Club Card

WOO HOO!! I had an awesome club on Saturday. We had so much fun talking and stamping. Yeah!! That's what it's all about. Well here is the card that we did for club. I have to admit that I changed very little from the original design. It is NOT my design... I did change a few things but not much!

I wanted to highlight the stamps that are on sale. This stamp set, Party Hearty is 20% off with a $20 purchase! WOW!! Thank you, Stampin' Up! Anyway, the ladies loved it! They will be getting an email from me shortly about a bonus project! Ah, the perks of being in a club! I created a box for them to hold a bundle of one of their projects. It's stinkin' cute!

Want to join a club? There are many different types, depending on your interests... we can have a scrapbook club, a marker club, a watercolor crayon club, the list goes on and on... let me know what your interests are and we can create a club to suit your needs :)

Decor Elements Thanks

Wow, this tile turned out beautifully! I took a 13 x 13 tile and rubbed our Season of Thanks on it, cutting off the flourish at the bottom and rubbing it on the side! I was going to put a ribbon or something on it but... there's no room!! Total cost for this project - About $16.00! I love it!! I have done a few other decorations too - the total cost not going over $30.00 I am going to take a picture of it - It's a shadow box with the same saying... I filled the box with "fall decorations" but... you can totally change the "theme" of the shadow box with other Holiday decorations as well! Wait until you see it... I will post it soon but please promise me you won't tease me on how crooked it is... I accidently touched part of it to the glass and it stuck better than I expected... Usually they are so FORGIVING when you put them on the wall, tiles and other materials to rub on... I didn't know how well it would stick to glass!!

I posted this picture - wait - maybe I didn't... LOL!! If I posted this picture, then I did it a long time ago. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with this wall... I put the Live Every Moment in because I wanted that where it was. Finally, I put in the Organic Outlines... just the other day! hehe... At any rate, this wall is complete! I love the way it turned out!

Decor Elements Crazy

Well, last night I got a wild hair and started playing with my Decor Elements! Some of them I have had for a while. Some of them I just recently received. At any rate, I am having a blast! If you notice, my kitty is in the doorway! That little turkey will do anything to get into the picture :) I am surprised the kids didn't come down... they always know when Mom has a camera too! Isn't that always they way... They either only talk to you when you are on the phone or they come out of the wood work when you break out the camera!

Over the next few days, I am going to post even more of these fabulous vinyl clings up on my blog. I am on a Decor Elements kick right now! WOO HOO!! I put one on a tile that you just have to see! It's perfect for the holidays coming up! You don't want to miss that. Check back tomorrow for that one!

Ok, I have to post just one more picture. This has GOT to be my favorite Decor Elements that we have so far! It's so elegant! My family LOVES having it in the dining room. The kids both looked up at the table this morning and said, "Oh wow Mom! That's cool!" They are 9 & 4!! LOL!! At any rate, you can only get this one as a "Hostess gift" with a $350 show or more! Want to earn one?? Give me a call! We will get that on your wall soon!!

Happy Accidents!

So, I have been on a tile kick these past few days. I have 3 stamp sets that I have been dying to put ink on. The one featured yesterday, the one featured today and the one featured tomorrow. The one featured yesterday was called A Cardinal Christmas. Today's featured stamp set is Flores Suaves out of our Celebrando Creatividad catalog!

Now, my plan was to make a "small" tile just as shown with these two stamped images, coloring them and putting ribbon around them... Well, I put the tile in the oven. I usually set a tile and go back to working on other tiles... well, I forgot this tile in the oven... for almost 4 hours! Now, while I don't recommend leaving the house (like I did) - I do like the result of this. It's very shabby chic. It looks distressed and worn... I like it! This tile is, of course, not done yet! It needs a ribbon and a tag... I just had to show it off!

Tiles...

Wow! I have to say that making tiles has got to be one of my favorite things to make for Craft Fairs. They are usually very easy and very beautiful. However, I tried something different. Usually when you make a tile, you always use a solid or bold stamp. You don't usually use outline stamps because they will look nekkid when you are done.

Well, I stumbled upon something interesting. I found a way to COLOR outline stamps!! Would you like to learn how?? I bet you would! Come to one of my tile classes this month (see my Stampin' Up! website) or I will have ONE class next month! These tiles make beautiful gifts for Christmas!

What do you think? Do you like it? I like it! *giggles* Tomorrow, I will post a "happy accident" that happened today.

Batter Up!

I created this card for a teacher-friend of mine. She's got a superstar of a baseball player in her family and he went out and raised money for his latest venture (a traveling baseball team). At any rate, she asked that I make her 10 cards. Here's what I came up with.

On the final card, I changed the background to the larger of the stars from the Classic Backgrounds stamp set. I used Just Baseball for the main images and used Taking Care of Business for the sentiment. I like the way it came out... i think it needs something but... i can't put my finger on what... oh well! Enjoy your day!

Ornament Fun!

I love making Christmas Ornaments. This is my favorite time of year. Stampin' Up! is even making it easier with their new kits! You can get chipboard set; it's chipboard shapes with paper that matches so it makes it easier for you to decorate your tree this year... there is the Country Living set that comes with a stamp set... there is also a "paper" set that has pre-cut and scored designer paper. WOW!! Thanks, Stampin' Up! If you are interested in ordering, see my Stampin' Up! business website!

I am getting ready for the craft fair season - slowly but surely! I try to see what will have the best turn-over. This year, I really think I am going to have a hit with ornaments! Here are some of the ornaments that I have made so far. These are not in the "kits" that I talked about above. I am waiting for my order to come in so I can make those. This one uses the Baja Breeze re-inker and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (I know the color of the picture is off. It sure looks great in person!). These ornaments are so easy to make. But they are a bit on the messy side! LOL! If these ornaments don't sell at the craft fair, I am totally putting them on my tree. This one uses the stamp set from the Hostess Collection - Level 1 - Punches Three.

This ornament uses the Pacific Point re-inker and glitter! I also did a little rub-on magic to this one. I have to say that I wished I remembered to use tape! Anytime you use rub-ons on circular or cylindrical objects, it's always a good idea to either rub the image on before it becomes that rounded shape OR to tape the image to the ornament so it doesn't move!

WOW! The color is really off on this image too. I am sorry for that. It is much more beautiful and vibrant in person. This one uses Stampin' Up!'s Fine Cosmo Glitter - Turquoise! Oh, it's truly lovely in person!

Next, is the close up of the Garden Green ornament. On this ornament, I actually taped the image down and got a MUCH better result!! I am quite tickled with the color and the way the rub-on turned out! WOO HOO! It's actually straight on the ornament but there was something wrong with the hanger, I can't seem to bend it the right way to get it to hang right... Oh well. It's all good! I have some other ideas up my sleeve. We'll see if they turn out well or not. *grins*

Do you want to know how I did these ornaments? Do you? Oh good! Well, my ornament class is scheduled for November 21st! We are going to make a BUNCH of different ornaments that night. One of them is going to be the "glass ornaments." The rest uses the Star Bright Kit. I will add all sorts of things to the ornaments to make them "prettier."

One lesson I have learned: Your ornament takes on the color of your glitter, unless you are using: Dazzling Diamonds! Here is my Pink Pirouette ornament. If I had to chose one ornament that I liked the most... I couldn't choose! It would have to depend on my mood. Well that's all for now. I have to finish my ornament craze. I have one more thought of what to do with a glass ornament and I don't want to tell you what it is until I try it! So, with that, I will leave you with thoughts of sugar-plums dancing in your head! Enjoy!!

Halloween Countdown Calendar

Ok, I know it's a bit late for this. I had this class a while ago but just got pictures of it! I took an ordinary baking pan and turned it into a magnet board for this adorable Halloween Countdown! I can't wait until the Christmas Countdown in November. It looks like a Christmas Tree! It's awesome.

For our Halloween Countdown, we used the new paper Ghostly Greetings paper and a bunch of the new Halloween stamps mixed with some current stamp sets. I had to throw in one set that wasn't current because I didn't want to have repeat images. I don't like to bring in those stamps because I can't sell them to you.

I think it turned out great! Please, click on the image to see it better. What do you think? Cute?

Decor Elements Countdown

When I saw this Decor Element rub-on, I just had to make this! I am sure I got the idea from the Stampin' Up! Convention or some other source. It is certainly not my own idea. However, I did design the box to be functional and hold 1 Ghirardelli Chocolate it in. I will probably try to find two chocolates to put in it, since I have two children!

Yes, that is a sheet of metal that the rub-on was applied to. Yes, those boxes have magnets on the back!

I was going to teach this as a class. However, I do not think it is a cost effective class to teach. The sheet metal is about $5. The magnets are $3. The frame was about $15. The rub-on is $19.95. Paper, ribbon, sticky tape... It just seems like a lot to ask a person to purchase... not to mention the time it will take a class to make each box - so... with that said, I am going to offer the class instructions for FREE - with the purchase of the rub-on! What do you think? You interested?? Contact me for more details.

Another Harvest Home Card... Love it!

This card was actually a workshop card! It was a lot of fun showing the ladies watercoloring... most of them enjoyed the watercolor crayons too! To me, watercoloring is just so relaxing. If the color is not quite right you can blend it with another... it's very forgiving... I also love the simplicity of this card... I hope you enjoy it too!

I have lots to post this week! I am working on our World Card Making Day/Cards for the Cure Day! It's this Saturday and you are invited to come! Contact me if you make it... I will give you all the details!