DECEMBER 2012 STAMP CLUB

WOW - Christmas and the new year are just around the corner!  

We'll get together for one last Stamp Club before the year rolls out -

 consider joining us for fun with these winter and Christmas projects.

Click here to go over to the Stamp Club page for more photos and information.  

Stamp Club will meet at 9:30 on the following dates.   

Choose the one that works best for you:

TUESDAY, December 4

SATURDAY, December 8

MONDAY, December 10

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - Christmas Part 2

 

I fell in love with this stamp set - To You and Yours (B1403) - when I first saw the new CTMH catalog.  Gals in my group had been asking for a true window card, and I knew this image would be perfect for it.  

I used cranberry, sweet leaf and olive alcohol markers to color him in.  The bow and swirls are cut from Artiste (love that cartridge!).   

The Grand Madison Window die is from Poppy Stamps.  The opening is cut with one of the Nestabilities rectangles from Spellbinders.  The green paper is from the retired Creative Basics Mistletoe collection.

This card is being done in my November Stamp Clubs, and I've entered it in the Heart 2 Heart Christmas - Part 2 challenge.  Click here to check out Heart 2 Heart and all the other beautiful Christmas projects made with Close to My Heart products!     

NOVEMBER STAMP CLUB

Stamp Club in November will take on a bit of a different format.

You can do the BASIC club time and complete the two cards above and the Post-It Note cover for $13.  If you want to make the year of designs for the Event Calendar, it will be an additional $7.  

Click here to go to the Stamp Club page and see 

more detailed photos and information about dates and times!

CUBE CALENDAR WORKSHOP

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14

or

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17

Join me to make this perpetual calendar - 

you can use it all year, every year!

Click here to find more pictures, descriptions, 

and all the information necessary to participate.
This workshop is the third one listed on the workshop page. 

And if you want to create this calendar, 

but can't make it to one of the workshops, 

find out how you can get a kit complete with 

directions that will allow you to make it at home!

Christmas Challenge - Black Tie Fridays and Heart 2 Heart

Both Heart 2 Heart and Black Tie Fridays had a Christmas challenge this week.  Black Tie Fridays, a new challenge blog I just found out about, required a pink monochromatic theme with a touch of black.  Heart 2 Heart simply said anything Christmas was accepted for their first Christmas challenge of the year.  So this is what I came up with.

The Pear and Partridge paper pack has this sheet that is primarily pink, so I used smoothie cardstock as the card base.  The ornament image is from the October Stamp of the Month - Very Merry Christmas.  CTMH's new black tulle ribbon was one of the "touches of black" for Black Tie Fridays.  And what ornament would be complete without some bling - so bitty sparkles, bitty pearls and a rhinestone designer brad (all from CTMH) complete the look.

The card itself is a modified Swinging Z-Fold, so the greeting is stamped on the inside that isn't seen when the card is closed.  The greeting is also from Very Merry Christmas, the background stamp is from Merry and Bright (C1510) and I added one of the Pear and Partridge rub-ons.


I just found out that Black Tie Fridays selected my card for the "Casual Friday" award!!!! Thanks.

Click here to go over to Heart 2 Heart and see the other Christmas creations.
Click here to head over to Black Tie Fridays to see the "hint of black" added to pink for Christmas!
Enjoy - and try one of these challenges -they are really fun and addictive!

OCTOBER STAMP CLUB

We are working on Christmas this month - two great cards and four dimensional gift tags!  Click here to go over to the Stamp Club page and see all the details!  Four groups will meet - everyone will do the same projects.  Hope you can join us!

CHRISTMAS WORKSHOPS

ADVENT CALENDAR -  Monday October 22

CHRISTMAS CARD WORKSHOP - 
Thursday, November 1 or Saturday, November 3

 Both of these workshops will use CTMH Workshop Kits - we'll just get together and assemble everything together for a very small workshop fee.
Want extra cards?  Here are three more designs that you can make with this same stamp set!

Click here to go to my "Project Workshops" page for all the details!

PHOTO COLLAGE CUBE WORKSHOP

Saturday, September 22

Make this fun photo project with your favorite photos - see more samples and get all the information by clicking here to go to my "Project Workshops" page.

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - BIG card!

Well, it's been a while since I've been able to play with any of the challenges.  Luckily, this one was right up my alley.  This is the card I made for my son's birthday - and it is L - O - N - G!  I used the colonial white die cut card (3.5 X 8) and the Cruisin' (now retired) Workshop on the Go from CTMH.  I love the fact that the card is big enough that the pocket on the inside actually holds the money without having to fold it!

I have to say that this size card was a bit of a challenge to design, especially with the extra flap at the end.  But that flap adds so much to the design, it was worth it in the end!

Click here or on the badge to the right to head over to Heart 2 Heart to see the other wonderful BIG creations this week.
Head on over to "My Challenges" page to find out more details about this card!

Thanks for looking!

SEPTEMBER STAMP CLUB

Stamp Club is back in session!!!!

We will start meeting again on our regular schedule - the first Tuesday, the second Monday, second Thursday and second Saturday of each month.  Click here to get all the specifics about our projects for September - the banner above gives you the idea that we are focusing on the upcoming fall season!