One Sheet Wonder Workshop

Hey Stampers...I know, I know!  It's been more than a week since my last post! And I was doing so well for a while there too!  In my defense, I got pretty sick and even if I did get around to posting before Monday it probably wouldn't have been a very good one.  But I'm better now, so I thought I'd share the project that will be featured in my next workshop.  It's called a "One Sheet Wonder" workshop since my guests will be shown and then have a chance to make 16 cards from a few pieces of cardstock and ONE 12 x 12 sheet of Designer Series Paper..that's right, just ONE!

Here's a quick peek at the cards they'll be making:

In the middle of the picture there is a matching tote which they will also be making to hold all their cards!  Cute, right?

Thanks for looking!

Sale-A-Bration Stamp-A-Stack

Hello Fellow Stampers, I hope everyone had a great weekend...all 47 hours of it....an hour less on a Sunday is not my idea of fun!  Especially not when I'm doing a workshop!  It was not enough to make a signicifant difference but just enough to throw our schedules out of whack!  But I will NOT complain since the workshop was a total SUCCESS!!! I think it's my best one yet....I had the chance to meet a handful of new women and got to see a handful of old friends all in the same day, what more can a girl ask for?

Here's a peek at the cards that we made, all of which were made from supplies that are available in the Occasions Mini and the Sale-A-Bration catalogues (both are ending soon so if you like what you see, contact me to get your supplies before they're gone!)  My guests made 2 of each of these 6 cards!!

Both these cards were made with the dsp from the Sale-A-Bration pack Designer Series Paper & Quick Accents Pack.  The card on the top is one of the stamps in the Punch Bunch set also from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue...did I mention that everything in the Sale-A-Bration catalogue is FREE...yep...you read right, contact me if you'd like more details on that. 

The card on the bottom is a stamp from the set Take A Spin, and is such a cute little card since the little hand actually does spin!  Fun, right?

This card on the top was made with stamps from the Bliss set which is another freebie set from Sale-A-Bration.  I am really happy with the sets that are offered this year! 

The card on the bottom is such a pretty one!  It looks hard but it really is not.  A roll through the Big Shot and a couple of punches with the Blossoms Petal Punch and voila, you've got yourself a card!

This one is such a funny card (and quite true too!). This set is called Eat Chocolate.....you don't have to ask me twice!  The Dotted Scallop Border Punch is becoming one of my favourites since if I don't have the coordinating embellishments on hand, I can punch out my own ribbon in any colour I like! 

And last but not least....this one is the from the Create a Cupcake set and punched out with the Build A Cupcake Punch.  I just LOVE how there are coordinating punches, no more cutting out by hand for this girl!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies

Card #1

Stamps: Punch Bunch

Inks: Melon Mambo

Cardstock and Paper: Pacific Point, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, DSP & Quick Accents Pack (SAB)

Accessories: 1 1/4" Square Punch, Scallop Square Punch, Pacific Point Ribbon

Card #2

Stamps: Take A Spin

Inks: Pacific Point

Cardstock and Paper: Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, DSP & Quick Accents Pack (SAB)

Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Spinner Hands, Ribbon & Button Pack (SAB)

Card #3

Stamps: Bliss

Inks: Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry

Cardstock and Paper: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, dsp

Accessories: Rich Razzleberry Satin Ribbon

Card #4

Stamps: Build A Blossom

Inks: Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Accessories: Blossom Petals Punch, Pink Pirouette Ribbon, Rhinestone Brad, Big Shot, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder

Card #5

Stamp: Eat Chocolate

Inks: Soft Suede

Cardstock: Soft Suede, Rose Red, Whisper White

Accessories: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Decorative Label Punch

Card #6

Stamp: Create A Cupcake

Inks: Real Red, Pretty In Pink, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede

Cardstock: Real Red, Pretty In Pink, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Build A Cupcake Punch, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Whisper White Ribbon

February Stamp Camp

Hi Fellow Stampers!!  I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend!  What a tease it was here in Southern Ontario...it rained for the better part of Friday and Saturday, just enough to make us think that spring was on its way.  But NOPE...we were hit with another blast of winter late Saturday night...now we're blanketed in the white fluffy stuff again.  Oh well...soon enough it'll be spring but in the meantime we'll enjoy the snow while it lasts.

On to the crafty side of things, here are the cards that we made in February for our Stamp Camp.

The first card was made using the Medallion stamp.  I inked it Melon Mambo, then used my sponge daubers to add additional colours to it, I used Rich Razzleberry and Always Artichoke.  The image was stamped on Whisper White that was matted on Melon Mambo with a Always Artichoke base.  For a little bling, a rhinestone was added to the center of the image.

The second card was made using the Rock and Roll technique.  The background was created using the Sanded background stamp.  Then using the flower from Eastern Blooms, I inked the flower in Pumpkin Pie and 'rolled' it in Bravo Burgandy, the stamped it on the image panel.  That step was repeated a couple of times and to add some colour I added some leaves in Old Olive.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies

Card #1

Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Melon Mambo, Whisper White

Ink: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Always Artichoke

Stamps: Medallion, Just Believe

Accessories: basic rhinestone jewels, sponge daubers

Card #2

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Bravo Burgandy, Very Vanilla

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Bravo Burgandy

Stamps: Eastern Blooms, Sanded

I'm An UPLINE...WOOHOO!!!

Hello Fellow Stampers!  I am so happy to announce that a few weeks ago I signed my very first recruit and I am EXTREMELY excited about it!  I've been a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for a few years now but I was more of a hobbyist than anything else.  But recently I decided that I would like to share what I've learned throughout the years and in the process hopefully be able to supplement part of this hobby! lol.  So it is with honour that I welcome Kathleen Collins to my team and hopefully she will be the first of many (if you join my team you'll be a lucky recipient of one of these beauties as well!)

To show my appreciation I made Kathleen this card:

The image is one that my upline, Christyne stamped out for me.  You may recognize it as the Stampin' Up! motto and an extremely rare stamp that was available at Convention last year...I would LOVE to get my hot little hands on one of those but in the meantime I know where I can get some images if need be.

I started off by punching out the image with the Decorative Label Punch, then I punched out the shape two more times in Old Olive and Elegant Eggplant.  I then cut the shape in half and snipped off the ends and spaced them out to create a border around the main image that was stamped in Elegant Eggplant onto Very Vanilla.  A stripe of DSP matted on the same colour combination as the image, finished off with a Very Vanilla satin bow was all it took to make this card.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive
Stamp: Love What You Do (demo exclusive)
Ink: Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: dsp, Decorative Label Punch, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon



Can't Wait...Bring On The PINK!!!

Hey Everyone...it's been since a crazy but great weekend!!  Happy Belated Family Day!  We took the kids up north for a winter fun filled weekend that included skating, skiing, swimming (I know this isn't really "winter" but my kids are like fish, so where there's water chances are they're in it!), tobagganning, snowshoe-ing, and just quality family time.  It was a great resort since it was private so my older boys were able to go off and do things together with some friends they met there if they didn't want to do what the younger kids wanted to do, and it gave DH and I peace of mind that they weren't going to get lost or worse.  Definately a family oriented and kid friendly place!!  So now that we're back, I'm just trying to get back into the swing of things and realized that I'm late with my posting AGAIN!!  lol...

So on that note here's the invitation that I made for my brother and Lisa's baby shower.

The base is a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 piece of Elegant Eggplant cardstock.  The text was printed on Whisper White cardstock, then mounted on Elegant Eggplant and Sahara Sand.  I just LOVE the ultrasound picture!!  She's sucking her thumb and it was the PERFECT picture!  The picure was also mounted with the same combination as the text.  I wanted to give the "Registered At" piece a softer look, so I punched it out with the Modern Label Punch and then slid it into the circle punch to round off the end since it was too long.  The finishing touch was the "Please Join Us for A Baby Shower" which was computer generated and printed on vellum.  I think this invite came together beautifully just like my niece will be!

Supplies

Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Sahara Sand, Whisper White

Accessories: Ribbon, Modern Label Extra-Large Punch, 1" Circle Punch

January Stamp Camp Project

Hi Everyone!  TGIF!!!  It's been a really long (but great) day!  We started the day off with a Valentine's Party at a friend's house, where the kids got to make a gift and card for dad.  They were all so cute!  My girlfriend 'borrowed' this awesome idea that we make heart shaped cookies, poke a hole through it before baking, and then when they were done we strung them with licorice laces to make necklaces.  So adorable!!!  But not many survived long enough to be fashionable accessories before being gobbled up! Then we made cards for daddy (of course they HAD to be handmade!!!)  I will have to get permission from the other moms and/or do some editing on the pictures before I post.  Oh and the kids also made their own pizzas for lunch!  Did I mention that there were 9 kids all under the age of 4???  So needless to say us mommies needed a cup of coffee or two to keep up!

Then I took my kids skating for the first time (well at least for the younger two) and lemme tell ya my back is definitely feeling the love now!  It was so much fun to see how much they were enjoying themselves but I think I will take the younger ones when it's not so busy. 

So after a day filled with hearts and love I decided that I will share with you the project that my stamp club made for January's class.  It was a Valentine's Day gift for our significant others....

First I'll start off with the card.  It's a Double Slider card and the tutorial for it can be found over at Splitcoaststampers.  Here's a look at it 'opened'.

As you can see there's a smaller front panel and a larger back panel that comes out to reveal a whole lot of love!  I used a number of different sets to complete this card and I really like the way it came together.   Now I know I said that it's supposed to be for our SO's and I did try to come up with a more masculine colour combo but to me Valentine's Day screams RED and PINK!!! lol.

As for our project, it's a cute little mini scrapbook/photo album that can be carried around to show off pictures of the kids.  Here's a closer look.

This adorable little album can hold up to 12 pictures and is the perfect little size!

Happy Valentine's Day and thanks for looking!

Card Supplies

Cardstock: Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, Pretty in pink

Stamps: Sweet Centers, Simply Said, Punch Party (retired), All Holidays, A Word For You

Accessories: Full Heart Extra Large Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Round Tab Extra Large Punch, ribbon

Album Supplies

Cardstock: Old Olive, Real Red, Not Quite Navy, assorted dsp

Ink: Real Red

Stamps: Define Your Life

Accessories: Bag with Scallops Die (retired), Scallop Trim Border, assorted embellishments

New Addition

I am excited to announce that I am going to have a new niece!!  WOOHOO!!!  My baby brother (well I guess not so baby anymore but just saying that to piss him off if he reads this..lol) and my sister in law, Lisa, aka E-Si, are expecting their first baby in May.  I am so excited for them!!!  I see LOTS of PINK in the near future!!

So we were talking one day at dinner at my parents' house how I found that hats and mitts didn't fit my kids when they were first born.  The only one that I found didn't slide off their head was the hand-knit one from the hospital.  That conversation led me to my next project....please keep in mind that I can only knit in a straight line, so I'm an expert in scarves, scarves, and more scarves! lol.  I googled knitting patterns and found that I didn't understand anything...even the ones that said "beginners" and "easy" were beyond me since I didn't know what "purl" meant (I know now that it means to "knit backwards").  So I "winged" it and came up with my own pattern....here's the end results.

I made the pink set first and literally knit in a straight line then stitched up the side and the top.  But when I got to the blue set I became a little adventurous and ended up tapering the top so that it closed on it's own.  I'm quite proud of myself!  Here are close up's of both sets.

I am going to try to make at least a few more sets before AJ gets here!