Stampin' Technique Class and Club this week- May 3rd and 4th

I'd love to see you at Technique Class and Club this week! We'll make four projects. As always, class is $10 or $5 with a $25 order (and for demonstrators in my downline) or free with a $50 order or for 6 month $25 Stamp Club members.  I hope you like them well enough.

Since the Stampin' Pastels are retiring, we'll make this Poppin pastels round card with the retiring Inspired by Nature Set.  Please note that your pearls will be the slightly larger size due to the number of pearls I will need for class.

I also decided to use the other Pastel technique Pullin' Pastels for this card with the retiring Fifth Avenue Florals set. The other three items seemed shabby vintage, so to me this one breaks that mold.  The sentiment may of course be changed.

Next, is a fun pin for a bag or jacket that we were shown at Leadership. I hope you'll enjoy making this flower. It cannot be mailed. You'd need to put it in a box.

Finally a small tea bag holder which is I realize made from the retired SaleABration paper, but it looked nice with the paper, so I wanted to use it for a Mother's Day add on giftie.

March #2/April Technique Class/Stamp Club - March 29 at 6:30 p.m. or March 30 at noon...

Attend Technique Class and make 3 projects for $10 (free for 6 month/$25 Stamp Club members or with a $50 order and $5 for my downline or with a $25 order). Just let me know no later than Wednesday at 7pm if you'd like to attend please, so that I may have the projects ready for you.

For the first card, we'll use Black Craft Ink and Clear Embossing Powder on Very Vanilla Cardstock to create an elegant card and matching envelope.  It has an enclosure for your greeting or for a gift card.  This card has a large brad, so if you'd like to mail this card, you might choose to exchange the Black Satin Ribbon bow and brad for an embossed flower also from the Creative Elements stamp set or a Monogram Letter as we've used on past cards.

This Zoo Review set card was a favorite of mine created by the Stampin' Up! team at Leadership this year. I used the penguin card for Emma's birthday thank yous, and I love the party hat added to it. (The hat scale is only right for the penguin.) You'll use the sentiment of your choice and choose either the Pool Party color scheme with a penguin or polar bear or the Old Olive color scheme with a zebra or lion. Please choose Pool Party or Old Olive in your sign up email, so that I may cut your cardstock.

Finally, we have this stained glass look card created by using vellum with the Designer Cuts Cards and Envelopes set from the Occasions Mini catalog. We'll use the StampAmajig to place our sentiments. It doesn't have to be for a mom....It could simply say Thoughts of You of course, but I like the idea of giving this floral heart to a woman rather than a Valentine/man since it is so frilly.

March Technique Class #1 Thursday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m. or Friday, March 2 at noon

Join me and some new friends for Technique Class and make 3 projects for $10 (free for 6 month/$25 Stamp Club members or with a $50 order and $5 for my downline or with a $25 order). Just let me know by Wednesday at 7pm if you'd like to attend please, so that I may have the projects ready for you.

There are only 3 this month because this card has two techniques....First we'll marker to stamp with the watermelon image and then, use Versamark and heat emboss using Stampin' Up!'s new melon scented embossing powder.  Next, we'll use the baby wipe stripe technique to create an asymmetrical plaid.

 

Our second card shows a potential use for bits and pieces of scrapbook/designer series paper leftovers as we Go Green/reduce waste by reusing the paper. 

The inner pieces will be cut for you, so that you glue and then use the Big Shot to emboss....

The final card is a grid/color block card using the Everyday Enchantment Sale-A-Bration designer series paper, and this time we're using the matching Fresh Vintage stamp set.  It shows using just a scrap of leftover Crochet Ribbon to add a nice detail.  The sentiment layer is raised on dimensional strip and has one of the Everyday Enchantment Sale-A-Bration butterfly brads on it.

Birthday and All Occasion Stamp A Stack NEXT WEEK Thurs, Fri or Sat!

16 cards for $22..... (OR choose 16 for $25 with 17 (yes, that's intentional) of our quality Stampin' Up! envelopes-your choice) RSVP and pay if you are new by February 14 at the very latest, and let me know if you'd like matching envelopes asap please.

You may choose from 3 options to attend (assuming I have RSVPs for each of them, so let me know as early as you can please, so that I don't cancel the one you hope to attend) for Stamp A Stack this time....You may choose Thursday, February 16 at 6:30 p.m., Friday, February 17 at noon or Saturday, February 18 at 10:00 a.m.  You are welcome to attend more than one day if you'd like and make more than one batch.

Remember, you make the cards you want to make. You are allowed to make no more than 7 different cards--not one each of all 13 designs (Sentiments do not need to be the same of course.)  Provide the name listed here in Bright Blue for a description of each card please.

Little Boy Birthday or Encouragement...could also have different sentiments...
Real Red Dump Truck

Cajun Craze Excavator

Marina Mist Pick-Up---You can change the drive to a female or not stamp a driver at all. Birthday or "Thought you could use a little pick up" plus other sentiments. (See page 56 of the big catalog.)

Lovely as a Tree (uses Poppin Pastels) birthday, thinking of you, sympathy

The Open Seas (uses marker to stamp)

Turtle Get Well (choose Pink or Blue accent pieces ahead of time please)

Princess Birthday-could also just say "Princess"

Ice Cream Hello or Birthday

Create a Cupcake Birthday

Kidoodles

Lavendar Sweet Floral

Wedding or Shower (Change sentiment):  I CASE'd this idea with changes from Lorri Heiling...I do not know if she is the originator of the idea.

Any Occasion in Pear Pizazz:

Any Occasion in Cherry Cobbler:

Any Occasion in Baja Breeze:

Mixed Bunch

Mixed Bunch Butterfly

Packed for Baby (choose pink, blue or Wisteria Wonder/neutral)

February Technique Class Thursday, February 2 at 6:30 or Friday, February 3 at noon

This month's Technique Class and Stamp Club will include these projects:

Violet Tea Cup Thank You (Marker to Stamp)

Masculine Birthday (Poppin' Pastels)

We made this card at Leadership, and I loved it! It uses the new Blossom Punch and Mixed Bunch stamp set.

Another card with the Mixed Bunch Stamp Set that was a Leadership Make and Take (well I altered the flowers to include the Sale-A-Bration designer series paper and used the new framelit).  It uses the tea stain ink spot and is minimally adhered to provide a cool look I think. (Well you have to see it.)

January Technique Class Thursday, January 5 at 6:30 p.m. or Friday, January 6 at noon

When we make this card next Thursday or Friday, class attendees may choose to use the "Celebrate You!" or "Hope Everything Looks Up Soon!" sentiments instead if they'd rather and even change the kite design, but as shown it makes a sweet Valentine. It isn't easy to resist rolling the pennies from side to side whatever your age.  The spinner is SO easy to place on this card. (Punch the old style word window twice as far in as you can from the top. Then line up the 1/2 inch circle punch and punch as far in as you can from the sides-easy peasy!)  The Send Me Soaring set may be my favorite from the Occasions Mini!

Next, up is the Ghirardelli Holder that is perfect for a quick gift from a friend.  My friend Trina gave me several of these for roomie gifts at convention last summer. Aren't they cute?  All I did was convert them to Valentines using a stamp from the new Take it  To Heart Set.

This intensely colored card is lined in red (in case you're worried) and has the new Real Red Dazzling  Details on it with the Red Glimmer paper.  I saw the white embossed heart tags (though I used different ribbon, stamp, embossing folder and added bling) on Pinterest, and the only credit said "from etsy"-sorry.

This card is made with stampin' Up!'s new Hearts Framelits....You may also choose to add a stamped image to the center, but you can decide at class.

The card does not fit in a regular envelope, and is obviously not a full fold, but there is plenty of room to write! :)

Not many techniques this month...It is more of a Valentine class I guess. :)

Christmas Giftables Buffet Saturday, December 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

I hope you can join me for some cute stocking stuffers, gifts and gift card holders as we get in the holiday spirit with Hot Cocoa, muffins and Christmas music!

You'll choose only the items YOU would like to make from a variety of choices. We'll make S'mores kits, Snowman Soup, M & M tubes with Santa, Reindeer or Penguin, Present gift card holders, Stocking gift card holders, Shaker cards, clear glass ornaments, "Folded Fan" paper, ribbon and glitter ornaments and possibly some other ideas as the time approaches. 

The deadline to sign up will be Friday, December 2nd at 3:00 p.m. This is firm because I may need to order some things for the class. 
1. Folded Fan ornaments....you can customize it to your liking, taking bits and pieces from different ones. Cost is $1 per folded fan layer (I'm accounting for the glitter)...I will also warn you that cardstock is more difficult to work with than our First Edition newsprint designer series paper.

Please specify: $2.00 ornaments: 2-layer snowman with Crochet bow or Celery with Red Satin bow and button

$1.00 ornaments: Single Layer Snowman with Very Vanilla Velvet Ribbon, Pine Cone, Mistletoe or Monogram.  (I don't care for the Holly anymore :) )

You can also be creative and make what you'd like...just let me know which ribbon so I can have it ready.

The M & M tubes will be $1 each. Sara Mattson-Blume created Rudolph, and Patty Bennett designed the Santa.

Stocking Gift Card Holders (You are allowed a jingle bell on either the Blue or Red, but if you are going to mail them, the bell would be smashed.) are $1.50.

Present Gift Card Holders are $2.00.

Please specify: Holly and Roses, Blingy stripes and dots, Ornaments or Pine Cones

Candy Bar Holders including Hershey bar are $2.00.

Clear Glass Ornaments with Ribbon hanger and Mica flakes inside: $2.50.

Choose Penguin, Little girl or Polar Bear

Snowman Soup (includes cocoa pack, candy cane, mini chocolate bar and marshmallows):

Choose Wild Wasabi green, Pool Party aqua or Bashful Blue true light blue: $2.00

Stockings with candy cane and mini hershey $3.50  For the neatest look, plan to emboss the main portion with  the Petals a Plenty folder as shown in the second and third pictures.

Choose Red and Celery, Red and white only or Cherry Cobbler and Vanilla 

Try this adorable S'mores kit with enough ingredients for 2 microwavable S'mores. This great idea came in a swap from my friend Kim Bolzenthal.

There's a lot of sticky strip on this one: $4

Gift Tags:

Hinged top tags: 4 for $1

These four punched tags include bling and dimensionals (so you can attach them to your gift)...They will be four for $1 and are quick and easy. We'll stamp the "To: From:" inside in Black so that we don't mix the inks.

You might choose a little set of 3X3 notecards which can be included in gifts when you want to write a little note to the recipient...For $5.00, you'd make the box and 4 3X3 cards of your choice.  (More than 4 are shown to show you your options, and the 4th card in the masculine set is just like the front of the box.)

This set was designed and a similar set given to me by my friend, Holly Krautkremer.

Here are the last set of gift tags. We're making the Certainly Celery ones (the other one uses last year's designer series paper). Choose red or blue and choose a button ($1.25) or shimmer paper ($1):