Be My Valentine Classes

What better way to show you love someone than with a creatively handmade Valentine card? This month's class theme is hearts using fun techniques and stamping products to create three unique Valentine greeting cards.

Two class dates to choose from:

WHEN: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 

WHERE: Snedigar Recreation Center

TIME: 10 am - noon AND 7 - 9 pm (FULL)

FEE: $15

To register for class at the Snedigar Recreation Center CLICK HERE or visit City of Chandler and sign up for Be My Valentine class at Snedigar Recreation Center.

WHEN: Tuesday, February 2, 2016

WHERE: Heidi's House

TIME: 10 am - noon AND 7 - 9 pm

FEE: $15

To register for Heidi's class at her home, email Heidi to RSVP (heiditek@cox.net)

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Elephant Zoo Baby Card

I'm sharing a baby card using the cute Zoo Baby stamp set. I added watercolor splatters using the splatters from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.

I inked the elephant stamp up really good with Pacific Point ink. I used a stamping tip that someone passed onto me. They recommended stamping over a mouse pad or some other foamy pad when using the photopolymer stamps to get better ink coverage. It definitely helps to get that good solid ink image.


Supplies:
CS: Whisper White, All Abloom DSP, Pistachio Pudding
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Memento black
SS: Gorgeous Grunge, Zoo Baby, Sweet Essentials
Big Shot: Stitched rectangle framelit (Lawn Fawn)

Have a blessed day!

Lego Block Birthday

Today I'm sharing a boy's Lego-themed birthday card. What a fun card to make with all the bright colors and circles, and who doesn't love Lego's?

 I sponged the edges of all the circles with the same color as the cardstock to help them stand out.

Supplies:
CS: Real Red, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Stazon black
Punches: 1-1/4" Circle
SS: A Fitting Occasion

I appreciate you visiting!

Welcome Baby Hybrid

I used a stamp image from MDS for the focal point of my cut-out baby chick and for the sentiment. The background is lightly sponged with Crisp Cantaloupe and Daffodil Delight. A quick and cute card. Love how solid the digital images turn out!

Thanks for popping in!

Supplies:

Paper: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crisp Cantaloupe DSP
SS: Digital stamps

Mixing Old With New

I've had these cute watercolor base cards for several years but just haven't ever used them...until now. I needed some quick and cute cards and voila, these bases came to rescue! I love the watercolor look and how great that they were already painted for me. I used the Garden Party stamp set and masking.

So glad that you stopped by!

Supplies:

Paper: Whisper White, Watercolor card bases
SS: Garden Party, Sincere Salutations
Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Memento Black, Daffodil Delight
Big Shot: Ovals framelits

July Paper Crafters Sampler

Some fun news this month...I've joined the Paper Crafters Sampler's design team for 6 months. 

In each issue you’ll find:

·         Projects using Stampin’ Up! Only products

·         Full step by step instructions on recreating each project.

·         Additional images needed for recreating projects.

·         7 – 8 projects, two projects being 3D and one EXCLUSIVE template each month.

·         Exclusive templates offered in PDF and SVG.

·         Options for discounted full year subscription or monthly subscriptions.

          The Paper Crafters Sampler is released the 10^th of each month.

 Summer is in full swing, and the July 2015 issue of Paper Crafters Sampler is celebrating the season with the theme, "It's Summer", which explodes with summer-themed projects.  Included are energetic summer colors, to soft sea-mist blue and greens.  Let's not forget the butterflies that grace the summer sunflowers.  You can spend the day creating your very own butterfly mobile.

So, if you're looking to stay out of the mid-day heat, try creating some of these "thirst-quenching" projects.

The template of the month is a State Highway template, to incorporate your 'vacation travels' this summer.

Here is part of my summer themed project for this issue:

Thanks for stopping by!

Little Scallops

Today I'm sharing a simple little birthday card. I'm going to miss Strawberry Slush and Crisp Cantaloupe. They are two of my favorite color combos.

Thanks for dropping by!

Supplies:

Paper: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Strawberry Slush
SS: And Many More, Pocket Silhouettes
Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Memento Black
Big Shot: Decorative Dots EB folder
Punches: Scallop Edge, 2-3/8 Scallop circle, 2" circle, Itty Bitty (retired)

A Hello You Birthday

Today I'm sharing one of the cards from my March Hello You Vellum card class, and hopefully this will be the first of a bunch more posts. I have quite a few cards that I've made, taken pictures of, but haven't had time to share on my blog. I'm looking forward to getting some of them up and posted to share with you.

This card was inspired by several cards that I've seen using the Hello You framelit with the masking and sponging, but I decided to cut the "Happy" framelit out of black CS so that it would stand out. These little word framelits make such cute cards.

So glad that you stopped by!

Supplies:
CS: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Back to Black DSP
INK: Soft Sky, Coastal Cabana, Black Memento
SS: Crazy About You
Big Shot: Hello You framelit, Stars framelit, Large stitched rectangle (Lawn Fawn)
Accessories: Stacked with Love washi tape, sponge, rhinestone jewels
*All supplies used are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted

Upcoming Watercolor Card Class

Great news...I've got a new card class scheduled for April 28, 2015 at Snedigar Recreation Center, 10-Noon and 7-9 PM, called Creative Watercolor Cards (pretty original, huh?) I scheduled this class back in the Fall and had to name the class before I'd made the cards, or even imagined the cards. But I did get creative and I have 3 watercolor cards to share with you. We'll be using different techniques to achieve the watercolor look using washi tape, stencils and the ink-swipe technique. I hope that you can join me! Registration information is below. (I may offer the class in May, but not sure yet.) 

WHERE: Snedigar Recreation Center, 4500 S. Basha Rd., Chandler
To register for Creative Watercolor Cards classes, call the Rec Center: (480) 782 2640
FEE: $15
WHEN: Tuesday 4/28/2015 
TIMES: 10– Noon AND 7-9 PM 

Revisiting So Very Grateful

Today I'm sharing a card that I made for a sweet stamping friend. She has been stamping with me since my very early years and has generously shared her supplies with me and has given me so many great tips...Happy Belated Birthday, Diane! (Your card is in the mail!)

I totally CASE'd this card from a beauiful creation by Lydia Evans. I changed out the stamp set using So Very Grateful, stamping in black and watercoloring the flowers and leaves with Pistachio Pudding, Pool Party, Crisp Cantaloupe, Hello Honey and Strawberry Slush. The sentiment is from Sincere Salutations.

Thank you for visiting today! 

March Class Dates

Hello All!I hope you've all had a wonderful start to the New Year. We've been busy moving for the last several months, so life has been very full. As a result I haven't had much time to spend on updating my blog. I have been able to squeeze in a little card making when I can, but no time to post them here on my blog. I have plans to share them in the future, so stay tuned :-)

In the meantime, I have been able to offer a few classes this year, which I've enjoyed so much. This month I'm offering ONE class on TWO dates and at TWO locations (class picture above). My friend, Amy, is hosting my evening class at her house on March 11 and I will be holding my day classes at my house on March 24. If you'd like to join in the stamping fun, we'd love to have you join us.

This month's Hello You Vellum class features the new stamp set Crazy About You and the coordinating thinlit dies Hello You...and I threw in some vellum and a cute embossing folder for fun. It should be a fun class!

1st Date and Location 
Where: Amy Hook’s House (Please RSVP to Amy Hooks - hooks_amy@yahoo.com)
Fee: $15  
When: Wednesday, 3/11/2015 
Time: 7—9 pm 

2nd Date and Location
Where: Heidi's (Please RSVP to Heidi - heiditek@cox.net)
Fee: $15
When: Tuesday, 3/24/2015
Time: 10 AM-Noon
             1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

January and February Upcoming Classes

Happy New Year!
Great news...I've got two card classes scheduled for January and February and I would love for you to come and stamp with me.

In January I am offering a Watercolor Card Class where we'll be focusing on various watercolor techniques to use in your cardmaking and you don't have to be an artist! All three techniques are very simple and produce impressive results.

WHERE: Heidi's (Please RSVP - heiditek@cox.net)
FEE: $15
WHEN: Tuesday, 1/20/2015
TIMES: 3 time slots to choose from
              10 AM-Noon
              1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
              7 - 9 PM
** If scheduled classes fill up, I will try and offer a second date.

In February I'm offering a Heart to Heart Card Class. Come and create fun and beautiful handmade Valentine cards for the special people in your life using embossing, framelits, sponging and stamping.

WHERE: Snedigar Recreation Center, 4500 S. Basha Rd., Chandler, Classroom-Kitchen 510
To register for Heart to Heart card classes, call the Rec Center: (480) 782 2640
FEE: $15
WHEN: Tuesday 2/3/2015 
TIMES: 10– Noon AND 7-9 PM 

Card Class Tuesday, October 21

This month I'm offering two card classes at the Snedigar Recreation Center on Tuesday, October 21. The morning class is 10 AM - Noon and the evening class is 7 - 9 PM. I'd love to have you join me. See below for registration information.

Snedigar Recreation Center, 4500 S. Basha Rd, Classroom 516/517, Chandler, AZ 85248.

To register for classes, call Rec Center: (480) 782-2640, Creative Cardmaking. (Class codes below)

Registration Fee: $3    Class Fee: $12

                                               

Tuesday,  10/21/2014

Creative Cardmaking Class       337SN.134           10-Noon

Creative Cardmaking Class       338SN.134           7-9 PM

Sponged Serene Silhouettes

Today I'm sharing a very simple card using masking and sponging. It features the stamp sets Serene Silhouettes and the sentiment is from Sweet Essentials. This was one of the cards we made at our stamp club class in June.  I've posted the free PDF Class Tutorial HERE, if you'd like the supply list and instructions. The tutorial also includes two other cards.

I made several versions of the card using different color combinations. My favorite was the Pistachio Pudding/Marina Mist/Wisteria Wonder combination. The other two color combinations are Pink Pirouette/Strawberry Slush and Hello Honey/Cajun Craze/Baked Brown Sugar. All were stamped in Early Espresso. I also added some scoring above and below the sponged area to add some texture.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Butterfly Flower Fest

Here's a very simple card, but I love the doodle look and the fact that I can watercolor the image. The butterflies are from the Flower Fest stamp set, which I've been using quite a bit lately. I love the doodly openness of the images.

I stamped images with black Stazon and then colored the outer edges of the butterflies with Daffodil Delight. I added a pop of contrast with a couple of Poppy Parade scallop flowers from the Itty Bitty punch pack.

Hope that you're having a great day!

SUPPLIES

INK: Black Stazon, Daffodil Delight

SS: Flower Fest, Happy Watercolor (sentiment)

CS: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade (retired)

PUNCH: Butterfly (retired), Itty Bitty scallop flower, Scallop Edge

Accessories: Jewels-rhinestones

Visit my Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Amy Hooks, to order supplies

So Very Grateful Mother's Day

Here’s another one of my favorite stamp sets, So Very Grateful, which yes, has also been retired. It’s such a cute set, and another great one for watercoloring. I did notice in the hostess section of the new 2014-15 SU catalog that there is a similar set called I Like You.

I had fun creating my own curved digital sentiment using a cute Google font called "Butterfly Kids" that looks like handwriting. I stamped my floral image using Stazon black and watercolored the flowers and leaves onto Whisper White CS and fussy-cut them, so that they could be dimensionalled onto the card front. I used my blender pen and reinkers for coloring, using Crisp Cantaloupe and Pool Party for the flowers, Pistachio Pudding for the leaves and Summer Starfruit for floral centers.

Thank you for taking time to stop by!

SUPPLIES:

PAPER: Whisper White CS, Strawberry Slush CS

INK: Black Stazon, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party, Pistachio Pudding, Summer Starfruit

SS: So Very Grateful, digital sentiment

PUNCHES: Scallop Edge

ACCESSORIES: Blender pen, jewels-rhinestones

Visit my Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Amy Hooks, to order supplies

Masculine Ink Swipe

Here are my Father's Day cards from last month...better late than never.

 I used the Ink Swipe Technique for these cards. (Visit my Ink Swipe Medallion post for another example of the technique.) I used a couple of retired stamp sets, the Happy Father's Day sentiment is from the All Holidays stamp set, but I don't know the name of the background stamps...sorry! The only current stuff on these cards are the colors. They are the 2014-15 In-Colors: Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist. I printed the DSP paper from MDS, coloring a grid pattern Tangelo Twist.

These are all about the same with a few minor changes. On the second card above I inked my craft sheet, spritzed the sheet with water and then stamped, whereas with the other cards, I inked my craft sheet, but spritzed the stamp instead of the craft sheet and then stamped into the ink.

 Both are fun, but I preferred the cleaner look. These make great one-layer cards. I love the bold black sentiment against the bright inked colors. It makes a great contrast.

Thanks so much for visiting. I hope that you have a great day!

SUPPLIES:

INK: Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Tangelo Twist, Memento Tuxedo Black

PAPER: 100 lb smooth watercolor paper, Whisper White, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Tangelo Twist, MDS DSP paper

SS: All Holidays for sentiment (retired), background stamp unknown

BIG SHOT: Stars framelit

ACCESSORIES: Craft sheet, sequins, water spritzer, jewels-rhinestones

Visit my Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Amy Hooks, to order supplies

Floral Perfect Pennants

I love this sentiment..."Life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful". When the Perfect Pennants stamp set came out I wanted to make myself a card using this sentiment. What a good reminder, right? It's good to be reminded to be thankful for all the wonderful blessings in our lives! I take so much for granted sometimes.
When I designed this card it was for a card class I had planned to teach last February, but life got busier with my family, and I felt the Lord saying it was time to step out of all the "extras" and concentrate on the wonderful family blessings He's given me in this season of my life. No regrets there!

I did get to teach this class at our Stamp Club at Amy's last month, which was a whole lot of fun (the ladies make the fun). I had the tutorial pretty much put together, so the club class was a good reason to finish it up. I've posted the free PDF Class Tutorial HERE, if you'd like the supply list and instructions. The tutorial includes two other cards, which I'll be posting pictures of in the near future.

Have fun!!

Ink Swipe Medallion

I pulled out an old stampset, the Medallion, so that I could play around with another watercolor trend in card making, the Ink-Swipe technique. Today's technique was given to me by my stamping, friend, Nan (Thanks, Nan!) at our last month's Stamp Club class. She shared how to ink up your craft sheet, give it a spritz of water and then use it as a stamp pad to ink up your image. I had better luck laying down my ink on the craft sheet like she suggested, but spritzing my stamp with water instead of the craft sheet, then placing it into the ink and proceeding to stamp on watercolor paper. Just my preference, as both ways turned out great.

One of the fun things about watercolor is you're always surprised. Ink and water never produce the same results twice. I love surprises!

So glad that you stopped by!

SUPPLIES:

INK: Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar

PAPER: 100 lb smooth watercolor paper, Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar

SS: Medallion (retired, but use any large stamp), Sweet Essentials (use your favorite sentiment)

PUNCHES: Petite Petals, Itty Bitty punch pack-Scallop

ACCESSORIES: Craft sheet, water spritzer, jewels-rhinestones

Visit my Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Amy Hooks, to order supplies

Soft Watercolored Wedding

Today I’m sharing a card using a watercolor wash over a section of the card front panel, using Crisp Cantaloupe and Daffodil Delight reinkers. I stamped the “bride” sentiment over the Crisp Cantaloupe and the “groom” over the Daffodil Delight washes.

I lightly sponged the same colors onto three punched Five Petal flowers. To get the little embossed punched floral centers, I embossed a piece of heavy vellum with the Snowburst embossing folder.  I punched the center of the stars with the scallop from the Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, which fit perfectly.

I hope that you're having a wonderful day!

SUPPLIES:

INK: Crisp Cantaloupe, Daffodil Delight, Memento Tuxdeo Black

PAPER: 100 lb smooth watercolor paper, heavy vellum, Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pear Pizzazz

SS: Sweet Essentials

BIG SHOT: Little Leaves Sizzlit, Adorning Accents Edgelit, Snowburst embossing folder

PUNCHES: 5-Petal, Itty Bitty punch pack-Scallop, Scallop Edge

ACCESSORIES: Aquapainter, Paper Piercer, sponge, jewels-rhinestones

Visit my Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Amy Hooks, to order supplies