Card Class at ABSA

Hello Everyone!!  Just a quick post today - I'm teaching a beginner card class tonight at ABSA and thought I'd show you what we'll be working on using products available from from the store.  I also ran this class last week and the ladies all enjoyed themselves, so I hope the same can be said of tonight!  :)

We've based all three cards on the Kaisercraft Clear stamps available in the store, some fun Cosmo Cricket DSP and teaching the ladies how to use border punches, embossing folders and Spellbinders (you know how much I love my Spellbinders!!).

This card is super basic in construction - the fun is all in the flower!!!  I had to die cut 240 flowers all up for the 24 ladies doing the classes!!!  Don't know if I want to do that again in a hurry - but they turned out awesome!!  :)

Stamps - Kaisercraft
Paper - Lemonade, Limeade, Tomato Bazzill, White, Cosmo Cricket Strawberry Fields (both sides)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Ladybug
Accessories - Large Circle and Scallop Circle, Large Oval and Scallop Oval, Dahlia, Daisy Heads Spellbinders, Fiskars Lacy Days of Summer and Lace Border Punches, Swiss Dots and Gootchi Script Embossing Folders, Red and White Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Red Pearls, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

Faithful Lillies

Hello Everyone!!  Today I have a card that I've made for the JustRite Stampers Challenge which is sponsored this week by Spellbinders!!  You have to use two JustRite Stamp Sets and at least two different Spellbinders die shapes!!  There are great prizes up for grabs so check it out on the JustRite Blog!!!  I've also used the sketch from this week's Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge MTSC69 - the muse this month is none other than our own JustRite Girl Debbie Olsen!!

I've used three Spellbinders shapes - Large Oval Nestabilities, Large Circle Nestabilities and Label 11 Nestabilities.  The two JustRite sets I've used are the Breath of Spring for the Lillies of the Valley and the sentiment is from the Tiny Words set.  The Tiny Words set, along with all products in the 1 3/16th size are 20% off for a short time - you can find them HERE!!!

I used a base of Kiwi Kiss and layered with Very Vanilla embossed with Swiss Dots.  The next two panels are pieces of Kaisercraft Devonshire Collection DSP matted with more Kiwi Kiss (the vertical panel punched with the Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Punch and I've attached a piece of ivory ribbon).  I've stamped the Lillies of the Valley from Breath of Spring in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics (YG03, YG63, YG67, C1) and then added touches of sparkle with the Spica Clear Pen.  I cut this out with Large Oval Nestabilities and matted with Baja Breeze cut with Label 11 Nestabilities.

The sentiment panel is from the Tiny Words set and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and Old Olive.  I cut the border and centre out with Large Circle Nestabilities and popped the centre up on foam tape.  I gave the butterfly I touch of colour with Copics Y11 and Y21.  To finish off the card I added an ivory bow to the ribbon and topped it with a blue button and silver cord.

Stamps - Breath of Spring, Tiny Words (JustRite)
Paper - Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, X-press It Blending Card, Kaisercraft Devonshire Collection DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive
Accessories - Label 11, Large Oval and Large Circle Nestabilities, Copics, Swiss Dots EF, Ivory Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Blue Button, Silver Cord, Martha Stewart Arch Lattic Punch, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

MTSC68 Red Poppies

Today I got to make this super quick card for this week's Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge - MTSC68!

I started with a base of black bazzill and layered with white and three pieces of retired SU Ginger Blossom DSP.  For the main panel I stamped the poppies from JustRite's Plant a Little Love set in Memento Tuxedo Black on X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (R22, R27, R29, YG11, YG63, YG67).  There is more shading IRL - I don't know why it isn't showing up here!  :(  I cut it out with Small Circle Nestabilities and mounted on Scalloped Oval Nestabilities (red bazzill) and Label 7 (black bazzill).  I finished by added some Black Kaisercraft Pearls to the bottom corner and a large black satin bow.  I very nearly left off the bow, but it just looked so naked!!  :)

Stamps - Plant a Little Love (JustRite)
Paper - Black and Red Bazzill, White, X-press It Blending Card, Ginger Blossom DSP (SU)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Small Circle, Large Scallop Oval, Label 7 Nestabilities, Copics, Black Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Black Pearls.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

FS165 Blooming Morning Glory

Hello Everyone and I hope you enjoyed your Easter!  Today I had a chance to play this week's Featured Stamper challenge - the honour going to TheresaCC.  My goodness what an incredible gallery!!!  I chose her A Second Summer card to case. I used a different image and sentiment, different colours and papers but otherwise kept the same feel of the card.

I started with a base of light purple bazzill and layered with dark purple and Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue DSP.  The vertical panel is more Lilac Ave matted with light and dark purple.  The flower panel has been stamped using JustRite's My Garden set in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with markers and a blender pen.  I also sponged the background similar to what Theresa does.  It was then cut out with small circle nesties and matted with dark purple cut with large circle nesties and the matching scallop circle in light purple.  Below that I added some yellow ribbon.  The sentiment is from JustRite's Seeds of Kindness set stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and Lovely Lilac and sponged again and cut with large circle nestabilities and matted with the matching scallop circle.  To finish I added a bow to the ribbon using my Bow Easy and a couple of Kaisercraft lilac pearls to the top and bottow corners.

Stamps - My Garden, Seeds of Kindness (JustRite)
Paper - Lt and Dk Purple, White, Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Lovely Lilac
Accessories - Small, Large, Scallop Large Circle Nestabilities, 1" Yellow Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Lilac Pearls, Markers, Blender Pen, Foam Tape.

That's all for now, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

JRC_012 Faith, Hope, Love

Happy Easter Everyone!!!  I hope you are all blessed with a wonderful day!!  Today's card could be reflected on as remembering the love Christ had for us as we celebrate Easter and although that IS true, I did actually make this for another special occasion.  Today, my grandparents who I love very much, celebrate their 68th Wedding Anniversary!!!!  Can you believe that - 68yrs - and they love each other as much today as they did then!!!  Here they are, 68yrs ago.....

I have also used this week's JustRite Stampers Challenge JRC_012 which is super dooper easy - anything goes!!!  Get out any of your JustRite Stamps and make something!!  :)  There is a $50 prize for the winner and $15 for honourable mentions!!!  :)

I decided to use green as a focal for this colour, mostly because that is my grandfather's favourite colour.  I started with a base of white, layered with green bazzill and more white embossed with Swiss Dots EF.  The next panel is gold layered with some green Memory Box Frond DSP.  In each corner I added some Vintage die cuts and topped with Kaisercraft Chino Pearls.  For my feature panel I used the border from 2" Square Decorative Frames and the sentiment from Loving Thoughts.  I matted this with gold and then another gold square en point.  I then added this to the Fleur de Lis Pendant die cut that was white and covered with Wheat Fields Glimmer Mist.

Stamps - Loving Thoughts, 2" Square Decorative Frames (JustRite)
Paper - White, Green Bazzill, Gold, Memory Box Frond DSP
Ink - Old Olive
Accessories - Fleur de Lis Pendant Spellbinders, Vintage die set, Swiss Dots EF, Kaisercraft Chino Pearls, Wheat Fields Glimmer Mist.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

Be Strong

Hello Everyone!  Today I have another card made using Our Daily Bread designs' new Scripture Collection 3 Set and Vine Borders Set.  This verse was submitted by my Design Team sister Dawn Lusk.  I also used this week's Sweet Stop Sketch SSS49.

I started with a base of Very Vanilla and layered with Kiwi Kiss and a piece of Kaisercraft Devonshire DSP.  The panel across the card is more Devonshire DSP matted with brown bazzill punched with the Fleur de Lis Border Punch.    The large rectangle panel is Kiwi Kiss layered with more Devonshire DSP and over the top of these two panels I've added some 1/2" dark cream satin ribbon.  The feature panel has been stamped using Vine Borders and Scripture Collection 3