Workshop cards

Hello!

I thought I'd post a couple of cards I made while getting ready for my SU workshop last weekend. It's always a process of trying out some ideas and then deciding which ones to actually do for the class. I get tons of inspiration from Stampin' Up! publications and from SCS for my classes, that way I don't have to reinvent the wheel for all my cards for each class! I usually will take a layout or color combo or some element from something I've seen and then make it work for what I need in my classes. I try to keep the cards pretty simple but showcase a stamp set and product on each card. Sometimes we'll do special techniques but I like to keep most of those for advanced classes or hostess clubs so I don't overwhelm new stampers.

I liked the idea of the following card, the colors and stamp set and using the Build-a-brads, but would've used the Pewter brads for the class instead of Brass so they'd match the paper clips better. But, after going through all the card samples I made up before the workshop, decided not to do this card. the flower is stamped with Jet Black Stazon and colored in with a blender pen and ink from the Real Red inkpad lid.


The next card I thought was simple and cute but wasn't crazy about the colors, wanted something bolder. So, since I didn't use the top card at the workshop, I changed up the ladybug one to use the same bright colors as the first.

I found a fun idea in the current SU Spring/Summer Collection catalog to use the Classy Brass stencils as a piercing guide around the circle punch! So cute! I don't use those stencils much and usually only think to use them for dry embossing, so it was fun for me to use them in a different way.

The ladybug looks a bit washed out in this photo, but it is bright Real Red IRL!

All supplies, stamps, ink, paper and accessories used on these cards are by Stampin' Up! (except for the paper clip).

Happy Hump Day!! :D I can't believe Valentine's Day is tomorrow!! I'm so far behind, haven't made Valentine's for my DH or kids yet!! Hopefully I'll actually get around to doing them!

Bee-Lated Bday card

Hey there!

Can you believe I'm actually posting a card today?? Hee, hee!! It's been awhile!! Here's a card I made for a fellow A Muse Addict who had a bday recently and I completely was a flake and didn't send a card in time!! The main flower stem image on here is by Rubber Soul, the sentiment on the front and inside plus the bee are all A Muse!  I usually like to send all A Muse cards to my A Muse friends but liked this one and sent it anyway!  :D This was a pretty easy card, but I was happy with the results. I made a card similar for my mom for her birthday (it wasn't belated though) but forgot to snap a photo before giving it to her.

The cardstock here is all by SU (So Saffron, Wild Wasabi and white). Ink is Wild Wasabi and Memories Black plus a yellow Copic and a Clear Spica Glitter pen for the bee's wings. I used a Triplus Fineliner for the bee trail. Primas and SU brads used here too.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope to be posting a few more things in the next couple days! I finally had my SU workshop last weekend, so I can post those cards now.

And the WINNER is.....

The winner (picked by random.org) of the blog candy giveaway is:

Post #66

GHAZAL!!!!

Ghazal said:

Congrats on the hits, you rock!!

There are lots of little things in this world that makes me happy ... listening to music, hanging out with friends, having a great family.  But the thing that truly makes me happy is a simple hug from someone I really care about.

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CONGRATULATIONS Ghazal!!  Please email me your snail mail address and I'll get your prize out to you right away!!  Consider yourself Cyber-Hugged!!

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Thanks so much to all of you who stopped by and commented and entered for the drawing!!  It was wonderful to hear all of your stories of what makes you happy, each comment gave me warm fuzzies.

Happy Monday everyone!!!

ARE YOU READY??????

It's time!! What time do you ask????

BLOG CANDY TIME!!! :D

The hit counter on my blog reached 10,000 yesterday, wow!!! So now I'm offerring a little love back to you for all the love you've shown me here!! :D

Wanna see what the winner will get???


OK.....

Here's what's in the prize: a 6x6 pad of Basicgrey Infuse paper, 3 A Muse stamps, 16 yards of A Muse ribbon (2 yards each of the 8 colors), A Muse heart Twinkle Stickers, Scallop Circle Creative Candy clear stickers, a Quickie Glue Pen, a Clear Stardust Pen and a Pink RV11 Copic Sketch marker. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post (1 comment per person please) and let me know one thing that makes you the most happy!! :D I'll draw a winner (by random.org) on Monday 2/11 of all the comments posted by Midnight (Pacific Time) on Sunday night 2/10.

Thanks so much for making me happy by stopping by and checking out what I've been up to and for encouraging me with your comments, I appreciate it!!

HUGS!!
~Rhonda :D

Middle Tag

So fun! My friend Kim tagged me with this little game:

You must list one fact about yourself for each letter of your middle name. Each fact must begin with that letter. If you don't have a middle name, just use your maiden name. After you've been tagged, you need to update your blog with your middle name and answers. At the end of your post, you need to tag one person for each letter of your middle name. Be sure to leave them a comment telling them you've been tagged and need to read your blog for details.

LOL!! Good news is, I have a REALLY short middle name!! :D Here goes:

L- LOVING, I LOVE my family and friends SOOO, SOOO much!! They give me joy and make life good!!

E- ENERGETIC, I have a pretty bubbly, energetic personality for the most part. Ok, so certain times of the month, not so much, but for the most part I'm pretty goofy and excited about stuff.

E- ENGLISH, my heritage is mostly English from my mom's side of the family and German from my dad's side. I'm sure I've got a bunch of other stuff mixed in too, my mom says one of my great grandfather's was Syrian??? It's fun to learn about that kind of stuff.

So, I'm now gonna tag:

Jennie
Michelle
Stacy

SOOOO, have you guys noticed the number of hits on this blog coming up reallly soon???? That may mean something in store for all of you, so stay tuned!!! Give me a couple days to come up with something good and then I'll let you know what it is!!! I really appreciate the love you all have shown me here, it's made blogging so much fun!!

Have a wonderful day!!!

Mini Notecards and Mailbox Tin

I actually stamped today!! Yay! It seems like it's been too long since I've done that! :D Here is a project I made for a new challenge that will be posted on the A Muse Addicts forum tomorrow morning (maybe today if you're reading this on Tuesday morning)!! The challenge is to make a set of mini-notecards and a container to store them in. I have been wanting to make an altered mailbox tin for so long now and this was my first attempt at making one!! It's also my first time using my A Muse Coffee Break clear stamp set! I've had it for a few weeks and love it, but just hadn't broken it in. I'm partial to my wood mounted stamps so I don't always reach for the clear ones as a top choice, but this set is too cute to pass up!!

It's tough to see in the picture, but I used a scallop circle Creative Candy clear sticker on the flag piece, some Crystal Effects on the cup on the mailbox to make it look like it's ceramic and there's glitter around the ric-rac ribbon. I adhered the ribbon with Sticky Strip and poured glitter over it to fill in the gaps where the tape shows through, I think it's kinda pretty and a fun touch!! Both the pink and blue ric-rac was originally white and I colored them in with my copics to match the project. The colors turned out brighter than I expected, but I'm still happy with them.

Supplies used: A Muse Coffee Break clear stamp set, A Muse Madeira Blue notecards, A Muse Cottage Pink Polka Dot Reverse PLPs, A Muse Creative Candy Clear Sticker, Palette Hybrid Burnt Umber Ink, Shadow Pink, Sand, and Frost Blue Copic Markers, Stardust Pen, Signo White Gel Pen, SU Pretty In Pink CS and ink, SU Enchante DP (cocoa colored paper), SU Scallop Circle punch, SU 1 3/8" circle punch, SU 1/2" circle punch, SU Word Window Punch, SU DD glitter, Sticky Strip, dimensionals, glue dots, American Crafts Elements blue ribbon and Premium white ric-rac, and Sheer Creations polka dot ribbon.

Stamp Chest

Hello!! Happy Monday!! I have a feeling it's gonna be a busy week! I've already got a bunch of to-do's piling up along with the basic everyday to-do's!! :D

On the A Muse Addicts Message Board, one of the general stamp talk questions that has been posted is "How do you store your A Muse stamps?" I thought I'd go ahead and post a couple of pics of this on my blog and then post a link so I'm not uploading pictures to the forum. This way you can see too!!


I'm so excited about this chest!! I picked it up at Lowe's around Christmas time for about $70 and it's just perfect (for now!) I think it's a replica of an old antique tool box. It's meant for tools, but looks way too nice for that IMO!! It has 6 smaller drawers and 3 big long larger drawers and the depth of each drawer is just perfect for storing one layer of stamps. Plus, the top lid flips up so I store some of my notecards (4-bar), PLP's, Twinkle Stickers, Clear stamps, and misc. goodies in there. I do store a few other stamps that aren't A Muse in there too, but for the most part it's my A Muse storage. It's getting pretty full, so I'm not sure what I'm gonna do at that point, but for now it's good. I used to store my A Muse stamps in the plastic containers you get from Stampin' Up! but it drove me crazy hunting for that one stamp I needed. This way, I can just pull open a couple drawers and easily find what I need.



I hope you all have a fabulous week!!!
~Rhonda