Button Buddies Card Class

My upline, Winona Semler, came up with this great idea for a class.  Please contact me to register (if you live in my area, of course!). 

The adorable Button Buddies stamp set (p.71) is one of my favourites, and it is so versatile.  For this class, you will be making eight different all-occasion cards with matching envelopes, all using the Button Buddies set.  And you get to make all the cards for FREE when you purchase the class kit!  The kit includes the following:

• Button Buddies stamp set (wood mount) or Button Buddies stamp set (clear mount) & clear block C
• Package of Brights Buttons 
• Package of Brights Assorted 8 ½ x 11 Cardstock 
• Package of White Baker’s Twine 
• FREE Sale-a-Bration item of your choice

You will have tons of supplies left over to make more cards on your own!

If you already own the stamp set, and you want to make the cards, you will need to purchase the mini kit, which includes a package of Brights Buttons and a package of White Baker’s Twine, along with the fee for the class.

There are 10 spots available, so sign up now to reserve your place! Please also bring scissors and adhesive.

Date: Saturday, February 18

Time: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Place: my house

Cost: $70 for kit (cards are free!) or $25 for the mini kit (includes class fee)

Hope to see you there!

Blessings,

Sale-A-Brate!

This is another swap card I came up with, this time for a Sale-A-Bration swap. 

I really love the upcoming Sale-A-Bration ribbon and brad combo pack!  I threaded some of the Lucky Limeade ribbon through a strip of Everyday Enchantment SAB designer series paper that I had punched with the Lace Border punch.  This went onto a Vintage Wallpaper-embossed Very Vanilla background that I sponged with Soft Suede and Pool Party ink. 

The main piece is stamped with the Elementary Elegance stamp set.  Before I stamped, I inked the stamp in Soft Suede ink, then used a blender pen to remove some ink from a few of the little images in the stamp.  I coloured those images with the Pool Party Stampin' Write marker before stamping, so there is a multi-coloured image.  The center is punched out with the Curly Label punch, then the sentiment is stamped in Lucky Limeade.  A few rhinestone jewels finish off the card.

Again, I received some beautiful cards in this swap.  I'll post photos in a few days.

Blessings to you,

Mixed Bunch

This is a card I created for an Occasions Mini catalogue swap that I participated in.

As soon as I saw the new Blossom punch in the mini catalogue, I knew I had to have it!  I'm such a sucker for punches! And of course, you can't get the punch without the coordinating stamp set, so Mixed Bunch went onto my order as well. 

It may sound silly, but I actually chose my colours based on the In Color designer brads because I have tons of them and I wanted to use them up on my swaps!  So, In Colors it was!  This card has Pool Party, Island Indigo, Pear Pizzazz and Wisteria Wonder.  To finish off the flowers, I added some polka dot designer brads - as previously mentioned - some mini brads and some rhinestone jewels.

The Island Indigo background piece is embossed with the Finial Press embossing folder, and I added some Pear Pizzazz pleated satin ribbon as well.

You wouldn't believe all the gorgeous cards I received in this swap!  My card board is full of new amazing samples to show my customers and club ladies!  I'll try and post a few photos in the next few days.

Blessings to you,

January Scrapbook Club Layout

This month we did a Valentine's Day layout using the new Hearts Framelits dies for the Big Shot.

I love the new Twitterpated product suite, so we used the designer series paper, pleated satin ribbon and buttons for the layout as well.  The Take it to Heart set, of course, coordinates perfectly, so we embellished the keepsake envelope with that set.

January Stamp Club Cards

Happy New Year!  I've had so much fun playing with all the new stuff from the Occasions Mini Catalogue, and my Stamp Club ladies get to share in the fun!  Here's what we'll be making this month:

This is my sneak peek card for the upcoming Sale-A-Bration!  I copied the butterfly idea out of the mini catalogue.  It uses the new lace doily sizzlits die in Calypso Coral, layered over some Everyday Enchantment designer series paper, then cut with the Beautiful Butterflies die.  I also used one of the new Edgelets dies and embossing folders for the bottom of the card.  The sentiment is from Elementary Elegance, stamped in Lucky Limeade.  Some SAB ribbon and a brad finish off the card.

I definitely wanted to show off the new Framelits dies, so I used them with the Take it to Heart stamp set.  I stamped the bird in black Staz-On on watercolour paper, then coloured using my Stampin' Pastels and a blender pen.  I also used my Aqua Painter with some Baja Breeze ink to colour in the heart so it would blend better with the Twitterpated designer series paper.  I punched a scallop circle out of Blushing Bride, then used my bone folder to soften the paper (swipe the bone folder over the cardstock several times until the edges start to come apart).  Then I peeled apart the scallop circle so I had two that look like suede.  I glued those together, then did the same thing with some Island Indigo paper and my Boho Blossoms punch.  To finish off the card, I added some Blushing Bride folded satin ribbon and a Twitterpated button from the new mini catalogue. 

I couldn't go without the new scented embossing powders, so I had to show this to my Stamp Club ladies!  The cherries from the Mouthwatering set are inked with Real Red craft ink and a Lucky Limeade Stampin' Write marker.  I then poured some Cherry-scented embossing powder over the cherries and heat set them.  They smell soooooo good!  The card is simply finished with some polka-dot embossed Lucky Limeade cardstock and Real Red satin ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings to you,

December Stamp Club Cards

For my Stamp Clubs this month, we are, of course, making Christmas cards! 

This adorable singing mouse is made from punches.  I rolled the music note wheel across the card in a curving motion.  The "Joy" is from The Sounding Joy stamp set.  Such a cute mousie!

This next card was designed by Lorna Raczynski, and uses the Spirelli technique.  I used Perfect Plum and glossy white cardtsock for this one.  The Lace stamp is stamped in VersaMark and embossed with white embossing powder before sponging Perfect Plum ink around and on top of it.

This card was designed by a demonstrator in my upline's group, and I'm so sorry, but I can't remember who made it!  But I love the designer paper Christmas tree!  It's made by using a half-circle of paper and folding it back and forth.  The ribbon is a piece of Wild Wasabi grosgrain cut in half.

This final card is a gift card holder that I learned how to make at my upline, Winona Semler's, meeting.  It's made with a long envelope folded in half.  Super cute and easy to make!

Here's the inside. 

Thanks for reading!

Blessings to you,

December Scrapbook Club Layout

What else would we do in December but a Christmas layout? 

For this super-cute layout, I used the Holly Berry Bouquet Product Suite, including Holly Berry Bouquet designer series paper and buttons, the Pines & Poinsettias stamp set and some matching ribbon (Real Red satin, Wild Wasabi striped grosgrain and Very Vanilla velvet stitched ribbon).

The Christmas trees are made by taking a 6" half circle (cut with my Circle Scissors Plus), then folding it back and forth.

Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!

Mini Muffin Tin Advent Calendar

I mentioned yesterday that one of my stamp clubs was making some Christmas cards.  Well, my other stamp club decided that instead of having a hostess for November and placing orders, they wanted to make this adorable Mini Muffin Tin Advent Calendar that I learned from Christy Harsch. 

When I showed them the tin a few months ago, they were very excited to make it, so this is what we did last Thursday. 

It uses tons of punches and die cuts, and it features the very cute 25 & Counting stamp set with the Frostwood Lodge suite. 

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like...

Well, my house is all decorated for Christmas as of today.  My boys had a blast decorating the tree while we blasted Christmas music through the house!  So now I'm in a very Christmas-y mood!  I'm very excited about stamp club for the next two months because we get to make so many holiday cards! One of my Stamp Clubs is making these cute Christmas cards/projects this month.

This first item is an adorable little purse that I learned from Lorna Raczynski.  It's filled with some chocolate treats, and it's the perfect size for holding a gift card!  I used the Holly Berry Bouquet suite to make this one.

This next card is a telescoping card.  As soon as I saw the tutorial for this on Splitcoast Stampers, I had to try it!  I used the Christmas Lodge stamp set with the Frostwood Lodge designer series paper.  Some Fire Circle brads finish it off.

The final card is this Christmas ribbon flower card.  It didn't photograph as well as I would have liked - it looks way better in real life!  I used the Cherry Cobbler striped grosgrain ribbon to create the flower by using a basting stitch with some white baker's twine along one side of the ribbon.  Then pull the twine tight so the ribbon loops up.  I then stitched it shut at the back and ran the twine up through the center, pulled it through the button, and knotted it at the back.  There is a second piece of ribbon wrapped around the main part of the card.  To finish it off, I used the Pines & Poinsettias set to stamp a greeting, added a Vintage Tag and some First Edition designer series paper cut with the Top Note die and stamped with the En Francais background stamp.

Snow Days Layout

This is the layout my Scrapbook Club will be doing tonight.  I CASEd this gorgeous layout by Christine Gaydos - just changed out a few colours, but her design is amazing!

We haven't got snow here yet, but it's coming soon, so we may as well start scrapping it!

Blessings to you,