Card Class coming in October!

Hi Everyone,

Yep, it's me!  Back after a fun summer, the time just flew by!  Now that I've gotten my youngest back to VA Tech, my middle one off to work everyday, and my oldest living somewhere else (he also got engaged!), it's time to get back to business.  I have decided to come out of semi-retirement and have a Class!  Here are the details:

We will be making 4 cards, three of them will be more advanced and worth the extra work.  The 4th one will most likely be a holiday card, I haven't decided yet.  We will also be doing two holiday 3-D items, just to get you started on some "gifty" things you might need!

Class will be held on Friday, October 18 at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, October 20 at 1:00 pm.  Cost is $25.00.  You will need to pre-register and pre-pay no later than Friday, October 11, to save a spot.  You can email me at Sue@WeLoveToStamp.com , or call me at 703-689-4818.

Here is a picture of one of the cards we'll be making. You will be able to turn this into a birthday card if you'd like.

This is the outside of the card.  We will be using the Pop N Cuts die to make it.

And this is the inside of the card.  Pretty cool, huh?  That's what I meant by a little more advanced.

 

 

I hope to see you in class!

 

 



Two more Spring or Sale-A-Bration cards

Here are the last two cards from my February card class...


There is not much stamping on this card!  The Whisper White strip of cardstock was embossed with the Delicate Designs folder.  The big butterflies were punched with the Elegant Butterfly punch. The small butterflies were punched out of Sunshine and Sprinkles designer paper with the Bitty Butterfly punch, both from the Spring Mini Catalog.  The ribbon is 3/8" Striped Organdy, also from the Spring Mini.  The greeting is a single stamp called Beautiful Birthday.

And finally, the last card is one that I CASE'd from my upline's meeting.  Unfortunately I don't know who the original artist is.  The background is embossed with the Honeycomb folder from the Spring Mini.  The stamp set is called "Just Thinking", also from the Mini.  I punched the layered flower with the Boho Blossoms punch, and the ribbon is 3/8" Stitched Satin in Raspberry Ripple.

Don't forget that Sale-A-Bration ends on March 22!  See what you can get for FREE with a $50 order HERE.  And view the Spring Mini Catalog HERE.

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A Few Cards

Wow, I can't believe that I totally missed the month of February!  I know it's a short month, but that's ridiculous!  I have been keeping very busy, and in the next week or two I will share with you some of the projects I've been doing in my semi-retirement!

In the meantime, let me show you the cards that we did in my Card Class last month.  Each card highlighted items from the Spring Mini Catalog, or a Sale-A-Bration item.  Today I'll show you two cards, and over the next few days you'll get to see all six that we did.

This first card uses Parker's Patterns designer paper from the Mini Catalog.  I never have enough masculine cards, so this fit the bill.  Inside I used a Happy Father's Day greeting.  The Cherry Cobbler piece at the top of the card was embossed using the Argyle folder, and the stamp set is "Postage Due".  I punched the images out with the Postage Stamp punch.



The next card uses the Sycamore Street designer paper from the SAB brochure, and the Pinwheel Sizzlits die from the Spring Mini Catalog.  I embossed the Sahara Sand card stock with the Square Lattice folder, the ribbon is the 3/8" Ruffled in Island Indigo, and the stamp set is called "Made For You".

Stay tuned for more ideas...

"Winter Memories" Card

I wanted to show you a card a I made using the stamp set "Winter Memories", which is in the Holiday Mini Catalog, found on page 19.  At first I wasn't going to buy this set because it's all line images, and I don't like to color. (I color like a Kindergartner...) But the ice skates won me over!  And as you can see, the coloring is very minimal, even I could do it.  I cut out the opening thru the top Whisper White sheet of card stock, using the Labels Collection Framelits, then embossed it with the Northern Flurry folder.  Then I stamped the skates thru the cut area, onto a second piece of Whisper White card stock.  I colored with markers and blender pen, and added some glitter.  Before assembling, I sponged the edges with Marina Mist ink.

You can hopefully tell from the sideways view that I attached the bottom piece directly onto the Marina Mist base, then used dimensionals to pop up the top piece.  I made the tag with the "Tiny Tags" set, and punched it out with the jewelry tag punch.  I attached that, plus the ribbon, with glue dots.  I got this idea from a card I had seen somewhere (sorry, don't remember where), and then tweaked it a bit to make it my own. 

Don't forget that the Holiday Mini catalog ends on January 2, 2013.  That is the last day you can order from it, and the "Winter Memories" set is not being carried over.  You can view the mini catalog HERE, on my website.  Just click on "Products" at the top of the page to see all the current catalogs.  You can place an order online as well, by clicking on "Shop Now".  Be sure to check out the Clearance Rack while there, they have put lots of new stuff there and the prices are great!

Happy New Year!!!

Surprise - it's a Bookmark!

I CASE'd today's card from my dear friend, Deb's, blog. Thanks Deb! This is an adorable card that comes with a little gift, a bookmark!

The base is done with Daffodil Delight, and the next layer is Island Indigo. To make the bookmark, you fold a strip of Daffodil Delight card stock in half and put it on the Two Tags die, making sure the fold is just below the cut on the die. If you lay it over the cut, guess what - it will cut it! Then I put 2 pieces of magnet sheet inside and that will hold the bookmark on your page.

The flowers are done with the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch, and I added some circles done with the Punch Pack to the middle of the flower, and topped them off with the Rhinestone Jewels. So easy! And pretty darn cute!