Sketch #44

Here's the sketch for this week:

and my layout using the February Red Star Kit:

If you create something inspired by this sketch, I'd love to see... link me up in the comments!

Valentine Class!

My first class for 2009... Valentines! We'll make five valentines (two hold chocolate) and a box to hold them. When the Valentines have been given away to your special friends, you can fill the box with Kisses or other small candy. I love the Big Shot scalloped envelopes made into this cute little box! I used the Big Shot to make the Petal cards for the chocolate too. We'll be using the Love you Much stamp set and Candy Lane papers.

Sunday February 8th @ 7:00pm

$10.00 (including chocolate!)

Please register by Saturday February 7th.

please e-mail for more details!

Home is where the Heart Is...

I love the name of the February kit @ MSS! Believe it or not, I didn't even know that was the name of the kit when I made my "Home is..." layout.

Check out the kit:

and my layouts with it so far...

You can see what the rest of the Design Team did by clicking here.

Sketch #43

Another 12x12 sketch for this week:

I created a card using Botanical Blooms (A SAB set--free with a $60 purchase!):

This card is a sneak peek of a card we'll be making at my New Catalogue/Sale-a-Bration Open House this weekend! I've got lots of prizes, lots of sample cards and we'll make cards using new products (from the Spring/Summer IBC and the Sale-a-Bration brochure). If you're in London, ON and you'd like to come here are the details:

Sunday February 1st

3:00 pm or 7:00 pm

e-mail me (see sidebar) for my address

bring a friend for an extra ballot!

Shop 24/7 through me!

Quick share of a quick card...

I like to include a little thank you note with my orders as I hand them out, and for obvious reasons they need to be quick and easy. I am totally in love with this thank you note using Botanical Blooms from the Sale-a-Bration catalogue (free with a $60 order starting February 1st). I did use my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the stamps, but I made a bunch of these in just a few minutes.



I'd better get working on my sketch and layout for tomorrow!

Sketch #42

I've been working nights this week, and it has pretty much eliminated my creative time. I'm so thankful this is not my regular shift...

I don't have a layout for the sketch yet, but here's the sketch:

edited to add my card and layout!

supplies (all SU!): Cardstock (Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Kraft); inks (Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip); Stamps (Polka Dot Punches, Contempo Alphabet, Fresh Cuts); Punches (5-point flower, Scallop border); Bella Rose DSP; Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write marker

supplies (all SU!): Cardstock (Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, vellum); Stamps (Sweet Stems, A Little Birthday Cheer); Sweetest Stem Embosslit, Inks (Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss), Bella Rose DSP

New Catalogue, new look!

I decided it was time for a blog facelift, and was inspired by the Manhattan style from the new catalogue... I'd love to hear what you think!

As promised, here are a couple cards using new sets from the new catalogue! The first one uses a single stamp ~ Elegant Thank You (make sure you check out the very last page of the catalogue... there are some great single stamps to add sentiments and images you might need).

I wanted to keep the focus on the stamp, so I did some dry embossing, heat embossing and sponging.

This card uses the beautiful Level 2 Hostess Set, Echoes of Kindness. More heat embossing and blender pens with markers to colour the images (I scribble the markers on a stamp case, then pick up with the blender pen).