August 28, 2010

OMG! I'm so excited for the workshop I'm doing tomorrow. I've been running around like a chicken without a head putting stuff together. This is going to be a great one, I just know it!!!

I wanted to do something SPECTACULAR for the hostess, so I put together this little something special. I CASEd the box from Jan Farring. Jan, I LOVE YOU for this one! I'll be using it for many workshops to come.

This particular one might be really hard to let go! At least I know it's going to a good home. :)

Supplies for the whole kit-n-caboodle are:

Card Stock:
Very Vanilla
Basic Black
Crumb Cake
Pretty in Pink
Real Red

Ribbon:

Black striped
Black satin
Pretty in Pink satin

Designer Series Paper:
Newsprint

Ink:
Real Red
Basic Black

Punches:
Large Scallop Circle
Scallop Trim Border
Scallop Edge Border
Scallop Oval
Small Oval

Stamp Sets:
Sincere Sentiments

Other:
Polka-Dot Embossing Folder/Big Shot
Paper Piercing Tool
Vellum

The flower here is white vellum that I inked with Real Red and a dauber.

I am in LOVE with this card for a masculine flair. Will be using it for in the future for sure!

 

 

 

You can contact me for a class or for instructions! I'm happy to share!

Whether we like it or not, the holidays are fast approaching. Have you seen it too?? Subtle hints like school starting and Halloween decorations in stores. My son asked me the other day what he should be for Halloween! Yikes!!

Well folks, I guess that means it's time to breakout the Christmas ideas too. There is nothing worse than hitting the week after Thanksgiving and not having your Christmas cards ready, right????

I'll be hosting a Stampin' Up Stamp-A-Stack on October 10. This is a Sunday. If you'd like to come but can't make it on a Sunday, please let me know. I'm entertaining the idea of a whole weekend event and can easily add Saturday October 9. 

This will be at my house starting at high noon.

We will be making 15 cards (3 each of 5 different layouts). Here is a sneak peek at one of them:

The cost for this class will be $25 and include all supplies necessary to make all of the cards. If you need to make additional cards, you will be more than welcome to do so, and they will be $1 per card. 

Payment is due at the time of registering for the class, and I can accept Paypal (please contact me for that information). There will be a $5 discount for registering before October 1. 


Hope to see everyone there!!!

August 18, 2010

So, I said it was going to be a "buggy" weekend, and a "buggy" weekend it was! I know it's Wednesday, but it still counts cuz it's my Monday.

My sister-in-law came over on Sunday and helped me with several fun "buggy" ideas. We laughed a lot and actually were pretty productive.

My "buggy" workshop has, unfortunately, had to cancel. Darn vacations and back-to-school crunch! It's all good though, because I'm stock full of fun ideas for future workshops. Here are a few:

I CASEd this box from Jan Farring. It's so simple that I just love it! We made several on Sunday. 

We also made several cards to go inside the box. All of these cards are using the Bugs and Kisses stamp set. For a complete supply list, please contact me. I'm happy to share. :)

Coming up next time: Briana's workshop! Briana is having a workshop on August 29, and my ideas are all lined up. I'll leak little tidbits between now and then.

For those of you itching to use those creative fingers, I'm planning a Holiday Stamp-A-Stack for October. More info to come, but if you can't wait, contact me and I'll dish the dirt!

Wow! So this is my first blog post EVER! I don't even know what I say (that's something new!)

So let's get to it:

This is a sneak peek of a card we're going to make at a workshop on August 22. The hostess wanted something with bugs, so bugs she's gonna get! I had a lot of fun creating it though, and I'm pretty sure it fits the bill. 

Pretty cute, huh?


Here's the "recipe:"


Cardstock: Always Artichoke and Whisper White
Stamps: Bugs & Kisses
Inks: Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, and Real Red
Punch: Oval and Scalloped Oval


Easy Peasy!


Stay tuned because my mission this weekend is to go "BUGGY!"