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)

I love when an idea catches on!

Last month, we made some very neat flowers using the scallop circle punch, and I was so happy to see some of my club members take this idea to a whole new level!

Shanna made this adorable flower arrangement for her mom, Lillie, using the larger scallop circle dies as well as the Beautiful Butterflies! Isn't it lovely!

Michelle made this gorgeous necklace and used the scallop flower as an accent. I love this idea!

Thanks so much ladies for sharing your ideas with us!!!

Dude Cards

I think one of the toughest things (when it comes to card making) is coming up with ideas for the guys. So, for my last club I created some of these masculine themed cards to spark some ideas!

This one is a CASE from Split Coast Stampers:

Stamps used: Woodgrain background stamp, Totally Tool

I followed this tutorial on SCS to get this next card, then added a little Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz on top:

Stamps Used: Lovely as a Tree, Define Your Life

This next one is another one using the brayer technique. I used black cardstock for the ground and stamped the sentiment in White Craft ink then sponged some chalks on top for the gradient effect:

Stamps Used: Pocket Silhouettes, Wanted, Heard from the Heart

I used this last one in a Swap with the Sun City Stampers. Of course, more Smooch Spritz (Have I mentioned I LOVE that stuff?), and the square lattice embossing folder makes another appearance! I think it's a great masculine texture!

Stamps Used: Motorcycle, Teeny Tiny Wishes

May Club Projets

Here's the projects from the May club!

We did a Father's Day card using the "King of the Grill" stamp set from the Summer Mini, as well as a great Emboss-resist technique with the Big Shot Square Lattice Embossing folder. (Thanks to my upline, Alecia Connelly, for teaching me this awesome technique!)

Click Here to download full supply list and instructions.

Next, for National Scrapbooking month, we did a mini album made with envelopes and pull-out journaling cards! It featured the gorgeous "Elements of Style" stamp set. I added my photos and the punched sentiments (using "In a Word" stamp set) to show how the album can look completed and with additional embellishments.

Here you can see how the journaling cards pull out from behind each photo:

Click Here to download the complete supply list and instructions.