Christmas Card Class

This card was made using the Sizzix Movers and Shapers Die and border punch from Martha S.

Many Merry Messages from Stampin Up.


A stencil colored with sponge daubers.

Stampin Up's Serene Snowflakes.

This card is made using punches.

Justrite's Christmas Treasures.

This card may look familiar, it is from an older post. Flourishes Poinsettia.

Delightful Decorations from Stampin Up.

Another Dasher card, this one uses Stampin Up's new Razzleberry color with Orchid Opulence.

This is a swing fold card using the Dasher stamp from Stampin Up and papers from Basic Grey.

I hosted my annual Christmas Card class in October. We made ten beautiful cards. They are posted here...

Scrapbook Convention 2009

I recently attended the Great American Scrapbook Convention in Chantilly, Va. Nina and I got there before they opened on Friday and I was there the entire day. It was a lot of fun. I did some major shopping and picked up some great ideas for future classes and projects. I can't wait to share them with you. We ended the day with dinner and tired feet, but we were excited about all the stuff we bought!

I went to a couple of classes and made some great samples. I attended a scrapbook class where we made three double page 12x12 spreads. They turned out great! I also took a class on the Bind-It-All machine. We made a couple of projects to familiarize ourselves with the product. They turned out super cute and now I feel like I know the machine that sits on my desk!

Now if I can learn to use my camera...

Paper Quilting Class

My mother called last night and wondered when I would be updating this blog. It has been awhile. Things in our lives have changed and I am still trying to adjust to our new circumstances.

I wanted to post samples of the paper quilting class, so here they are...

Example one is made with strips of paper in a log cabin design. All the papers and stamps for this project are SU.

This example is a leaf quilt design. The 'stitch' lines are done with drywall tape.

Tea bag folded papers give this design a quilted look. The design is pen stitched.

Bargello is the art of offsetting paper strips. It looks intricate, but is really easy!

We have enjoyed being 'off'' for the holidays. It is kind of depressing to be going back to school and work. We all knew it was coming, we were just hoping for snow days! Oh well, maybe some cards with snow will cheer us up...

This card was stamped with SU French Flair background stamp, then stickers were added. Super easy!

This is an older SU set, but still one of my favorites. I really like the design of the snowflakes.

This set also includes a smaller version of the poinsettia. In this example, I stamped the small flower six times on Ruby Red card stock and water colored some of the petals. I cut out part of three of the flowers to add dimension (a little labor intensive). The center of the poinsettia is colored with a glitter gel pen. All three flowers are mounted on small medallions cut with Spellbinders Nestabilities Scallop Circles (a new toy). All card stock and DSP are from SU.

Here is another card with the same set. Both cards were embossed on watercolor paper, one in gold the other with Enchanted Gold. The red poinsettia is one layer, colored with different SU re-inkers. The pink poinsettia is two layers separated with pop-dots, also colored with SU re-inkers. Two different looks with the same stamp set...you gotta love it!

I purchased the Poinsettia and Boxwood stamp set from Flourishes for myself for Christmas. I have seen some beautiful examples and wanted to try some of my own. I am pleased with the way this came out.

Under Construction

I have admired several blogs and enjoy looking at sites and projects posted. I thought, "Hey, I would like to try that!", so here we go...