value)! Don't forget the handle if you don't already have one!

Wonderful You bundle
Includes Wonderful You stamp set (page 91) and free Stems & Silhouettes jumbo wheel
112848 - $39.94
Life’s a Breeze bundle
Includes Life’s a Breeze stamp set (page 80) and free Something Fishy jumbo wheel
112851 - $35.29
Pun Fun bundle
Includes Pun Fun stamp set (page 66) and free Sweet Stars jumbo wheel
112850 - $37.15
Year after Year bundle
Includes Year after Year stamp set (page 60) and free See You Around jumbo wheel
112847 - $37.15
Stitched Exotics bundle
Includes Stitched Exotics stamp set(page 83) and free It’s Beautiful jumbo wheel
112849 - $39.94
Enjoy Every Moment bundle
Includes Enjoy Every Moment stamp set (page 51) and free Daisy Dash jumbo wheel
112853 - $35.29

Flower Power Card Class - $25

Spring is in the air so it's time to make a handful of cards with a spring feel. I love flowers so we will be doing 5 cards with a variety of flower stamps! Sunday April 20th, 2pm, my place. Sign up early

Garage Sale

I am having a "garage sale" here on Sunday April 2oth from 1 until 5. You don't have to be signed up for the class but your can just drop by to browse. We are going to be selling our house, hopefully listing it early in May so I have been cleaning out my stamp room and getting rid of LOTS of stuff. I have stamp sets, loose stamps, patterned paper, cardstock, embellishments etc etc etc. I will not be showing any of this before the 20th so if you want a look through it all it will be out at 1 on the 20th. There is a lot of stuff and it's really really cheap.


Hostess Promotion

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Intimidated by my beauty....

I LOVE this stamp...I wish I had time to make this card for all of my wonderful friends, but here it is on my blog for you all to enjoy because I am too lazy! I used chocolate chip and regal rose, which look fantastic together. I hope SU never retires chocolate chip because I don't think I will be capable of making a card without it. Although I am planning a class for this month and working hard to reduce the amount of chocolate chip on the cards. We will see how well that goes!

Sanded

Here is a birthday card I made a few weeks ago for my birthday card class using the Sanded background stamp. It has a more masculine feeling to it because of the colous,Old Olive and Chocolate Chip, but the Sanded background does a lot for it too. I find it so hard to make masculine cards so I know this stamp will make it easier.

Spring Card

I was in the mood for spring, especially since it appears as though we aren't going to be able to experience it this year. I used the Flowers for you Designer Paper and broke open my Pretties kit (I highly recommened buying two, one to hoard the other to actually use, like I did!) I love the little flowers and the clear rhinestone brads in the kit! The flowers can be coloured but I left mine white for this card. I will show more cards made with the Pretties kit in the next few weeks.

Pink and Black "True Friend"

This is one of the cards we made last month with the True Friend stamp set. My favourite part of this card is the piercing in the corners of the diamond piece. It's so easy to do and yet it adds so much. I used one of the pink rhinestone brads which I just love. I had to buy an extra package just so I could use the first package because I thought they were just too pretty to use!

Chunky Glitter

This is the first card I have made using the new Chunky Sprinkle Glitter and I just love it! I used the heart from the Sticky Cuts Letters and just sprinkled the glitter on. So easy. I just love this sentiment from the Full of Life set because it can be used for wedding, anniversary and even baby cards, which is what this card was meant to be.

True Friend/Full of Life Card

Welcome to the next phase of my Chocolate Chip obsession. Chocolate Chip with Old Olive! This is an older card from my True Friend class next month but I find myself reaching for these two colours whenever I sit down to make a card.

I just love this quote by John Lennon in the Full of Life stamps set (Occasions Mini Catalogue) In fact I love the whole set. And if you like Chocolate Chip the way I like Chocolate Chip you will definitely wants some of the Chocolate twill I used on this card. I am on my secon roll already.

Sassy Suzie

This is one of the cards I made with the new set Sassy Suzie (in the Occassions mini) I don't really have anything like this at all and it's usually not my style at all but I like her and her snarky sayings. The Designer Paper I used is East Coast Prep, which I bought because I had nothing to use for cards for men but here I am using it on girly cards anyways. If I need to send a card to a man in my life I guess I will just have to go to Hallmark!

Baroque Motifs

I haven't used this set for a few months but I really need to pull it out an use this one more. I doubt it will retire this year so I am sure I still have time to use it.

This card took about 2 minutes, which is the kind of card I like to make. Gold embossing makes sucha nice statement and is super easy to do!