Some Workshop Cards

Here are the cards we did at the workshops I had this month.  I had an excellent time at my workshops this month and met a lot of new, fun people and got to show stamping to a lot of 'newbies'!  Lucky me!!!  I truly did have a ton of fun, even though I forgot one of the stamp sets at one of the parties!  (Geez Louise!  2nd time in 7 years.  You don't forget when you forget something! LOL  Man I hate that.  But we made it work with alternate stamp sets – the beauty of stamping!) 

So does the above card look at all familiar?  It should if you read my blog.  Here is another version of the card that we did at my Team Meeting this month.  Now because the version for my team had many, many techniques and lots of pieces I simply turned the card on its side and created a simpler version appropriate for a workshop!  So my point?  Don't feel like you have to reinvent the wheel everytime you stamp because you don't!  Just put a new spin on something you've already created and you'll cut your creating time in half.

This one uses two techniques – stamping off and two step stamping along with the Big Shot.  It also uses:
Card Stock:
Pear Pizazz, Whisper White, Concord Crush
•Stamp Set: Flight of the Butterfly
Inks: Perfect Plum, Concord Crush, Pear Pizazz
Punch: Butterfly
Embellishments, Concord Crush Stitched Poly Ribbon
•Accessories: Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, mini glue dots, Big Shot, stamp a ma jig

And here is the other card:

Christmas Card Classes

This past week I had my 2nd Christmas Card camp of the year.  (Can you believe it?  It's not even September yet and some of my customers are done their Christmas cards! Woop, woop!)  So here are the cards they created the other night.  4 designs, 3 of each.

Supplies Used:

STAMP SETS:
An AMAZING set from the upcoming Holiday mini called Bells & Boughs
Delightful Decorations
Baroque Motifs
Snow Swirled

DESIGNER SERIES PAPERS: (both from upcoming mini!!)
Candy Cane Christmas
Deck the Halls

COLORS USED: (card stocks, inks, marker, etc)
Cherry Cobbler
Crumb Cake
Bashful Blue
Marina Mist
Elegant Eggplant
Real Red
Wild Wasabi

OTHER SUPPLIES:
2 3/8" scallop circle punch
ornament punch
Illuminate Top Coat
Champagne Glass Glitter (from upcoming mini!)
Half back rhinestones
blender pens
Aqua painters
ticket corner punch
Scallop trim border punch
Big Shot and Petals a Plenty embossing folder

Poppin’ Pastels

Here is another card we made at my Demo Only stamp camp this week.  I found one extremely similar to it on Jackie Topa's blog and knew I had to copy it!  I have a tough time with simple layouts and know others on my team do as well.  I thought this was a great example of how less is actually more!

Not sure how to do Poppin' Pastels?  I'd love to show you!  It's really easy, fun, beautiful and fool proof so literally everyone can do it!  Give me a shout to let me know you want to learn this great technique!

Supplies Used:

•Stamp Set: Artistic Etchings
Inks: Versamark®, Elegant Eggplant
Embellishments: Brights button, linen thread
Punch: Fancy Flower Extra Large
Accessories: Stampin’ Pastels, cotton balls, mini glue dots, dimensionals, Cutter Kit, Stampin’ Sponge

Rock n Roll and Stamping Off!

Here is a card we made at my Demo only stamp camp the other night.  It features lots of new product like:
- Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder
- Concord Crush ink, card stock and stitched poly ribbon
- Pear Pizazz ink and card stock
- the new, fabulous, beautiful half back pearls!

To do the flowers we used various combinations of stamping off and rock and rolling to get the multiple colors and shading.  Don't know these techniques?  Let me show you!  Contact me today.

Other Supplies Used include:

Stamp Set: For All You Do 
•Punches: word window, modern label extra large, retired 3 flower punch (could substitute small flower from Boho Blossoms or from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack)

Sticky Note Holder

Here is the sticky note holder we made at the Mom & Me class as well as at my Demo Only stamp camp.  The kids loved making them (and the moms too!) and so I thought it a good idea to show my team members so they too can offer the project as an option for a children's class.

Remember, I'm holding another Mom & Me class where you and your child can create these same projects on September 15th at 6:30 pm.  Let me know if you want to attend!  Class Fee: $12

These would make really great back to school gifts, don't ya think?

Supplies Used:

•Stamp Set: Cheap Talk
•Markers: Peach Parfait, Daffodil Delight, Chocolate Chip and 1 to match your base cs.
•Embellishments: any ribbon
Punches: 2 3/8” scallop, 1 ¾” circle, 1 3/8” circle
Accessories: Perfect Polka dots embossing folder, Big Shot, crimper, Illuminate Top Coat, dimensionals, sticky strip