2 more from the mingle

We had a contest at the mingle where we had to make 10 cards with certain guide lines! I never thought I would finish, but I did and won a great mingler mug!
Here are two of my creations!







As always thanks for looking!

More Stamp Class projects

Here are the two other cards we made in my class on Friday!

This is like a card I saw on SCS. I liked the idea of stamping the background with a small stamp all over the paper and then running it through the Big Shot and the square lattice embossing folder! I love how that looks!
I used pear pizazz ink and cs, poppy parade ink and cs, and pink piorette ink and cs!
Tie some ribbon and add some elements with punches and thats my card!


And I liked this card out of the Occasions Mini so much I CASED it but changed up the colors alittle! I used wild wasabi, crumb cake and very vanilla. I added some fabric, antique brad, twine, seam binding and pearls to really make it look great!



Thanks for stopping by!
Enjoy

Stamp Class

I had a wonderful stamp class last night!
The ladies loved the new techniques I showed them! This first one is called Stained Glass, and you can see a tutorial here on SCS!I used the new Elements of Style set from the Summer Mini! And I loved how this turned out! The vellum makes your colors muted so make sure you use a darker shade of what ever color you want it to turn out!



The next card is a stencil card and was inspired by my friend Debra! I never used them before Debra showed me how! And now I love them! This one is also spritzed with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint! Very shiny??!!!



Then we used markers to color the Watercolor Trio flowers to make this card!I love Ruby Red with Close to Cocoa! And just a touch of Blush Blossom!



The last project is a Birthday card made with Fox and Friends! I love this card because its simple yet still a great card to give to a kid!

*This is cased off of SCS but the colors have been changed!

Hope you enjoyed looking at my cards!
Remember if you would like to attend my classes, just shoot me an email!
Thanks

2 challenges in one!

When I saw the Sketch Challenge today I knew I had to play along over at SCS!
So I was hoping I could tie in the Color Challenge in too, but I have a hard time with such Bold colors! Heres a look at my card



I think I did pretty good but it was a challenge for me for sure!
I loved this set in the catalog but have a hard time using it! Although I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig and it helped alot! I really forget about this handy tool!

As always thanks for looking
Enjoy

Trying to get in the Swing of things!

I have taken an aweful long break from blogging. Sorry about that but it was nearing the end of summer and I was taking a much needed vacation, then I had SU Regionals, and now the kids are back in school. So I am getting into a routine again and am very pumped up about SU! I am loving ALL the stuff in the mini and am happy to see it staying around for 4 months!
I will share my vacation pictures with you tomorrow! Thats a whole another post in itself! And though my vacation was awesome, SU Regionals was spectacular!!! Its the first event I have attended since being a demo and I am hoping to make it to Convention next year!So I have a few pictures of Regionals including the one I have posted of Shelli Gardner and myself at the top of my blog! I am sure you know who she is and if not let me just tell you it was SO COOL to meet the CEO and Co-Founder of Stampin Up!!!She was so gracious and very, very excited to meet us! I loved chatting with her!

This was us in the convention center right before the doors were set to open!
From left to right---Emma, Michele, Me(hiding in the back), Debra, and Tracy.
We had such a good time together, nothing like a girly road trip!!!

Now on to some cards!
The first card is something I saw at Regionals! How cute is this?? You use the Christmas ornament punch as a flower vase after you snip off the point at the bottom!!!!


The next card is a HAlloween one and I decided to try the Cracked Glass technique. I love how it turned out!

Last Stamp Camp for Awhile???? I hope not......

So I had my July Stamp Camp and am hoping its not my last one for awhile!
As you may know (or not) we had a flood in our basement which is where my craft room and classes are held. Well, things are dragging along by the insurance company, building company and everything so I am hoping things will be done in time to have my August Stamp Camp! Since the insurance company wanted to try and save the carpet (against my better judgement but you know we have to go through there channels) we are just now getting them to rip it up after two cleanings and a snag from the cleanings. So the walls are painted and are looking lovely! 3 walls are painted Very Vanilla and the other wall is Ruby Red (because I love RED) and I cant wait to get my Decor Elements to put up on the walls so I can take pictures to share with you all!

So on with why you came Stamp Camp creations!
We started out with a Christmas Card! I love the look of this layered with three stamped ornaments. One ornament stamped on the top note and two more stamped, cut out, popped up and layered on the top note! We also stamped the bow in versamark and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder!



And then another Christmas Card!This card is not really traditional Christmas colors but looks awesome! Very simple by coloring the saying with markers, "huffing", and stamping on paper.....Add some ribbon and DP....there you have a card!



Then a Thinking of you card that I CASED from someone on SCS! I found a card I liked a changed it up abit!Sorry the picture didn't come out so good! But I am loving how simple this card is. First off you cut 1 inch off the length of the front of the card.Then you add a strip of Choc chip punched with the eyelet scallop border punch!I also added a strip of Razzleberry Lemonade DP onto the inside of the card so it shows when you close the card. I also ran the card front thru the Big Shot and the Elegant Bouquet embossing folder. The Garden Greenhouse stamp set was used for the main image and the Sincere Salutations was used for the saying.


The last card is a birthday card!
I made this card a bit larger! 5 1/2 x 5 1/2. And I am totally loving these colors together! Old olive, rich razzleberry, and orchid opulence! I used the Cottage Wall DP and the stamp set Cheep Talk. I love how this card turned out especially with all the added doodling with the black and white pens!


I hope you enjoyed my cards!
And I hope you get to see some from August!

Happy mail

I am very behind on filling my card boxes with cards. I need to stock up on birthday, thank you, and thinking of you cards. I am hoping there are some wonderful new sets in the Stampin Up Spring and Summer Catty.
So for this card I used the Special Delivery set again from There She Goes stamps.

Supplies- Stamps-Special Delivery
Paper- choc chip cs, old olive cs, riding hood red dp, riding hood red cs.
Ink- black, copics
Accessories-rhinestones, brad, pop dots.
Enjoy!

Who is up for some relaxing????

Things have been crazy here. Trying to get the kids ready for school, last minute Dr.s appointments, eye doctor visits, shopping trips. I also have to clean up the yard, winterize the pool, pack for my weekend away, do some last minute shopping for my weekend away. And I have already done 12 loads of wash, cleaned and organized the basement, cleaned and organized the two out of the three kids bedrooms. I am so tired I don't know how much more I can do!LOL
I am going to take total advantage of my weekend away. Four days of nothing to do but what I want. I am taking some scrapbooking/stamping supplies, some reading material, and my bathing suit to sit in the lake! Keep your fingers crossed its a nice weekend.
So on to my card-
I had colored this image awhile ago. It is from the Wish RAK forum over at SCS. I totally LOVE that group! This image is totally out of my comfort zone, I am more of a cutesy kind of girl. I think I did pretty good!LOL

*Supplies- Lockhart image, prisma colored pencils and gamosol, summer picnic DP, kiwi kiss cs, riding hood red cs, bashful blue cs, cherries from the tart and tangy set.

My Friend.......

is not a monkey but I think some people think were kinda goofy sometimes because when we get together we have fun and act silly! Doesn't everyone have someone they can do that with??!!??!!

So this is for my good friend that has been having trouble sleeping.
Her young son is having a cranky time lately.
I have been in her shoes so I totally know how she feels.
Just thought I would send her alittle note to let her know I am thinking of her!!!!

I love these monkey stamps but I have yet to but any.
I have resisted the urge to buy them which is a big deal for me.
As alot of my friends know if its cute and new in the scrapping/stamping world I WILL BUY IT!!
It reminds of that movie "If you build it, they will come". LOL
If they sell it, Dawn will buy it!!

I hope tomorrow I get some actual work done! I was in a very lazy mood today, plus I was running moms taxi service today, so I didn't really have a large chunk of time to stamp except once the kids went to bed.
Check back soon, I have some really cute things I am making as a surprise for some friends and cant show you til Friday!
Thanks for stopping by!
Enjoy!

Is spring here yet?

Well not in Michigan it isn't!
It is cold here and they are calling for more snow!
Yesterday it was in the 50's and rainy!
Tomorrow it will be very cold and snowy!

So the inspiration for my card is that I am DREAMING of spring!
Warm weather, longer days, leaving the windows open, taking walks without bulky clothes on.
All things I am so looking forward to!

On to the card! I am not very happy with this one but I have limited SU supplies!
It needed something so I added the ribbon but now I am thinking its too harsh!
Anywho, you be the judge!
Enjoy!



Supplies:
*Stamps-a little bit of happiness, itty bitty backgrounds
*Paper- so saffron, pretty in pink, white
*Ink-black, aqua brush and SU inks
*Accessories-black check ribbon, dazzling diamonds

I would love a three hour bubble bath.......

But the water would be freezing cold by the time I got out and so would I.
It was a busy first day back to school for the kids.
They got into the swing of things though.
Kimberly (my 8 year old) had a Brownie field trip to a bank after school which I had to drive to. So my hubby was in charge of dinner.
Then when we got home, my 6 year old Drew had church classes til 7:45 p.m.
So needless to say I haven't sat down most of the night.

I just love this set from SU- Bubble queen, but it is retired!
I think this is the first time I have really used it though.
The card is a standard size 5 1/2 by 8 1/2.
The color of the card in the photo looks blue but it is actually Lavender Lace. The image is matted with Taken with Teal.
The DP is from a stack I got at Joanns. The mat behind the bubble queen saying was run through an embossing folder on my Revolution.
I used my prismacolor pencils and gamosol to color the images. I am loving that technique!!
Of course I cant make a card without my ticket corner punch or some stickles!!