A Birthday Note Card and Some Awesome Cards Made by Lynn

Here's a look at another little note card we'll be making at my Friday 3-4-5 Card Buffet Class tomorrow night.  Also, as I do the final prep for my Team Meeting today, I realized that I hadn't shared some of Lynn's cards yet from the last meeting.  She does an awesome job!  The cards are pretty self-explanatory, so take a look.  Enjoy the cards and I'll go finish getting ready for my Team Meeting.

The little dots in the paper reminded me of confetti, so I added some snips of ribbon to look like streamers.

Now, here are Lynn's cards:

 

See what I mean?  She does an awesome job!  Thanks for sharing, Lynn.  Come back soon for more ideas and inspiration.  I think you'll really like what we're up to in our Team Meeting today, so be sure to come back to check it out.  

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St. Patrick's Day Note Card

With St. Patrick's Day almost here, I thought I'd better post some green for you.  Here is a little note card we made at my last Friday 3-4-5 Card Buffet Class.

3 shamrocks are stamped directly onto the note card.  An additional shamrock is stamped and then cut out, so it can be adhered with dimensionals.  The envelope was also stamped with a shamrock on the lower left corner and one on the back flap.

Using our note cards, you can always come up with a quick and cute card.  Come back tomorrow to see a stepped up version of this card.  Have a great day!

Up next: 

Thursday, March 21

3rd Thursday Stamp Camp / 6:00

• We'll be making a beautiful Spring Wreath.
• Pay to register by March 19 / $25. --- includes all materials except your adhesive.

Wednesday, March 27

Walk-In Wednesday (6:00-9:00)

• Make up a class you missed. 
• Finish a project from a previous class.
• Get help on an order.
• Pick up an order.
• Place an order.
• Get help with using a Stampin' Up! product.
• Look at displays, for inspiration.
• Make some cards ($2.00 each, while supplies last) 

 

NEW:  Spring is in the Air!

This stamp set is going to be in the new 2013-2014 Catalog, but you can get your first sneak peek right now!

We've bundled it with the coordinating 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch (introduced in the 2013 spring catalog) just in time for Sale-A-Bration for 15% off!

Dates: March 15 - May 30, 2013

Price	Description                                                           Item #
$23.95	Spring Surprise Bundle* (English; clear)             133899
	Spring Surprise Bundle (Spanish; clear)               133897
	Spring Surprise Bundle (French; clear)                133898

What if you or your customers already have the punch? Don't fret! Just buy the set!

Price	Description                                                           Item #
$14.95	A Round Array Stamp Set* (English; clear)         129090
	Variedades Stamp Set (Spanish; clear)                  131682
	Médallions séduction Stamp Set (French; clear)  131616

*Only offered in clear-mount. Wood-mount option will be available in the 2013-2014 annual catalog.

A Friendship Card

Here's a little card that would be fun to send to a good friend.

The stamp set is Tea Shoppe and the paper is More Amore DSP.

I kind of played with using whites and vanillas together, for a unique look.  I stamped the image twice, so I could cut out the ribbon banner and mount it on dimensionals.  I added a sprig of crochet trim under the focal piece.

I embossed the flap on the envelope, to add even more elegance.  The blues in the image were colored with the Aqua Painter, taking ink directly from the ink pad.

So now I'm off to start a busy week, moving ever so carefully after my mis-step / controlled fall last Friday.  I'm still awfully sore, but improving very slowly but surely.

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For the Birds --- A Cute Little Spring Card

Today, I have a post that is strictly For the Birds!  It sums of my week and this card.  The card is one we made at my Friday 3-4-5 Card Buffet last night.

I chose the colors from the Birds of a Feather DSP to plan my card and chose Summer Starfruit and Raspberry Ripple for my CS, with a sprig of coordinating Raspberry Ripple stitched ribbon to accent the focal piece.

The images on the focal piece are 'painted' with the coordinating ink colors, using an Aqua Painter.  After stamping 2 more birds and punching them out with a scallop circle punch, I sponged around the edges of the focal piece. This gives added texture and interest.

I did not add a text on the front of the card.  I frequently do this whenever I have a card that can be used for several possible occasions.   That way, it's ready to go when I need it and I can stamp or write the needed message on the inside of the card before sending it.

So, that's my card.  As for my week, it seems to also have been for the birds.

I spent / wasted a lot of time on technology wars.  I won some, lost some and some are still raging on.  On Friday (yesterday), I finished off my week by having an enjoyable lunch with my daughter down at the Wildflour.

After lunch, we decided to go look around one of our local stores.  It's in a very old building with several areas being at different levels that are joined together by steps.  The steps all have warning signs to 'Watch your Step' but I still managed to go flying off one of them and literally hitting the floor of the next level with a running step.  It was either that or fall flat on my face.

Why can't I look where I'm going?!!!  Anyway, I could feel myself getting increasingly sore as my class went on last night.  This morning, as I feared, I'm so very sore and literally in a world of pain.  I know it hurt my hips (fake hardware and all) but it absolutely killed my back to step down so hard like that.

I guess I'll be taking it easy for the rest of the weekend AND trying harder to watch where I'm going!  Next posts:  expect more Spring cards because, as you know, I'm dying for Spring here!!!  Hope your weekend goes well.

Don't forget to reset your clocks tonight! 

A Cute Little Note Card for Spring and Some Coloring Tips

Today, let's enjoy a touch of Spring, with a cute little note card.  The temperatures are supposed to go up this weekend, so this will really get us looking forward to Spring.

This card will be one of the choices at my next Friday 3-4-5 Card Buffet.  I got carried away this time and, instead of 12 choices, you'll have 14 choices.  Cards left over after the class will be available for the next Walk-In Wednesday (March 27).

And now --- a touch of Easter spells Spring, for sure!

The patterns of eggs in the DSP inspired me to pull out the Everybunny stamp set, so I could use this adorable little bunny.

The colors in the DSP help do all the planning for you --- ribbon, ink colors --- all made simple.

 

As you know, I love to coordinate the envelope with the card, so I stamped this same little bunny onto the envelope.  

I've used one of my favorite tools for coloring for this card --- the Aqua Painter.  I did not even take the time or trouble to squeeze the ink pad and make a puddle of color (in the lid) for painting my images, although you certainly could do so.  

What I did was even quicker and easier AND helps to keep you from getting too much liquid on your brush tips.  I squeezed my Aqua Painter just enough to get the brush tip damp.  You do NOT want too much water on your brush tip!  Then, I just stroked directly over the ink pad to pick up the color for my painting.  The more color you pick up, the darker your image will be.

NOTE:

• Do you see that the image on the envelope is slightly darker than the image on the card?  To do this, I just picked up more color.  
• As with all watercolor painting, your image will always dry slightly lighter.
• By controlling where you apply your color, you can add beautiful and subtle shading to your images.
• Because I'm not getting my images too wet, I used regular Whisper White CS and stamped with Basic Gray ink.
• If you want your coloring to be wetter, use Shimmery White CS or watercolor paper and stamp your images with StazOn ink.

 

My finishing touches:

• a sprig of ribbon, in a knotted bow
• sponging around the punched pieces
• attaching the punched pieces with dimensionals

I hope every bunny enjoyed my card today:)  Now, go stamp something ...  and have a great weekend!    

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