Secret Santa Card

This is a card I made for my Mom to give with her finally Secret Santa gift. I had a lot of fun with this card! Can you tell? Lots of BLING!! Here is a close up of the tree and presents. For the tree I used the Glorious Garlands stamp set and Green Galore CS with Glorious Green ink. Then I sponged the edges, added the silver trim, rhinestones and stickles. For the star I used a piece of chipboard from the SU On Board Blossoms & Basics, painted it white, added stickles and a rhinestone. For the edges of the card I stamped using versa mark and then embossed with silver EP. Also to give the edges a frosted look I inked them with versa mark & embossed.
When the ribbon is untied the front of the card opens to reveal a Secret Santa poem.

Click image to enlarge. ~Click image to enlarge and you can read the poem. ~

Click image to enlarge. This is the inside of the card. ~

Supplies~
Stamps~SU-Glorious Garland, Autumn Leaves-Flourishes
Paper~SU-Whisper White, Real Red, Green Galore, Glorious Green, The Christmas Stack-DP
Ink~SU-Versa Mark, Real Red, Glorious Green
Other~SU-On Board Blossoms & Basics, Ranger-Stickles, Jo-Ann's-Ribbon, Rhinestones, Trim

I don't know if I will get another chance to post before Christmas everything is so busy right now as I'm sure you all understand. *wink* We still have a little shopping to do, some goodies to make and tons of presents to wrap because you know Santa's elves are crazy like that with leaving the wrapping till the last few days!! LOL!

My hope and wish for you this holiday seasons is that you are able to spends time with family, friends and those you hold dear to your heart. Even though this is a really busy time of year let us not forget the real meaning of Christmas. *+*Peace*+*

Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles!
Heidi

Last Christmas Card Club

I can't believe how fast the past few months have went by! I had so much fun doing the Christmas Club this year and I think all of the ladies had a good time as well. Here are the cards from our last get together.I was very happy with how this card turned out. The groovy guava, blush blossom and very vanilla all compliment each other. I added little touches of gold with the ribbon and gold twinkling H2O's.

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Supplies~
Paper~SU-Groovy Guava, Blush Blossom, Very Vanilla
Stamps~SU-Carte Postale, Holy Triptych
Ink~SU-Groovy Guava
Other~SU-Ticket Corner Punch, Sponges, LuminArte-Gold Twinkling H2o's, My Stash-Gold RibbonThis card makes me think of frosted juniper berries. Before my youngest was born I was a manager at a local floral shop and one of my favorite things to do with the winter floral arrangements was to frost or glitter them. They always looks so pretty with all of the sparkles.

Click to enlarge~Supplies~
Paper~SU-Blue Bayou, Bashful Blue, Vellum
Stamps~SU-Oh So Lovely (hostess), Holiday Wishes, Print Pattern
Ink~SU-Blue Bayou, Whisper White (craft ink), Black Stazon
Other~SU-Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Aqua Painter, Distress Tool, 1/16 Circle Punch, 2-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamond Glitter, Silver Brads, Sponges, My Stash-Silver Metallic Pen, RibbonI know this is non-traditional Christmas colors but I love the pink & green combo with all of the sparkle & bling.

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Supplies~
Paper~SU-Whisper White, Pretty In Pink, Green Galore
Stamps~SU-Glorious Garlands
Ink~SU-Pretty In Pink, Green Galore, Basic Black
Other~SU-Ticket Corner Punch, Scalloped Punch, 1/8" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Sponges, Dimensionals, Stickles-Lime Green, Silver, Diamond, My Stash-Rhinestones, Pink Ribbon

Thanks so much for stopping by & looking!! I hope you have enjoyed the Christmas cards from club this year and maybe they have given you an idea or some inspiration. Good Luck with your Christmas cards--I'm still trying to finish up mine!

Just a side note~Thank you so much for you kind words and well wishes for our little guy!! He is doing really good but still has to get a lot of rest.

Hope you are having a wonderful week!!
Smiles!
Heidi

Amethyst Wishes

Here is a card I made this past weekend using a tent topper style. I really like the different shapes these cards can have and they still fit inside a standard envelope. For the topper part I used two scalloped ovals that I cut out using the Wizard and Spellbinders Nestabilities-Large Classic Scalloped Ovals. But if you don't own the Wizard or the Nestabilities you could also use large punches, templates, shape cutters or cut out different shapes using your paper cutter.

On the smaller oval I stamped the flower image using black stazon ink, embossed the sentiment using versa mark and gold EP, then I used my watercolor crayons for the watercolor. You might notice some darker flecks in the watercolor, I wanted to give it a little more depth so I had my watercolor paper very wet while I was working on it, flipped it over and blotted on a clean piece of paper several times while working on it. Doing this will give it the fleck marks.

For the background piece I used a Cuttlebug Embossing Folder and ran it through the Wizard. Then I lightly rubbed versa mark in over the entire piece and dusted it with perfect pearls.

For an embellishment I added a prima flower, a jewelry finding for some bling and a touch of stickles for the glitter.

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Here is a Tip* Instead of spending a ton on some new bling let your Girlfriends, Mom and Grandma know that you would love to recycle their jewelry, hit the thrift stores, estate sales, yard sales or the clearance sales and look for jewelry that you can take apart and use for some fun bling! You will be amazed at all the great finds and all the money you can save!! The little touch of bling on my card came from a necklace that my Mom had. Thanks Mom!! ;)

Supplies~

Paper~SU-Whisper White, Lavender Lace, Almost Amethyst, Watercolor
Stamps~SU-Oh So Lovely (hostess), Hugs & Wishes
Ink~SU-Versa Mark, Black Stazon
Other~SU-Watercolor Crayons (Bright & Bold), Gold EP, Aqua Painter, 1/8 in Circle Punch, Spellbinders-Wizard Die Cutting and Embossing Machine, Large Classic Scalloped Oval Nestabilities, Ranger-Perfect Pearls, Stickles-Diamond, Cuttlebug-Embossing Folder, Prima, My Stash-Metallic Gold Pen, White Sheer Ribbon & Jewelry Finding.

I think winter is here!! It has been so cold and snowing most of the day here. I had to cancel my stamping class tonight do to all of the blowing snow. :( Stay warm and if you are in some nice sunny or tropical place--lucky you--enjoy!! *wink* Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Smiles!
Heidi

Time Well Spent

Don't you just love getting a Surprise in the mail? I know I sure do!! Recently I received a wonderful gift in the mail, it was a new stamp set from SU!! Gotta love that!! The stamp sets were a Appreciation gift from Shelli Gardner, Co-founder and CEO of SU. All of the SU demonstrators were given the Time Well Spent stamp set, it will be featured in the New Spring & Summer Catty as a Level 3 Hostess Set. Thank You Shelli & SU!!

Here are a couple of cards that I designed with the Time Well Spent stamp set. ~
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Supplies~
Paper~SU-Blue Bayou, Whisper White, Vellum, DP-The Luxury Stack
Stamps~SU-Time Well Spent
Ink~SU- Blue Bayou, Versa Mark
Other~Carolace-Ivory Trim, SU-Crystal Effects, Silver EP, My Stash-Lg Deco Silver Brad, Rhinestones

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Supplies~
Paper~SU-Vellum, Barely Banana, Rose Red, Always Artichoke
Stamps~SU-Time Well Spent
Ink~SU-Versa Mark, Barely Banana, Markers--Rose Red, Regal Rose, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss
Other~Spellbinders-Nestabilities Classic Lg Scalloped Oval, Wizard, SU-Gold EP, Gold Brads, Dew Drops-Pointsetta, My Stash-Green Velvet Ribbon, Gold Flower Brad

The NEW catty starts in January!! I can't wait to see all of the new stamp sets!!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you are all having a great weekend! We are having our 1st Winter Storm here in the North--brrrr it's COLD!! A great time to stay inside and stamp! *wink*

Smiles!
Heidi

November Card Class

I can't believe we are already half way through November!! Where does the time go? I know it is really starting to feel like November outside, it is getting cold here in the North! We even had a few flurries today.

This is going to be a quick post! I want to share the cards with you that we made for the November Card Club, but I will have to come back later & fill in all the little details. I have the last Christmas Card Club tomorrow night & I still have a LOT of paper to cut!! So let's get to the cards! *wink*

The first card~

I think this one is one of my favorites! It didn't show up to well in the picture but IRL the card has a really soft gold shimmer.

The second card~

This was a really fun technique using Vaseline--who knew! I really like the color combo on this one.

The third card~ I'm calling this one Aged Gesso. Does that sound like a good name for a technique? I was recently doing an altered item and I wanted the paper to have a more aged/vintage look and this is what I came up with. I will have to take a picture of the paper before I altered it and add it to the post when I add the rest of the details.

Thanks so much for stopping by & I will try to get all of the info added asap! I hope you are having a Fantastic Week!!!

Be Merry

Ok this has to be one of the simplest cards I have ever made but at the same time I am just tickled with it. I love the simplicity of it! I had this idea in my head for the last week an a half but I hadn't had the time to actually design it. I made the die cut images using the Wizard & Spellbinders Leaves Die. I thought the leaves looked kind of like a boxwood leaf that is used in a lot of Christmas floral arrangements. After I was done cutting & embossing the leaves I wanted to add some detail to them. For this you have to do one die cut at a time. I popped the leaf back into the die & used the die as a stencil. First I went over the leaf with chalk, starting from the bottom & working my way to the top of the leaves. Next I outlined the bottom of the leaves with a marker. Then I inked up a sponge & blotted some of the ink off, starting from the bottom of the leaves & swiped the sponge towards the top of the leaves. I know this might sound like a lot but it really goes a lot faster than it sounds. This card only took about 10 minutes. It also adds so much depth & detail to the die cut.

Supplies~
Paper~SU-Real Red, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi
Stamps~SU-Warm Words
Inks~SU-Real Red, Garden Green (pad, marker & ink)
Other~Spellbinders-Leaves Die, Offray-Red Ribbon, Ranger-Stickles, My Stash-Sequins

Thanks so much for stopping by & I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!!
Smiles!
Heidi

Sleigh Bells Ring Class

This past Saturday I had a stamping class here at the house and we made several project using just one stamp set. The set we used is SU Sleigh Bells Ring which can be found in the Fall & Winter Catty. The stamp set was included in the cost of the class & all of the sets had been ordered a few weeks before so each of the ladies had their own stamp set to work with. They said they really liked doing a class this way. They had new ideas & already had the stamp set so they didn't have to wait for an order, they could go home and keep creating.

For the class we made a card with a matching envy, a gift bag with matching tissue paper, a little chocolate treat bag & a glass Christmas ornament. But I am going to be saving the Christmas ornament for a different post so today I will be sharing the card, gift bag & treat bag with you.

The Card~
The images were stamped with versa mark ink unto vellum & then I used gold EP & added some color with markers on the backside of the vellum. I really like the look when you color on the backside of the vellum, it gives a much softer look. For a touch of sparkle to the front I added some dazzling diamond glitter with a 2-way glue pen.

Supplies~
Paper~SU-Hunter Green, Real Red, Whisper White, Vellum
Stamps~SU-Sleigh Bells Ring
Ink~SU-Versa Mark, Hunter Green (pad & marker), Real Red (marker), Chocolate Chip (marker)
Other~SU-Gold Brads, Dimensionals, My Stash-Red Ribbon

The Gift Bag~For the background piece I used the images from the Sleigh Bells Ring set & Night of Navy ink. I stamped off twice to get the really faded look. Also on the Night of Navy CS I inked the edges (direct ink to paper) with SU White craft ink. Once you do this you need to set it aside to dry for a few minutes but it will give your paper a frosted look.

Supplies~
Paper~SU-Night of Navy, Whisper White
Stamps~SU-Sleigh Bells Ring
Ink~SU-Night of Navy, White (craft), Real Read (marker)
Other~SU-Dimensionals, Ranger-Stickles, Jo-Ann's-Ribbon

Chocolate Treats~
The Chocolates are Hershey Nuggets with a stamped mailing label wrapped around them. Sorry the colors look a little off in this picture, I'm not sure why. On the mailing labels the red berries almost look pink but IRL they are red. To color in the berries I used a Q-tip and picked up ink from the ink pad. The tip of the Q-tip is just the right size for doing this.

Supplies~
Paper~Walmart-Mailing Labels
Stamps~SU-Sleigh Bells Ring
Ink~SU-Handsome Hunter, Real Red
Other~SU-Small Celo Bag, Walmart-Hershey Nuggets, Q-tips, Ribbon & Crinkle Paper

Thank you so much for stopping by & I hope you enjoyed looking at some of the Sleigh Bells Ring designs!

I hope you all have a wonderful day!!
Smiles!
Heidi

Birthday Cards

This past weekend two of my Great Aunts celebrated their birthdays. One of my Aunts turned 80 years old & I have to say she looks wonderful!! On Sunday all of our family got together to celebrate her birthday. It was nice that so many from our family were able to come!!

Here are the cards that I made for both Aunts.
For the background on this card I used a piece of white card stock & embossed it with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. Then I rubbed versa mark ink over the entire piece & dabbed chalk on top of the embossed parts to color. To add a little sparkle I outlined everything using different colors of stickles. The butterfly was made using the Wizard & the Spellbinders butterfly dies. I also used the butterfly die as a stencil and added some ink to the wings. Also for a touch of sparkle I used stickles & some crystals.

Supplies~
Paper~SU-Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Almost Amethyst
Stamps~SU-Sentiment (retired)
Ink~Versa Mark, Elegant Eggplant
Other~SU-Chalks, Crystal Effects, Gold Cord (retired), Oval Punch, Ranger-Stickles, Cuttlebug-Embossing Folder, Spellbinders-Wizard, Butterfly Die, My Stash-Ribbon, Crystals

I have to say I haven't really used SU Groovy Guava very much but I really like how it turned out on this card!! I really love the color combo & it works perfectly with the SU Brocade Background paper.

Supplies~
Paper~SU-Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Groovy Guava, DSP-Brocade Background
Stamps~SU-Baroque Motifs, Hero Arts-Sentiment
Ink~SU-Chocolate Chip, Groovy Guava, Versa Mark
Other~SU-Gold EP, Scalloped Punch, 1/8" Circle Punch, Ranger-Stickles, My Stash-Ribbon & AB Crystal

I hope you had a Marvelous Monday and a great start to a new week!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles!
Heidi

Christmas Card Club for October

I have been having so much fun with the ladies this year for our Christmas Card Club! I feel so blessed to have such a fun & wonderful group of ladies for classes! I can't believe November will the last month of the Christmas Card Club--the time has went by so fast.

Ok so let's get to the cards!
Here is the 1st one. This is a really quick & easy card. Supplies~
Paper~All SU-Ballet Blue, Whisper White, Vellum
Stamps~All SU-Baroque Motifs, Snow (wheel), Punch Pals (tiny snowflake on the circle punch.)
Ink~All SU-Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue
Other~SU-1/2 Circle Punch, Snow Blossom Punch, Crystal Effects,
Jo Ann's-Ribbon, Rhinestones, Ranger-Stickles

Here is the second card. I figured we should do a more tradition Christmas card. So far we hadn't done any in red & green.Supplies~
Paper~All SU-Glorious Green, Whisper White & Real Red
Stamps~All SU-Punch Pals, Big on Christmas
Inks~All SU-Basic Black, Glorious Green
Other~SU-Chalks, Jo Ann's-Ribbon, Ranger-Stickles

and the last card...
This one was the favorite for the night!! I LOVE this stamp set & it looks so good with the embossed paper & the scalloped oval!!Supplies~
Paper~All SU-Very Vanilla, Night of Navy
Stamps~All SU-Sleigh Bells Ring
Ink~All SU-Night of Navy
Other~SU-2-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamond Glitter, 1/8" Circle Punch, Spellbinders-Large Scalloped Oval, Cuttlebug-Embossing Folder

Thanks so much for stopping by & I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!!
Smiles!
Heidi

The Weekend & October Stamping Classes

Hello! Did everyone have a fantastic weekend? I sure hope so!! We had a really nice weekend. On Saturday we went out of town to do some shopping & have some fun. We went shopping for Halloween costumes for the boys & they both picked out something they really really like! Then we went to the mall and made our way through several stores. After the mall everyone was getting hungry so we went to Olive Garden & enjoyed a wonderful meal. I can't remember what mine was called but it was soooo yummy!! It was a dish of angel hair pasta with mozzarella, fresh tomatoes & basil in a light cream sauce topped with grilled shrimp. Is your mouth watering? LOL!! Like I said Yummy!! After the Olive Garden we made a stop at Michael's. The boys weren't too thrilled--what can I say they are all boy! But they were both really good and I was able to pick up a few things while we were there.

On Sunday we went to church & then out to eat with my Mom & Dad. Our afternoon was kind of laid back, nice & relaxing. Sunday night we went bowling. I haven't been bowling since before I started having all the problems with my arm so I had to bowl with my right arm. It took a little while to get the hang of that--I'm sure it was a sight! LOL! At first I felt like no matter what I did I didn't have any control over the ball. But as the night went on it seemed to get a little better. The boys seem to really enjoy bowling especially Evan, he gets so excited!! My Mom & Dad even came out to the bowling ally for awhile & my Dad came out and bowled with us for one of the games.

I can't believe we are nearing the end of October & soon it will be Halloween!! I just hope that the weather will still be nice at the end of the month!! You just never know in MN!!

I wanted to share with you the cards that we made this month in class. This first card is a fun Halloween card with a twist on the fold. The stamp set that was used for this card is SU Autumn Apparitions, which can be found in the SU Holiday Mini Catalog.The second card is a Reflection card. The Tutorial for this technique can be found Here. I think this was the favorite card for the night!! I know it is one of my favorites!! The stamp sets that were used for this card are SU Wanted & So Many Sayings. This is the first time for inking up the Wanted stamp set & I love it!! I already have several ideas sketched out in my book!!
For the last card a CTMH stamp set was used, Victorian Snowflake. I really love this stamp set, it has such a lacey look.
Thanks so much for stopping by & I hope you have a wonderful week ahead of you!!
Smiles!
Heidi

A Couple More...

Designs for Halloween. I love this time of year! I love the colors, the crisp scent of fall in the air, wearing sweatshirts & cooking all of the great comfort foods.

Today I have a card & a little treat bag to share with you. Both of these designs were for a recent Halloween Class. I was so excited about making the card! This is my first card using the new Nestabilities from Spellbinders! These are sooooo wonderful!! As my friend Ema would say--they are Wicked Awesome!!! LOL!!
On the large scalloped oval I sponged SU-Summer Sun & then SU-Pumpkin Pie.
Supplies~
Paper~SU-Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White
Stamps~SU-Autumn Apparitions
Ink~SU-Wild Wasabi, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, Always Artichoke (marker)
Other~SU-Crimper, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Pack, Spellbinders-Nestabilities, My Stash-Ribbon & Brads, Stickles-Orange Peel, Lime Green, Black Diamond
Supplies~
Paper~SU-Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie,
Stamps~SU-Autumn Apparitions, Autumn Leaves (wheel)
Ink~SU-Basic Black
Other~SU-Small Cellophane Bag, Scallop Punch, Stickles-Lime Green, My Stash-Ribbon, Staples, Mailing Labels, Hershey Nuggets

Cards from WCMD

As I'm sure most of you know this past Saturday was World Card Making Day and in celebration of this day I had a make-n-take here at my home. Isn't it wonderful we get to have our own special day!!

Here are some of the cards we made for WCMD. This time around I kept the cards pretty simple, but the ladies still really loved them & I think it makes for a little more of a relaxing time. Gotta love a stress free day of stamping!! *wink*

On Saturday I actually had three different styles of this card, but this one is my favorite. Almost all of the materials use to make this card are from the SU Simply Sent Kit~Simple Delights. I also used the paper piercing tool for the holes. For each example I used the exact same supplies from the kit and demonstrated how easy it is to achieve different looks from very simple to advanced.
Supplies~
Paper~SU-River Rock, Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Stamps~SU-Simple Delights
Ink~SU-Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky
Other~SU-Brad, Dimensionals, Paper Piercing Tool

Supplies~
Paper~SU-Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
Stamps~SU-Thoroughly Thankful
Ink~SU-Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green (marker), Basic Black
Other~SU-2-way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamond Glitter, Dimensionals, My Stash-Ribbon

Supplies~
Paper~SU-Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Lovely Lilac
Stamps~SU-Happiness, Little Flowers, Little Bits (wheel)
Ink~SU-Elegant Eggplant, Lovely Lilac
Other~SU-1/2 in. Circle Punch, 2-way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamond Glitter,Dimensionals, My Stash-Ribbon

Supplies~
Paper~SU-Garden Green, More Mustard, White Glossy
Stamps~SU-Spooky Skyline (wheel), Autumn Apparition (mini catty)
Ink~SU-Pumpkin Patch (spectrum pads), Basic Black
Other~SU-Lg. & Sm. Tag Punches, Silver Brad, Dimensionals, My Stash-Ribbon

Supplies~
Paper~SU-Whisper White, Ballet Blue, Bashful Blue
Stamps~SU-Big On Christmas, Snow (jumbo wheel-mini catty)
Ink~SU-Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue, Real Read (marker), Glorious Green (marker)
Other~JoAnn's-Liquid Appliqué (snow), Heat Tool, My Stash-Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by & I hope you all have a great day!!
Smiles!
Heidi

Goggle-eyed Halloween

I have been having so much fun playing with the new SU Haunting Halloween stamp set!! I Love Halloween!! This set is so cute & I just couldn't resist putting the goggle eyes on the little frog! Isn't he cute? I used SU pastels (chalks) to color in all of the images. Then to give them a little bling I added touches of shimmer with Gelly Roll Glitter pens, SU Dazzling Diamond Glitter & Souffle pens. I also used (SU) Crystal Effects along with three different colors of SU dye ink to create a green glaze for the bubbles brewing in the pot. The background pieces was made using the Cuttlebug Spots & Dots Embossing Folder & the Wizard die cut and embossing machine.
Paper~SU-Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Green Galore, Basic Black, Lovely Lilac
Ink~SU-Black Stazon
Stamps~SU-Haunting Halloween
Other~SU-Scallop Punch, Crystal Effects, (Refill Ink) Green Galore, Certainly Celery, Yo Yo Yellow, 1/8 Circle Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Sakura-Gelly Roll Pens, Souffle Pens, My Stash-Gems, Black Ribbon, Goggle-eyes

Just a side note--we had a wonderful time this weekend!! Eric & I went to the MN Renaissance Festival & had a total blast!!! I wanted to share some pictures with you but I am having some issues with the computer--it won't let do what I want it to!! lol! I will try and get them posted asap but in the meantime if you are interested in seeing some pictures from the MNRF website HERE is a link to the MN Renaissance Festival and once you click on the link look to the right side--it will say click here to view the 2007 Brochure--if you click that you can see some pictures from the festival. Hope to be able to share this with you soon!!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend & a great start to a new week!!
Smiles~
Heidi

Simplicity...

You know I think it has taken me longer to think of what title to use for this post than it did to make the cards! lol! Recently I have been working on Sympathy cards and I don't know why but I have a hard time making them. I guess in the back of my mind I am hoping and praying that I won't be needing them anytime soon. Do any of you have a hard time with sympathy cards?

I came up with two designs that can be used for a man (still working on the lady cards), they are very simple but I thought they were nice. I used the SU Lovely as a Tree stamp set. I know that set has been around for a while but I still really love it! Not too many people know it but I have a thing for trees!! I just love trees--they are so beautiful. I love riding in the car and looking at the trees. They kind of remind me of people, each unique in it's own way. I was talking to my Grandpa one day and I was telling him how much I loved looking at trees, he smiled and said, "you must have gotten that from your Grandma, she loved trees too". Funny how things can happen, I never knew that about her. I always knew that one of her favorite colors was green and when I was younger I didn't like green at all but the older I get the more I love it! Especially a good earthy green! ;)

Anyways I'm finding myself rambling here --focus-lol! Back to the cards! *wink*

This is the 1st card that I designed.

Supplies~
Paper~SU-Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Kraft
Ink~SU-Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke (markers for both)
Stamps~SU-Lovely as a Tree, Warm Regards (retired)
Other~My Stash-Green Ribbon, Silver Brads, Popdots

This is the 2nd card that I designed

Supplies~
Paper~SU-Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Kraft
Ink~SU-Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke (markers for both)
Stamps~SU-Lovely as a Tree, Warm Regards (retired)
Other~SU-Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Pack, My Stash-Ribbon, Popdots

I like them both but I think the 1st one is my favorite--I just love the oak tree stamp!!

Thanks so much for stopping by & I hope you had a wonderful Wednesday!
Smiles~
Heidi

Just playin' around

My 1st Halloween card of the year. I had a little time this morning to play around with one of my new SU sets -- Autumn Apparitions. What a fun set!!
I also had fun playing with my punches. I used the Word Window punch and the 1-3/8 Circle punch to create the fence & moon. First I punched out the Circle and placed it onto the CS, sponged Groovy Guava & Pumpkin Pie around the moon, then Basic Black over the rest of the sky. Then I stippled Wild Wasabi along the bottom of the card front. I took off the circle punch & then stamped the bats & sentiment. When I put the moon back on I adhered it just slightly down from the stipple circle, this left a little sliver of Apricot Appeal. For the fence I used the Word Window punch, sponged the edges & outlined with the marker. Lastly I added the cat & pumpkins & some stickles. For the small pumpkin & the cat I used popdots.
Supplies~
PAPER~SU-Apricot Appeal, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, Whisper White
STAMPS~SU-Autumn Apparitions
INK~SU-Basic Black, Chocolate Chip (pad/marker), Groovy Guava, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi, Always Artichoke (marker)
OTHER~SU-Word Window Punch, 1-3/8 Circle Punch, Sponges, Stipple Brush, Stickles (Ranger)-Orange Peel, Lime Green, Black Sparkle

Thanks for stopping by!! I hope you are having a great Monday!!
Smiles~
Heidi

U ROCK--take 2

Another Birthday for a teenage boy & I was in need of a card! The 1st U ROCK card that I designed went over Great with the young man who received it so I thought I would make another one. I didn't want it to look exactly the same & I was trying to think a little outside of the box, I wanted to have a really cool background. Then it hit me--the new SU Snow Burst Stamp Set would make an awesome background!! So that's what I went with & here is the result. What do you think?
Supplies~

Stamps: SU-Snow Burst, Well-Worn Alphabet, Canvas

Paper: SU-Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: SU-Real Red, Basic Black, Going Gray

Other: SU-Ticket Corner Punch, Small & Large Tag Punch, Black & Silver Brads, Black Ribbon, Jo-Ann's-Metal Squares, , Skull Button

September Classes

Today is the 1st day that I have been migraine free since Sunday!! Woo-hoo!! I was hoping and praying that I would feel better today since I had a class tonight.

This is going to be a quick post but I wanted to share with you what we did in class.

This is the 1st card that we did. I know if you come to my blog on a regular basis you have already seen this card from an earlier post. But after one of the ladies (Miriam) that comes to classes seen this card she asked if we could do it for class. All of the info for the card can be found here.
This is the 2nd card that we made. I think this one was a favorite for the night! The technique is called Iris Folding. The pattern for the bat came from Circle of Crafters. They have several patterns for iris folding along with complete instructions. They also have a monthly newsletter with free patterns.This is the 3rd card that we made tonight. These buckle cards are so fun to make and I got to use one of my new sets!
Like I said this is going to be a quick one tonight! I will come back tomorrow and add all of the info (stamps, paper, ink...) to the post.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I am hoping I can get caught up on everyone's blogs in the next day or two!!

Hope you are having a great week! It's almost the weekend!!
Smiles~
Heidi