Hamilton Regionals Coming soon!!

I am SOOOO excited about the Hamilton Regional Seminar for Stampin' Up!  It is my first SU event and I am really pumped to meet other demonstrators who share my love of papercrafting in general and Stampin' Up! in particular!  One of the things I am most looking forward to is swapping cards with other demos.  I've been working on my swap cards and today's post is one of them!

Swap card#1  for Hamilton Regionals

This card uses the Candy Cane Christmas DSP from the Holiday Mini.  I wasn't too sure about this paper when I first saw it.  I am more of a traditionalist when it comes to Christmas, so the colour scheme didn't appeal to me at first.  Then the paper came and lo and behold, I LOVE it!  The striped paper on the bottom half of the card has lots of sparkle with the glittery red stripes.  I especially like the two shades of green:  Garden Green and Wild Wasabi.  I used both those colours in the matting for this card.  I also used the Merry Little Christmas builder wheel and teamed it with the Striped builder wheel from the main catalogue.  I inked it using Whisper White craft ink on Real Red cardstock.  I like the way the stripes look like peppermint candy!  The focal image is from the Christmas Classics set and is stamped in Wild Wasabi and Real Red.  I coloured the stamp with my markers to get the two-tone effect.  I punched the image out with a 2" non-SU circle punch and then matted it on a 2 3/8" scalloped circle in Wild Wasabi.  I mounted it using dimensionals.  The only embellishments on this card are the 3/8" Whisper White taffeta ribbon and a single basic rhinestone jewel...just enough to add a little sparkle to the sentiment.  I hope my fellow swappers like it!

Christmas Stamp-A-Stack Option 1

Those of us who craft for fun are always a season or two ahead to allow us time to create projects in time for use during the various holidays throughout the year.  Christmas is obviously a BIG crafting opportunity as there are so many ways to use handmade items at that time of year.  Today's post is a preview of some projects that I am offering as part of my fall class line-up.  I currently have one "Stamp-A-Stack" class scheduled for Thursday, November 18th at 7:00pm.  If you can't make this time or would like to schedule a class at home for your friends and family I would be happy to schedule a private class.  Just call or email to inquire about available dates and project possibilities.

These cards are some of the options available for Stamp-A-Stack classes and/or workshop make-n-takes:

All three of these cards use the Christmas Classics stamp set.  These are available in the main catalogue and are a great all-round holiday set.  The colour scheme for all three cards is Whisper White, Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler...classic Christmas colours to go with classic images.

For those who have never attended a Stamp-A-Stack, we make 4 each of three different card designs for a total of 12 cards by the end of the evening.  This is a great way to get started on your holiday card list!

Over the next couple of weeks I will post other samples of possible designs.  Call today to schedule your class or register for the November 18th one!