Sassy Stampers - May 6, 2023

It's time for our semi-annual crafter's garage sale! We combine our camp with a sale twice a year and May is the occasion for our combined camp and sale. I will not be selling this time as I have a big craft sale/camp coming up on the 20th for Crazy Card Chics. The theme this month is cards for men and this is the card the campers will make at my table:

The campers will have a choice of sentiments for both the outside and the inside. I used a retiring punch on this one, but SU has a new set of dies coming out in the new catalog (which goes live on May 2) called Nested Essentials that will cut 3 different nested shapes and one of them is the shape I used for this card. I can't order it and get it in time for camp, but I am really looking forward to getting it! The card base is a returning color called Lost Lagoon. The embossed layer (embossed using one of the 3D embossing folder trio from the Online Exclusives) is Pretty Peacock. I don't have a lot of paper from the new catalog, so I decided to make my own! I stamped the leaf clusters and the dots from the Irresistible Blooms stamp set in Pretty Peacock in a random pattern and mounted it on a Lost Lagoon rectangle which is popped up on the front using dimensionals. The sentiment is stamped on a punched piece and then the Pretty Peacock layer is hand trimmed to fit under it. The sentiment piece is also popped up using dimensionals. I added a couple of gems from a Glossy Dots Assortment pack.

Here is more information on this fun event:

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My Brave Tulips

When we bought our home some 39 years ago, there was no deck in the back just a concrete slab. DH built a new two level deck and inadvertently covered up the tulip that was growing there. The tulip had it's own ideas though and continues to come up and give us gorgeous blooms every year. Here is a picture of it this year:

It's coming up from under the deck! I planted tulips in one of the side gardens and they bloomed beautifully the first year and have not had very many blooms in the years since planted. Plenty of greenery, but not too many blooms. This one comes up every year and has wonderful blooms and greenery. I just hope we don't get any more snow!

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Crazy Card Chics - April 2023

This is the card the campers made with my card packet:

The card base is Gorgeous Grape and the embossed layer is Highland Heather. I embossed it with one of the online exclusive Basic 3D Embossing Folders. The iris is computer generated and cut out using the Nesting Ovals die set and the Gorgeous Grape layer was also created with that same set. The sentiment is computer generated and was cut with Stylish Shapes dies as was the Gorgeous Grape layer. Campers had a choice of several different sentiments. I also added some Basic Rhinestone Jewels to give it a bit of bling!

On May 20, 2023 Crazy Card Chics will be hosting a live in-person camp at the Good Luck 4H Building at the Adams County Fairgrounds located at 9755 Henderson Road, Brighton, Colorado. Here is the flyer with more details about the camp and also the information about sale we are having:

We are all looking forward to this event and I just know that it will be a lot of fun. We have some great cards planned to make and some really special door prizes to give away!  Make sure to get registered early!

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Stamp Camp North - April 15, 2023

Stamp Camp North is coming up this Saturday!  Here's the card the campers will be making at my table:

Card base is Fresh Freesia with a layer of Orchid Oasis and an embossed layer of Basic White embossed using one of the folders from the Basic 3D embossing folders offered in the Online Exclusives catalog. The flowers were die cut using Fresh Freesia and then stamped with Orchid Oasis. The leaves were die cut using Old Olive and stamped with Old Olive. There will be several sentiments available in addition to the one shown in the Basic White oval die cut from the Stitched Shapes dies and then layered on an oval cut using the Basic Ovals dies. I added some gems from the Glossy Dots Assortment and called it a card!

Here's some more information about this great activity:

We really have fun at this camp and I hope you can join us!

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Happy Easter!

I want to wish everyone who celebrates it a very Happy Easter! This photo was captured by DH in our north facing garden this week:

and it makes me very happy! There is also a tiny bit of yellow showing up in the side garden - hopefully it won't snow on the daffodils!

I have a couple of cards to share and will be back this week to share those as well as information on the camps they are for.

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Sassy Stampers - April 1, 2023

I saw this card and just had to give it a try! Wanda is a very talented lady and I love the inspiration she offers. Here is my version (only changed up the colors slightly):

The card base is Basic White with a layer of Coastal Cabana underneath the stamped layer. The stamps used were from Petal Park and punched with the coordinating punch. The leaves are stamped using Pear Pizzazz and Granny Apply Green and the flowers were stamped using Bermuda Bay and Coastal Cabana and Mango Melody and Daffodil Delight. The "Happy Birthday" greeting is from Peaceful Moments. Campers will have "Happy Mother's Day" and "Happy Easter" for alternate sentiments from Celebrating You.

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Longmont Senior Center - March 20, 2023

I always look forward to my class at the Longmont Senior Center. This month the stampers will be making:

This is a very fun class and I share teaching duties with Cathy Hansen a really gifted artist who also makes two cards.  We try to do a Christmas card each month so that the stampers will be ready when the time comes. Cathy and I take turns doing the Christmas card and this month it's her turn. Here are the cards the stampers will be making with Cathy:

These stampers are a really fun bunch and I enjoy my time with them each month.

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Crazy Card Chics - March 2023

Here is the card the stampers will be making from my kit this month:

I love stamping on dsp and creating my own as a result.  The card base is Balmy Blue with a layer of black under the stamped piece of Dandy Designs dsp.  The paper pack was a SAB item during the latest Sale-a-Bration period. I love getting a big pack of paper that has so many great patterns in it! The dies are from the Amazing Thanks die set. I use a MISTI to position the stamp and stick the dsp down with some repositionable adhesive. That allows me to stamp the design twice and get it nice and dark. The stamp is called Curly Tailed Cats from Technique Junkies. I really love their stamps and every month you get a new selection to chose from at a discount for the first month!

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Little Surprise from my hubby!

Today is my birthday and DH surprised me with this lovely plant. It was on my desk when I got home from classes yesterday! What a special guy!

I am a very lucky lady to have such a wonderfully thoughtful guy to share my life with!

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More Adventures with Two-Tone Flora

I woke up this morning thinking about this stamp set and had to play with it some more. Here are two more cards:

I don't often make top folding cards, but both of these are. The large die is a bit of work, but I think it's well worth it! The card bases are Basic White with layers of Fresh Freesia and Balmy Blue underneath the large die cut piece. The die is from the Two-Tone Flora die set as are the dies used to cut the flowers and leaves. I used Fresh Freesia, Pale Papaya and Balmy Blue for the flowers and Granny Apple Green for the leaves. I think I would go with a darker color for the accents on the flowers though, Tone on tone just doesn't quite cut it. I added a computer generated sentiment and some rhinestones to add some bling! I found this card by Amy Koenders this morning and watched the video and got some ideas for making these. She used the tone on tone technique, but I think that I might try something a bit different next time I make cards with this set. The card from yesterday used a darker color for the accents and I think I like that style better.

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Playing with Two-Tone Flora

I saw this card and given my love affair with Poppy Parade I felt it only right to give it a try. Here is the result:

I made the card base Poppy Parade so that the gorgeous die cut could highlight the color underneath. I made several flowers and had a hard time lining things up. If anyone has any tips on how that works I would love to hear from you. The darker color is Merry Merlot and the flower is Poppy Parade. I then cut them out using one of the flower dies in the Two Tone Flora die set. The leaves were stamped with Pear Pizzazz and then cut with the die. I added a computer generated sentiment cut with a Stitched Rectangle die and called it done! I want to play some more with this stamp/die set, so look forward to a few more samples. The big die has a lot of pieces to cut and pop out, but in the long run it's worth it for special cards. I don't think I would do it for a camp though as I would need to cut too many.

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Stamp Camp North - March 2023

This month's stamp camp is going to be a lot of fun. It's our semi-annual craft sale in addition to our regular monthly stamp camp. Here is the card the campers will be making at my table:

The campers will have a choice from six different sentiments for the outside. I just love the Beautifully Happy stamp set which is free with a $100 order until Feb. 28. The card base is Basic White with a layer of Soft Seafoam embossed using the Dotted Swiss embossing folder. There is a panel of Dainty Flowers dsp mounted on a strip of Rich Razzleberry on the left side of the card front. The image panel is stamped using the Beautifully Happy stamp set (it's a 2-step stamping set so no coloring!) and it's mounted on a panel of Rich Razzleberry. I used Fresh Freesia and Granny Apple Green to color the image and the image was stamped using Smoky Slate for a softer look.  I stamped the small dots in Smoky Slate on the image panel. The sentiment is computer generated and punched using the oval punch and it's layered on a Rich Razzleberry scalloped oval punch and I added some Basic Rhinestone jewels.

Here is some more information on getting registered for this camp:

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Sassy Stampers Stamp Camp - March 2023

Sassy Stampers Stamp Camp is coming up on March 4, 2023. Here is the card the campers will make at my table:

The card base is Daffodil Delight with a layer of Pumpkin Pie and then the stamped layer. The stamped layer is done using a two step stamp in Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight. The stem and leaves are stamped using Mint Macaron. The sentiment is cut using a die cut from the Stylish Shapes dies and the campers will have a choice of sentiments. The stamp set is Marigold Moments. This is always a very fun event and I look forward to it every month. 

Here are some details for getting registered for this camp:

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Crazy Card Chics - February 2023

Crazy Card Chics virtual stamp camp kits are going out next week and here is my offering for this month:

This card is really simple and uses a couple of new (to me) products and a couple of older products as well as my computer skills (which are limited). The card base is Soft Succulent with a layer of Daffodil Delight that was embossed with the retired Painted Textures folder. I cut one of the patterns from the new Fancy Flora dsp packages into 5 x 2 inch strips and positioned one to the left  on the embossed piece. The Soft Succulent label and the sentiment were cut using the Tasteful Labels dies. The Soft Succulent piece is popped up using dimensionals. The sentiment is computer generated and the campers will have a choice of Just a Note, Happy Birthday, Get Well Soon or Thinking of You. I added some gold embellishments. 

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Just add ink ...

It's truly amazing what adding a little ink to designer series paper can do:

This is one of the fantastic dsp pieces in the Dainty Flowers pack and it's free with a $50 purchase during Sale-a-Bration. The piece on the left is the paper as it comes and the piece on the right has been colored using Granny Apple Green and Balmy Blue ink using a blending brush. I really think that the addition of the colors give it quite a 3d appearance. Haven't made anything with this yet, but stay tuned ...

I am busily cutting paper for my cards for Sassy Stampers and Stamp Camp North. Both are really fun events and if you click on the links, you will see information about how to get signed up.

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My babies are turning 17! I decided to make them birthday cards that are, admittedly, below their grade level, but since they are both still babies in my eyes anyway ...

They were born a couple months premature and were in the NICU until their actual due date. Here they are way back when:

They lived with us for several months when they were toddlers and it was great to be able to interact with them on a daily basis.

They have grown up a bit since then:

Getting pictures of them these days is not an easy task. These were taken at our Christmas get together at Uncle Brian and Aunt Margy's house.  They have both grown into wonderful human beings. Julian is very, very tall. Taller than his father and his grandfather and coming very close to being as tall as his older cousin. Isabella is such a talented artist and a great companion at stamp camps!  They live with their dad and younger brother very close to us, but are pretty busy with their own lives these days. Happy, happy birthday to both of them!

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Stamp Camp North - February 2023

Stamp Camp North is coming up on February 11 in Westminster, Colorado and I am so loving the Adorable Owls set, I had to use it. Here's my card:

The card base is Fresh Freesia with a layer of Petal Pink and then some strips of dsp from the Dandy Designs pack that is free with a $100 order from Stampin' Up! during Sale-a-Bration. There are some absolutely wonderful papers in this huge paper pack. I stamped the owl and colored him with blends and then scanned him and printed him out. I then cut him out using one of the dies from the Stylish Shapes die. The image was then mounted on a scalloped circle cut from Petal Pink. The sentiment is stamped in Fresh Freesia on a Basic White piece cut using a die from the Pretty Pillowbox die set. I added a couple of gems to give it a little bling! The sentiment is from an old Paper Pumpkin stamp set and has a few sentiments that will fit in that label. Not sure what I will do on the inside yet.

Here are the details about this very fun event:

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More Beautifully Happy Fun

I am in love with this stamp set! I made more cards using it and used all the sentiments in the set as well as another stamp. Here are the cards:

These were fun and used lots of different colors of paper and ink. I used papers from my stash of card blanks and inks that I thought would work well with those colors. Busy today cutting paper for the Sassy Stampers stamp camp and also need to get a card designed for Stamp Camp North which is coming up on Feb. 11.

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