Washi Tape Galore-Simple Sunday

   This is a swap I got at convention.  Know what I love about it?

1. Washi tape, fast and easy to use.

2. Simple design easy to duplicate.

3. Great way to showcase my sentiment.

Supplies used:

Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic Black card stock
Scalloped Oval, Extra Large Oval and Modern Label punches
Sweet Sadie washi tape

Fix It Friday, Sponging

     Monday was Fill Your Card box with Sympathy cards, cards I hate to have to send, but find I am sending out more and more as time goes by. This card used a sponging technique.

1. Punch a hole in the center of 1/4 piece of card stock the size you want.  I used the 1 3/4 inch punch. This piece of card stock will be your template for sponging.

2. Place the template at the top of the card and sponge the inside of the circle. I used Cajun Craze.

3. Move the circle to different parts of the card front and use a different colored sponge each time.  I used Marina Mist and Old Olive for my other colors.

4. Finish the card with a saying, and another image stamped on top of the sponged area. I stamped one of the leaf images from the stamp set Gently Falling, and the saying So Sorry.

This card was a swap I must have received a while ago because the saying is from a retired set, so I replaced the saying with one from the So Sorry stamp set.

The stamp set Gently Falling is one of the 25 stamps on sale for $25 until October 28th.  It is one of my favorites sets that I use a lot.

How to make a hybrid MDS card

   Have you wondered what a hybrid card is all about?  This card for today's class is a My Digital Studio hybrid card.  This was so easy to make. I just followed these simple steps

1. Create a background and have it printed with the service StaminUp contracts with to preserve the StampinUp colors.

2. Stamp the bird and leaf image on scrap whisper white card stock, cut them out, and attach them to the background.

3.  Stamp Happy Birthday using VersaMark, sprinkle white embossing powder on the versa mark and heat the powder till it melts.

4. Make a similar design on the matching envelope.

   Do you think you could design a simple background using My Digital Studio?  You can test the product out for free for 30 days.  Contact me for more information if you are interested.  sue.scheets@gmail.com

Fill Your Card box with Female birthday cards

   Do you run out of Birthday cards as fast as I do?  Well, tomorrow February 18th is my Fill Your card box Again with Female birthday cards class.  This great looking card is one of the featured cards.  I received it as a swap at the Leadership conference.  Notice the matching envelope.  You can count on every card you make this year having a matching envelop.  Can you identify the items used that are from the Spring catalog (SC) and the Sale a Bration(SAB) brochure?

1. Vine street folder (SAB)
2. Sycamore Street Designer paper (SAB)
3. Secret Garden stamp set (SC)
4. Secret Garden Framelit dies (SC)

   There are two class choices for you...12:30 or 6:30 and it is really easy to RSVP if you go to my website.  I will have a free card for you to make if you RSVP in any manner, and a treat if you do that on my website.

Ornament Punch revisited

     Can you see the ornament punch in this card?  I love to find multiple ways to use the same punch.  If you cut off the bottom of the punch as an ornament it can easily become a vase.  Do you see any other uses for this punch?  If you do please let me know.

Supplies needed

Occasions Alphabet, Circle Circus stamp sets

Ornament, Small scalloped circle, 1/2 inch circle, 1/4 inch circle, small heart, Scalloped Trim , scallop oval, large oval punches

Pink Pirouette, Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black card stock

Real Red ink

Red Shimmer card stock

Pink 1/4 inch stitched Grosgrain ribbon

 

    Look at all the punches used to make this card...Love it, Love it, Love it!!!



Tuxedo Punched card

 

     Wouldn't this be a great card to send someone?  When we were making this card at my Winter Cards Fill Your Card Box Again class we thought of several different occasions this card could be used. 

1. Wedding or Engagement party
2. Prom
3. Black Tie event as an invitation

   Can you tell that the bow is made out of card stock?  By softening the paper with a bone folder you can easily curve it into the shape of a bow.  What occasion can you think of to use this cute card?

How to create a Sale a Bration Order

     Does this card look a little familiar to you?  I loved the scrapbook layout that we made in my Scrapbook Your Life class a couple of weeks ago and wondered if I could adapt the layout and turn it into a card.  This is what I came up with.  What do you think?
  
    How can you decide what to order if you are just starting out as a stamper, but want to take advantage of the free item offer.

  Choose the Getting Started Cardstock bundle  $6.95
                    Getting Started Stampin Spots      $21.95
                    A stamp set of your choice           $24.95
                                             Total                    $53.85
You are now able to choose a free item from the Sale A Bration brochure.

Questions?  Contact me for an answer. sue.scheets@gmail.com

Hearts a Flutter

     The last swap....  I often ask for comments from my husband when I make a card and he often has some good advice.  So, this time when I asked what he thought, he really did not have much to say except that he did not care for the card.  I tried a lot of things to make it more to his liking and nothing worked. So, I put the card away and as they say slept on it awhile.
     The next day I looked at the design, moved the Love You all over the card, and finally  came up with a design that I really liked.  I knew that a lot of people would be making Valentine cards at Leadership and wanted to make at least one of my own.  This card, another Sushi Original (3 for 3) will be featured in my Fill Your Card Box Again class this month. So, what is new.....

1. Needlepoint Border embossing folders (Spring Catalog)
2. Tea for Two Designer paper (Spring Catalog)
3. Hearts a Flutter stamp set (Spring Catalog)
4. Hearts a Flutter framelit die (Spring catalog)

There is so much more that I love in the Spring catalog.  I can't wait to share it with all of you.  What are you  just loving from the catalog?

A Great card for a Male Friend

     Do you have trouble finding a card to send to a male friend or family member.  I thought this card would be perfect for any of the males in my family.  The was one of the cards we made in the last class for Fill Your Card box last year.  Here is the list of this years categories.

Fill Your Card Box Again Categories

   

     This card was one of the swaps I received at convention in 2012.  It was a hit at the Blank card class, our last session of Fill Your Card Box class.  What do you love about the card?
  I love.....
     1. The simple design
     2. The texture from the embossing folders
     3. The giraffe and all the other stamps in the Zoo Review stamp set
     4. The colors of the card

So what are the categories for the cards we will be making this year?
   Jan. Winter cards (Love, Valentine's Day, wedding, anniversary, snow)
   Feb.  Female Birthday cards
   March Spring cards (Easter, Mother's Day, Friendship for Females spring)
   April  Male Birthday cards
   May Summer cards (Father's Day, Fourth of July, Friendship for Males, summer)
   June Congratulations cards
   July Kids Birthday cards
   August Get Well cards
   Sept. Fall Cards Halloween, Thanksgiving, Fall)
   Oct. Sympathy cards
   Nov. For You cards
   Dec. Blank All Occasion cards

You may wonder.....
    Do I have to sign up for all the classes or can I pick and choose the ones I want to attend?  You may attend any of the classes you wish to I just ask you to RSVP ahead of time so I can plan the correct number of supplies.

New Year, New Cards for the Card Box

 

 
   Last year one of the most successful classes I taught was called Fill Your Card Box.  In January we made a card box and then each month for the rest of the year we made cards to fill this box, based on a monthly theme. The stampers that came each month wanted to continue the class in 2013 because they used a lot of the cards they made last year.  I handed out a survey of ideas to the people that came to the last class and have created my schedule for the new year. We meet the 3rd Monday of every month at 12:30 or 6:30.  The was one of the cards we created in December's class where the theme  was blank cards.
   How does the class work? You can make 5 cards for $10 (1 card  per 5 designs.) 10 for $20 (2 cards for each of 5 designs.) or as many as you desire based on groups of 5. RSVP for the month that you are interested, and I will have a packet of card materials ready for you. In the packet will be an extra card as a thank you for RSVPing your intent to come. RSVP on my website and I will have an additional special thank you figt for you.  Place an order of $25 or more and the class is free.
     Do you have to attend each class?  No, just RSVP so I can have a packet ready for you.  How will I find out about the theme for the month?  The classes are posted by the first week of every month on my website.  I will have a list of topics at the first few classes held in 2013.
    Contact me if this is something that you would like to participate in and by the end of 2013 you will have plenty of cards to fill a box.