Here's a sneak peek of one of the cards we'll be doing at this week's Stamping Club. It uses the Happy Moments Sale-a-Bration stamp set. The best part about this set is that it's FREE!!!!
I know I just had that great 10 Card Class last week with all adult birthday cards, but I always feel like I can always use more!! Plus this card would be great for a little girl, too.
I'm not sure how well you can see the detail, but everywhere on the presents that isn't colored in pink (actually it's Melon Mambo) is glittered!!!! What girl doesn't love a little bling???
As for the rest of the card, it's pretty simple (shocking, huh??) The presents are mounted on black and are popped up on dimensionals, but otherwise it's pretty straightforward. I'm thinking maybe this will be good for my first & second graders this week, too.
Here's a little close up version of the presents. Maybe you can get a better look at the glitter! (You can obviously get a better look at how I need to change the blade on my paper cutter!!!) LOL!!
Hope you enjoyed today's sample!! Oh, and thanks to those of you who took part in my Super Bowl Special!! I'm going to try & get your card samples out by the end of this week!!! Thanks again!!!
And, back to the clubs - I can still take a few more people in my clubs, so if you are in the northern New Jersey area, let me know if you'd like to join me!!
Let's go back one more time to Santa Monica. Wanna ride the Ferris wheel with me???
When we were in Santa Monica last November, Jeff's friend Kimberly joined us for brunch and then we hung out on the pier. Kimberly has all kinds of SM connections and is tons of fun anyway, but she had free tickets for us all to ride the Ferris wheel!!! So here are some of the pictures and the scrapbook page that came out of it.
My friend Dana inspired me for this layout. Dana is an amazing scrapbooker and she always makes fun of my not-so-creative titles. She told me I wasn't allowed to call this page "Santa Monica Ferris Wheel", so she helped me come up with "round & round". It does sound like more fun her way, huh?
I was talking to Becky earlier today and I asked her if it was too early to start the countdown to my next trip out to see her. She said no, so in case you were wondering, there are 74 more days til I get to go out & visit again. She told me it'll be beach weather out there by then! Oh, boy I can't wait to get out of this miserable gray winter weather here in NJ!!! Now, we just have to make sure Scott will be around that weekend (he's already been warned) and I have to keep after Mot so he can come & join us for more great mini-reunion memories!!!
Although, part of this upcoming trip will be "work" related. Not work in the sense of working, but work in the sense of working on getting our actual 20th Reunion invitations in the mail (so it's kinda fun work). So far, we have had a really great preliminary response, so we're all hoping for a great turnout and a great time. I'm still open for any good ideas (or bad ideas to avoid) when planning a 20th High School reunion. If you have any thoughts, please share them!!!
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Here are the two masculine birthday cards from my Birthday Card Class earlier this week.
Perfect too for the upcoming Super Bowl!! (Oh, and I really don't mean to be discriminatory - MOST of my girlfriends would LOVE to get a beer card!!!)
And here is a western style birthday card.
Masculine cards can be hard, but always keep in mind some generic things (like horses or beer), can work for men as well as women!!
They are predicting a snow storm for here tomorrow (actually it should be starting sometime tonight). We are somewhere between the 1-3" & 3-6" bands. Although, we live right on the top of a hill and that could mean we might get 8-10". The other night they were predicting a coating to 1" for our area and we got 3". I'm hoping for more snow rather than less. What could be better than being stranded in the house on a Saturday and having all your obligations postponed because of the weather? I could use a found day to catch up on some stamping & maybe I can even sneak in some scrapbooking this weekend. One can dream...
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It's getting late, I'm getting tired, and I still have work left to do and all of a sudden it occurred to me - I haven't posted anything yet today!! So, here is a real quick sample. We did this card at my Birthday Card Class last night. It was a great class - full of lots of my favorite people!!! It was so great to see you all last night!!!
I hope those of you who attended had a great time and for those of you who didn't - let me know if you are still interested. I have had about 4 people express an interest in coming, the date just didn't work for them, so I may try to put another date for this same class on the calendar for later this month.
Here are the second week of kids' projects from our Kids' Stamping Class. This first project, a flower lollipop, actually has very little stamping, but it didn't seem to bother the kids!! I I introduced them to the Big Shot and they LOVED it!!! In this sample, they die cut flowers out of felt.
In the card this week, we used the Big Shot again, but this time with the embossing folder. It was a pretty simple card, and it had snowed earlier in the day, so the theme was perfect!!!
These are actually Emily's samples this time around!! Be sure to come back next week to see what we'll do this week. (I still don't know what we'll do yet. Yes, I know the class is tomorrow, but I'll figure it out!!!)
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Okay, so yesterday I was just getting warmed up!! I took the easy way out by copying a card already out there. That's kind of like stretching before you exercise (or skateboard, I suppose)!
The next thing I did was just stamp the little guy a few different ways. I was trying to convey motion, and used the repetition technique in a variety of shapes and directions and I also just tried stamping and (without lifting) dragging the stamp across the cardstock. (The stamping & dragging is the top right sample; the other 3 are all variations on repetition.)
I know the colors of this are pretty blah!, but it did remind me of art classes again (or actually my days of space planning - I {heart} space planning; it was my favorite part of interior design - I know, I'm weird). So anyway, the days of art classes and space planning where you just try to work out an idea on scratch paper before you do the real thing. I actually recommend trying it - especially if you have a certain technique or stamp you want to just work with before you commit to anything.
I doubt I will make these into anything, but it did help me plan out some other cool cards. For those, you'll have to come back & visit again!!!
Now, I did do another totally different technique that I loved with my skateboard boyfriend. (I feel like me & this dude have a serious relationship at this point. At least for now, I am very committed to him, but he should watch out - later this week I think I am getting the snowboarder!!) But to see that other technique, you need to be receiving my newsletter!! I had a pretty cool tutorial video that showed how to do it today!!
Okay, I will also be demoing that same technique at a really cool two-day stamping & scrapping event later this month. My upline and I have joined forces and are hosting our first annual "Winter Wonderlude" on February 19-21. Although it's geared mostly toward Stampin' Up! Demonstrators, everyone is invited!! There will be make & takes, speakers, techniques, workshop wows, door prizes, swaps, and a few special guests (okay, one in particular - Stampin' Up!'s very own PAM MORGAN!!). And it's all taking place at my favorite hotel in the world - the Dolce Basking Ridge!! If you would like more info on this great event, check out the registration form here.
Okay, back to work!! I'll see you tomorrow!!
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I was an art major in college, and I remember in Art History, some of the artists we would study would have a series of paintings or pieces on a certain theme, and the series would be called, "A Study in Oranges" or "A Study in Wheat Fields". Of course I just googled that and couldn't find it anywhere, so maybe I don't remember things right - art history was not my strong point!!!
But anyway, I got the Extreme Skateboard stamp for FREE through Sale-a-Bration and I had been wanting to play with it. Last night I finally got my wish. As I watched the Grammy Awards and IMed Becky in California, I played with my little skateboarder. For initial inspiration, I went to Splitcoast and found an awesome card by Michelle Zindorf. (She is so fabulous, and I am so happy she is my friend!!) So I totally CASEd this card she had created. Here is my take below, because you KNOW I had to simplify it.
I am pretty proud of my brayering techniques. I learned through Michelle, even though it was indirectly. I can see how people have trouble with it, because it takes a little patience and a little practice, but once you get the hang of it, it's not too bad.
So, anyway, I have someone in mind to actually SEND this card to, but I'm not going to say who yet, just on the odd chance he (or maybe it's a she) would be reading this.
I have more to show you on my "Study in Extreme Skateboarding". I'll share more later this week. Actually, I'm going to be sharing one card with a cool technique in my newsletter tomorrow, so be sure you are signed up for it so you get all the juicy details!!!
Til then - Happy Stamping or Skateboarding or whatever your heart desires!!!
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We are nearing the end of our registration period for our Winter Crop Weekend. If you live in the northern New Jersey area, or will be in the tri-state area later next month, and need a little break from life, this is the weekend for you!!! You'll enjoy so many wonderful amenities! You can check out this link for a list of just some of them!
Registration closes on Friday, February 5, so it's time to decide if you want to join us or not. There are 8 spots left. Please check our NJ Crop Weekends website for the details.
And if you are planning on joining us, or would just like to check it out and take a class, the class options are posted here. Classes also close on Friday, February 5, so please sign up today!!!
Just a quick reminder that it's Sale-a-Bration time! We are already one month in, with just two months to go of this great promotion!!!
Here is a card made with one of my all-time favorite sets, Fifth Avenue Floral. The greeting is from the Occasions Mini set Well Scripted. I purchased this set in the clear mount version. If you are curious about how the clear mount sets go together, you can check out the video I put together here.
The greeting is stamped on Whisper White cardstock and punched with the Wide Oval punch. Behind it I layered a Scallop Circle punch-out in Orchid Opulence. Other than that, this is a pretty simple card. I was inspired by the colors from the paper pack in the Mini Catalog - Shades of Spring. I think between this and the Sending Love paper, these are the two most popular paper packs I've ever seen in a Mini Catalog!!!
I had big plans to scrapbook today, but the day is not going well. I only slept about 4 hours last night, as I spent most of it up with a sick little girl. I took her to the doctor this morning, and she has a double ear infection and a perforated eardrum (only in the left ear). She was up screaming for a good part of the night. I gave her the homeopathic olive oil treatment, and that seemed to help the pain, but then it made her ear feel funny, but finally at least she was able to sleep. Jeff has been traveling like crazy, and last night was the ONLY night he was home since last Sunday and until next Tuesday. So much for a quiet & peaceful night together!!!
Anyway, Erin is feeling better. This is her first ear infection ever, so I consider myself pretty lucky. She's on antibiotics (not my favorite option, but I guess it's the fastest way to make her feel better), ate a big lunch of (one of her favorites) pancakes & scrambled eggs (I guess that would kind of be like brunch, but whatever!! - semantics!!), and has been resting on the couch, and sipping water. Let's hope for a good night's sleep tonight!!! Scrapbooking can wait 'til tomorrow (or maybe after they go to bed)!!! :)
Hope you enjoyed today's sample! And I hope you get to create something fun today!!!
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