March Class and Club Photos

These are the cards we made last month...


This one was inspired by PaperandRibbons on Flicker...I was unable to trace it back further....It used different butterflies and I added the Soft Sky seam binding ribbon and interior greeting. The acetate folds around the back of the Soft Sky base and is adhered with sticky strip. It is stamped with Whisper White StazOn ink and heated with the heat tool to prevent smearing.  The "Happy Birthday" is stamped in Whisper White craft ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.

This card was inspired by the colors of club member Shari Vick's new bedroom decor in combination with Julie Kettlewell's card design.

This card is very close to a card by Lee Conrey. I changed the color (from yellow to pink). I also just popped the entire cupcake on dimensionals so there'd be less to cut. I put an extra flat piece of Melon Mambo behind the bottom fringe so that the white would be more hidden.

The final card is just a double gatefold....Most chose to fold it the other way and put the polka dot on the inside...I think it looks best that way too, but I didn't want to redo mine because there might not have been enough paper for everyone to use Pistachio Pudding at class if I had.

You make a tiny mark at 2-3/4 on each side and cut from the 4 inch score to it at a diagonal and on the other side from the 8 inch vertical score toward the 2-3/4 mark at a diagonal.  The pieces that are cut off are glued to the front and inside on the fold (where you see my finger).

February Club and Class February 13th and 14th

February Stamp Club and Class will be on Thursday, February 13th at 6:30 p.m. or on Friday, February 14th at 10:30 a.m. here at my home. 

$10 for 4 projects, Free for 6 month/$25 stamp club members or with a $50 order, Only $5 with a $25 order...Please let me know if you are coming and at which time, so that I can be sure to have plenty of room for everyone. :)

This is such a pretty set....Not sure the sentiment is perfect for everyone though...

So I made it a birthday card....You can choose whichever one you like best...

Of course the candy comes with this one too....though the designer series paper pattern will vary wildly. :)

Gold Embossed Valentine fun. You could change the sentiment to "Happy Anniversary" or "For the Newlyweds"...

January Class Projects

December Class Projects

So sad to have missed most of you with the weather this month!

 

This card was made using Rich Razzleberry, Island Indigo and Garden Green ink.  I just used sponge daubers to put the ink just where I wanted onto the dove.  The edges of the scallop are just slightly over the edge of the card.

 

 

Pootles/Sam Donald is a demonstrator in the UK.  She created the 2/4 Envelope Punch Board Box.

http://pootles.co.uk/2013/11/11/stampin-up-uk-envelope-punch-board-week-advent-countdown-13-tab-tie-box/ 

 

I found the designer series paper to be a bit thin. (It tore in the score lines.)  I used cardstock instead, and found it much sturdier.

 

My suggestions:  Put your sticky strip right up to the edge of your side pieces (see how mine is gaping slightly on the right side of the box?)

 

Thread your ribbon through the holes at the top in this order as numbers on a clock: 6. 9, 3, 12. :)

 

The tutorial for the Diamond Fold card is on SCS...(by Laura Lipe. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/uprightdiamondfoldcard/ )  I changed the size to only 5-1/4 inches high instead of 6-1/4 so that I could fit it in an envelope if necessary.

Christmas Gift and Goody Class MONDAY December 9 morning or evening

The 2013 Christmas Gift and Goody Class will be Monday, December 9 at 10:30 a.m. or 6:30 p.m. You choose your items by Sunday, December 1, and you'll need to pay me for your items by then as well if you haven't been to class in a while.

First up is your choice of a Pool Party Snowflake or Gumball Green M&M dispenser...
Select Pool Party Snowflake, Deer or Rosette top....$2.50 each  This does require cutting out the template for the box by hand in class. The lid will be pre-scored and ready to assemble. and the rosettes (if you choose them) will be prescored...The designer series paper will be ready as well.

From a swap by my friend, Cindy Elam...

 The gift card holders this year are these Bow-bedecked wonders (Bow die card originally created by Sharon Armstrong.)  Choose masculine or feminine bow (To me, tails are feminine and no tails are masculine) and dangle Holly Jolly or Santa

$2.00 each

 

Of course there are M&M tubes as usual.

$1.50 or 4 for $5

 

 

And your yearly supply of hand sanitizer holders (first seen by me on Dawn Griffith's blog) Choose Santa, Candy Cane, Snowflake, Gingerbread man or Reindeer.

 

Hand Sanitizer holder--without sanitizer bottle-$2.00
with sanitizer, particular fragrance subject to availability at my store-$3.00

 

This year, I have tiny 4 ounce coffee cups with a few Brach's coffee flavored candies inside (Irish Crème, Suisse Mocha, Amaretto, French Vanilla) (cups first seen by me on Deb Valder's blog) The designer series paper may vary.  Choose Deer or Holly behind the sentiment. Includes 5 pieces of coffee hard candy.

 

$3.00

 

 This year's installment of M&M tubes:

$1 each...Any of the stamps from the Color Me Christmas set (page 32 in the Holiday catalog-it has a tree, a reindeer, a stocking and a gift also) would fit/look cute in the Santa's place if you prefer.

 

 

Of course there's also Snowman Soup. You may choose to use the Washi tape or not depending upon the look you want.: $3

 

Ornaments $3 each

Snowflake
Aqua design CASE'd from the catalog.

Vanilla Gold Design

White Gold Design

The idea for coloring Santa on Kraft/Crumb Cake is from Lisa Brown.
Merry Christmas Santa 

Hope you're nice. Santa

Banner Class will be Friday, November 22nd at 6:30 p.m. 

Joy Banner $16
Snow Banner $20

Please sign up and prepay by November 17th, so that I may order your supplies.  Thank you.

 

 

November Class Projects

 

 

 

 

Stamp A Stack #1 October 17th at 6:30 p.m.

I'm not sure how many of you will need a Stamp A Stack this year, but I thought I'd offer one just in case....

This will be 15 cards for $25, and you may choose to do 3 each of all 5 cards, or you may want to do more of one or the other and not do all the cards (in case you don't like one :) )  You need to do at least 3 of each one you do. Please let me know by Wednesday if you can attend and whether you'd like to make the entire stack or replace one or two with more of a different card.  The cards are all flat enough as shown to go through the mail at standard stamp rate.

Loving Snowman...
I CASEd a convention swap by Natalie Kennedy for this card.....I just changed the colors....the card has a top fold.

 

Next is the Calm Sky Christmas Dove I posted to my blog previously.

This little Reindeer's Chevron sweater has a matching background...the color is a little strange in the stormy lighting today.  The green is Pistachio Pudding...not neon at all.

 This card uses MOJO Monday's MOJO314 sketch with the hostess set, Warmth and Wonder's Tree.

 

Santa is Making a List and checking it twice....This card is a CASE of Kathleen Brill-Myrice's Convention swap, and is lined with white cardstock...You'll stamp "I hope you're nice." inside the card.