3 All Occasion Cards

Loved the rain this weekend! Isn't crazy to have last Sunday near 100 degrees and just yesterday nearly get to 60? Although I'm not much for sun, I am glad it's coming right back tomorrow. I wasn't quite ready for our usual 5 months of rain and drizzle.

So this is what I made this weekend:

This card is bright..almost spring-like, but the colors complemented the other two cards so well...and I really wanted to use it. So I did!

The three images are stamped and embossed with clear embossing powder.

This card is RSVP sized (5 x 3.5) and has the cutest little clip!

Next up: Halloween and fall cards...and maybe a little Christmas treat!

Enjoy your week!

Back-2-School!

It's time for freshly sharpened pencils and clean, new spiral notebooks...and boxes of unused crayons and bottles of glossy white Elmer's glue!
While we adjust, here are the few items I put together for the next class:

"Hell-Owl" Card

Owl Coffee gift

Owl coffee gift: side view

Medallion Card

Hope you are enjoying our last few weeks of summer. I'm glad it waited for the 90s until September!

Butterflies, Glitter and a BIG thank you!

Howdy, folks! It was a wet, wet weekend here in Portland...so I was able to get quite a bit done in my craft room! How about you? What did you do this last weekend? I was able to pull out some great purple paper and match it up with these treat boxes made by Basic Grey. They have a different pattern on the inside, so feel free to fold 'em the other way if you'd like.

These boxes are super easy to assemble and are the size of a large take-out box. Also included in this class is a small matching 3" gift card with a 3-D butterfly and lots of glitter:

And finally, a matching 3.5" x 6" card with glitter paper and felt daisy with gems:

 I'll also have a small thank you appreciation gift for everyone in class for being the best glue-stick therapy class around. Hope to see you Tuesday!

Summer Cards

It's finally summer here (this week) and I was inspired by all the outdoor activities we did, to make up these cards. I chose a variety of coordinated papers that to me, represent summer colors.
The first card is Made with Scenic Route - "Sentimental Diamonds" and Quick Quotes paper "Joker's Wild" and "My Michelle":

The second card reminds me of water. It's made with Gin-X "Scientifically Weird" and "Desperately Seeking Summer"; Scenic Route's "Hampton-Turner Street" and "Bellville Snow Drift". There are 19 different sentiment squares that I will bring to class:
And finally the 3rd card is a silly little summer beach card. I loved the bikini on the front so much I didn't cover it up with the blue water strips I have. It's made with Imaginisce "A Shore Thing" and Flair Design's "Summer Daze":Enjoy!

Birthdays...2 more!

I made two more cards...the red in the polka-dot card is looking a bit more pink than it really is. It is actually a very clean lined, masculine card. What do all three cards have in common (besides being birthday cards)?? They are all flat (or practically) and easy to mail for all you snail-mailers out there!
If you want to see the first card...click on this link.
Tuesday, June 28th. $10 for one kit, color instructions ready to be assembled by YOU!
Enjoy!

June Mash-up

I have a hectic June. I'm sure that many of you have a t least one month where it seems everything is happening in that month...and for me it is June.

5 Birthdays, Father's Day, school ending (teacher gifts) and the beginning of summer break!

I know it's coming, but it sneaks up on me every year! Can you believe it??! It's June! How many of you feel like your internal clock is set to April or early May? Ok, put your hands down, I can't see you...but I bet that's how you're feeling!

So my June is filled and I need to get cards done, so I sorta mash those needs together and make my cards for my classes around my celebrations. Believe it or not, I don't usually do this since the cards I make others are done with the scraps from my classes. I like to use up all my extras.
The mash up class is a mix of the thank-yous I wrote for my birthday:

The Father's day card I am planning for my dad: which by-the-way can be changed to a "friend" card

and the 3rd card:

You might recognize this paper...I've used the green before. I really like it!

Hope you're getting sunshine in your neck-of-the-woods!

Another "friendly" card

Here is one more friend card for the May 3rd class. On this card I used a scallop square die to make the card base and wrapped it all with this luscious orange satin ribbon that matches the paper perfectly. Now we're off the the "happiest place on earth" for 8 days! EIGHT! Whoot!

You gotta have Friends!

I was lucky to get to the Scrapbook convention during spring break (the last week of March) and found a wonderful booth that sold sheets of paper in bundles, which helps when I'm looking for paper for classes.

I found sheets of paper that have journals squares for scrapbook pages, and while cutting out the bits of paper I was able to form this card:

I think the colors are fun and very gender-neutral. This is the first card for class on May 3rd.

We're off on a family vacation...looking for some sun!

100th post!

Whoo! 100 posts....how exciting! I'm posting some all-occasion card class samples today.

One Lovey-dovey card:

One sympathy/Hello/ Get-well soon card:

One Baby card:

Class is April 12th from 12 noon-1:00, all material provided/prepared for $10.00.

Hope to see you on the12th!

Spring cards bring....?

On the verge of snow, I made two cards with spring in mind. I love this card:


I'll be making extra for my own stash. It's 9" x 4" and only as bulky as the pearl gems on the side.
This 4.25" x 5.5" card reminds me of the Osmonds:

It's a little bit country and a little bit rock-n-roll. Ha!

The two above cards and this one from last week:

are all part of the all-occasion class on March 1st. $10, all materials and fun provided. Hope to see you there!

Birthday Card Class

I have the final card for Tuesday's Birthday themed card class:

This card has some bling and a very "spring-y" flower. Nice and flat for mailing. :o)

Cards 1 and 2:

"Glue-stick therapy" is February 15 from noon - 1pm. All materials are prepared and ready for assembly with clear, color instructions and usually a little chocolate treat for you to enjoy while you sit and chat with all of us in class.

Hope to see you Tuesday!

Added Note (February 15, 2011): We are a sold out class! Thank you Nichole for grabbing the last kit and THANKS to everyone for taking the class!

Easel Birthday Card

I saw the cute easel-style card back in August on many blogs and I've been wanting to make one ever since. The card lays flat in the envelope and when opened you can prop the card up for display. Very Clever!

Here is my card-class sample easel card, a remarkably easy yet stylish card to assemble. The ribbon makes it bulky for mailing, but I suppose you could wrap the ribbon around instead of tying a knot.

Here is a side-shot so you can see the easel folds.
Many of the easel cards out there are designed with quite a bit of decorations both inside and out. While I do love the finished look of these cards, sometimes all those layers and added bulk are not only not practical, there really isn't time to assemble all the layers in a 50 minute, 3-card class. Instead I used a very nice heavy, embossed cardstock in lieu of the many layers for dimension.

Enjoy!
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I *heart* Cards

Oh, rats..I didn't win the silhouette from I heart naptime...so I just bought one instead! I was wanting one for Christmas but just didn't feel like asking for one.

But after a month of lotsa thought, I decided I could really use it!

In the meantime....here are 3 non-silhouette cut cards, just in time for Valentine's Day.

Flying Hearts:

This card is only a little bulky, in that there is a button on the front. The rest is flat and light weight.

A Sweet Treat Cup:

I used my stash of last year's Treat Cups from Stampin' Up! Once I figured out how to make a pattern for the class, the mechanics were fairly easy. This is not a card for the mail...but it's yummy! Filled with red-hots.

9 of Hearts:

This is a simple and clean card, only slightly bulky because of the foam tape (optional.) Perfect for your non-significant-other-type Valentine.

Hope you are enjoying the first month of the year. I am making a resolution to craft more items for me or family/friends and post them on the blog...I'm not doing very good so far. Hopefully, you're keeping your resolutions!

Enjoy!

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September Class

And the final card to be added to this mix is:

The 2nd card is a bit more simple, but still colorful:

Sometimes I get asked why some cards in a class are more "simple" than others. It really depends on how long it takes for me to assemble a card, then I add 5 minutes on for everyone else, since there are so many great conversations going on, and to allow for questions or help. The first card takes a little more time to put together so the other two will be slightly more basic. Here is card one:

Class is Tuesday, September 21, 12:00 - 1:00 cost is $10 for 3 cards. Hope to see you there!

Enjoy!

New Summer Cards...now with Flip-flops!

We are almost at the half-way point of summer break. Of course, here in Oregon our summer lasts through the first few weeks of October before those dreaded rains and gray skies move in (for 6 months!!)

Today my boys finally realized that when I say "I've got a class" or "I'm working" that I mean for my company. My middle guy actually thought that I was attending card classes, not teaching them. Hah! Now they want to design cards for people to make. I think maybe we'll give that a shot for their friends! And maybe I'll get a chance to post their creations, too.

On to the last of my summer cards. I'll be taking a break and vacationing with family, cleaning out old papers and making a stack of donatable craft items (here's where I donate.) And of course, designing fall and winter classes, too. Here's what I made this weekend:

This 3" x 6" card has an embossed label that reads "Summer Fun"

This card is a little bohemian in style and has a 3-D paper ribbon and gemstones

This card is just too cute with little flip-flops on the front with retro paper and a layered flower.

Do you remember when we used to call "flip-flops" thongs? It took a while to get into the hang of calling them flip-flops....many embarrassing moments ;)

I am having a lovely summer...how about you?

Fruits of Summer

I hope you had a fun and relaxing Fourth of July Holiday!

We were able to get a few things done around the house, spend lots of time together BBq'ing and playing and I was even granted a few hours of creativity time to make a few cards I had sketched out a few weeks ago. All of these cards have a central theme of both fruit as well as glass-bead stickers. The last card has the sticker on the inside and it reads "Sweet Thing".

This card has a velum lemonade "glass" paper straw and sticker lemon garnish.

The Strawberry card is very sweet.

The orange and green card has the sweet sticker inside, if you choose. The remaining stickers in the pack are yours to keep!

The temperatures will be creeping up into the high 90s this week...I can't wait to show you what Mr. Dude made today, to help the boys stay cool. Come back and see it on Wednesday!

Birthday card with candle

I was able to get a second card done today and made a matching battery candle. The paper was so pretty I couldn't cover it up with very much so I used a gorgeous satin ribbon and decorative pin then popped a little stamped greeting to give it some direction. I finished it all by adding the little metal buttons on the paper for more visual interest.

A Simple Birthday Card

I made a similar card for my father's birthday and it turned out so well that I had to make it for class next week. I made this a bit less time consuming than the original, since we only have about 15 minutes to spend on each card. This card looks great and is perfect for any age.

Footloose and Fancy, Foil Cards

I hope you are enjoying your Memorial Day weekend.
Despite our local, terrible non-picnic weather, an extra no-school day and a persistent cough, I was able to not only get most of my crafting items reorganized, sorted and repositioned, but I was able to get 3 cards completed and photographed and now, posted on the blog (phew, that was a long sentence!) This card has a very subtle foil finish in white flowers-on-white paper. I used a metallic red paper for both the mat paper and the frame.

Card 2 has silver foil flowers and a contrasting yellow paper. I actually tore the paper for dimension! And this card has turquoise foil ferns on a white background. I used a silver finish paper to punch out labels and made a border with the layered labels. Adhesive gems were added to the label tips.
So, regardless of the state of our weedscaping landscaping, I still feel like I was able to get a few things done this weekend.
Enjoy, and can you believe it's JUNE???!