A Few More Christmas Cards

I have a workshop coming up on December first for a bunch of first time stampers. I put together a couple of quick and simple Christmas cards that I think have a good "wow" factor, especially for how fast they come together.

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Delightful Decorations, Heard from the Heart
Papers: Real Red, Whisper White, Holiday Lounge DSP
Inks: Real Red
Accessories: Ornament Punch, Silver Elastic Cord, 1/4" Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Snow Swirled
Papers: Very Vanilla, Garden Green, Merry Moments DSP
Inks: Garden Green
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, 1/16" Circle Punch, Vintage Brads, SNAIL Adhesive, Stamping Sponges

The third card that I'm showing here was supposed to be for my embossing class.  It wasn't until after I completed the card that I realized that the stamps I used were retired!!!  I was so mad at myself, but at least I got a pretty card out of the deal!

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Illuminations, Illuminated Wheel
Papers: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White
Inks: Real Red, VersaMark, Basic Black
Accessories: Embossing Buddy, Clear Embossing Powder, 1/4" Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Wheel Guide, SNAIL Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Holiday Extravaganza Class 2

My second Christmas card class focused on heat embossing and glitter!  I had a great time showing several women the awesome effects of heat embossing and introducing them to products they had never tried before. The three projects from the class are shown below.

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Snow Swirled
Papers: Basic Black, Whisper White
Inks: Basic Black, VersaMark
Accessories: Heat & Stick Powder, Fine Galaxy Glitter, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Stamp-a-ma-jig, SNAIL Adhesive

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Patterned Pines, Delightful Decorations
Papers: Holiday Lounge DSP, Taken with Teal, Sahara Sand
Inks: VersaMark, Taken with Teal
Accessories: Stamping Sponges, Clear Embossing Powder, Stamp-a-ma-jig, 3/4" Circle Punch, Heat Tool, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Embossing Buddy

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Short and Sweet
Papers: Very Vanilla, Garden Green, Real Red, Merry Moments DSP
Inks: VersaMark, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Real Red
Accessories: Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Stamp-a-ma-jig, SNAIL Adhesive, Stamping Sponges, Vintage Brads, Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Modern Label Punch, 1/16" Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Punch

Holiday Extravaganza Class 1

This month I held two Christmas card classes.  Both were a ton of fun with great projects and great people.  The projects from my first class are shown below.

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Season of Friendship
Papers: Bordering Blue, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Inks: Chocolate Chip, Bordering Blue, Encore! Silver
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stamping Sponges, Modern Label Punch, SNAIL Adhesive

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Delightful Decorations
Papers: Real Red, Taken with Teal, Whisper White, Holiday Lounge DSP
Inks: Taken with Teal, Real Red, Stampin' Write Markers
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stamping Sponges, Bold Brights Brads, 1/16" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, SNAIL Adhesive, Stamping Dimensionals

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Holiday Best, Snow Swirled
Papers: Mellow Moss, Real Red, Whisper White
Inks: Mellow Moss, Real Red, Stampin' Write Markers, Blender Pens, Whisper White Craft Ink
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stamping Sponges, 1/4" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, SNAIL Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots

Craft Fair Day

Today was the big day, the craft fair that I have been working towards and cranking out new projects for, for several weeks, and it went REALLY well!

My Craft Fair Table

(The left-hand side is my photography, my other passion)

I have one more craft fair project that I'd like to share here.  It sold today, but I loved it.  I may just have to make it again or make something similar at one of my Christmas card classes this month.

 

 

Isn't this an adorable card set?


Card Set Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Patterned Pines
Inks: Old Olive, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Versamark
Papers: Old Olive, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Very Vanilla, Merry Moments DSP, Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Ticket Corner Punch, Heat Tool, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Wide Oval Punch

DCBD Sketch Challenge #151, Patterned Pines

Today I decided to do a sketch challenge, hosted by Diva Coffee Break Designs.  I felt like I was running out of ideas and a sketch challenge always inspires me to put the papers together in a way I wouldn't have thought of on my own.

Here is the sketch:

And here is what I came up with:

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Patterned Pines
Inks: Old Olive, Versamark
Papers: Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Merry Moments DSP
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Stamping Sponges, Scallop Edge Punch

I really love how it turned out!  It looks even better in person because of the sparkles in the Iridescent Ice.  Hope you like it!

Halloween Workshop

Last week I demoed a workshop for a customer who wanted a Halloween theme. I had to get creative because I only have two Halloween stamp sets, and one of those is retired so I can't demo it!  Ultimately I came up with three projects that the whole group seemed to enjoy.  I think they turned out pretty cute too!

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Pumpkin Patch
Inks: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Old Olive
Papers: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Sponge Daubers, Modern Label Punch, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Old Olive

I got the idea for this little punch spider here and thought it would be perfect for my class.  No stamps, no inks, just punches & a bit of adhesive. I made the spider in the workshop and then showed how you could use him on a card, in a scrapbook, or hang them from string to make a mobile or other decoration.

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Papers: Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories: Photo Corners Punch, 1 3/8 Circle Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Crop-a-dile, Silver Elastic Cord

My final project for this class was an adorable covered notepad.  I had the Holiday Best stamp set put aside to use as a door prize, but I was desperate to find something for the third project so I went ahead and decided to integrate the set into my collection since it had the Trick or Treat stamp. This project was the highlight of the workshop!

Notebook Recipe (All Stampin' Up! except for the notepad)
Stamps: Holiday Best
Inks: Basic Black
Papers: Basic Black, Night and Day DSP, Whisper White
Accessories: Stamping Sponges, Wide Oval Punch, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Basic Black

Another Craft Fair, This Weekend!

Lately, most of my crafting efforts have gone towards getting ready for the next craft fair.  Here are some of the things I will have available:

Set of 16 Gift Tags - $8

Tag Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Delightful Decorations, Christmas Punch
Inks: Encore! Silver
Papers: Not Quite Navy, Bordering Blue, Night of Navy
Accessories: Ornament Punch, Silver Elastic Cord, 1/16" Circle Punch

Set of 32 Gift Tags - $15

Gift Tag Recipe
Stamps: Delightful Decorations
Inks: Garden Green, Old Olive, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa
Papers: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Merry Moments DSP
Accessories:Ornament Punch, white thread, 1/16" Circle Punch

The following cards will be for sale individually for $5 each or 4 for $15.  These cards, or something similar may make a appearance at one of my classes this month.

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Short and Sweet
Inks: Versamark, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Real Red
Papers: Old Olive, Merry Moments DSP, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Stamping Sponges, Modern Label Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Card Recipe (All Stampin' Up!)
Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Cute and Curly

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Real Red

Papers: Merry Moments DSP, Real Red, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Stamping Sponges, Modern Label Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Curly Label Punch, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Chocolate Chip, Circle Fire Brads - Red