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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

First Club Date for 2019!

First, I'd like to thank all the ladies for returning to club this year!  I really enjoy our time together!

These are the 4 cards we made for January's club.
 Do you recognize the #loveitchopit paper?  I already had it all pre-cut so my prep for class went quickly, and the girls loved the idea!  The Happy Birthday is cut twice with the white placed behind and offset for a shadow.

 The background of this card seems plain - it's that way on purpose.  I wanted the focus to be on the Happy Valentine's Day.  It's obscured by the intricate die-cut but everyone already knows what it says!  Notice the larger heart has a stitched detail as well.  So pretty!

 This is a close-up of the heart array.  When you cut these hearts out of glimmer or foil paper - keep them!  They'll be great for shaker cards or additions to other cards.

 I find sympathy cards the hardest to make.  You so much want to send a card for someone who's lost a loved one and then worry if it's enough... too much.  I usually end up not sending anything.  I'm fixing that this year.  This is a simple design that showcases a lot of technique.
On this card we used the Well Said Bundle.  It includes the sentiment and the sympathy die cut.  YES, it's expensive.  It's EXPENSIVE... enough to take your breath away, but I will say it's worth it.  With this set, the die cuts alone will give options... and I love options!  We also used a sentiment for the inside of the card from the stamp set.

I wanted the girls to try out the #simplestamping for January.  The theme is Valentines!  The little 2019 Sale-A-Bration cupcake is perfect! 




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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Abstract Impressions and Garden Impressions DSP. I am in LOVE!

Quite a few years ago, Stampin' Up! had a watercolor paper called Painted Petals.  I loved that paper so very very much - and I'm grateful as well because it started my Stamp Club!
 I think I've found its equal.  I LOVE the Garden Impressions DSP (Designer Series Paper) and the stamp set so much! 
 Get ready - you're going to see it very often this year! 

 These two cards, above using Shaded Spruce as the background and Flirty Flamingo flowers - and the card below uses Gorgeous Grape as the paper and flowers were showcased in two places.  First at my retirement party, (Stampin' Up! Retirement) and at our New Catalog Launch event.

 Isn't this paper absolutely gorgeous?
 I hope you love this paper as much as I do!  It's so beautiful, and has so many possibilities!
 Almost unlimited paper combinations and possibilities!

 These two, above and below show more than the blues... Mango Melody, Soft Seafoam, Melon Mambo, Calypso Coral....   so pretty!

This was the card I featured at the New Catalog Launch.  It uses none of the DSP - just the stamp set and a punch.

 These are not finished - they still need a sentiment and a little sparkle.  I just wanted to show what the die cut looked like with just some sponged ink to add color. 


 On this Happy Birthday below I used the DSP and die cut the Happy Birthday, then used the 'scrap' as a mat.  I then embossed the bottom piece to give it some dimension.

I hope you enjoyed this little tour of the new Garden Impressions DSP, and the stamp set Abstract Impressions. 
Some of my card designs were inspired by Linda Allen, a fellow demo.  They really caught my attention, and then I made them my own. 



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