Dasher - Our first Christmas card of 2010

Our workshop this week will include the black and white votive candle birthday cake easel card (whew) and the Dasher Christmas card. There are going to be quite a few steps from start to finish on both these cards so be prepared to get creative. Look forward to seeing everyone bright and early Saturday morning.

Votive Candle Birthday Cakes

Down the road we'll be making this card. As you can see, I'm using a battery-powered votive candle to make my cake and I'm using the easel card for the greeting and display. I think you'll agree that anyone would be pleased to get such a special birthday card.

We'll be doing a gift project at our next workshop. The new hostess set, Because I Care, is a perfect stamp set to create this lovely gift. I know everyone would like to host a workshop so they can have this set. Get in touch with me and we'll set up a date for your workshop.

This set was done with Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla and Early Espresso. We will make a folder to hold the cards using the hydrangea stamp on Very Vanilla cardstock stamped in Early Espresso ink.

Below are the cards I've been working on these past few weeks. The first five are from the set Elements of Style in the summer mini catalog. The motorcycle and graduation stamps also came from the mini. You'll recognize the christmas ornament punch as the vase for my single flower cards. You'll recognize Tart and Tangy, Lovely As A Tree and Pocket Silhouettes..all good old standards.

Here are the cards I'll be doing at this weekend's workshop (March 13, 2010). The picture of the butterfly card doesn't do the card justice and no, it's not slanted, that's just my lack of scanning expertise!