Twist Club Projects for September

Members of my Twist Club create 12 cards, all with the same theme, and receive product every month!  This month’s theme was ‘thank you’.  Each participant created 3 cards of 4 designs (shown below) and received 1/2 pack of the Thoroughly Modern DSP.  They got to use the Big Shot a lot last night!  LOL  The Thoroughly Modern Designer Paper is extremely versatile… you don’t have to stick with just the colors in the paper, but can coordinate it with other colors as well (see the So Saffron and Elegant Eggplant card?).  It is also feminine (flowers) and masculine (stripes) and just plain fun (lots of polka dots)!

We have one more meeting this go around on Monday, October 19th.  We wil be creating cards for "All Occasions" and each participant will receive a container of dazzling diamonds glitter.  (I have butterflies in my stomach just thinking about playing with the glitter!  I am definitely a glitter, girly girl!!!!!)  If you would like to join us, we’d love to have you!  Let me know you’re coming with a quick RSVP.  Class fee is $25.  Thanks so much!

Ornaments in all shapes and colors…

Remember earlier I talked about the swapping we do at our Demo Events??  Well here are two other FANTASTIC swap cards that were swapped this month at our demo stamp camp.  The first ornament tent card was created by Joan.  We all love it when Joan swaps because her cards are fabulous.  Just so well put together, great color combination, and lots and lots of perfect details.  Don’t you agree???  I think you should leave some love (by way of a comment) here for Joan to encourage her to swap more often!!! 

If you’re interested in the above stamps, ornament punch, and snowflake window sheets then you need to check out the Holiday mini!  The mini is fantastic, you don’t want to miss it!  (Click over on the top right, red catalog to see these products and more!)

This next card is from Gina.  You may remember me talking about another creation of hers here.  Isn’t this card awesome?  First off, you know I love it because it uses Soft Suede.  Secondly, Rich Razzleberry is just MY color and thirdly, that snowflake BEHIND the circle is ingenious!   Go ahead and leave some lovin’ comments for Gina too!!!

Makes you want to start your Christmas cards and your Christmas baking, yes?!?!  Well I can’t help you with your baking but I’d LOVE to help you with your Christmas Cards!  From concept, to design, to cutting, to supplies, let me help you!  Contact me today.

A Grand Card

Here is a fabulous card my friend and fellow demonstrator Lillian D sent me from Texas!  Isn’t it ‘grand’??     I ansolutely love all the layering of stamps and how sharp the color combination is.  Thank you Lillian!

Olives and Hot Dog Recipe Cards…

Here are some more of those 6 x 6 recipe cards!  To see more, simply scroll down until you see the "CATEGORIES" menu on the sidebar of my blog.  Click "CATEGORIES" and then click on 6 x 6 recipe cards!

Enjoy!

Aren’t those olives just so cute and clever?!?!?!?  And the circle stamp is just perfect and well. "olive-y" looking!  Olive Recipe Card created by Phyllis G.

Demo Swap Cards

At our team meetings and demonstrator only stamp camps we swap cards as well.  (Well, I guess I shouldn’t say ‘we’ because ‘I’ didn’t participate these last two times – sorry girls!!  I promise I will next time!   )

Anyway, I thought I’d share with you the work of one of our newer demonstrators, Tracy H.  She is so crazy excited to be a demonstrator and in love with SU! (and why shouldn’t she be???) and her enthusiasm is contagious!!  And her cards are fantastic!!  Here are two of them:

That Dasher stamp ($8.95) stamp is so cute and I’ve seen so many cute cards and projects created with it that I think it is now on the top of my wish list!  LOL  Isn’t her layout clever??  I bet you could think of many pieces of designer series paper that you’d like to showcase both sides of, right?!?!

And another of Tracy’s creations:

Now if you look in the catalog on page 23 you’ll see the below card.  Now Tracy was feeling a little bad saying she ‘copied’ out of the catalog for her swap.  And my response???  WHY????  NO NEED to feel bad about ‘copying’ out of the catalog or copying anyone else for that matter.  Couple thoughts on that:  Copying is a form of flattery.  Who doesn’t like to see someone ‘copying’ a style, trend, etc. of theirs?  And we like to call copying ‘CASE-ing’ in the stamping world.  CASE stands for "copy and share everything"… it’s such a common practice that it has its own acronym!!!  Also, that’s what the catalog is for!!  It’s not just for ordering out of, it’s for inspiration of ideas, color combinations, layouts, and more!  I think it’s great and personally prefer Tracy’s version to the catalog one! 

What do you all think?  Would love to read your thoughts (with a comment on this post) on not just Tracy’s card but CASE-ing as well!