January Card Class

Here are the cards we're making at Card Class today. The first two use the NEW Veranda paper (my favorite) and yes, that "Love Birds" stamps set again. Also used the Felicity stamp set that is part of the promotional kit for National Papercrafting Month.

I thought having a more masculine birthday card might be in order. I always tend to design girly cards, and since there ARE men in the world still it might be nice to make something for them every once and a while too. So on this first card, I used the Felicity set in a "manly" way. The main image is a stamp designed to be used as a bird like in my last card, but I thought if I just don't ink up the beak, then it looks like a paisley. That paired with the cool argyle stamp from the same set as well as the cocoa side of this dp, and everything is set for a dude's birthday card.


Told ya you'd be seeing this Love Birds ss again! It's just too cute not to! Same idea with the stamping as in Wednesday's card as far as adding dimension to the bird cage and having the music flow out of the cage. The sentiment is so fun!


The third card also uses the paper from the Felicity kit and you might recognize it from a previous post. I didn't really feel like designing another card, so I just decided to use what I already had. ;)
Materials: All CTMH. Veranda L2pp, Felicity promo kit, Love Birds ss, Fringed Phrases ss, desert sand and bamboo cs. Cocoa, juniper, barn red, olive, hollyhock, and garden green inks. Juniper, buttercup and olive markers, hemp, basic button collection, Wishes card template.
Other: foam tape

Felicity CASE

On the 15th, a cool promotion started with Close To My Heart for January's National Paper Crafting Month. This kit comes with awesome double-sided designer paper, large die-cut paper, and a super cute D-size stamp set that even includes a FULL alphabet! This kit is so fun. It's what I used when I created this card last week.

Hopefully I'll have time soon to play with it some more and show you how versitile this kit is. I did make this Layout below. It was super easy! If you want to know how to get your hands on it, let me know!

Special request; baby girl

So, I made yesterday's card, only to find out later that Josie also needed a baby girl card. Who am I to deny a friend? Plus, it gave me a chance to use this fun paper and stamp set that is CTMH's exclusive kit for National Papercrafting Month. Made for a super cute card I think!

It's my friend Becky's house-warming/ugly sweater party tonight. She's the one I made these invites for. Can't wait to wear this totally horrid sweater I found at a garage sale this summer complete with shoulder pads. Gotta love sweaters with shoulder pads and stitched on embellishments! Lol!

Materials: All CTMH. Felicity paper/stamp kit. Cocoa, sorbet, and barn red inks. Sentiment uses 3 different stamp sets (need to find this sentiment somewhere). Colonial white cs, sorbet ribbon.

Other: Coluzzle, foam tape.

Everyday Celebrations card kit

This is a really cool card kit that is only available through CTMH until the end of this month. You can either buy the kit out right at $39.95, or with a stamp purchase of $60 or a hostess party of $400, you can earn it for FREE! I love how CTMH gives you whole sheets of dp and cs and full instructions to cut the paper and lay them out to make 2 each of 8 designs for a total of 16 cards! What's even cooler is that the kit comes with a D size stamp set that you could use over and over again.

Everyday Celebrations cardmaking kit includes:

4-12"x12" B&T Dous paper (2 each of 2 patterns)

2-12"x12" cardstock sheets (1 Colonial White, 1 Dutch Blue)

16-4 1/4"x 5 1/2" Colonial White card bases

16-Colonial White envelopes

1-My Acrylix "Everyday Celebrations" stamp set

1-mini medley accents Shades of Chocolate collection

5' of Chocolate stitched grosgrain ribbon

1-Chocolate distressing ink

1-Dutch Blue distressing ink

50 pack-3D foam squares

1-sponge

1-Instructional Brochure

Featured colors: Chocolate, Colonial White, Dutch Blue, Sweet Leaf

Card set #2 for auction

Ha Ha!! Might help if I actually post the picture. Oops!

Here's the second set of cards I made for the LOSNA acution. These cards use the same Tickled Pink pp and also the May SOTM. A little *bling* to add a little umph, and ta-da! Another set of super easy cards. There are three different images for the set. I placed them in my new clear boxes I bought from Clear Bags.com. Love that site!

I actually finished of a paper pack too! I never do that! I only had a few little scraps left and so I added them to Sammie's play stash when I was at Nona's.

Materials: All CTMH. Tickled Pink pp, Be Yourself SOTM, black ink.
Other: Clear gems

Card set for auction

Here is one of the card sets I made for an upcoming silent auction in November. I used the Tickled Pink ss and random stamped the card base. I then just used a 1/2" strip of the coordinating pp across with the nested focal image on top. Super simple. Going to stamp the matching envies later.

All the money raised from the auction is going to the Shriner's Hospital in Spokane. Such a worthy cause. I love the Shriner's Hospital and their dedication to children. This hospital is for children with any type of aliment and it is totally FREE of cost! My family has always been a huge supporter, especially since everyone in the family belongs to one or more Masonic groups.

The auction in November is hosted by the Ladies Oriental Shrine of North American (LOSNA). This group of very giving ladies are all related to a Shriner and all the money they raise from their events goes exclusively to the Shriner's Hospital. I recently joined LOSNA in January of this year after much pleading from my mother and grandmother who are already members. The first meeting I went to, the ladies announced that we had raised enough money to buy a $7000 piece of equipment the hospital desperately needed. This act quickly got my hooked into all the great things LOSNA can do.

Please research both the Shriner's Hospital and LOSNA on the web and see all the beautiful and giving things both of these fine organizations do for your community!

Materials: All CTMH. Tickled Pink pp and ss, Fringed Phrases ss. Blush, sweet leaf, and heavenly blue inks.

Other: Labels One-Nestabilities, stickles.

Tickled Pink layouts

Here are the two layouts that are made using the workshop guide from the Tickled Pink National Scrapbooking Day kit. They were really fun. The flower die cuts that come with the kit make these much more dimensional and special. I absolutely love the glitter paper. I was a little sad to use it; I just wanted to horde it forever and just look at it. ;)

To get your hands on this kit, check out the previous post and e-mail me!

Materials: All CTMH. Tickled Pink scrapbook kit. Blush, hollyhock and crystal blue inks.

I'm "Tickled Pink"!!

It's FINALLY here!!

You’re gonna love our Tickled Pink scrapbooking kit designed exclusively for National Scrapbooking Month in May. Our newest scrapbooking kit puts you front and center in your pages—with everything you need to create two beautiful two-page layouts all about the things that you love and that make you shine. And speaking of shine, you’ll also be tickled by the kiss of glitter on these fabulous papers! Perfect for Mother's Day layouts!

To get your very own Tickled Pink scrapbooking kit:

• Place a minimum order of $60 in stamp sets (excluding K-size and Stamp of the Month) between April 15-May 31 to receive a Tickled Pink scrapbooking kit FREE! (limit one free kit per order.)

• Purchase the Tickled Pink kit at just $34.95—well below retail value!• Sign up as a new Consultant between May 1-May 31 and receive a kit FREE.

• Host a Home Gathering between April 15-May 31 with minimum sales of $400 and receive a kit FREE.

The Tickled Pink Scrapbooking Kit Includes:

1 – My Acrylix® I Am Stamp Set (D-size)
2 – 12" × 12" Floral B&T Duos™ Paper (1 with glitter)

2 – 12" × 12" Stripe B&T Duos™ Paper (1 with glitter)

1 – 12" × 12" Blush Textured Cardstock

1 – 12" × 12" Crystal Blue Textured Cardstock

5 – 12" × 12" White Daisy Textured Cardstock (1 sheet with die-cut shapes)

1 – Mini-Medley Accents White Daisy Collection

1– Foam Texture Tool

1– Brochure

Celebrate spring, bling, and everything you love—you’ll be so happy, you’ll be Tickled Pink!

Josie's pressie

Here's the fun gift I made Josie for her birthday. This great divided card box is yet another great idea from Rachel. To view her full detailed and easy instructions, visit her blog here. This was truly easy to make. You do have to have a very intimate relationship with your trimmer.

Josie loves my cards and sometimes asks me to make her one for this occasion or that, so I thought it would be a great idea to make her this box to house a bunch of handmade cards for her to give away. The large section hold standard 5.5"x4.25" cards and envelopes. The bottom left holds 3.5"x3.5" cards to either hand out or attach to a gift. The bottom right hold simple gift tags. All are stamped with various sentiments. I love the "Aspiration" ss to make beautiful yet simple projects.

The box itself I made and then covered the top lid with b/t paper. the fun center piece is made with Fancy Cuts botanicals...which I absolutely LOVE! They are so fun and great to use. You get 3 sheets of die-cuts in three different color shades. I love that you can use them plain, or distress them, or stamp on them to add more detail. Here I decided to sand them and use pop-dots to add dimension.

Hope you enjoy! And Happy Birthday Josie!!

Materials: All CTMH. Unforgettable L2pp, Aspiration ss, Say It In Style ss, Card Commentary ss. Sorbet, tulip and chocolate inks, Fancy Cuts botanicals, sorbet ribbon rounds, sanding kit, pop-dots, corner rounder.

Personal Challenge

Like many stampers, I have so many stamp sets that there are some I've forgotten about or some that I haven't even used yet. I decided to make a challenge for myself: once a week, I'll choose a stamp set and create something with it.

This week I have chosen the "Just Because" stamp set that was in the Just Because card kit promotion a while ago. Stay tuned to see what I create with it!

Card Purse

Here are some card "purses" I made for a silent auction my two good friends are doing to help raise money for the Breast Cancer 3Day. I originally found this idea on our CTMH bulliten board from a fellow consultant Tharesa. There are two Christmas sets, one all occasion, and three smaller 4x4 card sets. Hopefully they're a big success and raise a bit of money!

Materials: All cardstock, B/T papers, inks, markers, brads, ribbons, punches and stamp sets are CTMH. If you want the detailed list, just ask.

Other: a contraband apoxy sticker from somewhere I went like 8 years ago that I don't remember.