Two Happy Stampers

Apothecary Tags

2012-01-29T06:00:00.002-07:00

Here's my "Thank You" tags that I made for some of my stamping friends this month. I used the Apothecary Art My Digital Studio stamp for the "For You" and water colored the floral image using Marina Mist, Calypso Coral, and Lucky Limeade ink. I ran the Crumb Cake tag base through my crimper and added a scalloped punched Calypso Coral decorative strip across the lower section of the tag.

Have a great day!

Simple Valentine

2012-01-25T06:00:00.003-07:00

Here's another Valentine card to share with you. On this simple card I used the Hearts framelit to emboss onto my Whisper White panel (don't think you can see the embossing very well...but yes, you can use the framelits to add embossing to your papercrafts. I'll have to share that technique in another blog post.) and then I added a couple of Everyday Enchantment DSP hearts to the embossed area, placing a red button tied with red/white twine to one of the hearts. I stamped a Valentine sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes, and now I've got myself a quick and easy handmade Valentine card to give away.

Oh...I almost forgot the paper piercing under the sentiment... just a little extra to finish off the card :-)

Have a great day!

Strips of Valentine Enchantment

2012-01-18T06:00:00.006-07:00

It's hard to believe that we're already into the middle of January and heading towards the next holiday, Valentine's Day. Here's the last card we made in this month's Valentine Trio class. I used strips of the SAB Everyday Enchantment DSP along with the Edgelit Adorning Accents scallop die and coordinating Adorning Accents embossing folder.

I have a couple of sheets left over from the Everyday Enchantment DSP which are more masculine, but haven't created anything with them yet. With my Valentine classes finished, I'm looking forward to playing around with these new sheets of DSP and their color combinations.

I hope that you're having a week, and thanks for stopping by!

This card is part of January's Valentine Enchantment Trio class.

A Framed Valentine

2012-01-14T06:00:00.023-07:00

What?! Another Everyday Enchantment DSP card? An enthusiastic, Yes! I would never have used these two colors together on a Valentine card, but the Pool Party and Poppy Parade look great together, especially against the Whisper White background. I used the Labels framelits to create the Pool Party frame around the stamped sentiment. The surrounding hearts were made with the new Hearts framelit, and how about the Edgelit Adorning Accents scallop die and coordinating Adorning Accents embossing folder? These make for a pretty cute detail!

I appreciate you stopping by...hope that you have a great day.

This card is part of January's Valentine Enchantment Trio class.

Click Here to visit Tiffany's blog and be inspired by the rest of her "IPicks" this week.

A Quilted Valentine

2012-01-12T17:22:00.000-07:00

Here's another Valentine share. This card uses the upcoming Sale-A-Bration Everyday Enchantment DSP. This cute DSP has been punched out with the Postage Stamp punch to create the quilt effect.

This is one of the Valentine cards we're making in this month's class on Tuesday, 1/20. If you can't make the class, I have the tutorial and a few card kits available for purchase.

Thanks for stopping by!

A Charming Heart Birthday

2012-01-10T17:38:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick birthday card using the new Hearts Framelit die. I wanted my card to be the size of the largest framelit, so I folded my 6x11 Pool Party CS in half lengthwise and placed one of the sides just inside the framelit to create a hinge that the card would open/close at. I used the upcoming Sale-A-Bration DSP Everyday Enchantment and cut out a smaller heart using the Hearts framelit, sponging Pool Party ink around the edges of the DSP heart. My stamped image is from the Charming stamp set which I used the Marker-to-Stamp technique on to get the variety of colors on my stamped image. I punched out the stamped image using the Extra-Large Oval punch, snailing it to a Perfect Polka Dot embossed 2-3/8" scallop circle. I also embossed the heart-shaped card front with the Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder. The stamped/scallop circle is dimensionaled to the upper center of the heart. The Basic Black stamped "Happy Birthday" is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes SS, which was punched with the Word Window punch and then the edges were sponged. I added a punched Itty Bitty Pool Party scallop to the left side of the punched sentiment with one of SU's Mini Brads attached to the flower center. This last little piece was dimensionaled to the card front...and voila! It's done :-) Thanks for stopping by!

An Apothecary Birthday

2012-01-08T06:00:00.012-07:00

I'm looking forward to creating cards with this new Apothecary Art stamp set. It's coordination with the Labels framelits make it a versatile set.

I used both the stamp set and framelit on this birthday card, along with the Edgelit Adorning Accents scallop die, along with the Adorning Accents embossing folders, more great coordinating accessories.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Another Valentine

2012-01-07T06:00:00.006-07:00

This Valentine card was inspired by a card in the IBC catalog. This has a little slit on the card front for a Valentine "Friend" Tag. The DSP is from Stampin' Up's upcoming SAB catalog (January 24!!)...I love this paper! I used the stamp set Vintage Vogue and Teeny Tiny Wishes for the sentiment.

Have a great day!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Soft Suede,Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade

Accessories and DSP from 2012 SAB catalog

Ink: Early Espresso, Poppy Parade, Soft Suede

Punches: Small Heart, Corner Rounder, Decorative Label, Word Window

Big Shot: Edgelit Adorning Accents Scallops; Framed Tulips Embossing folder; Hearts Collection Framelit

Stamp Set: Vintage Vogue,Teeny Tiny Wishes

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A Valentine Share

2012-01-06T16:38:00.001-07:00

Wow, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day have all come and gone, and here we are heading towards the next fun event...Valentine's Day. I spent part of my December break playing around with my new Mini Occasion goodies, which are now available to everyone. On today's card I used pieces and leftovers from the Valentine cards I made for this month's Card Class.

The little pieces put together made for a clean and super simple card.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black, Poppy Parade

Punches: Small Heart, Corner Rounder

Big Shot: Edgelit Adorning Accents Scallops; Adorning Accents Embossing folder (hearts and scallop); Hearts Collection Framelit

Stamp Set: Tiny Tags,Teeny Tiny Wishes

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2012 Occasions Mini Catalog

2012-01-04T10:04:00.000-07:00

The Occasions Mini catalog is here and filled with innovative accessories, fresh new stamp sets and more!

Order dates: January 4 - April 30, 2012

To view all the fun ideas and new supplies, CLICK HERE!

Wisteria Flower Fest

2012-01-03T11:16:00.001-07:00

Here's a little birthday card I made for my granddaughter using the Flower Fest stamp set. This is a great stamp set if you love to watercolor. I frayed the bottom edge of the Concord Crush ribbon and used the threads I pulled out to tie in the buttonholes of the big pink button I found.

Have a great day!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Concord Crush

Ink: Stazon Black, Soft Suede; Reinkers - Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade

Punches: 1-1/4" circle; Itty Bitty Shapes

Big Shot: Square Lattice folder; Lattice Bigz die; Labels Collection Framelit

Stamp Set: Flower Fest,Teeny Tiny Wishes

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Happy New Year and January Newsletter

2012-01-01T17:18:00.001-07:00

A very Happy New Year to everyone! I've posted the January Stamping Newsletter which you can view HERE or by clicking on my Newsletter button on the right side of the blog. I am looking forward to sharing ideas, cards, classes, and spending 2012 with all of you who stamp with me or visit here on my blog. Thanks for stopping by!

Here's what's going on this coming month:

January Classes

Creative Cards: Valentine Cards ($15)

Tuesday, 1/10 – 10 AM-Noon; (7-9 PM CANCELLED)at Tumbleweed Recreation Center

Tuesday, 1/17 – 10 AM-Noon; 1:30-3:30 PM; 7-9 PM at Heidi’s House

January PDF Tutorials

Valentine Card Class Tutorial ($3.95)

Demo to Demo Valentine Card Class Tutorial ($8.95)

To view class picture, purchasing and more info, CLICK HERE

January Card Kits

Valentine Card Class Kit - Includes PDF Tutorial ($17.00 - includes shipping)
To view class picture, puchasing and more info, CLICK HERE

Valentine Enchantment Trio Class Tutorial and Kits

2012-01-01T17:14:00.004-07:00

The Valentine Enchantment Trio Tutorial features three Valentine Cards using Big Shot die-cuts, framelits, edgelits, punching, sponging and stamping. All cards use Stampin’ Up’s 2012 Sale-A-Bration designer series paper, Everyday Enchantment. The stamp sets used are Teeny Tiny Wishes, Very Vintage and Tiny Tags. You will receive detailed step-by-step 22-page illustrated instructions with pictures, supply list, and cutting guides for each card. The cost for the Valentine Enchantment Trio tutorial is $3.95 and can be purchased below by clicking on the "Buy Now" button. The PDF tutorial will be emailed to you within 24 hours.

Valentine Enchantment Trio Tutorial - $3.95

Demo-to-Demo option- If you're a Stampin' Up! Demo, please feel free to teach any of my tutorials using verbal instruction. If you would like to give a copy of the Valentine Enchantment Trio tutorial to your class guests, as a fellow Stampin’ Up! demo, I have made this option affordable for you. Upon receipt of payment I will send you a copy of the tutorial without my name and contact information (I will retain my copyright information on the bottom of each card). The additional charge for this privilege is $5.00, which allows you to print or send out e-tutorials to your class guests. I use the honor system. Click on the "Buy Now" button for $8.95 ($3.95 PDF tutorial + $5.00 demo-to-demo class tutorial) and your PDF tutorials will be emailed to you within 24 hours.

Demo to Demo Valentine Enchantment Trio Tutorial - $8.95

Valentine Enchantment Card Kit

I have a limited supply of the Valentine Enchantment Card Kits available for $17 (cost includes Shipping/Handling). Each Kit includes the following:

Prepared Kit includes all pre-cut punched, textured and die-cut cardstock pieces, pre-cut Everyday Enchantment DSP. The Kit comes ready for you to stamp and assemble. (Stamp sets not included - use your own stamps or purchase the featured stamp sets at a $5 discount through me. I have included a Word prepared sheet of Valentine sentiments).
Ribbon, Brads, jewels, as shown on projects.
3 envelopes
22-page PDF Illustrated Tutorial with photographs and step-by-step instructions
PDF Valentine sentiment page

Please Note: You will need to provide adhesive, ink and stamp sets to complete the project as shown in picture.

Stamp Sets: 115370 - Teeny Tiny Wishes WM (36.95); 118592- Tiny Tags CM(16.95); 118598 - Vintage Vogue CM -OR- SAB Fresh Vintage - Available 1/24/2012 (please contact me directly for $5 discount - heiditek@cox.net)

Click on the "Buy Now" button below. PLEASE NOTE: Card Kits will begin shipping on Friday, January 20, 2012. PDF Tutorial will be emailed to you within 24-hours of purchase.

Valentine Enchantment Trio Card Kit - $17.00 (includes PDF tutorial and shipping/handling fees)
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Digital December Continues

2011-12-27T06:00:00.002-07:00

I hope that you all had a very Merry Christmas. Since we're still in the Holiday season, I wanted to share another digital page from my 2012 calendar, which turned out great, BTW. I used the Cinch binder to put it together and I can't believe how fast and easy it was. I was a little concerned about how the pages would print out, but my printer did a great job!

This is my December calendar page, hope that you enjoy it!

A Very Simple Christmas Card

2011-12-23T06:00:00.012-07:00

Since I haven't posted any cards for awhile, I thought I'd share this simple Christmas card I made. These were my "send out" cards this year. I used mostly digital images from My Digital Studio. I did stamp a nice sentiment inside each card using the Petite Pairs. My hybrid additions are the crimped Early Espresso band across the front, the colored star rhinestones and a tied bow.

They were fast, easy but still handmade.. my kind of card.

...and like the card says, "Have yourself a Merry little Christmas"!

Our Gingerbread House

2011-12-21T22:08:00.001-07:00

My post today has absolutely nothing to do with stamping or card making. Today's post is about Gingerbread Houses, although we used graham crackers to make ours. I thought I'd start off by showing you some pictures we took of the Gingerbread Houses at the Biltmore Hotel.

Each house was a replica of famous buildings like the Arizona Gammage

The Guggenheim Art Museum

A replica of the historic state capitol building in Prescott.

My favorite was this one, a traditional Gingerbread House.

Here's another house that was on display. It's different...I like the water effect.

Back to our Gingerbread House project ....the Gingerbread House has become a tradition that my son, aka Uncle Daniel, does with Adriel's kids every year.

This year was a little more involved as they drew up house plans, made a serious candy run to the dollar store, and figured out the best tool for cutting windows, doors and roofs out of the graham crackers.

With the planning stage behind them they dove into cutting and assembling their house. The kids made furniture while Daniel assembled the house structure.

The veranda on the second story includes a hot tub, filled with blue bubble gum for the water.

Kayla made a snow penguin...and candy bananas are strategically hidden throughout the house. Why???

Since the assembling took several hours, we saved the decorating for the next day. If you didn't know it, the best part about decorating the Gingerbread House is getting to eat all the candy. Some of the candy made it on the house, but I think a lot of it got eaten.

I was in charge of the Gingerbread icing and I discovered a great Eggless Royal Icing recipe from Food.com. Did you know this is what Gingerbread icing is called? I sure didn't. This eggless recipe is great because if you eat the candy off of the house, you don't have to worry about getting salmonella from the eggs. I thought I'd share the recipe here, just in case anyone out there decides to make a Gingerbread House with Royal Icing.

Eggless Royal Icing

Ingredients:

1 cup confectioner's sugar
2 teaspoons water or milk
3 teaspoons light corn syrup

Directions:

In a small bowl, stir together confectioner's sugar and water or milk until smooth.
Add corn syrup until icing is smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick, add more corn syrup.
Keep icing covered with damp cloth when not using to prevent crusting

We just used a ziplock bag for squeezing out our icing by snipping off a small corner piece, filling the bag with icing. We rolled the bag up and squeezed the icing through the corner hole and it worked great. You could certainly use a pastry bag and tips for a more professional and cleaner look. This icing works great...it's super sticky, it held all our candy onto the graham cracker walls, it was pliable enough to squeeze and it made great icicles, plus it dries like a rock. For the roof we thinned the icing down with a few drops of water and spread it over the roof, then we sprinkled crushed hard peppermint candies over it and let it dry. (This was Kayla's great idea :-)
Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Themed Piano Hinge Book

2011-12-16T06:00:00.002-07:00

My blog share today doesn't really qualify as a Digital December share, although it does include a few digital embellishments.

My stamping friend, Susan, had made a Piano Hinge Book several months ago and she generously offered to show me how to make one. So with her help and time, this is what I made. I chose a Christmas theme because last year she'd given me a Christmas designer paper kit (she does spoil me...she's also been known to drop by Fudgy Wudgy fudge), which I'd planned on using to make a scrapbook, but it just never happened.

This little book was just too much fun to make...really! I added little pockets, printed up some cute My Digital Studio embellishments, and I even did some macrame (I was shocked that I even remembered any knots...I used to make macrame jewelry with puka shells way back in the 70's).

It's been great to have the book already finished because as I'm going through the 2011 Christmas season I'm able to take pictures and journal as I go along. I always think about doing a scrapbook AFTER an event or special occasion, but I have to say that having a book already prepared allows you to think about the pictures you want for each page and the journaling has come easy because I'm drawing from current memories and thoughts. I'll have to remember this for any future books I make.

These pages will be perfect for pictures of our Gingerbread House. I'll blog and post pictures of the Gingerbread House in the near future, but all I can say about the house right now is...Wow!

Susan and I brainstormed about different themed Piano Hinge books we could make. We both thought a recipe book would be darling.

I just have to say that it's fun to have a blog...I love posting pictures of things I'm excited about and sharing it here in the blogging world. I hope you enjoy the pictures!

Clearance Rack Sale Blitz!

2011-12-15T10:22:00.000-07:00

What's the big news?
Well the big news is that now through January 5, 2012, nearly 200 new Clearance Rack items are being added to the Online Store at discounts up to 80 percent off retail--while supplies last! Now, that's big news!

Click on my Clearance Rack Flyer to view all the sale items.

Here's some helpful ordering information:

Only online orders qualify for this promotion. Orders can include non-Clearance Rack items, as well.
The Clearance Rack Blitz includes old-body style punches.
There is no minimum purchase required to participate in this promotion.
Qualifying Clearance Rack orders are eligible for hostess benefits/Stampin' Rewards.
Clearance Rack Blitz items are only available while supplies last. There are no refunds or exchanges on Clearance Rack items.
You may view Clearance Rack Blitz items in the Online Store.

Pretty Pink Baby

2011-12-11T06:00:00.007-07:00

Here's another calendar page that I'm sharing from the Digital Calendar I created using My Digital Studio. I went with pinks and white for my color choices and used the Upsy Daisy stamp for the bottom bordering flowers. Cute pictures, cute papers, cute stamps all made for an easy page design.

Thanks for taking time to stop by!

A Bright Digital Birthday Page

2011-12-08T06:00:00.014-07:00

If you just popped in, my theme for this month is Digital December because I'm sharing pages from the Digital Calendar I've been creating using My Digital Studio.

Today I'm sharing a bright and cheery birthday page. I chose my theme and colors based on the photos I had. Colors: Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Blue (don't know off hand which color blue I used), one of the Digital Kits that is included with My Digital Studio along with several stamp sets. I had a lot of fun designing this page...lots of fun colors!

It's a Digital December

2011-12-04T18:14:00.000-07:00

This month I'll be sharing pages from the Digital Calendar I've been working on. I've been using My Digital Studio to create my calendar and have enjoyed getting a chance to use some features of the program that I hadn't tried out before. I haven't printed my calendar yet, I still have pictures I need to edit and add to my projects before I'm ready to print, but all the design work is finished. When I finally print it, I'll share a picture of the printout. I'm kind of excited about printing out the pages because I'll finally get a chance to use my birthday present, my Cinch binding tool...woohoo!

This has been a fun project to work on, not only creatively, but it's been enjoyable to go through photos and their memories.I'm still deciding on the order of the pages, so I won't be sharing them in any particular order. I thought I'd share how I go about designing a scrap page. I know that staring at a blank page and trying to design a 12-month calendar is a little daunting, so before I opened up my blank page, I tried to have some kind of idea/theme for each page and figured out which photos I wanted to use. Then I chose my page colors based on the predominant colors in the photos. When I would hit a blank on an idea for a page layout, I'd visit a couple of layout sites to get inspired, there are a ton of inspiring ideas that other creative people have shared on their blogs and on the web.

Looking through my photos helped me choose the theme "sisters" for this page. I used the colors in the girls' clothing for my page colors - Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Lovely Lilac and Old Olive. My layout is pretty simple - several rows of borders behind a designer paper photo mat. I added a couple of 5-petal punched flowers and leaves from one of the digital stamp sets. Then I placed some embellishments to the flower centers and chose a cute font for the "Sisters...Sweet" words. That's it in a nutshell! I'll share more pages throughout the next several weeks.

I hope that you have a great day!

Holiday Treasure Countdown 5

2011-11-29T06:00:00.011-07:00

Here's the last share from our Holiday Treasure class. We made these two Christmas Tags as one of our Holiday Treasure projects.

These are super simple, super quick, but will add that little extra to your gift-giving. I used the Letters to Santa DSP for the Crumb Cake tag.

I used the "Joy at Christmas" stamp from the Perfect Punches stampset as the focal point for the Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler scalloped tag.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting! Have a great day :-)

Holiday Treasure Countdown 4

2011-11-26T06:00:00.006-07:00

I hope that you had a wonderful Thansksgiving. I guess with Thanksgiving behind us we're officially in the Christmas Season. I love Christmas!

Here's a simple, yet elegant Holiday Treasure that you can make with your Big Shot and the Snowflake Bigz die. My Holiday Treasure number 4 is a lovely tea light holder for Christmas. I used thin aluminum, but you can use a soda can or you can buy thin aluminum at the hobby store (be sure to use your 40% off coupon), Sticky Strip and a tea light. Stagger and glue the metal snowflakes together, adhere and place your tea light over the snowflakes by adding a few strips of Sticky Strip to the bottom of the tea light, then slightly bend up the arms of your snowflakes and you have yourself an elegant Christmas decoration. I got this fun idea from Monica Weaver.

Holiday Treasure Countdown Number 3

2011-11-23T06:00:00.000-07:00

Here's the third Holiday Treasure share for you, the Punched Circles Ornament. There are so many cute and fun variations of these ornaments out there, I was quite inspired! This is a great project to use up some of your Christmas designer paper scraps and leftovers.

These are super easy to make...and who would have thought that paper leftovers could be so cute, huh?

Online Extravaganza is Here!

2011-11-21T10:07:00.000-07:00

Visit my Online Store, click on Shop Now in the upper right section,

Click on Online Extravaganza to view all the great items on sale.

Happy Shopping!

Stampin' Up! On-Line Extravaganza Starts Monday!

2011-11-19T14:39:00.000-07:00

ATTENTION STAMPIN' UP! CUSTOMERS!!! Start your holiday shopping Monday, Nov. 21, as Stampin' Up! launches their annual On-line Extravaganza. This event was a huge hit last year and it promises great savings and deals again this year.

THERE WILL BE TWO VERY SPECIAL OFFERS ON MONDAY--NOV. 21!

What are they? We don't know what they are yet so the excitement is building! Be sure to visit my Stampin' Up! website HERE on Monday to find out all the details! Once you are at my site, click the Shop Now button in the upper right section to view store items.
Some examples of what you can expect:

FREE digital downloads valued at $40 when you buy My Digital Studio Express
60 percent off select Designer Fabrics
30 percent off an exclusive ribbon bundle!

Stampin' Up! holds this sale every year to kick off the Holiday Shopping Season. This year's sale begins Monday, November 21 and runs through Wednesday, November 30. You can conveniently place your orders online through my Stampin' Up! website.

Holiday Treasure Countdown Number 2

2011-11-19T06:00:00.003-07:00

My second Holiday Treasure share is the Scalloped Goody Bag Topper. I got this fun idea from my SU demo friend, Laura Plummer. These are great to fill with teas, chocolates, gift card and goodies, or whatever else you can think of.

The Goody Bags make cute party favors, thank you gifts, or just a fun way to say, "I'm thinking of you."
Supplies:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Real Red

DSP: Frostwood Lodge

Ink: real Red Stampin' Write marker

Punches: 1-3/4" Scallop circle, Extra-Large Oval

Big Shot: Scallop Circle, Scallop Circles #2

Digital Stamp Set: Sweet Season (From Our House to Yours)

Click to Order Stampin' Up! Supplies

Holiday Treasure Countdown

2011-11-16T06:00:00.009-07:00

Each year we offer a Holiday Treasure Class, which is one of my favorite classes. We create a bunch of fun Christmas-Themed gifts, tags, and what-not's for gift-giving. This year we made 5 creations and I thought it would be fun to share them here on our blog. Countdown Number 1 are Ornament Gift Card Holders which were inspired by Vickie Burdick. I copied her great layout for my Merry Winter Ornament... the merry snowman from the Merry Winter stampset looks so cute in this layout.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler

DSP: Frostwood Lodge

Ink: Early Espresso; Markers: Cherry Cobbler, Pear PIzzaz, Pumpkin Pie

Punches: 2-3/8" Scallop Circle, 2-1/2" Circle, 1-3/4" circle, Scallop Edge, Round Tab, Word Window, Itty Bitty 4-leaf, Hand punch

Big Shot: Scallop Circle, Snowburst Textured Impressions Folder

Stamp Set: Merry Winter

I went with a gingerbread look to create the Gingerbread Ornament, using one of MDS "Sweet Season - Gingerbread" digital stamps for the focal point.

These will make fun gift-givers to hang on the tree this year.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red

Ink: Riding Hood Red

Punches: Decorative Label, Round Tab, Itty Bitty scallop

Big Shot: Scallop Circle, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder, Little Leaves Sizzlit

Stamp Set: Bright Hopes
Digital Stamp Set: Sweet Season (Gingerbread)

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Spice Cake Tags

2011-11-14T06:00:00.000-07:00

I'm sharing a quick little post today with my Spice Cake "Thank You" tags. I created these using My Digital Studio and the Spice Cake DSP download...love these colors!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Telescoping Snowman

2011-11-11T06:00:00.010-07:00

Earlier this year I saw a telescoping card that Dawn Olchefske had shared and I thought this idea would make a cute Telescoping Snowman. So here's my little guy who turns into a tall guy using the telescoping technique. We had a lot of fun creating our snowmen in this month's Christmas Card class. This is one of the versions of the cards I made, as I made several different snowmen and snowmen faces. For my class, I ended up creating a digitally drawn face that we punched out and used.

I'm sharing the tutorial for this card. The snowman in the tutorial is slightly different than the one here in the picture, but he's still cute :-) Click Here for the PDF tutorial.

Have Fun!!

Free Faux Metal Card Tutorial

2011-11-08T06:00:00.009-07:00

I love this Faux Metal technique. I have a bunch of ideas I'd love to use this technique out on. Now, whether or not I end up with time or not to try out my ideas, well... I'll just have to see how it goes.

This was one of the cards we made last month for my Faux Metal Class. The Spice Cake DSP lends itself to metal accents...what a fun set of paper it is to play with. If you'd like to make this card yourself here's the link to my FREE tutorial. Have fun with it!

Free Digital Downloads

2011-11-04T06:00:00.011-07:00

Hey, Check this out...Free My Digital Studio downloads. This is one of the downloads that are available November 4 - 7 in honor of Digital Scrapbooking Day, which is a day to remind people to set time aside to digitally document their personal history.

I just added a few pictures, a little journalling and a few buttons. The rest of the page layout was already done for me, which was a great time-saver. Now I have a 2-page digital spread that highlights a few memories from this year, something I probably wouldn't have gotten around to had I not downloaded the free kit.

Here's a list of the new, free downloads available:

So Typefelt Stamp Brush Set
Neutral Delightful Digital Tape
Home for the Holidays Ensemble
Delight in the Day Photobook Template

To get your FREE downloads, CLICK HERE, which will take

you to a survey and the download page.

November Newsletter is Posted

2011-11-01T06:00:00.006-07:00

It's time to share this month's Newsletter with you. My newsletter will fill you in on what I have going on this month with my Christmas Card Class along with this month's Holiday Treasures Project Class. My Craftroom Project tutorial shows you how to make your own Faux Metal buttons. I’ve included my November Class summary below, but you can find all the pictures and details inside the newsletter, just click here.

November Classes

Creative Cards: Christmas Cards ($15)

Tuesday, 11/1 – 10 AM-Noon; 7-9 PM at Tumbleweed Recreation Center

Tuesday, 11/8 – 10 AM-Noon; 1:30-3:30 PM; 7-9 PM at Heidi’s House

Project: Holiday Treasures ($20)

Tuesday, 11/15 – 12:30-3 PM at Heidi’s House

7-9:30 PM at Tumbleweed Recreation Center

Scalloped Faux Metal Gratitude

2011-10-29T06:00:00.014-07:00

This is the last card we made in my Fall-Themed class this month. This features the MDS digital medallion stamp from Day of Gratitude, so I guess it qualifies as a hybrid card.We used water coloring to color in the medallion and we made our own Faux Metal textured metal paper for the background paper and button. This was a lot of fun to create and share with all of my stamping gals. They all did such a great job!

Here's a mini tutorial for the Faux Metal technique:

Supplies: Aluminum Foil, cardstock, glue stick, textured impression folder

Use glue stick to glue aluminum foil to cardstock. Apply glue stick liberally.

Place aluminum foil over cardstock and use bone folder to make sure that you get a good adhesion between the foil and cardstock. I chose the burnished aluminum side versus the shiny side for my Faux Metal piece.

Cut out your Faux Metal shape of choice using a punch or by placing your foil/cardstock piece face down on the Big Shot die. I chose the Scallops #2 die, large scallop.

Place your Faux Metal shape into a textured impression embossing folder and run through Big Shot.Voila! You have yourself a very cool looking metal shape. For extra interest, add some alcohol inks to color and distress your Faux Metal shape.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Early Espresso

DSP: Spice Cake

Ink: Early Espresso; Reinkers - More Mustard, Pool Party

Punches: 2-1/2" Circle

Big Shot: Scallop Circle, Scallop Circle #2 Bigz die, Square Latticke folders

Stamp Set: MDS Day of Gratitude, Teeny Tiny Wishes

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Autumn Pocket Silhouette

2011-10-26T06:00:00.010-07:00

This is another card that we made in my Fall-Themed class this month. We used the Baby Wipe Technique to stamp the bouquet from the Pocket Silhouette stamp set. I used the Designer Frame folder to emboss and create an oval frame for the stamped bouquet.

Here's a mini tutorial for the Baby Wipe Technique:

(Supplies: Reinkers, baby wipe, stamp set of choice, cardstock)
Randomly squeeze a few drops of Reinkers (More Mustard, Old Olive, Soft Suede) on folded baby wipe to create your own stamp pad. I placed Soft Suede and Old Olive reinker drops towards bottom and added More Mustard and Old Olive towards the top of my Baby Wipe stamp pad.

Place stamp of choice in Baby Wipe stamp pad (I used one of the Pocket Silhouette's) and stamp on center of Whisper White or Very Vanilla cardstock.

Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Cardstock: More Mustard, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso

DSP: Spice Cake

Ink: Early Espresso, Soft Suede ink pads; Reinkers - More Mustard, Old Olive, Soft Suede

Punches: Wide Oval, Word Window

Big Shot: Ovals #2 Bigz die, Framed Tulips and Designer Frames folders

Stamp Set: Pocket Silhouette, Teeny Tiny Wishes

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Free Day of Gratitude Tutorial

2011-10-21T11:29:00.000-07:00

My theme for this month's card class was Fall. The Spice Cake DSP made designing easy with its great color combinations and designs.

The first card I'm sharing is a hybrid, combining digital and card making. I used the MDS Autumn Kit digital download for the Day of Gratitude sentiment and the French Foliage leaf. I enlarged both the digital Day of Gratitude and French Foliage stamp, printing them out on Whisper White cardstock.The Spice Cake DSP background is also a digital printout. If you'd like to make this card for yourself, please Click Here for my FREE step-by-step tutorial, which includes the digital information for this card, along with instructions for putting the card together.

Thanks for dropping by and have fun!

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Letters to Santa Gift Holder Kits and Tutorial

2011-10-19T06:00:00.004-07:00

We're getting close to that time of year...gift-giving time! Last month I shared these fun Letters to Santa Gift Card-Money-Coupon Holders (whew...that's a mouthful!) in my classes and I'm excited to offer them here to you in a PDF tutorial. I also have a few pre-cut kits available for purchase below.

This class tutorial features two Gift-Giving Holders using Big Shot die-cuts, punching, stamping and a digital coupon. Both holders use the Letters From Santa DSP. The Double-pocket Christmas themed gift card holder uses the stamp set Word Play and includes a ribbon belt and buckle closure. The Holiday or Birthday themed Coupon-Gift Card booklet uses the stamp set Bring on the Cake and includes a digital fill-in-the-blank PDF coupon. I've also included a couple of generic PDF sentiments for both of the holders. I give you detailed step-by-step 18-page illustrated instructions with pictures and cutting guide. The cost for the Letters to Santa Gift-Giving tutorial is $5 and can be purchased below by clicking on the "Buy Now" button. The PDF tutorial will be emailed to you within 24 hours.

Letters to Santa PDF Tutorial - $5.00

As I mentioned above, I have a few Letters to Santa Gift-Giving Class Kits available for $15 (+ $5 Shipping/Handling). Each Kit includes the following:

Prepared Kit includes all pre-cut punched, textured and die-cut cardstock pieces, pre-cut Letters to Santa DSP. The Kit comes ready for you to stamp and assemble. (Stamp sets not included - use your own stamps or purchase the featured stamp sets at a $5 discount through me. A couple of punched generic sentiment print-outs are included).
Ribbon, Brads, Eyelets, as shown on projects.
18-page PDF Illustrated Tutorial with photographs and step-by-step instructions
PDF Digital Coupon and extra digital images

Please Note: You will need to provide adhesive, ink and stamp sets to complete the project as shown in picture.

Ink: 119668 - Marina Mist; 119670 - Early Espresso; 119784 - Pear Pizzazz; 121030 - Crumb Cake; 119786 - Blushing Bride; 103133 - Real Red (all ink pads 5.95)

Stamp Set: 120651 - Word Play (28.95); 121958 - Bring on the Cake (27.95) (please contact me for $5 discount)
Accessories: Blender Pen - 102845 (9.95)

Letters to Santa Kit - $15.00 + $5.00 shipping (Mailed Tuesday and Friday)

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A Pocket Silhouette Thank You

2011-10-14T06:00:00.012-07:00

This is a beautiful card that Adriel created recently. The clean and simple design looks great with the stamped stems from the Pocket Silhouette stamp set. I love the color combination she used, too - Marina Mist, Night of Navy, Pear Pizzazz. She used the Elegant Lines textured impression folder to emboss the Marina Mist.

Great job, Adriel!
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