I just love Stampin’ Up’s treat cups! They come in 2 shapes, hearts and circles. Here are 4 cards that we made at my Treat Cup Class.
The sunflower and the frog are completely CASED but I don’t recall who created them. I saw the lion on SCS and gave him a different background using the Paradise stamp set. And the moon card was my original idea.
All of the cards have trap doors so that you can access the candy without ripping the card apart. How sweet!
Here is one of the six cards that we are making at the 10 Minute Card Class this Monday the 29th. Simple, quick and easy! I have one opening left in the 10 a.m. session, so if you live in the Roseburg area and would like to attend, let me know! We’ll be making 6 cards for $12.
Stamps: Itty Bitty Backgrounds, Happy Moments (Sell-A-Bration)
Ink: Regal Rose, Black Staz On
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Accessories: Silver Brads, Scallop Border Punch, Colored Pencils
We had a wonderful time at Barbara and Wilma’s workshop on Thursday, with 16 in attendance! I featured the Sweet Pea Stitched Felt Flowers on page 32 in the Occasions mini catalog and the 2-Step Bird punch on page 10. I saw some great ideas created by some very talented ladies and copied some of their cards to show at the workshop. I don’t always remember where I found the idea, so I apologize for not giving credit where credit is due.
It’s amazing what you can do with a bird punch! Here is a card that I CASED from Ann over at www.annscreativemoments.com featuring a Heliconia and yes, it’s made with the bird punch!
Unfortunately the card got thrown across the table and landed on a brown ink pad so there are some ink smudges that shouldn’t be there. I haven’t had a chance to make a new one yet.
I also showed a card made by LeAnn Graff…
And a very cute card made with the Sweet Pea Stitched Felt Flowers. This one uses the Ornament Punch for the vase. If you’d like to order some of these felt flowers, head on over to my Stampin’ Up website at www.kristathomas.stampinup.net and place an order! The Ornament Punch is still available even though it isn’t in any of Stampin’ Up’s current catalogs. The write-in number is #116794, $15.95.
If you enjoy stamping or would like to learn how, consider coming to one of my classes. You’ll meet some wonderful stampers and make some fabulous cards. You can find my class schedule over on my Stampin’ Up website www.kristathomas.stampinup.net
Last Tuesday we had Debbie’s workshop in my studio and these are the cards I demo’d for the ladies.
This is the first time I’ve used the new Sizzix Beautiful Wings Embosslit die. I just love these little buggers and they look great layered like this, don’t they? The background was done with the new Polka Dots embossing folder.
I shamelessly cased this card from SCS, a card done by Julie Davidson. Love that new designer series paper with the glitter! Stampin’ Up just continues to dazzle us, don’t they?
To make this card, cut cardstock to 4.25 x 11, fold in half and then fold the front flap in half again, accordian fashion. Decorate as desired!
In February we’ll be making this cute calendar featuring a side for each season: Fall, Winter, Spring & Summer. It will be for 2010, of course!
Here’s the card I finally settled on to send out to family. Luckily we have a small family because the coloring was time-consuming! At first glance I didn’t like the Holiday Lounge Designer Series Paper but after playing around with it, it started growing on me. The colors are bold and the design pretty whimsical, and that’s makes it perfect for these cute elves from Stampin’ Up’s Holiday Lineup set.
Here’s wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas!
I was inspired by this card and since I hadn’t played with the dove die yet, which is part of the Holiday Movers & Shapers die set in the mini catalog, I had to get it out.
First I used the Petals A Plenty embossing folder and the “void” technique where you place a balsa wood frame behind the embossing folder. (see technique here)
We’ll be doing this technique (but not this card) at my December Technique Book classes.
After teaching stamping classes for a few years, I have decided that there is one tool that causes women to run in fear. No, it’s not the Stampin’ Around Wheels, that’s a close second! The most feared thing in our stamping arsenal of tools is the brayer. But it’s really not that scary once you learn how to use it! In fact, after teaching the first brayer class on Friday, I saw some relieved smiles on the faces of my students. They discovered that they CAN do it and that the brayer isn’t so scary after all!
Here are the cards that I came up with.
This one is my personal favorite. I used the Hostess Level 2 set, Asian Artistry.
If you missed this class and are interested in doing these cards, please contact me and I will consider scheduling another round.
Some of you have been asking if I’ve dropped off the face of the earth, and of course, the answer is “no”! My blogging has been non-existent lately, and for that I apologize.
The kids are back to school and fall is in the air, so I thought I’d take a moment to show the last four pages of the recipe book pages that we did in class last month. Tomorrow I’ll show you the cards we did in my brayer class and I must say, I’m proud of what I came up with and equally proud of all the ladies who have mastered the brayering technique! So watch for those pictures tomorrow…
Here are the recipe pages, (without recipes when I took the pictures).
This last one with the raccoon is my favorite. Isn’t he so cute?
We’ve been having a lot of fun putting our recipe books together, and have completed two sessions with one session to go. Here are the newest pages.
