Workshop Gift Card Holders

Below are the gift card holders you can choose from on Saturday, December 12th

Here are a few Christmas cards I've put together for the November 14th workshop. Lots of layering on both of these cards. Other than using Nestabilites, the rest of the supplies are all Stampin'Up.

As promised, here's the other card we'll be making this Saturday. This will be great practice using the sponging technique.

I didn't want to miss the chance to show you my Halloween and Thanksgiving creations before we jump into Christmas items next week so...I'm having a workshop Saturday night, October 10th at 6:00. This is a technique we've worked on some so we can perfect it Saturday! I'm tweaking the Halloween card and will post it later. Let me know if you can make it. It's going to be a very casual workshop (like any of ours are formal).

Here's a quick look at what we will be making at Camp JoAnn on October 17th. The tags in the pizza box haven't been completely finished yet but this will give you an idea of what the gift will look like. The Ornament Punch box is darling and I've already put some together for my special little Halloween buddies using the new Night and Day Specialty paper and a scalloped circle punch. The designer paper includes several pieces of dotted acetate which is perfect for the windows of these boxes.

Let me know if you intend to attend. I've even scored these suckers for you.

Some current cards

Here are some cards I've worked on recently. Nature's Nest is a very versatile set. The first bird's nest card is used with the new in-color and also a piece of corrugated cardboard I found in some packaging. Run the cardboard through the Sizzix and you get a nice effect. The turtle and birds nest were stamped on watercolor paper with Stazon ink and then watercolored with markers. I used some Crystal Effects on the turtle's shell to make it pop.

The Fifth Avenue Floral set was used for the Sympathy card. I love the collection of Designer Paper in the Hostess paper set. This card was super simple to make by just stamping on Night of Navy paper and embossing with silver, then cutting out. The silver layer of cardstock completes the card nicely.

My First Spring Card

This is my first attempt at a "Spring Card". The folds can get kind of messy but it's different and I think it displays nice. This is the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set which I colored with watercolor crayons and a blender pen. The background squares are made with a black SU marker, then I went over them with a bone folder. After I finished making the squares, I used the crayons and blender pen again to put a little color in each square. I ended up cutting out the lilies and gluing them over some that were already there to give some depth...actually it was because I was getting better and better coloring the lilies with each one I did. You can just leave it one-dimensional and make the indented lines up to where the lilies are. The squares are a very nice accent.

Love these Tri-Shutter cards

I've had plenty of occasions to practice making the tri-shutter cards lately. Here are a few that I've put together. They aren't difficult to make and give you plenty of space to get creative:

August 15th Workshop

I just finished preparing the cards for our workshop Saturday. Maybe it'll snow to get us in the mood for the first Christmas workshop this year...or at least get below 90 degrees here in Georgia.

The stamps for the Tree Trimmings card are in the new 2009-2010 catalog and the stamps and punch for the Delightful Decorations card are in the new mini-catalog which will take effect September 1st. The mini catalogs will be sent directly to the homes of my top dozen customers so be looking for them if you're in that select group. There is going to be a nice incentive for people to host parties in the next few months so keep that in mind and talk to me about setting up a date for a party and inviting a few of your friends.

Ok, so I couldn't resist adding pictures of my grandkids.

Our Saturday workshop was great and we ended out with enough time to make a bonus card using Stampin'Ups new Rich Razzleberry in-color products. An example is below and also a sampling of a black and white card I put together. I love the Circle Circus stamp set. I can see where it's very versatile. These cards were simple to make, they just required a lot of layering.

Circle Circus

July 11th Workshop

I've finally attained my goal of creating a blogspot and now using it to advertise my workshops. Below are the two cards we will be making on Saturday. The first card will be a short lesson on using Crystal Effects and you'll get a chance to work with one of our new In-Colors...Melon Mambo. You'll also get a chance to use the Stampin' Up Texturz plate by Sizzix.

Wedding Card

Our second card will be a wedding card using the Manhattan Flower Textured Impressions Die. It's a simple, yet elegant card which can be instantly turned into a classy birthday card if you would prefer to do that.

Tri-Shutter card

Toolbelt Card

Pink Butterfly In Touch With Nature

Party Hearty

Mother's Day Blessings

Flower Pot

Flip Flops

Buzzin' By

Backpack

Cupcake Box

Coaster Box with Origami Dahlia

Pray For You

Bloomin' Birthday