My Weekend of Creativity

Hi Stampers. I spent the weekend creating, well at least part of it. After typing all of this I realized that I used my stamp sets very well this weekend. I mixed and match all over the place. I also noted that I used alot of different punches. If you need more details on any of these just email me. Also if you attend some of my classes you just may find yourself making some of these cards.

I used the So Swirley Stamping Up wheel on Kiwi Kiss then took my white pen and did some outlining and dotting on the pattern. I used the Big Shot Top Note die on the White card stock stamped the Baroque Motif with Season's Greetings then added the Pointsetta's from Spotlight on Christmas.

I used Red Riding Hood Red for my base. Wheeled Whimsy on Old Olive. I used the new Baroque wheel on Close to Cocoa and layered that with White card stock that had been punched with the new scallop border punch. I cut apart a scallop circle and glued it to the Old Olive 1 3/4 circle dotted the edge of the circle with a brown marker. Then I stamped the deer from Winter Post and punched it out, sponged the edges and glued it to the Old Olive circle. I stamped the postage stamp from the same set twice once on Red Riding Hood Red and once on white and used the 1" and 1/2" punches to punch out the different sizes. Also punched out the Photo Corner with the photo corner punch and added the brads.

This card is 8 x 8 folded at 4". Used Riding Hood Red for card base. A piece of white card stock was cuttlebug embossed for texture. I stamped the images from Winter Post and layered them with Riding Hood Red added the ribbon. I put some Dazzling Diamonds just in the centre of the snow flakes and under the deer to give it a snowy feeling.

Again I used Winter Post images, can you tell I like this set? I used River Rock for my card base. Unfortunately it is a retired color but it went so well with Bravo Burgandy. I first stamped the white snowflakes on Bravo Burgandy then ran it thru the crimper. I used the Merry Christmas stamp from the Cruvey Label Punch Bundle and stamped it twice cut out the Merry Christmas and popped it up with dimensionals. The Skaters were stamped in Bravo Burgandy as well and the edges were also sponged. Added a brad from the designer series brads.

This is my favourite one from the weekend. I stamped the pointsettas from Spotlight on Christmas both in Real Red and Always Artichoke. Cut apart the Always Artichoke to make leaves. I had this branch punch so I punched out some branches to look like evergreen branches and layers them all together. I used a sentiment from All Holidays

My husband said I needed to do a Birthday card so I made this one. I used designer series paper in Bashful Blue and coordinating card stock. I stamped the Upsy Daisy stamp and birthday greeting from the same stamp set Upsy Daisy. I used the watercolor brush (Aqua Painter) and the stamp pad to lightly trace Bashful Blue around the Chocolate Chip stamped image. I used the nestablilites cutting system to make the circle and scalloped circle. I also added some dazzling diamonds to the flower tips.

Last but not least is one of my two challenge cards that I made for Challenge #7. I found this challenge very challenging in respect to the rectangle that had to be on the right hand side. The stamp set used in the first one is Wishing you Cheer, I stamped the snowmen twice. Used the snowflakes from the same set in the background. This was layer with Designer Series paper in Night of Navy. I wheeled the Snow wheel on the Night of Navy background. The Snowflake is from the Big Shot dies and it was layered with the scallop circle punch. I used one of the stamps from Christmas Classics on the rectangle which was punched out with the Tag punch.

This is the other challenge card. I used the Pocket Silhouettes stamp set. The card stock and ink colors are Really Rust, Creamy Carmel and Chocolate Chip. I stamped the sentiment from the Hostess gift level one set Best yet. Punched it out with the new large oval punch and layered it on the 1 3/4" circle I added dots to the edge and sponged with Chocolate Chip ink. I made the border with one of the stamps from Essence of Life. The rectangle was stamped with the bloom stamp from Bloomin Beautiful.

Christams Stamp Club

These were the cards we made last night at the Christmas Stamp Camp at Jocelyn & Co. The next Christmas Stamp Camp is November 17th. All the spaces were full so be sure to register early to reserve your spot. Class is limited to 10 Participants. See you There.

News Flash - Upcoming Events

You can play along too if you want, just email me your challenge cards. Just label them by the challenge #.

Tomorrow is stamp camp at Jocelyn & Co. The class is full. I will post the cards tomorrow that we will be doing. The next stamp camp is November 17 so call either Jocelyn or myself to register. Cost for stamp camp is $20.00

Next Monday October 27th is Make a Card Monday at Matlock Rec Club. Please let me know if you plan to attend. Cost is $5.oo starts at 7 p.m.

Also the New Horizons Club is holding a three week card making class. For three consecutive Tuesday afternoons starting November 18 to December 2, 2008. Call the New Horizons club for more details and registration. Cost is $20.00 for the 3 week period.

Challenge #7

Its our turn again! Michelle and I decided that we would challenge the stampers to make an accordian card. This is my submission for this challenge.

Challenge #6

This Challenge was to use a techique that was new to us. I used the brayer and did embossing in two different colors one on top of the other. I does not show here but the Upsy Daisy stamp is in Close to Cocoa and the grass from Inspired by Nature is in Copper. In real life it is very nice.

Challenge #5

This challenge was to take something we had thrown into the garbage and make it into something new. I now have a new box to store the printed photos in until I can scrapbook them.

Challenge #4

This challenge was Michelle and me. We challenged the Late Night Stampers Group to make a box project. It was just that simple. We did not care about colors, size, stamp sets etc. These were my boxes.

I'm Back

I returned home yesterday from St. Louis, MO. I was attending a Joyce Meyer Women's Convention. This has been an annual event for Bryanne and myself. We really enjoy our time there and of course MACY"S. This trip we actually got to go to a craft store called the Ink Spot. Way cool! Stamps everywhere. So many we had a hard time to pick which ones we liked the most. We came home with a few new ones.

I made the Newspaper Wahoooooo

By Roger NewmanFriday October 03, 2008
East Interlake business and crafts people - plus others from outside the area - displayed their diversity and creativity last weekend at the annual fall craft and trade show at the Gimli Rec Centre.They drew steady traffic to the 52 booths at the Saturday-Sunday show which is a twice-a-year summer and fall fundraiser for the rec centre.One booth attracting attention was staffed by Peggy Finney representing Stampin’ Up, a 19 year-old, $240 million international company that designs and manufactures an extensive line of decorative rubber stamps. Finney, a Gimli-based independent demonstrator for the company, not only sells the stamps, but also arranges workshops, classes and house parties to show customers how to use them in crafts and home decor projects.She says crafters use the stamps to decorate everything from greeting cards and scrapbook pages to calendars and clipboards.“What I love most is sharing how to make cards and scrapbook pages,” said Finney, whose regular classes are at the Jocelyn and Co, store in Gimli and the Matlock Recreation Club. “I get a warm and fuzzy feeling when I see my class participants make a card that they thought they could never do.”Stopping by the booth was Jean Wiedmer, of Gimli, a dedicated booster of Finney and her stamps. “I’ve gone to many great stamping classes - they’re interesting and very creative,” Wiedmer said. “ There are so many potential card designs, including embellishing the stamps with ribbons.”

Design Team Challenge #3

I could not get this picture to turn the right way no matter what I did. Sorry for you having to look sideways.

Our challenge for this week was to create a project using Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie. The other stipulation was that it had to have some metal on it. Brads did not count. So I borrowed Evans cough drop tin and decorated it.

The next project was a alter clip board. Again I used the new designer paper in Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie and stamp a border in the same color of inks.

The last item was a little portfolio, you could put pictures, coupons, receipts etc. I added a flatten bottle cap to the front for the metal embellishment.