Recent Card Swaps

In addition to the card we used in this month's club projects, here are two more cards I submitted for a swap with some of my fellow demonstrators!

This card uses the Level 2 hostess set, "Cute by the Inch" as well as the lovely hummingbird in the "Elements of Style" set. There's also a bit of Greenhouse Gala DSP on there!

This next card uses the "Friends Never Fade" set from the new IBC and features several of the new (and retuning) colors: Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi and Pacific Point. The sentiment was so fun to do! I used my sponge daubers to create a blend of all my colors then stamped the image on top in Basic Black. This is a great image to use this technique on!

July Club Projects

Sorry I've been so scarce on the blog lately! I've had a heavy work schedule to contend with lately and am finally getting around to catching my breath!

Here are the club projects we completed this month!

First, we altered this giant clothespin by covering it with the Newsprint DSP and distressing the edges with Crumb Cake and Soft Suede ink:

The tags were all made from the "Artistic Etchings" stamp set in the new IBC. We used the corner rounder punch to round the corners and set eyelets in each one with the Crop-a-dile. We threaded all of them on some 1/8" Basic Black taffeta ribbon and tied it through the inside of the clothespin. It makes a very lovely note or photo holder!

Our second project was a card we made using the "Because I Care" Level 1 hostess set. I also submitted this same card design in a recent swap I participated in:
The card featured two of the new in-colors: Blushing Bride and Pear Pizazz. We used the exclusive Stampin' Up embossing folder: Elegant Bouquet and ran a piece of vellum card stock through the Big Shot. Then, we stamped the hydrangea and it's loose blooms in the un-embossed area. After giving it a few minutes to dry, we turned the vellum over and used markers and blender pens to color in the flowers and stem. We stamped a background on the Blushing Bride card stock before adhering the vellum on top of it. We used the new Smooch Illuminate Top Coat Accent Ink on the raised portion of the embossed image to finish off the card front.

It's a new year...

How exciting! Today marks the begining of a new Stampin' Up! year with the debut of the brand new, gorgeous 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog! I have updated all of my catalog links on the sidebar of my blog to include all new catalog editions. Be sure to check them all out!

Christmas in July "Stamp a Stack"!

Get a jump start on your Christmas card making this year!

By the time you leave this class, you will have 10 different Christmas cards (pictured above) in your hands and will have learned the secrets of the "One Sheet Wonder" technique!

Date: Thursday, July 29
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Place: My Home

Cost is $20 per person* and will include all supplies (including envelopes) and the tutorial to duplicate the One Sheet Wonder technique on your own!

Use this same technique to whip up quick Birthday Cards, Thank You Cards, or any other card set… right on the spot!

Space is limited, so contact me today if you would like to attend!

Payment is required in advance to guarantee a spot in the class and is non-refundable. Payment can be mailed or dropped off in the form of cash or a check. I will also accept paypal.

* Registration fee discounts are available to anyone placing an order. See me for more details.

June Club Projects

I'm finally back from vacation so I can post the projects we made in club this month!

First, we made a card featuring the Watercolor Trio set from the summer mini, as well as the beautiful color combination of Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink and Certainly Celery. And what's that I spy??? *gasp!* It's a preview item from the next IBC!!! ;o)

The neat-o thing about THIS card is it has a tear-out bookmark in it! How cool is that?!? What a perfect card to give along with a book! :o)

You can find the tutorial for the bookmark card on SCS here!

Secondly, we made a Fourth of July Acetate Box using the Red, White and Blue jumbo wheel - also from the summer mini. An acetate box tutorial can be found on SCS here. I differed our version slightly by making it a bit taller and adding a "wrap-around" piece. For that piece, we rolled the jumbo wheel (using Real red ink) twice - once on Real Red Cardstock and again on whisper white. We used the Real red piece to wrap around the box, and then cut out phrases from the Whisper white piece and placed them over their matching phrases on the Real Red CS using stampin' dimensionals.

What a fun treat box! What would YOU fill it with for your 4th of July gathering? :o)