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2010-10-26T15:18:00.000-07:00

It is a good thing I do a Stampin Up workshop so I get something posted to my blog!! -- these are the Christmas cards we are going to make for this month's workshop.

Cards for October Class

2010-09-28T07:53:00.001-07:00

These are four cards I designed for a class I am teaching on October 14th at Espe D's craft shop in Warsaw, Virginia -- I tried to keep the tools needed to a minimum so people could easily re-create the cards at home.- -- the class will be held from 6 - 8 pm and the cost will be $15.00 which includes the supplies for the cards -- you just need to bring your favorite adhesive -- to sign up call (804) 840-4831

2010-09-28T07:28:00.000-07:00

I ordered some Rich Razzleberry ribbon on my last demonstrator order for some reason -- I'm sure I had an idea at the time -- but I forgot what it was so I had to come up with a design to use the ribbon -- love the Autumn Spice DSP from the SU Holiday mini catalog!!!!

2010-09-28T07:26:00.000-07:00

This is card #2 and it was inspired by a card on Mary Fish's site -- if you have never visited her site you are in for a treat -- www.stampinpretty.com

Folded Frame

2010-09-28T07:23:00.000-07:00

Almost time for another Stampin Up workshop at my house -- love the folded frame so thought that would be a fun thing to do for card #1

2010-09-06T15:54:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure where August went, but go it did and quite fast I might add!! -- here are the cards for the September Stampin Up Workshops -- love the owl punch and it is so easy to use!! -- the pumpkin card is an adaption of a card I made in a class at the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Virginia Beach the end of August -- I had a wonderful time and learned so much and hope they will be back again next year!!!!

2010-08-21T08:58:00.000-07:00

This is a card I made for my daughter-in-law's graduation on August 14th -- she now has a Master's Degree in Library Science and we are so proud of her. Way to go, Liz!!!!

2010-07-25T14:17:00.000-07:00

I finally finished the cards for my Stampin Up August workshops -- the one on the left is from my Stampin Up magazine and the one on the right is my design -- the one in the middle is from a design by a Stampin Up demonstrator -- she has a great site so drop by to check out her cards -- www.stampinpretty.com

2010-06-26T14:32:00.000-07:00

This is the final card for the July Stampin UP workshops -- the stamp set is from the SU Summer Mini catalog and is called Elements of Style -- love this set!!!

Card for July Stampin Up workshops

2010-06-23T14:27:00.000-07:00

I thought I better give the ladies a break and do something besides an easel card for the July Stampin Up workshops -- this card I found in the Summer mini catalog along with a lovely stamp set called Watercolor Trio -- I made a few changes to the card but stayed with the "sketch" of the card in the catalog.

2010-06-23T14:22:00.000-07:00

Now that I found the directions for the A2 easel cards, I can't seem to stop making them -- here is one we are going to make for the July Stampin Up workshops at my house.

Fathers Day Card

2010-06-23T14:04:00.000-07:00

I have been very busy so no posts for a bit -- even my husband's Father's Day card was last minute -- finished it up late Saturday evening -- all the easel cards I had seen (and I love them) were squares -- i don't make very many square cards because of the extra postage -- but I found a site (http://bluebirdflats.blogspot.com) and there were the directions for an A2 card -- when folded flat the card fits right into the small envelopes I have. -- Yeah!! - no extra postage.

Getting Organized

2010-05-31T17:00:00.000-07:00

Not much crafting lately -- I have been organizing my stamps -- I bought the black cabinet at Walmart and put it together (after I dropped it on my foot -- BIG bruise)!!!! Then I cleaned up all my stamps in their CD cases and gave some stamps away to a friend -- then I made copies of each CD case and put that in a notebook and now when I am looking for a particular stamp I just look in my notebook -- how good is that!!!!

2010-05-23T12:10:00.000-07:00

WOW another post for me -- just finished the bunny card above -- got the stamp, paper and ribbon with one of the British craft magazines -- love those magazines!!!!

2010-05-23T06:56:00.000-07:00

This is page two for Easter and this is what is in the journal box: "No Easter family photos as Jim & Michelle do not like to have their pictures taken -- the cats, however, are always ready to pose (I think they are hoping if they are cute they will get extra food for their efforts!!)". I should mention the cats are always looking for more food since they have been on a diet -- the Vet said Alex is "overly portly" at 20 pounds and Max is not far behind at 17 1/2 pounds -- thus the diet.

2010-05-23T06:49:00.000-07:00

No cards today but I did finally finish the Easter pages I have been working on for a month (I've been working on them at the Monday scrapping group and I have been doing more talking than working!!!) -- this is page one and since I am not sure you can read the journal box, here it is, "The photo below shows what Jim was hoping to have for breakfast on Easter morning - however, Michelle and I gave him "the look" and he decided cereal was a better idea -- he didn't forget the plate of "goodies" and snacked on it for the rest of the day!!!".

2010-05-20T12:07:00.000-07:00

The final card for the June workshop -- can you believe I have the workshop cards done more than three weeks ahead of time!!!! We had one card left over from the May workshop that we did not get done so we will do that one in June. Now I have time to play with my Copics!!

2010-05-20T07:34:00.000-07:00

Finally, a bird card I like and that is easy to do -- this is the one we will use for my next Stampin Up workshop on June 14th.

2010-05-20T06:43:00.000-07:00

Hope this is not too much of a shock -- I posted two days in a row!! -- I am still playing with my bird punch -- I think I should have had the ribbon up a bit -- I think this one needs some more work.

2010-05-19T09:15:00.000-07:00

I am trying to post more often to my blog -- wonder how long that will last!!! -- I made two cards yesterday from a card I had seen in my friend Bev's card magazine (yes, it does get confusing when we are together) -- I wanted to use my Stampin Up bird punch -- I cut the circle in the card with my Cricuit and also cut the shape on the circle also with the Cricut -- I like both cards but my favorite is the pink and green -- love those pastels!!!!!

2010-04-26T16:52:00.000-07:00

This is not a Stampin Up card -- I did this with my new Cricut cartridge called Just Because Cards -- lots of good things on this cartridge but not as easy to use as others!!

2010-04-26T16:50:00.000-07:00

Lots of good things going on in this card -- love the butterfly and the verse!!

2010-04-26T16:47:00.000-07:00

The stamp set used here is called King of the Grill and you can find it in the new Summer Mini catalog -- lots of good things in the Summer Mini!!

2010-04-26T15:11:00.000-07:00

So much for my resolution to post to my blog more often -- I just need many more hours in my day -- I did get the cards done for the upcoming Stampin Up workshop -- the one above is done using Bashful Blue which is one of the colors that is staying -- sure glad it is as I love this blue.

2009-10-27T08:33:00.000-07:00

I'm back again -- wish I had extra time so I could post more often -- the photo above shows the cards we will be making for a Stampin Up workshop at my house on Monday, November 9th from 1-4 pm -- I also made a small pillow box with the SU die and I am sure there is room for some candy in the box!!!

2009-10-01T14:10:00.000-07:00

This afternoon I finished two cards for the SU Workshop next Tuesday at my house -- both card ideas are from the SU Holiday Mini Catalog -- I used the Pumpkin Patch set and the Twick or Tweet set and I gotta say the Pumpkin Patch is my favorite!!

2009-09-28T19:22:00.001-07:00

I'm back from my five week vacation (it was great to visit my MGC pal, Valerie while we were in Vancouver, BC) and finally got all my chores done so I could craft today -- I made two things for a Stampin Up Workshop on October 6th at my house -- the fellow on the left is the "Build-A-Bear die from SU and he (or she) is decked out in a Halloween costume -- the box on the right uses a stamp set from Stampin Up (can't remember the name and can't go look it up since I have a cat on the back of my chair and if I get up I am sure the chair will tip over!!) -- I plan to buy some candy on Friday for the ladies at the workshop to put in the boxes they make -- I will have to hide the candy from my husband or there won't be any candy left come Tuesday!!).

I have been working toward my certification on the new Stampin Up software -- looks like a great program -- I did the scrapbook and card making part and next up is making calendars -- if you would like to see more info about the program you can check out the Stampin Up web site.

2009-07-30T14:21:00.001-07:00

The scrapbook page, card, and gift bag were all made with the Stampin Up Bag w/Scallops Bigz xl die -- the ideas for the above came from www.stampthings.com (I tried to put in a link but it did not take me to the correct page so you will have to type in the address) -- -- lots of great ideas and tutorials -- we did the gift bag at the Tuesday workshop and I did the card and scrapbook page as examples of what can be done -- I managed to get my kittys to cooperate (that doesn't happen very often) and they allowed me take some cute photos.

2009-07-30T14:08:00.000-07:00

Excuse the background on my flower pots -- I have looked for some plastic easels but no luck so far -- the flower pot on the right is one I made to use as an example for my SU workshop on Tuesday ( some of the ladies from my Scrapbooking group joined our regular workshop group and we had a great time!!) -- the flower pot on the left is one I made from the left over packet from the workshop -- a little bit different -- I did I boo-boo so had to cover it up -- I think I like it better -- gives the flower pot a little more color -- I found the Flower Pot tutorial on www.splitcoaststampers.com -- what a great site!!

2009-07-09T12:21:00.001-07:00

I had planned to do a Bear Card using punches for the July SU workshop but the bear and I are not getting along (note to self - don't just print the PDF file - watch the video also!!!) so instead we are going to make the flower pot card above -- my friend, Donna made this one and sent it to me for a RAK -- we are also doing a gift bag with a Sizzix die but it is a long die and I did not realize I needed the extended cutting pads -- so I must send an order off to SU today and will post a photo of the finished bag after I get the needed supplies (2nd note to self -- read the directions!!!)

2009-07-09T11:53:00.000-07:00

This is one of the cards for the SU workshop at my house on the 28th of July

2009-07-09T11:48:00.000-07:00

This is the Father's Day card I made for my husband -- love the background (I watched a video on Stamp TV that showed how to do it -- just love that website!!)

2009-07-09T11:32:00.001-07:00

I made this card for my husband for our 43rd wedding anniversary (June 4th) -- I think I found the tutorial on the Scor-Pal site (love that Scor-Pal!!!)

2009-07-09T11:24:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it has been so long since I posted -- these cards were made from a kit that Ecstasy Crafts had for sale in May -- it was 3-D but the pieces were punched out instead of cut out -- much easier!!

2009-05-23T13:32:00.000-07:00

I finally finished the two cards we will be making for the SU workshop on Tuesday, May 26th from 1 - 3 pm at my house -- the box in the middle holds candy (yum)!!

2009-05-19T11:08:00.000-07:00

Sure has been a long time between posts -- finally had time today to work on cards (yipee!) -- I used some really cute bear stickers for these cards -- the stickers were included in a British craft magazine I bought a while back -- wish I had some more of these stickers.

2009-04-26T17:48:00.000-07:00

Another Stampin Up Workshop this coming week -- Wednesday, April 29th from 1-3 pm to be exact -- two cards and a basket -- always great fun to get together with friends and craft!!

2009-04-26T17:42:00.000-07:00

I know April has been a busy month but can't believe I haven't posted since April 2nd -- the above photo shows the flowers we made for our April 14th class in Williamsburg -- on the left is Queen Anne's Lace -- 60 small white flowers to glue on -- it took a couple of days to do as you could only glue a couple of flowers at a time and then had to wait for them to dry -- the middle one is the rose and on the right is the Rhododendron.

2009-04-02T17:20:00.000-07:00

This is the second Bookatrix that I made -- now my daughter has to decide which one she will use for the wedding.

2009-04-02T17:12:00.000-07:00

This is my first try at making a Bookatrix -- my friend, Angie from the UK makes such beautiful ones I just had to give it a try -- my daughter needed a wedding card for a friend and that is all the excuse I needed -- I made a few sample ones before I cut into the good paper but think it turned out okay -- hardest part was matching paper and flowers!!!!

2009-03-31T06:33:00.000-07:00

We had a great time at the SU workshop last Saturday at my house -- Susan was our hostess and this is the card I made for her -- she brought us "yummy goodies" to munch on while we created our cards and bunny basket.

2009-03-25T18:14:00.000-07:00

This is the final card for the SU Workshop on Saturday (now I have to clean the house -- Yuk!)

2009-03-25T18:10:00.000-07:00

I was playing with the card sketch for the SU workshop on Saturday and this is my latest creation -- I just got SU's Lovely as a Tree and I just had to try it out with some Flower Soft and a little bit of coloring with markers.

2009-03-24T19:00:00.000-07:00

No cards today but did go to class in Williamsburg at Stamp N Memories -- Sandy was our teacher and what a talented lady -- the above flowers are the result -- the one on the left is a Carnation, the one in the middle is a Batchelor Button, and the one on the right is a Dogwood blossom -- back to card making tomorrow as need to get things ready for the SU workshop this Saturday.

2009-03-22T11:52:00.000-07:00

I've been working on cards for the workshop and came up with these -- same card sketch, just using different colors -- the sketches came from mojomonday.blogspot.com -- love their sketches but just never seem to have time to participate in their contests.

2009-03-22T11:46:00.000-07:00

Here is a photo of the bunny basket we are going to make for my SU workshop this coming Saturday at my house -- if you would like to know how to make this cute bunny, visit www.stampwithheather.ca

2009-03-22T11:24:00.000-07:00

This is me and I am finally getting my blog underway -- I had posted my blog was under construction quite a while ago, but this is the first chance I have had to do some "construction" -- I became a SU demonstrator last month and have been busy getting that undertaking in order.