3 Hearts Cards / Card Three

Before I get started with my sharing today, I'd like to let you know that the mailings for our new catalog have gone out.  If you are a regular customer with me, you should start watching your mailbox.  Yay!  Happy days are on the way!

And now ... here's my third heart card for you.  Again, I've used watercolor paper and shimmer paint to achieve a special look to my design.

For this card, I used the heart frame to frame the embossed foil sheet.  I left the frame (watercolor paper) white and colored the background with the shimmer paint, reinker mixture.  I also colored the gems with it.
By the way, do you remember the large heart I used on the card (Card Two) in my previous post?  It was cut from the center of the top layer of this card.  I cut and inserted the embossed foil heart in its place.  When you make two or three cards using a variety of die cuts, it's fun to mix and match the pieces and make multiples that are not duplicates.

TIP:
This card has a little more bulk to it, with the bow and the gems.  It's best to use 'lumpy' cards like this for times when you add the card to a hand delivered gift or just give a card in person.  If you must mail it, add a layer of bubble wrap over the front of your card and take it directly to the Post Office to check what postage you need for it.

So ... hearts ... they're not just for Valentine's Day.  I hope you've enjoyed my three cards.  Now, go stamp something. 

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June 10 -- Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $18. 
Pay to register by June 3
We'll be making some more beautiful cards and enjoying using some fun, new products.  I'll have a couple of really fun ways to use the Stamparatus to share with you, as well as a new fun fold card design.   I hope you can join us.

SAVE THE DATES: 

June 23 --- 2:00-5:00 / Get ready for fun!  

Summer Open House / New Catalog Party

June 28-29 --- 8:00-5:00 Friday / 8:00-Noon Saturday

MY ANNUAL GARAGE SALE

I'll have lots of stamping and paper crafting products for sale.

Come and find a good bargain!

RETIRING PRODUCTS

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Lots of products are already sold out so shop now if there's something you still want to try to get.  Be sure to check out the Clearance Rack, too.  You'll find lot of great bargains.

3 Hearts Cards / Card Two

Here's another heart card for you to enjoy today.  I actually gave this one to my MIL for Mother's Day.

I used a mixture of Frost White Shimmer Paint and Lovely Lipstick reinker to color the largest heart and the heart frame, as well as the Floral Romance Seal.

Isn't the stitching pretty on the heart frame?  I love it.  The little die cut heart is gorgeous, too.  I cut all the harts from watercolor paper, to give more texture and interest to the card.

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SAVE THE DATES: 

June 23 --- 2:00-5:00 / Get ready for fun!  

Summer Open House / New Catalog Party

June 28-29 --- 8:00-5:00 Friday / 8:00-Noon Saturday

MY ANNUAL GARAGE SALE

I'll have lots of stamping and paper crafting products for sale.

Come and find a good bargain!

RETIRING PRODUCTS

 CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LISTS:
     Occasions Catalog Retiring Products List
     
     Annual Catalog Retiring Products List

Lots of products are already sold out so shop now if there's something you still want to try to get.  Be sure to check out the Clearance Rack, too.  You'll find lot of great bargains.

3 Hearts Cards / Card One

In February, I made 3 hearts cards that I knew would not need to be for just Valentine's Day.  Hearts are good for lots and lots of occasions ... because we 'heart' many things and many people.  I ♡ making cards and I ♡ sharing them with many people.  Here's my first heart card.  I think this would make a pretty wedding card or even a baby card. 

This one make good use of Shimmer Paint and an embossing folder.  When you emboss a strip of CS and then attach it to your envelope flap, not only is your flap strong and secure but it coordinates beautifully with your card.

I used watercolor paper for the white heart, just to give it more texture and dimension.  I interlocked the white heart with the foil heart for more interest.  The Frost White Shimmer Paint is gently applied all over the Petal Pink embossed layer of my card, using a sponge dauber.  

Before I go, I thought you may be wondering what I'm working on now (besides fighting asthma and Spring allergies), since I obviously made these cards a little while ago.  Here's a little sneak peek:)  It has to do with magnolias.  By the way, this is my own shot, from the Magnolia tree in our front yard.  I think I caught a perfect shot.  Isn't this just a gorgeous bloom?!  Bye, for now:)

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May 13 --- Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $18.
We'll be making 3 beautiful cards ... with watercoloring and trying fun, new techniques using the Stamparatus and we'll try THREE fun 'tricks' with embossing folders.  It won't be all Brusho for this class but it will be all fun! 
REGISTRATION CLOSED.

SAVE THE DATES: 

June 23 --- 2:00-5:00 / Get ready for fun!  

Summer Open House / New Catalog Party

June 28-29 --- 8:00-5:00 Friday / 8:00-Noon Saturday

MY ANNUAL GARAGE SALE

I'll have lots of stamping and paper crafting products for sale.

Come and find a good bargain!

RETIRING PRODUCTS

 CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LISTS:
     Occasions Catalog Retiring Products List
     
     Annual Catalog Retiring Products List

Lots of products are already sold out so shop now if there's something you still want to try to get.  Be sure to check out the Clearance Rack, too.  You'll find lot of great bargains.

Mother of Pearl Technique with Frosted Floral DSP

One DSP that I kept and ... alright, I sort of hoarded it ... was our Frosted Floral DSP.  It's sooooo pretty!  I decided at one of my previous classes that I'd like to teach them the Mother of Pearl technique and I thought this paper would work well with it all.  I also got the pleasure of using my beloved Blackberry Bliss CS for the card base.  That color makes my heart happy.  Here's the card we made.

Using Sahara Sand ink and a very light sponging and stamping off of the image creates a vintage look.

Once the Sahara Sand ink is dry, place your hand in a small plastic bag and crumple it.  Add a little puddle of Frost White Shimmer Paint to your Craft Mat, dip the plastic bag into it and add tiny bits of paint randomly over the image layer of your card.  This is what creates the Mother of Pearl look to it.
I'm so sorry this part of the technique really does not show up in a photo, but it is gorgeous in real life.  I hope you'll give this technique a try.

When the paint dries, you can assemble your card.  This is definitely a 'wow' type of card.  I love it!

UP NEXT:

May 13 --- Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $18.
We'll be making 3 beautiful cards ... with watercoloring and trying fun, new techniques using the Stamparatus and we'll try THREE fun 'tricks' with embossing folders.  It won't be all Brusho for this class but it will be all fun! 
REGISTRATION CLOSED.

SAVE THE DATES: 

June 23 --- 2:00-5:00 / Get ready for fun!  

Summer Open House / New Catalog Party

June 28-29 --- 8:00-5:00 Friday / 8:00-Noon Saturday

MY ANNUAL GARAGE SALE

I'll have lots of stamping and paper crafting products for sale.

Come and find a good bargain!

RETIRING PRODUCTS

 CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LISTS:
     Occasions Catalog Retiring Products List
     
     Annual Catalog Retiring Products List

Lots of products are already sold out so shop now if there's something you still want to try to get.  Be sure to check out the Clearance Rack, too.  You'll find lot of great bargains.

Butterfly Thinlits as Stencils for Shimmer Paint

I have a pretty card for you today that was easy to create ... using thinlits as stencils, reinkers and Shimmer Paint.  I saved the butterflies I cut for the stencil and will use them for a future project.

I mixed the Coastal Cabana reinker with Frost White Shimmer Paint.  What a pretty color!  I love the light blues and greens together -- a dramatic look of Spring.

The little flowers are totally flat, so easy to mail.

UP NEXT:

May 13 --- Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $18.
We'll be making 3 beautiful cards ... with watercoloring and trying fun, new techniques using the Stamparatus and we'll try THREE fun 'tricks' with embossing folders.  It won't be all Brusho for this class but it will be all fun! 
PLEASE PAY TO REGISTER ASAP.  
CLASS SIZE WILL BE LIMITED TO 10 MAX!!!

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LISTS:
     Occasions Catalog Retiring Products List
     
     Annual Catalog Retiring Products List

SAVE THE DATE:   

June 23 ---  2:00-5:00 / Get ready for fun!

Summer Open House Party 

with our new catalog. 

Butterfly Window Card

Let me begin today's post by saying how much fun we all had at my Spring Open House Party last Sunday.  I feel like I have the best people ever coming to my classes and events!  We enjoyed visiting, seeing displays (in my 'new' studio), refreshments, a fun game sheet, and - of course - creating together.  I'll share our 2 card projects in another post.  (You saw the Mini Pizza Box in my last post.)  My next party will be in June, so go ahead and put June 23 on your calendars. 

IN MY NEXT POST, I'LL ANNOUNCE THE PARTY WINNERS.  COME BACK AND CHECK IT OUT.

If you could not attend my Spring Open House, here is our Hostess Code.  It will be active through March 19.

HOSTESS CODE:  4PJMD44D

Now... on to today's project...

Sometimes you get a design idea in your head and, even though you know this will be an involved process to create, you just have to do it.  Thus, my 'Butterfly Window' card was born.  I love it and it was one of the class favorites at our last Scraps and Prayers class.  We had so much fun!!! 
And ... speaking of fun ... the Scraps and Prayers class is almost full already for April.  If you are thinking of signing up for this one (We'll be working with Brusho!!!) please pay to register ASAP so you won't miss out.  I can't wait for this one.  OK, back to the window card ...

Behind the oval window is a gorgeous, soft shimmer of Coastal Cabana.  It's Coastal Cabana reinker mixed with Frost White Shimmer Paint.  You just pour a little bit of the paint onto one of our Silicone Craft Sheets, add 2 or 3 drops of reinker, and mix them together with a toothpick.  It's quick and easy and you can probably get several card projects out of your mixture.  You apply it in a circular motion, using a Sponge Dauber.  I used watercolor paper for this part of the card, to give it just one more touch of texture.

The subtle texture added to the Coastal Cabana layer of the card just adds so much to it.  The TIEF is actually called Subtle.
TIP:
Lightly spritz your card stock with alcohol before embossing it and you'll get an even deeper texture when you run it through the Big Shot.  I just put some rubbing alcohol into a travel sized spray bottle.

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If you could not attend my Spring Open House, here is our Hostess Code.  It will be active through March 19.

HOSTESS CODE:  4PJMD44D

April 8 --- Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $18.
We're going to have a blast playing with BRUSHO.  We're going to make several beautiful cards using Brusho ... AND ... I'll show you how you could make your own Swatch Book at home, to highlight some of the many fun ways to use Brusho.
THIS CLASS IS ALREADY ALMOST FULL, SO DON'T WAIT TOO LONG TO REGISTER.  YOUR PAYMENT HOLDS YOUR SPOT. 

SAVE THE DATE:   

June 23 --- Summer Open House Party with our new catalog.

CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED A CATALOG.