Franken 6X6 page....

This is the final Frank for my Frankenflowers technique class which I have moved to September. This 6X6 page uses the Basic Gray and Basic Black striped ribbon which I love.   I think it looks cute on a plate holder for the season. I will put a Halloween picture from a previous year in it to display. (Frank isn't glued so that he can be moved in relation to the picture.)

I've already created this 12X12 layout on which to place the page after I'm finished displaying it. For class though, we'll only make the 6X6 decor page.

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Frank the treat holder...CASE of Missi Roeber

This little treat holder is made with the purse Big Shot die by Stampin' Up!  I love my friend Missi's awesome idea which was featured in this month's Stampin' Success magazine.  She also created a pumpkin and bat which are also adorable.  We'll make this treat holder at Franken Flowers/October technique class and stamp club, and I know you'll enjoy it!

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Telescoping Beautiful Season Christmas Card

I love the look of telescoping cards, but they seemed impractical for Technique Classes due to the potential for error ~after~ coloring, but I decided to try just stamping the image first and running the StazOn only image through the Big Shot.  (Here is a link to Holly McMillen's telescoping card tutorial on SCS.)

So in my version....I layered the images together and began coloring AFTER they were all set up. That way I'm sure I saved a bit of coloring/only colored the image once, and there was no danger of a mistake ruining an image that had been colored.  If a customer makes a mistake on the Big Shot, she'll only need to re-stamp the image and try again!  I think it looks okay done this way.... :)


The first and third layers of framelits.

 

The second and fourth layers of framelits.

 

I sponged all the edges and open space in Pool Party before I began markering the image.

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Stampin' Addicts 2012 Holiday Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stampin' Addicts 2012 Holiday Blog Hop....Join us as we meander through our favorite sets in this huge supplemental catalog!  Should you get lost along your way or if you'd like to chat, you can jump in on this thread on Stampin' Addicts.  If you're following in order, you've seen lovely creations with the Joyous Celebrations set on Sharon's Created by You blog.
I chose the Watercolor Winter stamp set (page 14 of the Holiday Catalog) because I haven't worked with a two step stampin' set much lately. I hope I can show you at least a few of the great things you can do with this elegant rendering!
Stamping was made easier because I mounted the 2 step stamps so that they were lined up with the StampAMaJig.  This way I did not use an image sheet...I merely placed the SAMJ around the first stamp block after I stamped it and used the SAMJ to place the second stamp in the same position as the first for stamping. My SAMJ may have slipped a tiny bit at times, but I like the look I have.

I just markered the stamps, stamped them twice and then embossed using the Poinsettia embossing folder, Petals a Plenty.  I 2-Step Stamped the Poinsettia, and then I cut it out and added the gold pen and Dazzling Details glitter glue to the center dots...The lovely sentiment is from the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set found on page 8 of the Holiday Catalog.  I colored the SU! rhinestone bling with a Green Sharpie for each corner. (The earliest post I could find was by Mary Fish.)

Next, I think this simple card is perfect for a man's birthday...A change of sentiment and an extra layer of red would make it the perfect Christmas card of course!  The white core Core-dinations Early Espresso cardstock embossed and sanded with the Woodgrain embossing folder give it an outdoorsy feel.  I went Old School and rolled up one corner and sponged the main image and sentiment from the Family Reunion set.

Then, this pearl-bedecked blast of color allowed me to use the Labels Collection framelits and the Argyle embossing folder with Real Red and Always Artichoke.  I only stamped the sketch layer after inking in Real Red and Always Artichoke rather than adding the filler stamp on this one. Then I colored it with a Real Read marker (layered over with Crystal Effects) and Old Olive marker. The Peace on Earth Sentiment is from the Greetings of the Season set.

Finally, this tissue-stamped vanilla candle...I like having a candle option at Christmas gift class, and this set is perfect for an all over design.  I'll probably do a little bit of tweaking to the layout of the images before class, but this one does look better irl. The Holly is Always Artichoke and the Pine is Garden Green-they look the same to me in the picture. The Merry Christmas from the Greetings of the Season set made a nice focal point heat embossed with Gold.

Now, I hope you'll enjoy Sara's cutie pie creations with the Scentsational Season stamp set on her Lily's Ink Pad blog.

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Frank and Spider

Frank has googlie eyes and green clammy skin, but he's still pretty cute.  I think the staples give it a creepy touch too. We'll make this Googly Ghouls set card at October Technique class/Frank and Flowers night....I hope everyone will be able to make it!  (Stay tuned for more Frank and Flowers.)

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Kathryn's Birthday Pleasant Poppies card

My friend Kathryn enjoys Georgia O'Keefe, so I tried to give her birthday card a slight nod that direction. I used the marker to stamp technique and then watercolored with a blender pen using Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Real Red. I love that the Pleasant Poppies background can be used as a background or for the entire card, or you can only ink up a portion and use it as a different image as I've done here.  We are sorely lacking on Real Red and Old Olive Ribbon that dosen't have white on it this year, so I flipped the Old Olive polka dot ribbon over and pulled the "stitch" out of the Real Red stitched grosgrain ribbon so that it would look okay with my Vanilla colored card.  The background is the new Lacey Brocade from the Holiday Catalog.

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No Peeking Deer Gatefold card swap

This is the other swap I made for the Stampin' Addicts Meet and Greet. I used the No Peeking set with the new Window Frames Framelits from the Holiday Catalog.....The Candlelight Specialty Designer Series paper stripes made a fun match with the dots on both the Jolly Christmas sentiment and the dsp. (You may need to click on the picture to see the dots.)  A little paper piercing using the new templates finished it off nicely I think. This will be so fun to make for class this fall!




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Christmas card with Beautiful Season

Oh, actually this is a simplified version of the card I sent to the Stampin' Addicts Meet and Greet Christmas card swap, but it is nice for a quicker card....I love the cherry cobbler glitter glue on the holly berries.

Here's my swap card for the organized swap.  It has the edgelit large scallop and matching edge embosser plus I cut the Apothecary Accents squarish die in pieces (Real Red under the sentiment) and made the sentiment a bit more of a focal point.

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What Paula is swapping for me today....

 This "Horse Frontier" set card is so simple, but I really enjoy the denim ribbon with the new ribbon slide from the holiday mini.  Simple and sweet for a general swap I think...Thanks Paula!
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Swap card for Stampin' Addicts Meet and Greet

I decided not to attend Stampin' Up!'s convention this year since next year is the 25th anniversary.  My friends Paula and Missi are being sweet and swapping this card for me tonight at the Stampin' Addicts Meet and Greet.  Thanks girls!

This Summer Silhouettes card uses Emboss Resist and additional Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder for glittery shine and plenty of rhinestone bling.  I love the colors. (Pool Party, Old Olive and Melon Mambo)

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Papillon Potpourri Triple butterfly card

I made this card for a recent swap. I really like this pattern on the butterflies with several of Stampin' Up!'s designer series papers. I chose the Floral District dsp for this card and added rhinestone bling to the butterflies for a bright Birthday card.

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Himalayan Poppies with Pleasant Poppies background stamp

This new Pleasant Poppies background stamp is such fun! It is lovely when watercolored or as a watermark background.  For this card I watercolored it and added a realistic style butterfly from the Papillon Potpourri set. First, it was embossed with clear embossing powder and Black Craft Ink. Then, I watercolored and cut out the butterfly to preserve the antennae.  The Elegant Butterfly punch will remove the antennae-fair warning. :)

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Emma makes an OKC Thunder card for her dad's birthday!

My 10-year-old daughter Emma made this card for her dad's birthday last month.  She LOVES the Thunder, so she couldn't wait to use the new Great Sport set for a birthday card for her dad. It will be perfect for scrapbooking Thunder games and pictures with the players too. It also has a football, baseball and soccer ball so it will be perfect for many birthday cards. Great job Emma!

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MOJO248 MoJo Monday Sketch card

This Betsy's Bloom set card was made using the MOJO248 sketch, and the framelit was double cut to make it slightly narrower.   I enjoy the new Primrose Petals In Color very much, and it looks nice with Marina Mist and Garden Green as well. The new double stitched ribbon is luscious too. The bird was stamped three times and cut out with the wing cut out separately and popped up on dimensionals.  Fairly quick and fun.

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Reason to Smile July Exclusive set

This card is a CASE (copy and share everything) of a swap card I received from Paula Wright here: http://www.paulastamps.blogspot.com/2012/07/happy-july.html I added a book mark using the Big Shot Apothecary Accents framelit (I trimmed off the bottm) and essentials paper piercing pack, added a bit of light pink and changed the ribbon to make it a technique class card. The Reason to Smile set is only $5 with a $50 purchase in the month of July. I think you'll enjoy this card and this set!

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Stampin' Addicts' New 2012-2013 catalog blog hop

Welcome to the Stampin' Addicts' New 2012-2013 catalog blog hop!  I hope you'll enjoy our tour of our favorite sets from the new catalog.  If you've arrived from Debra's Heartfelt Inkspiration Blog, you enjoyed her lovely projects with the Fine Feathers set , but if not, the blog is circular, so you won't miss a thing if you just click next. Should you get lost or want to see a list of the hop stops, visit the New 2012-2013 Catalog Blog Hop chat thread on Stampin Addicts.

Today, I'm using the Horse Frontier Set....I like to have a western set available, so I'm glad they added this set. 

For this first card, I used the Louis L'amour quote for a birthday card for my husband. He is a Louis L'amour fan because his grandfather was, which I think is sweet.  The Cajun Craze, Midnight Muse and Soft Suede are an easy color combination, and the woodgrain makes a fence post like background. Some denim ribbon and a bit of linen thread complete it simply.

Next, is this card created to show the set watercolored.  The chocolate chip makes a nice bay brown, and the Primrose Petals sentiment makes it perfect for a cowgirl since this card will be for a friend whose birthday is in August.  The Itty Bitty Banner is curved to make it wavy. I used the chevron embossing folder on the Gumball green cardstock with the Stitched Satin ribbon, and the green brads are Garden Green as is the grass in the picture.

Finally, I'm channeling my inner Campfire Girl (I actually was one and made these several different ways). I made this pencil can to give to the same friend's daughters for their homework desk. My daughter suggested it--How could I refuse?  I wanted to add bling or brads, but I was afraid I would accidentally take it to an even more Campfire Girl level.

Now it is time to travel to Rubber Stamping and Card Making with Yapha for a look at her pretty A Fitting Occasion creations. I hope you enjoy our tour.

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Girl Birthday Scrapbook pages

Another of the choices for Scrapbook class last week was this Girl Birthday layout. I can't wait to add pictures from Sara's party to this!  Each person also received two secondary pages for this class.

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