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
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!!
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
Three more quick & easy cards. This time it was Christmas!
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.
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
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!
Coming Up... Stitching and Stamping, October 16
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…
Here are the projects we will make…
October 12, One Sheet Wonder – Have you registered yet??
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.
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
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.
We did the regular black and white – that is where the ‘negative’ comes in. And we also did two variations.
September 12, Card Making in the Devon Library
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.
August 25, Technique Class
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!!
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
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.
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.
July 28, Technique Class
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!
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 .
July 19 Stampin’ in the City
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
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…
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!
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
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
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…
June 13, Card Making in the Devon Library
A couple of masculine cards this time – butterflies can be for men too!! Stripes and ‘hardware’ give a masculine look as well.
June 8, Senior’s Day in the Library
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
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.
May 21, Spring Fling
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.
May 9, Card Making in the Devon Library
Lots of white, so nice and bright!! Three clean and simple cards using some spotlighting techniques and an acrylic block as a stamp!!
April Technique Class
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
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!).
April 11, Card Making in the Devon Library
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.
March Technique Class - Vellum
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.
March 26 Black and White with Shots of Colour
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!
March 14 Cards in the Library - NOT
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.
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.
February Technique Class
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
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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