My Little Bird and Free Class Reminders ... And one more freebie ... Just for you!

You've seen my Beautiful Day cards a couple of posts back, so today I'm sharing another version of an embossed card.  I'd also like to take today's post to remind you of upcoming FREE CLASSES that you can earn.  Keep reading.  Enjoy! 

You can actually achieve several looks of your embossed area.  You can emboss and leave it as is, you can sand it, you can change your positioning of the embossed area, and you can reverse your embossing folder and get an indented embossing (debossing) which is a great look.  Different looks work better on different cards, so try them all and see what you like.

This little bird is so cute.  I just love him.  I'm really glad this set made it into our new AC.

FREE CLASS REMINDERS:

FREE STAMPIN' BLENDS CLASS

- Purchase 10 Stampin' Blends PAIRS in your choice of color. (= 20 markers)
- Purchase the Memento Ink Pad.
- Purchase the Memento Ink Refill.

PURCHASE THESE 3 products (through me), THEN SIGN UP FOR YOUR FREE CLASS.
You'll need to bring all these supplies to class with you, so order early so you'll have them.

FREE BRUSHO CLASS

- Purchase the Brusho (all 5 colors come together).
- Purchase the Beautiful Day stamp set.
- Purchase the Aqua Painters.
- Purchase a pack of watercolor paper.

PURCHASE THESE 4 products (through me), THEN SIGN UP FOR YOUR FREE CLASS.
You'll need to bring all these supplies to class with you, so order early so you'll have them.

WOW!  That's pretty cool!  But wait!  There's more!  How about a really useful tool that you can enjoy using every time you stamp?

FREE COLOR COACH

If you order $35. or more (through me) any time during July or August, you'll earn a Color Coach of your very own.  It comes with lots of color story ideas for you as well as some blank pages where you can color in some of your own favorite color stories.

GUESS WHAT???
By ordering the products to earn either of my free classes, you will automatically qualify for the free Color Coach!!!  

NOT TO MENTION ---
For each $50.00 spent ordering through me qualifies you for a token, too. 

OTHER SUPER IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

JULY HOSTESS CODE:   

HPWJY6EF

 July Hostess Code Special ($35.+ orders)
--- Surprise Gift 
--- First dibs on 'shopping day' for you to shop.   
     You will be a VIP shopper!  
     See shopping days listed below.
--- Equal credit from your order to use @ sale.
--- Free Color Coach (new/updated) !!!

My July Hostess Code Special runs through to the end of July.  We'll have a new code for August. 

Important dates to remember:

Aug. 13 / Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $15.00
     Joy Sampler / Pay to register at least 2 days before class. 
Aug. 18 / Saturday Stampers / 1:00-4:00 / $20.00
     Color Your Season Cards -- Brand new!!!
     Fall, All-Occasion, and Christmas cards!
Aug. 26 / Summer Open House Party  / PLEASE RSVP!!!
     2:00-5:00 / a no fee event
     Super fun fellowship, stamping, goodies, and shopping!
     It doesn't get better than this!
Aug. 31-Sept.1 / Garage Sale /  8:00-5:00 Fri. and Sat.
Sept. 8 / FREE STAMPIN' BLENDS CLASS
      1:00-4:00 / Let's color!!!
Sept. 10 / Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $15.00
       Fall Project, showcasing the gorgeous colors of nature.
Sept. 15 / BONUS Saturday Stampers / 1:00-4:00 / $20.00
       Let's make some gorgeous Fall and Christmas cards.
Sept. 29 / FREE BRUSHO CLASS
       1:00-4:00 / This should be the most fun ever!!!

If you've earned one of my Sept. Free Classes, contact me if you need to attend on a different date.

Shopping Days for my little sale:

July 30 / 5:30-6:30 / VIP Shoppers may come at 5:00
Aug. 13 / Before or after Scraps and Prayers
Aug. 18 / Before or after Saturday Stampers
Aug. 26 / as a part of my Summer Open House Party
               2:00-5:00  
               (I cannot begin earlier than this.  
               You may stay until 5:30 if you need more shopping time.) 
Aug. 31-Sept.1 / Garage Sale /  8:00-5:00 Fri. and Sat.

- Thanks for stopping by my corner of the blogging world.

- Come back often for more creative inspiration.

- Let's create something beautiful today.

Beautiful Day? Why yes!

Every day I can fill my soul with happiness by creating something beautiful is, of course, a beautiful day.  We even have a stamp for that!  Remember that commercial where they repeatedly said: "We have an app for that."  When it first came out, my husband and I kept wondering why they said 'a' for that.  We weren't hearing the 'p' at the end of the word:)  Anyway, they truly do have an app for most anything now.  
I's so fun when an artist can say: "We have a stamp for that!" because we pretty much do.  As I continue to reorganize my studio AND work on my Joy sampler, I'm getting more and more anxious to get finished so I can play with all my new goodies.  I decided last night that I was going to just have to slip in some stamping in the midst of it all, or I might go crazy.  I'm working on my dies right now and, when it comes to jobs, this is major.
So, time to stop and enjoy the beautiful day with some Beautiful Day cards.  This is a great set.  I have 2 sizes of cards for you today.  The flowers and butterflies are colored using our wonderful Stampin' Blends.

The two cards above are 4 X 4" and use card bases from one of our SAB selections.  The cards below are full sized cards.

You'll notice that I've used some embossing across each card.  I love the elegant touch of detail it lends to my cards.  The details that stand out the most have been sanded lightly, to bring out the details in the embossed areas.  Subtle or highlighted details are both pretty and it's so nice to have options.

JULY HOSTESS CODE:   

HPWJY6EF

 
My July Hostess Code Special ($35.+ orders)
--- Surprise Gift 
--- First dibs on 'shopping day' for you to shop.   
     You will be a VIP shopper!  
     See shopping days listed below.
--- Equal credit from your order to use @ sale.
--- Free Color Coach (new/updated) !!!

My July Hostess Code Special runs through to the end of July.  We'll have a new code for August. 

Important dates to remember:

Aug. 13 / Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $15.00
     Joy Sampler / Pay to register at least 2 days before class. 
Aug. 18 / Saturday Stampers / 1:00-4:00 / $20.00
     Color Your Season Cards -- Brand new!!!
     Fall, All-Occasion, and Christmas cards!
Aug. 26 / Summer Open House Party  / PLEASE RSVP!!!
     2:00-5:00 / a no fee event
     Super fun fellowship, stamping, goodies, and shopping!
     It doesn't get better than this!
Aug. 31-Sept.1 / Garage Sale /  8:00-5:00 Fri. and Sat.
Sept. 8 / FREE STAMPIN' BLENDS CLASS
      1:00-4:00 / Let's color!!!
Sept. 10 / Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $15.00
       Fall Project, showcasing the gorgeous colors of nature.
Sept. 15 / BONUS Saturday Stampers / 1:00-4:00 / $20.00
       Let's make some gorgeous Fall and Christmas cards.
Sept. 29 / FREE BRUSHO CLASS
       1:00-4:00 / This should be the most fun ever!!!

If you've earned one of my Sept. Free Classes, contact me if you need to attend on a different date.

Shopping Days for my little sale:

July 30 / 5:30-6:30 / VIP Shoppers may come at 5:00
Aug. 13 / Before or after Scraps and Prayers
Aug. 18 / Before or after Saturday Stampers
Aug. 26 / as a part of my Summer Open House Party
               2:00-5:00  
               (I cannot begin earlier than this.  
               You may stay until 5:30 if you need more shopping time.) 
Aug. 31-Sept.1 / Garage Sale /  8:00-5:00 Fri. and Sat.

- Thanks for stopping by my corner of the blogging world.

- Come back often for more creative inspiration.

- Let's create something beautiful today.

Petal Pair --- Embossing Fun

Here's a great pair for you:  Pair up our new Petal Pair TIEF (Textured Impression Embossing Folder) with our new Narrow Note Cards and you're ready to create a pair of fun little cards.  I made a pair of twins and a pair with soft colors and embellishments of flowers.

After embossing, I sponged over my raised images.  Note:  Keep a light touch when you sponge.

I thought the floral images were so colorful that my card front didn't need anything else at all.

On the two 'vine' image cards, because I created a soft background, I felt I could add a little more fun and not be too busy.  I added images from our little Sweet Soiree Embellishments Kit.  I love these little flower clusters!  Talk about a quick, fun, and cute card ... this is it!

I used a stamp from my Perennial Birthday Card Kit to add some little touches to the envelopes and to the insides of the cards.  Easy, fun project.  Hmmmmmm ... maybe we should make some of these together.  I like that idea.  I'm off to do a little stamping/resting/exercising/repeat/repeat/repeat.  That's my silly life right now.

UP NEXT:
-SPRING OPEN HOUSE PARTY!
My party is now scheduled for Sunday, April 8.  Party time is from 2:00-5:00.  Stop in any time during these hours.  I'll have demonstrations of our 2 newest products, displays to inspire you, refreshments to enjoy with friends, special gifts for your ordering, party favors for those who sent their RSVP to help me plan, a little guessing game contest, and 3 special Make and Take projects --- all just for you!  Let me spoil you a bit.  Bring a friend and let's party!!!

NEW HOSTESS CODE:

GHG4V666 -Mar. 25-April 10.

- April 9 / Scraps and Prayers Class / 5:30-7:30 / $15.00

We'll be making some beautiful Spring cards, using some fun coloring techniques.  You'll love them!

- April 21 / Saturday Stampers / 1:00-4:00 / $20.00

Brusho!!!  We'll make a Swatch Book and a couple of beautiful cards using this gorgeous new product.  Remember, this class could be free.

Click here to see how to turn your April 21 Saturday Stampers Class into a free class.  You can even change the date, just for you!

NOTE:

Stampin' Blends free classes are 'on hold' until SU gets in more supplies for us.

THERE AREN'T ANY CLASSES IN MAY.

- Thanks for stopping by my corner of the blogging world.

- Come back often for more creative inspiration.

- Let's create something beautiful today.