Here is Tracy's pretty card she created for our Team Shoebox swap.  I just love pink and brown together, don't you?

Tracy used the new Cute by the Inch Hostess Level 2 stamp set along with the classic yet amazing Heard from the Heart stamp.  That greeting set definitely belongs in everyone's stamp collection!

Colors used are Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Early Espresso and Whisper White. 

Here is a card I created with the Elements of Style stamp set.  I guess I'm in a Vintage and watercoloring phase right now.  I seem to be drawn to this style a lot lately.  It's so calming.

I particularly enjoyed using the new Vintage Wallpaper Embossing folder and the Smooch Illuminate Top coat.  Can you see the glimmer here and there on the flowers?  Sooooo simple and pretty!  It dries quickly too. 

Details:

Card Base: Basic Black (8.5" x 5.5")
Layers:
   – Melon Mambo (4 1/8" x 5 3/8")
   – Basic Black (3 5/8" x 4 5/8")
   – Naturals White (3.5" x 4.5")

Embellishments:  Basic Black 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink - Illuminate Top Coat

Inks: Black Stazon, Rose Red, Certainly Celery pad and marker, Melon Mambo marker, Bordering Blue (retired color)

Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, aquapainter, Illuminate Top Coat

I hope you like it!  For what occasion would you send this card?

These are the Christmas cards the ladies made the other night.  Everyone made 3 of each design so they are 12 cards closer to making their Christmas goal!!  Yeah!

The next Christmas card class will be Thursday, August 19th.  Hope you can join us!  Class fee is $25 for the 12 cards plus envelopes.  Or $30 for the cards, envelopes, and a package of Antique brads.  Please RSVP by August 8th.  Thank you!

Stamp Sets Used:

A Cardinal Christmas
Tree Trimmings
Big on Christmas
Dasher
Many Merry Messages

Supplies Used:

Big Shot
   Petals a Plenty embossing folder
   Top Note die

Punches
   large oval
   modern label punch
   scallop edge

Colors Featured:

Rich Razzleberry (it stayed!  yeah!)
Pear Pizazz
Crumb Cake
Marina Mist
Chocolate Chip
Real Red

Here are tonight’s club projects!  There was some definite CASE-ing going on with the baseball and flower cards (found them on splitcoast – I did change them both a bit) and then you saw the birthday cake one in my post from yesterday.  We put dark chocolate m&m’s in the treat cup.  Yum!
These were fun cards to create – hopefully now that the first card has been made with a hidden door for the treat cup that more of these will be created!  It’s always getting the concept for the first time that is tricky, then it gets easier, right?!?!

Stamp Sets Used: Pick a Petal, Just Baseball, Bitty Birthday
Designer Paper: Bride Specialty, Sweet Pea
RIbbons: Crushed Curry polka dot grosgrain, Old Olive wide grosgrain, Pretty in Pink satin

This month’s stamp a stack class was held on the first Tuesday of the month.  Here are the cards the ladies created.  3 each of the 4 designs.  The leprechaun (isn’t he cute?) wasn’t my original idea – I found him through Ann Clemmer.  I used My Digital Studio to print out the sentiments as I don’t have a large sentiment for St. Patrick’s Day.  (There is a nice ‘happy st patrick’s day’ in Teeny Tiny Wishes but I wanted something bigger!)  And it’s hard to tell but the three dots below the leprechaun are actually 1/4" circles punched from Brushed Gold Card stock.  And can I tell you how much I LOVE the new Polka dots embossing folder?????  It makes the blow easier to take from SU! retiring the Polka Dots background stamp on me!  I know you can’t really see it in the picture but I used the embossing folder (with the Big Shot) on the Basic Black layers and wham!  It adds dimension like you wouldn’t believe!

Other Products Used:

Stamp Sets: Bloomin’ Beautiful, Vintage Vogue, Very Vintage Jumbo Wheel
Designer Paper: Sweet Pea
Ribbons: Chocolate Chip Taffeta and Basic Gray 5/8" Satin
Brads: gold and clear rhinestones

NEXT MONTH’S STAMP A STACK IS MEETING ON TUESDAY, MARCH 2ND.   We will be creating 6 Easter cards and 6 cards geared toward women for any occasion.  Class fee is $25.  Please e-mail me if you’d like to join us!

And yet another beauty from Julie (remember her Christmas card?).   Julie did what I tell people to do all the time.  USE ME!  LOL  Okay, well not really ME, but any card design I’ve done in the past!  This was a version of an open house card I did when this stamp set (Eastern Blooms) first came out.  Julie added her own touch with the sharp contrast of colors (Rose Red and Basic Black), a different sentiment, and of course a butterfly (Julie has an affinity to all butterflies and dragonflies!)!  And it works!  The butterfly comes from the new Embosslits Die called Beautiful Wings from the current Occasions mini.  Love it!

This year I did a silver and red themed tree so I just had to make a layout to go with it.  Now to get those pictures printed….

Anyway – I used the printed snowflakes acetate, the Delightful Decorations stamp set and coordinating Ornament punch all from the Holiday mini.  I added some vellum paper snowflakes and added our Duo Silver Beads to the center (I have to have bling!).  I also dabbed on some Frost White Shimmer Paint (did you know all 3 shimmer paints from the Holiday mini are STILL available!!!!) on the ornaments and the edges of the Kraft cs.  A special shout out of thanks to my friend Teresa M for the inspiration of these pages!

And here’s our tree.  Not sure if you can tell the red/silver going on on the tree.  I really need some photography lessons!  I have this great new camera now and no idea how to use it!  Silly!

And here is Christmas morning (bear in mind we have 4 kids!).

I {heart} scrapbooking!  And I love having the scrapbook club back in action cuz it helps me get more pages ready to go!  So here’s some ‘before’ shots of the pages for this month.  And hopefully VERY soon I’ll get some ‘after’ shots with pictures on them!

I used the new Night & Day Specialty Designer Papers as well as a LOT of punches on this layout.  I love how versatile the Baroque Motifs stamp set is as well.  Who would’ve thought it would be a great stamp set for Halloween??  But when I pulled out the Night & Day designer paper I immediately thought of Baroque Motifs.  Hope you like it too! 

Here’s the second layout for the scrapbook club members and guests.  Again, I used the Night & Day Specialty Designer paper.  This time I pulled out my Medallion background stamp, inked it up with Frost White shimmer paint and stamped it half on each page.  I also did a ton more punching to make that spider (scallop circle and photo corner punches) and used the Big Shot to get the Build a Bear.  I used a marker to color a toothpick Elegant Eggplant and used that as the holder for the Happy Halloween banner the little bear is holding.

Sorry I ended my last post earlier than I had wanted to but the baby was crying and needed me and then it was already pretty late so I just went to bed!  Anyway!!!!  Here are the Big Shot projects from October.  This club went by so quickly!  I can’t believe it’s already over.  So sad.  It was fun girls!!

1. a card using the Leaves #2 die
2. a gift card holder using the envelope die but with a twist, so that it fits a gift card (the original die isn’t quite big enough for a gift card)  I’d love to show you how to make this oh-so-simple and quick gift card holder!
3. a Halloween treat box using the Top Note die
4. a Christmas Card using the Movers & Shapers die (remember you can get this for $10 this month! Ask me how!)

FUN!

If you’re interested in learning how to use the Big Shot and make great projects like these and others you’ve seen on my blog, please let me know.  I’d love to teach you and your friends how to use this super simple, super versatile Big Shot machine! 

And this month there’s a great Big Shot package!!  Click on the Gift Giving Guide to see this awesome new bundle!

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As always, feel free to contact me with ANY stamping questions.