Wendy's Stampin' Spot

January 29 All Occasion Stamp Camp

2012-01-31T15:20:00.001-07:00

We used lots of new product from the Occasions Mini Catalogue to create 8 cards – with one bonus Valentine card. (There are NO stairs in our new location – Westview Community Hall!)

The four morning cards used the new Framelits and sets from the Occasions Mini and the Sale-A-Bration Mini. If you don’t know about Sale-A-Bration be sure and ask before the end of March. It involves FREE product just for ordering items you need!

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The afternoon cards used the Edgelits with corresponding embossing folders, the new Blossom punch, Vanilla scented Embossing powder, the really narrow Organdy Ribbon from the Sale-A-Bration mini and more new stamp sets.

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The Bonus Card was one I cased from a sample at the Stampin’ Up! Leadership conference held two weeks ago in San Antonio. It was a fun time meeting with other demonstrators and learning about the new things that Satmpin’ Up! has in store for us! If you would like to attend events like these, now is a great time to sign on with Stampin’ Up! The starter kit is at a nice low price and you could have your pick of FREE Designer Series Paper or Digitals downloads for the rest of the year!! Contact me for more details.

January 26 & 28 Technique Class

2012-01-30T15:01:00.000-07:00

We learned one new technique and had a reminder of an old technique. The new one I call Collaged Embossing. It involves using embossing powder without any ink, heating it and dropping in some embellishments. This time we used the Mica Flakes which were available in the Holiday Mini Catalogue. Note the new ‘Blossom’ punch from the Occasions Mini Catalogue. There are a couple more ways to use this punch – send me an email & I’ll tell you! :)

The second technique was just a reminder that any color of the Stampin’ Write Markers can be used with the VersaMark pen to create a colored embossed image inside of a stamped image and to just color up rubber and stamp an image. We used two of the new scented embossing powders from Stampin’ Up! – cherry and vanilla. The ‘doily’ is from the ‘Flirtatious’ Specialty Designer Paper

The next Technique Class will be in April and we will be making more paper ‘quilted’ cards – different patterns than in past.

January 9 Card Making in the Devon Library

2012-01-10T14:48:00.000-07:00

A New Year with New Projects. The three cards were a little ‘springy’ and stamps were on hand for those who wanted to adapt them into Valentine’s cards.

December 12 Card Making in the Devon Library

2011-12-13T14:43:00.000-07:00

We had great fun making 3 enclosure cards in which to put a gift card. They were really nice and came in very handy at Christmas. Unfortunately I used all mine before I took pictures, so you’ll just have to believe me!! One used the new Stocking Die and had a pocket inside. Another used the Two Tag Die and the last used the Top Note die cut so as there was a fold at the bottom.

Everyone got a teeny Christmas gift – in a cute little package of course – a ‘Handmade By’ stamp of their choosing. Christmas cookies were available but we were so busy stamping no one stopped for snacks!!

October 27, Technique Class – Embossing Folder Play

2011-10-30T20:39:00.000-06:00

There are plenty of things to do with the embossing folders and we have already done several in workshops and classes. This month we learned a couple more tricks!!

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I like the transformed Designer Paper much more than the original!! Note how the butterflies are behind the embossed floral spray!!

October 17, Card Making in the Devon Library

2011-10-17T20:15:00.000-06:00

Three more quick & easy cards. This time it was Christmas!

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Next date for Card Making in the Library is December 12. We will make three enclosure cards to hold the special gift cards that you purchase for Christmas gifts.

October 15… The Rest of the Sunflower Cards

2011-10-15T20:27:00.000-06:00

We had a great time at the Edmonton East Stampin’ Lab! Who knew you could make so many cards with a 12x12 sheet of white cardstock!! Just a little stamping and the white cardstock was transformed into Designer Paper!

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Coming Up... Stitching and Stamping, October 16

2011-10-12T16:25:00.002-06:00

A little stitching and a little stamping and we will make FOUR Christmas cards, a felt Stocking Gift card holder and THREE All-Occasion Greeting cards. If you have time on Sunday, please join us at Westview Community Hall, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact me for more info.
Here are the projects we will make…

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October 12, One Sheet Wonder – Have you registered yet??

2011-10-01T00:58:00.003-06:00

On October 15, using the Sunflower background stamp on p.149 of the Idea Book & Catalogue we will create our own designer paper and then use it to make 8 cards. You will have enough of the designer paper left over to take home and make an addition 2-4 cards.
Here is a photo of 4 of the cards we will make. (They were inspired by, and cased from, designs by Kim Ransom.)

If you are interested in taking the class you must have the Sunflower stamp and a black Stazon ink pad. Let me know by 6 p.m. on October 2 if you need me to order it for you. Cost of the class is $45 (that includes the stamp) or $25 if you already own it. Register by Thursday, October 13 if you already have the stamp.

September 29, Technique Class

2011-09-30T00:34:00.000-06:00

The ‘Split Negative’ technique is not a new one, but it is a handy one to have in the technique book. It is one we have used in past at stamp camps but for some reason never made it to the book. Well, now it is in there!!

We did the regular black and white – that is where the ‘negative’ comes in. And we also did two variations.

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September 12, Card Making in the Devon Library

2011-09-13T11:12:00.000-06:00

Three quick cards – one that could be Thanksgiving or Fall or any Occasion, one that could be Christmas, Birthday or Masculine and another one that could be Fall or Thanksgiving or any Occasion. As always, just change the sentiment and create the card for the required Occasion.

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August 25, Technique Class

2011-08-28T21:37:00.000-06:00

Wax On Wax Off! We used wax paper and a wax crayon to do 4 different resists. Some people got a surprise, an unexpected technique while creating a sample. Who knew the small sample paper would create a frame around the center of the ‘tie-dye’ resist! Bonus!!

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Here are some samples from several years ago (seven!!, where does the time go??) that we created in a Stamp Camp. The giraffe and snowflake used wax paper for the resist and the leaves used a wax crayon.

August 13 and 20 - It’s Christmas in August with a Card Buffet

2011-08-21T17:50:00.001-06:00

First in Devon, then in Edmonton… 24 stampers chose their cards and (for the most part) completed them! Some were plain and simple and some involved a little more work but all turned out really nice. One of them was a surprise to everyone as it used new tools from the Holiday Mini – available September 1. If you would like to see the mini check out my website (after September 1) or send me an email and I’ll get one to you.
Thanks to Audrey and Holly in Devon for helping to set up and clean up – the day went by very quickly. And… thanks to Kim and Marlene (and Gary too!!) in Edmonton for ‘sharing’ their workspace.

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July 28, Technique Class

2011-07-28T12:09:00.000-06:00

This month we created the look of ‘Faux Shimmery Silk’ in two different ways. One used Shimmer Paint and the other Smooch Spritz.

July 23, New Things!

2011-07-23T13:38:00.000-06:00

Had a great time in Salt Lake City at the annual Stampin’ Up! Convention learning new things, seeing new things and swapping cards to get new ideas. This stamp camp used those new ideas, new stamp sets, new papers, new tools and a card from the new ‘Great Day’ Simply Sent kit .

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July 19 Stampin’ in the City

2011-07-19T13:53:00.000-06:00

Had a great afternoon with some seniors in the city making a Christmas card and demonstrating how easy it is to create home-made gift wrap from plain white tissue paper. Thank you Jean for inviting me to join you!

Here is the card we created, very plain and simple but also very pretty.

July 13-16 Stampin’ Up! Convention

2011-07-17T00:06:00.000-06:00

Time to head to Salt Lake City for the annual SU Convention. It is always great fun and this year was no exception. Had a wonderful roomie again this year (Hey Marilyn!!). The local businesses always make us feel welcome…

We both spent lots of time with our friend and up-line Jane. For some reason both Jane & Marilyn thought they were always waiting on me, whereas I thought they both always had their times wrong! :)

Stampin’ Up! has a wonderful way of showcasing the products in Memento Mall that we can buy to help our businesses…

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Lively entertainment opens the first morning of convention (really wakes us up!) and this year was no exception with stamping lyrics sung with a reggae beat. We always look forward to seeing the latest fashions on stage and especially the shoe styles. (I know – not stamps, but still interesting!) This year not only was Shelley stylin’ but so was her daughter Sara and her granddaughter SIdney too!

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All too soon it’s all over and when that happens and the last photo is needing to be taken, this is sometimes what you get!!

June 30 Technique Class

2011-06-30T11:53:00.000-06:00

Bargello is a stitching (or quilting) technique that creates a geometric design. Perfectly suited to paper. We used different colours and patterns of paper, but an interesting look can be achieved by just using many hues of one colour. It isn’t as complex as it looks!!

June 18, Birds of a Feather

2011-06-18T12:49:00.000-06:00

We all ‘flocked together’ on Saturday to make good use of the Bird Builder punch.

Thanks to inspiration from Heather Stewart in Auckland, NZ and Valita from Macksville, AU there were more than just chickadees and cardinals as projects. I tried for a Galah Cockatoo, a Fantail and a Tui (none probably recognizable to people down-under!).

Lynn Pratt has designed a number of different birds using the punch and they were all great to look at for ideas.

Here is what we made…

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June 13, Card Making in the Devon Library

2011-06-13T11:30:00.000-06:00

A couple of masculine cards this time – butterflies can be for men too!! Stripes and ‘hardware’ give a masculine look as well.

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June 8, Senior’s Day in the Library

2011-06-08T11:36:00.000-06:00

A bookmark card is a perfect one for a Library class. This one was inspired by a swap I received from a lady in Calgary. I did the heat embossing ahead of time so all that needed to be done was some coloring, Big Shot embossing and putting together. We even had a visitor from down under making a card to take home with her to Australia!

May Technique Class

2011-05-27T11:47:00.000-06:00

Have you used your brayer lately? And used it for different purposes?? Well here are 3 ways to put the ink from the brayer to the paper!

Create a scene, make a plaid background and give some plain white paper a burst of colour.

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May 21, Spring Fling

2011-05-21T12:25:00.000-06:00

It was a busy day of stamping and creating, card making, a wee bit of scrapbooking, a quick and easy fridge magnet, a set of cards with a purse to match and a mini watercoloured book. The day started with a card swap and the cards were all wonderful. (A couple of people were teased and ‘encouraged’ to take part in the next swap!!) Lunch was late but stamping continued in the afternoon. It was a tiring, but FUN!! day.

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May 9, Card Making in the Devon Library

2011-05-09T11:22:00.000-06:00

Lots of white, so nice and bright!! Three clean and simple cards using some spotlighting techniques and an acrylic block as a stamp!!

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April Technique Class

2011-04-29T11:42:00.000-06:00

Two techniques this month – “Blocked Shadow” and “Dauber Direct”.

The shadow is created with an acrylic block and daubers are used to apply different colors of ink directly to areas on the rubber stamp.

April 16, Simply Cards

2011-04-17T12:18:00.000-06:00

Just 8 cards this month for stamp camp, but not all of them were very simple. Used a variety of techniques – Blocked Shadow, Spotlighting, Blocking, Masking and Creative Use of Scraps (thanks Jane!).

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April 11, Card Making in the Devon Library

2011-04-11T11:18:00.000-06:00

Three quick and easy cards (other than the fine cutting of the wee butterfly!). There were lots of different word stamps available so that everyone could make the greeting of their choice.

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March Technique Class - Vellum

2011-03-31T11:12:00.000-06:00

Vellum cardstock and paper are such lovely papers, we needed a reminder as to how many ways they can be used. Everyone received a page of ‘Vellum Tips’ and made four cards each using vellum cardstock or paper in a different way. We embossed it, coloured on it using chalk pastels and markers, used it as a layer and attached it in different ways.

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March 26 Black and White with Shots of Colour

2011-03-27T03:01:00.000-06:00

Stamp camp was delayed till March 26 due to my whirlwind trip to France!! It started out to be just Black and White cards but little bits of colour kept creeping in!

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March 14 Cards in the Library - NOT

2011-03-21T02:54:00.000-06:00

It was supposed to be card-making in the library this Monday but I got a last-minute (seat sale) invite from a friend to travel with her to France!! What an opportunity!!! I would never have met June if I had not become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. I was introduced to her on-line by a SU Demo I contacted while visiting South Carolina (who would have thought I would have to travel so far to meet someone so close!). My husband was golfing and I was stamping – fun was had by all!

Anyway, it was only 9 days but it was Villefranche-sur-Mer in Provence and it was warm and June was a wonderful guide and interpreter. The days flew by too quickly.

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February Technique Class

2011-02-28T01:24:00.000-07:00

Faux Bleach and Inlaid Embossing were the two techniques learned this month. There are lots of ways to get the Faux Bleach look, for this one we used our trusty Stampin’ Mist.

February 19 Card Buffet

2011-02-20T01:18:00.001-07:00

It was to be 10 designs to choose from but I couldn’t stop at 10 so there are 11 designs. ‘Buffet’ means you can choose to make them all, just a few or multiples of as many as you like.

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February 14, Card Making in the Devon Library

2011-02-15T15:29:00.000-07:00

Three ‘springy’ cards to hopefully help us put all the snow into the back of our minds!

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January 27 Technique Class

2011-01-31T01:32:00.001-07:00

This month the cards we made didn’t really involve a technique. They were cards that popped up and folded a little differently.

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Colors used were Peach Parfait with Poppy Parade, Riding Hood Red with Basic Gray and Pacific Point with Basic Black. The ‘Always’ bird is a sliding pop-up.

January 12 – Stampin’ Up! Leadership in Nashville!

2011-01-17T01:26:00.002-07:00

Who would have thought that there would be snow in Nashville? Certainly not the people who live there! Despite the snow I had a great time swapping, sharing, learning, touring, visiting with old friends and meeting new ones and stamping – of course!!
I had a wonderful roommate from Michigan – Lori Watson – whom I had just chatted with on-line. She had participated in a lot of swaps and was very generous in sharing them all with me. My swap card had a Valentine theme but could easily be modified for another occasion. I used Blushing Bride for the base cardstock, did some embossing with the BigShot and added just a tiny bit of stamping – and a little bling too!

Jane and I (along with about 500 other Stampin’ Up! demonstrators) attended the Managers Reception at the Wild Horse Saloon. Here we are with one of the numerous colourful characters that live there! We enjoyed a lovely BBQ buffet supper and beverages included coke, lemonade, iced tea and water!

And when the conference was over, we were off to the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Theatre. It was a very entertaining evening (even though I'm not a fan of country music).

January 10, Card Making in the Devon Library

2011-01-11T01:37:00.002-07:00

It’s time to think of Valentine’s day so the cards were full of ‘Heart’!!

For those not needing Valentine cards, there were optional greetings for All-Occasion Heartfelt cards.

December 18, Christmas Open House

2010-12-19T01:27:00.001-07:00

Despite the weather (and it wasn’t really that bad) a few stampers came to share some Christmas cheer and make a few tags and a gift card holder.

There was lots of time to visit and snack and talk of Christmas plans.

No Stamping in November!

2010-12-15T00:51:00.001-07:00

And that was only because warmer weather beckoned. Here are a few photos of what I was enjoying when the first snow fell in Devon…
      Sunshine, palm trees, a pool in the background!!
     There is greenery in the desert (besides the cactus) and mountains too.
     Sedona is north of Phoenix – lots of beautiful red rocks!
     The sunsets are wonderful and nothing says ‘Arizona’ better, than the Saguaro cactus.
Unfortunately it was cool for Arizona weather, but fortunately it was warmer than it was here!!!

October 24 Technique Class

2010-10-24T12:42:00.000-06:00

Faux Seersucker and Magic Pastels were the techniques for October.

Everyone wowed over the Magic Pastels. It was quite a transformation from a ‘pastelly’ coloured image to a really detailed looking image.

And the Faux Seersucker was so easy and really looked like seersucker fabric!

Next Technique class will be in January 2011. Christmas is only 2 months away! Get busy stamping & creating!!

2010 Fall Fest!

2010-10-16T00:50:00.000-06:00

From all reports it was the best yet! It was a busy day, but there was still plenty of time for swapping, visiting and fun!!

Most everyone finished all the projects and some went home with plans to make even more, for Christmas gift-giving.

The swaps were awesome! Some were Christmas themed, some were not. Some were quick and easy to create in quantities and some were more suited to just making 1 or 2. All in all – wonderful swaps… see for yourself

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One was even a ‘hybrid’ gift card holder made with My Digital Studio and using the ornament punch.

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Kim’s swap was the ‘Stamper’s Choice’ this time – lots of extra work involved.

We worked on projects all morning,

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had almost an hour for lunch and then back at it with cards all afternoon.

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We were surprisingly finished and out of the hall by 4:00!

Next ‘Fest’ day will be the third Saturday of May 2011. Set the day aside and join us!!

September Technique Class

2010-09-30T00:43:00.000-06:00

It isn’t a new background technique, but now that we have Frost White Shimmer Paint… Faux Mother of Pearl is a wonderful use for it.

Make sure and try this Technique with the Champagne Shimmer Paint – almost looks like gold leafing!

September Specials (click for Garage Sale sets)

2010-09-24T01:22:00.006-06:00

Purchase $50 in merchandise and receive a free package of the New Glimmer Brads. They will definitely sparkle up your holiday cards!

While you are checking out the September special make sure to take note of the Ribbon, Paper and Embellishment Samplers. These Samplers are only available until October 10 – and only in Canada!!

And, have a look at the retired Stampin' Up! sets I am parting with.

Ready Set Stamp with Holiday Happiness

2010-09-18T01:07:00.001-06:00

One set… eight different cards. And even though this is a Christmas stamp set, there was one Spring card and one Fall card!

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August 26 Techniques

2010-08-26T00:55:00.001-06:00

This month we dug into all that sparkly colourful glitter that we ‘needed’ and used the glitter puzzle technique to make some wonderful cards.

August Christmas Card Buffet

2010-08-22T00:33:00.001-06:00

It was Christmas at Malmo Hall in Edmonton on August 22. There was a Buffet of 20 card designs to choose from. Some stampers made one of each design while others decided to do multiples of their favourites. It was a full and busy day!

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* NEW CATALOGUE – RIBBON, PAPER AND EMBELLISHMENT SAMPLERS * (click here for the SALE of Retired stamps)

2010-08-06T13:40:00.009-06:00

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With the new Idea Book and Catalogue comes lots of new papers, embellishments and ribbons. It could get a little expensive to invest in all of them at once so here is an option. I have created Sampler Packs of some of these new items so you can have a selection to use right away and then purchase your favourites later on. These samplers will run till the end of August – please let me know if you would like any of them.

Ribbon Samplers
(2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalogue p.190 & 191 )
1. Receive a 1 yard sample of each of the 10 new colors of 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon for $11.00. This includes Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Early Espresso and Basic Black.
2. Receive a 1 yard sample of each of the 13 colors of the NEW 1/8" white edged Taffeta Ribbon for $12.50. This includes Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Early Espresso and Basic Black.
3. Receive a 1 yard sample of each of the 5 new In Colors of 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon for $4.75. This includes Blushing Bride, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade, Concord Crush and Pear Pizzazz.
4. Receive a 1 yard sample of each of the two new Crochet Trims for $4.50.
Pick and choose which of the ribbons samplers you would like (or get them all)!!
Let me know if you are interested in any of the other ribbons. If there is enough interest, I will be able to do more ribbon samplers.

6" x 6" Sampler Pack Patterns Designer Paper (p.175)
Would you like samples of all the new 'Patterns' designs in the 'In Colors' AND in all the color collections? In this pack you will receive 90 x (6" x 6") samples of the 45 colors (2 double-sided designs of each color.) Cost for this Sampler Pack is $16.50 and it includes all the 'In Colors', Brights, Subtles, Regals and Neutrals. (To purchase all these stacks, your cost would be $145.00)

Embellishment Sampler Pack (p. 186, 187)
This Sampler pack will include 1 each of all colors (and sizes) of Designer Buttons, Flower Brads and Antique Brads. It will also include 1 each of the regular Brads in the four Collections (Brights, Subtles, Regals and Neutrals). This is a total of 125 embellishments that will match your designer paper, card stock and ribbon. Cost for this sampler pack is $23.50. (The cost to buy 1 pack of each of these embellishments would be $154.00.)

Happy Stamping!
Wendy

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Christmas in July Stamp A Stack July 17

2010-07-17T02:01:00.001-06:00

Well it wasn’t ‘looking a lot like Christmas’ but it sure has been cool for what is supposed to be summer!
Today was the first step towards being prepared with a possible 24 Christmas cards (for those who attended for the full day) - and it wasn’t a moment too soon. There is less than 6 months remaining till December 25!

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Happy Stamping!
Wendy
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New Catalogue Open House

2010-07-11T02:15:00.001-06:00

There is lots to see in the new Idea Book and Catalogue and there were a few new things to see on the weekend. There was one card design to make using Artistic Etchings, a wonderful new stamp set. We also used some new colors – Pear Pizzazz and Daffodil Delight – as well as the new 1/8” taffeta ribbon and the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder.

Everyone made 2 cards, one in each of the colors but just took one home. The other one will be donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities – I’ll be dropping it off in Salt Lake City while at the annual Stampin’ Up! Convention!

Happy Stamping!
Wendy
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June 24 Techniques

2010-06-24T01:48:00.001-06:00

Ghosting, Emerging Designs and Patterned Vellum were the techniques for June. There was just time enough to make 2 cards but a sample of snowflake vellum went home with everyone.

Happy Stamping!
Wendy
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Stamp Camp - A Fond Farewell June 13

2010-06-13T01:31:00.001-06:00

It is time to say goodbye to some stamp sets, ribbons and colors. With the new catalogue comes new stamp sets, tools, new ‘In Colors’, returning ‘In Colors’ and this year there are just plain new Colors! However, before all that happens we can play one more time with retiring products.
Garden Whimsy, Crushed Curry and Close to Cocoa with Bird on A Branch are in this first grouping…

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Designer Paper and Mellow Moss are featured on these cards…

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Dusty Durango, Pale Plum and Lovely Lilac with the Petal Bigz Die were the last cards for the day…

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Happy Stamping!
Wendy
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Senior’s Week at the Devon Library

2010-06-10T23:06:00.001-06:00

There were special programs all week long for Seniors Week. One of the mornings I was invited to hold a card-making class. We made the following bookmark and card. Not a new pattern but using new colors,stamps and accessories.

Grad Card

2010-06-09T23:02:00.004-06:00

This was the year that my youngest nephew graduated. Time for a special card in his school colors of black & gold.

(Cased from a Jackie Topa card. Thanks, Jackie!)

May 30 Techniques

2010-05-31T22:58:00.001-06:00

There were clouds in the sky inside Malmo!
Thanks to Gretchen Barron for 'inventing' the wheel - the cloud wheel that is.
Using the scallop circle punch and the large scallop circle die we made the cloud template.
Then we used the template to help create a couple of cards. (I had to case the Cheep Talk card as those 2 little birds are so cute!)

Birthdays for a Year – May 15

2010-05-15T22:39:00.000-06:00

12 Cards - One for each Month!
There were 6 cards for the morning session and 6 more for the afternoon. Stamping went smoothly and everyone finished the cards they had come to make!

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Spring Fling May 11, 2010

2010-05-11T22:18:00.000-06:00

It was indeed a FULL day of stamping & creating, but I think we all survivied.
Projects included a silver tea light holder, a butterfly note pad, an 'Inchies Plus" art frame, a Pendant Note accordion card and a small photo frame.

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We Smooch Spritzed lots - the gold and vanilla leave a very subtle shimmer - and also used the Log Cabin with one of the Folk Flower stencils.

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And, we played with the new Presto Designer Series Paper getting different looks by painting, sponging, brayering and spritzing.

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The new Bitty Punches with coordinating stamps and buttons looked cute on a several of the cards.

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Butterflies were flying freely!

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And thanks to Angie B. for sharing her 'On Time' door prize so the Awash With Flowers card could be completed. For some reason I left those stamps at home!

There were also some amazing cards swapped on Saturday - talented stampers were in attendance!

Thanks to everyone for pitching in at the end we even vacated the hall on time (actually 10 minutes ahead of schedule). It was a fun, but tiring day and I am looking forward to Fall Fest in October - I even have one project in mind!! Hope you will put it on your calendar.

Retiring Colors

2010-05-04T22:08:00.001-06:00

Stampin' Up! has started a Colour Renovation!

In July - with the new catalogue - we will be getting 5 NEW colours, 10 returning 'In Colors' and 5 NEW 'In Colors'. (Three of the returning' In Colors' are from this year; Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo and Soft Suede.)
Unfortunately with adding new colors we need to 'retire' some old colors...

Here is a list of the colours we are losing.

Almost Amethyst,Apricot Appeal, Ballet Blue, Barely Banana, Basic Brown, Blush Blossom, Bordering Blue, Brilliant Blue, Brocade Blue, Cameo Coral, Close To Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Gable Green, Glorious Green, Going Gray, Green Galore, Handsome Hunter, Lavender Lace, Lovely Lilac, Mellow Moss, Only Orange, Orchid Opulence, Pale Plum, Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Really Rust, Ruby Red, Sage Shadow, Summer Sun, Taken With Teal, YoYo Yellow.
PLEASE...

Check your ink pads (classic and craft) and make sure you have re-inkers for all of them. Check your favourite colors and make sure you have the cardstock you want. The accessories for these colors such as ribbon, brads, buttons, etc.will be retiring too so have a look at those items too.
ORDER...
these items before the end of May because starting June 1 these items will only be available while quantities last.
The NEW COLOR COLLECTIONS are wonderful and will be as easy to use and as beautiful as our old palette, but just make sure you have a plentiful supply of your favourites.

April 30 Techniques

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Faux Flowers and the Lattice Die were the techniques and tools for April.
Faux Flowers...

Where is the die on this card with the Crocheted Flower Embellishment??

When you open the card there is a Surprise Lattice Butterfly Explosion inside!

And a tone-on -tone very simple but elegant Lattice with a special 5-Petal Flower.

April 19 Stamp Camp

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It was a Card Buffet - a popular event!!
Everyone chose their favourites from 20 designs (in some cases all of the designs) and then decided how many of each they would make. Most kept busy stamping all day.

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This one was a surprise since it really looks ordinary BUT… it is an Easel Card!

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March 25 Techniques

2010-03-25T21:39:00.000-06:00

Faux Batik was the March technique. We created 2 samples of each style - one for the Technique Book and one to use on the card.

March 20 Stamp-A-Stack

2010-03-20T21:20:00.000-06:00

This was a Stamp-A-Stack of Masculine & 'Kid' cards. 3 each of 8 designs - a total of 24 cards.

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February 25 Techniques

2010-02-25T20:18:00.000-07:00

We explored several ways to use Shimmer Paint..
Dauber direct to rubber

Sprayed through a stencil

Used as paint

February 20 Stamp Camp

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Another 'Doubles' Stamp Camp but this one was a day of resists...

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January 28 Stamp Camp

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The cards we made took a little extra time. The first was a Side-Step card...

The second was a simple Pop-Up (the pop-up was inside on the fold) made with designer paper we created using the One-Sheet Wonder technique.

January 17 Stamp Camp

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It was a day of Doubles - 2 Cards 7 Designs...

October 19, Fall Fest

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Another fun but busy day of stamping, visiting and having fun. At least I hope everyone had time to have some fun! Here are photos of the projects…

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And the cards…

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Christmas in August

2009-09-12T14:10:00.001-06:00

Stamp-A-Stack of Christmas Cards!

OR… just stamp a few. August 15, it’s a Card Buffet. You choose the designs and how many of each you would like to create.

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Spring Fling

2009-05-23T23:41:00.001-06:00

The first annual Spring Fling was held in Edmonton on May 23. We had a blast!

We spent the entire day cutting, stamping, crafting and generally having a lot fun. Everyone ‘loved’ the origami part!!

Here are the projects we made.

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The Matchbox, Magazine File for full size cards, Bag & Tag and Basket.

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The Photo Album, Photo Frame and Mini Pizza box with 4 Mini Cards.

Then there were regular size cards…

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Watch for Fall Fest in September!

February Stamp Camp Project

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This is a 5"x5" Mini Scrapbook. There are 6 pages - opportunities for photos or journalling.

Pockets, pull tabs, and an accordian folded insert are some of the features.

Of course my photos are of our new grandson, Jaidén.

February Cards for Devon Library Program

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Valentine Cards (of course!)

January Buffet

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All-Occasion Cards

October Card Buffet

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This Buffet was mostly Christmas cards, with a few All-Occasion mixed in.

Loonies For Littles

2008-05-31T21:24:00.000-06:00

May's StampCamp involved creating a mini (5x5) Scrapbook using the Loonies for Littles Kit.

Everyone had the same kit, but the results were all different. Here's a sampling of a few pages.

The cover

A page with a pocket.

Another page with a pocket.

And a page with 3 windows.

Ready Set Stamp March 15

2008-03-21T00:23:00.014-06:00

Ready: All the projects were Ready

Set: The set we used was 'One of A Kind'

Stamp: We spent the day Stamping!

In With the New (January 19)

2008-01-08T02:47:00.001-07:00

One of the projects on Saturday January 19 will be this tiered box. It goes by a couple of different names - the latest being a Fantasy Box. The photo shows a closed box and an open one with 4 smaller boxes inside.

If you'd like to attend the class, to make sure and get the designer paper of your choice, please register quickly (and by January 17 at the latest).

Open House (January 5)

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Just one layout with either Bali Breeze Designer Paper and Tempting Turquoise or Ginger Blossom Designer Paper and Ruby Red.

With just one card to do, there was plenty of time for checking out the Spring-Summer Collection while munching on freshly baked cookies!

Last Minute Christmas Projects, December 9

2008-01-04T15:00:00.000-07:00

A couple of cards, a couple of gift cards, a couple of ornaments, a neverending Happy Holiday card, a Tag booklet with a few tags and a coaster 'Noel' decoration. This was the agenda for the last Stamp Camp before Christmas.

Mini Christmas Stamp A Stack

2008-01-04T14:49:00.000-07:00

This was a last minute Stamp A Stack held on December 8. Everyone made 3 of each design for a total of 12 cards.

World Card Making Day (October)

2008-01-04T12:12:00.001-07:00

Somehow I missed posting the 2 projects that we did at the World Cardmaking Day open house back in October.

We had fun!

Calgary Mini Stack

2008-01-04T12:01:00.001-07:00

These are 2 of the 6 cards from the Mini Stack held in November in Calgary. Three cards were made of each design for a total of 18 Christmas cards.

Season of Joy

2008-01-04T11:33:00.000-07:00

These are some of the projects from the

'Ready Set Stamp' stamp camp in November. Not all

are Christmas cards, but all used the 'Season of Joy'

stamp set from Stampin' Up!.

CARD KEEPER

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This is the Card Keeper that we created in April. For those of you who missed it, there is a repeat of the class scheduled for December 8. Please contact me if you are interested in making one as a Christmas gift or just for yourself!

Three For You Punch Box Class, September 13

2007-09-22T17:47:00.000-06:00

Using the supplies from the 'Three for You Punch Box' (plus a few other tools & embellishments), we created eight little gift cards and a box to hold them.

Double stitched ribbon and a flower from the 'Pretties Kit' helped to decorate the box.

We used the Black Journalling marker & uni-ball Signo white gel pen, the Scallop circle and Word Window punches.

The Ticket Corner and 1 1/4" circle punches were also used.

One card in each color was made with plain cardstock and the other was made using the new Textured cardstock.

The cards took no time at all to create!

Stamp Camp September 9, One of A Kind Cards & Booklets

2007-09-01T00:17:00.000-06:00

Accordion Fold Booklet

Accordion Fold Booklet with Pockets and Inner Flaps

Accordion Fold Card

Accordion Fold Card Inside

Chipboard Stamp Camp, August 11

2007-08-31T23:50:00.000-06:00

Coaster Post It Note Holder

Coaster Photo Frame

On Board Blossoms & Basics Cards

Mini Coaster Book

Christmas in July Stamp A Stack, July 14

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Peace: stamp on the vellum and also behind the vellum. Punch holes in the vellum only, to tie the knots. Attach to the card with glue dots.

Sleigh Bells: image is stamped with black Stazon and then watercolored using the crayons. Brad is wrapped around the ribbon.

Sparkle: rectangular piece of 'Prints' paper is cut into triangles and reversed so as to see both sides. After image is stamped and colored dots of glue were applied with the Glue pen. Dazzling Diamonds glitter was sprinkled over top the card and the ovals.

Baroque Christmas: Merry Christmas is embossed with gold embossing powder. The medallion with the brad is popped up with a dimensional. The cord is cut in thirds not wrapped around.

Be Merry: line the slit punch up just barely inside the edge of the paper. Use an 'around the finger' Faux knot.

Happy Holidays: holes are pierced around the snowflakes using the Seeing Spots Brass Template.

Happy Winter: cased from p.59 of the FWC, but the old snowflake punch was used instead of a snowflake stamp. Rhinestone is 'set' in Crystal Effects. Button is heat embossed with Versamark and Irridescent Ice EP and applied with a glue dot. Kit contains 1 card of Textured Bordering Blue and 2 cards of regular Bordering Blue c/s.

Joy: use an 'around the finger' Faux knot.

June 21 All Occasion Stamp A Stack

2007-06-25T20:45:00.000-06:00

Just Because

Tranquility

Happy Birthday

Thinking of You

June 10 Stamp Camp

2007-06-25T19:50:00.000-06:00

Here are the remaining projects from the June 10 Stamp Camp.

There were a couple of cards that could be used for Father's Day. One is original and one is cased. (Thank you Amy Celona.)

Most projects were done with retiring sets.

The cat card design is Retro.

June 10 Stamp Camp

2007-06-06T19:38:00.000-06:00

Here are a few projects for the June 10 Stamp Camp.

Wendy's Stampin' Spot

January 29 All Occasion Stamp Camp

January 26 & 28 Technique Class

January 9 Card Making in the Devon Library

December 12 Card Making in the Devon Library

October 27, Technique Class – Embossing Folder Play

October 17, Card Making in the Devon Library

October 15… The Rest of the Sunflower Cards

Coming Up... Stitching and Stamping, October 16

October 12, One Sheet Wonder – Have you registered yet??

September 29, Technique Class

September 12, Card Making in the Devon Library

August 25, Technique Class

August 13 and 20 - It’s Christmas in August with a Card Buffet

July 28, Technique Class

July 23, New Things!

July 19 Stampin’ in the City

July 13-16 Stampin’ Up! Convention

June 30 Technique Class

June 18, Birds of a Feather

June 13, Card Making in the Devon Library

June 8, Senior’s Day in the Library

May Technique Class

May 21, Spring Fling

May 9, Card Making in the Devon Library

April Technique Class

April 16, Simply Cards

April 11, Card Making in the Devon Library

March Technique Class - Vellum

March 26 Black and White with Shots of Colour

March 14 Cards in the Library - NOT

February Technique Class

February 19 Card Buffet

February 14, Card Making in the Devon Library

January 27 Technique Class

January 12 – Stampin’ Up! Leadership in Nashville!

January 10, Card Making in the Devon Library

December 18, Christmas Open House

No Stamping in November!

October 24 Technique Class

2010 Fall Fest!

September Technique Class

September Specials (click for Garage Sale sets)

Ready Set Stamp with Holiday Happiness

August 26 Techniques

August Christmas Card Buffet

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Christmas in July Stamp A Stack July 17

New Catalogue Open House

June 24 Techniques

Stamp Camp - A Fond Farewell June 13

Senior’s Week at the Devon Library

Grad Card

May 30 Techniques

Birthdays for a Year – May 15

Spring Fling May 11, 2010

Retiring Colors

April 30 Techniques

April 19 Stamp Camp

March 25 Techniques

March 20 Stamp-A-Stack

February 25 Techniques

February 20 Stamp Camp

January 28 Stamp Camp

January 17 Stamp Camp

October 19, Fall Fest

Christmas in August

Spring Fling

February Stamp Camp Project

February Cards for Devon Library Program

January Buffet

October Card Buffet

Loonies For Littles

Ready Set Stamp March 15

In With the New (January 19)

Open House (January 5)

Last Minute Christmas Projects, December 9

Mini Christmas Stamp A Stack

World Card Making Day (October)

Calgary Mini Stack

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