April Happenings

Okay - April... Warmer weather. Fresh breezes. Sunny days. Rebirth. Changes.
All of that goes for Stampin' Up!, too. I have a few things to tell you about.

First - The Weekly Deals are going to cease on April 18. Stampin' Up! will occasionally have "specials" instead.

Next - Stampin' Up! On Stage Live (formerly known as Convention) is coming to Salt Lake City on April 14-16. It will be exciting to see what the company has in store for us during the 2016-2017 year - new products; new stamps; new techniques - ahhhhh!

Finally - On April 18 the discontinuing stamp sets list will be available. You'll then have until May 31 to get any of the products before they disappear. So sad...

Classes - Here are the class times for April along with the projects we will be doing:

     Thursday, April 21  (9:00 - noon and 1:30 - 4:30 pm)
     Friday, April 22  (9:00 - noon and 1:30 - 4:30 pm)
     Saturday, April 23  (9:00 - noon and 1:30 - 4:30 pm)
     Sunday, April 24  (1:00 - 4:00 pm)

I currently have space available in all classes except for Thursday morning and Sunday afternoon.  Please call, text or email if you would like to participate.

And, now, ta-da; the projects. I wanted to utilize products found in the Occasions Catalog since we only have until May 31 to order from it. Here you go:

This card is using the Rose Wonder stamp set and

 Rose Garden Thinlits. It is a simple design, but a 

little labor intensive.  Well worth the work!!

I pretty much cased this one from the Occasions Catalog utilizing 

the Party Pop-up Thinlits. You can check it out on page 7. 

And below is the inside of the card.  It seems like we are always 

looking for "guy" cards - this one fits the bill!

This card may look familiar - and it should!  We did

the exact style card last month, BUT some of the classes

didn't get to make it.  Therefore, those who did make it

in March, will make this one in April. The inside of the card

is shown below.

This is another card that is good for the males in your life.

I call this an "engineered" card in that it has multiple

layers and flaps.  It is hard to see in these photos, but there is 

the Wink of Stella Glitter on the flowers (You can find it on page 24 

of the Occasions Catalog).  And, again, below is showing the fold 

and part of the interior.

That's all I have for this month. Thanks for stopping by to take a peek.  Have a great month and hope to see you in class!!!

March Classes and Projects

March came in like a lamb and is going CRAZY BUSY!!!  In addition to birthday and anniversary and get well and sympathy cards to make, there is St. Patrick's Day and then Easter...so many opportunities to be creative, sigh - better get started!!

Classes are next weekend and here is the schedule:
     Thursday, March 10 (9:00 am to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 pm)
     Friday, March 11 (9:00 am to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 pm)
     Saturday, March 12 (9:00 am to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 pm)
     Sunday, March 13 (1:00 to 4:00 pm)

I have availability for all classes except Thursday and Saturday morning.  I will start a waiting list for those classes.

Now for the projects:

     All of the cards are focusing on products out of the Occasions Catalog or the Sale-A-Bration Catalog.  Remember Sale-A-Bration ends on March 31, so get those orders in by then!!

 This card, by Becky Roberts, was on Splitcoaststampers.

It can easily be transformed into a male-oriented card

by putting a sentiment in place of the flower and 

adding texture to the white background. Very versatile.

 Next is one that comes directly (almost) from the

Sale-A-Bration pamphlet. I really love this stamp set

and had to showcase it before it goes away at the end

of the month.  Very simple, but impressive.

 Here's a cutie.  I received a Valentine's Day card 

with this "fold" design and knew I needed to replicate it into

a class project.  So...here it is.  I know it is hard to see the

dimension of the card, but isn't it darling?  And, below

is the back of it.  It folds flat, but pops up 

when you take it out of the envelope.

And, lastly, this folded card was one made by

Patty Bennett.  Easy to make, but those receiving it

will be impressed by the engineering of it.  The picture

below shows the inside of the card.

Well, folks, that's it for this month.  See you in April!  Thanks for stopping by.

February News, Classes and Projects

Let's see...what's new that I need to tell you about?  Well...

     Sale-A-Bration is in full swing and this year, Stampin' Up! has offered a new concept. The items on pages 16-19 are going away on February 15. They are limited-time offers, so if you want to get one of those, you need to get your order in by the 15th.  After that time, a new selection of items will replace those.  I love this idea; more products from which to choose!!!!!  

     Classes for February are going to be:
          Thursday, February 11 (9:00-noon and 1:30-4:30 pm)
          Friday, February 12 (9:00-noon and 1:30-4:30 pm)
          Saturday, February 13 (9:00-noon and 1:30-4:30 pm)
          Sunday, February 14 (1:00 to 4:00 pm)

I have availability for all classes except Saturday afternoon, so give me a call, send me an email or shoot me a text to reserve your spot.  

     And, here are the projects:

Isn't this the cutest card?  Perfect for Valentine's Day, 

birthdays, anniversaries or just thinking about you.

Not sure where I saw this, but I think it was on Pinterest.

I love the softness of this card.  It is a great way to welcome 

spring or Easter. You can even make  it a birthday card. 

Thanks to Cindee Wilkinson for sharing this design.

The original of this card was posted by PapercraftBoutique on 

Splitcoaststampers.  Love, love, love this bundle (Botanical Blooms

stamp set, Botanical Garndens DSP and Botanical Builder Framelits).

It makes a great Easter card.

Since St. Patrick's Day and Easter fall in the same month this year, 

I needed to have cards that celebrate both holidays. I chose this

one as my St. Patrick's Day card.  If you don't use the 

shamrock, it can be a note card. This was CASE'd from Chris Smith.

Until next month, Happy Valentine's Day everyone!  And, thanks for looking.

January 2016 - It's a New Year! Time to Stamp!

Okay - January has come too fast for me and I'm behind on everything... but, I'm moving forward anyway.  Just taking it one day at a time and accomplishing as much as possible.  So, it's time to get back into stamping OR if you have never stamped before, it's time to join the fun. Clear your calendar and spend a few hours forgetting about everything and losing yourself in the excitement of creating. Here are the class/club dates and times:

     Thursday, January 14: 9:00 am - noon and 1:30 - 4:30 pm
     Friday, January 15: 9:00 am - noon and 1:30 - 4:30 pm
     Saturday, January 16: 9:00 am - noon and 1:30 - 4:30 pm
     Sunday, January 17: 1:00 - 4:00 pm

There is avail space in all class/club times except Friday morning and Saturday afternoon.  If that is when you wanted to come, give me a call anyway because the schedule becomes quite "liquid" as the time nears - I could possibly have a cancellation.  

Don't wait: call, email or text me today and reserve your spot!

Now...for the exciting part.  THE CLASS PROJECTS - YAY!!!!!

As soon as I saw this stamp set and dies in the Occasions Catalog, I went bonkers!! I knew this would be the focus for my January classes.  We will make both of these cards with Valentine's Day in mind, BUT they are just as easily made into a birthday card or anniversary card.  

Pretty versatile!!! 

I saw a similar card on Pinterest and thought it was too cute.

Isn't that "owl builder" punch great.  We've made owls, penguins

and, now, cats!  Too cute!!

Here is another one that is CASE'd from Sandy Hancock.

I love the softness of this card. And, speaking of totally awesome, 

this is a shoutout to all my club members and students.

YOU ARE TOTALLY AWESOME!!!

That's it for January.  Hope you like them and thanks for stopping by.

November Classes/Club

This one is going to be short and sweet.  These are the cards for this month's classes.

When I saw this card, I knew we had to make it! I made modifications to the original design which I saw on Splitcoaststampers. Unfortunately, I don't remember who posted it.

Love the simplicity of this card. Another great card I saw online.

A simple card to round out the class.

Well, that about does it for this month. Sorry for the "rushed" post. I promise to do better in the future:) 

October Classes

The calendar may tell us it is "fall", but the temperature outside is definitely shouting, "SUMMER"!!!!! But, we have to ignore the heat and concentrate on chilly evenings, apple cider and eggnog...so, all of our cards for this month's class are designed with fall and winter in mind.

My class schedule for October is:
     Friday, October 16 - 9:00 am to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 pm
     Saturday, October 17 - 9:00 am to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 pm
     Sunday, October 18 - 1:00 to 4:00 pm
     Monday, October 19 - 9:00 am to noon

Come join us for a morning or afternoon of creativity. I have availability for all classes except for Saturday morning and will maintain a waiting list for that time slot. Hope to see you in class!!

Here are our projects:

This card was CASE'd from Tami White. I have to tell you, it's one of my favorites.  I've made this card for a birthday, a wedding and a shower. It would also be great as a thinking of you or sympathy card. Love it!!

I made this card using the new Hearth & Home Thinlits dies that are in the Holiday Catalog. I layered vellum on top of the Very Vanilla window to give it a "frosted" look. Pretty cute, don't you think?

Here is a simple card to be used as a thank you card or Thanksgiving card. I used the leaves stamp (colored with Stampin' Markers) from the, "A Little Something" stamp set that also appears in the Holiday Catalog. 

And, lastly, we have a Christmas card.  It isn't too early to be thinking about what card to make...and this is an easy one. Using the foil paper gives it the little touch of shine that says, "Merry"!!

One other thing I want to mention - I will be having the Christmas Card Retreat weekend November 20-22 and December 4-6. If you don't know what this is, give me a call or text or email me and I'll get a flyer to you. And, if you haven't looked at my Christmas Card section on this blog recently, please do, I've posted new card designs.

Thanks for stopping by...see you next month!!!

August Classes

Well...it seems that the only time I go on this blog is when it's time to post pictures for the next class (sigh). Time just seems to get away from me and then, poof, class time again!  So forgive my inattentiveness in blogging, BUT, I hope you enjoy the projects posted each month. Anyway, here we go...

August classes will be:
     Friday, August 7 (9:00 am to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 pm)
     Saturday, August 8 (9:00 am to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 pm)
     Sunday, August 9 (1:00 to 4:00 pm)
     Monday, August 10 (9:00 am to noon)
          I do have availability for the Friday afternoon, Saturday afternoon and Sunday classes. And will maintain a waiting list for the others. Give me a call, text me or shoot me an email if you would like to join us. Now for the projects.

This is a very cute folded card that I CASE'd from Linda Bauwin who CASE'd it from Dawn Griffith (Don't you just love others sharing their ideas? It sure makes classes easier for me since I am not as creative as these gals are!!).  I really like folded cards, probably due to the "surprise" factor of the card.

I apologize the whomever first created this card. I saw it somewhere, but don't remember where or by whom. Love the simplicity yet vibrant look of the card.

I saw this card on the Splitcoaststampers site. The original was made by Brenda Quintana and I just changed it up a bit. Those of you who know me know that I LOVE layers, so I had to add a few to this one.

And, finally, this card was found on the Stampin' Connection website. Isn't this elegant? And, it is very versatile - use it as a sympathy card, a note card or even as a masculine birthday card.  Love it!

By the way, if you are not aware of a wonderful website for ideas called splitcoaststampers, you need to be.  Every stamp set that Stampin' Up! has is on that site and can give you thousands of ideas for stamp projects.  Here's the site:

www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery

After you get there, scroll down and choose Stampin' Up! You can then find all of the stamp sets in alphabetical order. Contact me if you have a problem.

That's it for this month.  Have a good one and thanks for looking!!