Wow it has been a very long time since I took the time to write a little something on my blog! Been just a little crazy in my life. But that's pretty normal for me. You know "crazy"!

We do have a new catalog out now! Yippee! the 2016 Annual Inspiration is live and lovely and just amazing! Notice all the tabs? Yep! It's that good!!!

I recently added on to my studio as well. . . I feel so blessed to have so much room to play in. It works perfectly for my clubs and team meetings. It is just what I wanted and now I can keep the club space clean and just mess up the other side!













Okay not to go off for a few days with the hubs!

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Studio Craft Club

Wow - I really need to get back into blogging again. I have been totally remiss on posting anything this year. I will certainly try to change that.
I started a new club "Studio Craft Club" I have been having a blast! We have been making items from Close To My Heart along with other miscellaneous items. A girls just gotta be crafty - right? I made wooden blocks that the ladies decorated with words "Fall, Fun, Family", "Live, Love, Laugh" etc - they were all just beautiful. One of the months we even made Snowmen! They were so adorable! And even though everyone has the same items to work with - no two projects are alike!
This month we used the Art Philosophy and Artiste cricut cartridges to make all types of flowers, rosettes, leaves, swirls, butterflies and banners to decorate grape vine wreaths. I have to tell you - I have the most creative friends. They all turned out amazing. Just check them out -

Aren't they just gorgeous? I told you they were talented ladies.

There were a few items left over after class - so what do you do with them!? Well, I need a spring wreath for my door and just look at them, sitting on the table telling me, no, challenging me to do my best with what was left. Well I do like a crafty challenge and all in all I think my wreath turned out pretty good with just leftovers. The only thing that I cut out to finish my wreath was the 'Welcome'.

 

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Happy Stamping/Crafting

Stampers With an Attitude - Scaredy Cat - Blog Hop

This month Stampers With an Attitude are showing Scaredy Cat Artwork With an Attitude! This is a circular hop so if you have come from Jaimie's Blog blog you are right on track!
You are going to absolutely love this paper pack! The designs are fun, the colors bright and bold. You have no chance of making a card or scrapbook page that isn't fun!

I made two very similar cards for this hop -  only because when I turned the center portion of my card over to add the adhesive - I had cut the paper (unknowingly) in the perfect place! So I turned it back over and added the adhesive to the other side, and centered it on my card. It had the sweet little sentiment "By the Light of the Silvery Moon", (no need to add another), and the rustic fence! All I had to do was add the moon, bats and that cute little vampire! I love how this card turned out!

After that happy accident - I had to go back to my original idea and make another card. I am happy to report the original idea turned out just as cute! The ladies in my card club really enjoyed making this card during class. They added 'glittery' bats, and colored their cute little vampires with the new 'ShinHan' markers - IF they wanted to. Did I tell you how much I love the new markers??? They are amazing!
I hope you have as much fun making your Halloween cards as I did - Scaredy Cat makes so easy!


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Next on our circular hop is the wonderfully creative Fawn, be sure to hop on over and see her work! And don't forget to stop at all the creative blogs on this 'hop'!

Items used for these cute cards:
X7185B Scaredy Cat Paper Packet
Z3011 Scaredy Cat Assortment
C1522 Creepy Creatures (My Acrylix)
1385 White Daisy Cardstock
Z1906 Cricut Artbooking Collection
Z1829 Black and Gray Glitter Paper
Z2457 YR24 Marigold ShinHan Marker
Z2454 GY234 Leaf Green ShinHan Marker

Happy September!

When you are growing up, everyone tells you that time will go faster as you get older! Did I believe them?? Not one bit! How could time go faster?? Summers were already too short and fast! School started sooner than we wanted and the carefree days of summer - just gone!!! Gone too fast!! And before you know it, it's September!
Can you believe it's September??
Again - where did the summer go??
Again - gone too fast!
But now it's September!
Beautiful September!  The perfect month. Beautiful warm days with just a hint of cool in the background. Cool nights - perfect for sleeping! The mornings and evenings are perfect for sitting on the patio and just enjoying the time!

Thanks for stopping by ~ Enjoy your September!

August Craft Club

Oh my gosh - we are going to have so much fun at this months Craft Club!! This club night is the last Wednesday of every month at 6pm. Each month we do something fun and different that our usual cards and scrapbooking! So if you are looking for something new - come and join us! We have so much fun.

Here is a little tease of what is going on this month! Let me know if you would like to join us!

As you know it's all in the packaging! We all love to surprise our friends and loved ones with little gifts, and we can make these gifts just that much more with some special packaging!
All gifts need something fun and different to be delivered in, right? And this month we will make some fun gift boxes, bags, tags, etc etc... some will be hand made (you will need your score board), some made from cricut cuts (Artiste and Art Philosophy) and some. . . well some need to be a surprise!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

August Card Club

Wow it was fun to see everyone after taking a month off to take care of family things and take some family time! We took the grandchildren, son and daughter-in-law to the beach for a few days! I had so much fun! I hope they did too!

But getting back to my routine is nice - and I missed all my friends! With a slightly different format beginning with the new Close to My Heart Annual Inspiration (wow!!! I love the new idea book!) we started by learning a new technique, and reviewing one that we had done before.

These techniques will be done and/or reviewed each month and put on a "Technique Ring", then if anyone (including me) feels the need for some inspiration you can go to your 'ring' and choose one. I do have to thank my friend Adel for this wonderful idea. She is awesome for sharing this idea and letting me 'case' it! (copy and share w/everyone).

Our first technique (bottom) was the new 'painter tape' technique. Isn't it great?? And super easy, just use it like a stamp! The second is sanding on a dry embossed surface. Just as easy as it sounds!

Now for the cards we made with these two techniques.
Using the painter's tape with new colors Flaxen, Pixie and Thistle, adding a sweet sentiment and some cute black dot flowers then matted it with black. I love this quick easy and fun card.

The dry embossing was done on Lagoon cardstock and with our white core it looks amazing sanded. Diagonally cut the dotted 'Seaside' paper and layer it on top. For a little contrast we used Thistle ink to stamp the sentiment on the circle (keeping with the dot format) and tied a cute bow on the side with the new Thistle diagonal stripe ribbon.



The third and fourth cards didn't really use any specific technique but they were equally fun to make!


Both of these cards were made using the Pathfinding paper pack. What a wonderfully versatile paper pack. The card on the left is what I like to call a 'tucker' card. It is small enough to 'tuck' into a coat pocket, a lunch box, a suitcase. . . well you get the idea! And yet it is big enough you could mail it if you wanted. Finished size is 3 1/2 x 3 1/2. And - check out that cute little staple in the upper corner! Fun little accent!

And What a Hoot!! Our August Stamp of the Month!! Isn't it a hoot? So Adorable! After stamping and cutting him out he was matted on white cardstock that was distressed and sponged along the edges. Along with some Shimmer tape and sequin eyes on his mask he makes an adorable little card.
Thank for stopping by!

Items used in the making of these cards:
Z1924 Dot Embossing folder
X5762 Lagoon cardstock
X7192B Seaside paper pack
X7186B Pathfinding paper pack

Z1990 Thistle Diagonal stripe ribbon
B1467 My Acrylix You Mean the World to Me
Z2640 Thistle ink pad
Z2642 Flaxen ink pad
Z2644 Pixie ink pad
Z2641 Glacier ink pad
D1616 My Acrylix Have a Happy Day
B1462 My Acrylix Lovely Birthday
S1408 August Stamp of the Month - What a Hoot!
Z2012 Gold sequins
Z2449 Cerulean Blue Shinhan marker
Z2461 Peacock Green Shinhan marker
Z2465 Turquois Blue Shinhan marker

Thank you - Thank you - Thank you!

Just playing around and finally getting my thank you cards done and sent after 3 months!!!! But my mom always told me - it is never too late to send a Thank You card - so I am holding her to that!

Just some simple CAS cards - Clean And Simple! 

 'Thank you so much' is made using some of the new colors; Flaxen and Canary with a little Honey thrown in along with some new Gold Sequins!
'Thank you for your kindness' is made with a retired paper pack (sorry) and the ever popular bling!
The circular 'thank you' card is made using the new Seaside paper pack and using the new color Glacier!
'Thanks a Bunch' is made with the new color Thistle, the new epoxy stars and the black striped ribbon -

Thanks for stopping by ~ Happy Stamping