Not Primrose Petals Again!

My blogging has been in such spurts lately.  Wish I could get it together and post more regularly.  Today will be the last cards I will show from my upcoming class.  I feel like I should save a few as a surprise for the class attendees.  Hopefully what I keep back won't be a disappointment. 
I pulled out my new Tea for Two DSP to make this pretty Easter card--another simple layout.  Primrose Petals is okay in small doses. 

 

 

The second card is a CASE from Amy Storrie.  I love her style and this is one of my favorite cards.  It's such a happy card. I used a butterfly from the Papillion Potpourri stamp set instead of the one in the Bloomin' Marvelous Sale-a-Bration set.  It's too bad that the Sycamore Street DSP will only be available for a little while longer.  If you don't have a pack yet, you definitely need one!

 

 

 

If you'd like to attend my Card Buffet please RSVP before Thursday.  Details can be found at my Stampin' Up Demonstrator Site under Events.  Hope to see you there!  Now I'm off to finish cutting card kits.

 

Card Buffet Sneak Peek

Here is another peek at cards from the card buffet.  The first is more paper crafting than stamping. The ice cream cone looks good enough to eat.  Strange colors for ice cream though.   I don't think I've ever seen Wisteria Wonder colored ice cream in real life.  The pool party scoop is most certainly Blue Moon flavor.  When I was a little girl there was an ice cream shop where I lived that served Blue Moon.  It tasted like anise (or black licorice to those of you not familiar with herbs.)--delicious! My sons discovered Blue Moon during a summer visit to Grandma but somewhere along the line the flavor changed and it has more of an almond flavor now.  I was so disappointed.

 

 

 

This next card is an exact replica of a card by LeAnn Greff, except I used a birthday greeting.  This is a great masculine card.

 

 

 

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By the Tide

These cards seem appropriate for Spring Break week.  Thankfully I'm not at the beach with all the college students and their youthful indiscretions.  I'm busy working on cards for my Card Buffet on Saturday.  Today I put together three cards and I need to determine which will work best for the class.  The first card is a case from Elaine Uhl that involves some basic masking.  I just wish I wouldn't have messed up the stamping.  No time to redo it today. 

 

 

The next card was made using a sketch I found somewhere.  It's difficult to tell but I stamped the coral and one shell on the Coral layer. 

 

 

 

This last one is a sketch from Marelle Taylor.  This is a very simple card but requires fussy cutting the seahorse.

 

 

When I do classes I sometimes run into the problem of not having duplicate ink pads for certain colors.  Being the crafting hoarder that I am, I had a retired Cameo Coral ink pad and textured cardstock to match.  I liked the softer look with the Cameo Coral instead of Calypso Coral.  Maybe when I am not so strapped for time I will try them with Calypso Coral.  Which is your favorite of the three?  My favorite is the second card.

 

Come back tomorrow to see another sneak peek or two for my upcoming class.  Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Be Inspired!

Last weekend I had a chance to go to Stampin' Up's Regional Event in Dallas.  I love going to SU events--you leave feeling so inspired.  You just want to get home and start creating.  The theme for SU's 25th anniversary year is "Making a Difference".  I stayed up late on Friday night trying to get a few swaps done.  I had plans to use the Papillion Potpourri set but when I started looking through my bag I realized I had left it at home!  Plan B was to make a 3-D swap to hold some fun colored licorice.  Before I knew it, it was 1 a.m.  I managed to make two dozen treats. Wish I would have taken a photo of all of them in a stack. Sorry for the poor quality, I took this in the conventional hall.

 

Here are a few of the swaps I received in return:

 

 

Lynda Gustafson.

Susan League

Tori Hobbs

Samantha Robertson

Anonymous

 

 

Shelli left us with the thought that we all can make a difference--one card at a time! Let someone know you care by sending a handmade card.

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In Memoriam

Yesterday I lost a dear, sweet pet--Miss Fraidy Cat....

 

 

 

She will be greatly missed.

Who has time for Afternoon Daydreams?

Thanks goodness the weekend is over!  Wish I could say this upcoming week would be less busy but it appears my calendar is booking up quickly.  Saturday I had a Stampin' Up "Red Tag" sale (aka "garage sale"). After boxing everything up to get new floors I was able to see the madness of my hobby, so I decided to offer it up to other stampers (or should we say addicts).  Of course, it had to be a yucky, drizzly day.  This is San Antonio for crying out loud, what happened to the sunshine! There were a few brave ladies who turned out.  A special thank you to everyone who came by.  If you missed out and are looking to pick up some retired sets I will try to post what I have left on my blog in the near future. 

Yesterday I got busy working on my upcoming card class.  Recently I was blog surfing (which takes up too much of my time) and ran across a tutorial on My Little Craft Blog for a card box made from the Afternoon Daydreams Simply Scrappin' Kit.  It is actually pictured in the SU catalog on page 166.  I decided to use the From My Heart stamp set for the label on the card box.  Here is a sneak peek of the box and six of the cards.  I did get some inspiration along the way (can you say CASE) from Amy Storrie, Kathy Daisey and Mary Fish.  Check out my Stampin' Up Demonstrator site for the class details. 

 

Wow!  I'll bet you can't wait to sign up for my class. Well, you know where to find me....

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Oh, Hello-Paper Players Challenge #130

Today I should really be cleaning up the stamping mess I have going on.  I still have my workshop tables set up in the middle of my living room.  I keep telling myself "just one more card I'll put everything away".  Just one more card.....

Today's sketch challenge comes to you from Paper Players Challenge #130.  The new set, Oh, Hello, coordinates with the Tea for Two DSP.  The colors used in this card are Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Bashful Blue and Lucky Limeade.   I used two different embossing folders on the Bashful Blue cardstock.  First I embossed with the Delicate Design folder then I positioned the Perfect Polka Dots folder on the unembossed portion and ran it through my Big Shot until I thought I was at the edge of the Delicate Design embossing.  Is that clear as mud, or what? 

It's another cool day in San Antonio.  This morning I was out and about early to take my poor kitty to the vet for an ultrasound.  Hopefully everything will turn out to be okay.  Okay, now I'm going to clean up......Thanks for stopping by!

CCMC236

One more challenge for today.  My blogging seems to be a "Feast or Famine" endeavor.  I'm pretty sure I won't keep up this pace for very long!  After having my Valentine class I'm ready to move on to something other than hearts and colors in the pink/red family.  At least I didn't use a heart on this card.  It has turned cooler and windy here so it will be a perfect day to stay inside and craft.  How lucky am I to be a SAHM?

 

Have  a wonderful day!

CCMC-OCC1 Meets PPA151

Last fall I was the lucky winner of a subscription to Create with Connie & Mary as a result of participating in the challenges at their site.  The spring session has just begun and I thought I'd give the challenges another whirl.  I combined their color challenge with a sketch challenge at Paper Pal Arts.  If it weren't for the More Amore DSP, I don't think I would have ever combined Real Red with Primrose Petals.  All I can say is "yuk" to Primrose Petals.  There is too much orange in it and when it sits next to red the combo looks disasterous.  But, that is just my opinion.  At the last minute I colored the silver glimmer paper with Primrose Petals ink and dug out a black mini library clip.

 

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Sweetheart Treat Box

These little papier mache boxes called out to me when I was at my local crafting store last week.  There were six to a pack and they seemed perfect for a little 3-D project to add to my Valentine class.  I made two, each with different patterned papers from the More Amore DSP.  My favorite paper is the one with the little hearts on front and the Primrose Petal retro pattern on the back.  What is your favorite pattern from this pack?  Don't you wish that sometimes you could buy a whole pack of paper with just one pattern?  You could challege yourself to figure out how to use every piece of patterned paper from your pack.  Once again I used the single stamp from the Valentine promotion.  The box was so small that there wasn't much room for embellishment.  I only managed to get one little flower from the Flower Trim on the top of the box.  Guess I need to go with the "Less is Better" mentality.

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Freshly Made Sketch #70

This is truly a freshly made sketch.  This weekend I received a nudge from my stamping friends to post something to my blog.  Peer pressure works!  The Sale-a-Bration Sycamore Street DSP was calling to me.  Last week my latest order came with the Secret Garden Bundle (13110[W] 131099[C]) so I decided to pair the two.  If you haven't ordered this bundle I can tell you that the dies fit nicely with the stamps. 

 

My son had set up his photo box in order to work on videos for his You Tube channel so it was nice and convenient for his mom to use.  Thank goodness, because I have a big mess going at my house today.  I hosted a Valentine card class here on Friday and Saturday night with almost all of my favorite stamping friends and I haven't cleaned up yet.  Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Another Year, Another Try

It's been awhile again since my last post.  I spent the month of December packing and unpacking boxes in order to get the floors in our house redone.  Imagine twennty years worth of living with ten of those years involved in scrapbooking and stamping.  I think I packed up more hobby stuff than anything else!  My advice is NEVER have any major work done on your house during the holidays.  We barely had Christmas here--I was decorating the tree on the 24th.  Now I intend to leave my tree up until Valentine's day.

The only reason I have anything to post is because I had a friend ask for a special favor today.  She needed to make a birthday card for someone who is turning 94 and wanted the card to be extra special.  We dug into her crafting supplies and put together this lovely card.  I personally think it will be the prettiest card her friend will get.  The central butterfly was cut out from some glitter paper but because of a minor goof the backing got all the details.  Hence, the white butterfly!  The only SU product used in this card was some Marina Mist ink and a few punches.

 

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Keepsake Ornament Kit

Stampin' Up is going to help us all out with our busy schedule by providing this wonderful kit to make your very own keepsake ornaments without all the work.  I know we all love to stamp but sometimes a kit can be just as fun.  Remember--these kits will only be offered while supplies last so order yours today! 

 

There is no need for framelits or the stamp set.   All you need to complete the kit is a glue gun, adhesive glue stick (104045), and scissors.

The Ornamental Elegance Kit (132832) is  only $14.95 and includes:

• Die-Cut Cardstock Elements to make 10 Heirloom Ornaments
• Cherry Cobbler 3-1/2" Scalloped Tulle Ribbon
• Natural Linen Thread
• Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons
• Large Pearl Basic Jewels.

If you don't want to order online, you can always contact me and I will place your order for you.  Thanks for stopping by!