Summer Punched Strawberry

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In this month's class we celebrated summer by creating summer themed punched cards. Today I'm posting the strawberry punch card we made, using the Sweet Essential stamp set. Another idea I had for this strawberry was to heat emboss the bottom section of the punched strawberry with a dark brown to look like a chocolate-dipped strawberry. 

If you'd like to punch out some summer fun, I've made the PDF tutorial for this month's three summer punched cards available for purchase for $3.95. You can click here for more information or to purchase.

Have a great day!

Punch Art Watermelon

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Today I'm posting a close-up of one of the cards we made at my summer themed punch art class this month, which was a lot of fun, BTW. We made three different themed cards to celebrate summer, with watermelons, strawberries and kites.

If you'd like to punch out some summer fun, I've made the PDF tutorial for this month's three summer punch art cards available for purchase for $3.95. You can click here for more information or to purchase.

Thanks for stopping by!

Three Gumball Green Trees

I love the Gumball Green as a Christmas color. The new Gumball Green stamp pad did a great job of inking up the solid stamp tree images for this card, which happens to be the last of the three cards we made in last month's Christmas trio class. I used the Pennant Parade stamp set for these cute trees along with the Pennant punch.

The cute Gumball Green polka dot paper strip is from the fun Be of Good Cheer DSP.

Happy Stamping!

Christmas Card Trio Tutorial

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Layered Christmas Noel

Layers, layers, layers! This card is one of the cards we made in my Christmas trio class, and it has lots of layers along with a gold embossed ornament, textured embossed Labels framelit and the rich Cherry Cobbler cardstock.

I used the Joyous Celebrations stamp set for the ornament, ribbon, holly and sentiment.

Happy Stamping!

Christmas Card Trio Tutorial

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Punched Poinsetta

My inspiration for this card came from Nancy Littrell's punched poinsetta. I used the Blossom Petals punch to create the three layers of the Cherry Cobbler poinsetta.

This was one of three cards we made in last month's Christmas Card Trio class. We all had plenty of sticky fingers after this card was finished, but the end result 

was well worth it.

Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Card Trio Tutorial

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Big Yellow Flower Fest

Don’t you love this BIG Flower Fest flower. We were trying to decide what type of flower this really is in one my classes. I think we finally all decided it was some type of Chrysanthemum. Whatever it is, I love it! It’s the perfect size to be a focal point. This stamp set has great leaves, too.

I chose my leftover Bashful Blue Paisley Petals pattern for this card. The neutral Crumb Cake and Whisper White CS makes a nice subtle background for the bold red, black and yellow. The Old Olive leaves also soften the bold colors. I used the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set for the sentiment.

 Hope that you’re having a wonderful day!

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Organic Flower Fest

So what makes this card “organic”? My son! I always get my family’s response and input to the cards I make because they’re pretty honest and aren’t worried about hurting my feelings. I appreciate the truth! When I set this card out for some input, my son told me he liked the organic look to the card, so the “organic” name stuck :-)

This is the third card we made in April’s stamp class. I stamped the BIG flower from the Flower Fest stamp set onto the peachy colored Paisley Petals DSP to create the focal point for this card. The Stripe embossing folder on the card front and Pool Party band gave the card some texture. I love texture!!

I’m going to miss this fun stamp set…I hope that the new catalog has a great replacement for the Flower Fest stamp set.

See you next time!!

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Word Play Flower Fest

In my last post, I shared with you the Scalloped Card I made with the Flower Fest stamp set that didn’t make April’s class. Well today I’m posting one of the cards that DID make the class using the three So Saffron stamped and watercolored roses. My layout for this card was inspired by another stamper. Unfortunately her card didn’t include her watermark, so I can’t give due credit :-/. My apologies!!

My challenge for this month’s class was incorporating my leftover Paisley Petal DSP with the Flower Fest stamp set to create three different styled cards. This is the elegant card which the green floral DSP gives a soft feel to.  I used Old Olive grosgrain ribbon to create the little ribbon leaves.

Thanks for stopping by! 
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Simple Flower Fest

Today I'm sharing a fun and simple card using the Flower Fest stamp set. I love the whimsy, open feel of this stamp set. I stamped the flower with black Stazon on So Saffron CS. I used Calypso Coral and my blender pen to color in the flower and Old Olive to color in the stem and leaves. The sentiment is from Petite Pairs (another one of my favorite stamp sets). Poppy Parade is the card base and border around the Whisper White front panel.

A pretty simple card, which showcases the fun Flower Fest water colored flower.

So glad that you stopped by!

Domestic Goddess Apothecary

 Here's the last of the three cards we made in my Stamp Club this month featuring water coloring and the Apothecary Art stamp set. I also had fun using the new Labels framelit, the Framed Tulips EB folder along with the Designer Frames EB folder on this card...too fun!

Domestic Goddess is the name of the DSP used on this card. It's one of my favorite paper collections because of its great color combination. What am I going to do when Poppy Parade gets retired? (And to think that I wasn't really that fond of it when it was introduced a couple of years ago, now it's my favorite red.)

Supplies:

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight

Ink:  Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Black Stazon

Punches: Extra-Large Oval (119859), 1" circle (119868), Itty bitty Shapes (118309), Scallop Edge (119882), Handheld Punch (101227)

Big Shot: Labels framelit (125598),Designer Frames EB folder (123130), Framed Tulips EB folder (121809)

Stamp Set: Apothecary Art (125527) 
DSP: Domestic Goddess(122355)

Thanks so much for visiting :-)

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Razzleberry Apothecary Art

Here's a long overdue post...and yes, I'm still here :-) Today I'm excited to be sharing one of the cards we're making in this month's Stamp Class and Club. It features the beautiful Apothecary Art stamp set along with watercoloring, which is one of my favorite techniques...I love to color! This stamp set is perfect for watercoloring. I also added a sentiment from the Petite Pairs stamp set.

The Adorning Accent edgelit and embossing folder created a beautiful accent for the Crumb Cake panel and Whisper White trim. I'll be sharing more cards from this month's class throughout the month, so I hope you stop back in soon! Have a great day:-)

Supplies:

Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Crumb Cake,Melon Mambo

Ink:  Soft Suede, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry

Punches: Eyelit Border (119853), Boho Blossom (119858), Corner Rounder

Big Shot: Labels framelit (125598), Adorning Accents edgelit (125595)and embossing folder (125601); Sqaure Lattice embossing folder (119976)

Stamp Set: Apothecary Art (125527), Petite Pairs (122497)

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February Newsletter

  The February Stamping Newsletter has been posted. You can view it HERE or by clicking on the  Newsletter page below. This month's card class focuses on Brayering! I love brayering and the color that it adds to card making. I'll be posting a Brayering How-To-Video on my blog later this month,

so check back again, if you'd like to view it. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Here's what's going on this month:

February Classes

Creative Cards: Brayered Cards ($15)

Tuesday, 2/7 – 10 AM-Noon; 7-9 PM at Tumbleweed Recreation Center

Tuesday, 2/21 – 10 AM-Noon; 1:30-3:30 PM; 7-9 PM at Heidi’s House

February PDF Tutorials and Card Kits...will be available February 20.

Happy New Year and January Newsletter

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

Free Faux Metal Card Tutorial

 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 Day of Gratitude Tutorial

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

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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Wobble Spring Card Tutorial

I haven't had much time to be "creative" lately, but that doesn't mean that there isn't a lot of creativity out in the stamping world to share with you. I saw this cute punched elephant that Kim Score created and thought that I'd pass it along your way. She has a tutorial showing you how to make this fun card on her blog. Check it out if you have time!

I hope that you are all enjoying your weekend.

Triple Ice-Cream Scoops

This sweet Ice-Cream Cone Gatefold Card was created by Adriel and is one of the three Summer-Themed cards I taught this month. I love the triple ice-cream scoops; chocolate, strawberry and vanilla and the little rhinestone on the cherry is too cute. The Square Lattice texture impression folder creates the perfect Crumb Cake waffle cone. Add one of the Bring on the Cake stamp set sentiments and you have the perfect Summer-Themed birthday card to give away this season. Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting. I hope that you have a great day!

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My Summer-Themed Card PDF Tutorial and a few extra Card Kits for this class are available for purchase. You can Click Here for more information.

How About a Big Mac?

I've seen several Hamburger themed cards around and thought that I'd add my own to the mix, so here's my take on hamburgers this season. This is one of three cards I made for my Summer-Themed Card Class this month. I used MDS to create my DSP, which came out great. I used lots of punches: Word Window, Modern Label, Scallop Oval, Crimper, and the Big Shot Ovals to create the burger and all the little detailing.

This was a really fun class to teach and everyone's cards came out so cute. I'll be sharing the rest of the cards on my blog throughout the next few weeks. I hope that you stop by again. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Summer-Themed Card Tutorial Available

If you missed my Summer-Themed class this month, you can still get in on the fun. If you're interested, I am offering the PDF tutorial for these cute cards, which are shown below. 

My PDF tutorial includes a thorough and detailed list of supplies and dimensions along with an Illustrated Step-by-Step Tutorial to give you written and visual instruction for creating the cards below. The cost of the PDF class (which includes directions, PLUS a bonus PDF flip-flop template) is $3.95 and can be purchased below by clicking on the "Buy Now" button. The PDF will be emailed to you within 24 hours.

Summer-Themed PDF Tutorial - $3.95
(3 card PDF's plus Flip-Flop template)