April Technique Class and Stamp Club

Club and Class will be Thursday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m. or Friday, April 5, at 12:15 p.m….unless you’d like to bring your lunch and eat with us at noon-we’d all love to see you at noon if you’d like.

$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 since I need to cut your projects for you in advance.

 

 

The first card will be this sponged Swallowtail card.  It was designed by Maggie Patterson (from Creative Convention online)..I added the punched sentiment to make it less stressful for you all to place the sentiment.

 

 

If you attended Connie's party, you might prefer to make this card in these colors for a change/instead. :)

 

I've had this idea for a long time and have just been waiting until closer to April to make the card...The bow makes this card pretty thick, so you may want a knot instead if you plan to mail it. :)

 

 Blowing "HAPPY" wishes your way with a cute little Pinwheel...I happened upon a fun little card by Cindy H. on Splitcoast that was perfect for our Class next week...so I CASEd it with just a change in the stamps and papers.  I used the Designer Typeset Photopolymer set's pennant and the Pinwheel sizzlet and Wishes your Way sentiment.  Add Sunshine and Sprinkles dsp and...all done!

 

I went to Splitcoaststampers to see if there were any sketches for the next Stamp A Stack and found this was today's sketch, SC429 ! I had already created the hydrangea focal image on Stampin' Up!'s new Canvas Creations (It's like stamping on firm linen.), so I went with it. :)

I think you'll enjoy coloring this image with blender pens. It would make a decent Mother's Day card too.

 

March Technique Class and Club

Club and Class will be Thursday, March 7, at 6:30 p.m. or Friday, March 8, at 12:15 p.m….unless you’d like to bring your lunch and eat with us at noon-we’d all love to see you at noon if you’d like.

$10 for 4 projects, Free for 6 month/$25 stamp club members or with a $50 order, Only $5 with a $25 order...

I have 8 of each project ready, so I hope you will all join me!

First up is this matchbook-like card with the Feeling Sentimental Sale-A-Bration set.  You can leave the inside blank or add "Happy Birthday". It is perfect for adding a gift card too.

We'll make this Fancy Favor bag and embellishment using the Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit from page 18 of the Spring Catalog.  Some of the flowers are Calypso Coral.

I believe the original idea for this banner punching was by Melinda Jane Spinks...I used different dsp and chose to add bling to this birthday card.

Our Easter card for this year features the Sunshine and Sprinkles dsp as well as the Everybunny Stamp set from the BIG/Main Stampin' Up! Catalog.  It is a modified spinner card that I found on my friend, Sara's blog here: http://lilyinkpad.blogspot.com/2012/12/hoppin-into-spring.html and virtually CASEd because the oval framelits are perfect eggs, don't you think?

 Inside the card:

 

 

February Technique Class and Stamp Club

Club and Class are this Thursday, February 7, at 6:30 p.m. or Friday, February 8, at 12:15 p.m….unless you’d like to bring your lunch and eat with us at noon-we’d love to see you at noon if you’d like.

 

I have 8 of each project ready, so I hope you will all join me!

 

This Technique is called Puzzle Piece Resist

 

 

We'll use the Secret Garden Framelits to cut out these daisies.

 

This Petal Cone Treat Sleeve was inspired by both Dawn Olchefske and Anne Matasci, but mine does look different :).

 

We'll flatten a bottle cap (SU!'s soda pop top) for this one and add detail with Crystal Effects...Love the little heart paper clip too. :)  The stamp is from the Sale-A-Bration choice set, Patterned Occasions...I used the SAB ribbon again as well as a bit of the SAB paper.

January Technique Class and Stamp Club

Join me on Thursday, January 17 at 6:30 p.m. or Friday, January 18 at 12:15 p.m.. I have ten of each project ready to go, so I'd love to see you all here!

$10 for 4 projects, Free for 6 month/$25 stamp club members or with a $50 order, Only $5 with a $25 order...

 

 

 

First, we'll make this Whale you be mine? Valentine card with the new Cloudy Day embossing folder, the new Whale Framelit and the new Sunshine and Sprinkles dsp.

 

 

Then, we'll do some simple embossing and use the new Delicate Details lace tape to add a sparkly border under the Primrose petals ribbon.

 

We'll use the More Amore dsp and the baby wipe inkpad technique on this card as well as some flower trim and artisan lace.

 

Next, we'll use rock and roll and masking on this SAB Bloomin' Wonderful set card.

Christmas Gift Class November 28, 29 and December 1

I hope you can join me for some cute stocking stuffers, mini gifts and gift card holders as we get in the holiday spirit with Hot Cocoa, muffins and Christmas music!  I'm offering 3 choices of day and time this year, but class is one week earlier.

You'll choose only the items YOU would like to make from a variety of choices. You might enjoy: Snowman Soup, M & M tubes, gift card holders, lip balm holders and more. 

Please let me know your choices as soon as possible because I may need to order some things for the class.

Lip Balm Holder with Stampin' Up! Pomegranate scented lip balm: $3.00
(The idea came from LeAnn Pugliese.)

 

M&M tubes: $1.00

Choose Snowman, Rudolph, Gingerbread man or Penguin

 

A Cup of Christmas Tea: $2.00--has a friendship poem that you can add to the inside

Choose Olive or Real Red

 

Candles: $4.00

 

Choose Gold Embossed on Vanilla (with bling on star), Silver Embossed on White (with bling-not shown-in the center of each flake)

 

or Holly and Pine on Vanilla

 

 

Snowman Soup: $3.00--choose Pool Party Aqua or Wild Wasabi Green

Gift Card Holders: $2.00--These are a cute little design just larger than the gift card itself.  They are by Dawn Griffith.....I wanted to try a style that we haven't made before. The belly band just slides off the wallet style holder.

Choose Snowman or Tree

Gift Tags: $2.50--These folded tags will say "to: from:" inside and have a sticky dimensional on the back to allow you to attach them to your package or bag later.  One set includes 5 tags (one of each design) in a cellophane bag.

Bookmarks $.75 each

Choose Butterfly, Penguin, Pink flower or Blue flower

Hand Sanitizer holder--without sanitizer bottle-$1.50
with sanitizer bottle, particular fragrance subject to availability at my store-$3.00

Choose tree/candy cane, Gingerbread man or Penguin/ornament

Suggested matching fragrances:
Tree or Candy Cane:  Winter Cranberry, Candy Cane Bliss, Twisted Peppermint

Gingerbread man:  Iced Gingerbread, Ho Ho Cookie Dough or Warm Spice and Vanilla

Penguin or Ornament:  Sugar Plum Dream, Blue Chiffon, Candy Cane Bliss

December Technique Class and Stamp Club

Join me on Thursday, December 6 at 6:30 p.m. or Friday, December 7 at noon. Please let me know if you are able to make it or not by Tuesday at 7 p.m. I'd love to see you all here!

$10 for 4 projects or free for 6 month/$25 stamp club members or with a $50 order. Only $5 with a $25 order as well...


First, is this torn edges card. I got the idea from my friend and stampin' idol, Janine Tinklenberg...Her card was a one-layer card with masking, but I love torn edge snow, so I did it this way.

 

Next is this Alcohol Reinker form of Emboss Resist. This was a lot of fun---I hope you like it too.

 

I loved a very similar card to this by my friend Kim Bolzenthal, so I changed it from Soft Suede to Cherry Cobbler and simplified it just a bit by using four punched images instead of three slightly taller images. I hope you like it!

We will also make an easel card with a small 2013 calendar on it.

 

Christmas Stamp A Stack #3 November 15th and 16th

I hope you'll be able to join me on November 15 or 16 for Christmas Stamp A Stack #3! As usual, Thursday at 6:30 or Friday at noon are our meeting times. Just let me know if you need a Saturday option, and I hope you find some cards in this batch that you like.

Stamp A Stack events are 16 cards for $22, and you'll need to provide your choices (Please use the bolded name I used above each card.) with your RSVP by Tuesday, October 16th at 7:00 p.m. Please plan to make at least 3 of each card you want to make.

Prepayment is required for a Stamp A Stack, so you will need to pay even if something comes up unforeseen for this class as I will have already cut paper and supplies for your cards. (There will be a time for you to come stamp them before Christmas-we can work it out.)

The cards include minimal bling, so you may want to purchase an extra pack of bling...You might also want to bring your envelopes (or order ahead for the nice quality Stampin' Up! ones) and stamp them to match your cards...

Come to Bethlehem in Purples

Cherry Collage (Please note: we will make this card at December Stamp Club)

 

Green Greetings (This is NOT a pocket card.) This uses MOJO Monday sketch 263 (MOJO263).

 

 

Squares and Scallops (MOJO Monday Sketch 265) You don't have to tell me which image you want...everything is the same except your choice of images.

 

 

Illuminate Snowflakes (idea from Janine Tinklenberg)

3D Pennant Punch Tree

 

Shimmer Ornament